Watch the best shots from Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal's "wonderfully entertaining" straight-set win over the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof on day four of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Follow the Olympics on BBC Sport. Available to UK users only.

'Wonderfully entertaining' Nadal & Alcaraz reach quarters

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Iga Swiatek dropped to her knees on the court and clutched at her midsection after getting hit by a ball, but it was her opponent, Danielle Collins of the United States, who stopped playing later in the third set.

Iga Swiatek hit by ball, advances when Danielle Collins quits

We are up to the semifinal round of the Mixed Doubles competition at the Paris Olympics. And while these might not have been the teams most expected when the tournament began, these are the four with a shot at a medal. Our writers share their thoughts on both matches. Predicting the matches are Damian Kust, Jordan Reynolds, and Yesh Ginsburg. Who do you think will reach the Gold Medal match?

Paris Olympics Mixed Doubles Semifinal Predictions Including Felix Auger-Aliassime

Polish top seed Iga Swiatek had her 25-match winning streak on the Paris clay ended by China's Zheng Qinwen in the Olympics semi-finals. Swiatek, 23, has won the past three French Opens at Roland Garros, but was beaten 6-2 7-5 by sixth seed Zheng at the same venue. Losing there...

Swiatek's 25-match streak over but Alcaraz through

The Big Lead

Things got heated between Swiatek, the world's top-ranked player, and the American at the Summer Games.

Olympic Tennis Gets Feisty in Heated Quarterfinal Match

The parents of Conor Dowers say staff at a mental health trust failed to keep him safe.

Dancer who took his own life 'badly let down'

A woman is being treated for skin cancer after her 11-year-old daughter spotted a mole on her back as she stepped out of the shower. Natasha, of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, was getting ready for her daughter Maisy's football game when the youngster pointed out the mole. The 43-year-old teaching assistant...

Mum's cancer diagnosis after daughter spots mole

Athlon Sports

It's been nearly two years since tennis icon Roger Federer announced his retirement at an unforgettable Laver Cup back in 2022.  Despite longtime rivals set to soon join him on the sidelines and a new generation of men's stars willing and ready to take his mantle, though, the Swiss superstar ...

Roger Federer Reveals He’s on the Brink of Big Announcement

An experienced motocross rider died after falling from his motorcycle, an inquest opening has heard. Duncan Powell, 35, from Knighton, Powys, was taking part in an event near Llandrindod Wells on Sunday, 28 July. Paramedics at the event attended quickly after the fall at Penybont motocross track and he was...

Motocross rider died from brain injury after fall

A woman who recovered from a serious head injury sustained in a horse riding accident is celebrating winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Georgie Brayshaw, 30, who took up rowing while studying at the University of Northampton, was in the team that won a nail-biting final in the women's quadruple sculls on Wednesday.

Rower beats serious head injury to win Olympic gold

The 93 new doctors include the first graduates from the University of Sunderland.

Hospital welcomes new intake of doctors

Sports Illustrated

Murray confirmed his retirement with a funny one-liner.

Andy Murray Drops Perfect One-Liner to End Tennis Career in Hilarious Fashion

The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Tears welled in Andy Murray’s eyes as he walked alone onto the court to wave goodbye to professional tennis, his career over after a loss in the Paris Olympics doubles quarterfinals Thursday night. The 37-year-old Murray had said the 2024 Summer Games would be his...

Andy Murray heads into retirement after Olympic doubles loss to American duo of Fritz and Paul

FanSided

Novak Djokovic has never held back about his drive to be great. He shouldn't. Lots of players likely want to be the best and they work hard trying to get there. It is another thing altogether about trying to be the best and saying you want to. That is normally both a warning to opponents and oneself.

Novak Djokovic drops some cold truth about his relationship with Rafael Nadal

Defending Olympic champion Kellie Harrington is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Games after victory in her 60kg quarter-final.

Harrington guaranteed medal after quarter-final win

TheDailyBeast

The American duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram likely ended Rafael Nadal’s Olympic career on Wednesday, upsetting the Spanish tennis legend and rising star Carlos Alcaraz in a tense doubles match. The quarter-final loss came a day after Nadal was eliminated from the singles tournament with a defeat to his longtime rival, Novak Djokovic, the only other competition Nadal was registered for in Paris. Nadal, 38, has not announced whether he plans to continue playing through the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but, given his age and recent injuries, many have estimated it’s unlikely he’ll be playing professionally at the highest level four summers from now. Nadal and Alcaraz, 21, shared an embrace after their defeat. The American win means Krajicek and Ram, who were designated as the fourth seed pre-tournament, will advance to the doubles’ semi-finals. That guarantees they will have a chance to play for at least a bronze medal. Read it at SFGateRead more at The Daily Beast.

Americans Oust Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in Shock Tennis Doubles Upset

Team GB dressage rider Carl Hester says the video of Charlotte Dujardin repeatedly whipping a horse was a "huge shock" and his long-time team-mate has "paid very heavily" for it. Dujardin pulled out of the Olympic Games on 23 July after a video emerged of her "excessively" whipping a horse...

Dujardin paying 'heavily' for 'shock' video - Hester

British men's number one Jack Draper faded in the sweltering Paris heat as the nation's interest in the Olympics singles ended in the second round. Draper, 22, lost 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 2-6 to American seventh seed Taylor Fritz on the Roland Garros clay. "It was brutal out there," Draper said.

GB's Draper out as Gauff suffers shock Olympics defeat

Treating failing eyesight and high cholesterol are two new ways to lower the risk of dementia developing, a major report suggests. Scientists have now identified 14 health issues which, if reduced or eliminated, could theoretically prevent nearly half of dementias in the world. Middle-aged people and poorer countries have most...

Two new dementia risks identified by major report

Despite entering the semifinal on a 20-match winning streak on clay, Olympic gold favorite Iga Swiatek has been eliminated from the women’s tennis tournament. The world’s top-ranked player was defeated in straight sets by Zheng Qinwen from China, 6-2, 7-5. For Swiatek, the upset loss is her first...

Top favorite Iga Swiatek suffers upset loss in Olympic women’s tennis tournament

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Boulter & Watson reach women's doubles quarter-finals

Katie Boulter and Heather Watson advanced to the quarter-finals of the Olympic tennis women's doubles with a straight-set win over Brazilian duo Beatriz Haddad Maia and...

Boulter & Watson reach women's doubles quarter-finals

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