Serena Williams insisted Wednesday that retirement is not on her agenda as the 34-year-old American superstar targets a sixth Olympic gold medal.

They are used to the laid-back vibe, sizzling sun and even Zika-carrying mosquitoes.

World number one Novak Djokovic will face Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, the player who denied him a medal in London, in the opening round of the Rio Olympics after the draw was made yesterday.

With the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games looming, Qatar’s athletes have begun arriving at the world’s greatest sporting event and have called for their fans back home to show their support.

The Qatari flag has been hoisted in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro where the Olympic Games are starting on Friday.

The Olympic torch approached the end of its nationwide relay around Brazil on Thursday, the day after police clashed with demonstrators and with new political protests planned for the opening ceremony.

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted his six-year ban from all football-related activity has taken a toll on his mental health.

Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring later this year to fight World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jessie Vargas, the Filipino boxing star's manager said ...

Japan on Thursday hailed the return of baseball as an Olympic sport for the 2020 Tokyo Games, fuelling hopes that it would boost its popularity both at home and abroad.

Bradley Wiggins says only a gold medal will justify his return to his track cycling roots at the Rio Olympics, declaring the men’s team pursuit title is Britain’s to lose.

Being the oldest gymnast to compete at an Olympics has earned Oksana Chusovitina admiration as “brave”, but there seems to be one big reason why the 41-year-old keeps punishing her body — a love of Tom Cruise.

The United States are drawing on the memory of heavyweight legend Muhammad Ali to power them to Rio Olympics boxing gold, team fighters said yesterday.