In just 365 days, the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games will commence, starting on 16 July, 2025. This grand celebration of international student-athlete talent will unfold across the heart of North Rhine-Westphalia, marking it as the world’s largest multi-sport event of 2025.

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.

A five-man Para cycling team with an exciting mix of youth and experience has been named for the New Zealand Paralympic Team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The selection brings the total number of NZ Paralympic Team athletes selected to date to 23, with record-breaking shooter Michael Johnson leading the way.

The torch relay ahead of the Paris Olympics reached the French capital for the first time on Sunday, with organisers hoping to build enthusiasm for the Games among the city's sceptical residents. The flame was first glimpsed during the traditional military parade held every year on Bastille Day and then began its tour around the city from the Champs-Elysees.

After an emotional first day in Paris and an overnight stay in the Salle Saint-Jean of the Paris City Hall, which attracted 2,000 visitors, the Olympic Torch Relay resumed its tour of the French capital. In total, almost 500,000 people took part in this unprecedented two-day celebration.

In the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach penned an Op-Ed that appeared in three major French newspapers: L’Equipe, Le Parisien, and Ouest-France over the weekend. The piece explores the upcoming Games and its significance.

A knife-wielding man wounded a French soldier on anti-terrorism patrol at he Gare de l’Est train before being arrested, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Monday.

On Sunday, the Egyptian Olympic Committee decided to disqualify cyclist Shahd Saeed from the Paris Games after her selection sparked a wave of negative comments on social media following a scandal that occurred months earlier. The incident revolves around a video showing the young Saeed abruptly knocking competitor Janna Eliwa off her bike.

The Puerto Rican urban artist Eladio Carrión has offered a substantial prize of $50,000 for his compatriots who win a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, matching a similar reward offered by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR).

New Zealand mountain biker Sammie Maxwell has successfully appealed her exclusion from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. A tribunal determined that selectors had used incorrect medical evidence regarding her eating disorder to justify her exclusion.

Two of the most renowned faces of the USA men's basketball team, coach Kerr and his star shooting guard, Curry, condemned the gun culture in their country when asked at a press conference about the "depressing episode" of the attack on former President Trump, while also calling for national unity.

The memorial ceremony for victims of the 1972 Munich Olympics terror attack at the upcoming Paris Games will be held in a secret location outside of the Olympic Village, Times of Israel reported Sunday. The ceremony was originally scheduled for 24 July at the Paris City Hall, but was cancelled due to concerns that it may be targeted by extremists, given heightened antisemitic and anti-Israel sentiment.

Fate has decreed that the Roland Garros champions, with 20 titles between them, will meet in Bastad. There is only one twist to the tale: The 38-year-old Spaniard will play 21-year-old Leo Borg, the son of the legendary Bjorn Borg, who is now 68. The draw was a pleasant surprise.

As the Paris Olympics approach, the Chinese Olympic Committee has assembled a 716-member delegation, urging them to compete with pride and integrity to enhance the country's international image.

Success for Team USA in the Paris Olympics will be measured by more than just the number of medals won: according to US Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland in her interview with Rapid Response, where she talks about the anticipation and preparation for the Games in Paris and Los Angeles in 2028.