hello there and welcome along to the programme. the olympics is just around the corner, but one of the leading british athletes at this summer's games in paris has sensationally pulled out. dressage competitor charlotte dujardin, team gb'sjoint most successful female olympian, has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by her sport's governing body over a video which surfaced showing her making what she describes as an "error of judgment". our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. having danced her way to dressage stardom at london 2012, charlotte dujardin cemented her status as one of the most successful british olympians of all time. selected for her fourth games, she was expected to make history in paris by winning another medal, a seventh medal, to overtake dame laura kenny as team gb's most decorated female athlete. but she won't claim that crown this summer, because today came

a shock announcement that she was withdrawing from the games after a video emerged which she said showed her making "an error ofjudgment" during a coaching session four years ago. in a statement, she said, "what happened was completely out of character and does not reflect how i train my horses or coach my pupils. however, there is no excuse. i am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment." the world governing body for equestrian sport, the fei, said in a statement... the whistleblower�*s lawyer claimed in a letter seen by the bbc that the video shows ms dujardin beating a horse excessively with a whip. dujardin has been suspended from the sport pending the outcome of the fei's investigation into the video.

well, dujardin hadn't actually arrived here in paris yet, but her absence will be keenly felt, because she was a gold medal contender, notjust individually but as part of the british team. beyond the impact on team gb�*s medal hopes, this story could have major ramifications for the acceptance of equestrian sport in society, ahead of an event where it was set to be celebrated. the future for horse sport, a successful future for horse sport has public trust at the centre of it. the public have to trust that equestrians are caring and treating their equines with respect, compassion and understanding. and if that trust is damaged, it will damage the sport. so it is really important that people take on... this is another sort of massive wake up call for those, anyone who thinks this is not important, because it most certainly is. with the olympics around the corner, this is a major blow to the british team and it could have

far—reaching consequences. laura scott, bbc news, paris. well, staying with the olympics, andy murray has said his career will officially come to an end after the games. the three time grand slam champion is planning to compete in the singles and doubles for team gb in paris, in what will be his fifth games. chetan pathak has more. he'd given every indication that this would be his final year on the tennis tour. we just weren't sure when his final tournament would be, but he has confirmed thatjust this morning, putting a statement out on x, formerly known as twitter, his statement saying... "arrived in paris for my last ever tennis tournament. competing for team gb has been by far the most memorable weeks of my career, and i'm extremely proud to get to do it one final time." and the images of him winning gold at london 2012 — he of course backed that up four years later by winning gold in rio, the first man to win singles gold twice at olympics level. and the andy murray story is a remarkable one.

we know about the 77—year wait that britain had for a male wimbledon singles champion, which murray ended in 2013. he's a two—time wimbledon champion. he's a three—time grand slam champion, the first of his successes coming at the us open back in 2012. this, a man who held his own in a time of federer and nadal. and djokovic, of course, went on to dominate the sport. and had it not been for that first hip injury that he had in 2018, it led to hip resurfacing surgery in 2019, there is a question of what could have been, but he refused to give up. he battled on and for the last few years he's had plenty of struggles with injury. he wanted to play singles at wimbledonjust gone, and that was denied in the end. he had too much nerve pain in his right leg after having a cyst removed on his back. he did get to play doubles, at least — he did get a very emotional farewell. he was playing doubles with his brother jamie murray, of course. they lost their match, but there was a farewell

that included greats of the game on court like martina navratilova, john mcenroe, novak djokovic was there as well, with his wife kim, two of his daughters, his parents. so he did get that fitting farewell at wimbledon, where, of course, like i said, he won two titles, but he wanted to play singles again and he's going to get to do that next week when the olympics tennis gets under way — both singles and doubles is what he intends to play. there were some questions about whether he may say farewell at the us open. i mentioned that was the first grand slam that he won. but he's now definitively put this statement out saying that this will be a goodbye from him at the paris olympics, playing at least both singles and doubles on the clay there at roland—garros. chetan pathak there. so on wednesday, then, olympic competition begins, with the football and rugby sevens events getting under way before the opening ceremony officially opens the olympic games on friday. one star athlete to look out for on the opening weekend will be simone biles, the most decorated gymnast in history — returns to the olympics after a difficult tokyo games,

where she withdrew from some events because she was suffering with the twisties. the four—time olympic champion is back to represent team usa, and her coach is confident that she's in good spirits. i'm very proud of simone and what she did. she put her health first in tokyo. i know that's not how she foresaw the competition going, but i think she did what was best for her. and everybody, you know, in team usa understood that and supported that decision. she was able to take a couple of years off of gymnastics and decided to come back and keep training. i think she's seeing her now, i think she's in a really good place. she's more excited about gymnastics, she's enjoying it and i think she is, this is a redemption for her. um, and i think she's going to go out and do an amazing job, and we're going to support her. now, the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, has exclusively told the bbc that climate change represents an extremely serious threat, not only for sport, but for all our lives. the organising committee of paris 2024 has vowed to make these olympic games

the greenest games in olympic history, and bach says that it's important that the athletes use their voice for change. it's extremely important, because the athletes are the best ambassadors, you know, for, er, all these initiatives, they find the best response and, er, they're the ones who can really convince millions of people around the world. i can give as many interviews as i want to bbc, it does not have the impact when an olympic champion from today is sending this message. and there we are very happy that many athletes are very active in this respect.

