Tuesday 30 July also saw gold medals for Australia's Kaylee McKeown in the 100m backstroke and Ireland's Daniel Wiffen in the 800m freestyle. Local hero Marchand's spectacular performance saw him reach the final in both the 200m butterfly and breaststroke.

The former Rio 2016 Olympic champion defeated Puerto Rico's Juanma López 5-0. He is now firmly in the medal hunt. With Rafa Lozano, Spain is one step closer to the Olympic medal that has eluded them for 24 years, since his father won it.

The second day of the group stage at the Paris 2024 Olympics unleashed a whirlwind of basketball action, with Spain, Canada, France and Germany proving why they are the top contenders and aiming to surprise the USA.

Italy stunned the beautiful Grand Palais in Paris by defeating the host nation 30-29 in sudden death in the women's team épée final. Poland finished 3rd.

Coco Gauff was all smiles as she proudly hoisted the US flag high above her head during the Paris opening ceremony alongside LeBron James. However, it was the total opposite for the American star after she suffered a tough defeat in the women's singles on Tuesday.

New Zealand's women's rugby sevens team secured the Oceanian nation's first gold medal in Paris 2024 after defeating Canada 19-12 in the final. In the bronze medal match, the United States won their first-ever medal in the sport, beating historic rivals Australia.

Germany defeated the USA in the opening women's battle with an evening of eight high-flying matches. This first round of the group stage will conclude with an exciting men's match between tough contenders Serbia and the USA.

Takanori Nagase of Japan won his third Olympic medal on day four of the Paris 2024 Judo Tournament, defending his Tokyo 2020 Olympic title. Andreja Leski of Slovenia stunned home crowd favourite Clarisse Agbegnenou to win her first Olympic gold.

Vadym Guttsait, head of Ukraine’s Olympic delegation, touted the limited numbers of Russian athletes at the Paris Olympics —who must compete as neutrals — as the war between the two countries rages on. 

Nathan Hales of Team GB clinched the men's trap gold and a new Olympic record. Hales kept his cool in the sweltering heat at Chateauxroux and hit 48 out of 50 targets to break the previous record of 43. His win is Great Britain’s first gold in the event since 1968.

Launched in 2010 with twelve teams, the World Series of Boxing (WSB) is set to return in 2025 with many new features, aiming to bring together the best amateur and professional boxers of the day through a structure in which the National Federations will play a fundamental role.

The rowing regattas at the 2028 Olympics will take place on a 1500m course rather than the standard 2000m due to the "unique" nature of the venue in Los Angeles, the sport's international federation president said Monday.

The management of these four years of work has been called into question by the significant public investment of around £12 million (12.267 million euro) managed by GB Boxing, with four of the six boxers competing in Paris 2024 eliminated in the first round.

No Olympic truce when it comes to the public-relations war between the World Anti-Doping Agency and United States officials and media outlets regarding the handling of positive cases from China’s swimming team, who added another pair of suspect athletes to their expanding 2024 file on Tuesday.

Thomas Ceccon said he fulfilled a childhood "dream" by giving Italy their second swimming gold of the Paris Olympics with a thrilling victory in the men's 100m backstroke on Monday.