By Cassandra Garrison and Caroline Stauffer MIAMI/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A U.S. Olympic swimmer has accused his team mate, Ryan Lochte, of playing a key role in an incident that has tainted South America’s first Games, saying he tore a poster off a wall and argued with armed security guards at

By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Germany won their first ever Olympic gold medal in women’s football on Friday when they turned in a superior second half performance to beat Sweden 2-1. The no. 2 ranked Germans, who are now one of only three women’s teams to win both the

By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set up a disciplinary commission for United States swimmer Ryan Lochte and his three team mates after they were found to have lied about an armed robbery during the Rio Olympics, an IOC official told

U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his actions on the night he claimed he was robbed at gunpoint, along with three other swimmers, in Rio de Janeiro. “I want to apologize for my behavior last weekend ― for not being more careful and candid in how I described the events of that early

Gymnast Gabby Douglas “disrespected” her entire country by not putting her hand on her heart and smiling enough during the Olympics. Swimmer Ryan Lochte is a “kid” who deserves “a break” for allegedly destroying property and lying about a traumatic robbery.  If you were wondering what white, male