now, the top european leagues, including the premier league, professional footballers association and several other european domestic leagues and unions have launched legal action against fifa over what they allege is abuse of a dominant position. they've accused football's world governing body of taking unilateral decisions on the international match calendar, which they believe is beyond saturation. the leagues and unions say fifa's conduct has harmed the economic interests of national leagues and the welfare of players, and argue fifa's role as a regulator and competition organiser is a conflict of interest. uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against spain captain alvaro morata and team—mate rodri after they chanted "gibraltar is spanish" during their euro 2024 victory celebrations. the chanting took place in front of tens of thousands of fans in madrid on the 15th ofjuly, as players celebrated their 2—1 win over england. the gibraltar football association made an official complaint to uefa, and morata and rodri have now been charged with bringing the game into disrepute. finally, american rapper

snoop dogg has been named as one of the final torchbearers of the olympic flame before friday's opening ceremony in paris. a quick warning, some flash photography coming up here. he will carry the torch through the streets of saint—denis in the north of paris, which is home to the stade de france olympic stadium, on friday — the penultimate leg before the relay ends at the eiffel tower. snoop was born in los angeles, the host city for the 2028 games. there he is, loving life there, snoop dogg. and you can get more, of course, on the bbc sport website, including all the latest stories from the olympics as well as from the football world too — on the website, bbc.com/sport and from the bbc sport app as well. but from me and the rest of the team here on sportsday, thanks for watching and we'll see you next time.

hello. there is nothing too drastic or dramatic coming up weather—wise over the next few days. that said, it will be a somewhat mixed affair. some sunshine through the day on wednesday, equally a little bit of showery rain. what we've got is this big area of high pressure, the azores high, just trying to extend its influence towards the uk. however, we also have this frontal system pushing in from the west. so what that means is a lot of dry weather to start the day on wednesday, with some spells of sunshine, but with that weak frontal system pushing in, we'll see increasing amounts of cloud and some outbreaks of showery rain for northern ireland, parts of western scotland, wales, the southwest of england and even further east, where we hold on to some sunny spells — we will see one or two sharp showers breaking out, but it will feel pretty warm in eastern and particularly south eastern parts, 25 or 26 degrees. not quite as warm further west with the extra cloud,

the showery rain. and as we head through wednesday night, we'll see increasingly cloudy conditions. it will be quite murky and a little bit damp and drizzly in places as we import some more humid air. so temperatures on thursday morning generally starting the day between 13 and 16 degrees. pretty muggy start to the day, and a really complex weather chart with several different frontal systems in play across the uk. what that will mean is a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of rain, one clump of potentially heavy rain pushing across southern counties of england and the channel islands. elsewhere, we'll see some bits and pieces of showery rain across parts of northern ireland, western scotland, in between one or two glimmers of sunshine and temperatures between 16 and 22 degrees. now, as we head into friday, actually, it's not a bad—looking day, we'll see some spells of sunshine. the chance for one or two showers, particularly across scotland and northern ireland — not as many showers for england and wales — and in the sunshine, it is going to feel warm. the sun is strong at this time

of year, temperatures easily getting up into the 20s. a little bit cooler further north and west with more cloud and with those showers. and then as we head towards the weekend, it's a familiar story, really, this area of high pressure, the azores high, still trying to exert its influence, but not strong enough to fend off all the frontal systems. so there will be some showery rain at times, particularly towards the north and the west of the uk, drier and turning warmer further south and east.

live from washington. this is bbc news. kamala harris campaigns in the key swing state of wisconsin — after securing support from the top two democratic leaders in congress. we have an election to win.

israel's prime minister begins his three day visit to washington, dc with plans to meet with president biden and address a joint session of congress. and, the head of the us secret service resigns over security failures surrounding the attempted assassination of donald trump. vice president kamala harris addressed voters at her first campaign rally in the battleground state of wisconsin. speaking to thousands of supporters, she said republican challenger donald trump wanted to take the country backwards with his extreme policies. ms harris�* campaign secured a major boost ahead of the rally — with the pledged support of enough democratic delegates to become the party's nominee for president, according to an associated press survey conducted on monday. this renewed sense of enthusiasm within the democratic party has seen the harris campaign raise more than 100 million dollars or 77 million pounds in donations since biden�*s exit from the presidential race on sunday. the vice president says her �*people—powered campaign�* will unite the democratic party.