Canada make it a clean sweep of Group A after an incredible game against Spain, who are eliminated. Australia and Brazil have also qualified, while Greece must wait for Group C to be resolved on Saturday.

Vibrant day at the Stade Pierre Mauroy.

The big favourites for gold beat Belgium with trouble, while Germany overcame Japan's resistance. The Americans and Germans will play for the top spot in Group C on the final day. In Group B, France remains top with a win over Nigeria and Australia survives against Canada.

The reigning European champions thrilled the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille by giving the undisputed favourites

The team led by LeBron James had a very strong opponent to start the Olympic Games. Serbia started at a very good level, but the USA and their defence made them triumph and take the first step towards gold (110-84).

Spain and China met at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille in what promised to be an attractive match.Spain

South Sudan's basketball fairytale reached new heights at the men's Olympic basketball tournament 2024, as the Bright Stars secured their first-ever Olympics victory in their debut game on Sunday. Carlik Jones scored 19 points as South Sudan rallied in the second half to defeat Puerto Rico 90-79.

This victory at Lille's Pierre Mauroy Stadium marks South Sudan's first Olympic basketball win, following

 During the pause as organisers searched for the correct anthem, the entire Stade Pierre-Mauroy

The Paris 2024 men's basketball tournament got underway with the first day of Pool A and B action. In Pool A, Canada showed why they were the group favourites against Greece, while Australia beat Spain. In Group B, France beat Brazil and Germany beat Japan. USA open against Serbia on Sunday.

The Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille ended the evening in celebration.Tuesday will be the second matchday

French firefighters have warned of strikes throughout the period of the Paris 2024 Olympics, with the threat of action thought to be most serious in Le Nord, Gironde and Loire-Atlantique, three departments which will host Olympic events. 

matches in the basketball tournament and is also to host 16 matches in the handball competitions at the Pierre

Mauroy Stadium.Bordeaux in the department of Gironde is to host seven football matches including a men's

quarter-final.In the Loire-Atlantique department, the Stade de Beaujoire in Nantes is a centre for football

Portugal claimed their first ever Rugby World Cup win with a dramatic last-minute triumph over Fiji, who advanced to the quarter-finals on points difference.

quarter-final spot was decided by a winner-takes-all clash in Pool D between Argentina and Japan, played at the Stade

on the line in the day’s other pool match between already eliminated Tonga and Romania in Pool B at Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.Tonga, four places above their opponents in the world rankings ran in seven tries

The world number one ranked side in the world Ireland reached the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, and secured top spot in Pool B, after beating Scotland 36-14 in Paris.

knockout stages.Any hope of victory was quashed early on as Ireland got off to a blistering start at the Stade

second in Pool A.In Pool D, England, who had already qualified before their final match, played at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, were given a scare before edging past Samoa 18-17.Ollie Chessum gave England

narrow win.The day’s opening game saw Wales top Pool C with an emphatic 43-19 win against Georgia at the Stade

Fiji came from behind to earn a tense victory against Georgia at the men's Rugby World Cup in France, a result which puts Australia on the brink of a first-ever pool-stage exit, and there were big wins for Argentina and Scotland.

Matkava and two from Davit Niniashvili gave winless Georgia a 9-0 lead at half-time at the Nouveau Stade

humiliating exit.In the first match of the day in Pool D, Argentina proved too strong for Chile at the Stade

completed a comfortable victory for Argentina.Scotland kept their quarter-final hopes alive at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille with a comprehensive 84-0 rout of Romania in Pool B.A four-try haul from Darcy

World number one side Ireland overpowered holders South Africa to win one of the most eagerly-anticipated matches of the pool phase of Rugby World Cup 2023.

In a match that lived up to its billing, Ireland triumphed 13-8 in a physical encounter at the Stade

phase.In the other game of the day in Pool D England romped to a comprehensive 71-0 win over Chile at Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.Winger Henry Arundell was the star of the show for England running in five tries

Hosts France were unconvincing in making it two wins from two at the men's Rugby World Cup by beating a spirited Uruguay side 27-12 in Lille.

fashion on Friday (September 8) with a 27-13 victory against three-time winners New Zealand at the Stade

Zealand match and led through a Melvyn Jaminet penalty on three minutes, but the home crowd at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy were stunned when Nicolás Freitas scored the first try of the match to put Uruguay 5-3

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was suitably dressed for the occasion, with the team doing their supporters proud ©Getty ImagesThe Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille was the venue for the day's sole match ©Getty ImagesBaltazar Amaya was the second

The National Basketball Association's (NBA) all-time leading scorer LeBron James is reportedly keen to represent the United States at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Australia all assured of their spots.Basketball group phase matches at Paris 2024 are due to be held at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, which had been the source of a dispute, before the Bercy Arena in Paris stages

Africa launched the defence of their Rugby World Cup crown with an 18-3 triumph against Scotland at the Stade

off a stirring late fightback from Fiji to secure a 32-26 victory in a gripping Pool C clash at the Stade

other match on the third day of competition, Japan defeated World Cup debutants Chile 42-12 at the Stade

due to resume on Thursday (September 14) with a Pool A match between hosts France and Uruguay at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.

Basketball Australia chief executive Matt Scriven has promised "a full review" of its men's team's disappointing performance at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup, but insists it is targeting a repeat of the Tokyo 2020 podium finish at next year's Olympics.

year.After a dispute over the basketball venue for Paris 2024, a compromise was reached for Lille's Stade

Pierre-Mauroy to host the group phase matches and the Bercy Arena in Paris to host knockout ties.