Argentina's Olympic football team coach Javier Mascherano has spoken out about the video of Enzo Fernandez and other national team players chanting racist slogans, saying it was "taken out of context" and that neither Fernandez nor Argentines are racist. The vice-president of the South American country accused France of being colonialists and hypocrites.

Olympic champion Alessandra Sensini, one of the most prominent figures in Olympic sailing, is mentoring the next generation of Italian sailors as Youth Technical Director for the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV).

The General Assembly of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC)has unanimously nominated President Capralos to renew his mandate with the European Olympic Committees (EOC). The Greek will seek re-election at the Elective General Assembly to be held in Frankfurt from 28 February to 1 March 2025.

The change in US legislation in 2020 could pose significant challenges to the organisation of the Los Angeles 2028 and Salt Lake-Utah 2034 Olympic Games, as it is not in line with WADA and could violate key principles.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has opened two temporary offices in Paris for the Olympic Games, whose opening ceremony will take place next Friday, 26 July at 19:30 local time.

The president of the Spanish Football Federation, Pedro Rocha, has been suspended for two years by the Spanish Sports Administrative Tribunal (TAD) and will have to step aside for the vice-president. He will appeal the decision.

In the run-up to Paris 2024, the French capital remains at the top of the 2024 Sports Cities Ranking, according to a study published by Burson, for the second year running, ahead of Los Angeles and New York.

This Wednesday, the Mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgo, will fulfil her promise to swim in the River Seine, which runs through Paris, to demonstrate that it is clean enough to host the open water marathon and triathlon events of the Paris Olympics.

Chaos in the final, appalling pitches, delays, disastrous security and even an unregulated half-time break are just some of the major shortcomings of the Copa America 2024, where business interests overshadowed sport.

Just days before the start of the Olympic Surfing Trials in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia, an incident almost made history when a spectacular but dangerous wave knocked 19-year-old renowned photographer Byron McLoughlin unconscious. He came out of the coma two days later.

The president of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramón Jesurun, was arrested in Miami following an incident at the Copa America final on Sunday, according to a police report released on Monday.

The Puerto Rican urban artist Eladio Carrión has offered a substantial prize of $50,000 for his compatriots who win a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, matching a similar reward offered by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR).

Argentina were crowned back-to-back champions of the Americas after a 1-0 victory over Colombia, with Lautaro Martínez coming on as an extra-time substitute to overcome concerns over Messi's injury. The title took them to the top of the world's oldest national team competition.

Spain triumphed 2-1 over England with Mikel Oyarzabal coming off the bench to score a dramatic late winner, giving Spain their fourth Euro title and putting them top of the standings.