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.
Former FIFA president no more
Joao Havelange, Brazil's corruption-tainted former FIFA president who helped bring the Olympic Games to Rio, has died at the age of 100.
Taylor soars to triple jump gold
Reigning champion Christian Taylor retains his Olympic triple jump title on Tuesday.
Trott takes command
Defending champion Laura Trott takes command of the women's track cycling omnium event at the Rio Games on Monday.
Brazil going after gold
The only major silverware missing from Brazil's glittering cabinet is an Olympic gold. The five-time world champions came
Can we dream on an Olympic scale?
The excitement emanating from the Rio Olympic Games over the last 14 odd days has been a thrilling experience for any Bangladeshi sport lover.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
My flat's right outside the McDonald's so every day I look and think, 'One more week and I'll be in that queue'.
Gold medals for Verniaiev & Taylor
Ukrainian gymnast Oleg Verniaiev wins Olympic gold on the parallel bars on Tuesday.
Phelps hails role inspiring his own defeat by Singapore's Schooling
Michael Phelps has acknowledged a "small part" in his own dramatic Olympic defeat by Singapore hero Joseph Schooling but bears no grudge.
Rudisha ruthless, Thiago stuns
David Rudisha seals a historic Olympic 800m double as Shaunae Miller's audacious dive and Thiago Braz da Silva's pole vault gold for Brazil light up a wet Monday night in Rio.
Two more to immortality
Everything stood still. Even the lottery draw in Jamaica was delayed, but Usain Bolt hit the jackpot last night, continuing his dominance in the sprints.