The lighting of the Olympic torch Friday night was a gathering of ... the last athlete who received the torch was not a Frenchman at all. Rafael Nadal, a Spaniard with a deep-rooted connection ...

Rafael Nadal leaves Paris ... "The photo with the torch under the Eiffel Tower is a recognition of what I've been as an Olympic athlete. Honestly, there are many better Olympic athletes than ...

On Friday night, Rafael Nadal had drawn one of the biggest gasps of the opening ceremony when he popped up unexpectedly to receive the Olympic torch from Zinedine Zidane. On Saturday, though ...

It looked as if Zinedine Zidane would light it, but he handed it off to Rafael Nadal. The Spanish ... a temporary hold on the torch, with the final job going to Riner and Perec. So who are they? Who ...

Carlos Alcaraz fell narrowly short in the Olympic Games men's tennis final against Novak Djokovic, with Rafael Nadal offering his support. Rafael Nadal urged Carlos Alcaraz to reflect on his ...