Yesterday in men's matches, France beat Argentina 1-0 in a hard-fought encounter that was decided by an early goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta. They held on to their lead in Bordeaux. Henry's side will meet Egypt in the semi-finals, while Spain will take on Morocco in a match between Mediterranean nations.

The Holy See issued a statement on Saturday expressing its sadness at what it understood to be an "insult to many Christians and followers of other religions", despite an apology from the organisers of the Paris Olympics if anyone "felt offended".

Today was Team Ukraine's day as they won their first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a victory in the women's sabre team competition. They triumphed over South Korea 45-42 in the final at the Grand Palais. Japan secured the bronze medal by defeating France 45-40.

The first week of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has come to an end with plenty of surprises, drama, tears, controversies, and, of course, some incredible displays of physical faculty and fine-tuning. Here are five takeaways from Day Seven at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Jose Torres Gil of Team Argentina wins the gold medal in the BMX Freestyle Men's Park on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde.

The United States claimed gold in the women's team foil after winning 45 points to Italy's 39 points to take silver in one of the qualifying rounds played in a 66-minute marathon yesterday afternoon.

Olympic organisers on Friday expressed their support for Thomas Jolly, the creator of the opening ceremony for the Paris Games, and the artists involved after Jolly claimed to have been cyber-bullied over a controversial scene.

Badminton officially became part of the Olympic competition programme at the 1992 Games in Barcelona with four medal categories: men's and women's singles and men's and women's doubles.

Women's and sports organisations from around the world have sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urging it not to allow Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete in women's boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The Israel Olympic Committee has given its version of how the Israeli team is coping with the Games. According to its president, Yael Arad, the athletes are competing under "hostility from numerous fans" and "online harassment" because of the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Oka Shinnosuke (JPN)  became yesterday the new Olympic All-Around champion in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, winning his second gold in three days and extending the Japanese winning streak in this event to a record four Olympic Games.

Due to Thursday's weather conditions, especially the absence of wind, the Men's Skiff final was abandoned and the women's event was also postponed in Marseille.

The President of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, gave an update on his bid to include cross-country running in the Winter Olympics programme on Thursday. 

The boxing scandal at the Paris 2024 Olympics is a direct slap in the face for the International Olympic Committee. Algeria's Imane Khelif, one of two Olympic boxers to be disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for failing a gender test, won her debut bout after her opponent was forced to retire just 46 seconds into the fight.

Day Six witnessed another array of astounding achievements with many who failed at Tokyo 2020 reaping the benefits of their hard work by winning golds in Paris. While athletes entertained and inspired, controversies new and old came to the fore.