A wooden footbridge has been installed across the A1 motorway between Dugny and Le Bourget in the Seine-Saint-Denis area of Paris to allow pedestrians and cyclists to reach Olympic venues at Paris 2024.

Germany's oldest Olympian Marianne Werner has died at the age of 99. 

Hong Kong pulled back a two-run deficit to beat South Korea 9-8 in a thrilling finale to the opening match of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup Group A in Thunder Bay, Canada.

The Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games have come to an end in China with a predictably spectacular Closing Ceremony at the Chengdu Open Air Music Park.  

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to call for a national holiday for Australia if the nation reaches the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, but has been warned not to "jinx" the progress of the team, known as "The Matildas."

Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) chief executive Yiannis Exarchos has predicted that the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics will "truly shine and set new standards." 

A French Government anti-fraud application is to be translated into English to help visitors to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

British Triathlon has launched an investigation after competitors at the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) complained of sickness after taking part in the swimming phase at the Roker Pier, Sunderland, days after a Paris 2024 test event on River Seine was cancelled due to pollution.

Although bobsledder Carl-Erik Eriksson never won an Olympic medal, he has has been hailed on his passing at the age of 93 as his country's greatest Olympian by the Swedish Skating, Luge and Roller Sports Association (SweSliding).

Georgian Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia will be the opponent for world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway in round two of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup in Baku tomorrow.

The entry of the top seeds at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup is expected to intensify the spotlight on an event which will dominate the sport for the next three and half weeks.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has confirmed that they planning for a team of refugees to take part in next year's Chess Olympiad in Budapest and will seek advice on how the International Olympic Committee (IOC) went about setting up a team for the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Norway's world number one Magnus Carlsen will be forced to wait a few more hours before he learns the identity of his first opponent at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup here in Baku.

The three players who failed to turn up for their first round matches at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup here will not face any fines, a spokesperson for the world governing body has told insidethegames.