Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa set a world record Sunday in winning the men’s 400-meter race at Olympic Stadium. Niekerk’s time of 43.03 seconds ...

Wayde van Niekerk, golden boy of South Africa and the world! Van Niekerk obliterated Michael Johnson’s 400m world record in a sensational run to win South ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — She just finished seventh out of eight on Sunday’s uneven bars final, ending an Olympics where the focus was more on her facial expressions, ...

South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk not only won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 400 metres, he smashed U.S. sprinter Michael Johnson's 17-year-old record in ...

If you want to get as fit as an Olympic athlete you need to dedicate your entire life to training in your sport. You can also eat a whole lot of meat and ...

Millions of flyers in China may soon see their wish come true: authorities are considering lifting restrictions on the use of mobile phones on planes, paving ...

At this year’s Olympics, just like at London 2012, the most popular medal event is likely to be the shortest. On Sunday, at 10.25pm local time, billions of ...

The only time Usain Bolt has "ever been slow" was when the Jamaican arrived 10 days after his due date. Mum Jennifer said she knew her son was special by ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — As the king of sprinting and the biggest global star at the Rio Games, Usain Bolt of Jamaica held aloft his index finger, signaling that ...

Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band from Northern Ireland have been crowned world pipe band champions. The Lisburn band reclaimed the title after Scottish ...