Two-time reigning world 200m champion Shericka Jackson delivered the fastest time in Saturday's qualifying heats in the event at the Jamaican Olympic trials. A day after winning the 100m crown to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Jackson had the best heat time in season-best 22.67secs (-0.9 m/sec wind) at the national stadium in Kingston. Jackson is a major favourite to win the 200 final on Sunday.

The Warriors are putting up a fight to release the forward, a key contributor in their 2022 NBA title and now trade candidate, in order for him to compete at the Paris 2024 Games, Canadian team officials complain.

Novak Djokovic said Saturday it would not have been "correct" to miss Wimbledon despite having undergone knee surgery just over three weeks ago. The 37-year-old Serb, who is looking to equal Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon titles and become the oldest champion of the modern era, said he was driven by his "incredible desire to play and compete".

The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency warned that it would “never” share its information regarding the athletes that tested positive in recent Olympic Games after US Congress demanded details of the probe be made public. Tensions between American officials, the Asian country and WADA keep mounting.

Simone Biles continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Friday with a dynamic day one at the US gymnastics trials that featured brilliance and a little reminder that she's human, too. The four-time Olympic gold medallist thrilled the Target Center crowd with her signature Yurchenko double pike vault, now also known as the Biles II. She earned 15.975 points for the vault which no other woman has attempted in competition.

Kishane Thompson won the men's 100m in 9.77secs, the fastest time in the world this year, and Shericka Jackson dominated the women's 100m final on Friday at the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials. Thompson, with a wind of 0.9m/sec, took the title in Kingston with Oblique Seville second in 9.82 and Ackeem Blake third in 9.92 to book their trips to the Paris Olympics.

Three-time world champion Grant Holloway punched his ticket to the Paris Olympics on Friday in the 110m hurdles at the US trials, while Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson cruised into the 200m finals. Holloway won the 110 hurdles final in 12.86secs, the fastest time in the world this year, with Freddie Crittenden second in a personal best 12.93 and Daniel Roberts third in a personal best 12.96.

The International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) stands as the only recognised International Federation for the art and sport of Muaythai within the Olympic Movement and is also the only signatory to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

In a one-on-one interview with Inside The Games, the International Boxing Association’s secretary general addresses the federation’s "combative relationship" with the International Olympic Committee and the future of the sport, including its uncertain status for Los Angeles 2028.

Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles stayed on course for sprint doubles and 400m hurdles queen Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone strolled to an easy victory in heats at the US Olympic athletics trials on Thursday. Richardson, who claimed an impressive victory in the 100m on Saturday, barely got out of second gear as she coasted through her opening 200m heat in 21.99sec at Hayward Field in Eugene.

Skye Blakely is missing this week’s Olympic Trials after rupturing her right Achilles on Wednesday during practice. The 19-year-old top contender sustained the injury while practising a tumbling pass on floor exercise at the trial’s venue in Minneapolis. Blakely received medical attention and was later carried off the podium by staff, leaving the arena in a wheelchair.

Max Verstappen confirmed on Thursday that he will remain with Red Bull next year, putting an end to speculation about a move to Mercedes, who had touted him as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, who is moving to Ferrari.

The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation has announced that the first round of the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship will be held at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City from June 28 - 30.

France should avoid voting for "extremes" in looming parliamentary elections, French basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Thursday, three days ahead of the first round of voting expected to be won by the far right.

Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois in an all-British showdown for the IBF world heavyweight title on 21 September, after Oleksandr Usyk confirmed he had vacated the belt last Wednesday.