Canada head coach Bev Priestman has been suspended for the remainder of the Olympics following claims a drone was used to spy on New Zealand training sessions.
A statement issued by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said that Priestman had been removed from her role after "additional information" came to their attention regarding previous drone use that took place prior to Paris 2024.
On Wednesday, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Joseph Lombardi, an unaccredited analyst with Canada Soccer, were sent home after a drone was believed to have recorded New Zealand training sessions on two separate occasions.
FIFA later confirmed that they had opened disciplinary proceedings against Canada Soccer, Priestman, Lombardi and Mander.
Priestman, the former assistant coach under England boss Phil Neville, issued a statement on Wednesday apologising for the incident.
She also voluntarily withdrew from coaching Canada's opening match against New Zealand on Thursday, which they won 2-1 under assistant coach Andy Spence.
Spence will continue to take charge of Canada’s remaining matches and their next game sees them come up against Olympic hosts France on Sunday.
Snoop Dogg sent the Saint-Denis crowds wild as he added a sprinkle of celebrity stardust to the final day of the Olympic torch relay.
Sporting a pair of suitably golden trainers, the rapper and actor carried the Olympic flame on a short leg around the Stade de France on a damp Friday morning.
A huge cheer erupted as he appeared at the top of a bridge exiting the stadium area, pumping up to the crowds as he made his way down to the Seine to hand on the flame for its final journey along the river.
Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr, will be working as a special correspondent for American network NBC during the games having added his own particular touch to Olympic commentaries in Tokyo, when he famously described a dressage competitor as a "crip-walking horse".
The US women's water polo team can win an unprecedented fourth straight gold medal at the Paris Olympics and the most vocal supporter in their corner is another American rapper, Flavor Flav (above), who is sponsoring the team.
An unlikely partnership was formed when skipper Maggie Steffens put out a call for financial support in May and Flav leapt into action, offering to sponsor the team while also using his celebrity status to shine the spotlight on them.
The 65-year-old founding member of American rap group Public Enemy went viral when he trained with the squad in the pool and he arrived on Friday wearing a USA water polo cap and jersey, immediately stealing the show.
"I've got three stars in my cap, I want a fourth star on my cap. My goal is to try to push these girls, man, to getting that fourth gold medal," Flav said.
"I'm having a lot of fun doing this and I just want to thank the girls too for even accepting my offer of sponsorship for the team.
"I'm going to try to be to as many games as I can. I might not be able to be at every single game, but you'll see me at a lot of the games, definitely."
Danish road cyclist Solbjork Minke Anderson has been forced to withdraw from the Olympics after being hit by a car during a training session, the Danish cycling union has announced.
The 19-year-old was hurt on Thursday afternoon, with the collision resulting in a broken collarbone.
"No words, just devastated. Olympics games stays a dream for me," Anderson wrote on Instagram late on Thursday.
The Danish cycling union, in a statement, wished her a speedy recovery.
Danish road race champion Rebecca Koerner has been called up to go to Paris in Anderson's place. Koerner will join teammates Emma Norsgaard Bjerg and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig.
The women's road race will be held on Sunday, 4 August and the men's on Saturday, 3 August around the streets of Paris and the neighbouring Ile-de-France, starting from the Trocadero.
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Additional reporting: Reuters
