Jill Biden boasts of ‘united’ nation during meeting with families of Olympic athletes
First lady Jill Biden spoke to the families of U.S. Olympic athletes Thursday, just one day before the Summer Games’ opening ceremony in Paris.
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France and NBA pledge to promote sustainable development goals in sport
PARIS : The French government and the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) announced commitments on Thursday to make sport meet sustainable development goals such as by limiting its impact on the climate and by being as socially inclusive as possible.
Dana White - Aspinall-Blaydes, Jones-Miocic winners to fight - ESPN
Stakes are high for the interim heavyweight title fight between champion Tom Aspinall and challenger Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in Manchester, England.
Surfing-Good waves expected to kick off Tahiti surfing, ISA head says
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Surfing in the Paris Games is likely to kick off in excellent waves at the perfect reef break of Teahupo'o on Saturday, the head of the governing body said, vindicating the decision to hold the event in Tahiti, a record 16,000km from the host city.
Equestrian federation chief confident sport will be in LA28 and Brisbane 32
VERSAILLES, France : The International Equestrian Federation is confident the sport will remain on the Olympic programme despite several cases of horse abuse, FEI president Ingmar de Vos said on Thursday.
Team USA's Steph Curry, Steve Kerr back Harris for president at Olympics
Skip Bayless discusses whether Team USA is a lock to blow out every international opponent and win gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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.
Macron's political crisis hurts business morale ahead of Paris Olympics
PARIS : As President Emmanuel Macron welcomes business leaders including Elon Musk to Paris ahead of Friday's Olympic opening ceremony, there are early signs France's political deadlock is hurting business sentiment and affecting corporate decision making.