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Olympic officials were left red-faced after one of the Opening Ceremony’s longest standing traditions went horribly wrong in Paris on Saturday morning AEST.

Lady Gaga and Celine Dion joined dancers, an opera diva and even a heavy metal band in an opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics that sought to proudly showcase French culture with a modern twist.

A historic boat parade down the River Seine launched the Paris Olympics with spectacular French flair on Saturday morning AEST, as the City of Light welcomed the world’s greatest athletes for a sporting extravaganza.

Carlton coach Michael Voss is backing in his vaunted midfield unit to recapture their spark in the final month of the home-and-away season after a worrying form slump in recent weeks.

Australia has been tipped to produce its best Olympic performance in 24 years, with a virtual medal tally predicting 15 golds in Paris.

Australia will be hoping gold flows at the Paris La Défense Arena over the coming fortnight, with the nation’s Olympic success resting heavily on the Dolphins.

The world’s biggest sporting event is nearly here, with the 2024 Paris Olympics officially getting underway on Saturday July 27 (Australian time), after several days of preliminary action.

The Paris Olympics kick off this week, with 460 Australians heading to the French capital in pursuit of sporting glory.

The world’s biggest sporting event is here, with the 2024 Paris Olympics officially getting underway on Saturday July 27 (Australian time), after several days of preliminary action beginning on Wednesday night.

If you only looked at the stats card you’d think Parramatta had spanked Melbourne on Friday night in Cameron Munster’s comeback match.

Port Adelaide have stunned Carlton to keep their finals aspirations alive in 2024, coming from behind to clinch a narrow 14-point victory, 11.13 (79) to 9.11 (65).

Lando Norris topped the times ahead of his team-mate Oscar Piastri as McLaren finished a dominant one-two in Friday’s second free practice ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

A downbeat Lando Norris said he was “not so comfortable” and felt he was unable to “nail it down” despite topping the times ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in Friday’s practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Dan Houston insists his future is at Port Adelaide despite being linked with a return to his home state Victoria.

Storm star Jahrome Hughes has continued his charge towards a maiden Dally M medal, leading Melbourne to a dominant 32-14 win over the Eels on Friday night.

All season long the NRL has been cracking down on contact on the kicker — but this is getting ridiculous.

Eagle-eyed opening ceremony viewers have pointed out a rather damning detail that was hard to overlook during the proceedings.

Port Adelaide’s thrilling 14-point victory over Carlton wasn’t without controversy, as some late umpiring drama again reared its head in the AFL world.

The Bulldogs have copped a major blow ahead of their blockbuster clash with the Broncos with star centre and skipper Stephen Crichton ruled out.

Melbourne Storm half Jahrome Hughes — and most of the NRL world — was left in disbelief after being placed on report in Friday night’s 32-14 win over Parramatta.

Arson attacks scrambled France’s high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what officials called premeditated acts of “sabotage” just hours before the Paris Olympics opened.

Plans for the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics — the first time a Summer Games will start outside a stadium — have been a closely guarded secret.

It’s the sign of a great team when they play badly but still win and that’s exactly what the Storm did on Friday night with a 32-14 victory over the Eels.

The Wests Tigers have confirmed John Bateman’s mid-season exit in a club statement that was released during Friday’s loss to the Warriors.

The Warriors’ finals hopes are still alive after securing a much-needed 28-16 win over the Wests Tigers in front of a sold-out crowd at Go Media Stadium.