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.
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Russian boxer out due to injuries
A Russian boxer controversially adjudged to have beaten world champion Michael Conlan at the Rio Olympics is out of the Games.
Kozak wins kayak gold
Hungary's Danuta Kozak wins the women's single kayak 500m gold at Rio de Janeiro, capturing her second gold of the Games.
Malik nabs India's first Rio medal
Sakshi Malik snares India's first medal of the Rio Olympics on Wednesday when she claims bronze in the women's freestyle wrestling.
US swimmers fought with security guard
Reports emerge that the US Olympic swimmers claiming to have been mugged in Rio in fact got into a fight with an armed gas station security guard.
Team Britain athlete involved in theft incident in Rio
A British Olympic team athlete is involved in an incident of theft in Rio de Janeiro while returning to their accommodation, the British Olympic Association says.
Vietnam shooters lacked training bullets, PM says
Vietnam's prime minister admits Olympic hopefuls faced inadequate training equipment before the games, including a lack of bullets in shooting, a discipline that won the nation's first ever gold.
Former slave to run for South Sudan in Olympic marathon
South Sudanese Olympic athlete Guor Marial may not be a hot medal tip for Sunday's marathon, but the former slave's road to Rio is one of the most astonishing stories of the games.
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.
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.