The lighting of the Olympic torch Friday night was a gathering of ... the last athlete who received the torch was not a Frenchman at all. Rafael Nadal, a Spaniard with a deep-rooted connection ...

On Friday night, Rafael Nadal had drawn one of the biggest gasps of the opening ceremony when he popped up unexpectedly to receive the Olympic torch from Zinedine Zidane. On Saturday, though ...

It looked as if Zinedine Zidane would light it, but he handed it off to Rafael Nadal. The Spanish ... a temporary hold on the torch, with the final job going to Riner and Perec. So who are they? Who ...