Find out how to watch the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony wherever you are (2024)

Black Ferns 7s reach women's rugby sevens final

Well, the Black Ferns 7s were just too good in that second half.

There's a reason they're defending Olympic champions and have booked their spot in the final.

They dominated that second half, running in three tries to USA's one, and win 24-12.

CanPortia Woodman-Wickliffe retire with another gold medal?

The second semi-final is between current World Cup champions, SVNS series Grand Final winners, and Rio 2016 gold medallistsAustralia andCanada, who stunned France last night in the quarter-finals.

Paris 2024 is Murray's last Olympics - last tournament, in fact, before he retires - so the tennis legend is making the most of it!

Murray has been tracking down as many Olympic pins as he can find, including one from Liechtenstein's sole representative at Paris 2024 -mountain biker Romano Puentener.

Find out more about his pin quest in our story below! 🎾🇬🇧📌

Bad weather has Men's and Women's Surfing called OFF for the day

Large, stormy surf with unfavoarble winds have forced officials in Tahiti to call off the surfing competition for today.

Heats were suspended yesterday due to deteriorating wave conditions after the conclusion the Men's Round 3. Women's Round 3 has yet to be held.

The next scheduling announcement will be made later today at 5:45 PM local Tahiti time.

New Zealand hold narrow rugby lead over USA

At a baking hot Stade de France, the first women's rugby sevens semi-final is underway between defending champions New Zealand andUSA.

The Black Ferns 7s are only narrowly ahead at half-time, 7-5, having had a try on the stroke of half-time cancelled out by the television match official.

These two teams' players have been making waves on social media in recent days for their Olympic Village experiences 👇

Wang and Sun hold off Ri and Kim to win mixed doubles table tennis gold

Wow, thismixed doubles final has been a close one. Top seeds and singles world number one playersWang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of People's Republic of China have not had it all their own way.

The lowest-ranked team in the competition,Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, are their opponents – and are impressively sticking with Wang and Sun.

The two teams split the opening two games, Wang and Sun take the next two, then Ri and Kim win Game 5 to narrow the gap.

Wang and Sun bring up two gold medal points at 10-8 in the sixth. And when Ri sends a return long off the table, Wang and Sun can celebrate!

It's almost relief for them as they turn to each other and pump fists. China have won mixed doubles gold after missing out on this title in Tokyo at its debut appearance – the only table tennis event the powerhouse had not won, until now.

Earlier, Republic of Korea won bronze.

Sailing update from Paris 2024

Down in Marseille, thesailing competitions have been on for a few days now.

Here are your current regatta leaders:

• Men's windsurfing (after race 4/16, opening series): Pawel Tarnowski (POL), 11 points
• Women's skiff (after race 9/12, opening series): Odie van Aanholt/Annette Duetz (NED), 35 points
• Women's windsurfing (after race 4/16, opening series): Emma Wilson (GBR), 4 points
• Men's skiff (after race 6/12, opening series): Isaac McHardie/William McKenzie (NZL), 14 points

We've got some big news to bring you in the cycling BMX - women's park qualification.

Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Charlotte Worthington (GBR) is OUT of the competition after finishing with a score of 79.01 - which was only good enough for 11th in the 12-rider field (only the top nine riders advance to the final).

Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Nikita Ducarroz (SUI) is also out! The Swiss finishes in 10th.

Hannah Roberts (USA), the five-time world champion, posts the top score of 91.45 to advance to Wednesday's final.

What a turnaround by Vekic!

The Croatian was trailing 1-4 in the first set, but found reserves from somewhere to not only save three set points, but take Gauff to tie-break and then win the set!

In the second set, Vekic broke Gauff's serve in Game 6 before winning the next two games to take the match and advance to the next round.

Gauff, understandably, is upset at the result. She didn't have the best match of her career, suffering seven double faults and failing to score a single ace. But her Paris 2024 experience isn't over - she still has chances for a medal in the women's doubles and mixed doubles competition.

They've done it!

Wong and Doo gave everything they had in the fourth game, having game point on two seperate occassions, but Lim and Shin (KOR) show why they are the world's No.3 team by holding their nerve and claiming a 14-12 game win, to earn bronze 4-0.

This is the Republic of Korea's first Olympic table tennis medal since London 2012.

The gold medal match between Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha (CHN) and Ri Jong Sik/Kim Kum Yong (PRK) is up next in a few minutes.

Another medal update to bring you - though this one isn't over yet!

At South Paris Arena 4, Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin (KOR) - the world No.3 pair - are inching towards mixed doubles bronze as they lead Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) by 3 games to 0, and have a 3-0 lead in the 4th game.

Back to Roland Garros, where Angelique Kerber (GER) is into the quarter-finals in what will be the final competition of her career before retirement.

She beats 16-seed Leylah Fernandez (CAN) in straight sets.

Speaking of swimming, the men's and women's 100m freestyle heats have just finished.

Jack Alexy (USA), who won silver in this event at the world championships last year, posted the fastest time with a 47.57 mark. World and Olympic record holder Pan Zhanle (CHN) is also through (48.40).

