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Rainy Rio wraps up challenging Games on upbeat tropical note
A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on ...Two US swimmers leave Brazil after admitting to inventing mugging
US Olympic authorities have apologized to Brazil after two US swimmers were allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about ...Brazil police pull two US Olympic swimmers from airplane
Brazilian police pulled two US Olympic swimmers off a US-bound plane in a row over their claim of having been victims of ...Michael Phelps wins 23rd gold with US win in 4×100 relay
Michael Phelps claimed his 23rd gold medal. Puerto Rico won its first ever. And Jamaica got its first gold of the Rio ...Australian women win 1st gold medal for Olympic rugby sevens
The first Olympic rugby gold medal in 92 years has gone to a group of Australian women that includes a mechanic, an ...Russia banned from Paralympics over doping
Russia was kicked out of the Rio Paralympic Games on Sunday over "state-sponsored" doping revealed in an inquiry last month.Moroccan Olympic boxer held over alleged sex attacks
Brazilian police arrested a Moroccan Olympic boxer on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the athletes\' village in Rio ...IOC will not impose blanket ban on Russia for Rio Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not impose a blanket ban on Russia for next month\'s Rio Olympics over the nation\'s doping ...France, Turkey win in Olympic basketball qualifying tourney
France rallied from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat New Zealand 66-59 on Thursday, moving two victories from a ...Messi given 21 months for tax fraud, likely to avoid prison
- Barcelona star Lionel Messi will appeal and vowed to clear his name after a court in Spain on Wednesday sentenced him ...