Rio Bants: Sonny Bill Williams, Usain Bolt’s ex, Elena Delle Donne in spotlight as Olympics begin

SONNY Bill Williams has a mystery beef with a group of Australians at the Rio Olympics — and he’s not afraid to show it.

Sonny Bill Williams.

SONNY Bill Williams brushes Australian media in mystery beef, Usain Bolt’s ex girlfriend melts the internet, a basketball superstar comes out and the funniest Olympics pic yet.

Check out the best offbeat news and social media action from the Olympics in Rio Bants!

SONNY BILL WILLIAMS BARS AUSSIE MEDIA

SBW will be one of the biggest Olympic stories for the Australian and New Zealand media, as he tries to add a rugby sevens gold medal to his Rugby World Cups and NRL premierships - yet his relationship with the Aussie contingent is off to a frosty start.

Australian journalists in Rio have revealed that SBW refused to speak to them after his press conference duties on Wednesday (local time), despite chatting to a range of other international media, on top of the Kiwi contingent. The exact beef is unclear (though he certainly has a chequered relationship with Aussie media), with SBW telling NZ team officials he didn’t want to speak to Australian reporters after requests.

Don’t think for a second that SBW is being a grump in Rio, though. Here he is having a gag with one of the biggest sports stars on the planet, tennis icon Rafael Nadal:

The bro asked for a photo lol @RafaelNadal #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/qPdRAQosni

— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) August 3, 2016

USAIN BOLT’S EX GIRLFRIEND MELTS THE INTERNET

Usain Bolt is making headlines for his attempt to win an unprecedented sprint triple-triple (100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at three consecutive Olympics) at Rio, yet for today at least, a former flame was the one firing up social media.

Megan Edwards, 26 and a former junior athlete, has posed naked for a shoot with Canadian photographer Stephen Douglas Rasmussen in a special series called The Bottom Line.

Edwards and Bolt, 29, reportedly dated in 2012.

Megan Edwards in her The Bottom Line shoot. Picture: Stephen Rasmussen/Fortitude Press

Bolt hasn’t slacked off in the photo stakes either, posting this cracker with the Brazilian navy on his Twitter handle:

Step we step pic.twitter.com/ruGN46OMyN

— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) August 2, 2016

REIGNING WNBA MVP COMES OUT AS GAY

Chicago Sky star and reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne has told Vogue magazine that she’s gay, according to OutSports.com.

In the article, which has yet to be published online, Delle Donne revealed that she is engaged to Amanda Clifton. The 26-year-old member of the US women’s basketball team and Clifton have shared photos of themselves together on Instagram.

Delle Donne joins Brittney Griner (below) as two of the highest-profile WNBA players to come out. Delle Donne was selected second overall by the Sky in 2013. She was Rookie of the Year in 2013 and last season was named the league’s most valuable player.

FUNNIEST OLYMPICS PIC YET AS HUGE MEETS TINY

This is US gymnastics star Simone Biles with American volleyball player David Lee. When Biles, 142cm, stood back to back with Lee, 203cm, it created an awesome picture that has been a major hit on Twitter:

size difference in olympians doesn't matter, depending on what sport you do 😉 6'8" & 4'8" pic.twitter.com/xiU9zIBXJH

— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 2, 2016

HIGHLY-TUNED ATHLETES SWAMP MCDONALDS

Reckon being an Olympian is all about perfect diet and spartan discipline?

Apparently not - check out this pic New York Times reporter John Branch got outside the Olympic Village Maccas:

Line at Athletes Village McDonald's, 4 pm. Don't let them tell you healthy eating is the key to making Olympics. pic.twitter.com/qfMtiJ3wSN

— John Branch (@JohnBranchNYT) August 3, 2016

UNIFORMED AUSSIES READY FOR OPENING CEREMONY

Always controversial, the Australian team’s official uniform is ready for its big moment: The Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Veteran diver Melissa Wu has shown off the old school number, which was designed by Australian fashion retailer Sportscraft and copped the usual mixed reviews:

All dressed up in our formal uniforms 4 the Flag raising ceremony @DivingAUS @AUSOlympicTeam #Rio2016 #Aus #Diving pic.twitter.com/E0sJEkNgz2

— Melissa Wu (@MelissaPaigeWu) August 4, 2016

US WOMEN’S SOCCER HAS A CRACK

Megan Rapinoe has been caught with a plumber’s crack while taking a team photo of the all-powerful US women’s soccer team, with teammate Emily Sonnett doing the deed:

BEHIND the scenes of the team selfie #🍑 #crackalack pic.twitter.com/m99ytJn0Sn

— Emily Sonnett (@emilysonnett) August 2, 2016