2024 Olympics LIVE: Opening Ceremony news and preparations as Andy Murray announces retirement after Games

Snoop Dogg among the torchbearers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

American rapper Snoop Dogg will be one of the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame ahead of the Paris 2024 opening ceremony on Friday.

The American rapper, who will also appear in NBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games, will carry the torch through the streets of Paris.

French actress Laetitia Casta and French rapper MC Solaar also carry the torch.

Andy Murray’s career in pictures as British tennis legend announces retirement

Andy Murray’s career comes to an end after he announced at the age of 37 that he wants to retire after the Olympic Games in Paris.

Relive some of the best moments of his career with the gallery below…

Three years after the Civil War, Steve Redgrave backs Team GB rowers to reach Olympic medal tally

The five-time Olympic rowing champion believes Britain will be able to forget the disappointment of Tokyo three years ago, when they failed to win a rowing gold for the first time since 1980.

Why are Russia and Belarus excluded from the Olympic Games in Paris?

Russian and Belarusian athletes will once again be in the spotlight at Paris 2024 as their participation in the Olympics has been controversial.

How Roy Keane inspires Team GB to end 36 years of Olympic men’s hockey injuries

They even inspired one of Barry Davies’ most famous comments: “Where, oh where, were the Germans? And honestly, who cares?” said the Auntie’s husband, who lost all objectivity as Sherwani scored to secure a 3-1 triumph and Olympic gold in style.

Hockey came home after Seoul, but Britain’s men have only tasted a medal once since then, losing to Australia in the bronze medal match at London 2012. The women’s team, by contrast, have made the podium at the last three Games – two bronzes between their famous penalty shootout gold in Rio.

But whisper it softly: there is confidence as the men prepare to kick off their season in Paris 2024 against Spain at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir this weekend.

Travel chaos could disrupt Paris Olympics

According to the Mirror, airport workers in Paris have threatened strike action that could significantly disrupt the travel plans of Olympic spectators.

Staff at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais airports are demanding better wages.

Flights are continuing as normal, but fewer staff at airports could cause problems. 350,000 passengers will arrive in the French capital daily.

Paris Olympics to be ‘spectacular’, says IOC president

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has promised that this summer’s Olympic Games will be among the most memorable ever.

“Like billions of people around the world, we are eagerly awaiting the youngest, most inclusive, most urban and most sustainable Games,” Bach said, as quoted by Reuters.

“We are convinced that we will experience spectacular Olympic Games together with the whole world.”

Murray confirms retirement after 2024 Olympics

Andy Murray has confirmed he will retire from tennis after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The 37-year-old made his final appearance at Wimbledon earlier this month and is competing at the Olympic Games for the fifth time.

How to watch Tom Daley at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Big Tom Daley fan? We have all the information you need to see the Team GB diver in action at the Olympics.

Bryan Habana expects ‘box office’ Antoine Dupont sevens to shine at the Olympics

French captain Dupont headlined last year’s World Cup on French soil, but the 27-year-old skipped the 2024 Six Nations tournament to focus on Olympic glory.

The Toulouse scrum half made an immediate impact in the shortened version of the match, helping Les Bleus to a first World Rugby SVNS series title with a grand final win over regular season winners Argentina.

“Antoine is a guy who is an absolute box office hit in every way,” former South African winger Habana, 41, told the PA news agency.

“It was a huge decision to miss the Six Nations but the seamless transition he’s made has been absolutely brilliant. We don’t know what a ceiling looks like for him yet because he keeps breaking through it.”