Paris Olympics 2024
Paris Olympics break ticket sales record
Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the Games record previously set by London 2012, organisers said on Sunday.
Australia sack coach for backing South Korean rival at Olympics
Palfrey's comments triggered a fierce reaction from team officials and the Australian Olympic Committee.
Taiwan leader praises Olympic boxing champion in gender row
Lin clinched gold in the women's boxing final match on Sunday, an emotional win that came as she and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif have been embroiled in a major row over their gender eligibility.
China's Olympic tennis glory tracks booming middle classes
Tennis was introduced to China in the 1860s, but it failed to gain mass appeal and was largely an elite sport reserved for the wealthiest families.
Breakdancer Raygun says Olympic backlash 'devastating'
The Australian Olympic Committee has decried a "misleading and bullying" online petition that described Gunn's performance as "unethical" and questioned how she was chosen for Paris.
CAS rejects Indian wrestler Phogat's Olympic appeal
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday lost her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after her disqualification from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics for being overweight.
Aussie Olympians defend scorned breakdancer 'Raygun'
The athletes, fresh from a national record 53 Olympic medal trawl, were asked about absent colleague b-girl Rachael "Raygun" Gunn.
Triumphant Australian team return home with record gold medal haul
Australia's Olympic team, including gold medallists Jessica Fox, Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus, arrived back in Sydney on Wednesday to a rapturous welcome from friends, family and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Nadal set to dump Djokovic clash to focus on Olympic dream with Alcaraz
The 38-year-old effectively ruled himself out of the singles tournament as he battles a thigh injury picked up in training at Roland Garros, the scene of 14 of his 22 Grand Slam triumphs.
Emotional Dressel spearheads US to first Olympic gold in Paris
For Dressel, 27, it was his eighth gold medal from three Olympics, and he was tearful in the celebrations.
China's Sheng, Huang bag first gold of Paris Olympics
Sheng, who won an individual silver medal at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics three years ago at the age of 16, and Huang, 17, kept their cool to edge past South Korea's Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun 16-12.
Djokovic, Nadal set for Olympics second-round showdown
Nadal, a singles gold medallist at the 2008 Olympics, is playing in his final Games having also won doubles gold in Rio in 2016, while Djokovic was a bronze medallist in singles in 2008.
Paris Games organisers investigating pitch invasion chaos
Paris Olympics organisers are looking into what led to a pitch invasion during the opening match of the Olympic soccer tournament between Argentina and Morocco, they said on Thursday.
Murray to play only doubles in Paris Games farewell
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray said he will not compete in the singles competition at the Paris Games and will prioritise the doubles event in the final tournament of his career before retirement.
Afghan cyclist sisters defy Taliban to fulfil Olympic dream
The Hashimi siblings are the first cyclists - male or female - to represent Afghanistan at the Games.
Top-ranked Sinner out of Olympics with tonsillitis
The Italian said he was "sad and disappointed" to drop out, adding that he had started feeling unwell on Monday after a practice week in Monaco.
Paris 2024 relieved as Israel opening soccer match passes security test
France deployed about 1,000 police officers backed by Israel's own internal security service, Shin Bet, to welcome thousands of supporters for the evening kick-off. They cordoned off the streets around the Parc des Princes in western Paris and set up a perimeter a few kilometres away from the stadium
Argentina coach Mascherano decries 'circus' after chaotic opening loss
"I can't explain what happened. We spent about an hour and a half in the dressing room where they never told us what was going to happen," Mascherano told reporters.