Rio

A bird depicted in the 2011 children's animation "Rio" is among species conservationists fear have gone extinct.

Marielle Franco, an outspoken critic of police corruption and state violence, was killed in a drive-by shooting.

Coaches and doctors that turn athletes to doping could face probation and jail.

Van Niekerk set the 400 meter world record at Rio 2016.

The Belarusian delegation sided with its banned neighbours in Rio.

The Paralympics sees people battle against the challenges posed by "normality."

Russia's Olympians are being handsomely rewarded by the Kremlin.

The Kremlin will award winners in the tournament the same prizes as if they were competing in Rio.

"If you help, we can make my silver become more precious than any gold," Malachowski wrote.

Despite the doping scandal, athletes pleased the Kremlin by winning 56 medals.

Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America's first Games.

We know about the nations that clean up at the Olympics—but what about the countries that don't win anything?

American Matthew Centrowitz takes gold in the 1,500M, adding to the U.S.'s track medal count.

Ryan Lochte issued an apology on Friday and his teammate Jimmy Feigen paid $11,000 to a charity after Brazilian police said they lied about being robbed at gunpoint.

Brazilian police are considering charging a group of U.S. Olympic swimmers with vandalism and giving false testimony, including gold medalist Ryan Lochte.

Footage casts more doubt on swimmers' report of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio.

A judge in Brazil was trying to stop Lochte from leaving the country until he clarified his account of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio.

Skinner won a gold medal in the men's cycle team sprint and a silver in the men's sprint.

Darya Klishina wishes the whole Russian team was with her in Rio.

A day after a wobbly performance on the balance beam ended the American's hopes of leaving Rio with a record haul of five golds for a female gymnast, Simone Biles was back to her hip-shaking best.

Islam el-Shahabi had faced intense pressure from Egyptians to boycott the bout.

Ukraine's sports minister has sounded off on Ukraine winning silver in the men's Greco Roman wrestling.

As expected, gymnast extraordinaire Simone Biles picked up her fourth medal at the Rio Olympics. Only problem was it was not the color the American wanted.

CAS has already taken several decisions favourable to Russia this summer.

Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were in a taxi when stopped by armed men posing as police.

The decorated Olympian says, 'I've been able to do everything I've ever put my mind to in this sport...I'm happy with how things finished.'

Does a small frame lend itself to gymnastics, or does the sport stunt growth?

Egyptian Islam el-Shahabi loses out to Israel's Or Sasson in the 100kg weight class.

The nation had never won an Olympic medal before.

The team of Kenny, Hindes and Skinner edged out New Zealand on Thursday.