Caster Semenya claimed the first ever Olympic track gold medal by a South African woman, in Rio on Sunday night – powering her way to the 800m title in a new national record time of 1:55.28.
Brazil, after three previous attempts, finally laid their hands on the Olympic football trophy, as they avenged their 2014 FIFA World Cup defeat against Germany 5-4 on penalties to win gold at the Maracana on Saturday.
Jamaica's win in the Olympic 4x100m relay ensured that Usain bolt has won three gold medals at three Olympic Games in a row, Beijing 2008; London 2012; and Rio 2016.
Jamaica won the Olympic 4x100m men relay, their second in a row, in 37.27 seconds beating Japan's 37.60 and the United States 37.62 to ensure that Usain Bolt, who was running in his last Olympics, got his 'treble treble'.
The fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt aims to complete a historic nine gold medal haul when he competes in the 4x100m relay on Friday but there's no other bigger fan than his stunning Jamaican lawyer and model girlfriend Kasi Bennett who couldn’t hide her excitement as she watched her man sprint his way into the record books.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice on his home debut to continue Manchester United’s 100% start to the new season and consolidate their position the top of the Premier League as the early-season team to beat.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba is the world's best midfielder, but does not expect the France international to produce fireworks every week.
Usain Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble treble'.
Neymar broke an Olympic record on Wednesday by scoring the fastest goal in the football competition's history to help secure a place in the final against Germany.
When it comes time for this year's women's 800-meter event, the world will have its eyes on one athlete: Caster Semenya. This 25-year-old runner from South Africa is already poised to take home gold, though some have argued over whether she's even eligible to compete. Read on to learn more about the controversy surrounding Caster — and, more importantly, her seriously impressive accomplishments:
Chelsea legend Ricardo Carvalho was a guest at Monday night’s game against West Ham and admitted it was a special feeling to return to the place he called home for six years.
Wladimir Klitschko says he has been forced to take Tyson Fury to court following a disagreement over negotiations about their world heavyweight championship rematch.
Antonio Conte may still be keen to add another striker to his Chelsea squad, but Diego Costa sent his manager a message that, whether Romelu Lukaku joins or not, he is ready and willing to lead the line at Stamford Bridge.
Defender Jerome Boateng struck a blow for his trade in winning Germany's footballer of the year for the 2015-16 season in a poll of sports journalists.
