India's Narsingh Yadav is exonerated of doping charges on Monday after an Indian anti-doping disciplinary panel rules in his favour.

Brazil rule goalkeeper Fernando Prass out of their Olympic campaign on Sunday after he injures an elbow warming up.

Team shirts and a laptop computer belonging to a cycling official have been stolen from the Australian building in the athletes' village at the Rio Olympics.

The international sports tribunal will decide appeals by Russian athletes against their ban from the Rio Olympics with the opening ceremony just four days away.

The second part of the Bangladesh Olympic contingent featuring two swimmers, two sprinters and as many officials are scheduled to fly out today morning for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to take part in the upcoming Olympic Games without the coaches.

The International Olympic Committee says a three-member panel will make the "final decision" on which Russian athletes can compete in the Rio Games.

A three-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can compete at the Rio Games, reviewing all decisions taken by the international federations, the IOC said on Saturday.

Argentina's Olympic football team complains that cash and electronics are stolen from players' hotel rooms while they were out.

Russia's sports minister says that the national team to compete in the Rio Olympics starting next week so far has 266 competitors.

Australia's Olympic delegation head Kitty Chiller questions Russia's determination to eliminate drug cheats.

Siddikur Rahman makes an early exit from the King's Cup after a horrendous second round yesterday.

"My biggest dream at the Olympics is to win three gold medals again. That's my focus, that's what I want," Bolt says in an interview.

Roger Federer says he will miss the remainder of the season, including next month's Olympic Games in Rio.

Australia's Olympic delegation, which refused to move into its Rio apartments due to a spate of problems, takes a dig at the city's mayor.

German sportswear firm Puma is not worried about the possible imminent retirement of Usain Bolt, the highest profile athlete it sponsors, believing the Jamaican sprinter could be just as valuable off the track.

Neymar highlights the importance of Lionel Messi at Barcelona while hinting that he wants compatriot Gabriel Jesus to join the Catalan giants.

An Olympic historian disagrees with a widely held consensus that American swimmer Michael Phelps is the greatest ever Olympian.

The mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped in Sao Paulo and criminals are demanding 120 million reais ($36.5 million) in ransom, according to reports in a leading Brazilian news magazine.

No sooner had Chris Froome wrapped up a third Tour de France after three weeks on the road covering 3,500km, than his thoughts turn to Olympic gold.

The Australian Olympic team refuses to move in to Rio de Janeiro's village for athletes, saying the accommodation are "not safe or ready" for next month's games.