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Bob Ballard
personBob Ballard has been removed from Eurosport's Olympic coverage. The long-time commentator made an 'inappropriate' remark during the coverage of the women's 4x100 relay on Saturday. His female co-commentator, Lizzie Simmonds, immediately labelled his remark 'outrageous'
Tom Daley
personTom Daley and Noah Williams claim silver in men's synchronised 10m platform diving. Team GB finished second behind China, with Canada taking bronze. Daley is now a five-time Olympic medallist having competed at five Games since making his bow at Beijing 2008.
Mercedes
organizationMercedes driver George Russell disqualified and loses his Belgium Grand Prix win. Russell's car was found to be 1.5 kilogrammes below the minimum weight required. Red Bull boss Christian Horner has blamed Mercedes' strategists.
Adam Peaty
personTeam GB star missed out by 0.02 seconds to surprise winner Nicolo Martinenghi from Italy. The 29-year-old was battling for a third consecutive gold medal.
George Russell
personMercedes driver George Russell disqualified for underweight car. Lewis Hamilton promoted to race winner after Russell's exclusion. McLaren's Oscar Piastri second and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third.
Hezbollah
organizationIsrael accuses Hezbollah of killing 12 children and teenagers in a rocket attack. Hezbollah denies any responsibility for the attack on Majdal Shams. Iran warns Israel against what it called any "new adventure" in Lebanon.
Katie Ledecky
personTeam USA's first medal of the games went to synchronized diving team Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon, who won silver. Australia made it 2-for-2 against the rivals from the U.S. in the women's 4x50 freestyle.
Ariarne Titmus
personTeam USA win their first gold medal of the Paris Olympics. Caeleb Dressel, Hunter Armstrong, Chris Guiliano and Jack Alexy powered away from their Australian rivals to win gold in 3:09.28. Ariarne Titmus claimed gold in the women's 400m freestyle.
Hezbollah
organizationThe White House National Security Council condemned the attack without directly blaming Hezbollah. Hezbollah chief spokesman Mohammed Afif says group “categorically denies carrying out an attack.
Barack Obama
personBarack and Michelle Obama give endorsement for Kamala Harris’s White House bid. Michelle Obama: ‘I’m so proud of my girl, Kamala. We've got your back’
Bev Priestman
personBev Priestman has been suspended for the rest of the Paris Olympics. Assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Joseph Lombardi were also sent home. Canada beat New Zealand 2-1 in their opening match on Thursday.
Michelle Obama
personObama calls Harris a "happy warrior" and vows to do all he can to help her defeat former President Donald Trump in November. Michelle Obama tells Harris, "I am proud of you. This is going to be historic"
Kamala Harris
personArizona GOP congressional candidate Abe Hamadeh says Vice President Kamala Harris was never designated as the border czar. Source close to the Biden family has told the New York Post that Barack Obama is very upset. While serving as district attorney of San Francisco, Harris supported sanctuary city policies.
Greater Manchester Police
organizationCrowds gathered outside Rochdale police station last night in wake of incident. Protesters chanted 'GMP shame on you' and 'we're not going to put up with this anymore' Greater Manchester Police has suspended the officer from all duties.
Amanda Abbington
personAmanda Abbington has spoken out about her time on Strictly Come Dancing. The 50-year-old revealed she received death threats and rape threats. Producers have moved to say they do not tolerate any unacceptable behaviour.
Alphabet
organizationThe Nikkei slid 0.22% to 39,508.84 by the midday break. The broader Topix was down 0.37% at 2,822.91. Wall Street ended slightly lower on Tuesday, while earnings from Alphabet and Tesla failed to spur enthusiasm.
IOC
organizationNita Ambani re-elected to the IOC with unanimous support. French Alps bid backed by President Macron approved as host of 2030 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake City awarded the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.
Benjamin Netanyahu
person50 Democrats announced they would not attend in protest at his handling of the war. Vice President Kamala Harris skipped the speech. Police have estimated that up to 10,000 protestors will be descending upon Capitol Hill.
Tesla
organizationShares in Apple, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla tumbled. Electric car maker revealed that profits had tumbled to £1.15bn. Burberry slipped 2% after world's biggest luxury group LVMH's sales growth slowed.
Charlotte Dujardin
personCharlotte Dujardin has been banned by the World Equestrian Federation. The French rider is accused of hitting a horse with a whip during a training session. The incident is said to have happened in 2022 - not four years ago, as claimed by the rider.