2016 Rio Olympic Games
Michael Phelps frustrated by Rio doping fears
US swimming legend Michael Phelps has spoken of his frustration at the possibility rivals were using drugs at last year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Bolt calls Man Utd talk show
Usain Bolt showed his love for Manchester United when the sprint star made a surprise phone call to the Premier League club's in-house television channel on Saturday.
Bolt to focus on 100m
Jamaican track superstar Usain Bolt plans to concentrate on the 100 metres in the 2017 season which will bring the curtain down on a glorious career in which he has captured nine Olympic gold medals.
Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps cap era of excellence
Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps towered over the 2016 Rio Games, capping an era of sustained excellence that promises to reverberate through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
Football: Strike possible as US women fight for equality
Members of the reigning Women's World Cup champion United States national team vow to push their case for equal pay to the US men's team as far as it takes.
Brazil authorizes Irish Olympic chief's release on bail
A Brazilian judge ruled that Irish Olympic Committee (IOC) president Patrick Hickey, awaiting trial over an alleged ticketing scam, could be released on bail and leave the country.
Bolt set to train with Dortmund
Usain Bolt is seriously considering taking up a career as a professional footballer when he bows out of athletics, and is set to spend some time training with German giants Borussia Dortmund.
Doping: WADA says hackers may have doctored leaked data
Computer hackers who leaked the medical records of more than 100 top athletes in a bid to reveal questionable drug exemptions may have tampered with the data, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
'Huge' gender pay gap in sport not closing: study
The huge gulf between how much male and female athletes are paid is not likely to narrow in the foreseeable future.
Family tragedy behind historic US hurdles sweep
Kristi Castlin dedicates her 100m hurdles medal to victims of gun violence after helping the United States claim a historic podium sweep in the event.
Arrests of IOC official, swimmers overshadow Rio Olympics
Brazilian police arrest two US swimmers and a top International Olympic Committee official as scandal overshadows the Rio Games.
Bolt fires into 200m Olympic final, Gatlin out
Usain Bolt will race the 200m final on Thursday after comfortably winning his semi-final, but there is no place for American rival Justin Gatlin as he fails to qualify.
RIO Snippets
On Monday night at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, a Bahamian sports journalist was bragging about the tradition and
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"I went down and I was like, 'What's happening, why am I on the ground?' Then suddenly this hand on my shoulder, like 'Get up,
Women's golf underway after 116 yrs
Miriam Nagl of Brazil becomes the first woman in 116 years to hit an Olympic golf shot as competition gets under way at the Rio Games.
Top IOC official arrested
Brazilian police arrest top International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey over illegal sales of tickets.
Lochte can't leave
A Brazilian judge orders that US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and teammate James Feigen be prevented from leaving Brazil.
Drouin joins Canadian greats with high jump gold
Canada's Derek Drouin overcomes a quality field to add the Olympic high jump crown to his world title after a cliff-hanger of a final in Rio.
Kenya's Kipyegon trumps Dibaba for 1500m gold
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon produces a startling last-lap sprint to outpace favourite Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia to win the Olympic women's 1500m gold.