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

Former FIFA president no more

Joao Havelange, Brazil's corruption-tainted former FIFA president who helped bring the Olympic Games to Rio, has died at the age of 100.
16 August 2016, 18:00 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

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

China's hopes of Olympic badminton sweep dashed

China's hopes of repeating their 2012 Olympic sweep of all five badminton gold medals are shattered when both their pairs are knocked out in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles.
16 August 2016, 04:42 AM

Rudisha ruthless, Thiago stuns

David Rudisha seals a historic Olympic 800m double as Shaunae Miller's audacious dive and Thiago Braz da Silva's pole vault gold for Brazil light up a wet Monday night in Rio.
16 August 2016, 04:11 AM

Wevers upstages Biles to win beam gold

Dutchwoman Sanne Wevers causes a huge upset when she ruines Simone Biles' chances of scooping a record five golds at a single Olympics by winning the balance beam title.
15 August 2016, 21:02 PM

Wevers upstages Biles to win beam gold

Sanne Wevers becomes the first Dutch women to win the first individual Olympic gold by lifting the balance beam title in Rio on Monday
15 August 2016, 20:26 PM

Jebet strikes gold for Bahrain

Kenyan-born Ruth Jebet produces an astonishing piece of front running to win Bahrain's first Olympic gold when she claims the women's 3000m steeplechase.
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Potkonen stuns Taylor

Finland's Mira Potkonen springs the first major upset of the Rio Games women's boxing when she defeats Ireland's Olympic champion Katie Taylor.
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Redemption for Wlodarczyk

Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk smashes her own world record on her way to victory in the women's hammer throw at Rio Olympics 2016.
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Three in a row for Biles

US superstar Simone Biles claimed her third gold in Rio on Sunday in the women's vault as Max Whitlock gave Britain their first
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM

A van Niekerk 'massacre'

South African Wayde Van Niekerk smashed Michael Johnson's long-standing 400m record when he stormed to Olympic gold on Sunday.
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Two more to immortality

Everything stood still. Even the lottery draw in Jamaica was delayed, but Usain Bolt hit the jackpot last night, continuing his dominance in the sprints.
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM