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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

Sindhu wins silver in badminton

P V Sindhu's gallant attempt to win a coveted gold medal for India ends in heart-break when she goes down fighting against Spain's Carolina Marin.
19 August 2016, 18:00 PM

'Mammoth' leads Brazil

Alison "The Mammoth" Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt spark wild scenes at a rain-soaked Copacabana stadium as they power to men's beach volleyball gold.
19 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Former SA all-rounder wins javelin silver

Sunette Viljoen, who represented the South Africa women's cricket team from 2000-02, wins silver in the Javelin event.
19 August 2016, 17:21 PM

Celebrities hail Sakshi Malik's olympic win

A string of celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar, Ajay Devgn and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra praise wrestler Sakshi Malik, who has ended India's long wait for a medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics.
19 August 2016, 08:17 AM

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

Bolt eyes record as Jamaica reign

In its first 14 Olympic appearances, Jamaica won only seven gold medals. But in the next three Olympics -- 2008 Beijing
18 August 2016, 18:05 PM

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18 August 2016, 18:03 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

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

If it's happening, it's in Copacabana

Copacabana is a happening place. It is probably one of the most happening places in the whole of South America.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM