India's T20 World Cup champions returned home to a hero's welcome on Thursday, greeted by huge crowds of euphoric Indian fans and Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself at a private reception.

With just three weeks to go until the Opening Ceremony of the 33rd Olympic Games of the modern era, the water quality of the River Seine is improving, but the high water levels are forcing Paris 2024 to adapt.

A court has allowed Joost Luiten to take part in the Olympic golf tournament in Paris. It is not out of the question that this measure could also be applied to his compatriots, who faced the same refusal from the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOC), which argued that they had no chance of finishing among the top players.

Gabrielle Rose shines at the US Olympic Trials in Indianapolis at the age of 46, 28 years after her first Olympic Games, becoming an example of resilience and love of sport.

Former Sacramento Kings shooting guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad has weighed in on the controversy over Israel's participation in Paris 2024 and its discriminatory treatment by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which has allowed it to compete despite allegations of defensive abuses and war crimes.

Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas will be present at Paris 2024 despite being unable to compete due to injury. She will be the flag bearer for her South American nation at the Olympic Games, which begin in France on 26 July.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) is honing its tools for the Paris Olympics and will implement technology and new models to identify and deter potential cheats.

The news shocked the sporting community in South Africa when the "Golden boy of sport" and former world high jump champion, Jacques Freitag, was found dead in a cemetery in West Pretoria after being missing for 15 days.

Despite the absence of Lionel Messi, who has ruled himself out due to physical problems, and a number of clubs refusing to release players, Argentina coach Javier Mascherano has managed to include four Qatar 2022 World Cup winners among the 18 players selected for the Albiceleste's quest for a third Olympic gold medal in their history.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected American tennis player Sydney Dorcil's appeal against her four-year ban for using prohibited substances.

Brazilian footballer Bia Zaneratto will miss the Olympics due to a foot fracture, she revealed on Instagram on Sunday.

While several Russian athletes have refused to go to Paris 2024 without representing their country and having to compete as neutrals, tennis player Daniil Medvedev has agreed to take part in the Olympic event, which will see tennis action at Roland Garros from 27 July to 4 August.

Tony Estanguet, the chief organiser of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, said on Tuesday that he was concentrating on preparations for the Games later this month rather than the political turmoil rocking France.

Christophe Dubi, executive director of the Olympic Games, defends the IOC's management and warns that "criticism of the under-utilisation of venues is exaggerated". He also justified the change in the approach to designating host cities, while defending previous allocations.