Miriam Nagl of Brazil becomes the first woman in 116 years to hit an Olympic golf shot as competition gets under way at the Rio Games.

Brazilian police arrest top International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey over illegal sales of tickets.

It's needless to say that women's football cannot compete with the men's game, both in terms of public support and

Laura Trott crushed the opposition to retain her women's track cycling omnium title and become the first British woman to win

A Brazilian judge orders that US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and teammate James Feigen be prevented from leaving Brazil.

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.