The Olympic torch relay has reached the Loire for its 38th stage and set off early this morning to explore the department's roads on a route that took it from Charlieu to Saint-Étienne, with stops in Montbrison and Saint-Chamond.

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics proposed a series of updates to its venue plan Friday, leveraging Southern California’s abundance of high-quality athletic venues to assign more sports to existing stadiums and fewer temporary ones. Track and field will now be front and centre at the Memorial Coliseum.

The Canoe Slalom Center in Oklahoma City, USA, will be the venue for the LA28 competitions, with six gold medals up for grabs. The announcement was part of the first wave of LA28 venue confirmations, which includes a number of venues that have moved in or out of the city of Los Angeles since the original bid in 2017.

Reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff will lead the US tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after she missed the Tokyo Games after contracting COVID-19. The US Tennis Association (USTA) announced its full lineup on Thursday, confirming that the world number two will be joined by fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and Emma Navarro in women's singles.

US senator Ted Cruz voiced criticism over Caitlin Clark's exclusion from the Olympics, calling out the USA Basketball selection committee on social media on Wednesday in response to the WNBA recording its most-watched game in more than 20 years. The game between Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky Sunday marked the most-watched WNBA game on any network in 23 years with an average of 2.25 million people tuning in to CBS with the Fever’s 91-83 victory peaking viewership at nearly 3 million viewers. 

The Olympic Torch Relay recharged its batteries in Vichy, an area famous for its water, its thermal baths and its historical heritage. From Le Mayet-de-Montagne to Vichy, more than 100 Torchbearers took it in turns to light up the area's emblematic sites.

France has always prided itself on honouring its pioneers and visionaries, but the French aristocrat who founded the modern Olympic Games in 1894 is proving a controversial figure for the organisers of the Paris 2024 Games.

Two-time Olympic cycling champion Katie Archibald will miss the Paris 2024 Games after suffering a double leg break in a freak garden accident. The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle having tripped over a garden step. She also sustained substantial ligament damage during the incident on Tuesday and has since undergone surgery.

Ryan Murphy claimed the fastest time globally this year by winning the 200m backstroke at the US Olympic swimming trials on Thursday, positioning himself for a potential 100m-200m backstroke double at the Paris Olympics.

The World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June will determine the final men's and women's qualifiers for Paris 2024. Eleven men's and women's teams have already secured their places at the Olympic Games, and the Principality will now decide the remaining spot.

After the amazing Ocean Relay in the France Overseas Territories, the Olympic Torch headed north to the Drôme département. This land of contrasts, from Grignan and Hauterives to Valence, is ideal for resting between natural landscapes and towns and cities full of character. The highlight was a triathlon team relay in Valence, where the famous three-Michelin-star chef Anne-Sophie Pic lit the cauldron in front of a huge crowd.

A former elite swimmer has accused her Hall of Fame coach of sexually abusing her around 15 years ago when she was a minor. In a federal lawsuit, she alleges that USA Swimming, along with other organisations and individuals, were aware of the abuse but failed to take action to stop it.

French authorities have bolstered security measures ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, responding to earlier threats of possible attacks during the event. So, what do we know so far?

American swimming sensation Lydia Jacoby is still grappling with her emotions. The Alaskan star of the Tokyo Games will be watching the Paris Olympics from home after failing to qualify for the upcoming Games this summer.

With a world record in the 100m backstroke, Regan Smith clocked 57.13 at the US Olympic Swimming Trials on Tuesday, challenging Australia's Kaylee McKeown just six weeks before the Paris Games.