'Plumbers not kangaroos needed' at Rio Athletes' Village

Blocked toilets, leaky pipes and exposed wires ... just a few of the reasons Australia's Olympic delegation says it has refused to move into the athletes village, now open to arriving Olympians.

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Aussie athletes shun 'dirty' Rio housing

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has offered to get a kangaroo for the Australian Olympic team after they refused to move into the Athletes Village over safety fears.

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A 'glorious' end to British summer

It's the ultimate expression of British upper-class culture -- famously described by one king as "a garden party with racing tacked on."

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America's Cup World Series: Ben Ainslie leads UK team to victory

Britain's Land Rover Bar team claimed victory in the seventh stage of the America's Cup World Series Sunday off the coast of Portsmouth, England.

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Chris Froome wins third Tour title

Chris Froome secured a third Tour de France victory Sunday after crossing the finish line in Paris alongside the Team Sky teammates who have helped propel him to victory.

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Lewis Hamilton wins Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton eased out Nico Rosberg to take victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday and move to the top of the driver's championship standings.

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No blanket ban on Russian athletes, IOC confirms

The International Olympic Committee will not issue a blanket ban on Russian athletes hoping to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games and will instead leave the issue up to individual sporting federations, the IOC confirmed in a statement Sunday.

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