François Hollande, the French President, is expected to meet his International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart Thomas Bach on the morning of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony here next Friday (August 5).

More protests are expected to take place here ahead of the Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016 as demonstrators protest against the spending required to host the Olympic Games.

A petition set up on the change.org website in a bid to persuade the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reverse its decision not to allow whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova to compete at Rio 2016 has attracted over 50,000 signatures less than three days after being launched. 

Federal and State police will take over security duties outside venues for the Olympic Games here after the Ministry of Justice sacked a private firm contracted to run the screening process for "incompetence and irresponsibility".

Bookmaker Paddy Power has launched a campaign offering gamblers their money back if a Russian beats a British or Irish competitor at the Olympic Games here.

Ambush marketers occupy nine of the top 15 spots in the Global Language Monitor’s (GLM) pre-Rio 2016 Brand Affiliation Index (BAI), raising questions about some of the Olympic Games’ most prized TOP sponsors.

Projected images of a modernised Memorial Coliseum, which would host the athletics, and a temporary aquatics facility at Dedeaux Field have been released today by Los Angeles as they seek to boost excitement levels for their 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic bid.

An investigation has been opened after a small fire erupted in the Australian building in the Rio 2016 Athletes' Village here today.

Hosting major sporting events has contributed more than £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion/€1.9 billion) to London’s economy since the city staged the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a new report published by London & Partners has revealed.

Chinese nationals have been warned to tighten their security here after reportedly being involved in several incidents following their arrival this week, including one bizarre robbery involving athlete Shi Dongpeng.

Daiwa House Industry has become the latest official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been announced today.

Paris airport authority manager Groupe ADP has signed on as an official supplier of the French capital’s bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today.

Singer Andrea Bocelli and actress Monica Bellucci are among a list of 17 "champion" ambassadors announced in a bid to increase support for Rome's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has had his integrity questioned by another leading German athlete as he arrived here for the start of Rio 2016.

Three cyclists have been axed from Russia's team for Rio 2016 following previous doping offences and a further three riders could miss the Olympics after being implicated in Richard McLaren's report into state-sponsored doping.