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Scottie Scheffler
personU.S. golfer Scottie Scheffler becomes first ever world No 1 to capture Olympic gold while holding the top spot. Tommy Fleetwood was forced to settle for silver in France. Hideki Matsuyama made up the top three with the Japanese star shooting a final-round 65.
Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3), 7-7(2) in the men's singles final at Roland Garros on Sunday. The 37-year-old is the oldest man to win the Olympic singles title since 1988. He becomes the fifth player to win all four singles Grand Slams and the Olympic title during a career.
Kishane Thompson
personLyles beat Thompson in 9.79s in one of closest Olympic 100m races of all time. American had his chest, which is the body part measured, across line first. Lyles's compatriot Fred Kerley narrowly claimed the bronze medal in9.81s.
Noah Lyles
personThe 27-year-old edged out Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second (9.79) Lyles is the first American to win a gold medal in the 100m since Justin Gatlin in 2004. Team GB sprinters Louie Hinchliffe and Zharnel Hughes saw their bid for Olympic 100m gold end in the semi-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz
personNovak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3) 7-2 in men's singles final. The Serb holds the men's record for grand slam victories with 24. BBC abruptly cut off coverage after the first set to show gymnastics.
Anna Luca Hamori
personAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif beats Anna Luca Hamori in women's 66kg quarter-final. The 24-year-old guaranteed herself at least bronze at the Paris Olympics after winning her quarterfinal on August 3 on points. She will face Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the semi final.
John Peers
personMatt Ebden and John Peers beat Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of the United States 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 10-8 in a match tiebreaker in the 2024 Games men's doubles final. It is only Australia's second Olympic tennis gold after Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won in Atlanta in 1996. Ebden drew attention at the start of these Olympics when he was a fill-in in singles and lost to Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-1.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
personJamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulled out of the women's Olympic 100 metres with injury shortly before her semi-final on Saturday night. The 37-year-old won the Olympic 100m title in 2008 and 2012. She was filmed on social media in a heated discussion with stewards.
Lloyd Austin
personDefence Secretary Lloyd Austin overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Move comes two days after the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, announced it had reached plea deals.
Angela Carini
personImane Khelif defeated Angela Carini in the opening round of the women's welterweight event in Paris on Thursday. Carini withdrew from the bout within 46 seconds and was left in tears following her defeat. YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has offered Carini an invitation to an MVP boxing event.
Imogen Grant
personImogen Grant and Emily Craig claimed first place in the lightweight women’s double sculls. Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George claim silver in the men's pair. Ireland's Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan complete back-to-back Olympic titles.
Emily Craig
personImogen Grant and Emily Craig came first in the lightweight women's double sculls. Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George took silver in the men’s pair. Ireland rowers Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan completed back-to-back Olympic titles.
Intel
organizationIntel shares sink nearly 27% on Friday and were set for their worst day since 1974. The company was set to lose more than $30 billion in market value after it gave a disappointing forecast and said it would cut 15% of its workforce.
IOC
organizationAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif beat Italian Angelina Carini in less than a minute. The 25-year-old was one of two athletes thrown out of last year's world championships in New Delhi after failing to meet gender eligibility criteria. IBA has issued a scathing statement aimed at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning its eligibility guidelines for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Imane Khelif
personAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif has been at the centre of a social media storm following her match against Italy's Angela Carini. Carini abandoned the fight in tears within the first minute after taking an early heavy blow and later refused to shake her opponent's hand. Footage from the match went viral, with some online commentators claiming that the athlete was a transgender woman. This stems from the boxer failing the International Boxing Association's gender eligibility test in 2023. The International Olympics Committee has disputed the conclusions reached by the IBA.
Alsu Kurmasheva
personEvan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva were freed after 490 days in prison. The three were freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. Russia released 16 prisoners, including four US residents.
Tim Davie
personCulture Secretary Lisa Nandy to hold urgent talks with BBC boss Tim Davie. Comes after veteran broadcaster admitted accessing indecent images of children. BBC said it knew of his arrest on “suspicion of serious offences’ in November, but continued employing him until April. Staff at the Beeb are said to be "very angry" with Tim DavIE.
Andy Murray
personAndy Murray and partner Dan Evans beaten 6-2, 6-4 by American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. Murray had confirmed prior to the games that this would be his final tournament. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer led tributes to 'true British great' Andy Murrary.
Dan Evans
personAndy Murray and Dan Evans were beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. BBC presenter Clare Balding reduced to tears live on television. Murray announced before the Games that he would retire once it was over.
Wall Street Journal
organizationThe swap is one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War. Marian Zacharski was swapped alongside three other Soviet agents in exchange for 23 Americans held for espionage.