A judge in Brazil has reportedly accepted charges against Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) President Patrick Hickey over the alleged ticketing scandal at Rio 2016.

Thomas Bach has not been approached by the police in Brazil to give evidence in their investigation into alleged ticket touting at Rio 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claimed today.

Brazilian police investigating ticketing touting at last month's Olympic Games here widened their search today when they named the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) sports director Martin Burke as a new suspect and claimed that they needed to speak to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

Police in Brazil have reportedly named International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach as a witness as part of their investigation into ticket allegations surrounding Irishman Patrick Hickey.

Patrick Hickey has been formally charged in connection with an alleged ticketing scandal involving Ireland at last month's Olympic Games here.

Patrick Hickey is due to be questioned again by Brazilian police tomorrow as part of the investigation into an alleged ticketing scandal involving Ireland at last month's Olympic Games here. 

Supermarket chain and Team GB sponsor Aldi has installed a gold till in three UK stores in honour of Nicola Adams, Jade Jones and Jack Laugher following their success at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last month. 

Patrick Hickey has vowed to fight allegations made against him regarding an alleged ticketing scandal involving Ireland at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Dilma Rousseff has been officially removed as Brazil’s President a week before the Paralympic Games get underway in Rio de Janeiro after she suffered a crushing impeachment vote defeat today.

Patrick Hickey has today been released on bail from the maximum-security Bangu Prison in Rio de Janeiro.

Two members of the disbanded National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) have been granted bail after appearing in a Nairobi court over alleged mismanagement of the country’s team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

China’s Olympic medallists have attended a variety show in Hong Kong to allow the public to celebrate their achievements at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

A judge in Rio de Janeiro has recommended that Patrick Hickey is released from prison and placed under house arrest.

An internal investigation looking into how Australian athletes were detained by police after attending a Rio 2016 basketball match has reportedly discovered that a further 80 athletes gained access to the game.

Hundreds of Australians gathered at the Sydney Opera House to welcome home their athletes who competed at the Rio 2016 Olympics, despite the country producing their worst performance at a Games for 24 years.