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In a departure from the traditional brick-red colour, the track on which Olympic athletics champions are crowned in Paris is a vibrant purple — and athletes so far seem pretty pleased ...

Cyprus star Pavlos Kontides has climbed to third place in sailing’s Men’s Laser class (ILCA 7) on the discipline’s third day, just two points behind the sailor in ...

Greece edged Australia 77-71 in Group A to remain in contention at the Olympic men’s basketball competition as Brazil beat Japan 102-84 to secure third place in Group B ...

France’s Leon Marchand brought the host nation to a standstill once again on Friday with his fourth gold of the Paris Olympics, while Australian Kaylee McKeown wrote history of ...

American Noah Lyles will bring his “main character energy” to the Stade de France on Saturday as he begins his quest for the Olympic sprint double in the men’s 100 ...

Novak Djokovic snapped his Olympic semi-final jinx with a 6-4 6-2 defeat of Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti on Friday to set up a blockbuster battle for gold against Spain’s ...

Turkish Cypriot high jumper Buse Savaskan qualified for the Olympic final by finishing in joint fourth place in her heat at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Savaskan, who competes ...

The police sent a letter to the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), outlining stadiums’ responsibilities regarding the safety of fans, players, coaches, and other attendees during football matches, Justice Minister Marios ...

Cypriot high jumper Elena Kulichenko has advanced to the high jump final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. With a best jump of 1.92 meters on her first attempt, she secured her ...

If anyone needed any confirmation about Simone Biles’ standing in gymnastics, the sparkling GOAT necklace she slipped on and ecstatically showed off to a TV camera after she sealed the ...

Emotions ran high at the surfing venue in Tahiti on Thursday, with reigning Olympic champion Carissa Moore and local favourite Vahine Fierro knocked out, while Brazil’s Gabriel Medina set ...

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite an ongoing gender row, saying the pair were facing ‘...

Algerian Imane Khelif moved past Angela Carini when the Italian surprisingly abandoned their welterweight round of 16 fight after 46 seconds in the first round on Thursday, feeling pain in her nose. ...

Steve McClaren was hired as head coach of Jamaica’s men’s national soccer team on Wednesday, the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) said. The former England national team and Premier ...

Simone Biles will be chasing a sixth Olympic gold medal and her second of the Paris Olympics when she competes in the women’s gymnastics all-around final on Thursday in ...

Britain’s Alex Yee ran a perfectly-paced 10km to snatch a dramatic Olympic triathlon gold on Wednesday, overhauling a fading Hayden Wilde of New Zealand in brutal conditions. The race ...

Athletes dived into the Seine on Wednesday for the Olympic women’s triathlon after water tests showed lower levels of bacteria, ending days of uncertainty over whether the central Paris ...

Top-ranked Italy silenced a partisan crowd as they claimed the women’s epee gold medal by beating arch rivals France 30-29 in a high-octane, sudden-death contest at the Paris Olympics ...

Spain overcame a tricky test to beat Greece 84-77 and Canada stunned Australia 93-83 in the second round of men’s basketball Group A action at the Pierre Mauroy stadium ...

Cypriot swimmer Nikolas Antoniou was knocked out of the Olympic Games on Tuesday despite winning his men’s 100-metre freestyle heat at La Defense Arena in Paris. Antoniou’s winning ...

Formula One driver Carlos Sainz has signed with Williams Racing for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. The 29-year-old Spaniard is in his final season at Ferrari and currently ranks fifth in the ...

Serbia’stop-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame a brief bout of nerves in the second set before beating 14-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-4 at the Paris Olympics on Monday ...

Ukraine diver Oleksii Sereda opened up on Monday about how hard it was to train during a war after he and Kiril Boliukh finished fifth in the men’s synchronised 10...

Paris Olympics organisers said on Monday they have fixed early logistical teething problems after several delegations complained about food and transportation at the Games. The quality and quantity of food ...