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The 34-year-old was “strongly reprimanded” by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after his first-round loss on Friday. The IOC say his conduct was “against the spirit of friendship embodied in the Olympic values”. The Egyptian Olympic Committee condemned El Shehaby and sent him home. El Shehaby was roundly booed by […]

Usain Bolt’s dream of claiming an unprecedented ‘triple-triple’ of sprint titles in Rio was still alive after he stormed to 100 metres victory in 9.81 seconds on Sunday night, beating America’s Justin Gatlin into second. In a repeat of the result at last year’s World Championships Bolt got a predictably terrible […]

Germany forward Lukas Podolski has confirmed his retirement from international football with immediate effect. Podolski, who plays at club level with Galatasaray, suggested in January 2015 that Euro 2016 would be his final major tournament with the national team. Podolski made his Germany debut under Rudi Voller in a 2-0 […]

China’s He Zi received the shock of her life when teammate and boyfriend Qin Kai rushed up with a diamond ring during the medal ceremony of the women’s 3 metre springboard event, marking the second marriage proposal of the Olympics. Qin, who won a bronze medal in his own synchronized […]