Tunde Popoola, Secretary General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, reassured the public that there is "no cause for alarm" as the 12 July final judgment by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) approaches, according to Nigerian news outlet Punch.

Rai Benjamin claimed the spoils in a clash of the hurdling titans at Friday's Monaco Diamond League as Djamel Sedjati and Quincy Hall both set world leads in perfect fine-tuning for the Paris Olympics. Another stunning night of track and field in perfect conditions at the Stade Louis II saw Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a European record of 3min 26.73sec in the 1500m.

French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera swam in the Seine on Saturday, raising hopes that the river will be clean enough for competitors at the Paris Olympics, which start in less than two weeks. The 46-year-old was joined by para-triathlete Alexis Hanquinquant, who will be France's flag-bearer at the Paralympics opening ceremony on 28 August.

The postponed rehearsal for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine has been rescheduled for 16 July, France's Ministry of Sport and the Olympic Games said on Friday. When Paris 2024 begins with a waterborne parade down the river on 26 July, it will be the first Olympics in history to take the opening ceremony out of its traditional setting of the main stadium.

Novak Djokovic swept past Lorenzo Musetti on Friday to book a second successive Wimbledon final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and move one win away from a record-setting 25th Grand Slam title. Just five weeks after undergoing knee surgery, seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic reached his 10th final at the All England Club with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 win over the Italian 25th seed.

Two French international rugby players were formally charged Friday with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match and an encounter they say was consensual sex. The accused, Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, chose not to testify at a hearing in the city of Mendoza, where the rape is alleged to have occurred after a game between France and Argentina on Saturday.

Karsten Warholm insisted on Thursday he would not be using a magic wand in his bid to defend his Olympic 400m hurdles title at the Paris Games in three weeks. Warholm, 28, smashed the world record to win gold in the Tokyo Olympics, clocking a stunning 45.94 seconds to win ahead of American Rai Benjamin (46.17) and Brazil's Alison Dos Santos (46.72).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed a groundbreaking partnership with Saudi Arabia’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games in 2025. This landmark decision marks a significant step in the evolution of the Olympic movement, blending traditional sports with the burgeoning world of competitive gaming.

The American sprinter opted to stay home in order to better prepare his upcoming Olympic assault and will miss out on the Monaco meet, now featuring Norwegian world record holders Karsten Warholm and Jakob Ingebrigtsen as headliners.

A gym in the Philippines stands at the forefront of producing Olympic boxing talents. Despite poverty, families gear up with torn shoes and frayed head guards, hoping to be the next success story from this talent factory.

A total of just 16 Russians and 17 Belarusians have accepted invitations to compete under a neutral flag at the Paris Olympics, according to the latest count on Tuesday.

In a scene reminiscent of a galaxy far far away, about 20 enthusiasts converge at dusk in a southern Mexico park to engage in lightsaber fencing, a thrilling sport inspired by the legendary "Star Wars" saga.

The Copper Box Arena was awarded a bronze medal at the Conference & Events Awards as the most versatile venue in the category for venues with a capacity of more than 1,200 people, held at City Central at the HAC in London.

Athletes at the Paris Olympics later this month will be tested for performance-enhancing drugs, but at a competition plotting to rival the Games, doping will be objective.