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Brazil's Thiago Braz da Silva set a new Olympic record of 6.03m to claim gold in the men's pole vault at Rio 2016. Defending champion Renaud Lavillenie of France looked on course to retain his title after clearing a height of 5.98m. Read…

Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas won a dramatic gold medal in the women's 400m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In a thrilling finish Miller stumbled across the line as she edged out American world champion Allyson Felix to win in 49.44…

Confusion abounded at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre as the normally azure pool water turned a swampy green for the women's synchronised 10m platform final. Divers were forced to compete in water the colour sea lions - rather than…

An Olympics commentator has been criticised after suggesting US gymnast Simone Biles's adoptive mother and father were not really her parents. NBC gymnastics announcer Al Trautwig referred to the Olympic gymnast's adoptive parents, Ron and…

Four South African cricketers, including former Test wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile, have been handed bans by Cricket South Africa for breaching the board's Anti-Corruption Code. While Tsolekile has been banned for 12 years, Jean Symes has…

Usain Bolt has told people to "have faith" in athletics, but says he cannot be sure if his Olympic sprint rivals are drug-free. The run-up to the Games was dominated by Russia's doping scandal, while American rivals Justin Gatlin and…

An unnamed Greek athlete has been expelled from the Rio Olympic Games after failing a drugs test. The athlete's A sample tested positive for a banned substance in early July. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36992010

St Lucia Zouks' dreams of a maiden CPL title were ended by defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders, who turned out a clinical batting display in the eliminator at St Kitts to qualify for the second playoff while knocking Zouks out of the…

A season-high 79 by opener Evin Lewis provided the springboard for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots to upend Trinbago Knight Riders by 34 runs on night two of the Caribbean Premier League's Florida leg. Read more:…

Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles struck half-centuries for the second day in a row, and combined for a 104-run opening partnership, to help St Lucia Zouks beat Jamaica Tallawahs by 17 runs. Zouks' fifth win in their last six games…

World number 42 Marcos Baghdatis has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Rio with a left elbow injury. The Cypriot, 31, reached the third round at London 2012 and was due to appear in his third Games in Rio. Read more:…

Stephan Jaeger shot a 12-under-par 58 on the PGA Tour's secondary Web.com Tour to record the lowest score ever on either of the main US-based circuits. The German, 27, made 12 birdies and six pars at the Ellie Mae Classic to better the 59…

Cycling's governing body carried out more than 3,750 tests for "technological fraud" during the Tour de France - all of which found nothing. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) said "extensive" checks took place throughout the race's…

Manchester City are in talks with Everton over the possible signing of England defender John Stones. A deal is yet to be agreed but it is thought the two Premier League clubs are not far apart in their valuations. Read more:…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has sent defender Mamadou Sakho home early from the club's pre-season tour of the US. It emerged in a club video that Sakho arrived late for the flight to the US and the Telegraph reports Klopp has taken…