Rui Hachimura has been named in Japan’s provisional national team roster for the summer, marking his first return to selection since the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Senegal on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of its independence with celebrations held across the country, highlighted by a grand civil-military parade presided over by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the central city of Thies, about 70 km east of the country's capital, Dakar.

Norway's Johannes Dale-Skjevdal claimed gold in the men's 15km mass start at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, hitting all 20 targets to finish in 39 minutes 17.1 seconds.

The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that Spanish basketball great Pau Gasol has been elected chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission.

Winter Olympic Games have officially begun in Italy, marking the start of one of the most anticipated global sporting events.

Azerbaijan’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) has filed a formal complaint with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over music used by Armenian figure skaters during competition at the Winter Olympic Games.

Poland’s former Olympic boxing champion Marian Kasprzyk has died at the age of 86, the Polish Boxing Association confirmed, marking the loss of one of the country’s most respected figures in the sport.