Rio's Olympic air: Dirty, deadly and no cleaner legacy from Games

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's air is dirtier and deadlier than portrayed by authorities and the Olympics' promised legacy of cleaner winds has not remotely been met, an analysis of government data and Reuters' own testing found.

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U.S. and China to win most gold in Rio : Goldman Sachs

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The world's two largest economies, the United States and China, will again win most gold medals at the Olympics and Britain will push Russia into third place in the overall standings, Goldman Sachs predicted in a survey released on Monday.

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WADA defends timing of Russia report after IOC criticism

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday defended the publication date of a damning report on doping in Russia, a day after the International Olympic Committee blamed it for the uncertainty surrounding Russian athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

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America's summer of racial tension surfaces on road to Rio

LOS ANGELES/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - America's hot summer of racial tension, violence and politics has spilled on to the basketball court, the track and the Twitter feeds of some of the country's top sports stars.

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Nadal still doubtful over Rio participation

(Reuters) - Rafael Nadal has conceded he is not yet sure that he will be able to represent Spain at the Rio Olympics as his fitness concerns linger.

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Russia teams for Rio to be decided by Aug 2: R-Sport cites minister

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Monday all decisions about the participation of Russian sportspeople at the Rio Olympics would be made by Tuesday, R-Sport news agency reported.

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Texans' Hopkins ends brief holdout

(Reuters) - Standout Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins ended a brief holdout from training camp, due to unhappiness over his rookie contract, and returned to the team on Sunday.

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