Sport 13/09/2016 US athletes confidential medical records leaked following hack of WADA database A group of Russian hackers calling themselves ‘Fancy Bears’ on Tuesday leaked confidential medical files of some US athletes, including four time Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Simone Biles and te
Sport 31/08/2016 IOC disqualify six athletes from Beijing 2008 The International Olympic Committee continued its fight against doping by disqualifying six more athletes for having failed tests at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Sport 28/08/2016 Mnongat and Lobacevske win Mexico City marathon The 34th Mexico City marathon took place on Sunday and some 35,000 runners braved the blistering temperatures.
Sport 26/08/2016 Kenya disbands Olympic committee over Rio performance Kenya has disbanded its National Olympics Committee because of “alleged mismanagement” of the national team during the Rio Games. Sports Cabinet
Sport 26/08/2016 Russian Olympic medallists awarded free BMWs Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev thanked National Olympic team members for their achievements in Rio and rewarded them with a BMW each at a
Hungary 24/08/2016 Budapest hopes Hungary's Rio success can boost 2024 Olympic bid Hungary’s Olympic athletes received a warm welcome upon their return to Budapest from Rio: with eight gold medals and 15 overall the country finished 12th in the medals…
Sport 24/08/2016 Abu Ghaush treated to a hero's welcome Jordan’s first ever Olympic medalist Abu Ghaush was treated to a hero’s welcome as he arrived back home on Tuesday night.
Sport 24/08/2016 The Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo The Olympic flag arrived at Haneda International airport in Tokyo on Wednesday.
no comment 24/08/2016 360° video: Discover Rio's oldest slum by cable car Cable car is a common form of public transport in Rio de Janeiro.
Sport 23/08/2016 Feyisa Lilesa fears for his life after Ethiopian government protest Ethiopia will not bar runner Feyisa Lilesa from entering the country after he made an anti-government gesture upon finishing second in the Olympic marathon on Sunday, according to a government…
Sport 23/08/2016 Winners of the Rio Games Britain is indisputably back as an Olympic superpower as Will Satch’s team-mates left Rio with 67 medals, including 27 gold, sitting proudly second, above China and behind only the all-powerful United
Sport 23/08/2016 Rio 2016: Russia Paralympics ban confirmed Russia has lost its appeal against its ban from next month’s Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping programme.
Brazil 23/08/2016 Forget the medals table, Grenada rules the Olympics! Just which is the most successful Olympic nation?
Brazil 23/08/2016 Rio Paralympic Games: charities hit out at funding shortfall Charities have hit out at the precarious state of the 2016 Paralympic Games, which is likely to take place under the shadow of a huge funding crisis
Brazil 23/08/2016 Russia loses appeal against Paralympics ban Russia won’t take part in next month’s Rio Paralympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld a ban imposed over the state-sponsored doping…
no comment 23/08/2016 Rio Olympics finish in a flurry of fireworks A spectacular firework display closed the 2016 Rio Olympics in much the same way as the Games began.
Sport 22/08/2016 American swimmer Lochte loses sponsors over Rio behaviour Ryan Lochte’s shinangans in Rio has landed the six -time olympic gold medallist in deep water.
Sport 22/08/2016 An Olympic hangover in Rio Despite a troubled build up to and a few embarrassing hiccups during, Rio de Janeiro did eventually deliver a successful Olympic Games.
Brazil 22/08/2016 The Olympic Spirit: sometimes winning is not about medals New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin was praised for embodying the Olympic spirit when she stopped to help US runner Abbey D’Agostino during their 5,000m race at the Rio…
Brazil 22/08/2016 Rio says goodbye to the Greatest Party on Earth What the wind and rain isn’t bringing down is starting to come down as workers begin to dismantle the Olympics infrastructure not needed for the upcoming…
