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Jonas Vingegaard not included in Denmark's line-up for Paris 2024

  • Cycling

This summer's Olympic Games won't feature the two-time Tour de France winner.

His goal is to be ready for the start of the Tour de France, which starts on 29 June.It was certainly

Spain and spent more time in the hospital than expected.Vingegaard is already training at altitude in France

The Tour de France concludes on 21 July and the Paris Olympic Games begin on 26 July.In recent years,

đŸ€©đŸHear what he has to say about his recovery and the Tour de France. pic.twitter.com/Rf1d3odoeM— Team

Heemskerk did not specify whether Vingegaard would be in shape in time for the Tour de France.



Nobel winner Mohammed Yunus brings 'social business' mantra to Olympics

  • Olympics

Since the early days of Paris's bid for the 2024 Olympics, the city has been receiving advice from a prestigious counsel: Nobel Peace Prize winner and social business guru Mohammed Yunus. Yunus pioneered microcredit in his native Bangladesh from the 1970s, helping lift millions out of poverty by providing traders with small loans to help them start businesses. 

The 84-year-old admits to not even being a sports fan, according to Agence France-Presse.


Paris 2024: French Foreign Legion to support security

  • Paris 2024

The elite military unit will change its focus and take charge of policing the French capital. They will work alongside the police and the rest of the army to ensure the security of the Olympic Games as part of a more than 20,000-strong force for the protection of Paris.

the only one that allows non-French soldiers to enlist, are gathering at a military base in Southern France

And defend France.


Ligue 1 sanctions Mohamed Camara for LGTBQ snub, but not Monaco

  • Football

The French league slapped the Malian midfielder with a four-game suspension on Thursday, after he taped over his shirt’s awareness campaign badge in the last game of the football season, yet his club received no punishment for allowing him to do so.

This was the fourth consecutive season that professional clubs in France had been invited to use rainbow-colored

we respect and we will not appeal this decision," Monaco's general manager Thiago Scuro told Agence France-Presse

and evil acts.Other footballers from African descent have often snubbed LGTBQ awareness campaigns in France


British breakdancer Kid Karam sets sights on Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Team GB breakdancer Karam Singh is determined to make history at the Paris Olympics this year, aiming to rank among the world's best. In December 2020, the official announcement came that breakdancing would make its Olympic debut.

Singh noted that countries like Japan, the United States, and the Olympic host nation, France, boast


Katie Ledecky: Faith in Olympic anti-doping at "all-time low"

  • Olympics

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky states that confidence in the anti-doping system has hit an "all-time low" due to the recent handling of a case involving Chinese swimmers by global regulators.

many others might not be competing on a level playing field at what could be her fourth Olympics in France


Chechen national arrested for planning an "Islamist-inspired" attack on Olympics

  • Olympics

French police detained and charged the suspect after the host country’s intelligence services foiled his ploy, which targeted Paris 2024 football matches, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office announced on Friday.

Since 2018, several terrorism cases, including three attacks, have involved jihadists in France from

adding that this was "the first foiled attack on the Olympic Games" in Paris.Security is a priority for France


Cricket T20 World Cup starts in Texas with first major US event

  • ICC T20 Men’s World Cup

Cricket ventures into uncharted territory on Saturday as the first-ever major tournament to be staged in the United States gets underway in Texas, The ICC sees it as a launch pad towards the sport's return to the Olympics for Los Angeles 2028.

their backyard and have that chance," T20 World Cup USA, Inc. chief executive Brett Jones told Agence France-Presse


Torch Relay Stage 21: Manche puts best Olympic foot forward as flame passes

  • Olympics

The Paris 2024 torch relay hit the splendid coast of Manche, where singular Mont-Saint-Michel sits, fine oysters abound and designer Christian Dior once found inspiration. Cyclers Guillaume Martin and Nathalie Diart lead the flame-bearing peloton. Buschenwald survivor Éric Delaunay lit the cauldron.

The Olympic flame shone a light on this corner of West France, from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and Granville

De Cherbourg-en-Cotentin jusqu'à l'un des monuments les plus visités et les plus emblématiques de France

showed up on the ramparts of the rocky outcrop, not far from Daniel Mangeas, the voice of the Tour de France


The Qatar Olympic Committee is now 45 years of age

  • Olympics

A ceremony at the Fairmont Hotel, attended by QOC President H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, celebrated nearly five decades of progress and achievement. Special recognition was given to Mohamed Suleiman, Qatar's first Olympic medallist, who won bronze in the 1,500 metres at Barcelona '92.

It was the World Cup that pitted Lionel Messi against Kylian Mbappé in the Argentina-France final.



Dubai will host one of the eight legs of the T100 Triathlon World Tour in November

  • Triathlon

Dubai will add another world-class event to its roster. The city will welcome a long distance triathlon competition of the highest calibre. The course will traverse the Crystal Lagoon in District One and surrounding areas. Meydan Racecourse will provide the backdrop. The event is scheduled to take place from 15-17 November 2024.

USA), world number 1 and also second in the T100 rankings for 2024Magnus Ditlev (Denmark)Sam Laidlow (France


Argentina target World Rugby Sevens Series title in Madrid

  • Rugby Sevens

The Pumas Sevens will compete for the World Rugby Sevens Series title in Madrid this weekend, which will also serve as a dress rehearsal for the Paris 2024 Olympics, where they are among the favourites to win gold after an excellent season.

Australia and Vancouver, Canada.Argentina will start in Group A alongside Australia, Great Britain and France

"France is a bit more intimidating, we are capable of competing with anyone," he added.New Zealand's

SVNSSeries) May 29, 2024The Argentinians are the top seed in Group A and will be paired with Great Britain, France

Group B)16:11 Ireland v New Zealand (Group B)17:27 Australia v Great Britain (Group A)17:51 Argentina v France

(Group A)20:55 France vs.


Kirsty Gilmour selected for Great Britain at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Badminton star Kirsty Gilmour expressed that being selected for Team GB for a third Olympic Games feels just as exciting. She finds it just as rewarding as her first selection.

world's top 20, understands that improving her ranking to earn a seeding will be vital for her chances in France