The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro start Friday. Rio de Janeiro is the first city in South America to host the Olympics, which run through Aug. 21. Here’s a look at the telling Olympic numbers ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics concluded Sunday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as some of the final medals were awarded during the closing ceremony. Speaking of medals, the U.S. finished with a ...

The media reported that the former governor of Rio de Janeiro had confessed to paying a bribe to then-president of IAAF to secure the votes in favor of Brazil’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics MOSCOW, ...

MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. The Kremlin is aware of media reports about an alleged bribery scheme used to select Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, but believes that these ...

It is time to light the Olympic Torch in a tropical country,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as it gathered in Copenhagen to select a site ...

The 2016 summer Olympic games was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August to 21 August 2016. Rio de Janeiro was the first city in South America to host the Summer Olympic Games. As a matter of ...

The miracle run of Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro continued Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, as he defeated Spain's Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in an instant classic to earn an opportunity to play ...

Maracanã Stadium, which is still under construction, will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCourtesy of Rio 2016 London’s Olympic torch ...

STRAFFAN, IRELAND - MAY 20: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland’s mother Rose and Fiancee Erica Stoll follow his group during the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory ...

Early ratings are still quite huge, though the Summer Games start out at their lowest since 1996. By Mikey O'Connell Senior Entertainment Editor They were bound to be big — but the Olympic ratings did ...

Australian gold medalist Mack Horton, who had an intense rivalry with China’s Sun Yang, announced his retirement Sunday from ...

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics just seven months away, NBCUniversal revealed it has earned over $1 billion in national television advertising revenue, a sizable increase when compared to the same time ...