A BRAZILIAN judge has issued an order to seize the passport of American swimmer Ryan Lochte saying his claims he was was robbed in Rio are lies. However, according to the lawyer of the gold medal-winning Olympian, he has already returned to the US. Police said they wanted to question the swimmer further about the […]
A BRITISH university student has died after she slipped and fell after watching a football match at the Rio Olympics. The woman, who was known as Zoe Robinson, was watching a match between Nigeria and Denmark and fell from the ninth floor balcony of a hotel in Brazil. The 21-year-old, from Bradford on Avon, was […]
SAILORS taking part in the Rio Olympics may have been confronted by the gruesome sight of a severed leg floating on the waves if it wasn’t for eagle eyed locals. The body part was seen in the water near the course in Guanabara Bay on Sunday. Residents called police after they saw the limb which […]
OLYMPIC athletes are taking drastic measures to protect themselves from Zika – covering their beds with nets to keep out mosquitoes which spread the virus. One image doing the rounds on social media is of a Chinese gymnast who can be seen lying on her tent enclosed bed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The virus, […]
AUSSIE athletes have been evacuated from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic village after a fire broke out in their accommodation. Dozens of athletes were pictured huddled outside the building in the latest disaster to hit the Games – just a week ahead of the opening ceremony. No one is reported to have been hurt and […]