Tag: 2016 Rio Olympics
China demand apology for Aussie doping dig
China's swim team wants an apology from Australian Mack Horton for launching a "malicious personal attack" on rival Sun Yang at the Olympics, Chinese...
Dreams of Spanish gold sink in shock Croatia loss
An aging Spanish squad's dreams of taking Rio Olympic gold after two silver-medal finishes behind US NBA squads suffered a setback Sunday with a...
Ten-man Argentina down Algeria, Gnabry rescues Germany
Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa scored and set up Jonathan Calleri's winner as 10-man Argentina avoided adding an early Olympic Games exit to Copa America...
Dutch cyclist in intensive care after horror crash
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten entered intensive care after suffering three cracked vertebrae in a stomach-churning high-speed crash during the Olympic road race on...
Chinese lifter smashes 16-year-old world record
Chinese weightlifter Long Qingquan broke a 16-year-old world record and North Korean Om Yun-Chol's heart on Sunday, taking a second career Olympic gold in...
Phelps joins fray as medals rivalry heats up
American legend Michael Phelps joins the fray in Rio Sunday hoping to reverse the trend after triumphant Australia dominated the first day's action in...
USA & Great Britain triumph on Day 1 of Rio Women’s...
Two women’s Pool B matches kick off Rio 2016 Olympic hockey competition
Reinprecht and Kasold strikes give USA victory over Pan-Am rivals Argentina
Danson hits winner...
Lloyd, Marta lead USA, Brazil into last eight
United States kept their quest for fourth straight women's football gold firmly on track when captain Carli Lloyd ensured a 1-0 victory over France...
Sick Venus, world-weary Radwanska crash in Rio
Four-time gold medallist Venus Williams, suffering with a virus, slumped to her first ever opening round loss at an Olympic Games on Saturday, joining...
Van Avermaet upstages big guns to take gold
Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet upstaged Tour de France winner Chris Froome and took his dream summer to a new high by winning Olympic road...