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...
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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...
Starmer says England have ‘made country proud’ as fans arrive in Berlin for Euros final
More than 50,000 England fans expected in German capital as men’s side hope to make history against Spain Euro 2024 final: news and buildup –...
Excitement and stoicism in Spain as country prepares for Euro 2024 final
La Roja may be favourites to win against England, but few in Madrid are taking anything for granted Friday morning found Manuel Mesa, who was...
Germany summons Turkish ambassador over ‘wolf’ goal celebration
Diplomat urged to explain gesture by Turkey footballer Merih Demiral and take measures to prevent a repeat Turkey’s ambassador to Germany has been summoned to...
Thousands of homeless people removed from Paris in pre-Olympics ‘social cleaning’
Campaigners say operation to bus ‘undesirable’ people out of city and wider Île-de-France region has intensified Thousands of homeless people have been removed from Paris...
Teenager arrested in France on suspicion of Olympics attack plot
Interior ministry says 18-year-old Chechen suspected of planning ‘Islamist-inspired’ attack in Saint-Étienne French security services have arrested a Chechen teenager suspected of plotting an “Islamist-inspired”...
Olympic Games’ €1.4bn clean-up aims to get Parisians swimming in the Seine
Organisers expect 75% of identified bacterial pollution will be gone by the time the starting gun fires for the open water events Beside a sign...
