Armand Duplantis is glad that a phone call from his girlfriend meant he missed a coffee with Sam Kendricks before the American's positive Covid test. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3C0gpvC
American Simone Biles withdraws from the floor final but is yet to make a decision on whether to compete on beam. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fkEt2v
Criticism of Simone Biles for withdrawing from some events at Tokyo 2020 is "baffling", says Olympic gold medallist Callum Skinner. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lgs978
Great Britain's Charlotte Worthington wins a thrilling gold in the women's BMX park freestyle Olympic final. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Vo2tKU
Great Britain kick off a golden Saturday by winning two of the new mixed relay events but there is disappointment for Dina Asher-Smith. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WG6kUs
Elaine Thompson-Herah became the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her Olympic 100m title. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WGIKab
More than 5,000 bouquets are being handed to athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games - and have a special significance, with flowers from areas devastated by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3A8Y0Lx
American Caeleb Dressel gains his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a 100m butterfly world record, while Katie Ledecky and Kaylee McKeown also win golds. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TOOLAy
Two Georgian silver medallists are told to leave the Olympic Games for taking a sightseeing trip in Tokyo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jbRDjB
Eilish tells Amfo of her frustration with internet criticism in a new documentary to be broadcast on Saturday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37icUlT
Novak Djokovic throws one racquet and smashes another as his bid for an Olympic medal ends in defeat by Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fbeZ7N
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37cMvG8
The Russian Olympic Committee are fourth in the medal table at the Tokyo Games but their athletes are facing questions from fellow competitors about whether they should even be there. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3led1Y2
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta says vaccine nationalism is why he wants his country to move towards vaccine production. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rKO6fK
For the first time since 2004 an athlete other than Usain Bolt will win the men's Olympic 100m - but who are the contenders for gold? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ff2WGp
Novak Djokovic's hopes of winning a 'Golden Slam' are over after losing to Alexander Zverev in the Olympic tennis semi-finals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Vnn7e7
Novak Djokovic remains on course for a 'Golden Slam' after thrashing home hope Kei Nishikori to ease into the Olympic semi-finals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i9xw68
American Sunisa Lee takes gymnastics all-around gold at the Olympics as defending champion Simone Biles watches from the stands after withdrawing to prioritise her mental health. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3f9evPD
A report quoted by Maltese media says officials could have prevented Daphne Caruana Galizia's 2017 murder. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jgWMXN
Multiple members of the Australian athletics team are isolating after coming into close contact with a positive Covid-19 case. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BOWnnI
American Caeleb Dressel sets an Olympic record on his way to winning the men's 100m freestyle gold as he aims to become one of the most successful swimmers at a Games. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zK4XCm
Ireland win their first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy claim the lightweight men's double sculls. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3iYq6C1
The worst unrest since white-minority rule ended has left deep scars, especially in the coastal city of Durban. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jf1fKz
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, tipped as Equatorial Guinea's next leader, is under sanctions in the UK and France. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TLhZ3i
Athletes discuss Simone Biles' decision to prioritise her mental health at the Tokyo Olympics and how she could change attitudes in sport. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/376moRm
Simone Biles says she "has to focus on her mental health" after pulling out of the gymnastics women's team final at Tokyo 2020. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BE0a7c
Australian surfer Owen Wright marks his comeback from a traumatic brain injury by winning the first ever Olympic medal in surfing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eVEaLt
As lion populations decline across much of Africa, could community-led conservation help reverse this trend? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xbeIYp
Germany's gymnasts wear full-body suits in women's qualification at the Olympics as they continue their stand against the sexualisation of their sport. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ByoZS9
Tunisia's president sacks the PM and the speaker is barred entry to parliament following violent protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BFEdor
A "refreshed" Naomi Osaka says it was "nerve-wracking" to compete in the Olympics in her home country of Japan after her first-round win. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zsvXWO
Yuto Horigome celebrates winning Japan's third gold medal as the Tokyo native claims victory in the inaugural men's street skateboarding final. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i14ndm
On Saturday we finally saw what 3x3 Olympic basketball is all about - but what is it, and who stood out on day one? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V7qeqz
Great Britain's Alex Yee wins silver in a punishing men's triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics as Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway claims gold. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kVTE64
Austria's Anna Kiesenhofer and Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui win surprise golds on a drama-filled second day at the Tokyo Olympics. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UJ1Dsc
