‘They booed in an outrageous way’
BOOS rang out in the crowd as the heavyweight boxing gold medal match was embroiled in controversy. Once again, it involved a Russian.
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‘If something happens to us it’s not an accident’
THE runner who blew the whistle on the doping scandal in Russia fears for her safety and has switched residences.
Horton’s strange claim to Taiwanese fame
MACK Horton has made it as a truly global star with Taiwanese animators highlighting his infamous smack down of China’s Sun Yang with a hilarious video.
Usain Bolt photo sends the world nuts
THE greatest Australian moment of Rio 2016 may have just gone to someone who isn’t even an athlete, thanks to a perfect photo of Usain Bolt.
Aussie behind that incredible Bolt photo
CAMERON Spencer was one of 600 photographers who watched Usain Bolt win gold in the 100m. He explains how he sent the internet into meltdown.
The real king of the pool in Rio
MICHAEL PHELPS’ last-ever Olympic swim showed once and for all who was king of the pool in Rio, writes MIKE COLMAN.
Olympic swimmers head out to party in Rio
RIO CONFIDENTIAL: As Australia tries to sleep off our disappointment in the pool, Rio’s Olympic swimmers have headed out to party.
Usain Bolt breaks streaming record
USAIN Bolt just can’t stop breaking records. His victory in the 100-metre final was not in the world’s fastest time, but he set a new benchmark for live-streamed events.
Olympian’s insane Macca’s binge
AN Aussie Olympian has comforted himself after bowing out of the Rio Games by gorging on a huge McDonald’s feast. Six burgers were just the start.
The hottest sport at the Olympics
IT is the hottest sport at the Rio Olympics and its athletes added a touch of glamour to the first two days of competition.
US sport anchor’s epic Olympics rant
A US sport anchor found a novel way around Olympics broadcast restrictions, airing his Olympic updates over video of his high school wrestling match.
The Rocky story to inspire Aussies
IF the Australian Olympic team needed a Rocky story to inspire it at the Rio Games, now it has one … and he’s a little champ!
‘The Rio pool smells like farts’
OH dear. Rio officials have made an embarrassing declaration that ‘chemistry is not an exact science’. Now the diving pool has been closed.
Solo labels Sweden ‘cowards’
STAR USA goalkeeper Hope Solo has launched an extraordinary attack on Sweden, calling them ‘cowards’ after their stunning upset.
The unseen luxurious side of the Olympics
FROM beanbags set in the shadow of Christ the Redeemer statue to a pulsing disco festival, this is the side of the Olympics you don’t see.
Cate’s big admission after 100m
CATE Campbell and Cam McEvoy have made the toughest admission of all after failing to medal under intense pressure.
Troubled Hackett’s warning to new champ
AS Grant Hackett recovers from a year of drama, including missing Rio and a drunken midair incident, he’s got a warning for new champ Kyle Chalmers.
Rio’s green pool saga gets even weirder
THE amazing colour changing pools in Rio have been the talk of the Olympics. Now it seems they have claimed a new victim – this guy’s hair.
Swimmers urged to ditch FINA ‘circus’
OLYMPIC swimmers have been urged to revolt against FINA with the director of WASCA calling on athletes to create their own breakaway body.
‘Nude’ divers cause online frenzy
VIEWERS of the diving are all hot and bothered after a combination of Speedos and graphics made it look more like porn.
The place to be seen in Rio
RIO CONFIDENTIAL: It was the hottest ticket in town, the shot in the arm these Olympics desperately needed.
Americans blast ‘dirty’ Boomers
THE Boomers’ thriller against the Dream team has had an explosive postscript, with an NBA superstar branding us “dirty”.
Boomers v ‘Dream Team’ stops the nation
THE epic Olympics clash between the Aussie Boomers and USA Dream Team has proved to be the game that stopped a nation with more live streams than the Melbourne Cup.
‘It’s like everybody was crying’
ATHLETES are complaining about feeling unwell after a second Olympic pool began to turn to a murky green colour.
Rio Village ‘sexually charged’
AWAY from the Games, Olympians are looking for a different kind of match. Athletes from nearly every sport are “looking for fun”.
