New Zealand, Australia, France, and the U.S. – the main contenders for gold in women’s rugby sevens – all secured their places in the quarter-finals with a game to spare on Sunday, each chalking up two wins on the first day of qualifying.

The fans came in droves, some draped in flags and most chanting the name of Leon Marchand as they packed La Defense Arena to the rafters and roared the young Frenchman to a seismic gold medal.

Reigning champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France, while Spain and the United States claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second matchday of Olympic women’s football.

Defending champions the United States won their Group C opener against Serbia 110-84 in front of an ecstatic crowd in one of the most anticipated games of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament at the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Sunday.

The Fijiana 7s hopes of progressing to the quarterfinal of the Olympic Games is now in doubt after being thrashed by China 40-12.

President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, along with his official entourage, visited Team Fiji and their officials at the Olympic Village in Paris, France.

Fiji national rep Daniel Shaw says balancing training with studies over the past few weeks has not been easy.

A new champion will be crowned this year at the Rooster Chicken/Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giant when the final gets underway at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on August 4.

Spain reached the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Nigeria in Nantes thanks to Alexia Putellas’ late winner, while Brazil missed the chance to progress after a late 2-1 loss to Japan on the second matchday of women’s Olympic football.

There were boos, and mixed feelings amongst the crowd, as Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, a convicted rapist, made his Paris 2024 debut for a game in bright sunshine at the feet of the Eiffel tower.

Spain’s Rafa Nadal made a triumphant return to Roland Garros today to blast his way into the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament and set up a blockbuster clash with nemesis Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

A radiant Simone Biles made her long-awaited Olympic return at the Paris Games, drawing boisterous cheers and applause from an ecstatic, star-studded crowd in a performance that gave U.S. gymnasts the lead in women’s qualifying.