The first-ever opening ceremony held outside a stadium — on the River Seine — had to battle driving rain that cast a pallid gloom over the City of Light.

Thousands of spectators faced long queues and ticketing problems as they arrived for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics along the River Seine on Friday.

US gymnastics great Simone Biles is aiming to have a sixth unique skill named for her, a new move on the uneven bars that she will unveil at the Paris Olympics.

Reigning Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and helped create another as World Cup holders Spain came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 in their first game of the women’s Olympic football tournament on Thursday.

Paris Olympics organisers were Thursday investigating the crowd trouble during a chaotic football match between Argentina and Morocco that marred the opening day of sport at the Games. Argentina’s football association meanwhile called for action following the defeat for its men’s side on Wednesday. The Moroccans beat two-time gold medallists Argentina 2-1 in Saint-Etienne at […]

Grand Slam record-breakers Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on an Olympics second-round collision course in the draw for the Paris Games on Thursday.

Air France-KLM said Thursday that a drop in passenger traffic ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics had battered profits in its most recent quarter, forcing it to trim annual forecasts and step up cost-saving efforts.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France was ready to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes’ Village four days before the Games begin.

LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading points scorer, will be the male flagbearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, the USOPC announced on Monday.

Paris Olympics organisers said on Friday they were experiencing problems linked to the global IT outage, causing difficulties in handing out accreditations to athletes and officials arriving for the Games.