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

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.

Beefy Kazakh swimmer Dmitriy Balandin put the former Soviet state on the Olympic map by winning his country's first gold medal in the sport.

There will certainly be guys regretting not showing up

Indian Olympic Association's goodwill ambassador Salman Khan forgets the name of Dipa Karmakar, the first Indian to qualify for the vault event at the Rio Olympics.

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.

In an unforgettable display of Olympic power Michael Phelps wins two more finals to take his historic all-time record load to 21 golds and entrench his legendary status.

In the chaotic world of Rio criminality, it is an old trick that is winning the gold medal.

American teenager Lilly King celebrates stopping tainted Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova from getting an Olympic gold as doping hostilities worsen in Rio.

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.

Brazil face another embarrassing exit from a tournament on home soil after Neymar slumber through a second 0-0 draw of Rio 2016 against Iraq.

The younger guys started crying, I started crying. My last 400 free relay ever, it feels damn good to get a win

The 84-year-old grandmother of a Thai Olympic bronze medal winner collapses and dies while celebrating the weightlifter's success in Rio, police say.

Most of the five stars on the Chinese flags being used at medal ceremonies at the Rio Olympics are misaligned, officials say, prompting a diplomatic protest and online fury.

Brazil face another embarrassing exit from a tournament on home soil after Neymar slumber through a second 0-0 draw of Rio 2016 against Iraq.

United States keep their quest for a fourth straight women's football gold on track when captain Carli Lloyd ensures a 1-0 victory over France to qualify for the quarterfinals.

A joyful sashay through Brazil's extraordinary musical heritage is infused with a social message and a warning over the dangers of climate change as Rio de Janeiro draws back the curtain of the 2016 Olympic Games with a highly charged opening ceremony.

Brazil unfurls a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk.

South Korea's Kim Woo-Jin makes the most of perfect shooting conditions to set a 72-arrow world record in the Olympic archery event.

It would be easy for the US team of NBA stars to overlook China in Saturday's opening game of the Rio Olympics after routing the Asians twice in pre-Games exhibitions.