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European IOC chief arrested in Rio over ticket scandal CULTURE

European IOC chief arrested in Rio over ticket scandal

Brazilian police on Wednesday arrested top International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey over illegal sales of Rio Olympics tickets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Amazon jaguar shot dead after Olympic torch ceremony CULTURE

Amazon jaguar shot dead after Olympic torch ceremony

A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus as the animal escaped from its handlers ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suspended Sharapova named on Russian Olympic team CULTURE

Suspended Sharapova named on Russian Olympic team

Russia have included Maria Sharapova in their Olympic tennis team despite the star player being suspended over a positive test for the banned drug meldonium, the country's tennis federation said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazil receives Olympic flame for Rio Games CULTURE

Brazil receives Olympic flame for Rio Games

The Olympic flame that will burn in Rio in August for the first Games in South America was handed over to Brazil yesterday...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Phelps kicks off Orlando meet with 100m fly win CULTURE

Phelps kicks off Orlando meet with 100m fly win

Olympic superstar Michael Phelps (pictured) kicked off the Orlando Pro Swim meet Thursday with a victory in the 100m butterfly in 52.28sec.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Farah wants to finish track career in style CULTURE

Farah wants to finish track career in style

Mo Farah said he was determined to end his medal-laden track career with a flourish after continuing his Olympic preparations with victory in the 3,000 metres at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
For Theisen-Eaton, Rio gold would be the ultimate glory CULTURE

For Theisen-Eaton, Rio gold would be the ultimate glory

An Olympic gold medal in Rio will be about as close to perfection as a heptathlete can come these days, top Games contender Brianne Theisen-Eaton believes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Olympics telecast to stay on BBC after Discovery deal INTERNATIONAL

Olympics telecast to stay on BBC after Discovery deal

The Olympics will remain on the BBC until at least 2024 after the corporation agreed a deal with the US broadcasting giant Discovery to sub-licence the rights.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait appeals court clears leading sports figure Ahmad ASIA

Kuwait appeals court clears leading sports figure Ahmad

Kuwait's appeals court Monday cleared top sports executive and prominent royal family member Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah of charges of insulting the judiciary.

4:45 AM November 25 2016