Great Britain claimed a quickfire double gold in rowing today as the men’s four romped to victory less than 15 minutes after Helen Glover and Heather Stanning defended their women’s pair crown at the Lagoa Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

Stanning became the only British women to have won two Olympic golds in rowing with a time of 7:18.29.New

medals table with two golds and one silver with Germany second on two golds and The Netherlands and New

Zealand tied for third with one gold and one silver each.The Rio 2016 rowing regatta is due to conclude

A basketball match began in front of an empty stadium following a bomb scare today as security problems continue at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

two Olympic hubs of Deodoro and Barra de Tijuca while a stray bullet also came within two metres of a New

Zealand official at the equestrian venue.A bomb disposal unit arrives outside Carioca Arena 1 ©Getty

with 23-year-old Callum Skinner in for the retired legend that is Sir Chris Hoy - beat world champions New

Zealand to earn gold in an Olympic record of 42.440sec.

produced a superb last lap to gain Britain the winning edge and see them home by a tenth of a second.New Zealand

Rowsell-Shand were part of the trio who won gold in London, with Barker and Archibald joining them in the new

seconds clear of second-placed Denmark and just three-tenths off their own world record.They will face New

Zealand in the semi-final tomorrow.

Slovakian cousins Ladislav and Peter Škantár sealed the Olympic men's C2 canoe slalom title as they emerged victorious from a dramatic final at Rio 2016 at the Whitewater Stadium today.

proved to be a tense affair as Spain's Maialen Chourraut took gold in 98.65 ahead of Luuka Jones of New

Zealand and favourite Jessica Fox of Australia, who led before she was given a retrospective penalty

International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials insist they have "absolutely no regrets" about awarding the Games to Rio de Janeiro despite the organisation's vice-president John Coates admitting they are the "most difficult...we have ever encountered".

But he has also criticised a variety of other problems, including how New Zealand rugby sevens star Sonny

Claims that the attack on a media bus last night was caused by stones rather than gunfire have been dismissed as "spin" by a journalist and former US Air Force captain on the vehicle when it happened. 

the  equestrian venue in Deodoro, reportedly coming within two metres of an official from the New

Zealand team.The bullet, identified as a 5.56 milimetre assault rifle round, pierced the plastic roof

Andrew Hill has been appointed as chief executive officer of the Rugby League World Cup 2017 (RLWC2017) Organising Committee.

technical understanding as well as vision for the strategic direction of the game not just in Australia, New

Zealand and the region but around the world."

2017 Rugby League World Cup will be the 15th staging of the competition.It will be held in Australia, New

Zealand and Papua New Guinea between October 26 and December 2, 2017."

Three people suffered minor injuries after a media bus travelling between Olympic venues came under fire this evening in the latest security incident to overshadow Rio 2016.

the  equestrian venue in Deodoro, reportedly coming within two metres of an official from the New

Zealand team.The bullet, identified as a 5.56 milimetre assault rifle round, pierced the plastic roof

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Pyeongchang House ©Getty ImagesMichael Jung of Germany claimed eventing gold ©Getty ImagesJapan also shocked New

Zealand as men's rugby sevens action began ©Getty ImagesShooter Anna Korakaki claimed Greece's first

Germany's Michael Jung successfully defended his Olympic individual eventing title by winning Rio 2016 gold on his second-choice horse today.

and Jung posted three superb clears to pile the pressure on the three teams ahead of them - France, New

Zealand and Australia.The French did not flinch though, and a foot-perfect run from Nicolas meant they

Zealand, but a heart-wrenching 16 faults with Leonidas ll ended the Kiwi's chances.

Burton picked up eight faults to round-up the Aussie finishing score to 175.30 for bronze, relegating New

Zealand to fourth, 3.5 points adrift.France’s victory comes despite the fact that the country has only

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has announced that 15-year-old Tupou Neiufi has been selected to represent

Zealand, said: “I am thrilled to confirm Tupou’s selection to the Para-swimming team to represent New

Zealand at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games."

Tupou has consistently demonstrated outstanding results, including meeting the Swimming New Zealand nomination

and the Paralympics New Zealand selection criteria after setting a minimum qualifying time for Rio 2016

Zealand is a reality.”New Zealand has won medals in Para-swimming at every Summer Paralympic Games since

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Figueroa was visibly emotional after he secured gold in the men's 62kg event ©Getty ImagesAustralia beat New

Zealand to seal the first-ever Olympic rugby sevens gold medal ©Getty ImagesChinese pair Chen Aisen

Australia’s women were deservedly crowned the first Olympic rugby champions for 92 years at Deodoro Stadium here tonight.

In a fast, bruising encounter, they defeated their bitter local rivals New Zealand 24-17 watched by a

noisy and partisan crowd.While the try count was four to three in favour of Australia, two of the New

Zealand touchdowns came late in the day and the margin of victory was more emphatic than the scoreline

taking bronze.A complex and long-drawn-out medals ceremony in Deodoro enabled six officials, including new

successful campaign to return to the Olympics, taking part in the ceremony.A terrific start to the sport’s new

respective competitions at the 2016 International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross Australian and New

Zealand National Championships at Mount Hotham in Victoria.

course, beating an international field to win both the Australian national title and the Australian/New

Zealand 2016 Championships.Currently ranked number three in the world, Pullin obliterated his rivals

Switzerland's Sandra Daniela Gerber.Mount Hotham in Victoria hosted the combined FIS Australian and New

Zealand National Snowboard Championships where Alex Pullin and Belle Brockhoff dominated their classes

China's Zhang Mengxue fired her way to the gold medal in the women's 10 metres air pistol final at Rio 2016 with an Olympic record score at the Olympic Shooting Centre today.

“As a new member of China’s national team, I think my main objective is to qualify for the final.

©Getty ImagesIn the women's trap, Skinner looked far more composed than opponent Natalie Rooney of New

Zealand, who appeared to succumb to the pressure of competing for an Olympic gold medal when the two