Bangladeshi descent Margarita Mamun wins gymnastics gold

Bangladeshi descent Russian world number one rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun wins gold in the women's individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics event at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Arena.
21 August 2016, 04:12 AM

Russian-Bangladeshi gymnast wins gold

Margarita Mamun, a Russian gymnast of Bangladeshi origin, has won gold in women's individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics event at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Arena on Saturday.
21 August 2016, 03:45 AM

Sixth gold for Felix as USA win 4x400m gold

Allyson Felix clinches a record sixth career Olympic gold as the United States win the 4x400m relay for a sixth straight Games.
21 August 2016, 03:37 AM

Mighty Mo seals distance double, Centrowitz claims 1,500 shock

Britain's Mo Farah completes a historic Olympic distance double double with victory in the 5,000m as American runner Matt Centrowitz scores an upset win to claim gold in the 1,500m.
21 August 2016, 03:17 AM

Brazil win first football gold

Brazil superstar Neymar strikes the winning penalty as the hosts claim a first ever Olympic football gold medal before announcing his intention to step down as captain of the national team.
21 August 2016, 03:00 AM

'I am the greatest'

"There you go, I am the greatest," announced Usain Bolt emphatically as the Jamaican drew the curtains on his incredible
20 August 2016, 18:32 PM

Quotes of the day

We bought the land in 2014, in the year 2015 we build the house and in the year 2016 we've painted the house.
20 August 2016, 18:25 PM

Stefanidi new pole vault queen

Greece's Ekaterini Stefanidi won the Olympic pole vault on Friday and her country's first athletics gold since the 2004 Athens
20 August 2016, 18:22 PM

Majestic Chen

China's Chen Long stepped out of compatriot Lin Dan's shadow to spoil Lee Chong Wei's hopes of a golden Olympic swansong
20 August 2016, 18:20 PM

Felix gets record fifth gold

A day after a near-disaster with a dropped baton, defending champions the United States made no mistake on Friday when they
20 August 2016, 18:12 PM

Britain stun Dutch

Great Britain won their first Olympic Games women's hockey gold medal on Friday with a dramatic shoot-out triumph over two-
20 August 2016, 18:12 PM

Park wins women's golf gold

South Korea's Park In-Bee won the first women's Olympic golf title in 116 years on Saturday, using her effortless swing to take a five-
20 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Australian sports bodies fall out over Rio

A split has developed between Australia's two peak sports bodies in the wake of the nation's underwhelming results at the Rio Olympics.
20 August 2016, 10:25 AM

Australia's Esposito wins women's modern pentathlon gold

Chloe Esposito wins the women's modern pentathlon gold at the Rio Olympics, giving Australia its first medal in the five-discipline event.
20 August 2016, 05:56 AM

Bolt praised by rivals after his Olympic finale

The runners who have lost to Usain Bolt for the past dozen years shower the Jamaican superstar with praise, after he completes his historic "triple-triple" in what he has said will be his final Olympics.
20 August 2016, 05:36 AM

Stefanidi wins pole vault gold for Greece

Greece's Ekaterini Stefanidi wins the Olympic pole vault and her country's first athletics gold since the 2004 Athens Games.
20 August 2016, 04:51 AM

Felix hits gold record as US women win relay

Allyson Felix becomes the first woman athlete with five gold medals as she powers the US sprint relay team to victory.
20 August 2016, 04:23 AM

Bolt bows out with historic triple-triple

Usain Bolt put the seal on a glittering Olympic career with a blistering 4x100m relay victory that clinched sprint's first ever 'triple triple'. With his unprecedented third straight 100m, 200m and 4x100m clean sweep, Bolt joins Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi on a record-equalling nine track and field Olympic gold medals.
20 August 2016, 01:50 AM

Toth best walker

Slovakia's Matej Toth made a decisive break 2km from the line to add Olympic gold to his world title as he won the 50km race
19 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Hickey jailed in Rio

European Olympics chief Pat Hickey, who is accused of involvement in a black market tickets ring, has been jailed in Rio de
19 August 2016, 18:00 PM