Rio De Janeiro

‘Lazy’ Usain Bolt surprised by Canadian sprinter De Grasse

RIO DE JANEIRO: Usain Bolt admitted to being surprised by Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse's… Read More

Brazil judge orders to seize passport of US Swimmer Ryan Lochte

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered that US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and… Read More

Third-placed China faces worst medal haul since 1996 Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO: Defeats in sports dominated by China at previous Olympics have left the… Read More

Venus Williams wins historic fifth medal

RIO DE JANEIRO: American veteran Venus Williams on Saturday became only the second tennis player… Read More

Olympics: Farah roars to another 10,000m title

RIO DE JANEIRO: Britain's Mo Farah shrugged off an early fall to cement his place… Read More

United States wins 1,000th Olympic gold medal

RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States won its 1,000th Olympic gold medal on Saturday when… Read More

Michael Phelps signs off with 23 golds

RIO DE JANEIRO: A classic Michael Phelps performance ended the swimming legend's career with 23… Read More

Rio’s legacy: a highway where Games buses and local anger collide

RIO: Ester Silva curses the Olympic Games as another bus rumbles over a new elevated… Read More

World record and gold for Iranian weightlifter

RIO DE JANEIRO: Kianoush Rostami broke his own world record to win gold in the… Read More

Olympics: Phelps upset, Nadal wins gold in men’s double

RIO DE JANEIRO: Singapore upstart Joseph Schooling stunned swimming legend Michael Phelps at the Rio… Read More

Egyptian judoka refuses to shake hands with Israeli counterpart

RIO DE JANEIRO: Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby was jeered out of the Olympic arena… Read More

Olympics weightlifter blacks out, falls off stage

RIO DE JANEIRO: Mullet-haired Finnish weightlifter Milko Tokola wildly celebrated a successful lift, then blacked out… Read More

Olympics: Phelps clinches 22nd gold as China drawn into doping storm

RIO DE JANEIRO: Michael Phelps blew away the competition in the Olympic pool for the… Read More

Olympics: Phelps clinches 21st gold, US leads table

RIO DE JANEIRO: In an unforgettable display of Olympic power, Michael Phelps won two more… Read More

Gunfire feared in Olympic bus attack

RIO DE JANEIRO: A bus carrying Rio Olympics journalists came under attack Tuesday and police… Read More

Olympics: America’s King beats tainted Russian swimmer to win gold

RIO DE JANEIRO: American teenager Lilly King celebrated stopping tainted Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova from… Read More

Olympics: Phelps bags 19th gold as records tumble on day two

RIO DE JANEIRO: US swimming legend Michael Phelps extended his record gold medal tally in… Read More

Woman arrested after 11-year-old found stuffed inside her bag

In rather a bizarre incident, a woman trying to carry a child stuffed in her… Read More

Del Potro sends Djokovic packing in Olympics shock

RIO DE JANEIRO: World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the Rio Games… Read More

Olympics: Australia tops medal table as records fall on first day

RIO DE JANEIRO: Record-breaking Australia -- inspired by Mack Horton and Cate Campbell -- put… Read More