Did vote-buying help Rio secure 2016 Olympic hosting rights?

IOC ethics committee looks into Rio payment claims The organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics denied on Friday that vote buying helped to secure the Games after a French newspaper reported that a......

Lochte apologises, team mate pays fine for lying to Brazil police

- US tabloid press dubbed him "The Ugly American" and "The Lochte Mess Monster", turning on the once beloved champion and saying his behaviour played into the worst stereotypes of Americans abroad.......

US embarrassed! Says sorry as swimmers leave Brazil to jeers

‘There was no robbery as the swimmers described it’ ‘We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal’ IMAGE: US swimmers Jack Conger......

Overhead TV camera falls in Olympic park, injures two

IMAGE: A woman is transported to an ambulance after being hit by an overhead television camera that fell and injured two people near the Olympic Park venues for basketball and judo. Photograph:......

Police patrols beefed up at Rio Games as security concerns mount

IMAGE: Brazilian security forces stand guard under the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters. Rio Olympics organizers stepped up police......