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Bentz and Conger – who were taken off a plane at Tom Jobim International Airport on Wednesday and whose passports were seized by police who wanted answers about a reported robbery – gave statements to the authorities and have now been allowed to leave Rio de Janeiro,...

Ward is backing Defour to add a touch of class to Burnley’s midfield after signing from Anderlect in a £7m deal.

Michael Phelps of the United States thanks the crowd after winning gold in the Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final on Day 8 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 13, 2016.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Thiago Motta says team-mate Blaise Matuidi should look to stay at the club.

Caster Semenya, the South African runner whose presence in the 800 is controversial because of her high testosterone levels, breezed through her first 800-meter race Wednesday at the Rio Olympics.

“We got a little lazy and we know in the next two games we’ve got to be sharp for a full four quarters otherwise we’re not going to get the job done”.

Days after she helped a couple unite for their honeymoon, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj responded to the plea of a young woman from Jaipur who was being threatened by trolls on Twitter for her tweet prior to gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s failed medal bid in Rio Olympics.

“I would have loved to go out there and defend my title, but right now I’m just rejoicing”, said Douglas, as the dominant United States topped China in qualifying for Tuesday’s team final by almost 10 points.

Phelps could only laugh when host Matt Lauer showed him a clip of a prior interview he’d done with Ryan Lochte, in which Phelps’ longtime intra-squad rival said he could “guarantee” we would see the swimming legend again in Tokyo.

However, Philippe Coutinho levelled with a free-kick on the stroke of half time to spark an incredible 20-minute spell either side of the break.

“I think it’s really exciting because the creativity between Pegula Sports and Entertainment, what we do here with the Bills, they’re (New Era) a massive creative team with what they do across the globe”, Brandon said.

Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet won the gold medal in 8:59.75, followed by Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi.

Unfortunately, the law includes Olympic medals.

The ever-reliable Matt Joyce came to the plate and brought home two runs with a ground-ball single, cutting the lead to 4-3 with the Pirates’ first hit of the inning. Not only is that the most in the major leagues, but it’s more than the Giants had blown in their...

NBC Olympics reports that a local TV cut to the 29-year-old mid-sentence during a Brazilian interview as he told the reporter that “it was not cool” it regards to his competitor speeding up at the end.