The bidding to host the Olympic games is a lengthy, drawn out process with initial invitations sent out as much…
Bulgarian athlete Silvia Danekova has tested positive for banned blood booster EPO at the Rio Olympics. Silvia Danekova, 33, tested…
Namibian Jonas Junius is the second boxer arrested by Brazilian police on suspicion of attempting to assault a maid in…
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games will officially start on August 5 with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.…
Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada has been detained in Brazil over allegations of assaulting two female cleaners in the Rio de…
Russia will not be totally banned from Rio 2016 following the country's doping scandal. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will…
Brazil has welcomed the Olympic flame for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of…
Greece handed over the Olympic flame to the Brazilian authorities during a ceremony in Athens. The Olympic torch will arrive…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to lift the ban on India's Olympic Association (IOA), allowing the country to…
Sochi has opened the 22nd Winter Olympics with a spectacular ceremony. More than 2,900 athletes from 87 nations paraded before…
Sochi Olympic Games officially open in Russia on Friday, with 98 medals to be won over 16 days. Sochi, on…
The US has banned all liquids from carry-on bags on nonstop flights to Russia, on the eve of the Sochi…
Indian athletes participating at next month's Winter Games in Sochi will compete under the Olympic flag, not their national flag.…
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach says he has confidence that Russian authorities will deliver a "safe and secure"…
India is facing expulsion from the Olympic movement unless the country complies with ethics rules, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President…
Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to launch the torch relay for 2014 Winter Olympics in…
Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, was…
By posing for the Louis Vuitton campaign, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps may be stripped of his medals, four gold…
Ashley Gill-Webb has been charged with a public order offence after a bottle was thrown at the start of the…
Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor’s perfectly timed snap captured the full moon forming a sixth ring in the Olympic display on…
Twitter is facing a user backlash after suspending the account of journalist Guy Adams, who had criticized NBC Universal's coverage…
Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics and Paolo Nutini are celebrating the start of London Olympic Games at a special concert…
Parts of Twitter became inaccessible today, in the eve of Olympic Games opening, before thousands of fans are expected to…
Spectators who attended a preview of the Olympic Games opening ceremony have been urged to keep the details secret and…
The biggest McDonald’s restaurant on the planet has been built in London, right in the middle of the Olympic park.…