France set up an Olympic men's football semi-final with Egypt by beating Argentina 1-0 in the quarter-finals.

Ugly scenes as France edge out Argentina in quarter-final

PARIS -- A racism scandal has heightened tension for the Olympic quarterfinal confrontation between bitter football rivals France and Argentina at the Paris Games on Friday. There’ll likely be booing at the venue in Bordeaux. The fallout from a video of Argentina players singing an offensive song about French...

Le Clash: Bitter soccer rivals France and Argentina meet in Olympic quarterfinals amid a racism spat

The US women’s team booked its spot in the semifinals of the women’s soccer competition after its hard-fought 1-0 victory against Japan on Saturday.

USWNT advances to Olympic soccer semifinals after dramatic extra time victory over Japan

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France and Argentina players and staff clashed on the pitch at full-time as the hosts edged a bad-tempered match 1-0 in Bordeaux to reach the Olympic semi-finals.Tempers flared after the final whistle as substitutes and coaching staff spilled on to the pitch amid ugly confrontations.Jean-Philippe Mateta’s fifth-minute header settled the contest to set up a last-four meeting with Egypt, while France’s Enzo Millot was shown a red card after the final whistle.The scenes come after Argentina players were filmed singing a derogatory chant about the origins of France’s black players in the wake of their Copa America triumph last month.And tensions were running high from the start in Bordeaux, with the home fans loudly booing Argentina’s national anthem before kick-off.      Read More               Novak Djokovic reveals ‘huge relief’ at reaching first Olympic finalZharnel Hughes taking new-found fame from documentary Sprint in his strideEmma Raducanu’s Washington run ended after three-set battle with Paula Badosa      

France and Argentina clash after final whistle in Olympic quarter-final

The last Welsh involvement of today is scheduled to involve hockey trio Rupert Shipperley, Jacob Draper and Gareth Furlong.They are part of the GB hockey team facing one of the top tips for Paris gold, Germany, in their pool game (19:15 BST).GB have already secured a quarter-final spot by beating hosts France 2-1 on Thursday.

Hockey trio set for Germany test

Four people have been arrested after what is believed to be monkey dust was uncovered during raids. Three females and one male remain in custody after West Mercia Police carried out two raids on properties in Telford. Officers targeted properties in Ketley Park Road, Ketley and Wilkinson Close, Snedshill, where...

Four arrested in raids targeting monkey dust

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Former Liverpool legend Javier Mascherano came up against Premier League icon Thierry Henry in a scuffle that marred France's 1-0 Olympic quarterfinal win over Argentina

Javier Mascherano and Thierry Henry clash in Argentina vs France Olympic chaos

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PARIS (AP) — Germany, Spain, the U.S. and Canada advanced to the semifinals in women’s 3x3 basketball at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Germany and Spain moved into Monday’s semifinals after finishing in the top two spots at the end of pool play. The defending champion U.S....

Germany, Spain, the U.S. and Canada advance to semifinals in women’s 3x3 at Paris Games

It's all over at the archery for Team GB, where their final remaining respresentative Tom Hall has been knocked out in the men's round of 16.The 33-year-old from Kenilworth, Warwickshire put up a good fight against the third-ranked Florian Unruh of Germany though, so nearly forcing a shoot-off.Unruh led 5-1 after three sets, but Hall won the fourth 27-26 with three nines - one of which had to be checked by judges as it was right on the boundary between eight and nine - to keep the match alive.In the fifth and final set, Hall and Unruh both shot 19 after two arrows - but the Brit was wayward with his third to hit eight, while the German struck nine to pull through.Reaching the round of 16 was a good result for Dean, as he came into Paris as the 51st ranked archer out of the 64 male competitors.But his loss means there are no British representatives remaining in archery, a sport in which Team GB have not won an Olympic medal since 2004.

Hall out as GB interest in archery ends

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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

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Aston Villa's defeat to Club America means Unai Emery's side have finished their US tour having lost all three matches.What did you learn from this game, Aston Villa fans?Let us know your thoughts on the match here

Aston Villa 0-1 Club America - tell us your thoughts

This was the 999 call from Lola James's mother Sinead after her partner inflicted "catastrophic" brain injuries on the two-year-old. A child practice review into Lola's death in July 2020, published on Thursday, found "missed opportunities" to protect her from Kyle Bevan at her home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. It pointed...

Mum made 999 call after partner attacked toddler

A 34-year-old woman died after she was attacked by a dog, police said. Michelle Hempstead suffered serious injuries in the incident at Retort Close, Southend-on-Sea. The ambulance service was called at 23:30 BST on Monday and Ms Hempstead, whose name was given locally, was taken to the Royal London Hospital on Tuesday where she died.

Woman, 34, dies after dog attack

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Nesthy Petecio is through to the Olympic boxing women's 57kg quarterfinals after seeing off a local favorite in Paris.

Philippines at the Olympics: Petecio beats French favorite to make quarterfinals

Hastings Borough Council is holding a review of dog controls on beaches in the east of the town.

Public consultation to open on beach dog controls

A 29-year-old local man is in custody and the woman's condition is described as non life threatening.

Woman hospitalised after stabbing in Stirling

PARIS -- Croatia's Valent Sinkovic celebrated his 36th birthday with another gold medal in the men's pair and Ireland's Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy secured a dominant victory as the curtain came down on the Olympic lightweight sculls era at the Paris Games on Friday. Sinkovic and his brother Martin...

Croatia celebrates, Irish dominate, Brits find redemption at Olympic regatta

Nearly 1,000 protesters are involved in disorder after a protest in one of England's best-known resorts.

Chairs and bottles thrown as protesters clash in resort

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Ireland beat New Zealand 2-1 to finish on a high

Ireland men's hockey team finish their Olympic campaign on a high by beating New Zealand 2-1 as Benjamin Walker and Jeremy Duncan are on...

Ireland beat New Zealand 2-1 to finish on a high

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