Two employees from a British company have been arrested by Brazilian police after being found with more than 1,000 tickets they were attempting to sell on the black market.

Australia’s women were deservedly crowned the first Olympic rugby champions for 92 years at Deodoro Stadium here tonight.

Brazil won their first Olympic gold medal of Rio 2016 here today as judoka Rafaela Silva overcame huge pressure to triumph in the under 57 kilograms category in front of a crescendo of chanting, singing and raucous celebrations.

I've taken offense to Charles Lane’s May 22, editorial titled, “Stop Playing with Integrity of Olympics,” that indicts the Olympic movement.

El Salvador, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Peru, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela have announced their delegations for the upcoming Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.