Tokyo Olympics: What you need to know right now

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tokyo Olympics/Twitter The director of the Olympics opening ceremony was fired over an old comedy act in which he joked about the Holocaust, a day before the usually......

Phelps bags fifth gold to confirm supremacy

Michael Phelps conquered Rome with a fifth gold medal in the men's 4x100 metres medley relay on Sunday when the American team closed an extraordinary world championships with a 43rd world record.......

Phelps recovers from flop

Michael Phelps rebounded from a rare failure to capture his first gold medal at the world championships on Sunday after his bid to win a record eight titles had been sunk in his very first......

Hackett makes it four in a row

Grant Hackett finished the 11th world championships as he started them by winning another gold medal to enhance his reputation as the greatest long-distance swimmer on the final night of......