Brazil Brazil police raid Olympic Committee president's home In Brazil, police have raided the home of the head of the country’s Olympic Committee, as part of an international investigation into suspected 05/09/2017
Business Brazil suffering worst ever recession Brazil's worst-ever recession has unexpectedly deepened; GDP dropped by 3.6 percent in 2016; almost as bad as 2015's 3.8 percent slump. 07/03/2017
Brazil Six months on, Rio Olympic venues lie derelict Organisers promised the Rio de Janeiro Olympics would bring long-term benefits to the Brazilian city and its residents. 17/02/2017
World The videos you loved on social media in 2016 Euronews videos are watched tens of millions of times every month on Youtube and Facebook. 26/12/2016
Sport Citius, Altius, Fortius - A look back at the 2016 Rio Olympics Every four years the planet’s biggest multi-sport event comes around to thrill the masses. 25/12/2016
Sport Farah and Rose named in latest Fancy Bears leak Olympic champions Mo Farah and Justin Rose were among athletes targeted on Monday in the latest leak of confidential medical documents that the World Anti-Doping Agency says were shared by the Fancy B 19/09/2016
Sport 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 13/09/2016
Sport 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. 31/08/2016
Sport 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. 28/08/2016
Sport 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 26/08/2016
Sport 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 26/08/2016
Hungary 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… 24/08/2016
Sport 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. 24/08/2016
Sport The Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo The Olympic flag arrived at Haneda International airport in Tokyo on Wednesday. 24/08/2016
no comment 360° video: Discover Rio's oldest slum by cable car Cable car is a common form of public transport in Rio de Janeiro. 24/08/2016
Sport 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… 23/08/2016
Sport 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 23/08/2016
Sport 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. 23/08/2016
Brazil Forget the medals table, Grenada rules the Olympics! Just which is the most successful Olympic nation? 23/08/2016
Brazil 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 23/08/2016
Brazil 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… 23/08/2016
no comment 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. 23/08/2016
Sport 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. 22/08/2016
Sport 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. 22/08/2016
Brazil 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… 22/08/2016
