Croatia’s Sandra Perkovic won her second consecutive Olympic women’s discus throw gold medal Tuesday morning. Perkovic jumped up and down in frustration when her first two attempts went into the ...

BJELOLASICA, Croatia (Reuters) - Sandra Perkovic, who rebuilt her life after almost dying of appendicitis in 2009, views the Olympics as a chance to complete the transformation of an athletic career ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic eased her way to a second world discus title after being the only athlete to throw over 70 metres at the World Championships on Sunday. The ...

EUGENE -- Breaking her own two-year-old Prefontaine Classic discus record looked easy for Sandra Perkovic on Friday night at Hayward Field, even if some balky footwork kept her from launching her ...

ZAGREB, Croatia -- European women's discus champion Sandra Perkovic of Croatia has tested positive for a banned stimulant and faces a two-year ban. Her club Dinamo Zrinjevac said Sunday the ...

Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs capped another great day for the home team in Rome's Stadio Olimpico as he beat fellow Italian Chituru Ali in the 100m. Leonardo Fabbri and Lorenzo Simonelli also ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Sandra Perkovic of Croatia reacts after winning the gold medal in the Women’s Discus Throw Final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Croatia's Sandra Perkovic overcame nerves and early fouls to successfully defend her Olympic discus title on Tuesday, winning with a best throw of a 69.21 metres.

BJELOLASICA, Croatia, June 23 (Reuters) – Sandra Perkovic, who rebuilt her life after almost dying of appendicitis in 2009, views the Olympics as a chance to complete the transformation of an ...

(Adds quotes) LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Double Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic eased her way to a second world discus title after being the only athlete to throw over 70 metres at the World ...