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21 gold Phelps still rules the pool 10 Aug 2016 - 10:26 am

Combination picture made on August 09, 2016 shows US swimmer Michael Phelps with the 21 gold medals he won at the Olympic Games...

Qatar fall to champs France in second game 10 Aug 2016 - 04:36 am

Qatar’s left wing Abdulrazzaq Murad jumps to score during the men’s preliminary round Group A match against France at the Rio 2016 Olympic...

Brazil judo champ stirs hope in slum where she grew up 10 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Rafaela Silva holds her gold medal during a press conference. REUTERS/Nacho Doce By Brad Brooks RIO DE JANEIRO: The gold, they shouted, was...

US teen boxer into quarters to make grandad proud 09 Aug 2016 - 06:35 pm

Carlos Balderas Jr (USA) of USA competes. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra Rio de Janeiro: American lightweight boxer Carlos Balderas powered into the quarter-finals at the...

Dutch gymnast kicked off team for drunken night out 09 Aug 2016 - 06:25 pm

Netherland's Yuri Van Gelder performs on rings. Reuters file Photo The Hague: Dutch gymnast Yuri Van Gelder returned home in disgrace Tuesday after...

Vamos! Latin fans add flavour to first South American Games 09 Aug 2016 - 06:10 pm

Mexico fans in the stands before Mexico played against Fiji. (REUTERS/Fernando Donasci) By Alexandra Ulmer RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's raucous fans may dominate...

All change at PSG as new French season begins 09 Aug 2016 - 05:34 pm

Players of Paris Saint-Germain celebrate with the trophy after winning the French Supercup Champions trophy (Troph?e des Champions) football match Paris Saint-Germain vs...

Harting taking no chances with 'sacred' throwing hand 09 Aug 2016 - 05:30 pm

Robert Harting (AFP / Franck FIFE) Berlin: Reigning Olympic discus champion Robert Harting has gone left-handed for any daily tasks to protect his...

Tottenham: 5 Things Spurs Fans Should Look Forward To This Season 09 Aug 2016 - 04:04 pm

By Adam Gray It is difficult to remember when a Premier League season was looked forward to with as much excitement as this...

Zen Colombian retires after lifting gold 09 Aug 2016 - 03:37 pm

TOPSHOT - Colombia's Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera reacts after he won the Men's 62kg weightlifting competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in...

Worst start in Rio cause for German concern 09 Aug 2016 - 03:19 pm

German tennis player Brown Dustin gestures during the tennis match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games against Thomaz Belluci of Brazil in Rio...

It's all in the wrist: Apple's tactic for a little Games glory 09 Aug 2016 - 03:14 pm

Apple watches with limited edition wristbands featuring national colors of teams competing in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games sit in a showcase in...

Kiwis bat again after Zimbabwe all out for 362 09 Aug 2016 - 03:04 pm

New Zealand's bowler Ish Sodhi (R) fields as Craig Ervines makes his ground during the third day of the second test in a...

Doping war as King beats tainted Russian swimmer to gold 09 Aug 2016 - 03:00 pm

Lilly King of the USA competes in the Women's 100m Breaststroke Final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium...

Game a family affair for playful 'Pogboom' 09 Aug 2016 - 12:58 pm

Yeo Pogba (C), mother of French footballer Paul Pogba, arrives in a different car to her son in the same convoy of vehicles...

It's official: Pogba transfer cost 105 million euros 09 Aug 2016 - 10:47 am

France's midfielder Paul Pogba (AFP / PHILIPPE DESMAZES) Rome: Manchester United bought Paul Pogba for a world-record 105 million euros ($116 million) plus...

Windies axe Sammy, name Brathwaite new T20 captain 09 Aug 2016 - 10:23 am

Carlos Brathwaite (Adnan Abidi/Reuters) West Indies have axed two-time World Twenty20 winning captain Darren Sammy and put fellow all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite in charge...

Qatar beat Iraq 09 Aug 2016 - 12:19 am

Qatar’s Sebastian Soria battles for the ball with Iraq’s Miran Saleem during their international friendly at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha yesterday....