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Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won Olympic women's 10,000m gold in Paris on Friday, adding to her 5,000m crown to again scupper the hopes of defending champion Sifan Hassan.
Andre de Grasse anchored Canada to victory in the Olympic men's 4x100m relay in Paris on Friday, but there were more tears for the United States, disqualified for a botched handover.
Sha'Carri Richardson conjured a dazzling last leg to power the United States to victory in the Olympic women's 4x100m relay on Friday.
Substitute Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time to settle a remarkable Olympic men's football final on Friday as Spain beat France 5-3 to take gold after Thierry Henry's hosts had earlier staged a dramatic comeback.
Andre de Grasse anchored Canada to victory in the Olympic men's 4x100m relay in Paris on Friday.
Flying Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen cemented his status as the king of sprint cycling Friday with the defence of his Olympic crown, while Italy upset Britain to win the women's madison.
The ATP Montreal Masters was hit by a total washout on Friday as the after-effects of a tropical storm were felt in Canada.
The United States powered past Australia 85-64 to reach the Olympic women's basketball final on Friday, putting themselves one victory away from an unprecedented eighth straight gold.
Sha'Carri Richardson powered the US to an Olympic sprint relay gold with a storming anchor leg Friday, as Algeria's gender eligibility row boxer Imane Khelif limbered up for her gold medal bout.
Bulgarian Karlos Nasar became the lightest man to lift 400 kilogrammes in competition as he shattered the men's 89kg weightlifting world record at the Olympics on Friday.
Lydia Ko said watching a documentary about gymnastics superstar Simone Biles inspired her to take the joint-lead at the Olympics on Friday.
As a tenacious, tough-tackling midfielder in his playing days and then a highly-acclaimed youth coach, Lee Carsley had rarely hogged the headlines before being named interim England manager on Friday.
Lydia Ko will head into the final day of the women's Olympic golf tournament tied for the lead with Swiss surprise package Morgane Metraux after a four-under-par third round on Friday.
France's newly-crowned Olympic surfing champion Kauli Vaast took a victory lap in Paris on Friday as he surfed down the River Seine with his gold medal around his neck.
Lydia Ko will head into the final day of the women's Olympic golf tournament tied for the lead with Swiss surprise package Morgane Metraux after a four-under-par third round on Friday.
The French central bank said Friday that the nation's economy should get a considerable bump from the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Stefanos Tsitsipas ended his long-time coaching collaboration with his father on Friday, announcing the decision on social media.
Ma Long made Chinese Olympic history with the sixth gold of his career on Friday in the men's team event in Paris to embellish his reputation as the best table tennis player ever.
Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger saved a last-gasp penalty from Alexia Putellas as her team beat World Cup holders Spain 1-0 on Friday to take bronze in the Olympic women's football.
Sofia Cairo fired Argentina to women's Olympic hockey bronze as they beat Belgium 3-1 in a shootout after a gripping 2-2 draw on Friday.
Stephen Curry admits it, with the United States trailing Serbia late in their Olympic men's basketball semi-final the thought flashed through his mind: "I don't want to be on THAT team ... that doesn't get it done."
The urban sport of breaking spun its way onto the Olympic stage on Friday for the first and possibly last time, amid the grand elegance of Paris' Place de la Concorde.
Pep Guardiola hailed the impact made by Julian Alvarez in two seasons at Manchester City with the Argentine set to join Atletico Madrid in a deal worth up to 95 million euros (£81 million, $104 million).
A thrilling open-water swim in the River Seine kicked off Friday's Olympic action in Paris, which will later see Algerian gender eligibility row boxer Imane Khelif go for gold.
British teenager Toby Roberts claimed gold in the boulder and lead climbing event at the Paris Olympics on Friday after Japan's Sorato Anraku fell.
Barcelona signed Spain star Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig on Friday for a reported 60 million euros ($65 million).
Joel Embiid had a succinct message for jeering French fans Friday as he and his USA teammates prepared to take on the host nation for Olympic men's basketball gold.
The United States, chasing a fifth straight men's Olympic basketball crown, are gearing up for a fierce challenge from France in a hostile Bercy Arena after two scintillating semi-finals set up a dream gold medal game at the Paris Olympics.
Germany's Lea Friedrich smashed the women's sprint world record on Friday, just minutes after New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews did the same.
Celtic captain Callum McGregor announced his retirement from international football on Friday after winning 63 Scotland caps.
President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country's first Olympic gold medallist and the first African to be crowned 200-metre champion at a Games.
World record holder and former world champion Tobi Amusan crashed out of the women's 100m hurdles at the Olympics on Friday as defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn sailed into the final.