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He was choked unconscious during his wrestling semifinal -- but Roman Vlasov came to, picked himself up, dusted himself down and went on to take gold at the Rio Olympics.

The Australian Olympic Committee has banned its athletes from two of Rio's most popular beaches during the evenings after the armed robbery of Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte and three other US swimmers.

A U.S. runner won America's first Olympic medal in women's steeplechase Monday morning at the Rio Games.

Former Premier League football player Dalian Atkinson has died after being shot with a taser in the British town of Telford early Monday, according to local media reports.

So Russia will have one track and field athlete competing in Rio after all. This follows a ruling early Monday by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) allowing Darya Klishina to compete in the long jump event.

The Rio Olympic Games enters its final week with stars of London 2012 looking to repeat their success on the track, the hockey pitch and in the murky waters around Rio. With the United States topping the medal table, Allyson Felix will hope to add to...

History was made with an exciting finish to the men's 100 meters Sunday night at the Rio Olympics.

Michael Johnson's 17-year old world record in the 400 meters fell Sunday night at the Rio Olympics.

Andy Murray made it a golden summer Sunday after adding the Rio 2016 Olympic men's tennis gold medal to his Wimbledon triumph.

The women's weightlifting event in the +75-kilogram weight class has wrapped up in Rio, with American Sarah Robles among those who were seeking Olympic gold.

Ryan Braun hits two homeruns, drives in six runs in 7-3 win

With an All-American final in the mixed doubles gold medal match Sunday at the Rio Games, a U.S. team was guaranteed to win gold.

The first Olympic golf medals in 112 years were won Sunday at the Rio Games.

The women's gymnastics vault final has wrapped up and the medals have been awarded at the Rio Olympics.

Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers were safe and cooperating with police Sunday after being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. Olympic Committee said. One of the bandits reportedly put a gun to Lochte's forehead. L...

At the very least, nobody can accuse Gary Lineker of not being a good sport.

Forget the green pool and the leaky bathrooms in the athletes' village, Rio has delivered where it matters -- the action.

It's judgment day for some of the biggest names in Olympic sports on Sunday, with the runners and gymnasts competing for gold at the Rio 2016 Games.

The Olympic curtain came down on Michael Phelps Saturday, but not before he and his US 4x100-meter medley relay colleagues could add another medal to his already record-breaking collection.

Olympic organizers will take "extreme measures" by draining one of the pools that turned green and refilling it by Sunday morning, just a few hours before the start of the synchronized swimming events, an official said.