France

Fresh off a French Open quarterfinal, Alex de Minaur will return to Roland Garros and lead Australia in singles and doubles in his Olympic debut.

Julian Assange's family plan to sit back and have some beer and champagne should all go to plan and he is soon back in Australia.

Australia's swimmers laid down a marker at the Australian Swimming Trials in Brisbane, but in front of record crowds in Indianapolis, America's best have answered the call and, with a little extra incentive provided by a former Australian great, they are ready to go hard in Paris.

A new wave of unrest has hit New Caledonia amid warnings the decision to send seven activists charged over deadly riots to France has mobilised pro-independence supporters.

The third iteration of Vogue World has set up camp in the French capital ahead of next month's Olympics, putting on a parade in the city's Place Vendôme.

The US Olympic team will use temporary air conditioning units at the Paris athletes' village, as concerns grow over the impact of heat on competitors.

Tokyo gold medal winner Keegan Palmer and 14-year-old Arisa Trew both claim gold for Australia at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest. 

Investigators are looking into how a female jogger ended up in a wolf enclosure at a safari-style zoo outside Paris.

A new report featuring current and former Olympic athletes warns intense heat could lead to competitors collapsing and heated-related deaths.

French superstar Kylian Mbappé sits it out, the Dutch are left frustrated by VAR and Ukrainians keep hopes alive. Here are five quick hits from overnight at the Euros.

Jess Fox set another benchmark in paddle sport history by winning all three World Cup events, but it came at the end of an emotional rollercoaster of a week that saw incredible highs of Noemie's Olympic qualification, and the devastating lows of losing her grandfather.

French swimmer Rafael Fente-Damers pulled out the swim of his life to qualify for his home Olympic Games, but now he'll have to wait on the results of scans after appearing to dislocate his shoulder celebrating.

After 20 years on tour, Andy Murray's tennis career is coming to an end — and the Scottish veteran says he's most likely to wrap things up after one final Wimbledon or Olympic Games.

La Tontouta international airport will reopen to commercial flights from today and an overnight curfew in the territory will be reduced as unrest continues to ease. 

Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place.

A series of opinion polls have projected that the far-right party National Rally could win the upcoming French elections and be in a position to form the next government.

Leaders of France's left-wing Popular Front join thousands of protesters to march through Paris against the far-right National Rally.

While excitement for the Olympics builds, some Parisians argue the event is an expensive extravagance and the city is ill-prepared for it.

Organisers are putting the finishing touches on a sporting and cultural opus they hope will transform Paris and unite its residents — but for some, the Olympics are an expensive extravagance and something that must be stopped.

Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci existed in the river beyond the limits judged safe for athletes.

Emmanuel Macron's decision to hold a snap election in France has further delayed the implementation of the controversial changes, which sparked five weeks of violent riots.

France has moved to curb sales of mass-produced clothes. Could Australia follow suit?

The parliamentary elections will be held in less than a month, and it could result in France having a far-right prime minister.

Radical-right political parties have made significant gains in the European Parliament elections, as nationalist and populist groups continue to gain dominance in national settings across EU capitals.

The French President labelled the rise of nationalism a danger to Europe, gambling on an early vote to re-establish his waning authority.