Former footballer Christian Karembeu shared that he has tragically lost two family members amid the recent surge of violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

Bill Walton, a revered figure in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and one of its most prominent broadcasters, has passed away at 71 years old.

The awards ceremony was attended by athletes, sporting luminaries, and government dignitaries from across the ten countries that make up the region: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Olympic Foundation Scholarships, which were awarded to 404 beneficiaries this year, will assist them with their sports and school-related expenses in four categories. The awards ceremony was held at Temasek Convention Centre, Singapore. 

Australian women’s basketball team the Seven Consulting Opals will kick start their world tour in Asia tomorrow: playing three games against China in the next week, then on to Japan for the Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2024. The Opals clash with China again, hosting the team this time at the Ford BALLIN’24 series this July, according to Basketball Australia who posted the team’s schedule last week. 

Cricket's highly anticipated ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 gets underway from 2 June until 29, with hosts USA taking on Canada in the tournament's opening match.

Olympic champions Marcell Jacobs and Andre De Grasse said Monday they relished "sharing every moment" as they competed with each other during joint training sessions, Agence France-Presse reported ahead of the Golden Spike meet in the Czech city of Ostrava.

"I will play again," said the footballer, who was hospitalised in February after an illness that left him unable to move or speak. He lost consciousness at home. He needed a respirator to help him breathe. "I am getting better," said Olsson, who is now training with a view to returning to action.

Queensland's government has set up an independent Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tony Estanguet took on the role as president of Paris Olympics Organising Committee two years after leading the city's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In an interview with Hindustan Times’ Faizal Khan while attending the Cannes Film Festival, the three-time gold medallist spoke of the city’s journey to host the upcoming Olympic Games. 

On 26 July, during the opening of the Paris Olympics,French authorities are expecting the presence of around 120 heads of state and government, which could set a record and generate intense diplomatic activity.

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota will not renew its contract it signed in 2015 and will end its top-level sponsorship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after the Paris 2024 Games.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) will vet all coaches and athletes who will form the final South African Olympic squad, as part of the measures put in place to rule out potential sexual predators, according to South Africa’s Sunday World. 

The draw for blind football at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games occurred in Schiltigheim, France, on Saturday, 25 May.