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Australia's Ariarne Titmus in action during the women's 800m freestyle final REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Fourteen gold medals up for grabs on Day One of Paris Games

France’s capital city is set to rock to a sporting beat on Saturday as the Olympic Games get under way in earnest.

TOPSHOT - Employees of SNCF railway company speak to passengers waiting for their trains' departure at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris on July 26, 2024 as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts disrupting the transport system hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. According to SNCF a massive attack on a large scale hit the TGV network and many routes will have to be cancelled. SNCF urged passengers to postpone their trips and stay away from train stations. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) (Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsonists Target France Railways Hours Before Opening Ceremony

As the Olympics are set to begin, arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network Friday morning, setting fires that stalled train travel to Paris for over 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes who were set to arrive for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Teams and match officials walk out before the start of the match REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Soccer, rugby kick off Games ahead of opening ceremony

The sporting action at the Paris Olympics kicked off with two soccer matches on Wednesday, two days before thousands of athletes and artists are set to take part in the opening ceremony

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Banka attends the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

United States risks sports and anti-doping isolation with unilateral action

The US could find itself isolated from world sport with significant consequences for American athletes if it risks the harmonization of the global anti-doping rules.

US-CHICAGO-POLITICS-CONVENTION United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks during a press conference at the Secret Service's Chicago Field Office on June 4 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, ahead of the 2024 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

The Week Ahead 7/22-7/28

The Director of Secret Service and the F.B.I will face Congress over the assassination attempt on Trump; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a special joint session in Congress; the Summer Olympics kick off in Paris, France.

Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates with the trophy after winning her final against Italy's Jasmine Paolini REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Inspired Krejcikova emulates mentor Novotna with Wimbledon triumph

An inspired Barbora Krejcikova etched her name onto Wimbledon’s famed honours board after she survived a stirring fightback from Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday.