Rio 2016

Olympic officials say an Egyptian judo athlete has been reprimanded and sent home after refusing to shake his Israeli opponent's hand. The International Olympic Committee says Islam El Shehaby received a ''severe reprimand'' for his behavior following his first-round heavyweight...

Rival is the wrong word. Giving the United States one almighty scare, as they most certainly just did, should not and does not put Australia's Boomers on the same level as Carmelo Anthony & Co. When you're sporting a 71-game winning...

Explosion at Rio's Maracana Stadium, host of the opening ceremony. Tensions are high in Rio with bomb disposal experts taking no chances with a suspicious package at the venue set to host the Olympic opening ceremony. Host broadcaster Channel 7 revealed...

Usain Bolt tends to be in a class of his own on the track, but he had a little company during Wednesday night's 200m semifinal race. With Bolt cruising to the finish line, Canadian Andre De Grasse, the bronze medalist...

One more Olympic Gold to add to Usain Bolts trophy cabinet. The Jamaican makes it 3 100m Olympic victories in a row That’s one more for Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen. Bolt, of Jamaica, bidding to...

Kitty Chiller says Aussie water athletes not worrying about Rio contamination threat Australia's gold medal sailors have been warned to avoid touching ropes with bare hands, swimmers to close their mouth under the filthy Rio de Janeiro waterways, while every...

Tokyo 2020 is only four years away, and as the games transition from Brazil to Japan, we got a taste of what the next host nation has in store. The theme for Tokyo seems to nod heavily toward video game...

Team USA haven't lived up to many basketball fans hopes this Olympic campaign with another 1 shot victory in the Group Stage If you were excited for the opportunity to see Tony Parker lead France against his American buddies from the...

The Olympic swimming venue has been evacuated after the discovery of a mysterious package The aquatics centre for the Rio Games has been reopened following a security scare which forced its evacuation. Security for the Olympics is on high alert with...

The Ethiopian marathon runner who held up his arms in protest of injustice in his country is afraid he'll be punished for it, but a government official says the Olympian has nothing to worry about. After claiming the silver medal...