The South African won a brutal middleweight title fight that started with the lean Nigerian fighter in control. A major mistake in the challenger’s striking was seized upon by Du Plessis, who handed ‘The Last Stylebender’ his first submission defeat in history.

Rookie of the Year favourite and Indiana Fever star shone brightly by defeating three U.S. Olympic gold medalists from Paris. The young point guard delivered a standout performance with a double-double of 29 points and 10 assists, setting a double historic league record.

Move United has selected Grand Rapids, Michigan, to host the 2025-26 Hartford Nationals, a national adaptive sports competition that will bring together more than 400 youth and adults with physical disabilities in at least seven different sports.

A positive test for trenbolone in a doping control did not prevent Erriyon Knighton from running the 200m in Paris. USADA cleared him after an independent referee interpreted the positive result as possibly due to consumption of contaminated meat. The Athletics Integrity Unit is now appealing that decision.

European teams continue to get closer to the level of the United States. Spain's performances in the Olympic finals in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 seemed to be a mere blip for the otherwise untouchable USA. The Spanish team had managed to assemble a number of players that made them special, and they fought hard and almost beat the USA. In Paris, the Americans have struggled again.

Street basketball was an Olympic sport for the second time in Paris 2024. Only the USA women's team has repeated as medallists in both events, but without repeating any player from Tokyo 2020. The Place de La Concorde has been enhralled by a very dynamic and fast sport that does not allow you to take your eye off the ball for a moment.

In a twist of fate, Americans triumphed over the same opponent, host nation France. The 5th consecutive gold in the men's and 8th in the women's category mark a historic achievement that very few, if any, can match. Women faced a tough challenge, while men dominated, led by a relentless Steph Curry.

It's the sport 'par excellence' at the Olympic Games, leaving many impactful images to choose from: Femke Bol's comeback in the mixed 4x400m, Noah Lyles in the wheelchair, Sifan Hassan's Olympic record in the women's marathon or the first mixed walking relay and, of course... Mondo's wild leap.

The country with the most medals in all fencing events was Japan, having won two gold, one silver and two bronze medals. The country with the second largest haul was the United States with a total of two gold, one silver and one bronze medal. South Korea won two gold medals and one silver medal.

A'ja Wilson scored a game-high 21 points for the Americans, who won the title for the 10th time overall, surviving a buzzer-beating shot from France's Gabby Williams and allowing for Diana Taurasi to cap off her international career with a sixth Olympic gold medal 

On Saturday, 10 August, the Olympic men's basketball final was held, where the US team led by LeBron James took the gold against France. The game ended 98-87 in favour of the Americans.

Italy won the women’s volleyball title Sunday at the South Paris Arena, beating the USA 3-0. The top-ranked team claimed its first Olympic medal in the sport with a dominant display of technical skill against the six-time Olympic medallists USA. 

The United States defeated Brazil (1-0) in the Olympic women's football final to win the gold medal for the fifth time in its history. USA's Mallory Swanson scored the game's decisive goal in the 57th minute of the match.

Victor Wembanyama, the standout player for France, emphasised punctuality as a crucial factor in potentially upsetting the USA in the men's basketball final. France, led by their young star, is gearing up to challenge the 'Dream Team,' who narrowly escaped defeat in the semi-finals.

The USA's sunny city of Orlando wants to bring more international sporting events to its region —including an eventual Florida Olympics. Home to Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort, the central Florida city hopes to make a name for itself in the sporting world as well.