Reigning Olympic champions the United States will face Brazil in the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament after beating Puerto Rico 104-83 in Lille to seal top spot in Group C with three wins out of three.

Connie Converse failed to find fame as a singer-songwriter in the 1950s, then mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

Germany will face the United States in the semi-finals of the Olympic women’s football tournament, while Spain will take on Brazil after a frenetic day of quarter-final action marked by late goals and plenty of shootout drama.

Katie Ledecky tore up the record books again at the Paris Games by claiming a ninth career gold medal, while teenager Summer McIntosh put her name among the greats as Canada’s first triple champion at a single Olympics.

The BBC has removed a 2018 Children in Need campaign video from its websites after it emerged it featured the Southport stabbing suspect.

An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians.

Television presenter Laura Whitmore has said that things she tried to talk about during her time on Strictly Come Dancing eight years ago are “all coming out now”.

At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali capital late, the health minister said, an attack the government blamed on militant Islamist group al Shabaab.

After Nadi’s thrilling 2-0 semi-final win against Suva, Coach Raj Dayal is stressing on the importance of staying focused as they prepare for the final against Lautoka.

Julien Alfred delivered a brilliant gun-to-tape performance to win the women’s 100 metres final in a rain-sodden Stade de France on Saturday and claim Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal.

Team Fiji swimmer Anahira McCutcheon concluded her Paris Olympics campaign finishing 5th in heat six of the women’s 50m freestyle.

Non-communicable diseases have emerged as the most prevalent health issue on Moala Island in the Lau Group due to a lack of access to a balanced diet.