U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will represent President Barack Obama at the opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics later this week, the White House and State Department said Tuesday.

The trip, Kerry's 112th since taking office, will bring him first to Argentina on Wednesday and Thursday.

Turkey's football authorities have fired 94 officials including referees in the wake of the July 15 coup that tried to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the football federation said on Tuesday.

Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have been cleared to compete at the Rio Olympics, their representatives said. But there was no official confirmation.

Spanish star Rafael Nadal will decide Tuesday whether or not to play all three tennis events at the Olympic Games as he continues his comeback from a two-month injury absence.

Saudi Arabia has appointed a princess to oversee women's sports in the ultra-conservative kingdom, even as the country has doubled the number of female athletes representing it at the Olympics.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been told there could be a place for him back at Bayern Munich in the wake of his fall from grace at Manchester United.

Minutes after completing a 6-3, 7-5 ATP Toronto Masters final win over Kei Nishikori on Sunday for his 66th career title, Novak Djokovic had already shifted his focus to the Rio Olympics.

Legendary Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid al-Deehani has refused to carry the Olympic neutral team flag at the Rio Games opening ceremony, where the Gulf state's athletes cannot march behind their own emblem.

Wayne Rooney has blamed England's Euro 2016 humiliation on Roy Hodgson's unsuccessful selection gamble.

A final decision on the number of Russian athletes allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics could be reached as early as Monday or Tuesday, according to Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko.