On Tuesday, the Olympic Torch Relay continued its journey to Paris and visited the stunning Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From Baugé-en-Anjou - famous for its magnificent castle - to Angers, the route offered a unique opportunity to discover the 'Athens of the West'.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told Franceinfo that authorities are preparing for a spike in crime during the Olympic Games in Paris, where the flow of tourists will increase significantly.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday that Rio 2016 pole vault champion Thiago Braz had been handed a 16-month suspension after testing positive for a metabolite of ostarine. The Brazilian has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Kenya's Josephine Chepkoech, runner-up in February's Sevilla Marathon, has received a seven-year ban for committing a second doping violation.

The British boxer will activate the clause in the contract signed for their first fight, which  stipulates that it will take place in October. He is ready and eager, says the promoter of the 'Gypsy King'. Usyk, for his part, is ready. Everything seems to be in motion, but nobody dares to confirm it.

The former heavyweight champion had suffered nausea and dizziness on a flight to California, causing concern less than two months before his return to professional boxing after nearly two decades and at the age of 58. "I feel 100% now, although I don't need to be to beat Paul".

Alize Cornet's career ended on Tuesday after her record-extending 69th consecutive Grand Slam appearance at the French Open: the tournament where she made her debut aged 15 and was once a ball girl.

Gobinath Sivaraja, Media Manager of the Sri Lanka National Olympic Committee, was arrested by the Katunayake Airport Police last Monday, 27 May, while attempting to travel to Dubai on a flight from Kuwait, despite a travel ban imposed in connection with a fraud case involving the Sri Lanka National Olympic Committee.

The Spanish sports site Relevo says Doha bid parties and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are close to finalising details over hosting the 2036 Olympic Games.

China's disgraced three-time Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang says he is keen to return to competitive swimming "as soon as possible". Sun's ban after a member of his entourage smashed vials of blood with a hammer during a row with drug testers ended on Tuesday.

Former Senegalese rifleman Oumar Dieme, aged over 90, sees it as a remarkable opportunity to carry the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony of the upcoming Paris Games.

After a day's rest, the Olympic Torch stopped off in the Indre département on Monday. With its picturesque villages, castles and mansions, fields of grain and many hiking trails, it is also a land of sport and the perfect place to get away from it all.

Issamade 'Issam' Asinga, who blamed his positive drug test on "eating recovery gummies", will be stripped of his titles as South American double sprint champion and world U20 100m record holder for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) and banned for four years from 9 August 2023 by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).