Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as France won 1-0 in their grudge match with Argentina on Friday to reach the Olympic men's football semi-finals, joining Spain, Morocco and Egypt in the last four.
A fired-up Novak Djokovic on Friday reached his first Olympic final, where he will face Carlos Alcaraz in a dream showdown for gold, describing his achievement as 鈥榓 big deal鈥�.
Ariarne Titmus said Australia earned 鈥榬edemption鈥� Thursday by soaring to the women's Olympic 4x200m freestyle relay gold in the second-fastest time ever.
A scandal has engulfed the boxing at the Paris Olympics after an Algerian in the women's competition who previously failed a gender eligibility test stopped her opponent in 46 seconds. AFP takes a look at the row, which has spread far outside the ring and is complicated, with even Olympic officials admitting it's a 鈥榤inefield鈥�.
Trampolinist Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya from Belarus won silver at the Paris Olympics on Friday, the first medal gained by an athlete from Russia or Belarus, who are competing as neutrals.
Carlos Alcaraz said it will be a 鈥榮pecial moment for me, in my life, in my career鈥� when he bids to add Olympic gold to his four Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros on...
Andy Murray said he was retiring 鈥榦n my terms鈥� as his trophy-filled career came to an emotional end at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, closing another chapter on tennis's golden generation.
Ukraine's women's high jump world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh, their great hope for an Olympic athletics gold medal, said on Friday life not sport had become the priority since the Tokyo Games.
Move over 'Eric the Eel'. Here comes 'Sharon the Snail'. The Olympics' habit of granting a moment in the spotlight to lovable no-hopers was on full display at the Paris Games on Friday.
Sha'Carri Richardson launched her bid for Olympic redemption with a comfortable victory in the opening heats of the women's 100 metres at the Stade de France on Friday.
Zheng Qinwen can become China's first Olympic tennis singles gold medallist on Saturday on the same court where childhood inspiration Li Na wrote her name into history 13 years ago.
Simone Biles's sixth Olympic gold medal hung around her neck, and so did a twinkling little goat -- just a reminder to the gymnast hailed as the greatest of all time that she does indeed belong in the pantheon of sports greats.
Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh declared she's 鈥榥ot done yet鈥� after storming to Olympic women's 200m butterfly gold on Thursday with the second fastest time in history and the quickest since 2009.
Novak Djokovic was 鈥榟oping for the best鈥� Thursday that his troublesome right knee won't derail his dreams of finally winning Olympic gold.
Simone Biles buried her demons to recapture the Olympic gymnastics all-around crown on Thursday, warning she was ready to have fun as she targets three more gold in Paris.
Zheng Qinwen embraced making history for China on Thursday by becoming the first player from the country to reach an Olympic Games tennis singles final but insisted: 鈥業 don't want to stop鈥�.
Jemima Montag wore a bracelet made out of part of her Holocaust survivor grandmother Judith's jewellery as she won Olympic bronze in the women's 20 kilometres walk on Thursday, saying afterwards 鈥榮he is always with me鈥�.
There is no love lost between France and Argentina on the football field these days and their quarter-final meeting in Bordeaux on Friday will add spice to the men's Olympic tournament.
Despite promises that France's famed gastronomy would be showcased in the Paris Olympic village, many athletes have been left unimpressed by the catering and hungry for more meat on the eco-friendly menus.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's 46-second win at the Paris Olympics on Thursday sparked a furious row about gender eligibility rules, with public figures from around the world weighing in on the controversy.
Zheng Qinwen stunned women's world number one Iga Swiatek on Thursday to become the first Chinese player to reach an Olympic Games tennis singles final.
China's Yang Jiayu dedicated her women's 20 kilometres walk Olympic title on Thursday in Paris to her father, who died in 2015.
Ecuador's Brian Pintado dedicated the first Olympic athletics gold medal of the Paris Games to his loved ones back home after powering to victory in the men's 20km walk on Thursday.
Australian Olympian-turned swimming coach Brett Hawke Thursday questioned the legitimacy of Pan Zhanle's stunning 100m freestyle world record, but silver medallist Kyle Chalmers said the Chinese star deserved to win.
Canada shook off a six-point deduction following a spying scandal to reach the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic football tournament with a 1-0 win over Colombia in their final group game on Wednesday.
Rafael Nadal admitted he may have played at Roland Garros for the final time after he and Carlos Alcaraz were dumped out of the Olympics men's doubles on Wednesday.
The host nation are having a good Paris Olympics so far -- and no-one is cheering them on more enthusiastically and more publicly than France and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann.
The United States claimed a 2-1 win over Australia on Wednesday as the record four-time gold medallists set up a quarter-final tie against Japan in the women's Olympic football tournament, while Brazil legend Marta was sent off in her side's 2-0 defeat by Spain.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were dumped out of the Olympics men's doubles on Wednesday by Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in possibly Nadal's last appearance at Roland Garros.
French superstar Leon Marchand added to his legend with a dazzling and historic performance in the Paris pool Wednesday as Katie Ledecky became the first woman swimmer to win gold at four Olympics.