Brazil police arrest Olympic chief in vote-buying scandal

IMAGE: Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President Carlos Arthur Nuzman arrives to Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Bruno Kelly/Reuters Brazilian police arrested......

IOC suspends Brazil's Nuzman after arrest over vote-buying allegations

Brazilian athletes will not be affected; Team Brazil will be able to take part at next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang Nuzman is latest official to be involved in ongoing corruption......

Brazil appeals to CAS over marathon attack

Brazil has formally asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to award a gold medal to Vanderlei de Lima, who was attacked by a spectator and pushed off the course while leading the Olympic......

Will Pele light the Olympic flame at opening ceremony?

IMAGE: Rio Olympic torch. Photograph: Twitter. Pele has been invited to light the Olympic pyre for the Rio Games on Friday but the Brazilian soccer great is checking with his sponsors to see if he......

2016 Olympics: Rio Games athletes' village unveiled

The village will host more than 18,000 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, officials, staff and volunteers in 31 buildings and more than 3,600 apartments. IMAGE: (From left-right) Minister of Sports......