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Rio de Janerio: Michael Phelps is fired up and ready to go for what promises to be an explosive first weekend of the Rio Olympic swimming programme. The...

Rio de Janerio: The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro was illuminated in Brazil's yellow and green national colours on Thursday...

Rio de Janerio: Russian fencing teammates Timur Safin and Alexey Cheremisinov are ready to take on the world together, but their first foes are closer to...

Rio de Janerio: Already tasked with defending her individual title at the Rio de Janeiro Games, South Korea's archery queen Ki Bo-bae is also under...

Rio de Janerio: The world's best horse and rider combinations will jump over giant logs, toucan carvings and a model of the Sambodromo on a...

Rio de Janerio: The water polo competition at the Rio Olympics gets underway with a huge splash on Saturday when the sport's superpower, Hungary, take...

Rio de Janerio: With a little bit of chaos and a last-minute sprint on preparations, Rio de Janeiro was ready to revel in a moment seven years in the...

Rio de Janeiro: A fair share of controversies rattled Indian tennis in the run-up to the Olympics with Leander Paes in the middle of storm but it also...

Zurich: FIFA President Gianni Infantino, elected in February to lead the global soccer body into calmer waters after a series of corruption scandals, was...

Rio De Janeiro: Brazil failed to make a winning start despite home advantage, a multi-million dollar strike force and a man advantage as they were held 0-0...