Olympics

When early proponents of hosting an unprecedented Olympics opening ceremony along the river Seine first pitched the idea to the then-head of Paris police, he was dead-set against it. “It’...

All of Cyprus will be watching the Paris Olympics urging our athletes to make the country proud on the biggest sporting stage – the Paris Olympics – as they compete for distinction ...

The original ‘Dream Team’ set the gold standard for Olympic basketball but today’s American stars face a tougher test in Paris, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry said on Thursday, ...

Argentina coach Javier Mascherano said he had never witnessed such a circus after a pitch invasion triggered a dramatic and long-delayed climax to the country’s 2-1 loss to Morocco ...

New Zealand Football CEO Andrew Pragnell called on FIFA to take urgent action over a spying scandal involving Olympic champions Canada at the Paris Games and said failure to do ...

The sporting action at the Paris Olympics kicked off with two soccer matches on Wednesday, two days before thousands of athletes and artists are set to take part in an ...

World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to tonsillitis, the Italian said on Wednesday. Sinner won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open earlier ...

The video footage that led to Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian Charlotte Dujardin pulling out of the Paris Games shows her whipping a horse’s legs multiple times. Dujardin ...

Tahiti welcomed the Paris Olympics in low-key fashion on Tuesday, with the idyllic French Polynesian island letting its natural beauty and relaxed vibe set the tone for surfing’s second ...

American rapper Snoop Dogg will be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame in the final stretch before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on Friday. Snoop Dogg, 52, will ...

Cyprus is rallying behind its 15 Olympians, with Minister of Education, Sports, and Youth Athina Michailidou affirming the government’s duty to provide financial support to athletes. “It is the state’...

When Stanislav Hulenkov signed up for Ukraine’s border guard in 2021, he sought a stable job on the quiet northwestern frontier so he could continue his career as a rising ...

Two-times Olympic singles champion Andy Murray said on Tuesday that the tennis competition at the Paris Games will be the final event of his career. “Arrived in Paris for my ...

The Dutch Olympic committee is taking measures to mitigate the impact of including a convicted rapist on their squad, a move that has sparked dismay among some women’s advocacy ...

Cypriot swimming champion Nikolas Antoniou is heading to the Paris Olympic Games with the aim of doing his best and achieving a good individual time. The Cypriot champion, and his ...

Milan Trajkovic, the Cypriot champion of sprint hurdles, will add a third Olympics to his resume at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games this summer. The 32-year-old will also carry the ...

Global advertisers are hiring more female athletes to launch marketing campaigns ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics, a move aimed at capitalizing on recent record ratings for women’s sports ...

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas said the Olympics holds a special significance to him due to its Greek origins, adding that he is hoping to realise his dream of winning an ...

Some 45,000 police will secure the Paris Olympics’ July 26 opening ceremony, with over 100 heads of state and government set to attend, a senior official said on Wednesday, adding no changes were ...

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo finally swam in the River Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to try to convince doubters that its waters will be clean enough to hold Olympic ...

Track and field athletes Milan Trajkovic and Elena Koulichenko will serve as Cyprus’ flag bearers during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, it was announced on Tuesday. Cyprus’ Olympic ...

The list of Russian athletes who will head to the Paris Olympics later this month has thinned to just over a dozen, as several sports federation heads have said their ...

Russian wrestlers invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes will not take part after some of the leading wrestlers were left off the invitation list, the Russian ...

Cypriot judoka Sofia Asvesta has officially secured her place in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. On Tuesday the International Judo Federation (IJF) announced that Asvesta’s 28th place in the Olympic ...