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Natsumi Tsunoda gave Japan a winning start in the Olympic judo, taking women's under-48kg gold on Saturday as the competition started in Paris with the two lightest weight classes.
The thunderous ovation that greeted Samir Ait Said at Bercy Arena on Saturday nearly knocked the French gymnast off his stride as he launched his Paris Olympics qualifying campaign.
New captain Suryakumar Yadav hit an attacking half-century to set up a dominant 43-run victory for India in the first of three T20 internationals against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
China shaded Japan in men's artistic gymnastics qualifying at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
France's national rail operator on Saturday said train travel was gradually returning to normal after multiple sabotage acts paralysed the network hours ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.
Sergio Perez went into Saturday's qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix fearful that another poor display could see him sacked by Red Bull, but he ended it on the front row of the grid and is now aiming for a career-saving win.
China grabbed the first two gold medals at the rain-disrupted Paris Olympics on Saturday as Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus prepared for a titanic duel in the pool.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen will aim to end a three-race winless streak and triumph from 11th on the grid for the first time on Sunday after topping a wet-and-dry qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Belgian Remco Evenepoel added the Olympic gold to his world title on Saturday, defying rain and a strong field to win the 32.4km individual time trial in Paris.
Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying said her "dream came true" Saturday after making her Olympic debut aged 58, despite suffering defeat for her adopted Chile.
Max Verstappen, facing a 10-place grid penalty for taking a new engine, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a qualifying session run in mixed wet-and-dry conditions at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Australia's Grace Brown stormed to her first Olympic gold in the women's individual time trial raced over 32.4km of rain-slicked Paris streets on Saturday.
Sandro Bazadze said the referees at the Olympics had "killed him for a second time" after the Georgian world number one lost in the last 16 of the men's sabre in Paris on Saturday.
New captain Suryakumar Yadav hit an attacking half-century as India reached 213-7 against Sri Lanka in the first of three T20 internationals on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic set-up a potential Olympic Games blockbuster with Rafael Nadal on Saturday as Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek made winning returns to a rain-swept Roland Garros where they were crowned French Open champions last month.
Novak Djokovic said his 6-0, 6-1 rout of unranked Matthew Ebden in just 53 minutes at the Olympics on Saturday was "not a good image" for tennis and demanded a change in the rules governing late call-ups.
Argentina bounced back from the chaos of their opening game in the Olympic men's football tournament to beat Iraq 3-1 on Saturday, while Spain got the better of 10-man Dominican Republic.
Joe Root became just the seventh man to score 12,000 Test runs but fell short of a hundred after spearheading an England recovery against the West Indies at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Australia's Grace Brown stormed to her first Olympic gold in the women's individual time-trial on Saturday raced over 32.4km of rain-slicked Paris streets.
American basketball star Diana Taurasi said Saturday she is not allowing herself to be distracted by thoughts of personal glory as she prepares for her Olympic farewell.
China grabbed the first two gold medals of the Paris Olympics on Saturday as swimming prepared to take centre stage on a rain-disrupted first full opening day of sporting action.
Hosts France set up a dream rugby sevens final with double Olympic champions Fiji on Saturday as Antoine Dupont inspired a Les Bleus comeback in a 19-5 semi-final win over South Africa.
For someone who was a "shrimp" to his schoolfriends, Leon Marchand has come a long way in his short life but it is the next journey to the Olympic swimming pool at the La Defense Arena in Paris that will mark his place in sporting history.
Excited spectators splashed through puddles Saturday to reach the most spectacular venue of the Paris 2024 Olympics as the first beach volleyball matches began in the shadow of a just-visible Eiffel Tower.
AFP's coverage of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics had been meticulously prepared for a year, with every detail scrutinized to determine the optimal position for the best shot or the best reportage.
Novak Djokovic lost just one game in his Olympic tennis opener on Saturday to set up a potential blockbuster clash against old rival Rafael Nadal.
Real Madrid unveiled Brazilian teenager Endrick, who has joined the European champions on a six-year deal, in an event at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
History-seeking Max Whitlock let out a massive sigh of relief after men's qualifying in his final Olympics in Paris on Saturday.
World number one Iga Swiatek enjoyed a winning start at the Olympics tennis tournament on Saturday as torrential rain swept across Roland Garros, bringing major disruption to the schedule.
Excited spectators plodded through puddles Saturday to reach the most spectacular venue of the Paris 2024 Olympics, with beach volleyball kicking off in the shadow of a just-visible Eiffel Tower.
Joe Root and Ben Stokes shared an unbroken century stand that revived England from the depths of 54-5 in the third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston on Saturday.
French bishops complained on Saturday about the "scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity" during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games which has upset some conservatives and has drawn mixed reviews.
Heavy rain reduced Saturday’s third and final free practice for the Belgian Grand Prix to a washout of only a handful of laps after Lance Stroll crashed in his Aston Martin at the high-speed Raidillon corner.
World number one Iga Swiatek battled to a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania to reach the second round of the rain-lashed Olympics tennis tournament on Saturday.
China's two-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Zhang Yufei urged fans to "look at the facts" of doping allegations against her and her team-mates as she opened her campaign at the Paris Games on Saturday.
American great Katie Ledecky edged defending champion Ariarne Titmus to be quickest into the Olympic 400m freestyle final Saturday, setting the scene for a titanic battle for gold.
Britain's Adam Peaty began his bid to win a third straight Olympic gold in the 100m breaststroke with the second fastest time in Saturday's heats and said he was feeling very differently from three years ago in Tokyo.
All-conquering Chinese divers Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen bagged the first Olympic gold of their careers on Saturday with a superb victory in the women's synchronised three-meter springboard final.
China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony took its toll on the first full day of sporting action.