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Greek Tentoglou retains long jump title to emulate Lewis
PARIS :Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou leapt 8.48 metres to become only the second man after Carl Lewis to successfully defend the men's Olympic long jump title on Tuesday, delivering his country's first gold of the Paris Games.
Amit Elor, 20, becomes youngest U.S. wrestler to win Olympic gold - ESPN
PARIS — As she processed winning an Olympic gold medal, American wrestler Amit Elor still felt like that little girl just starting out in the sport.
Algeria fans flock to Roland Garros to support Khelif amid gender dispute
PARIS : Algeria fans flocked into Roland Garros looking to support Imane Khelif as the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute at the Olympics prepared for her welterweight semi-final on Tuesday.
Salford protest: Shutters came down, police circled the area, but the crowds never arrived
Shutters came down on Salford Shopping Centre ahead of a 'planned protest' - but the event failed to materialise. Organisers had advertised plans to gather at Salford Precinct at 1pm on Tuesday (August 6) against a backdrop of other similar events across the country.
'Violence that cannot be tolerated': Trouble which erupted in Manchester and Bolton was 'orchestrated criminality', says chief constable
Violence erupted in Manchester and Bolton at the weekend. Masked men were involved in running battles with riot police as fences were torn down and missiles were thrown.
Nigel Farage 'furious' as he's quizzed on Southport attack misinformation in fiery interview
Nigel Farage reacted furiously as he was quizzed on fuelling speculation about the Southport attack in a fiery interview.
Antoine Griezmann drops cryptic Julian Alvarez transfer hint amid Man City record deal
Antoine Griezmann appears to have announced Atletico Madrid are signing Julian Alvarez from Manchester City before either of the clubs involved have.