New Zealand athlete Jason Lee blackmailed by police in Rio
A New Zealand athlete says he was kidnapped and forced to withdraw cash from ATMs by armed men dressed in police uniforms in Rio de Janeiro.
Jiu-Jitsu athlete Jason Lee, who has lived in Brazil for 12 months described it...
Bolt wins 200m for historic sprinting triple-double
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...
Dream Accomplished as Fiji fulfil Olympic destiny
Mission complete for Ben Ryan as Fiji fulfil Olympic Dream
Fiji's journey to Olympic gold is sporting proof that sometimes a cocktail of brilliant skill and coaching are the only two ingredients needed to become the best team in the...
Bolt does it again
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...
Olympic Swimming Centre Evacuated
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...
Bolt cements case as greatest athlete of all time
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...
Japanese PM appears as Super Mario in transition to Tokyo 2020
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...
Protesting marathoner fears government backlash, official labels him hero
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...
Rose comes up with Olympic First
Justin Rose makes hole-in-one as Olympic golf tournament begins
Justin Rose made the first hole-in-one in modern Olympic golf history Thursday, and he has his caddie to thank for it.
"I was going to hit 8-iron and told me 7-iron,...
Kyrie Irving: “Delly’s gonna compete, That’s all he knows”
Ahead of the Boomers clash with Team USA, nothing but respect is being shown.
The storylines will be plentiful Wednesday night when the two teams playing the best basketball so far at the Rio Olympics square off, but no subplot...
