• Olympic champion to go for gold in Tokyo

• British team could equal record total of 10 medals

Keely Hodgkinson and her training partner, Georgia Hunter-Bell, will vie for an audacious British one-two over 800m at the World Athletics Championships after UK Athletics announced their team for Tokyo.

Hunter-Bell had faced the difficult decision over whether to run the 1500m, where she won bronze in last year’s Paris Olympics, or the shorter distance. However, after much deliberation her form over the 800m – including two Diamond League victories in Stockholm and London – and the lack of depth in the event has pushed her towards two laps.

Hodgkinson, who returned from a 376-day layoff to run the ninth fastest time in history earlier this month, is by some distance Britain’s best chance of gold in Tokyo as she seeks to back up her Olympic title.

However there will be several other Britons with medal aspirations, including Budapest 2023 world champions Josh Kerr and Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the men’s 1500m and women’s heptathlon. Matthew Hudson-Smith will also be among the favourites in the men’s 400m.

Elsewhere George Mills, who broke Mo Farah’s British 5000m record earlier this summer, is selected after breaking his wrist in the London Diamond League. Emile Cairess, who came fourth in the Olympic marathon in Paris, also returns after injury forced him to miss the London marathon in April.

Paula Dunn, the performance director of UK Athletics, promised that the British team would rise to the occasion as they seek to emulate their record-equalling total of 10 medals from the worlds in Budapest two years ago.

“We are proud to announce such a strong team for Tokyo,” she said. “This squad combines proven global medallists with exciting emerging athletes, and we are confident they can build on our recent successes at the highest level.

“Our clear ambition is to convert world-class performances into medals, while also developing depth across events for the future. Tokyo will provide the perfect stage to demonstrate the strength of British athletics, and I know the athletes will rise to the occasion.”

• British No 1 says he is ‘growing out instead of up now’

• Draper working with Andy Murray’s former coaches

During the typically chaotic media day before Wimbledon in June, Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper were working through their commitments when they briefly crossed paths in the broadcast media mixed zone. As they warmly greeted each other, Sinner looked his good friend up and down, and a smile spread across his face: “Always stronger,” he said, jokingly flexing both arms.

Draper, who responded with a sheepish, embarrassed laugh, has heard such observations many times in recent months. At the same time that he has risen up the rankings over the past 15 months, transforming himself into one of the best in the world, he has become one of the most physically strong players on the ATP Tour.

Netanyahu continues to prepare Gaza City offensive as mediators await response to ceasefire proposal

Tens of thousands of people took part in demonstrations across Israel on Tuesday, blocking highways on a “day of disruption” that aimed to push Benjamin Netanyahu into agreeing a deal to end the war and calling off plans to attack Gaza City.

Relatives of hostages led the biggest march and rally in Tel Aviv, while in Jerusalem hundreds of people gathered outside the prime minister’s office as the security cabinet met to discuss the war. There were dozens of other protests around the country, including on the main highway to the northern city of Haifa and inside Ben Gurion airport.

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Joe Pearson has filed a half-time match report: “As a retired football fan in central Indiana, I always enjoy the opportunity to watch an early afternoon weekday match,” he enthuses. “But. This match is dire. I feel I have made a bad life choice.”

Still no sign of a goal in this tie, but the two teams now have 15 minutes to come up with a plan to create one.

Mohammad A, 16, gets 18-month suspended sentence for helping plan Islamic State-inspired attack in Vienna

A Berlin court has convicted a Syrian teenager of contributing to an Islamic State-inspired plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.

Three dates in the US pop star’s record-breaking Eras tour were cancelled last summer after authorities learned of the plot.