The American swimmer secured his place at Paris 2024 in one of the five events in which he is an Olympic champion after winning the US Olympic trials on Friday. After missing out on the 100m freestyle, he didn't falter in the 50m. He stopped the clock at 21.41, the fourth-best time of the year.

Three years on from the devastating loss of form and confidence that turned Simone Manuel's Tokyo Olympic dream into a nightmare, the US swim star has found "healing" at the US Olympic swimming trials. It's not a venue known for promoting peace of mind —a meeting where only the top two finishers in each final can secure the longed-for Olympic berth and some of the best swimmers in the world are destined to be disappointed.

The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe announced after a virtual executive committee at their headquarters in Cairo on Friday evening. Originally scheduled for June and July 2025, the AFCON was moved to avoid a clash with the inaugural Club World Cup in the United States from 15 June to 13 July next year.

Reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff will lead the US tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after she missed the Tokyo Games after contracting COVID-19. The US Tennis Association (USTA) announced its full lineup on Thursday, confirming that the world number two will be joined by fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and Emma Navarro in women's singles.

US senator Ted Cruz voiced criticism over Caitlin Clark's exclusion from the Olympics, calling out the USA Basketball selection committee on social media on Wednesday in response to the WNBA recording its most-watched game in more than 20 years. The game between Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky Sunday marked the most-watched WNBA game on any network in 23 years with an average of 2.25 million people tuning in to CBS with the Fever’s 91-83 victory peaking viewership at nearly 3 million viewers. 

The reigning champion of the French race has confirmed through a statement from his team, Visma-Lease, that he has overcome the effects of the serious crash he suffered in April. He will race to defend his title. "I feel good and very motivated," confirmed the Danish rider.

Two-time Olympic cycling champion Katie Archibald will miss the Paris 2024 Games after suffering a double leg break in a freak garden accident. The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle having tripped over a garden step. She also sustained substantial ligament damage during the incident on Tuesday and has since undergone surgery.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, the reigning champion at Wimbledon and Roland Garros, was knocked out in the second round of the Queen's tournament on Thursday, where he was defending his title, while Italy's Jannik Sinner, the world number one, reached the quarter-finals in Halle.

Ryan Murphy claimed the fastest time globally this year by winning the 200m backstroke at the US Olympic swimming trials on Thursday, positioning himself for a potential 100m-200m backstroke double at the Paris Olympics.

The World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June will determine the final men's and women's qualifiers for Paris 2024. Eleven men's and women's teams have already secured their places at the Olympic Games, and the Principality will now decide the remaining spot.

"Everything is going well," said France coach Didier Deschamps of his star player's participation in today's match against the Netherlands. Mbappe has already trained normally. He will wear a mask to protect the fractured nose he suffered against Austria last Monday.

Serbia has threatened to withdraw from Euro 2024 following chanting between Croatia and Albania fans during Wednesday's match, where chants about the killing of Serbians were audible in the 2-2 Group B draw. UEFA has initiated an investigation into the incident.

Cricket will return to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but could be played in New York, more than 2,000 miles away from the Californian metropolis.

The cyclist is one of fourteen athletes approved by the IOC to compete under a neutral flag in Paris 2024. He has decided not to take part because of a "very busy schedule". More than half of the approved athletes are wrestlers, with the rest taking part in trampoline gymnastics and road cycling.

The 27-year-old finished third in the final of the Olympic trials in Indianapolis. Six swimmers finished under 48 seconds. Dressel missed out on second place, which would have qualified him for the Paris Games. However, he will swim in the 4x100m freestyle relay. He also has two more individual events this week.