Paris Olympics 2024: day nine – in pictures
Steeplechase, hammer throw and golf are among the many sports on show on a busy Sunday in Paris Continue reading…...
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Wednesday briefing: Where France’s €1.6bn plan to clean up the Seine for the Olympics went wrong
In today’s newsletter: The government has spent €1.6bn improving the river, but an ancient sewage system and the climate are muddying the waters • Sign...
Olympic ‘Last Supper’ DJ files legal complaint after torrent of online abuse
Barbara Butch has received homophobic abuse Legal complaint is precursor to possible police action Latest medal table | Live Paris schedule | Full results The...
Paris Olympics organisers apologise to Christians for Last Supper parody
Apology follows anger among Catholics and other groups at opening ceremony segment that resembled biblical scene The organising committee of Paris 2024 has apologised to...
Why Édith Piaf’s plaintive song was the perfect fit for Céline Dion at Paris Games
The melody for the first live performance since 2020 by the singer, who has suffered with ill-health, was suitably tragic It was a very public...
Friday briefing: How a doping scandal could overshadow the Olympics
In today’s newsletter: As Paris gears up for the Games, the excitement is palpable, but concern about performance-enhancing drugs threatens the reputation of one of...
French athlete may swap hijab for a cap to avoid Olympic opening ceremony ban
Sounkamba Sylla reportedly reaches compromise after France’s strict laws on secularism threatened to bar her A French sprinter is expected to swap her headscarf for...
Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch on final stages through Paris
US rapper will conclude torch’s relay through Saint-Denis and Olympic Village to mark start of 33rd Games Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch through...
‘It’s a very strange feeling’: can the man who won Olympic gold bring glory to the Paris Games?
2024 Games organiser Tony Estanguet tells how chats with British sporting legend Sebastian Coe have kept him on an even keel It has to feel...
‘I’ve never seen owt like it’: England fans in Benidorm in high spirits before Euro final
Supporters enjoy a ‘buzzing’ atmosphere and predict ‘carnage’ whatever the result in match against Spain Euro 2024: latest updates When England beat the Netherlands in...
