The head of the Irish and European Olympic committees, Patrick Hickey, has been arrested in Rio over illegal Olympic ticket sales, Brazil media report.

Mr Hickey, 71, is suspected of illegally passing on tickets for the Games to touts who sold them at extortionate prices, the reports say.

His arrest comes days after a man was caught in Rio with 800 illegal tickets.

Police said Mr Hickey tried to escape when they came to arrest him.

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