Two of the most renowned faces of the USA men's basketball team, coach Kerr and his star shooting guard, Curry, condemned the gun culture in their country when asked at a press conference about the "depressing episode" of the attack on former President Trump, while also calling for national unity.

of preparation in the UAE capital, where they will play two exhibition games against Australia and Serbia

USA men's basketball head coach Steve Kerr downplayed Kevin Durant's calf injury, which has prevented the three-time Olympic gold medalist from training with the rest of the group ahead of the Games.

Abu Dhabi on Friday ahead of two high-profile matches against top contenders: Australia (July 15) and Serbia

Novak Djokovic swept past Lorenzo Musetti on Friday to book a second successive Wimbledon final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and move one win away from a record-setting 25th Grand Slam title. Just five weeks after undergoing knee surgery, seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic reached his 10th final at the All England Club with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 win over the Italian 25th seed.

times Wimbledon has been a childhood dream for me to play it and to win it," said Djokovic, who left Serbia

in his youth to train in Germany after escaping the NATO bombing of Serbia in the 1990s."

I was a 7 year old boy in Serbia watching the bombs fly over my head.

Novak Djokovic reached his 13th Wimbledon semi-final without hitting a ball on Wednesday, equalling Federer's record, after Alex de Minaur withdrew through injury. Former champion Elena Rybakina also breezed past Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 in 61 minutes.

that this would have been the biggest match of my career, but it's a unique injury.Novak Djokovic of Serbia

It wasn’t quite the revenge game after the northern neighbours took the bronze in last year’s World Championships, but Steve Kerr’s squad made a statement in its Olympic gold-medal bid with the 86-72 friendly victory despite the departure of Kawhi Leonard.

ourselves a good chance to win every night.”The US will now play exhibition games against Australia and Serbia

British youngster Bodhana Sivanandan joined over 20,000 people in London's Trafalgar Square last Sunday to celebrate her inclusion in the England squad. Only a few months ago she was crowned European Champion and her potential seems limitless. She will be competing at the Chess Olympiad in September.

Women's International Master's standard, and of the top 100 players under 20, only one, Vera Vujovic of Serbia

Optimism and concern are mixed in the USA Basketball Olympic Team before the Paris 2024 Games: while Kawhi Leonard  just confirmed that he has recovered from his injury and is ready to play, Kevin Durant raised alarms with a calf issue.

The team will face Canada in Las Vegas (10 July), Australia and Serbia in Abu Dhabi (15 and 17 July),

Three of the four nations that fielded a group in the men's basketball pre-Olympic tournament have booked a coveted ticket to the Paris Olympics. While Greece, Spain and Puerto Rico enjoyed a day of celebration, Latvian fans had to endure a nightmare against Brazil, led by 41-year-old Marcelinho Huertas.

Puerto Rico have been placed in Olympic Group C, where they will meet the United States, South Sudan and Serbia

The powerful squad under coach Steve Kerr, with LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant at the forefront, kicked off training camp on Saturday, ahead of their first test against Canada on Wednesday.

Americans' potential: they will host Canada at home and embark on a tour in Abu Dhabi, facing Australia and Serbia

The ITF has announced the final list of tennis players who will compete at the Olympic Games. The five events will take place during Wimbledon this Friday. There will be representatives from 41 countries, the tournament will last nine days and will be played on twelve courts. Alexander Zverev will be defending his title, but Bencic will not as she is on maternity leave.

World number one Jannik Sinner (Italy) and Iga Swiatek (Poland) are on the list, as is Novak Djokovic (Serbia

Last Tuesday, a thrilling match was played out in the first round of Wimbledon between two tennis prospects: Alejandro Moro Cañas and Jacob Fearnley. The 22-year-old Scot, who emerged victorious and earned the prize of facing Novak Djokovic in the second round, has an interesting story behind him…

Athletic Association), he decided to return home and try the professional circuit.Novak Djokovic of Serbia

From today, Tuesday 2 July, until next 7 July, 24 teams will be competing for the last tickets to Paris this summer. The competition will take place in four venues: Valencia (Spain), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Athens (Greece) and Riga (Latvia). Only the champion of each venue will secure a place at the Olympic Games.

Serbia, for example, have confirmed Nikola Jokic's return to the national team.

tournaments will join the eight countries that have already qualified: France (who host), Germany, Serbia

First, Andrew Wiggins and the Warriors “mutual decision” left the national team without the two-way forward for the Olympics; then the Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie center said ‘no thank you’ to coach Jordi Fernandez’s training camp invite, opening a huge hole in the paint for the gold-medal contenders.

podium against big-time rivals like Spain, current world-champion Germany, the home country of France, Serbia

After four consecutive gold medals, the American basketball team kicks off training camp this week with hopes of notching its fifth Olympic win in a row thanks to another star-studded roster led by veterans LeBron James and Stephen Curry.

pre-Olympic games in Abu Dhabi and London and just in time for the opening group game of the Olympics against Serbia

with much of the sporting world signed up as well, watching how they fare against the likes of Canada, Serbia

With head coach Lee Chang-geon in charge, Korea will send four athletes to the taekwondo competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Park Tae-joon in the men's 58 kilograms, Seo Geon-woo in the men's 80kg, Kim Yu-jin in the women's 57kg and Lee Da-bin in the women's +67kg.

Lee Da-bin was the lone silver medalist in Tokyo, where she lost to Milica Mandic of Serbia in the final