The head of the Paris police said crime around the Eiffel Tower and other tourist hotspots had dropped significantly ahead of the Olympics later this year.

Despite her frail shoulder, 102-year-old Melanie Berger-Volle will carry the Olympic torch as high as she can, promoting the values of friendship between peoples that she championed during her time in the French Resistance during the Second World War.

Juan Antonio Samaranch, vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), reiterated that the Olympic Movement has "a lot at stake" with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, because the event must be "the symbol needed to change the terrible dynamic" that the planet is experiencing.

World medallists and record holders have been announced for the Prefontaine Classic women's 800m and 3000m steeplechase at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon, USA on 25 May.

The election of Belgium's Ingram De Vos as the new President of the Association of International Summer Olympic Federations (ANOCA) at its 48th General Assembly in Birmingham, UK, has received a positive response.

More than 250,000 new tickets for the Olympic Games have will go on sale on Wednesday 17 April at 10am CEST. This is one of the last opportunities to see the stars of the Games in action, including Léon Marchand, Teddy Riner, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Lebron James.

A few weeks back came the announcement of the Friendship Games, to be held in Russia in September. Total prize money across all sports: $100 million. Winners get $40,000. Second place, $25,000. Third: $17,000.

The Organising Committee of the inaugural Gulf Youth Games has announced that all sports facilities in the five host emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Fujairah - are fully prepared to host the event.

The President of the IOC and the Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for promoting the European way of life, fall into a trap when they are recorded talking to a supposed African leader. Both leaders end up praying to non-existent gods to make it happen with the to persuade the African Union not to take part in the Friendship Games.

The 48th General Assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) met in Birmingham, UK, during the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, and unanimously elected Ingmar De Vos (International Equestrian Federation, FEI) as its next President.

BCW Sports, the sports division of global communications agency BCW, will see a change in leadership as managing director Lars Haue-Pedersen steps down after more than 20 years. He will remain a key advisor to the business.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided in November to declare the national anti-doping agencies of Venezuela, Nigeria and Tunisia non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code. Now it has an update on the situation with the African country.

The production of medals for the Paris Olympics is still on schedule, the French national mint has confirmed, despite protests and work stoppages in the French capital.

The Islamic State has threatened terrorist attacks at four stadiums during the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

In line with its vision of "Games Wide Open," Paris 2024 was delighted to work with the Torch Relay's Presenting Partners, Coca-Cola and Banque Populaire & Caisse d'Epargne, to involve as many French people as possible in the Torch Relay. By taking the flame to six overseas territories, the Relay across the Oceans will also prepare French people from all over the world to celebrate the Games.