China’s Wu Minxia splashed into the Olympic record books on Sunday, passing legends like American Greg Louganis and “big sister” Guo Jingjing as the most decorated diver in history.

South Korea’s top swimmer Park Tae-hwan apologised to his compatriots after bombing out of another race at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.

‘It’s surreal to win it, to go 57.13 and to win Great Britain’s first medal’

Rio de Janeiro: Juan Martin del Potro stunned a tearful Novak Djokovic in an emotional Olympics triumph on Sunday.

Judoka Rafaela Silva upset world number one Sumiya Dorjsuren to win hosts Brazil’s first gold medal of the Rio Games yesterday.

Qatar’s handball team will take on world champions France today in their second group game

Brazilian Adilson da Silva will strike the first tee shot as golf returns to the Olympic Games after an absence of more than 100 years on Thursday.

‘This medal means a lot, not only for Kosovo’s sport, but for the country of Kosovo. We have survived a war. There are still kids who don’t know if their parents are alive, don’t have anything to eat or books to go to school. So becoming an Olympic champion is just huge for all of us’

After a nightmare fortnight for Great Britain’s cyclist, rarely has a champion athlete looked so painfully vulnerable at such a defining moment

Michael Phelps of the United States

At his fifth, and supposedly last Olympics, Michael Phelps finally let his guard down, sobbing along with his teammates after collecting his 19th gold medal by helping the United States win the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay in Rio.

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) announced on Sunday the signing of new bilateral cooperation agreement to enhance the safety, security and integrity of football in Saudi Arabia.