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Rio police say US swimmers made up mugging story

Star US swimmer Ryan Lochte and three of his Olympic teammates were not robbed in Rio as they claimed, but tried to flee after apparently vandalising a bathroom at a gas station, police said Thursday. The plot thickens. But all swimmers appear to have flown out of Rio and back to the US. Read More

Bolt makes it eight

Usain Bolt added to his Olympic medal tally by winning gold in the men’s 200m final, his eighth Olympic gold. As has been the case throughout his career as a professional athlete, his opponents were left in his dust. Read More

Schoeman brings in bronze

After a bit of a downer on Wednesday, Thursday more than made up for it. Henri Schoeman bagged a bronze in the triathlon, overcoming a fever that had “left him in tears”, while Sunette Viljoen won silver in the javelin and Caster Semenya breezed through to the final of the women’s 800m. If you missed any of the action, you can catch up here with events as they happened.

Metallica announce new album

Metallica fans rejoice! The metal group has announced their first new album in eight years. ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’ will be released in November. Fans, meanwhile, will spend the coming months praying the album won’t suck. Read More

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Facts of the Day

Today is World Humanitarian Day.

The cost of ivory for billiard balls helped contribute to the development of plastic.

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