Trott claims historic fourth gold

Laura Trott crushed the opposition to retain her women's track cycling omnium title and become the first British woman to win
17 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Lochte can't leave

A Brazilian judge orders that US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and teammate James Feigen be prevented from leaving Brazil.
17 August 2016, 18:00 PM

McLeod hurdles to gold

Jamaican sprint hurdler Omar McLeod swept to a brilliant gold medal at the Olympics on Tuesday as French pole vaulter
17 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Lochte locked in Brazil

A judge in Brazil has issued an order to prevent U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen from leaving the country on the grounds they gave conflicting accounts of their robbery outside the Rio Games on Sunday, a Brazilian newspaper said on Wednesday.
17 August 2016, 14:21 PM

McLeod brings Jamaica more glory, Rio crowds slammed over abuse

Jamaica unleashes a new sprint sensation as Omar McLeod takes the Rio Olympics 110m hurdles on Tuesday.
17 August 2016, 07:30 AM

China's Cao Yuan wins men's 3m springboard

Cao Yuan shakes off the pressure of being the only Chinese diver left in the field -- a rarity in Olympic finals -- to deliver China's fifth diving gold medal.
17 August 2016, 06:22 AM

Drouin joins Canadian greats with high jump gold

Canada's Derek Drouin overcomes a quality field to add the Olympic high jump crown to his world title after a cliff-hanger of a final in Rio.
17 August 2016, 04:50 AM

Kenya's Kipyegon trumps Dibaba for 1500m gold

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon produces a startling last-lap sprint to outpace favourite Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia to win the Olympic women's 1500m gold.
17 August 2016, 04:34 AM

Biles bags fourth gold while China flop

US gymnast Simone Biles gets the golden finale she craved in the Rio Olympics with a record-equalling fourth women's crown
16 August 2016, 23:53 PM

Sweden knock Brazil out in shootout

Sweden beat Brazil 4-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the final of the women's football tournament at the Rio Olympics.
16 August 2016, 22:35 PM

Bolt moves closer to the 'triple triple'

Usain Bolt rouses a quiet morning at the Olympic stadium by winning his 200m heat and getting closer to the historic 'triple triple'
16 August 2016, 22:15 PM

Taylor soars to triple jump gold

Reigning champion Christian Taylor retains his Olympic triple jump title on Tuesday.
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Trott takes command

Defending champion Laura Trott takes command of the women's track cycling omnium event at the Rio Games on Monday.
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Braz steals the show

David Rudisha sealed a historic Olympic 800m double as Shaunae Miller's audacious dive and Thiago Braz's pole vault gold for
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Brazil going after gold

The only major silverware missing from Brazil's glittering cabinet is an Olympic gold. The five-time world champions came
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

QUOTES OF THE DAY

My flat's right outside the McDonald's so every day I look and think, 'One more week and I'll be in that queue'.
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

'100m is always the hardest one for me'

After having completed an unprecedented treble of 100m sprint titles on Sunday night, Usain Bolt entertained questions from the media.
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Gold medals for Verniaiev & Taylor

Ukrainian gymnast Oleg Verniaiev wins Olympic gold on the parallel bars on Tuesday.
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

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.
16 August 2016, 08:32 AM

Egyptian judoka sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli

Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout.
16 August 2016, 04:59 AM