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Political turmoil has given way to people buying into the Games but leaders know that sustaining optimism will not be easy

Team USA faces France in gold medal game after comeback win. Curry emphasizes focus and resilience for intense showdown.

It's not just SD Worx-Protime to watch over eight stages next week, with the world's best riders on show

Captured in the South of France Deeley's swimwear look has us well-and-truly inspired

The world has grown cynical about the integrity of major international sports, and not without reason. From the Olympics bribery scandal of the 1990s – which implicated the hosts of Nagano 1998, Sydney 2000 and Salt Lake City 2002 – we have seen additional corruption scandals in major global sporting…

France and Spain will face off on the pitch while a much-discussed sport begins in Paris.

Shipments of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) to France more than doubled the first half of this year, fresh analyses of trade data shows. It comes as Europe seeks to pull back from energy purchases that help finance the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

Gold medal on the line at the Parc des Princes

We’re vulnerable to presidential whims – and that’s opened the door to the far right. We urgently need to build a Sixth Republic, says French Green party co-chair Charlotte Minvielle

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at the centre of an Olympic gender eligibility row, goes for gold in Paris on Friday as Thierry Henry bids to lead France's footballers to glory.

Anti-cult activists have condemned the likely appearance of Hollywood actor and well-known Scientologist Tom Cruise at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.