Apple is out to make a splash with new waterproof iPhones and a smartphone game starring Nintendo's beloved ‘Mario’, but it has raised eyebrows by eliminating headphone jacks in a push for wireless.
Kuwait announced on Thursday that it had sacked the board of directors of both its Olympic committee and football association.
Red-hot favourite Eliud Kipchoge stormed to a runaway gold medal in a wet men's marathon on Sunday, the final day of competition at the Rio Olympics.
Basketball superpower the United States will face Serbia on Sunday in an Olympic men's basketball David and Goliath gold medal final that will bring down the curtain on the Rio Games.
Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav was handed a four-year doping ban on Thursday after the World Anti-Doping Agency won its appeal against his earlier exoneration.
Usain Bolt won his second gold medal of the Rio Olympics, brushing aside all-comers again in his favourite 200m sprint but failing in his bid to smash his own world record.
Gorillas, superheroes and Pikachus took part in Sydney's biggest fun run on Sunday, with the annual event attracting more than 80,000 participants in sunny winter conditions.
Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men's and women's medley relays.
Unlike the FIFA World Cup 2014, the Olympic games now being held in Brazil has not been able to kick up as much following and enthusiasm among Qatar residents, including Latin American expatriates , it is learnt.
India's sports minister drew widespread criticism on Friday after the organisers of the Rio Olympics reportedly accused his entourage of "aggressive and rude" behaviour at the Games and threatened to cancel his accreditation.
Chinese Olympic women's swimmer Chen Xinyi tested positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics on August 7, state media said, citing the country's swimming association.
Michael Phelps swept to a jaw-dropping 22nd Olympic gold on Thursday to become one of only three athletes to have won titles in the same individual event at four straight Games.
