An Olympics without a smile

'As each week brings fresh tales of the woes of Rio on the eve of the Olympics, I wonder whether my friends had a foreboding that the Gods of the Olympics will bring only misfortunes to their......

Brazil didn't mess up Olympics, nor did it make most of them

The enduring images of the Games will be not just the great sporting achievements - from US swimmer Michael Phelps' 28th Olympic medal to Usain Bolt's historic sprint 'triple triple' - but also the......

Brazil soccer gold will be the memory Rio never forgets

IMAGE: Neymar of Brazil is surrounded by teammates as he celebrates after scoring the winning penalty in the penalty shoot out during the men's football final against Germany at the Maracana......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 11 at Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medallists on Day 11 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday: China's Cao wins gold in 3 metre springboard IMAGE: Yuan Cao of China competes in the men's Diving......

Cancer-survivor Lange wins gold for Argentina

IMAGE: Santiago Lange, left, and Cecilia Carranza Saroli celebrate winning the gold medal in the Nacra 17 Mixed class on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images......

Sailing: Regatta sets sail on dirty water, tricky winds

IMAGE: Dorian Van Rijsselberghe of the Netherlands, Byron Kokkalanis of Greece and Joao Rorigues of Portugal copete during the second race of the sailing preliminary in the men's indsurfer - RS:X......