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Aleh and Powrie take lead in women's 470

Defending women's 470 champions Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have responded to adversity by powering into the lead in Rio. The Kiwi

Did organisers mix up our flag?

Did the Rio Olympic officials get the flags the wrong way around at this morning's medal ceremony for New Zealand's surprise silver performer Luuka Jones?

Kiwi walker not confident her event is clean

Kiwi road walker Alana Barber has stepped into the doping controversy, with 20km event's hot favourite Liu Hong from China clearly

Grandparents' tears of joy after win

Watch: The grandparents of swimming champion Kyle Chalmers were overwhelmed with emotion when the Australian young gun stormed home to win gold.

Rio: While you were sleeping - day six

After disappointments in rugby sevens and cycling, the first medal chance on the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon was converted into gold today.

10 things to know about Luuka Jones

10 things to know about Luuka Jones, New Zealand's latest Olympic medallist after a stunning performance in the women's canoe slalom final.

Fiji to face Great Britain in rugby sevens final

Fiji is guaranteed its first Olympic medal in its history after beating giantkillers Japan 20-5 in the Rio Olympics rugby sevens semi-finals this morning.

Luuka Jones: 'I went as hard as I could'

Surprise silver as Tauranga-born Luuka Jones wins Olympic silver medal in the canoe slalom.

Olympic swimmer's chilling Rio photo

Russian Olympian Evgeny Korotyshkin posted a chilling snapshot of children brandishing guns after claiming he was mugged in Rio.

Back-to-back: Gold for Bond and Murray

Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have underlined their names in New Zealand's Olympic pantheon, winning the country's first gold medal at the Rio Games.

Rio Olympics: What's coming up

New Zealand have been stranded on two medals for more than two days but that 'drought' is set to end early tomorrow morning.

Hansen calls for sevens review

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has called for an official review into the failure of the New Zealand men's sevens side.

Where will the medals come from?

With the first week mark of the Rio Olympics looming, it is time to recalibrate New Zealand's projected medal haul.

Sky Olympic injunction ruling could take days

Fairfax has questioned if Sky TV has the grounds to bring an injunction against it over the use of Olympic Games video.

Schoolboy shocks the world

He's been an Olympic gold medallist for a matter of hours but Australia's new king of the pool has a big decision to make.

Where to now for Sir Gordon Tietjens?

The fact he has Sir ahead of his name suggests Gordon Tietjens has achieved a fair amount but it counted little this morning.

Weightlifter's arm horrifically dislocated

GRAPHIC: Armenian weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan, 20, has suffered an injury in Rio at the hands of his sport.

Golf at the Games: How Hitler was humilated by Brits

When it comes to golf's troubled relationship with the Olympics, an awful lot has remained the same.