Jamaican sprint hurdler Omar McLeod swept to a brilliant gold medal at the Olympics on Tuesday as French pole vaulter

Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir win Olympic gold in the badminton mixed doubles.

The organs from German canoe slalom coach Stefan Henze, who died on Monday from injuries suffered in a taxi accident at the Rio Olympics, have helped save four lives.

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.

Europe's International Olympic Committee chief is arrested in Rio de Janeiro over an alleged international Olympic ticket sales scam.

Jamaica unleashes a new sprint sensation as Omar McLeod takes the Rio Olympics 110m hurdles on Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

US gymnast Simone Biles gets the golden finale she craved in the Rio Olympics with a record-equalling fourth women's crown

Sweden beat Brazil 4-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the final of the women's football tournament at the Rio Olympics.

Usain Bolt rouses a quiet morning at the Olympic stadium by winning his 200m heat and getting closer to the historic 'triple triple'

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

Reigning champion Christian Taylor retains his Olympic triple jump title on Tuesday.

Defending champion Laura Trott takes command of the women's track cycling omnium event at the Rio Games on Monday.

David Rudisha sealed a historic Olympic 800m double as Shaunae Miller's audacious dive and Thiago Braz's pole vault gold for

The only major silverware missing from Brazil's glittering cabinet is an Olympic gold. The five-time world champions came

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'.

After having completed an unprecedented treble of 100m sprint titles on Sunday night, Usain Bolt entertained questions from the media.

If Usain Bolt is the king of sprint and Mo Farah is the king of long-distance running, then David Rudisha is the undisputed king of middle distance running.