The USA defeated Jokic's Serbia 105-79 in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday in a warm-up for the Olympic Games. They improved on their performance against Australia a few days earlier, but LeBron is not convinced: "There's a lot of room for improvement," he said. Curry led the way with 24 points.

numbers were not enough to beat the Americans, who they will meet again in the Olympic opener in Lille, France

They did beat France 79-67 ten days before the Olympic tournament, but this is their second defeat in

The first of the major scenes of Paris 2024 has begun. This morning, the Olympic Village opened, just eight days before the inauguration of the Olympic Games, to welcome the first athletes who have started to settle into the complex.

You feel how the enthusiasm in France is growing, and I hope you have the same feeling”, he has stated.Official

GETTY IMAGES.Host advantagesAs the host country, France, through its women's water polo team, will participate

Likewise, being the organiser of the Olympic Games, France had the advantage of choosing this building

After two days of celebrations in Paris, the Olympic Torch Relay set off for the Aisne. From Château-Thierry to Saint-Quentin, more than 110 torchbearers took turns carrying the Torch, highlighting the region's remarkable and well-preserved heritage and nature.

at Saint-Quentin and a volunteer for the Paris 2024 Games.The Torch Relay, a global party for all of France

In the heart of Paris, residents are dealing with the preparations for the opening ceremony of the Games, feeling a mix of annoyance and resignation at the resulting difficulties. 

security measures and protocols, even though they are hurting his business.General view of Stade de France

Amnesty International has called out the International Olympic Committee this week publishing a new report detailing the ‘devastating impact’ that hijab bans are having on Muslim women and girls at all levels of French sport.

report titled Violations of Muslim women’s and girls’ human rights through hijab bans in sports in France

authorities of "discriminatory hypocrisy".According to the report, of the 38 European countries examined, France

July 16, 2024French basketball player Helene Ba told Amnesty that the ban is “a shameful moment for France

The ban has meant that she has been prohibited from competing in basketball in France since October 2023

to the International Olympic Committee’s failure to take action and call on sporting authorities in France

Fanny Herrero, the acclaimed writer of Call My Agent, has been working on the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics with best-selling author Leila Slimani, they revealed in a Tuesday interview.

sparkle,” intentionally steering away from what she described as “famous philosophical values that France

“Our event will speak of the world to France and of France to the world,” Boucheron said, highlighting

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a symbolic swim in the River Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate its improved water quality ahead of the upcoming Olympics.

pic.twitter.com/rArQPo4dLQ— Anouch Toranian (@AnouchToranian) July 17, 2024"It's been raining all over France

The Spaniard champion is on the list for the tournament he has won four times. He has missed three of the last four editions due to injury. Nadal will be in Paris in 2024. It is not out of the question that he will play in the US Open on 26 August.

 Fate has put the Spaniard on course to equal his compatriot Rafa Nadal's feat of winning in France

Some of the Albiceleste players have been caught in the eye of the storm after the frenzy of winning their second consecutive Copa America. Enzo Fernández, who posted the controversial video on Instagram, has also sparked a serious revolt at his club, Chelsea.

singing was a chant with racist terms against the ‘Bleus’.Many might wonder why they were chanting about France

became popular among Argentine fans during the World Cup Final in December 2022, when Argentina faced France

The song contains highly discriminatory lyrics against people of African descent in France:"Listen up

, spread the word, they play in France, but they’re all from Angola.How lovely it is, they’ll run, they

Eight days from this Wednesday before the eyes of the world turn to on Paris and the Seine, Paris 2024 is revealing the names of the two men and two women who wrote the narrative of the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

scriptwriter Fanny Herrero, the author Leïla Slimani, the historian and professor at the Collège de France

emotions in these 12 sequences, to show the world what a complex, multifaceted, ever-changing entity France

To tell what France has contributed to the world and what the world has contributed to France.

Ten years later, I moved to France.

 Patrick Boucheron is a professor at the Collège de France, where he has held the chair of 'History

Among the Olympics organisers’ many fears, the airport workers’ protest was atop the list of pending issues before the start of the Games in the French capital, just over a week from Tuesday, when a deal was finally reached between management and staff.

organisers, these Games are exceptionally under threat, given the current political landscape, both in France

The French forward was officially showcased as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday having signed a five-year contract with the Champions League winners that will see him wear the No. 9 shirt.

upon the expiration of his contract.Though he officially became a Real Madrid player on 1 July, the France

captain’s presentation had to be delayed due to the Euro 2024 which saw France knocked out in the semi-finals

Great Olympic feats could be surpassed at the Paris Games. The arrival of such a significant event always fuels expectations around records, and this time, both individually and as teams, the chances of breaking records and rewriting the medal and merit tables are far from slim.

GETTY IMAGES.Durant's feat could last only 24 hours, as if France wins the men's handball competition

With the Paris Olympics opening ceremony fast approaching, Hugh Robertson, who led the London 2012 Games, emphasises its importance, after telling AFP it "sets the tone" for the entire event.

Despite political uncertainty in France following President Emmanuel Macron’s inconclusive snap election

The Games will be hosted across various stunning venues, including the Stade de France for athletics

The Spanish national team sparked total madness in Madrid. The national squad basked in the adulation of the masses in the Spanish capital, with the festivities continuing until midnight. There was a great eagerness to once again revel in a team that is now the leader of the European Championship.

Fuente's team overcame very tough obstacles against European football powers like Italy, Croatia, Germany, France