Unbeaten American Shakur Stevenson retained his World Boxing Council lightweight world title with a methodical unanimous decision victory over Armenian-born German challenger Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.

Judoka, Iranian refugee, and single mother. This is the introduction of Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi, one of the athletes who will participate in the Paris Games after joining the IOC Refugee Olympic Team. Her sporting story is an inspiring testament to resilience and the pursuit of a better future.

The athletes who were given permission to participate in this summer's Olympic Games have not accepted the "unsportsmanlike selection" by the IOC, the Russian Wrestling Federation said Saturday. 

Less than three weeks before the start of the Olympic athletics competition, Paris will host the eighth meeting of the Diamond League this Sunday, a competition that, with Sebastian Coe at the helm of world athletics, is losing its old magic with too many meetings and many of the best athletes missing.

On 6 October 2023, Palestinian karate champion Mais Elbostami went to bed thrilled after winning a competition in the Gaza Strip. She awoke the next day to a different world.

The Hollywood billboard with the first NBA father-son duo for the upcoming season seems all but set in Los Angeles as LeBron James nears 40 and faces yet another high-stakes challenge with Team USA at Paris 2024: his third gold medal in his fourth Olympics Games.

Franz Wagner, German forward for the Orlando Magic, agreed to the largest contract in the history of the Florida franchise, a five-year extension worth at least 224 million dollars, as recently revealed by famous American reporter Adrian Wojnarowski.

British sprint hurdler Andrew Pozzi has announced "with great sadness" his retirement from athletics following "a serious ankle fracture", meaning he will not compete at the upcoming Olympics in Paris.

Iga Swiatek admitted she was running on empty at Wimbledon as the exhausted world number one suffered a shock third-round defeat against Yulia Putintseva on Saturday. The top seed's 21-match winning streak came to a stunning end on Court One as Russian-born Kazakh Putintseva battled to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory.

The North African country has embarked on a new path, hoping to have the support of millions of French people with roots in Algeria, making Paris 2024 feel like home for the Olympic expedition led by Djamel Sedjati.

Attended by 40 international journalists at its press launch in the prestigious Wyndham Grand Hotel, Manama, the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) announced the athletes comprising its Olympic Team on 6 July. 

She is one of the two weightlifters and the only female in the team of 36 refugees presented by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Yekta Jamali, who seeks to inspire women worldwide with her ticket to the Games.

Ryan Garcia's words on his social media of "I'm sorry", were welcomed by his followers. They are beginning to tire of the boxer's scandal after scandal. Garcia continues his antics, although this time, according to his social media messages, he seems to have realised that he is on the wrong track.

The Danish rider left the Grand Boucles after a week of competition "to focus on other goals". He injured his shoulder in a crash on the fifth stage and decided to prepare for the Olympic road race at home.