Ward wins U.S.'s lone gold in boxing

American boxer Andre Ward won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division, beating Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus. Fighting in the last bout of the games, Ward found his mark with quick inside punches in the third round to win the first boxing gold for the United States since David Reid in 1996.

Ward, of Oakland, Calif., trailed after two rounds, but came on strong despite a swelling around his right eye that coaches worked on in the corner between rounds. He won the third round 7-2, then remained aggressive in the final round to widen his margin of victory to 20-13.

Ward's medal was one of two for the U.S. team, which brought nine boxers to Athens. Earlier, middleweight Andre Dirrell won a bronze.

Men's Volleyball

Brazil backed up its No. 1 world ranking with a gold-medal finish to a near-perfect Olympics, beating rival Italy in four sests in the final, 25-16, 24-26, 25-20, 25-22.

Russia swept a sluggish U.S. team to win the bronze, 25-22, 27-25, 25-16.

Men's Water Polo

Hungary won its eighth Olympic water polo gold medal, scoring three unanswered goals in the last quarter to edge Serbia-Montenegro 8-7 in the final.

Wrestling

Daniel Cormier, of Stillwater, Okla., couldn't hold a 2-0 overtime lead and lost the bronze 3-2 to Iran's Ali Reza Heidari in the 211 1/2-pound (96kg) freestyle class. The match was a repeat of Heidari's victory in last year's world championships.