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...

Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, two U.S. swimmers who claimed to be with Ryan Lochte when he was allegedly robbed at gunpoint, were taken off their flights out of Rio on Wednesday as authorities continue to investigate. "We can confirm...

The Boomers performance seems to be a surprise to everybody except the boomers Australia always had the belief, and have now convinced the mighty United States they can win a historic Olympic men's basketball medal in Rio. The Boomers nearly became...

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...

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...

It shouldn't have been possible for Usain Bolt to capture 100 and 200m gold for the third consecutive Olympics. Conventional wisdom suggests there's a finite window for an elite sprinter to capitalize upon - an adage that's never dawned...

Usain Bolt won gold in the 200m for an unprecedented third straight Olympics on Thursday in a time of 19.78 seconds. Bolt has now won gold in both the 100 and 200m for three straight Olympic Games, and he'll go...

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...

Carmelo Anthony relished his role as senior statesman on Team USA's gold medal-winning entry in Rio de Janeiro from leading on the floor to appearing perturbed by younger players Snapchatting on a plane. But don't compare Melo to the 2012 Olympics...

Olympic legend Michael Johnson has backed Australian Swimmer Mack Horton Olympic legend Michael Johnson has backed Australian swimmer Mack Horton's right to call out drug cheats at the Rio Games. Johnson, who won four Olympic gold medals on the track and...