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The U.S. women are back in the Olympics for field hockey after missing out on Toyko. Here's what you need to know about the tournament.
Mountain biker Rebecca Henderson joins Anna Meares and Lauren Reynolds as the only Australian female cyclists to race at four Olympics.
The beds in the Olympic Village − and, in particular, their cardboard frames − have once again become a talking point at these Summer Games.
Lee Kiefer, who won gold in the women's foil at the Tokyo Olympics, leads the U.S. fencing team into the Paris Games.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will see 12 teams going for gold in men's basketball. Here is everything to know about the tournament.
Château de Versailles is hosting the equestrian events during the Paris Olympics. Here's how the sport works and which athletes to watch.
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Paris 2024 can disprove the host nation’s flagbearer, as Paul Eddison outlines how France can pay tribute to the great Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who conceived the modern iteration of the Games
Armed with selfie sticks and phones, the tourists flood into Santorini from everywhere - on dinghies from giant ocean liners, on coaches that zigzag up the steep hillsides, atop donkeys that clip-clop along the narrow cobbled streets. "This has been my dream since high school," said American tourist Maria Tavarez, 40. But for many of Santorini's 20,000 permanent residents, the once idyllic island of quaint villages and pristine beaches has been ruined by mass tourism.
The first medals will be handed out at the Paris Olympics on Saturday after the 2024 Games were officially launched with a spectacular four-hour, rain-soaked ceremony along the river Seine. Following qualification heats, the 10m air rifle mixed team gold and bronze medal matches will take place at the shooting range in Chateauroux, some 300 kilometres south-west of Paris.Back in the metropolis, golds will be decided in the judo, men's street skateboarding, men's rugby sevens as well as the indiv
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Keep across every sport and medal as the Games begin in France
Another installment in the saga of Olympic doping scandals is looming ahead of the first day of racing as accusations continue to fly
Australians staying at the Seminyak villas that were destroyed in a huge blaze have recalled how they made their lucky escape.
Brisbane''s semi-final hopes are in tatters after Canterbury blitzed them 41-16 at Suncorp Stadium in a ruthless and brilliant display.
Team GB are hoping to keep up their remarkable recent consistency after three strong Games in a row
Jordan Larson, Avery Skinner, Matt Anderson and Micah Christenson headline the U.S. volleyball teams. Here's what to know.
French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the Seine, dancers took to the roofs of Paris and Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song. How did the festivities compare with London’s Danny Boyle-orchestrated opening ceremony in 2012? Jim White assesses both and gives his score in six key areas.
Pro-Palestine protesters amassed outside the NSW Labor conference while, inside, the Prime Minister did his best to ignore the chants attacking him.
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