Abughaush wins Jordan's first Games medal with taekwondo gold

Ahmad Abughaush makes history by winning Jordan's first ever Olympic medal, claiming gold in the men's under 68kg taekwondo division in Rio.
19 August 2016, 07:50 AM

Brazilian Ramos, China's Chen barred from Olympic Games for doping

Brazilian cyclist Kleber Ramos and Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi are disqualified from the Olympic Games for having failed doping tests, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says.
19 August 2016, 05:22 AM

Usain Bolt factfile

Factfile on Usain Bolt after his victory in the 200m at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Thursday.
19 August 2016, 04:35 AM

US swimmers quit Brazil after admitting to inventing mugging

US Olympic authorities apologize to Brazil on Thursday as two US swimmers are allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about being mugged in Rio.
19 August 2016, 04:10 AM

Teenager Alizadeh wins first women's medal for Iran

Kimia Alizadeh wins the first ever Olympic medal by an Iranian woman after claiming taekwondo bronze in Rio.
19 August 2016, 03:52 AM

USA race alone to relay final spot

The United States grasp a second chance to reach the Olympic women's 4x100 metres final with both hands on Thursday, racing alone around the Rio track in 41.77 seconds to knock China out of the last eight.
19 August 2016, 01:57 AM

Bolt stays on track for historic treble-treble with 200m win

Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins the men's 200 metres gold for the third successive Summer Games, crossing the line in 19.78 seconds at the Rio Olympic stadium.
19 August 2016, 01:45 AM

QUOTES OF THE DAY

He was supposed to slow down. I said 'What are you doing, it's a semifinal?'
18 August 2016, 18:03 PM

Russian boxer out due to injuries

A Russian boxer controversially adjudged to have beaten world champion Michael Conlan at the Rio Olympics is out of the Games.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Kozak wins kayak gold

Hungary's Danuta Kozak wins the women's single kayak 500m gold at Rio de Janeiro, capturing her second gold of the Games.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Malik nabs India's first Rio medal

Sakshi Malik snares India's first medal of the Rio Olympics on Wednesday when she claims bronze in the women's freestyle wrestling.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

US swimmers fought with security guard

Reports emerge that the US Olympic swimmers claiming to have been mugged in Rio in fact got into a fight with an armed gas station security guard.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Kristi dedicates medal to victims of gun violence

Kristi Castlin dedicated her 100m hurdles medal to victims of gun violence after helping the United States claim a historic
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Some solace for Isinbayeva

Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva was Thursday elected onto the International Olympic Committee's athletes
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Clement powers to 400m hurdles gold

Kerron Clement of the United States stormed to victory in the men's 400m hurdles on Thursday, holding off a furious late challenge
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Team Britain athlete involved in theft incident in Rio

A British Olympic team athlete is involved in an incident of theft in Rio de Janeiro while returning to their accommodation, the British Olympic Association says.
18 August 2016, 10:10 AM

Vietnam shooters lacked training bullets, PM says

Vietnam's prime minister admits Olympic hopefuls faced inadequate training equipment before the games, including a lack of bullets in shooting, a discipline that won the nation's first ever gold.
18 August 2016, 06:32 AM

Former slave to run for South Sudan in Olympic marathon

South Sudanese Olympic athlete Guor Marial may not be a hot medal tip for Sunday's marathon, but the former slave's road to Rio is one of the most astonishing stories of the games.
18 August 2016, 06:10 AM

Family tragedy behind historic US hurdles sweep

Kristi Castlin dedicates her 100m hurdles medal to victims of gun violence after helping the United States claim a historic podium sweep in the event.
18 August 2016, 05:13 AM

Arrests of IOC official, swimmers overshadow Rio Olympics

Brazilian police arrest two US swimmers and a top International Olympic Committee official as scandal overshadows the Rio Games.
18 August 2016, 04:37 AM