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Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Snoop Dogg and Salma Hayek are among the stars set to carry the Olympic torch as the Games prepare to kick off in Paris. Hayek — who is tied to France through her husband François-Henri Pinault, the boss of luxury group Kering and CAA owner Artemis — is currently carrying the torch from the Yvelines suburb to the Versailles Palace, alongside Didier Deschamps, the trainer of the France soccer national team, and singer Patrick Bruel. Dogg, meanwhile, will be carrying it on Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, in Saint-Denis, where the Olympics Village housing athletes is based.

There’s a big rumor that Celine Dion is making a musical comeback – and soon!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comcast Corp. said it grappled with a tricky second quarter in which its traditional TV operations fared relatively well, but its movie-studio and theme-park operations did not, even as it continued to see customers migrate away from some of its cable and broadband offerings. The Philadelphia owner of NBCUniversal said net income fell 7.5% in the second quarter to approximately $3.93 billion, or $1 per share, compared with $4.25 billion, or $1.02 per share, in the year-earlier period.

From smashing world records on the streets of London’s famous marathon to being crowned world champion, Paula Radcliffe is one of Britain’s most successful athletes. Yet, despite winning so many long-distance races, she says for all the career highs and lows – including her infamous roadside toilet stop at the London Marathon 19 years ago – she doesn’t know how she would have done it without the support of her husband Gary Lough.

Lady Gaga has been spotted in Paris, France ahead of this week’s Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, where she’s been rumoured to perform – find out more below.Yesterday (July 22), the pop star was spotted waving and blowing kisses to fans in Paris, further fuelling speculation that Gaga will be performing at the opening ceremony later this week (July 26).ITS HAPPENING LADY GAGA X OLYMPICS IS UPON US pic.twitter.com/Tu2Dsr7W39— Candid (@he_so_candid) July 22, 2024One post on X also claims that Gaga arrived at her hotel “after rehearsals” for the opening ceremony.Lady Gaga and her boyfriend Michael Polansky return discreetly to their hotel in Paris after rehearsals for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. pic.twitter.com/4oKbkEPEhj— CineScoop (@Cinescoop7) July 22, 2024Per Uproxx, the rumours first began swirling on July 11, when social media noticed that Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2024 Summer Games, recently followed Gaga on Instagram.To further stoke the flames, the official Olympics account teased someone disguised in a black hood and chrome accessories with the Olympic flag draped around their shoulders to promote the opening ceremony.This time next week… ⏰@Paris2024#OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/9fQNFq2RPj— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 19, 2024To date, there has been no official confirmation of Lady Gaga’s involvement in the Paris Olympics this year.This isn’t the first time the singer has been linked to the Olympic Games.

against the US Olympic women's basketball team in the highly-anticipate in Phoenix, Arizona—winning the matchup on behalf of Team WNBA, which was voted on by fans, players, coaches, and members of the media.While there's no doubt that Dallas Wings player Arike Ogunbowale earner her title as MVP with 34 points, Clark and Reese delivered the team-up fans have been dying to see since their 2023 NCAA Championship sparked a major rise in viewership for the sport.WNBA fans need to hear this.Both Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark had an impact on the game as individuals, with breaking the All-Star rookie assist record and becoming the first rookie in the league to record a double-double during an All-Star Game. However, Clark earned one of her 10 assists by sending a a beautiful bounce pass to Reese, which the Chicago Sky player turned into a flawless layup.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Not bad for two players who have been at the center of since their college days—which has only gotten more amid their first WNBA season.

Ben Croll With this year’s Olympic Games Opening Ceremony just days away, odd sights and rumors now swirl around Paris. On Monday, as the French press guessed at surprise performers – with Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa among the names heard often – local cameras caught glimpse of a grand piano, hidden below a tarp, being floated down the Seine.

Los Angeles Lakers star and two-time Olympian gold medalist LeBron James has been named Team USA’s male flagbearer at the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday. A female flag bearer to join James will be announced Tuesday.

Paula Radcliffe has opened up about her daughter Isla's ordeal with a rare form of cancer and how the now-17 year old is following in her mother's footsteps.The Olympic athlete, 50, is best known as one of Britain's most successful sportspeople - and now she will be commentating for the BBC during the Paris 2024 Olympics. Meanwhile, her daughter Isla, 17, will be working as a volunteer after beating cancer. Four years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare germ cell cancer and after chemotherapy and surgery, she was cured.

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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Paramount’s Republic Pictures has acquired global sales rights – apart from Germany, Switzerland and Austria – to Tim Fehlbaum‘s “September 5,” which stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesch, who broke out last year with the Oscar nominated “The Teachers’ Lounge.” The film, which has Sean Penn as one of its producers, will open Venice Film Festival’s Horizons Extra competition section on Aug. 29. Sarsgaard won best actor at Venice last year for “Memory.” “September 5” is set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, and follows an American sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian drama “Nonostante” by actor-director Valerio Mastandrea, and 1972 Munich Summer Olympics drama “September 5″ – helmed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring Peter Sarsgaard – have been set as openers of the Venice Film Festival’s cutting edge Horizons and Horizons Extra sections respectively. The timely “September 5,” which has been picked up by Republic Pictures, reconstructs tough decisions made by an American sports broadcasting team that rapidly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. “Through this lens, ‘September 5’ provides a powerful new perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time,” according to the film’s provided synopsis.

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LSU gymnast and major influencer Olivia Dunne is on team Simone Biles.

1500m silver medallist Steve Cram has recounted an amusing run-in with Princess Anne as his "funniest Olympic moment". The athletics star, who will be lending his voice to the BBC's commentary team for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, had tried to dodge the Princess Royal at the time to avoid delaying his dinner.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. We’re into the halfway point of the 2024 WNBA season, and the league is heading into an extended break with the WNBA All-Star Game Weekend. It’s also going to be the first time that rivals Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will play on the same team, as teammates on Team WNBA.

Holidaymakers travelling to Paris this summer have been issued advice by the Foreign Office. As well as being a popular tourist attraction, the French capital is hosting this summer's Olympic games.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hoof Dreams, a documentary that delves into the world of equestrian Eventing and the quest for gender equality in Olympic sports, is getting a theatrical release.

Pep Guardiola has included a triallist in a 27-man squad to the United States with a host of prospects from the Manchester City academy.

Manchester will be the stage where the nation can welcome back Olympic champions once the games are over. The National Lottery today announced plans for two national events following the Games, with one of them set to take place at the AO Arena.