The men's Kiwi football team had never made it out of an Olympic group until today.

It's a story of sports and viruses, but most of all a tale of complex politics.

The Fijians dominated the final from start to finish.

Hannah Osborne and Brooke Donoghue made their family proud today.

The former champion was outraged Caeleb Dressel wasn't selected for the 4x200m freestyle relay.

The Warriors captain was released from his contract early in order to go back home to New Zealand.

The superstar gymnast will not defend her all-around title.

A win over NZ in the gold medal match could bring some much-needed joy to the nation during its Covid battle.

The Kiwis nearly fought back from two goals down but were unable to equalise.

The men's eight fended off a challenge from Great Britain to take first place in the do-or-die race.

Dimosthenis Karmiris made disparaging comments about table tennis player Jeoung Young-sik.

Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell defied the odds and are one step away from competing for gold.

Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler broke the world record to punch their ticket to the final in Tokyo.

Greenpeace says aligning with the company could harm New Zealand's clean, green image.

Roberts was spotted outside in his underwear when he was meant to be quarantining inside.

Brook Robertson and Stephen Jones failed to reach the final in the men's pair in Tokyo this afternoon.

New Zealand will play defending champions Fiji for Olympic glory this evening.

Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osborne shared a special moment on the podium after finishing second in the women's double sculls final.

The duo held off a late Dutch challenge to finish second behind Romania - who set a new Olympic record.

Weightlifter Polina Guryeva won a silver medal for Turkmenistan - their first Olympic medal since becoming independent from the Soviet Union.

The All Blacks loose forward was offered diversion as a first time offender at Dunedin District Court for the alleged May incident.

After a silver at Rio, Jones finished sixth in the women's K-1 canoe slalom in Tokyo last night.

Kiwi athletes will have a shot at three medals, if not more, on day five in Tokyo.

It is the first time the US have lost the team event since 1992.

The pressure was too much for the gymnast who's the star of the US Olympic movement.

The Kiwis failed to get a point in what was a difficult group.

The Argentinians somehow managed to win, and were even down to five by the end.

Experts warn the more contagious delta variant could cause a surge in cases during the Olympics.

The All Blacks dominated the match, winning 21-10.

Brazilian Italo Ferreira had to go back to the beach to get another board.