2024 Olympics Day 1 schedule: Opening ceremony, soccer, more - ESPN
It's time for the 2024 Olympics! July 26 marks the official kickoff of festivities, with the opening ceremony, soccer, handball, rugby and other programs on the lineup.
Rugby Sport News
France's Jaminet hit with 34-week ban for racist social media post
France full-back Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks and fined €30,000 after posting a racist video on social media, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Friday.
Student paralysed from waist down after fall graduates as doctor
A "brilliant" student, has remarkably overcome paralysis from the waist down after a tragic fall from a tree, to graduate as a medical doctor. At just 19, Xander Van der Poll fell from an ancient oak tree during a dog walk in Lavender Hall Park close to his Solihull home.
Currie Cup - Week 4: Teams, fixtures and results
Teams, fixtures and results from Week 4 of the Currie Cup:
Surfing-Olympic surfers score with 'awesome' floating athlete's village
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Olympic surfers based in Tahiti will miss out on the spectacle of the Games' opening ceremony on Friday, but might have trumped their Paris-based peers with their accommodation in a freighter-cum-cruise ship serving as a floating athletes' village.
Paris 2024: Plus ca change as Stade de France leaves an Irish side with all too familiar feelings
It wasn't all that long ago that an Irish rugby team played a major tournament knockout game at the Stade de France.
Rugby Sevens-South Africa shock NZ; France, Fiji and Australia advance
PARIS :South Africa shocked New Zealand 14-7 on Thursday to earn an Olympic rugby sevens semi-final against France, while double-defending champions Fiji edged Ireland and will meet Australia in Saturday's medal matches.
Sevens heartbreak as Ireland beaten in quarter-finals by Fiji
Ireland's chances of securing an Olympic medal in the rugby sevens are over as they were beaten 19-15 by Fiji in the quarter-finals at the Stade de France.