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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Britains defending Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones has hung onto her title after defeating Spains Eva Calvo Gomez in the final of the womens 57-kilogram division at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.In an action-packed fight, the top-ranked Jones used an almost continual stream of aggressive attacks that Gomez was unable to counter. Jones won 16-7. Jones scored two head kicks within seconds of each other during the first round for an early lead that she never relinquished.In the mens 68-kilogram division, Jordan won its first Olympic medal ever -- thanks to Ahmad Abughaush.The top-ranked Jones, 23, took the gold medal at the London Games and also won the European championships in May. On Thursday, Jones dominated all of her opponents, often scoring first off her lightning-quick front leg, before hopping toward her opponent while throwing repeated head kicks. Her British teammates have nicknamed her the headhunter for her trademark move.After her victory, Jones brought her coach onto the mat to celebrate before the two posed for pictures with the flags of Britain and Wales.Gomez, seeded second, won a silver at last years world championships. She and Jones are longtime rivals and have often split major taekwondo competition victories between them.The womens bronze medals were won by Egypts Hedaya Wahba and Irans Kimia Zenoorin Alizadeh.Abughaush, 20, wrapped up a surprising day of upsets at the Rio de Janeiro Games by taking the gold medal after defeating Russias Alexey Denisenko in a nail-biting final on Thursday night during which Abughaush landed several jumping head shots that elicited gasps from the audience. Abughaush beat Denisenko by a score of 10 to 6.Earlier in the day, the 10th-ranked Abughaush knocked out second-seeded Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea before eliminating Olympic champion Joel Bonilla Gonzalez of Spain, who won the 58-kilogram division at the London Games. Lee applauded Abughaushs performance after being beaten by him, raising Abughaushs arm in victory when he was announced the winner.Denisenko knocked out Turkeys defending Olympic champion Servet Tazegul before defeating top-ranked Jaouad Achab of Belgium.The mens bronze medals were won by Spains Joel Bonilla Gonzalez and South Koreas Dae-Hoon Lee. China Jerseys Stitched . Cuban testified Thursday that he was upset when the companys CEO told him news that would reduce the value of his shares, for which hed paid $7.5 million. But he said he did nothing improper when he sold those shares over the next two days. China Jerseys Wholesale . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. https://www.chinajerseyscheap.us/ . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Cheap Jerseys From China .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. China Jerseys Cheap . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Isaiah Briscoe and DeAaron Fox each scored a career-high 21 points, Malik Monk added 16 and No. 2 Kentucky pulled away from Canisius early in the second half for a 93-69 victory Sunday night.Briscoe topped his previous high of 20 last December at UCLA behind 9-of-13 shooting that helped Kentucky (2-0) rally from a seven-point first half deficit to build a 44-35 halftime advantage.Freshmen and fellow guards Fox and Monk combined to shoot 11 of 24 en route to career scoring bests in their short careers, while 6-foot-10 newcomer Bam Adebayo had 14 points and 11 rebounds a game after a foul-plagued debut on Friday.Kentucky shot 51 percent from the field.Kassius Robertson had 16 points, Jermaine Crumpton 13 and Phil Valenti 12 for Canissius (0-1) in the coaching debut of Reggie Witherspoon.dddddddddddd.NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA 97, CHATTANOOGA 57CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Joel Berry II scored 18 points to help North Carolina beat Chattanooga.Kennedy Meeks added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels (2-0), who have won 15 straight home openers. UNC shot 56 percent through the first 24 minutes in building a lopsided lead, pushing ahead for good with a 21-5 run late in the first half for a 44-33 lead at the break.The Tar Heels then scored nine straight out of the break to blow it open.Greg Pryor scored 17 points for the Mocs (1-1), who won Friday at Tennessee. ' ' '