The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to the threat posed by a large outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil.
Over 10,000 athletes from 206 nations will descend on Rio de Janeiro for South America’s first Olympic Games this August. A global TV audience of 4.8 billion will share the raw emotion,
Thirty one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after 454 doping samples were re-tested from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the IOC said ...
Rio de Janeiro launched the 100-day countdown to hosting South America's first Olympic Games with leaders insisting they can overcome Brazil's political meltdown and troubled preparations.
At least two people have died and another was missing in Rio de Janeiro as a newly built cycling track collapsed after being hit by a strong wave, the media reported.
Rafael Nadal won through to the quarter-finals of the clay-court event in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, beating compatriot Nicolas Almagro in straight sets 6-3, 7-5.
The presence of the Zika virus in Brazil won't compromise the Olympics in August, President Dilma Rousseff vowed Saturday as soldiers went door-to-door across the country to share key tips on how to stem the outbreak.
Japan is on track to match its highest ever haul of gold medals at this year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to data and statistics company Infostrada Sports.
The flame for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will pass through a refugee camp in Athens and one refugee will be among the torch bearers ...
Inmates in one of Brazil's roughest prisons used explosives to destroy a wall and escape en masse into surrounding streets, prompting a frantic manhunt.
Japan coach Makoto Teguramori is hoping his team’s current good mood can carry them into the final of the AFC U23 Championship and to a place at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro later this year.
