On 12 July, the Irish champion visits the home of unbeaten Batyrgaziev, an Olympic gold medallist who has scored 7 KOs in his 10 wins. Carroll is confident: "Everyone starts with an unbeaten record."

Reigning South African 400m champion Lythe Pillay booked a spot at the Paris Olympic Games last April after dethroning 2023 winner Wayde van Niekerk —the South African that has inspired Pillay to take on the international stage. 

With 17 Olympic gold medals in women's weightlifting this century, China will enter the Games as the team to beat. They will be challenged by the USA, Norway, Egypt and Australia, all of whom have never finished on the podium. Li Wenwen stands out as the queen of all categories and the favourite for glory.

Brazil is creating a day to honour the man considered the greatest footballer of all time. The date chosen is 19 November. It is the day the Brazilian footballer scored his 1,000th goal for Santos at the historic Maracanã stadium.

Recently selected with the late 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the son of the legendary Lakers forward faces a tough situation with the Californian team as he enters the world's best league.

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…

The Ryder Cup pair faced contrasting fates in the recent British Open qualification: Justin Rose made it through, while Sergio García missed out for the second consecutive year and what would have been his 100th major

Mountain bike enthusiasts now have a rare opportunity to compete and compare their times with some of Europe's best riders in a beautiful and challenging terrain. The UEC MTB Marathon European Championships will be held in Viborg on 18 August 2024.

Swimmers battling for gold at this month's Paris Olympics are banking on the latest cutting-edge swimsuits to be their secret weapon in the pool. Competitors believe innovation can be the difference in a sport where medals are sometimes decided by a mere fingertip, although the evidence is not so sure.

The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation and Aldar, a leading real estate developer, manager, and investor in Abu Dhabi, Announced a partnership to sponsor the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the largest and newest addition to the local jiu-jitsu calendar, with its first round kicking off on Friday, 2 July at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City.

Transgender and nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, clocking in a time of 3:55:33 in the women’s 1500m race at the US Olympic Trials Sunday: breaking Elle St. Pierre’s trials record of 3:58.03, set in 2021. Hiltz is not the first transgender non-binary person to compete at an Olympics  —Canadian football player Quinn, who competed at Tokyo 2020, was the first openly transgender and nonbinary athlete to participate and win a medal at the Games. 

Iran have completed a successful defence of the male title on the first day and claimed female title on the second day of the World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships Series in Chuncheon, Korea.

Taekwondo athlete Kasra Mehdipournejad was among the Refugee Olympic Team named for Paris 2024 in May. 

The Slovenian attacked in the final kilometre of the Alpine giant, with only Vingegaard close behind. He crested the summit with an 8-second lead, but on the descent he extended his advantage to 50 seconds over his main rival. Pogacar attacked first and the Dane couldn't keep up. Behind them, Ayuso, Rodríguez and Evenepoel remained in the lead group.

He is 20 years old. On 28 July, he will become the first Palestinian boxer to compete in the Olympic Games. Abu Sal did not pass the qualifying rounds, but will enter the ring thanks to an invitation from the IOC. His coach in Gaza is training him from afar.