The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) issued a strongly worded statement criticising the United States for what it sees as attempts to "undermine the role and independence of the World Anti-Doping Agency" (WADA).

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.

Canadian prodigy Summer McIntosh, expected to be one of the stars of the Paris Olympics, has already made her mark in swimming, and nobody in her family or entourage is surprised. The 17-year-old swimmer is already a four-time gold medallist at the World Championships —in the 200m butterfly and 400m medley in 2022 in Budapest and in 2023 in Fukuoka.

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.

World Athletics has released the entry list for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, featuring 36 Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions and several world record holders, including Faith Kipyegon, Mondo Duplantis and Ryan Crouser.

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.

Alexander Ekman, head of choreography and staging for the Paralympic opening ceremony, spoke about carving "a new future" through "greater inclusion" in the development of the event, which will take place on 28 August.

Los Angeles 2028 (LA28), the organisers of the Olympic Games to succeed Paris 2024, have unveiled additional venues for 19 sports, including open water events in Long Beach and the triathlon at Alamitos Beach.

Countdown to the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025. The event was unveiled yesterday at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in the Asian capital, with the organising committee, over 80 athletes, and guest of honour Eric Chua, Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth.

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.

After suffering two falls in the previous two days, Slovenian cyclist Primoz Roglic withdrew from the Tour de France before starting the 13th stage on Friday, with his title aspirations shattered just before facing a couple of challenging mountain stages this weekend.

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) continues to expand the Project Planning element of its initiative to include commercial development planning through the FIBA PLUS programme.

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.

The Olympic Torch Relay enjoyed action-packed moments in Yonne, taking in the department's most famous historic buildings and soaking up its wine culture. Legendary football coach Guy Roux joined the festivities in Auxerre.