Samantha Lewis

IT’S of no surprise that a significant proportion of the people of Herefordshire have links to the Armed Forces.

Olympic squads have traditionally been 18 players with four emergency reserves, but a late rule change will now see the reserves given a greater chance to play.

Instead of re-signing for her English club West Ham, the Matildas goalkeeper has returned to America's NWSL. But why?

With the Paris Olympics just around the corner, the Matildas have one last friendly to iron out the kinks against Tokyo gold medallists Canada. Follow live.

They say there are two things that nobody wants to see how they get made: laws and sausages. You can probably add national football teams to that list, too.

Two former world champions and a rising African powerhouse stand in the Matildas' way. So how will the Olympic group stage define their medal chances?

By Samantha Lewis Topic: Matildas Tony Gustavsson's first tournament with the Matildas was the Tokyo Olympics. Paris may be his last.

Keen to kick-start their Olympic campaign, the Matildas are up against former gold medallists Germany in their first group game. Follow live.

Twenty-four years ago, the Matildas lost to Germany 3-0 in their opening Olympics group game. Will history continue to repeat itself in Paris?

From Lady Gaga making her highly anticipated appearance to an incredibly emotional conclusion with Celine Dion — here's the biggest moments from the opening ceremony.