If Chad le Clos’ three-way tie taught us anything it’s that split seconds matter, which is why this new info is making serious waves.
It sounds like even Oscar’s defence team is tiring of the legal wranglings, or perhaps they’ve emptied the Pistorius coffers and are keen to wrap it up.
Things are going from bad to worse for Ryan Lochte and the other swimmers caught in a web of their own lies. Now the damning video evidence has surfaced.
There’s plenty of bad blood between Conor and Nate ahead of this weekend’s UFC bout, and they didn’t leave much to the imagination at this presser.
Competing at the Olympics with your sibling must be a special feeling, which is why someone needs to have a word with the Germans.
When you’re writing your name into athletics history with every race you’d expect a smile, but few time them as well as Usain.
When you’ve smashed the world record and stolen some of Usain’s thunder you deserve only the best. That’s certainly what’s on Wayde’s wrist.
Today’s 800 metre prelims will attract a massive audience, and that’s mainly down to our Caster hitting the tracks. Give her your support and watch live.
Being a comedian these days means skirting a finer line than ever, something this chap is finding out after his racy Wayde van Niekerk post.
I know this headline seems a little odd, but if you ask Hiroki Ogita what cost him in Rio he’d be forced to agree.
It’s been a long and rocky journey for those following Michael’s road to recovery, but according to one source the end might be in sight.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Big Joe on the radar, and now he has popped up somewhere off the beaten track.
Being a celeb with millions of Twitter followers means you can’t please everyone, but Ellen sparked outrage when she sent this one out.
There are many athletes who seek better opportunities by representing their “adoptive” countries – and Bahrain is waiting to snap them up.
Sometimes a dive into the pool is an exhibition of human poise and grace, and other times it doesn’t really go according to plan.
For some people a sock is just something you wrap your foot in, but for certain Olympians there’s so much more to the humble footwear.
For those not familiar with the sport of dressage, a dancing horse can seem a little nonsensical. That’s until King Carlos is involved, of course.
As the country celebrated a remarkable athletic feat Twitter became something of a battleground, and race was once again at the centre of it all.
All’s fair in love and war, but sometimes the quest for an Olympic gold medal means the spirit of the Games can be called into question.
The Rio Olympics has seen its fair share of crazy, and this desperate move taken by a sprinter to earn gold is right up there with the best.
You won’t find many coaches stealing the limelight from their athletes at the Rio Olympics, but one unassuming tannie has hit international fame.
Luvo Manyonga has a story to tell that is unlike most other athletes competing in RIo, with his victory emblematic of triumph over adversity.
It’s a little known fact that you can actually test positive for THC and not get booted from the Olympics. Unless you smoke a pretty decent amount, of course.
Given the expanded format of this year’s tournament there was plenty of Super Rugby to enjoy, with these some of the standout moments.
This year’s Olympic games has had us holding onto our seats with anticipation, and sometimes a picture perfectly encapsulates the raw emotion.
If you have watched any of the gymnastic floor routines from Rio you’ll have seen plenty of blackflips, but none by a human as big as this.
No one really knows what’s going on in the mind of Oscar Pistorius, but of late things have certainly taken a turn for the worse.
This Monday morning has been made just that little bit better with the heroic exploits of Wayde, and even Usain Bolt can’t believe what just happened.
Standing on the starting block must be nerve-wracking, although one Canadian swimmer has a pretty novel way of getting himself in the zone.
The good folk over at Huffington Post have compiled their best 53 photos from the Rio Olympics thus far, but we’ll narrow it down to 10.