Ireland to face champions Fiji after New Zealand defeat
Ireland progressed to the knockout stage of the Olympics rugby sevens as group runners-up following a 14-12 defeat to New Zealand at Stade de France.
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Djokovic looks to prolong era with unfinished business at Roland Garros
PARIS : Serbia's Novak Djokovic is adamant he will be the last man standing from tennis's 'Big Four' with twice-Olympic champion Andy Murray bidding farewell to the sport after the Paris Games.
Sailing-Mediterranean seawater given all clear in Marseille
MARSEILLE, France : Water quality for the sailing due to take place off Marseille has been given the all clear, Olympic organisers said, despite officials in the French city banning swimming from beaches earlier in the week as a result of heavy rains.
Nadal and Alcaraz dream team to dance in Roland Garros spotlight
PARIS : The Olympic tennis competition slides into action on Saturday with Rafa Nadal, the undisputed king of Roland Garros, the name on everyone's lips as he plots another golden chapter as the sun goes down on his remarkable career.
Watch Canada vs. New Zealand in Olympic women's soccer
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Leylah Fernandez gets Olympic 1st-round test in Karolina Muchova
Canadian tennis player Leylah Annie Fernandez will be facing a big challenge in the first round of the women's singles competition at the Paris Olympic Games when she takes on Czech player Karolina Muchova.
PV Sindhu Aiming For Hattrick Of Olympic Medals In Paris Games
From spending time in a hypoxic chamber to sparring with a variety of partners to adapt to different styles, Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu has left no stones unturned to be battle-ready for the Paris Games, where she will be chasing an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic medal. Sindhu's form has been patchy of late but she says the hat-trick of medals is very much possible because the last eight months spent with mentor Prakash Padukone has instilled confidence in her. No Indian player has won three Olympic medals on the trot and a podium finish will make Sindhu arguably India's greatest athlete.
Democracy in crisis: ex French top diplomat Hubert Védrine sees world order under threat
In the 1980s and 90s when Hubert Védrine served as a foreign policy advisor to France's President François Mitterrand, and later as Foreign Affairs minister from 1997 to 2002, the world was going through tumultuous times. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the apparent end of the Cold War upended the post-WWII geopolitical order and caused a fundamental reset in global relations. As a leading diplomat Védrine was part of international efforts to chart a course through the chaos and gained a profound insight into the challenges entailed in the quest for peace and stability around the world; insight which he agreed to share with Euronews.