Fulani herders are usually found in forests herding cattle but when they go to cities, they dress in style. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zxMGYR
A mysterious marketing agency secretly offered to pay social media stars to spread disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2VbE6jL
There were early gold medals for China, Iran and South Korea on a sweltering opening day of the Tokyo Olympic Games. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36Z8MHC
A look at the critical vaccine components in short supply, as a new global marketplace is launched to tackle bottlenecks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rugUcB
Two months after a volcano erupted near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid organisations are still trying to reunite children separated from their families. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BB8ynZ
The Tokyo 2020 Games are officially under way as Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic flame in a poignant opening ceremony. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V7GFmE
The low-lying islands are being battered by violent storms, rising sea levels, and melting ice from the Himalayas. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Wg5EoJ
With the opening ceremony set for Friday, BBC Sport previews the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - a Games like no other. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xYw2RR
Team USA's men's and women's basketball teams have had difficult preparations for the Olympics, so could Tokyo 2020 see an end to their domination? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BrzUgn
There are no fans at the Azuma Stadium in Fukushima for the Olympic softball tournament, but US players are keeping their eyes out for a ticketless intruder. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36ZXS45
The world’s first hijab-wearing supermodel talks to fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger about why she quit the industry. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hSzF66
The police action is the latest in a series of arrests over the 2020 attack on a series of celebrity accounts. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rpSa56
Olympic boxing hopeful Caroline Dubois tells her incredible story of the journey to reach the pinnacle of her career. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ihTIKd
Great Britain's women's football squad take the knee before their opening 2-0 win over Chile at Tokyo 2020. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2VTvIFJ
The Japanese Olympic Committee has set a target of 30 golds in Tokyo, but in which sports might those medals be won? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V4ciNT
Want to know what's happening when in Tokyo? Check out our comprehensive guide to all the action in Japan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rnbJex
Sweden's women's football team stun world champions the United States in their opening match at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V53HdO
Brisbane is confirmed as the host of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games after approval at an IOC meeting in Tokyo from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BrYGwI
Billionaire Jeff Bezos has launched into space, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3wOAZet
Participants in the upcoming Games have been going to unusual lengths to stay in shape under restrictions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36Nr6Di
The ice-cream maker said it was “inconsistent with our values” to continue selling products in the region. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eAJwvo
Two athletes become the first to test positive for coronavirus at the Tokyo Olympic athletes' village - five days before the start of the Games. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rg1KaN
The chief of the Tokyo Olympics accepts athletes are "probably very worried", after a Games-related organiser became the first person to test positive for Covid-19 in the athletes' village. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BfcM4s
Egyptian heavyweights Al Ahly win a tenth African Champions League on Saturday after beating Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 in Morocco. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ril9rr
Tomasz Schafernaker has the latest update on the deadly flooding in Germany and Belgium after days of heavy rain. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hLd7Ex
BBC correspondent Yogita Limaye travelled to Afghanistan's strategically vital Kunduz province, most of which has fallen to the Taliban. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3yVl0wP
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and British number one Johanna Konta both pull out of the Tokyo Olympics. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rf1s3W
Young people are using social media apps to plan cosmetic procedures which don't always meet expectations. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Tarmcu
Human rights groups allege that thousands of people seeking asylum in Europe have been pushed back from Greece to Turkey before being given a chance to apply for asylum. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i6lxFe
England's hopes of ending a 55-year wait for a major trophy are crushed in heartbreaking fashion as they lose on penalties to Italy in the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3APvGig
Novak Djokovic wins his sixth Wimbledon title and record-equalling 20th men's Grand Slam by fighting back to beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3k5L9Vq
Around one in five people in the town of Bedford is Italian, meaning divided loyalties for the Euros final. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3wsSlxj
Lionel Messi ends his wait for a first major international title as Argentina beat Brazil in the Copa America final. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ALWFv6
Simultaneous infections are rare but can happen, particularly in people yet to be vaccinated, warn experts. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2T3XkXR
Kenya's president and his deputy had what seemed like a perfect political marriage, until a third partner showed up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hVhITi
The statue of General Robert E Lee, and another of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, will be put into storage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3k2qfX8