If you are an Olympics fan and live in the United States, you may have been disappointed by NBC’s coverage of the event. Almost exclusive focus on Team USA with a one-sided, non-consulted preference ...

Billed beforehand as the “Carnival Games” full of happy fans, the Rio Olympics turned out to be one of the toughest in history. In competition, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Simone Biles lit up South ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Most Brazilian players were already back in the locker room when Neymar rushed across the field at Maracanã Stadium to celebrate with the fans. Shirtless, Neymar raised his arms ...

In the center circle, his teammates knelt in prayer, pleading for divine intervention. All around him, 70,000 Brazilians inside the vast Maracana Stadium chanted his name, expecting – no, demanding – ...

Brazil needed penalty kicks to beat Germany for the men's football gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, beating Die Mannschaft 5-4 in the shootout after playing out a 1-1 draw in ...

After enduring criticism, indignation and Ryan Lochte, Brazil’s Summer Olympics came together Saturday with one restorative kick at Maracana Stadium. Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. etched his name into ...

Brazil won its first Olympic gold medal in men's soccer in dramatic fashion, with Neymar's penalty kick clinching a tense shootout round and sparking celebrations throughout the Maracanã after a 5-4 ...

Brazilians jeered their new President Michel Temer on Wednesday as he attended an Independence Day rally in Brasilia and the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The events were the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> With a kiss of the ball and an unforgettable kick, Brazil’s biggest soccer star gave the Olympic host its biggest moment of the games. Brazil won its first Olympic gold medal in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s trophy case is finally complete. The five-time World Cup champion won the only championship it was still missing on Saturday, defeating Germany 5-4 in a penalty shootout and ...