Rio
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.
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.
Indians immune to Olympic fever
Around a giant screen showing the Olympics in a central New Delhi park, young Indians chat, take selfies or snooze in the late afternoon heat, glancing only occasionally at the heroic sporting feats on display.
Serena's five-gold dream dashed
Serena Williams' hopes of a fifth Olympic gold medal are crushed by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina as the battle for the women's title in Rio is blown wide open.
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.
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.
Siddikur's early exit
Siddikur Rahman makes an early exit from the King's Cup after a horrendous second round yesterday.
Deadly gang protecting Adriano
Former Inter Milan, Parma and Roma forward Adriano was once earning £80,000 per week in the prime of his career, but these days is without a club and living among gun-wielding gangs in Rio.
London Diamond League / Usain Bolt wins but hurdler Harrison takes the glory
Usain Bolt delivers on his top billing by winning the 200metres at the London Diamond League but he is upstaged for once as American sprint hurdler Kendra Harrison breaks one of the oldest world records in the book.
Maria Sharapova to miss Olympics after CAS ruling pushed to September
A Court of Arbitration for Sport decision on the two-year doping ban for Maria Sharapova has been put back two months to September, the court said Monday, ruling the tennis superstar out of the Rio Olympics.
Nadal intends to attend Rio
Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal has said that he had no intention of missing out on the Olympic Games starting from August 5 in
Wild cards for Sagor, Tumpa
Bangladesh received two more wild cards for the Rio Olympic Games as the number of confirmed participation for the country increased to four.
Two Bangladesh athletes get wild card entry for Rio Olympics
The International Olympic Committee approve 'wild card' entries to the Olympic Games for two Bangladeshi athletes, Mahfuzur Rahman Sagor and Sonia Akhter Tumpa.
'Brazil welcomes the world to Rio'
Michel Temer, the interim president of Brazil, has welcomed people of the world to Brazil to be part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro in August-September.
Body parts wash ashore next to Rio Olympic venue
Parts of a mutilated body wash up on the sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, just meters (yards) from where beach volleyball athletes will compete in the upcoming Olympics.
Usain Bolt gears up for Olympic trials
Usain Bolt will embark on the first major test of what he plans to be a triumphant swansong Thursday as the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials get under way.
Golfer Grace pulls out of Olympics due to Zika
South African Branden Grace joins a growing list of leading golfers withdrawing from the Rio Olympics on Friday due to concerns about the Zika virus.
Rory McIlroy pulls out of Olympics because of fears over Zika virus
Rory McIlroy has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Rio because of concerns about the Zika virus.
Rio state declares financial emergency, requests funding for Olympics
Rio de Janeiro's governor declares a state of financial emergency and requests federal funds to help fulfill obligations for public services during the Olympics that start August 5.