Rio de Janeiro - Loud jeers erupted around the Maracana stadium as Brazil's interim president Michel Temer officially opened the Rio Olympics on Friday (Aug 5).Boos and jeers rang out in the packed stadium as Temer, who took over...
Rio de Janeiro - The Rio Games launched with a flamboyant spectacle headlined by supermodel Gisele Bundchen on Friday (Aug 5) as a doom-laden Olympic build-up gave way to an energetic party atmosphere at the fabled Maracana stadium.Marathon runner...
Rio Olympics 2016: Flag-Bearer Parade
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Rio Olympics 2016: Opening Ceremony Highlights
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Rio de Janeiro - Fireworks and laser-lit choreography launched the Rio Games on Friday (Saturday, Aug 6 Singapore time) as Brazil sought to forget seven years of troubled preparations and the Olympic movement temporarily put aside its doping crisis.Under...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Jose Mourinho expressed confidence on Friday that Manchester United will sign Paul Pogba in time for the Premier League season and criticised rival managers' reactions to the mooted world-record transfer.United and Juventus are believed to...
Must-watch events of the Rio Olympics (AUG 5-21)Here are the must-watch events of the Rio Olympics * (All in Singapore time, subject to change):AUG 6 Cycling:(8.30pm-3.15am) Men's road race final.Shooting:(9.30pm-3.15am) Women's 10m air rifle final, men's 10m air pistol...
TOKYO - A Japanese high school girl who violated a rule banning females from being on a baseball field where boys are playing or practising has sparked debate in the country.Momona Shuto, a third-year student at Oita High School...
Gunning for glory
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Rio de Janeiro - The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure...
