Rio Olympic Games
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).
Cyber hackers publish medical data for Farah, Nadal and Rose
Mo Farah, Rafael Nadal and Justin Rose are among athletes targeted in the latest leak of confidential medical documents that the world anti-doping agency (WADA) says were hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group.
'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.
WADA says hackers released another batch of athlete data
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says that another batch of athlete data has been leaked by the same Russian cyber espionage group that published confidential medical data earlier this week.
Farah was fixing fantasy team
Mo Farah reveals what he was doing just minutes before walking onto the track to make Olympic history.
Lochte gets 10-month suspension
American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months, US media reported on Wednesday, following a scandal
US swimmer Ryan Lochte banned 10 months
US swimmer Ryan Lochte is slapped with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics.
US Open: Zheng sends Rio gold medallist Puig packing
Monica Puig, whose Olympic tennis triumph in Rio de Janeiro gave Puerto Rico their first ever Games gold, is unceremoniously bundled out of the US Open.
Rio court to return passports to Irish Olympic officials
A Rio de Janeiro court will return the passports of three members of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and they will be allowed to leave Brazil.
Figueroa quits after lifting gold
Oscar Figueroa, a 33-year-old Colombian who practises meditation and was recently sentenced to 16 months in prison, broke down in tears and retired after winning Olympic gold in the men's 62kg weightlifting on Monday.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
It's great for kids who are watching judo now. Seeing someone like me who left the City of God, who started judo at five years of age as a joke.
Yuri van Gelder expelled for night of drinking
Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been expelled from the Olympics for "gravely" violating team rules by going out for a night of drinking in Rio after qualifying for the finals of the rings event.
King beats Efimova to gold
American teenager Lilly King celebrates stopping tainted Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova from getting an Olympic gold as doping hostilities worsen in Rio.
Samba and smiles as Bolt warms up for Olympic swansong
Shimmying amid a troupe of semi-naked samba dancers and wise-cracking with journalists, Usain Bolt is determined to bow out of the Olympics with a flourish.
Dutch cyclist in horror crash
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten lay helpless in intensive care after suffering three cracked vertebrae in a stomach-churning crash.
Thai medalist's grandmother dies celebrating win
The 84-year-old grandmother of a Thai Olympic bronze medal winner collapses and dies while celebrating the weightlifter's success in Rio, police say.
Rio Olympics 2016: Flag-flub sparks Chinese fury
Most of the five stars on the Chinese flags being used at medal ceremonies at the Rio Olympics are misaligned, officials say, prompting a diplomatic protest and online fury.
Quotes of the day: Rio Olympics 2016
Top quotes from the Rio Olympics 2016.
Del Potro sends Djokovic off in tears: Rio Olympics 2016
World number one Novak Djokovic is reduced to tears after suffering a shock first round 7-6(4) 7-6(2) loss to Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the men's Olympic tennis tournament.