A high-quality contest was overshadowed by a disputed line call at a crucial juncture in the second set.

Dawn Staley, a member of the U.S. women’s basketball selection committee, said the W.N.B.A. star’s recent play might have earned her a roster spot.

Canada’s Summer McIntosh, the world record holder in the 400-meter individual medley, won her first gold medal in the event on Monday.

In the 60th meeting between two of the greatest tennis players of all time, Djokovic showed Nadal no mercy.

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer argued that the six-point deduction “unfairly punishes the athletes.”

The driver’s future has been up in the air since Ferrari announced in February it had signed Lewis Hamilton.

The Big East could have a distinct advantage because the conference does not sponsor football.

The U.S. men’s team will take home a medal for the first time since 2008.

Yuto Horigome’s Nollie 270 noseblunt on his final trick secured his second consecutive gold medal.

Flags and other displays of national pride were common in Paris as the Summer Games got off to a fashionable start.