‘Following questionable decisions and alleged corruption claims occurring in Rio, a global strategy is being put in place to ensure AIBA will address and correct the situation’

Amid celebrations for the end of the Rio Olympics, few spared a thought for Jordan’s Methkal Abu Drais who finished the marathon behind a Japanese comedian, a stray dog and an Argentinian running sideways.

Completing a third consecutive unbeaten run to gold, the United States crushed Serbia 96-66 in Sunday’s Rio Games basketball final to win their sixth Olympic title with NBA talent in seven tries.

France’s Tony Yoka completed a romantic Olympic double on Sunday, winning the super-heavyweight title just days after his fiancee had secured her own boxing gold medal.

‘It’s a massive gap, but it’s not a gap that is insuperable. You’re not going to fill that gap overnight, but there are great, talented athletes out there’

Legendary Brazil centre-forward Ronaldo joined his 2002 World Cup-winning captain Cafu and teammates Lucio and Denilson in passing by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) booth at Bayt Qatar in Rio de Janeiro, and said the 2022 tournament will be a game-changer for fans.

Hours after improving the colour of his Olympic medal from bronze to silver, Qatar high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim visited the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) booth at Bayt Qatar.

The Olympic spirit is perhaps best in evidence when an outsider from a small nation grabs the glory with their first-ever medal

Emily Samuelson competed at the highest level as an ice dancer over the course of her 15-year career, retiring after skating in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Rio de Janeiro returned to the cold reality of Brazil's political crisis and recession on Monday after bringing a carnivalesque curtain down on its Olympics festival and passing the torch to Tokyo.

Pakistan supplanted arch rivals India to become the world's number one Test side on Monday for the first time since the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the rankings system in 2003.

The United States women’s basketball team thumped Spain 101-72 to claim a sixth straight gold medal on Saturday to rubber-stamp their credentials as one of the greatest Olympic sporting dynasties of all time.