Breaking: Ciara Mageean ruled out of Paris Olympics due to 'chronic achilles issues.' European 1500m champion Ciara Mageean won't take part in the Paris Olympics due to 'chronic achilles issues.' "Team Ireland's Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from tomorrow's 1500m heats due to injury." "In her final weeks of preparation for these Paris Olympic games, Ciara has been dealing with painful chronic achilles issues." A 'heartbroken' Mageean said she 'gave it everything to make it possible to be on the start line,' but it wasn't to be.

Floridian Finke took down Sun Yang's 12-year 1,500m world record as he retained the gold medal in the lung-busting event before the American women smashed their previous world mark for gold in the medley relay. The golds saw the Americans finish with eight at the top of the swimming medal table, one more than second-placed Australia whose ambitions of ruling the Olympic pool for the first time since Melbourne 1956 were quashed. It was by no means an American shutout, though, with the US men's medley relay team suffering their first defeat ever at Olympics meets dating back to the 1960 Rome Games in a febrile atmosphere at La Defense Arena. “I feel like for a team USA, the expectation is gold,” said Dressel who swam the third butterfly leg of the relay. “That's traditionally what we strive for and I don't think that changes any Olympic cycle.

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Elsewhere, Greater Manchester Police said a Section 34 dispersal notice has been authorised covering Bolton until 10pm on Sunday, where a protest is expected later. Merseyside Police have introduced two section 60 orders giving officers greater stop-and-search powers covering Liverpool and Southport. Inspector Al McKeon said: "The scenes we saw yesterday in Liverpool and Walton, and on Tuesday in Southport, were despicable. Police have "all the resources they need" to deal with riots and disorder, a minister said earlier. There was violence on Saturday in towns and cities such as Hull, Liverpool, Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham, Bristol, Manchester, Blackpool and Belfast which saw several police officers injured.

Ciara McGing's fifth and final jump bags a score of 38.40 points. Her tally of 188.50 overall will not be enough to reach the next round of the Women's 10m Platform Diving later this afternoon. An opening dive with a score of 33.60 was followed up with a second score of 40.00 points. Her best dive came in her third attempt with a score of 50.40, before dropping down with 26.10 and 38.40 points in her fourth and fifth dives respectively. Only the top 18 athletes with the best score from 29 in total will advance to the semi-final.

More fitness issues for Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag after Liverpool lossBy PA Sport StaffManchester United’s pre-season injury woes continued as Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans were all forced off during the 3-0 friendly defeat to Liverpool in South Carolina. Lindelof was taken off at half-time as a precaution while Evans was withdrawn due to illness. Harry Maguire was left out of the game against Liverpool as a precaution. Manchester United suffered a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool (Artie Walker Jr/AP) Photo by Artie Walker Jr.“The assessment, of course, with Will Fish is it’s an impact injury. We also had to sub Jonny Evans at half-time because he was ill. Victor Lindelof was a precaution.

‘It shows I’ve got balls anyway’ – Rhys McClenaghan’s 47 seconds fit for the LouvreA promise to be more dangerous has been deliveredRhys McClenaghan hopes Olympic gold is an inspirationSinéad Kissane Today at 03:30It was 47 seconds that was a lifetime in the making. Rhys McClenaghan met his moment of truth in the Olympic final of the pommel horse in Paris with the finest performance of his life.

Bank holiday washout: Met Éireann issues orange weather warning for heavy rainTomas DohertyMet Éireann has issued an orange weather warning for three coastal counties as it forecasts heavy and persistent rain on bank holiday Monday. The national weather agency said heavy downpours will be coupled with strong and gusty winds in Mayo, Donegal and Galway on Monday morning. The status-orange warning will be in place in the three counties from 12am until 10am on bank holiday Monday. A separate yellow warning for rain is in place for Connacht, Donegal and Clare for 24 hours from 1pm on Sunday. Met Éireann forecaster Aoife Kealy said a broad area of low pressure in the north Atlantic is causing the unsettled conditions.

Veteran attacker Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh also helped herself to an impressive haul of 0-6 on a day when the Kingdom collected the Brendan Martin Cup for the 12th time in their history. Earlier on, Leitrim survived a late Tyrone fightback to win the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship for the first time since they captured their only crown in 2007. O’Dowd and Guckian (free) kicked over points as Leitrim went in at the break two points ahead by 2-5 to 2-2. After 18 minutes without a score Tyrone substitute Sorcha Gormley hit a neat point in the 39th minute. Horisk followed up with a point but Leitrim cancelled those scores with excellent points from Guickian and Clancy.

It wasn't going away from me. "It's a pretty good time, first Olympic games, wasn't a million miles off making the final. There's more in me for the rest of the season so I'm going to keep trucking on." Failing to qualify directly from his heat was a blow but he wasn't using it as an excuse. A lot of missed nights out and a lot of sacrifices and it's worth it.

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Man (20s) dies after road collision in Co SligoA young man has died following a road collision in Sligo. Gardaí and emergency services responded to a collision between a van and a lorry in the early hours of Sunday morning. The driver and only person in the van, a man in his late 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the lorry was taken to Sligo University Hospital for assessment, but his injuries are not life-threatening. Anyone with information can contact Sligo Garda Station at 071 9157000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

The work, which spans almost 500 pages, and traverses continents and generations, found its origin in “a single drop of water”. ‘In my books I like to look at historical facts, but with keen awareness that history is full of silences’“I wanted to honour water,” Shafak says. “The land where I come from, the Middle East, is experiencing water scarcity in such an acute and alarming way. I think water is the story of our times. So, I think I love the freedom of the art of storytelling.”There Are Rivers in the Sky is published by Viking on August 8th

The Co Down gymnast, 25, clinched gold for Ireland with his routine in the pommel horse final at the Bercy Arena on Saturday. It came three years after he fell from the apparatus, when he was favoured to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics. “I am a two-time world champion, now an Olympic champion and that is the redemption I wanted.”McClenaghan was emotional following his success on Saturday. “Everything I’ve done since I started gymnastics was demonstrated in that 46-second routine that I showed yesterday. “This medal is just as much theirs as it is mine.”Supporters also gathered at Origin Gymnastics in Newtownards on Saturday, the club where McClenaghan trains.

Hungary boxer Anna Luca Hamori ‘proud’ after defeat to Imane KhelifBy Rebecca Johnson, PA, ParisHungary’s Anna Luca Hamori expressed her pride after competing in a “hard fight” in the women’s 66kg quarter-final, where she lost to Imane Khelif, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Olympics. On Thursday, Algeria’s Khelif won her fight in just 46 seconds, with opponent Angela Carini saying afterwards that she had “never felt a punch like this”. Speaking afterwards, Hamori said: “I’m so proud of myself because I had to fight. I think it was a good fight, I’m so proud of myself and I’m so grateful to be here. “Let’s be very clear, we are talking about women’s boxing,” Bach said.