Strong winds force the cancellation of a full day of rowing

High winds have thrown the rowing schedule at the Rio Olympics into confusion with all competition cancelled on day two.

Late workers, long queues, no food: Day two of Rio Olympics' chaotic start

Day two of the Rio Olympic Games has started as day one finished - with long queues, spectator complaints - and staff late for work.

Olympics bosses claim credit for archery medal in Rio

Australia's first ever medal in team archery has been claimed by the nation's top two sports administrators - the AOC's John Coates and the ASC's John Wylie - as evidence of each other's opposing views of what is required to drive this country to a top five position in the table of Olympic nations.

Horton bombarded with abuse after baiting Chinese rival

Australia's 400m freestyle gold medallist Mack Horton has copped a barrage of abuse from Chinese swimming fans on social media in the wake of his sledge on rival Sun Yang.

Russia kicked out of 2016 Rio Paralympics

World Paralympic bosses have taken the hardline decision the International Olympic Committee baulked at: to ban all Russian athletes from their imminent Rio Games.

Australians robbed at knifepoint near Ipanema Beach in troubled start to Olympics

Two Australian rowing coaches have been robbed at knifepoint near Rio's famous Ipanema Beach after attending the Australian team's informal opening ceremony on Friday night.

Liz's Uber driver couldn't afford the trip to Rio, so she raised the money for him

Liz Willock believes she missed her flight to Philadelphia for a reason. Had she not taken a later one out of Chicago, she might not have had Ellis Hill as her Uber driver on her trip from the airport to her hotel.

Suspicious bag, stray bullet amount to little, but illustrate tension at Rio Games

In the end, neither incident amounted to much but they were indicative of underlying tensions here, where anything suspicious can seem like a serious threat in these heavily patrolled Games.

Bullet fired at Olympics equestrian centre

A stray bullet, believed to have been fired from a Brazilian military rifle, has narrowly missed photographers during the first day of Olympic competition at the Equestrian Centre in Rio De Janeiro.

First green, now gold: the climate changes in Rio

Rio de Janeiro's opening ceremony made a virtue of a vice, and a statement of a virtue. The vice was a cut-price budget roughly a tenth of London's four years ago and spare change from Beijing's before that.

Rio Opening Ceremony: Who is Olympic flame lighter Vanderlei de Lima?

It was supposed to involve one of the most famous sporting figures of all time, Pele, lighting the flame at the Rio Opening Ceremony.

Rio Olympics 2016 Opening Ceremony live

It's a carnival atmosphere in Rio as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad get under way.

Rio's high-tech Samba party goes off without a hitch

Against a background of protests, petty crime and a discoloured warm-up swimming pool portending the end of civilisation, Rio's response was to show that it could choreograph a high-technicolour samba party to perfection. Although this is largely a made-for-television production, a TV broadcast could only do approximate justice to the complex, dazzling and emotionally moving display designed and performed by the locals. Now to fix those leaking taps.

Police fire tear gas at protesters outside Maracana stadium

Tension flared at the end of a protest against the Olympic Games on Friday evening. Police fired tear gas and a percussion grenade after youths set a Brazilian flag and a Rio 2016 volunteer's T-shirt on fire and tried to get too close to where the Opening Ceremony for Rio 2016 will shortly be held. One man was arrested.

Moroccan boxer arrested for sexual assault on room cleaners

The Olympic Village has been hit by its first scandal, with a Moroccan boxer arrested by Brazilian police after allegedly assaulting two female room cleaners.

Searching for the Great Train Robber in Rio

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As I travelled from Rio airport to my hotel on Thursday, there were frequent reminders this is now a city where some of its inhabitants are now intent on robbing me.

Pele won't light cauldron at opening ceremony

Brazilian soccer legend Pele will not light the Olympic cauldron at Friday's opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, a spokesman for the 75-year-old said.

Security fears for Gina Rinehart if Australia's richest woman visits Rio

Gina Rinehart's personal security team has protested that her safety could be compromised if she attends the AOC President's reception at the Edge hotel in Rio on August 15.

Why Rio was an inspired choice for the Games

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In the days leading up to the opening ceremony, the prevailing atmosphere is of a busy city, preoccupied with its problems, suddenly realising something big is happening and then not being too fussed about it either way.

Robber killed near Olympic Park after altercation with Russian diplomat

A Russian diplomat has reportedly tackled and killed a would-be robber near Rio's Olympic Park on Thursday morning local time.

What's new and what's gone at the Rio Olympics

The organisers of the Rio Olympics have made plenty of changes to what in some cases have been long-held traditions. Reporter Michael Chammas explains what's new, and what's gone, at this year's Olympics.

Pokemon Go arrives in Rio along with Olympic trainers

It's official, athletes in Rio can now play in that other exciting, addictive competition.

Murray laughs off Princess Anne flag mishap

Andy Murray may be very adept at holding a tennis racquet, but his skills with a flagpole require considerable improvement.

Nigeria to arrive in Brazil only hours before first football game

A flight delay stranded the Nigeria men's football team in the US on the same day the club was set to play its first game in the Olympic Games.