The Olympic Torch Relay continued its journey in the north-west of France, lighting up four towns in the C'Chartres group of municipalities: Dreux, Châteaudun, Bonneval and finally the stage with more than 120 torchbearers in this area rich in nature.

The Mexican government's austerity measures, which have almost quadrupled the budget cuts originally planned, could jeopardise the efforts of its athletes at Paris 2024. Despite this, the authorities remain optimistic about winning medals.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon delivered a perfect boost for the Paris Olympics by breaking her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday.

Germany's Basketball World Champion team had a disappointing start to their Olympic preparation in Cologne with a score of 66:90 (28:48) against Olympic host France. 

The Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee has announced the opening of its Official Ticket Office. Tickets for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will go on sale to the general public in February 2025, while tickets for the Paralympic Winter Games will be available from March 2025, exactly one year before the respective Opening Ceremonies. However, the process of acquiring tickets and experiencing the best of Olympic sport live has already begun.

From Tuesday 9 July to 14 July, the Lausitz Velodrome in Cottbus will host the 2024 European Track Cycling Championships for juniors and under-23s. A total of 425 cyclists from 29 countries will compete for 44 titles in various disciplines.

Martin Sinkovic, the youngest of Croatia's renowned rowing brothers, is certain about their feelings as they aim for a third Olympic gold in Paris. Since starting their training in 1999, Zagreb-born brothers Martin and Valent have amassed dozens of medals, including European and world titles.

While competing in the 110m hurdles at the Diamond League in Paris, France's top athlete suffered a fall that left him sprawled on the track in pain. He limped off in tears, causing widespread concern. Mayer is chasing his long-awaited Olympic gold after two silver medals.

Dutch wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer has been awarded this year’s International Tennis Federation Philippe Chatrier Award at the ITF World Champions Awards at the Natural History Museum in London on Sunday. Vergeer is a seven-time Paralympic gold medallist and 21-time Grand Slam wheelchair singles champion and is often referred to as the most dominant player in wheelchair tennis history.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should prohibit Dutch volleyball player Steven Van de Velde’s participation in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the Sport & Rights Alliance Athletes Network for Safer Sports, The Army of Survivors, and Kyniska Advocacy said today. Despite recently qualifying, Van de Velde is a convicted child sex offender.

Paris 2024 will highlight the value of hosting the Olympics, according to a top Tokyo 2020 official, despite the delays and corruption issues that plagued the Tokyo Games.

Three of the four nations that fielded a group in the men's basketball pre-Olympic tournament have booked a coveted ticket to the Paris Olympics. While Greece, Spain and Puerto Rico enjoyed a day of celebration, Latvian fans had to endure a nightmare against Brazil, led by 41-year-old Marcelinho Huertas.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh soared at the Diamond League and broke one of the longest-standing world records in history, the high jump record. The Ukrainian athlete cleared the bar at 2.10 metres to shatter the mark set by Kostadinova at the World Championships in Rome in 1987 with a record of 2.09 metres.

The national associations are pushing to avoid any cuts for the Olympic Games and to allow the final lists to be expanded to 22 players instead of the 18 set by FIFA for the Olympic Games.

Full-back Melvyn Jaminet has been removed from France's squad after a video of him making racist comments was published on social media, the French Rugby Federation announced on Sunday. The images of Jaminet come from an Instagram story made by the 20-time international, who came off the bench in France's first test win over Argentina on Saturday in Mendoza.