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.

August 13, 2016
August 13, 2016

Lee awed by selfie fame

South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-Ju, who found herself in the international spotlight after taking a selfie with a North Korean

August 13, 2016
August 13, 2016

Rio Snippets

Tamas Kenderski is a very good swimmer. He just won a bronze medal the other day in the 200m butterfly, behind only

August 13, 2016
August 13, 2016

Quotes of the day

I'm not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps, I'm the first Simone Biles.

August 12, 2016
August 12, 2016

Chinese swimmer Chen fails doping test - Xinhua

Chinese Olympic women's swimmer Chen Xinyi tests positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics.

August 12, 2016
August 12, 2016

Michael Phelps writes new page with four wins in same event

Michael Phelps of the United States wins the Olympic 200 metres individual medley to capture the 22nd gold medal of his career and becomes the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Games.

August 12, 2016
August 12, 2016

Brazil make quarters

Hosts Brazil finally launch their campaign for Olympic gold as sought after starlet Gabriel Barbosa strikes twice to defeat Denmark 4-0.

August 12, 2016
August 12, 2016

Chalmers ends drought

Australia's really young gun Kyle Chalmers wins the Olympic 100m freestyle gold in Rio to end his country's 48-year drought in swimming's prestige event.

August 11, 2016
August 11, 2016

Rio Olympics: Where are the Marta jerseys?

The fashion statement of the moment for Brazilians is the national football team's iconic number 10 jersey.But it's not Barcelona star Neymar's name they want on the back. It's Marta.

August 11, 2016
August 11, 2016

Aussie teen stars as Ledecky motors on

Australia's new teenage swimming sensation Kyle Chalmers wins the blue riband Olympic 100m freestyle gold, as golf heads for a controversial return to the Games after 112 years.

August 11, 2016
August 11, 2016

'Gabigol' rescues Brazil from Olympic shame

Brazil escape a humiliating early exit from the Olympics despite another scoreless performance from Neymar as wonder kid Gabriel Barbosa strikes twice in a 4-0 win over Denmark.