Angel Di Maria of Argentina wheels away in delight after scoring the only goal of the men’s Olympic final. Photograph: Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters
Under the delighted gaze of Diego Maradona, looking a little chubby but otherwise the picture of health, Argentina retained their Olympic title. A marvellous goal by the 20-year-old Angel Di Maria was enough to [...]

Sharapova wasn’t at her best against Rodina. Photograph: Christophe Karamba/EPA
The abrupt and startling retirement of Belgium’s Justine Henin, aged just 25 and the French Open champion for the past three years, did not come as a major surprise to Maria Sharapova, who has taken over from Henin as the world’s No1 and is the top [...]