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Olympic 2024: Freestyle BMX star Hannah Roberts aims for gold in Paris

22-year-old Roberts is coming off her fifth world title in a seven-year span, and again the heavy favorite to win Olympic gold

Beach volleyball at Eiffel Tower stadium draws crowds for social media post

The sport has been played at plenty of iconic sites, including Copacabana Beach at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where beach volleyball is very popular

Vandalism hits communication lines in France during Paris Olympics

Marina Ferrari, secretary of state in charge of digital affairs, posted on X that damage in several regions overnight Sunday to Monday affected telecommunications operators

High stake matches await men's basketball teams in Paris Olympics

Tuesday and Wednesday sure seem like make-or-break days for some nations and medal chances might evaporate very quickly for those which stumble again.

Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for 2nd day over poor water quality

World Triathlon made the decision to cancel the swim workout early Monday following a meeting over water quality

Female Olympians hit fashion runway in Paris to celebrate gender parity

For the first time, women have an equal share with men of an entry quota that's 10,500 athletes across 329 events

Paris Olympics: Andy Murray's tennis career extended with doubles win

Murray and Evans rallied past the Japanese pair of Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori 2-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9 on Sunday

Paris 2024: Nadal wins in Olympic singles, to face Djokovic in 2nd round

There is a statue of Nadal outside the arena, and fans gathered around the steel structure Sunday morning, when it was still unclear whether he would be competing later.

US-Philippines boost ties amid concerns over China's aggressive stance

After the most violent faceoff between Filipino and Chinese forces on June 17 in the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, the countries announced an agreement last week on a temporary arrangement

Musk calls Maduro a 'dictator' in latest blow-up against foreign leader

Add Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the growing list of foreign leaders with whom tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked a fight

Entrenched incumbent Maduro declared winner of Venezuela's prez election

Within hours, a few thousand Venezuelans began taking to the streets near Caracas' largest poor neighbourhood to protest Maduro's claim

US to send $ 1.7 billion in military aid including munitions to Ukraine

NATO members agreed to create a new program to provide reliable military aid to Ukraine and prepare for its eventual membership in the alliance. And they declared Ukraine was on an irreversible path

Two children dead, nine injured in stabbings in northwest England: Cops

Merseyside Police said officers were called at about noon to an address in Southport, a seaside town of about 100,000 people near Liverpool. It called it a "major incident" but said there was no wider

Biden calls out Trump, recalls how civil rights led him into politics

Biden followed his denunciations of Trump with a mix of nostalgia for his early days in politics during the era of Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more Donetsk villages

Russia's Defence Ministry claimed in recent days that it had taken control of the villages, but the Ukrainian General Staff made no official comment

President Joe Biden calls for Supreme Court term limits, ethics rules

The White House detailed contours of Biden's court proposal, one that appears to have little chance of being approved by a closely divided Congress with just 99 days to go before Election Day

Trump agrees to be interviewed in investigation of his assassination bid

The expected interview with the 2024 Republican presidential nominee is part of the FBI's standard protocol to speak with victims during the course of their criminal investigations

Refugee athletes want more people to compete at the Paris Olympics

I told myself if I continue running this, it is going to change my life, she said. In the Olympics, everyone is looking to me to represent them

Olympics 2024: S Korea edges China to win 10th straight gold in archery

The score was tied in the final after regulation, forcing a shoot-off

Olympics 2024: Kevin Durant scores 23 points, help US beat Serbia

Durant the all-time leading scorer in US men's Olympic history scored 23 points on 8-for-9 shooting in just under 17 minutes of action Sunday