Kiwi gold medallist inadvertently walks into a very public squabble between British Olympic presenters.

The Olympic superstar is keen to lock horns with the new 400m world record-holder Wayde van Niekerk in a sprint to see who's fastest.

Usain Bolt has his mind on one thing as he begins his quest to make Olympic history, and that's completing the "triple-triple." To

The Black Sticks' heart breaking loss this morning was a definite contender for the worst "Hard Luck Award" in Rio. Here are five other contenders.

Kayaker Lisa Carrington starts her bid to become the first Kiwi woman to win two golds at the same Games while Sam Meech aims to snare our first sailing medal in Rio.

Heartbreak for the men's Black Sticks as they went down 3-2 in the final second to Germany in their Olympic quarter-final in Rio.

A roundup of some of the quirkier stories from day nine of the Rio Olympics.

Usain Bolt is not happy about one big decision by Olympic officials that killed any chance he had to smash his world record.

New Zealand is top of the Rio rankings - at least if you go by population.

Sky Television says it isn't ruling out further legal action against Fairfax after it failed to get a court injunction against the company over its use of Olympic video.

Usain Bolt has created Olympic history by winning his third consecutive 100m gold medal at Rio.

Cycling high performance boss Mark Elliott has ripped into Dylan Kennett, claiming he gave up in the omnium elimination race in Rio.

Sam Meech has an opportunity to snare New Zealand's first sailing medal of the Rio Games when he contests the decider in the Laser

This is the moment no one in the velodrome knew where to look as Team GB's silver medallist Becky James goes in for a passionate kiss

They warned their male counterparts to keep it down and let them have a decent night sleep and it worked for the Great Britain women's

A woman claims she matched with Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling on Tinder - and is kicking herself for not replying to his last message.

There's been plenty to criticise the Rio Olympics Games about - but there's also been some inspiring, heart-warming and genuinely funny stories. Here's 10 of the best so far...

Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie's hopes of defending their Olympic women's 470 title look to be over.

The Australian men's sevens team have been given a warning about behaving responsibly after members of the squad had a boozy night

Badminton Olympian Sawan Serasinghe may be out of the running to win a medal in Rio, but that hasn't stopped the 22-year-old enjoying

The biggest nine and a bit seconds of the Rio Olympics will happen at 1.25pm today when Usain Bolt and his rival speed stars face off in the 100 metres.

Forget the New Zealand sevens women's despair and tears at finishing one short of the gold medal last week in Rio; there's one other position that's the most disliked at the Olympics.

For an athlete that spends so much time in the air, pole vaulter Eliza McCartney is remarkably grounded.

Defending champions Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have suffered a major setback while four American swimmers were held at gunpoint.

Lilly King and Yulia Efimova's Olympic rivalry was never destined to stay confined to the pool at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Star US decathlete Ashton Eaton has been labelled a traitor for supporting his wife.

The old rule of thumb that world championship form a year out from an Olympic Games is a solid indicator of medal prospects needs reassessment.

Singaporean swimming star Joseph Schooling has been working closely with Dunedin-based dietitian Kirsty Fairbairn.

Olympic siblings Sam and Molly Meech might be on track to do what Sonny Bill Williams and his sister couldn't.

Has New Zealand achieved the right balance in funding specific sports?