The secret life of Sun Yang
THE Rio Olympics’ most controversial swimmer, China’s Sun Yang, has a secret girlfriend and a privileged background.
Back to school for TV bound Magnussen
JAMES Magnussen has promised he’s still got “fire in the belly” for more Olympic glory, but in the meantime he’s eyeing a career on TV, with hit show The Block in his sights.
Seven presenter’s awkward Olympic gaffe
A CHANNEL Seven commentator has suffered a massive gaffe on live TV, and surprise surprise, it was all to do with Chinese swimmer Sun Yang.
‘Great’ Britain? Stuttering Poms go quiet
RUBBING the nose of a famous old rival in the dirt is normally considered extremely poor sportsmanship. But when it comes to the struggling Poms …
Hortons issue global apology
THE Horton family know it’s time to apologise — but it won’t be to drug cheat Sun Yang or even a furious Chinese public.
Cody Simpson’s fan moment in Rio
CODY Simpson has a global teen fan base and 3.1 million Instagram followers. But the Aussie singer had his own fan moment when he met one of Australia’s Rio gold medallists.
Why I’m not cheering for Australia
IT’S Olympics time and everyone is donning their green and gold except me because I’m torn between two nations that keep meeting at the Games.
The kiss Rio is talking about
BRAZIL may have only finished ninth in the Olympic Rugby Sevens, but player Isadora Cerullo had her own golden moment.
Ingles’ is a real baby Boomer in Rio
BOOMERS forward Joe Ingles had to drag himself away from his two-day old twins to fly to Rio but their sleeping routine means they — and wife Renae — are usually wide awake while he’s playing.
What’s with Sun Yang’s teeth?
SUN Yang has won two medals in Rio and been embroiled in a stoush with Mack Horton, but his teeth took centre stage today.
Olympic superstar’s mysterious fall
SHE was one of the star’s of the London Games, winning four gold. But in a stunner today, the American finished last in the semis.
Olympian drops phone mid-event
WHAT the heck was French fencer Enzo Lefort thinking? He’s either incredibly forgetful or just really, really popular.
Bolt’s brilliant Rio press conference
THE Usain Bolt brigade rolled into Rio, and judging by his latest press conference, he’s determined to make his last Olympics one to remember.
Why is Michael Phelps covered in spots?
MICHAEL Phelps created Olympic history with a remarkable 19th gold medal — and he did it while covered in mysterious spots.
Olympic Ink: Tattoos on show at Rio
THEY have the perfect blank canvas: ripped bodies primed for peak performance. So it’s no surprise that Rio is a parade of the tattooed body. Or ‘Olympic Ink’.
Rio Confidential: Aussie couple’s tough love
FOR about 10 minutes tomorrow Aussie swimmer Mitch Larkin will be like a single man. He will take absolutely zero interest in his girlfriend Emily Seebohm.
‘Most adorable thing I’ve seen’
RYAN Held must know how Justin Bieber feels. While receiving his gold, he made women around the world fall in love with him.
A jerk, but is he a drug cheat?
THERE is plenty of evidence Sun Yang has a serious attitude problem, but as for being a drug cheat — the case is less clear cut.
Seven’s Rio Olympics app ‘fail’
SEVEN has blamed unprecedented demand for the technical issues plaguing the official Rio Olympics app as users unleash their fury.
New golden girl’s unlikely diet
YOU probably didn’t know Catherine Skinner before the Aussie shooter won gold on Monday, so it’s less likely you know how she eats.
Olympic presenters’ steamy live cross
THE chemistry between a pair of Rio 2016 TV hosts seems to have been diverting viewers’ attention from the pool — along with their co-host’s dress.
‘This is what it means to lose’
ASHLEY McKenzie had nowhere to hide after suffering a painful defeat to world champion Yeldos Smetov in Rio’s judo competition.
Rio Confidential: Olympians big and small
WHAT happens when the tallest Olympic athletes meet the smallest? USA basketball star DeAndre Jordan and gymnast Ragan Smith found out.
Rio food fail: ‘What’s happening is a disaster’
SPECTATORS are getting angry, and even missing out on the sport, because of a massive stuff-up by Olympic organisers.
