Fiji are romping to victory against Great Britain in the men's rugby sevens Olympic final.
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Men's sprint team pipped at the post
Team sprinters Eddie Dawkins, Sam Webster and Ethan Mitchell have been edged out of their Olympic dream by 0.102s this morning.
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Look who's on Obama's playlist
Barack Obama has shown off his impeccable taste in music by featuring a New Zealand musician on his 2016 Summer Playlist.
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Gymnast takes first steps after leg break
Watch: Injured French gymnast Samir Ait Said is back on his feet - showing his determination to walk again after a horrifying Olympic injury.
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Did organisers mix up our flag?
Did the Rio Olympic officials get the flags the wrong way around at this morning's medal ceremony for New Zealand's surprise silver performer Luuka Jones?
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Back-to-back: Gold for Bond and Murray
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have underlined their names in New Zealand's Olympic pantheon, winning the country's first gold medal at the Rio Games.
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28 years in jail. Now witness says he lied
Johnny Small was sentenced to life in prison. Twenty-eight years into the sentence, the key witness against him said he lied on the stand in 1988.
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Woman spent $100k on Macca's
She could eat three Big Macs in a sitting. But after developing diabetes at the age of 26, she decided to make a change - and lost 100kg.
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Mum's racist post divides internet
An "open-minded" mum who wrote a weird racist piece about her daughter's interracial marriage has gone into hiding.
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Grandparents' tears of joy after win
Watch: The grandparents of swimming champion Kyle Chalmers were overwhelmed with emotion when the Australian young gun stormed home to win gold.
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Proposal a runway success
She thought she was flying home after a day's work. His plans were far more romantic.
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Cyclist helped after hit and run
Motorists rushed to help a cyclist sprawled in the middle of the road - but the person who bystanders say caused the collision kept on driving.
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Luuka Jones: 'I went as hard as I could'
Surprise silver as Tauranga-born Luuka Jones wins Olympic silver medal in the canoe slalom.
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Haemorrhoid operation by mistake
A man waiting anxiously for the birth of his baby outside a hospital ward in China was given an operation on his haemorrhoids in a case of mistaken identity.
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Rio: While you were sleeping - day six
After disappointments in rugby sevens and cycling, the first medal chance on the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon was converted into gold today.
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