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.
Michael Phelps takes his 19th Olympic gold: Rio Olympics 2016
Michael Phelps makes all the difference as he wins the 19th Olympic gold medal of his astonishing career and helps the U.S. men's team to victory in the 4x100 meters freestyle relay.
Russian athletes banned
Russian athletes are banned from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics following the country's doping scandal.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
It was the hardest day I've ever had in my life on a bike. It was a brutal, brutal, strange old race, Ireland cyclist Dan Martin says.
Iron Lady sets world record
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu fills a glaring gap in her resume, making her first Olympic medal a gold -- with a world record to boot.
Neymar, Brazil seek to bounce back: Rio Olympics
Mercilessly cast as "greedy" and "missing" for failing to fire Brazil to victory in their Rio 2016 opener against South Africa, Neymar and his highly-touted teammates need a big response against Iraq on Sunday.
Jeers for Brazil president Michel Temer dampen Rio Olympic joy
The Maracana stadium erupts in jeers as Brazil's unpopular interim president Michel Temer opens the Rio Olympics and the hostility spreads far beyond the sports venue.
Beating heart of Brazil's musical heritage reveals deeper message
A joyful sashay through Brazil's extraordinary musical heritage is infused with a social message and a warning over the dangers of climate change as Rio de Janeiro draws back the curtain of the 2016 Olympic Games with a highly charged opening ceremony.
Let the games begin
Brazil unfurls a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk.
Brilliant Kim sets 72-arrow world record
South Korea's Kim Woo-Jin makes the most of perfect shooting conditions to set a 72-arrow world record in the Olympic archery event.
Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus carries the flame
Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has taken the Olympic Torch as it makes the epic journey across Rio de Janeiro to light the cauldron of the Rio Games 2016.