Antoine Dupont came to the rescue to keep France’s hopes alive in the rugby sevens with a solo try against Uruguay to avert a second group-stage disappointment after opening with a 12-12 draw with the USA. Tap to read Martyn Ziegler's report thetimes.com/sport/olympics…

Sevens gold for France feels like the moment to ignite Paris 2024. After RWC heartbreak in a face mask nine months ago, Antoine Dupont has won the Champions Cup, Top 14 and Olympic gold. And he’s a better player for the sevens experience. Ridiculously good.

France just won the #Paris2024 gold medal in rugby sevens and then did this !!!

Epic win from Tom Pidcock. What guts. What a final move to grab the lead. What a race.

"Staggering violence," police say. Since the Olympics are on - a question. What happened to the Britain of London 2012? It was poisoned by 2016 and its aftermath. Wrote this for tortoise two years ago..

More outrageous pricing from West Ham. The obstacle this places in front of taking your children is huge, but who cares about families and the next generation of fans when you can fill the ground with one-off attendees who will happily pay the price to see a game? #whufc

Two years in the making, Patrick Mahomes pulls off a behind-the-back pass in pre-season.

Kansas City Chiefs again using Louis Rees-Zammit in multiple roles in pre-season game two. First half v Detroit he has returned a kick-off for 27 yards, operated as a gunner on the punt team and he’s taken a good kick off.

Leon MacDonald quits the ABs after five Tests following “robust” discussions with Scott Robertson and a fundamental disagreement on coaching philosophy. Shock development. Kudos to the ABs for not fudging the announcement.

Chicago Bears or Bristol Bears? Ellis Genge is trialling modified NFL boots in the hope they provide more robust support while scrummaging than modern rugby boots. He's customised two Nike models - Savage and Menace - with the addition of rugby studs thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…

Exclusive: Felix Jones quits England. Steve Borthwick's No2 was "unhappy with an unstable working environment". Jones follows Aled Walters and Tom Tombleson out of Twickenham in three turbulent weeks. Big scoop by Peter O'Reilly Times Sport thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…

Exclusive: Felix Jones quits England. Steve Borthwick's No2 unhappy over "unstable working environment". Will he follow Aled Walters and join Ireland? Big scoop by Peter O'Reilly thetimes.com/sport/rugby-un…

Louis Rees-Zammit is listed as a wide receiver by the Jaguars. The Chiefs had him as a running back.

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Red sky flight to Toulouse, en route to Castres v Racing 92 and a few familiar faces making their debuts in the Top 14.

Will Collier walks through the BBQ smoke on his way into Stade Pierre-Fabre for his Castres debut v Racing 92. Friends Of The Stoop #COYQ 🃏 #rugbyquins

Owen Farrell was the only Racing 92 player who was asked for selfies by Castres fans as he stepped off the bus ahead of his debut. He obliged.

This tackle from Christian Ambadiang was right in front of me yesterday. The pace erupted. It epitomised the spirit in the Castres team - the same spirit that led to Ambadiang scoring a sizzling last-minute winner. Quite some debut for the lad.