What was opening ceremony really like?
WHY this Olympic reporter had had enough of the Rio opening ceremony before Canada even walked in. Not everyone’s fallen in love with The Games.
How to shave like an Olympic swimmer
THE decades-old tradition that governs how our swimmers shave down for the Olympics, the pressures of completing your HSC via Rio and carpool karaoke. It’s all in Rio Confidential.
How Gisele Bundchen stole the show
SUPERMODEL Gisele Bundchen has stolen the show at the Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony, in a stunning catwalk down the centre of the stadium.
Who is Tonga’s bare-chested flag bearer?
THE Olympic Parade of Nations is a pretty standard affair. But then there’s sometimes a showstopper, and this year it had to be the shirtless, oiled-up guy from Tonga.
Rio ceremony’s $1 billion twist
AN Olympic partner has a $1.2 billion headache after the Rio 2016 opening ceremony didn’t play out the way they wanted it to.
Bogut: Misunderstood or a grump?
THE riddle that is Boomers star Andrew Bogut may never be solved, but these hidden moments reveal the real bloke behind the cheeky grin.
Bogut’s awkward Cambage confrontation in Rio
ANDREW Bogut knew his face-to-face showdown with Twitter foe Liz Cambage would come in the most awkward possible scenario in Rio. He was spot on.
Aussies’ offensive fashion crime
THE good, bad and ‘eggly’ of Olympic outfits are on display at the Rio opening ceremony. But how does the world rate Australia’s?
#RioProblems trend is pure gold
THERE’S a Twitter hashtag chronicling the Olympic city’s dramas — and it’s simultaneously horrific and hilarious.
Rio: ‘I was seriously scared’
MELISSA Hoyer hit Rio on high alert and with trepidation. And she’s surprised to find the fear factor is fading as Olympic fever takes hold.
Phelps’ secret obsession with Ian Thorpe
BEFORE Michael Phelps could become the greatest Olympian in history, he had to become the world’s best swimmer. He went about it in a strange way.
Royal Family roasts Murray’s Olympic fail
HE’S won three grand slams, including two Wimbledon titles, but some people are just too hard to please. Andy Murray found out the hard way.
US baller’s ridiculously ironic phobia
JIMMY Butler has one phobia that’s going to make his stay with Team USA at the Rio Olympics very, very uncomfortable.
Olympics quiz: Stars when they were kids
TODAY they are among the most famous faces in Australian and world sport. But can you recognise them when they were young?
SBW’s rancorous Australian snub
SONNY Bill Williams has a mystery beef with a group of Australians at the Rio Olympics — and he’s not afraid to show it.
‘Ellen de Generes’ makes Olympic debut
IT was supposed to be “bluish grey” but US swimmer Ryan Lochte’s new hairdo has set social media alight and earned him comparisons to a US talk show favourite.
The easiest gold medal to win?
EVERY Olympic sport has a distinct degree of difficulty, so we ranked events to see which would be the easiest to win gold.
Dream Team star’s $100k porn star offer
AN NBA star’s lewd Snapchat accident has scored him a six-figure offer from Kim Kardashian’s producer to star in his own celebrity sex tape.
Hockeyroo opens up on Olympic mistake
HOCKEYROOS poster girl Anna Flanagan has spoken of the heartbreak of missing Olympic selection through her controversial conviction.
Bogut rips into athletes’ village, team bosses
ANDREW Bogut’s Olympic village lodgings are missing two basic things. His epic rant makes his opinion crystal clear.
What really goes on inside Rio village
PARTIES, condoms and celebrities. Olympian Melanie Wright reveals what really happens when 10,000 athletes live together.
Athlete victim of disgusting Rio robbery
RIO has been smashed for a multitude of problems leading up to the Olympics, but a Chinese hurdler has the right to complain more than anyone else.
Olympian’s $6000 Pokemon Go fiasco
WHEREVER Pokemon Go travels, drama will follow. That was true for one unlucky Olympian preparing to compete in Rio.
Danger lurking in the Rio sand
JUST days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, but that’s just the beginning.
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