US swimmer Alison Schmitt stormed to grab the gold in the women’s 200 metres freestyle final at the London Olympics.
Schmitt clocked an Olympic record time of 1 minute, 53.61 to win comfortably ahead of Camile Muffat of France, who timed 1:55.58 Tuesday.
Bronte Barratt of Australia claimed the bronze in 1:55.88, with Missy Franklin of the United States missing out on a podium place by one hundredth of a second.
US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray Tuesday announced he will skip the French Open tennis due to a back injury.
Singer Justin Bieber's abandoned pet monkey Mally has found a new home at a British animal sanctuary.
World No.3 Roger Federer moved one step closer to his first title this season when he beat Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (2) to advance to the semifinals of the Italian Open tennis.
Top seed Novak Djokovic and second seed Roger Federer shook off their shock defeats in Madrid to ease past their opponents into the third round of Rome Masters.
