The Olympics opening ceremony was intended to “trigger a reflection” while using a global audience to promote diversity and freedoms in France, Paris 2024 organisers say. They were responding to a question in today’s daily games news conference about apparent “offended reactions” to the spectacle from a Catholic and Muslim perspective and those “countries that…

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 1st T20I: After losing losing the toss at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium against Charith Asalanka-led Sri Lanka, India batted first and gave a target of 214 runs for Lankans to chase. India scored 213/7 runs in 20 overs, all thanks to Suryakumar Yadav’s half century (58 off 26…

Sam Morsy scored the only goal of the game as Ipswich Town beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in Austria last weekend. (Image: Contributed) PRE-SEASON SO FAR This is game number four of Ipswich Town’s pre-season. The first two were played behind-closed-doors, with Suffolk non-league side Needham Market, recently promoted to the National League North, and League…

Newcastle’s first public friendly of the summer ended in a comfortable win at Hull City, but it raised questions over how prepared Eddie Howe’s squad is to challenge for European qualification in the Premier League next season. A week on from a 3-1 triumph over third-division German side SpVgg Unterhaching behind closed doors, Newcastle ran…

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Thousands of people have gathered in central London for a march led by Tommy Robinson. Protesters wearing outfits and waving flags depicting the Union, English, Scottish and Welsh flags chanted ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘We want our country…

Finals day is here as the medal positions will be decided for the men’s Rugby Sevens at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Australia are fighting for gold as they take on Fiji (12:00 am) in the semi-finals after cruising through the quarter-finals. Watch every Rugby Sevens match from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games ad-free, live and…

Ryan Mullen has won medals at the Worlds and Europeans for Ireland and today gets the Irish cycling Olympic campaign underway in Paris in the elite men’s TT Ryan Mullen, a multiple national TT and road race champion, gets Ireland’s cycling campaign at the Olympic Games underway in Paris this evening, on a day when…

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Cycling, Women’s Time Trial: Elisa Longo Borghini leaves the gates to a huge cheer. The 32-year-old Italian has enjoyed a massive career, taking two Olympic bronze medals in the road race at Rio and Tokyo – she’s ighly fancied here. France’s…

Paris Olympics, Day 1 Prelims: Caspar Corbeau Heads 100m Breaststroke Ahead Of Adam Peaty; Qin Haiyang Ninth Adam Peaty safely navigated the 100m breaststroke as he seeks to make more history although it was Caspar Corbeau who headed the prelims at La Defense Arena. Peaty will join Michael Phelps in an exclusive two-man club if…