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Media playback is not supported on this device Bolt surges to historic third 100m gold Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Gatlin, twice banned for doping offences, finished 0.08 seconds behind Bolt to take…

As English Premier League fans suffer at the hands of Optus, the ACCC needs to intervene when broadcasters and telcos can’t deliver on their streaming sports promises. Having endured Seven’s flaky Olympics streaming app, Aussie sports fans were in for another rude shock on the weekend when Optus’ new EPL streaming service left them locked out of the match. Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates his goal for Manchester United in the opening round of…

Media playback is not supported on this device Bolt surges to historic third 100m gold Usain Bolt claimed a record third 100m title while tennis player Andy Murray won Britain’s fifth Rio gold on GB’s best day at an overseas Olympics. A 15th gold of the Games, putting GB second in the medal table, followed gymnast Max Whitlock’s historic double success and Justin Rose’s golf victory. Cyclist Jason Kenny defeated…

Five people have died in a deadly weekend for extreme sports in the French Alps that claimed the lives of two climbers, a paraglider, a hanglider and a wingsuit jumper. On Sunday afternoon, rescuers found a paraglider’s body on rocks in the Haute-Savoie region on the Swiss border, security forces said. Related: Wingsuiting: adrenaline highs and dangerous lows The man had plunged to his death from the Buclon mountain, which…

In the fight for fantasy sports primacy, DraftKings and FanDuel, the majority market-share leaders in the “daily” variety, resemble each other more and more—but they are also starting to resemble the long-established “season-long” fantasy providers. DraftKings on Sunday announced a new feature, Leagues, that makes it easier for users to set up private groups with their friends and create recurring contests. The option to create a contest and invite friends…

x Embed x Share Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte tells USA Today Sports that mentally, he’s drained. USA TODAY Sports Ryan Lochte did not medal in his only individual competition, finishing fifth in the 200 medley.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers were held up at gunpoint early Sunday morning. Lochte described the incident to NBC on Sunday afternoon. “We got pulled…

Forget the handshake that wasn’t — Israel is delighted with something much more unusual: international athletic success. While an Egyptian judoka’s refusal to shake hands with his Israeli opponent at the Rio Olympics reverberated worldwide, in Israel the focus is on national Olympic medals — something far more novel than Middle East tensions. The country entered the 2016 games with twice as many Nobel laureates as Olympic medalists. After defeating…

Media playback is not supported on this device Kenya’s Jemima Sumgong wins marathon Jemima Sumgong became the first Kenyan woman to win the Olympic marathon, beating Eunice Kirwa of Bahrain. Ethiopia’s world champion Mare Dibaba took the bronze medal as her compatriot and race favourite Tigist Tufa pulled out before the halfway mark. London Marathon winner Sumgong, 31, finished in two hours 24 minutes four seconds to end a run…

Numbers of openly gay athletes competing in Rio are said to have doubled since the 2012 summer Games in London, putting a global focus on the world of athletics, where identifying as LGBTQ does not always align with stereotypical notions of sporting. But openly LGBTQ athletes thriving in an environment sometimes thought of as homophobic or aggressive, can serve as role models to younger athletes, many of whom, may be…

Former Cardiff City midfielder Aaron Ramsey (R) starred for Wales at Euro 2016 Aaron Ramsey is an injury worry for Wales’ opening World Cup qualifier against Moldova on 5 September. Midfielder Ramsey, 25, came off in Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Liverpool because of suspected hamstring damage. The injury came after news that Crystal Palace midfielder Jonny Williams will miss Wales’ opening three qualifiers. The 22-year-old suffered an ankle injury…

I’m confused about this British swimming record, and how “It was Great Britain’s best medal haul since 1908″ (emphasis added) Aren’t there two more swimming events left? The Women’s 10km is on Monday, Men’s 10km Tuesday. Both of which are swimming events, unless they’re planning to walk somehow, or maybe waterski, or something. Indeed, if I were Keri-Anne Payne or Jack Burnell, I’d be pretty disappointed that British Swimming don’t…

Egyptian Islam El Shehaby in the contentious first round match with Israel’s Or Sasson. Forget the handshake that wasn’t – Israel is delighted with something much more unusual: international athletic success. While an Egyptian judoka’s refusal to shake hands with his Israeli opponent at the Rio Olympics reverberated worldwide, in Israel the focus is on national Olympic medals – something far more novel than Middle East tensions. The country entered the 2016…

Age: 27 Cost: £26m (reported) Position: Attacking midfielder Career so far: Started in his homeland of Armenia with Pyunik, before spells with Metalurh and Shakhtar Donetsk. Joined Dortmund three years ago, scoring 23 goals in 88 Bundesliga appearances. Had a hand in 49 goals (23 goals, 26 assists) in 52 games for Dortmund last season. What type of player is he? Plays most of his football as an attacking midfielder, but can also play in a deeper…

Media playback is not supported on this device Brilliant Neymar helps Brazil reach semis Neymar scored his first goal of the Olympics as hosts Brazil beat Colombia 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the men’s football. The Barcelona forward curled home a free-kick after only 12 minutes, and Luan added a second after the break. Brazil will now play Honduras in Wednesday’s semi-finals after they won 1-0 against South Korea,…

The only Russian track and field athlete due to compete at the Rio Olympics has been banned by the sport’s governing body on the eve of competition. The long jumper Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete to receive special dispensation from the International Association of Athletics Federations to compete after the rest of the country’s track and field team was banned in the wake of the state‑sponsored doping scandal…

Yuliya Stepanova competed in this year’s European Championships in Amsterdam but was banned by the IOC from the Rio Games Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has had the account that shows details of her location hacked, the World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed. Stepanova is in hiding after helping to expose Russian state-sponsored doping. Wada, which had been alerted that its website had been hacked, found the 800m runner’s account had been…

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The only Russian track and field athlete due to compete at the Rio Olympics has been banned by the sport’s governing body on the eve of competition. The long jumper Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete to receive special dispensation from the International Association of Athletics Federations to compete after the rest of the country’s track and field team was banned in the wake of the state‑sponsored doping scandal…

Media playback is not supported on this device GB’s women’s eight win historic silver Great Britain’s women’s eight won their first Olympic medal, taking silver in the rowing behind the United States. The crew of Katie Greves, Melanie Wilson, Frances Houghton, Polly Swann, Jessica Eddie, Olivia Carnegie-Brown, Karen Bennett and Zoe Lee held off Romania on the line. Great Britain were last at the halfway point but moved through the…