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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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