Sixteen years ago sprinter Susanthika Jayasinghe was a national heroine, having become Sri Lanka’s first woman to win an Olympic medal.

Fencer Ibtihaj Mohamed is aiming to drive her sabre through bigotry when she becomes the first American athlete to compete at the Olympics wearing a hijab.

Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams will display their Grand Slam talents in Rio, but with serious questions being asked over tennis’s place in the Olympics after a host of high-profile pull-outs.

Rio de Janeiro's mayor on Tuesday declared a fourth city holiday during the Olympic games after fans and athletes arrived to gridlock in the host city.

Olympics chief Thomas Bach called for a complete overhaul of the global anti-doping system on Tuesday after revelations of state-backed cheating by Russia rocked preparations for the Rio Games.

Walker had to return to the classic championship course early Sunday morning to play his entire third round after heavy rain and thunderstorms suspended play on Saturday, and shot two-under 68 for a one-shot lead going into the final 18

Legendary Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid al-Deehani has refused to carry the Olympic neutral team flag at the Rio Games opening ceremony, where the Gulf state’s athletes cannot march behind their own emblem.

A lot can happen in 12 months of top-level sport — just ask Ricoh Women’s British Open golf champion Ariya Jutanugarn.

Jason Day had another near miss at a major championship, but not before he gave a major scare to eventual winner Jimmy Walker on the 72nd hole of the Australian’s defence of the PGA Championship.

‘Just to be in it and be there and have a chance and then to finish it off is just so gratifying. It’s amazing’

Kuwait’s Omar al-Shaheen stormed into the knockout stage of the World 9-ball Championship in Doha, after a massive upset of former champion Darren Appleton at the Al Arabi Sports Club yesterday.

India led by 260 runs in reply to the hosts' first-innings total of 196 when rain halted play on third day