On the women's side, four-time Olympic medallist was the fastest qualifier with a time of 52.99.

We've also got the results from the men's 200m butterfly, men's 200m breaststroke, and women's 1500m freestyle heats. The fastest qualifiers for each are below:

Men's 200m butterfly: Kristof Milak (HUN) - 1:53.92
Women's 1500m freestyle: Katie Ledecky (USA) - 15:47.43
Men's 200m breaststroke: Cho Sung Jae (KOR) - 2:09.45

Yesterday Smith won gold in the women's 100m breastroke, and she was spotted wearing a shirt displaying the names of people who have helped her throughout her career (note the gold medal on her shoulder!).

We've got four group games in men's basketball today, with the first - Spain vs Greece - wrapping up a few minutes ago.

Both of these teams qualified for Paris 2024 through the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament and were seeking their first wins at these Games, but it's Spain who come out on top 84-77.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, competing at his first Olympics, posted a monster line of 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 steals, but the loss means they are rooted at the bottom of Group A with a final game against Australia to come. Spain move into first place.

At the end of the group phase the top 8 teams from the combined ranking qualify to the quarter-finals.

To Roland Garros and the tennis!

Coco Gauff, who carried the USA flag at the Opening Ceremony with LeBron James, has broken Donna Vekic's (CRO) serve and leads 4-1 in the first set.

Gauff, who won the US Open last year, won the women's French Open double title at this venue earlier this year with partner Kateřina Siniaková (CZE).

We've had a fantastic game in the men's hockey between Spain and France in Pool A.

France held a 2-0 lead in the first quarter before Spain came back to even the score early in the third. France took the lead again through Victor Charlet (FRA), only for Pep Cunill (ESP) to rescue a point for Spain nine minutes for time!

It finishes 3-3, which means France earn their first point of the tournament. They sit sixth in Pool A, while Spain are fourth. Only the top four teams advance to the quarter-finals.

A little while ago I mentioned that two-time Olympic champions Serbia were in trouble against Australia in the men's water polo.

Well, Australia have completed the upset, and in convicing fashion, winning 8-3!

The result drops Serbia to fourth in Group B after playing two games, with Australia now top! The top four teams in Group A and Group B advance to the quarter-finals.

Phew - I need a breather after that!

Thankfully, US skateboarders Jagger Eaton andNyjah Huston (both of whom finished on the podium yesterday in the men's street final) and Chris Joslin, are here to provide it!

The noise inside the Champ de Mars arena hits the ROOF as Clarisse Agbegnenou (FRA) takes to the Tatami for her bout with Gili Sharir (ISR) in the women's -63kg round of 32

The crowd is chanting "Allez Clarisse!" as the defending champ grapples with Sharir, but the Israeli is holding her own, and there's a few tense moments in the crowd as she nearly brings the Frenchwoman down.

In fact, we're headed to a golden score! Who will emerge victorious?

It's Agbegnenou! A tight grapple results in the Frenchwomanjustgetting the score - but it's tight, very tight indeed. Close call for the Olympic champion!

The 2022 1500m short course world champion has tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrawn from the event.

In Group B of the men's competition, Serbia - the two-time defending Olympic champions - are trailing Australia 7-1 midway through the third period. Nic Porter in the Australian goal is on fire, saving 80 per cent of the shots he's faced!

Australia's best finish in this event was a 5th-place finish in 1984 and 1992.

Over at the table tennis, where we have matches in the singles round of 32 for both men and women, defending gold medallist and world No.4 Chen Meng (CHN) is through after beating Linda Bergstrom (SWE).

You can learn more about Chen, who also won gold in the team event at Tokyo 2020 (she's competing in the team event at Paris 2024, where China are into the round of 16), in our story below.

It's Serbia's first medal of Paris 2024, and first medal of any kind in shooting at the Olympics!

What an accomplishment for Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikec (SRB) who, despite trailing 8-2 after five shots, mounted a furious comeback to even the contest, then take the gold in the final two shots!

It's silver Yusuf Dikec and Şevval İlayda Tarhan (TUR), who came so close to taking the match. A tremendous effort.

🥇Arunovic/Mikec (SRB)
🥈Tarhan/Dikec (TUR)
🥉Bhaker/Singh (IND)

At Champ de Mars, the men's -81 kg Elimination Round of 64 has just started, and it's already a lively atmosphere inside the arena thanks to a victory from Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) in the first contest. Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Matthias Casse also won his first match against Sibghatullah Arab (EOR) with a beautiful ippon after trailing early.

In the women's -63kg category, Kim Jisu (KOR) and Takaichi Miku (JPN) are also safely through to the next round. The sole French individual champion from Tokyo 2020, Clarisse Agbegnenou, attempts to defend her Olympic title later on against Gili Sharir (ISR).

This is what the Olympics is all about.

A nice bit of sportsmanship from women's volleyball players Haleigh Washington (USA) and Zhu Ting (CHN) after yesterday's match between the USA and the People's Republic of China, which was won by China 3-2.