Russia was stripped of another medal from the 2008 Olympics after three athletes were retroactively caught in drug tests.

The Olympic chief arrested over ticket scalping allegations has been transferred to a prison.

Mark Hager is not a man to pull any punches. Not even with many of his players in tears, and his own eyes red-rimmed.

Nikki Hamblin, the runner who made world headlines, has completed an eventful Games by finishing 17th in the 5000m final.

Several Australian athletes are being questioned at a Rio police station after being arrested at the basketball semifinals.

Claims of a rift between swimmers and the rest of the Australian team have been blamed for a disappointing medal haul.

Eliza McCartney is the toast of New Zealand sport today after pulling off a stunning bronze medal performance in Rio.

The US men's basketball team has advanced to its third straight Olympic gold-medal game, beating Spain 82-76 on Saturday morning (NZT)

Day 14 of the Rio Games has seen the emergence of a new Kiwi medal contender, and a late revival of Lydia Ko's medal hopes.

Ryan Lochte cosies up to two Brazilian teenagers just hours before concocting his bogus robbery story to hide a wild night of women and partying.

The New Zealand women's K4 sprint canoe team have booked a place in the Olympic 500m final after two highly impressive races in Rio.

A Japanese gold medallist celebrated her wrestling win by hurling her coach to the ground before parading him around the arena on her shoulders.

New Zealand's inability to capitalise on a host of chances cost them dearly when they lost their women's hockey bronze medal match to Germany 2-1 in Rio today.

New Zealand' sole BMX representative in Rio, Trent Jones, has missed out on a chance to contest the medals after a crash in the second

COMMENT: In the days before the Olympics I quietly hoped our flag might be carried into the stadium by Lydia Ko.

COMMENT: As the Olympics come to a close this weekend, you may be surprised to know that this year's gold medals actually contain very little gold.

New Zealand's record-breaking Olympic heroes will be welcomed back in style on Wednesday.

World record holder for the 50km walk Johann Diniz had gold in his sights at Rio this morning - until it all fell apart.

After a nervous start, we got there. Yesterday New Zealand achieved its record haul of medals, eclipsing 1988 in Seoul and London four years ago.

COMMENT: Plenty of sports have been showcased at Rio but how many are really worth their place among the elite?

As Britain's Brownlee brothers stormed to triathlon gold and silver in Rio, spare a thought for the third sibling - Edward.

Hilarious footage has captured the moment a BBC presenter was interrupted by two people apparently having sex behind him on a beach in Rio.

The women's Black Sticks are hoping to make it sweet 16 overnight.

Australia's disappointing Olympic campaign has cost $12 million per medal. Is this performance worth taxpayers' money?

He's a 12-time Olympic medallist, an awful artist, a reality TV star - oh, and a big, fat liar.

Rio is New Zealand's most successful Olympics ever - and the record was broken on a day of firsts.

Zac Efron has revealed he felt compelled to fly all the way to Rio to meet US gymnast Simone Biles as soon as he heard she was a fan of his.

Who knew going into the Rio Olympics that one of the most important innovations in athletics would be the man bun?

Viewers have been left confused and amazed by the incredible feats of the synchronised swimmers as they put on displays of spellbinding uniformity.

Lisa Carrington says she has room to improve and is likely to launch another twin assault on the Tokyo Olympics in four years. While