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Six-time paralympic medallist swimmer Karolina Pelendritou will be Cyprus’ flagbearer at the Paralympic Games’ opening ceremony, the Cyprus Paralymic Committee announced on Tuesday. Pelendritou will be competing at her sixth ...

AC Milan have signed Brazilian defender Emerson Royal from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on a contract until June 2028 with an option for a one-year extension, the Serie A club ...

Atletico Madrid have signed Argentine forward Julian Alvarez from Premier League side Manchester City on a six-year contract, the LaLiga club said on Monday. Financial details about the transfer were ...

There were world records, doping suspicions and more gold for Katie Ledecky but the Paris pool will long be remembered as the launch-pad for Leon Marchand. The “French Michael Phelps” ...

On the highest step of the Olympic podium, U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner wept, tears trickling down her face as her country’s national anthem serenaded her for a ...

Movie star Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of France’s national stadium and received the Olympic flag, bringing a heavy dose of Hollywood to the closing ceremony of the ...

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid ...

There was no ‘Miracle on the Seine’ at the Paris Olympics on Saturday night as the United States men’s basketball team did as expected by grinding out a 98-87 ...

A 16-year-old child was arrested on Saturday evening after being found with a total of 68 fireworks and smoke bombs at a football match on Saturday evening. The boy was found ...

Winning athletes in Paris have received their medals on Louis Vuitton trays before being handed a Samsung flip phone to take a “victory selfie”, heralding a new era of product ...

Los Angeles, a city famous for its passionate car culture and notorious for its traffic, will strongly emphasise the use of public transportation when it hosts the Olympic Games in 2028, ...

Serbia cruised to men’s basketball bronze by defeating Germany 93-83 at the Paris Olympics on Saturday after they missed out on a chance for gold by losing by four ...

Much has been made of equality of sexes at the Paris Olympics, the first Games with a 50-50 male-female split among athletes, but there is a gender gap in official ...

Cyprus’ Olympic champion Pavlos Kontides was welcomed to his ‘second home’ at the Limassol Nautical Club to a stream of fireworks, thunderous applause and flares on Friday night, as he ...

Lee Carsley has been appointed England interim coach ahead of their Nations League campaign which begins next month, the Football Association said on Friday. Carsley has been managing England Under-21...

Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec went viral for his cool, calm demeanour at the Paris Olympics, but said there were “storms” within him as he won silver in the mixed team 10...

When an Egyptian fencer picked up her sabre and an Azerbaijani archer steadied her bow, there was one thing Paris Olympics spectators may not have immediately noticed – they were pregnant. ...

You can feel too for sure. There’s a feeling of change in the air like never before, a restless and intense motion. We’re looking ahead to some truly ...

Manchester United could be missing several key defenders for the traditional season-opening Community Shield match against Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday, manager Erik ten Hag said on Thursday. New ...

South Korean Olympic silver medallist pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose cool demeanour and appearance when competing at the Paris Games made her a social media sensation, collapsed at a news ...

 In-form Spain believe they can end a 32-year wait for an Olympic gold in men’s soccer when they face hosts France in Friday’s final at the Parc des ...

American Noah Lyles said that his Paris Games are over, hours after he needed medical attention following his shock third-place finish in the 200 metres, when it was revealed he tested ...

The United States kept the dream alive with a stirring fourth quarter rally to tame feisty Serbia 95-91 on Thursday and move into the Paris Olympics men’s basketball gold ...

Vera Tugolukova took 16th place on Thursday in the rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 33rd Olympics, becoming the last Cypriot athlete to feature in the Paris Games. She is the ...