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There are three Brits who certainly won’t be on Vladimir Putin’s Christmas card list this year.

There is little doubt that Lord Coe, Sir Philip Craven and Adam Pengilly are personas non grata in the Kremlin after the stance they have taken over the participation of Russian competitors in the Rio Olympics.

Ukraine's javelin thrower Oleksandr Pyatnytsya has been ordered to return the Olympic silver medal he won at London 2012 after he tested positive following a re-test of his sample.

Two employees from a British company have been arrested by Brazilian police after being found with more than 1,000 tickets they were attempting to sell on the black market.

Brazil won their first Olympic gold medal of Rio 2016 here today as judoka Rafaela Silva overcame huge pressure to triumph in the under 57 kilograms category in front of a crescendo of chanting, singing and raucous celebrations.