Two of the most renowned faces of the USA men's basketball team, coach Kerr and his star shooting guard, Curry, condemned the gun culture in their country when asked at a press conference about the "depressing episode" of the attack on former President Trump, while also calling for national unity.

Fate has decreed that the Roland Garros champions, with 20 titles between them, will meet in Bastad. There is only one twist to the tale: The 38-year-old Spaniard will play 21-year-old Leo Borg, the son of the legendary Bjorn Borg, who is now 68. The draw was a pleasant surprise.

The Slovenian rider extended his lead to more than three minutes in the second Pyrenees stage, which finished on the Plateau de Beille. He launched a fierce attack on his main rival on the final climb. Pogacar secured his second consecutive victory, his 14th at the age of 25, and effectively sealed the Tour with a week to go.

Carlos Alcaraz surged to victory against a below-par Novak Djokovic, retaining his men's singles title at Wimbledon. In a match that showcased his exceptional skill and determination, Alcaraz overcame the seasoned champion, solidifying his place among tennis elites.

Double Olympic champion, Taekwondo athlete from Great Britain Jade Jones escaped Olympic ban after being found to have committed a no-fault doping violation in December 2023.

Twelve years on from her stunning 800m freestyle victory at the London Olympics, Katie Ledecky is headed to Paris for her fourth straight Games aiming to extend an astonishing run of sustained excellence. The American freestyle great, whose talents were once dubbed "otherworldly" by Michael Phelps' mentor Bob Bowman, brings an even-keeled approach that doesn't hide a fierce competitive streak as she vies to add to her cache of 10 Olympic medals —seven of them gold.

The head coaches and captains of the eight national teams participating in the Women's Softball World Cup Finals attended the press conference at the Blue Energy Stadium, home of Italian Serie A Udinese. The Women's Softball World Cup Finals kick off on Monday 15 July in Castions di Strada, Italy.

USA men's basketball head coach Steve Kerr downplayed Kevin Durant's calf injury, which has prevented the three-time Olympic gold medalist from training with the rest of the group ahead of the Games.

16 wrestlers have qualified for the US out of the 290 athletes who will compete in the Olympic Games. It has six places in the freestyle event, six in the women's event and four in the Greco-Roman event. Japan follows with 13 wrestlers, and there will be two neutral individual wrestlers and two refugee athletes.

Czechia’s Barbora Krejcikova clinched her second Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday, defeating Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. The 31st seed broke down in tears when she saw her name etched on the same Centre Court honours board which also recognises the 1998 final victory of her childhood mentor Jana Novotna. Her win comes 26 years after Novotna, who died of cancer in 2017 at the age of 49, claimed the Wimbledon title after two runners-up finishes.

Muslim Gadzhimagomedov was crowned WBA Bridgerweight champion at the IBA Champions Night in Serpukhov. He defeated China's Zhaoxin Zhang in four rounds at the IBA Coliseum.

With less than two weeks to go until the Paris Games, the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Olympic and Paralympic Committee has officially announced that the 2028 Olympic Rowing Regatta will be held at the Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California.

Tadej Pogacar repeated on Saturday what he did in the Alps. He attacked on the climb to the Pla d'Adet to win stage 14, beating Vingegaard by 39 seconds and Evenepoel by 1:10. There's another date with the high mountains on Sunday, with the finish on the Plateau de Beille.