Swimming/Olympics 2024: Adam Peaty qualified fastest in the 100m breaststroke, aiming for his third consecutive Olympic gold. He clocked 58.86 seconds, just ahead of China’s Qin Haiyang. Meanwhile, Team GB missed out on medals in both men’s and women’s 4x100m freestyle relays.
Football/Olympics 2024: Canada’s women’s football team was penalized six points and coach Bev Priestman was banned for a year after a drone was used to spy on rival training. Fifa imposed fines and suspensions on Canadian officials, with appeals under consideration.
Cricket/Third Test: Jamie Smith’s impressive 95 helped England dominate West Indies, who ended day two at 33-2, trailing by 61 runs.
Cricket/Ireland vs Zimbabwe: Richard Ngarava’s 4-wicket haul left Ireland struggling at 33-5 in a 158-run chase, with Zimbabwe favorites to win.
Cricket/West Indies: Deandra Dottin ended her international retirement, returning to West Indies’ squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Tennis/Olympics 2024: Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz won their doubles debut, beating Argentina’s Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez.
Cycling & Diving/Olympics 2024: Team GB celebrated early medals, with Anna Henderson securing silver in cycling and Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen winning bronze in diving.