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The Paris Olympics vowed to build as little as possible, using the city’s landmarks as a backdrop instead. Has it worked? We check out the bold new venues, upgraded old ones – and the athletes’ candy-coloured village

As the world’s best athletes head to Paris for the upcoming Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is trying to make it easier for new parents to compete at their best.

Bill Viola, a video artist who combined with director Peter Sellars on a groundbreaking production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” originally seen in Los Angeles, Paris and New York, has died at age 73

The torch relay ahead of the Paris Olympics reached the French capital for the first time on Sunday, with organisers hoping to build enthusiasm for the Games among the city's sceptical residents.

France is marking its national 14 July holiday with the traditional military parade, but with the Olympic Games just two weeks away, it's a rerouted and slightly reduced affair. This year's special guest is not a country, but the Olympic flame.

Nyjah Huston is looking to get back on top of the skating world.

France celebrates its annual national holiday marking the start of its 1789 Revolution and the downfall of its monarchy in a grand military parade down its famed Champs-Elysées on July 14. This year's celebration combines the Olympic torch relay, on its way to kick off the upcoming Summer Games, with…

Paris gears up for a unique Bastille Day celebration with the Olympic flame in its military parade, honoring history and showcasing unity amidst political ...

France does not know where its government is headed and on Sunday the armed forces will also take an unusual detour at the start of their annual Bastille Day march.

Paris is hosting an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday

While many of his Olympic triathlon rivals were missing, Australian Matt Hauser's win in Hamburg is a welcome confidence boost ahead of the Paris Games.