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Adeleke misses out on Olympic medal in 400m final
Credit: BBC Sport- Published on August 9, 2024
Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke has narrowly missed out on a medal in her debut Olympics after finishing in fourth place in the final of the 400 metres.
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Published on August 6, 2024 - 01:00
Aerosmith Officially Retires from Touring, Simone Biles Earns Silver in Final Paris Competition, Olympic Champion Rower Justin B
Aerosmith announces retirement from touring following Steven Tyler vocal injury. The retirement comes just short of a year following Tyler's vocal injury, in which he fractured his larynx during a September 2023 performance. The band made the announcement on Friday with a statement to their Instagram, writing 'It has been the honor of our lives to have our music become part of yours. In every club, on every massive tour and at moments grand and private you have given us a place in the soundtrack of your lives.' Simone Biles competes in final gymnastics competition of 2024 Paris Olympics, securing silver in women's floor. Simone Biles earned herself one final spot on an Olympic podium in Paris, earning silver in today's women's floor final. Teammate Jordan Chiles joined Biles in the achievement, taking home the bronze medal for team USA in the event. Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade took home the gold. Biles will leave Paris with four new medals, 3 gold and 1 silver, holding her newly earned record of most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history. Alice D'Amato makes history on the balance beam, becoming Italy's first ever Olympic gold medalist in women's gymnastics. Prior to this year's Olympic games, Italy had never earned a medal for an individual women's gymnastics event, but the streak has ended as they will leave Paris with 2. Gymnasts Alice D'Amato and Manila Esposito proudly represented their country, earning themselves side-by-side spots on the Olympic podium following the women's gymnastics balance beam final. D'Amato took home the gold as Esposito earned herself the bronze. They were joined by Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin who won the silver. Olympian rower Justin Best proposes to girlfriend Lainey Duncan in front of Eiffel Tower following historic Gold Medal win. After helping Team USA win their first Gold medal in rowing since 1960, champion rower Justin Best kept the celebrations going as he popped the question to longtime girlfriend Lainey Duncan. After 9 years together Best proposed to his now fiancรฉe live on the Today Show surrounded by family and 2,738 yellow roses which represented their 'Snapchat streak,' one for every day they communicated through the app while dating. The proposal comes just days after Best and teammates Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, and Nick Mead took home the first U.S. gold medal for rowing in over 6 decades. In today's birthday news: Actress Loni Anderson turns 79, musician Rick Derringer 77, actress Maureen McCormick 68, musician Pat Smear 65, actor Jonathan Silverman 58.
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Olympic Games
Major international multi-sport event
Olympians Punia and Vinesh Phogat entered the political arena on Friday by joining the Congress.
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Olympic gold medallist Ros Canter wins the the first Burghley Horse Trials title of her career.
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Republic of Ireland
Country in north-western Europe
Republic of Ireland assistant John O'Shea stresses there is no confusion over the team's coaching structure.
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Seamus Coleman is ruled out of the Republic of Ireland's Nations League game against Greece and is replaced in the squad by Festy Ebosele.
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