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

The United States Women’s National Team has reached the end of the group stage at the 2024 Olympic Women’s Football Tournament, looking to contend for a gold medal. Advancement to the knockout phase was secured with victories over Zambia (3-0) and Germany (4-1), but seeding is still of the utmost importance. Entering the competition for a fifth time, Australia is looking to throw a wrench into the works and also qualify for the quarterfinals. The Stade Vélodrome in Marseille – a 67,394-seat venue with an AirFibr hybrid grass surface – will host the match.

USA vs. Australia, 2024 Olympic Women’s Tournament: Scouting Australia

South Korea beat France 5-1 to win gold in the the men's team archery at the Paris Olympics.The men's team have now won seven of the 10 gold medals available since the Olympic event was introduced in 1988.Archer Kim Woo-jin, who has a record three team gold medals, says he will now work to shake off any nerves as he looks for his first individual medal in Paris."The higher the goals, you usually have a lot of mistakes," he said. "I will try to relieve my head of those goals and just focus on my heart."In the bronze medal match, Turkey overcame China to win their first medal of the Games.On Sunday, the South Korean women's team won their 10th consecutive gold after an intense shoot-off against China.

South Korea beat France to win men's team gold

The British Olympic Association says it is investigating an alleged racist message sent by Team GB rugby sevens player Amy Wilson-Hardy. A screengrab of what appeared to be a WhatsApp message from the 32-year-old appeared on Instagram, with the person posting it alleging racism. Wilson-Hardy played for Team GB in...

Wilson-Hardy investigated for alleged racist message

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

A detective has described a paedophile given a 25-year jail term for raping a child as "incredibly dangerous". Shaun Bolingbroke, 32, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was jailed by a judge at Cambridge Crown Court on 23 July. Jurors found him guilty of raping a child under 13. He had admitted a...

'Incredibly dangerous' child rapist jailed

The victim was stripped naked, beaten with a metal pole and burned with cigarettes.

Three men jailed for 'brutal' kidnap

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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 development is set to include including 201 affordable homes and four Traveller pitches.

Plans for over 400 new homes approved after appeal

Former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2020 and 2022 and relate to 37 images that were shared on a WhatsApp chat, according to the Metropolitan Police. The broadcaster was...

Huw Edwards charged with making indecent images of children

Welsh rower Becky Wilde claimed an Olympic bronze in the women's doubles sculls with Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne at Paris 2024.New Zealand took gold with Romania claiming silver.The podium position has completed a remarkable rise for Wilde, who is from Taunton but has a Welsh mother.After spending a decade in the water and swimming for Wales, Wilde switched to rowing. Wilde and Hodgkins-Byrne left it late to qualify, doing so at the final Olympic qualification regatta in May.Wilde's preparations had been affected by injury. Last year, she had surgery for compartment syndrome in both her arms, a condition which causes pressure to build inside the muscles. But she battled back to hit form at just the right time.

Rower Wilde claims Olympic bronze in Paris

Philip Doyle becomes the fourth athlete from Northern Ireland to win a medal at the Paris Olympics as he finished third in the men's double sculls with Daire Lynch.

Doyle and Lynch win Olympic bronze in double sculls

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Australia’s failed football campaign at Paris 2024 is painful proof the squad, coach and systems need an urgent reboot to keep pace with the world

Golden generation fizzes out as Matildas’ Olympic collapse exposes wider frailties | Kieran Pender

So, after seven years, 261 appearances, 32 goals, 52 assists and countless positions played in, Pascal Gross has departed Brighton.What are you best memories of Gross? What tributes do you want to pay him? And how do Brighton move on? Let us know here

What are your best memories of Gross?

Great Britain's Helen Glover and the women's four have to settle for silver in a thrilling finish to their final at the Paris Olympics.

Glover wins silver as GB rowers claim three medals

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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

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Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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PARIS (AP) — Nigeria’s national champion in the women’s 100-meter sprint won’t run the race at the Paris Olympics because she says her country’s track federation didn’t enter her into the field in time. Favour Ofili said on social media, “It is with great regret that I have just been told I will not be competing in the 100 meters at this Olympic Games.” The women’s 100 prelims kick off the start of Olympic track on Friday. Ofili won Nigeria’s national title in June with a time of 11.06 seconds. Her personal-best time of 10.93 would have made her a contender to race in the final.

Nigerian national champion not entered for Olympic 100, blames country's track federation for mix-up

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Gustavsson leaves Matildas job after Olympics exit

Tony Gustavsson leaves his job as Australia manager following a dismal Olympic football campaign which saw the team eliminated at the group...

Gustavsson leaves Matildas job after Olympics exit

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