LeBron James selected as flagbearer at Olympics opening ceremony
LeBron James is set to compete in his fourth Olympics.Like the previous three times, the Lakers superstar will participate in the opening ceremony. But for…
Meet the Welsh athletes going to the Paris 2024 Olympics
Wales will have the most athletes at an Olympic Games in over a century after a record 31 were included in Team GB for the…
Paris Olympics 2024: Men’s football – teams, players, format, matches, date | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Which football teams are playing at the Olympics, when are the games and who are the favourites? Al Jazeera explains.Men’s football has been a regular…
What is breaking as an Olympic sport? All to know ahead of Paris 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News
From street dance to Olympic sport, breaking will make its debut at the summer Games in Paris.The dance that sprung up on the streets of…
USA vs South Sudan: LeBron James helps side avoid huge shock in Olympics warm-up
The United States came from 16 points down to avoid one of the biggest shocks in basketball history in a dramatic 101-100 victory over South…
World Cup 2.0 – Why women’s Olympic football is a must watch at Paris 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024
Less than a year after the global breakout success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia, a good number of that tournament’s best players…
Paris Olympics 2024: Ledecky vs Titmus – five biggest rivalries to watch | Paris Olympics 2024 News
The 2024 Summer Olympics will get under way in Paris on July 26. Al Jazeera picks out the top five rivalries to watch at the…
Olympics 2024 opening ceremony: Date, time, order & how to watch on BBC
The eye-catching ceremony will take place across a 6km route along the Seine. It will begin at Austerlitz bridge and end among the gardens, fountains…
Adidas drops Bella Hadid from campaign referencing 1972 Munich Olympics | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Hadid, who is half-Palestinian, has been vocal in her support for Palestinian rights and an end to Israel’s war on Gaza.Adidas has dropped vocal pro-Palestinian…
Paris Olympics 2024: Adam Peaty on burnout and chasing third gold medal
Just over a year ago Adam Peaty was asked the question that would shape the next period of his life."What do you want to do?"…
Paris Olympics 2024: Event facts – surfing, breaking, mascots, Eiffel Tower | Paris Olympics 2024 News
The 2024 Olympic Games will begin on July 26 in Paris, France as 10,500 athletes will compete to get their hands on coveted sports medals.…
What role do politics and business play in the Olympics? | Paris Olympics 2024
Russia is banned from taking part in the Summer Games but Israel is allowed to compete.The Summer Olympic Games – the world’s biggest sporting event…
2024 Paris Games: Can The Olympics Finally Claim Financial Victory? (Part 2)
In this two-part feature on the economics of the Olympics, Global Finance delves into the financial strategies and innovations that the 2024 Paris Games, which…
Paris Olympics 2024: ‘Medals are great, but there is much more to life’
In the not too distant past, there was nobody who wanted a gold medal more than Michaela Walsh. At the Tokyo Olympics, and the 2014…
2024 Paris Games: Can The Olympics Finally Claim Financial Victory? (Part 1)
In this two-part feature on the economics of the Summer Olympics, Global Finance delves into the financial strategies and innovations that the 2024 Paris Games,…
Paris mayor takes dip in ‘safe to swim Seine’ ahead of Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024
NewsFeedWith just days to go before the Paris Olympics, the city’s Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a swim in the Seine as the river was finally…
Paris mayor dips in Seine to prove cleanliness before Olympics
PARIS — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip Wednesday in the Seine, fulfilling a promise to show that the long-polluted waterway was clean enough to…
From Bonmati to Marta: Five top footballers to watch at Paris Olympics 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News
The United States team heads to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as favourites to claim the women’s football gold. That is hardly surprising given their…
Paris mayor takes pre-Olympics dip to prove Seine clean ahead of 2024 Games | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Anne Hidalgo is the latest French politician to take the plunge and show River Seine is clean enough for Olympic events.The mayor of Paris, Anne…
John Speraw and U.S. men’s volleyball aim for Olympic redemption
The court at Walter Pyramid was still covered in confetti. Fans hadn’t yet spilled into the Long Beach State parking lot on a sunny Saturday…