Thiago Braz Da Silva sent Brazil into delirious celebrations after his miracle performance that will live forever in history.

A top chef is using leftover food from the Olympic Village to make meals for Rio's homeless.

Athletes train long and hard to win Olympic gold but what happens once they succeed?

Weightlifting isn't the only thing David Katoatau is good at.

NZ will still send a full team to compete at the Paralympic Games despite news of countries missing out because of a lack of money for the event.

Australia media are describing their country's hockey campaign as a "train wreck" after they knocked out of the Olympics by NZ's Black Sticks women's team.

A dramatic dive by Shaunae Miller at the finish line to win the women's 400-metre final, preventing American Allyson Felix from capturing a record fifth gold.

It's time to lay the Curse of Richie McCaw to rest.

They're not made of chocolate, but that doesn't stop a huge number of Olympians biting their medals when posing for photos.

The New Zealand women's hockey team's victory over Australia finally put a much needed tick in the win column over our transtasman

Shaunae Miller has thrown herself over the line to take the 400m gold from Allyson Felix in one of the most incredible Olympic finishes.

470 sailors Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have had their latest protest thrown out.

One of America's stars has gone from London darling to Rio villain in a dramatic turn of fortune, showing the Olympics' darker side.

Athletes have been forced to evacuate the Olympic track as a large bushland burns close to the stadiums.

Olympic and American officials are ducking for cover amid strong criticism over their handling of Ryan Lochte's armed robbery in Rio. Emergence

Germany's canoe slalom coach, Stefan Henze, has died from injuries he suffered when a taxi he was in crashed near the Olympic Park on Friday.

Fair cop. We choked...if that's how you want to put it. That is the response from the heartbroken hockey men, after their extraordinary

A Brazilian diver allegedly banished her synchronised partner from their shared room in Rio for a "marathon night of sex" with a canoeist.

The Olympics brings the world's sportswriters together in the one place every four years. People who've been around a bit; people

A four day celebration and $1 million was a big enough welcome for Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling.

Sam Meech's bid to clinch New Zealand's first sailing medal of the Rio Olympics has been put on hold. The medal race in the Laser

Horsewoman Charlotte Dujardin rode to victory for Team GB today in the dressage on her £6million horse Valegro - and seconds after

The pressure to add to New Zealand's medal tally at the Rio Olympics is not weighing on Lydia Ko's mind.

New Zealand's women's Black Sticks have beaten Australia 4-2 in their Olympic quarter-final match this morning.

Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie didn't want to know how the standings are poised heading into the penultimate day of racing in their Olympic fleet.

It will take a long time for New Zealand to get over their shattering stumble against Germany at the Rio Olympic men's hockey tournament yesterday.

"And then the guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it, put it to my forehead and he said, 'Get down'," says Olympic star.

The women's Black Sticks have helped New Zealand finally beat Australia at an Olympic event at the Rio Olympics.

Kiwi gold medallist inadvertently walks into a very public squabble between British Olympic presenters.

The Olympic superstar is keen to lock horns with the new 400m world record-holder Wayde van Niekerk in a sprint to see who's fastest.