It may not have a spire, stained-glass windows or a nave, but the cavernous underground rainwater facility inaugurated in the French capital on Thursday ahead of the Paris Olympics has been compared to Notre Dame Cathedral.

World sprint champion Noah Lyles and reigning Olympic 100m gold medallist Marcell Jacobs helped the United States and Italy earn respective qualification for the men's 4x100m relays at Paris 2024.

The UAE Jiu-Jitsu National Team delivered outstanding performances on the opening day of the eighth Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship at the Mubadala Arena, Zayed Sports City. As competitions for adults in various weight divisions unfolded on Friday, the host nation secured an impressive haul of seven medals, comprising three gold, two silver, and two bronze, securing the top spot on the medal table in the newaza discipline.

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez started Mexico's Cinco de Mayo celebrations by ending Jaime Munguia's unbeaten record in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Alvarez won by unanimous decision after flooring his fellow Mexican in round four.

Audio description, vibrating vests, and tactile tablets: these are just some of the solutions that will help fans with visual or hearing disabilities follow sports events along with the rest of the public in various stadiums of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Agence France-Presse reports.

The 12th edition of the Forum took place in Lausanne from April 29 to 30. National federations from around the world discussed ethics, sustainability in equestrian sport, training guidelines, anti-doping measures, and medical horse controls. The venue for the 2025 European Championships remains undecided due to resource constraints.

Abdulmunem Alsayedohamed was re-elected President of the Asian Ju-Jitsu Union (JJAU) for another term, by acclamation, during the annual General Assembly meeting held today in Abu Dhabi alongside the ongoing eighth Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

UEFA has been lobbied by coaches and players themselves to allow the immediate inclusion of three players in national team squads, meaning they can extended their teams from 23 to 26 players. Such decision was approved last Friday, meaning it is official.

A four-day para-taekwondo camp for 30 top international referees selected for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games took place in Santorini, Greece from 24-27 April.

Seven Para-Taekwondo athletes from Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the host Solomon Islands booked their tickets to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Honiara.

The Madrid Arena played host to the latest IBA Champions Night on Saturday with Cuban-born Bulgarian Javier Ibañez outpointing local favourite Jose Quiles to claim the IBA European Featherweight Championship belt.

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been banned from holding any position within the International Olympic Committee for 15 years for ethics violations. The Kuwaiti had served as president of the Olympic Council of Asia and the Association of National Olympic Committees.

The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) and Union Sportive Medina d'Alger (USM Alger) have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the sanction imposed for not allowing them to use RS Berkane's kit, which led to the cancellation of two African Confederation Cup semi-final matches.

The Para Taekwondo season is heating up with four events lined up in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Top athletes including Paralympic and world champions will be in action as they prepare for August's Paralympic Games in Paris.

The legendary sambist, multiple World Combat SAMBO Champion, Ambassador of SAMBO and FIAS in the world Fedor Emelianenko will visit the main continental SAMBO tournament, which will be held in Serbia.