Canada's hopes of defending their Olympic women's football title in Tokyo have been dashed after an exemplary sanction was handed down in the wake of the drone case - the use of drones to spy on a rival team during a pre-match training session at the current Olympic Games.

The first matches of this spectacular Olympic event took place on Saturday. It rained on the improvised court next to the "Iron Lady". The spectators, who had already been soaked in the stands during the opening ceremony on Friday, took out their umbrellas again. Cuba beat the USA in the first match of the tournament.

Two Japanese gymnasts will likely be in the high bar final, but Daiki Hashimoto won't be one of them after falling on his dismount.

Some call it a curveball, others a forceful twist of the arm and the most daring might use the word ‘blackmail’ but “unprecedented” seems like the best fit when addressing the International Olympic Committee’s decision to award the next Winter Games “with conditions” to the French Alps and Utah.

Chinese swimming is under scrutiny at Paris 2024. Following positive tests for trimetazidine by Chinese swimmers seven months before Tokyo 2020, suspicions have heightened at these Olympics. Since arriving in France, the team has already undergone over 200 tests.

American great Katie Ledecky edged defending champion Ariarne Titmus to be quickest into the Olympic 400m freestyle final Saturday, setting the scene for a titanic battle for gold.

Sharp-shooting Chinese teenagers Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting bagged the first gold medal of the Olympic Games on Saturday in the final of the 10-metre mixed team air rifle event.

All-conquering Chinese divers Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen bagged the first Olympic gold of their careers on Saturday with a superb victory in the women's synchronised three-meter springboard final.

Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying said her "dream came true" Saturday after making her Olympic debut aged 58, despite suffering defeat for her adopted Chile.

Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown are the new Olympic time trial champions. They were the fastest on the wet and challenging 32.4km course through the streets of Paris. Both recorded the fastest times on the course from the Esplanade des Invalides to the Pont Alexandre III. 

Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has made his debut at the Paris Olympics with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Lebanon's Hady Habib to advance to the second round.

Squash is stepping into the spotlight after years of being relegated to hidden back courts. Despite ongoing questions about its Olympic status, squash secured its place at Los Angeles 2028 last October, following years of efforts to be included.

Despite the excitement of the Opening Ceremony for athletes, officials and the general public, thousands of tickets are still available for the third Olympic Games to be held in the French capital. High ticket, transport and accommodation prices are proving to be a challenge for Paris.

Police arrested 45 people linked to a radical environmental group on Saturday morning as they prepared to demonstrate, according to the Paris prosecutor's office. Security forces were on high alert across the country after saboteurs disrupted trains in France on Friday.

Russian officials have slammed the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony drawing on a range of elements from Friday’s elaborate event.