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This Paris suburb gets a facelift amid controversy ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games

April 25, 2024Summer Olympics 2024

Paris won the bid to host this summer’s Olympics, in part, on a promise to rejuvenate one of the country’s most notorious suburbs: Seine-Saint-Denis. But not all residents are sure the transformation will work.

Gaza Sunbird team members distribute much-needed food aid and other supplies in Rafah, Gaza in February 2024.

Gaza Sunbirds paracycling team pivots to aid distribution amid war

March 6, 2024Israel-Hamas war

competitive camel racers pose for a picture with their camels

Women’s camel racing team takes an ancient sport back to the future

February 22, 2024Sports

Serhiy Ivanov is a goalkeeper with Ukraine's first amputee soccer club.

‘Keep on living’: Wounded vets in Ukraine establish first amputee soccer club

February 21, 2024Ukraine

Student athlete posing in a blue uniform and holding a basketball at a photo shoot

International students still restricted from NIL deals

January 17, 2024

The main rule of "walking soccer" is no running.

‘Walking soccer’ trend in Spain keeps people of all ages in the game

October 13, 2023Sports

Soccer is a sport with lots of contact – and injuries. But imagine the game played much slower. In Barcelona, “walking soccer” allows soccer lovers of all ages to continue playing the game.

Three women in red soccer uniforms holding their hands up with a trophy

Spain made history with Women’s World Cup victory — despite team tensions

August 21, 2023Sports

Supporters are hoping their win leads to greater equality in professional soccer.

A traditional Iranian sport has been closed off to women. One activist wants to change that.

July 18, 2023Women & Gender

Varzeshe Pahlavani is a mix of martial arts, wrestling and calisthenics. It has deep roots in Persian tradition going back centuries. The sport is officially closed off to women, but one female Iranian activist is trying to change that.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (15) shoots over Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the second half of Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver.

Nikola Jokić takes center stage at NBA Finals and Serbian fans are loving it

June 2, 2023Sports

As the NBA Finals kick off, the 28-year-old Serbian basketball star is making waves with fans back in his hometown of Sombor, Serbia.

New Kings and Queens soccer leagues enlist internet stars to revamp sport

May 2, 2023Sports

The game is loosely based on soccer, but immersed in video game culture and reality TV antics. In Barcelona, Spain, the second season of the Kings League kicks off the first weekend of May alongside the first season of the Queens League. This summer, the Prince Cup will launch for kids ages 9 to 11.

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