Ahmed Elgendy finished with a world record 1,555 points to become the first Egyptian to win the men's modern pentathlon.The Tokyo 2020 silver-medallist finished 13 points ahead of Japan's Taishu Sato, who took silver with Giorgio Malan of Italy securing bronze.Great Britain's Joe Choong finished ninth with 1,519 points having finished 50 points behind Elgendy in the fencing round.Elgendy's total was four more than the previous world record set by Hungary's Csaba Bohm at the 2024 World Championships.

Elgendy wins modern pentathlon with world record total

Boxing coach Tulkin Kilichev was celebrating his athlete's gold medal when he went into cardiac arrest.

Team GB medics save Uzbekistan boxing coach's life

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

Great Britain's Georgia Bell clinches a sensational women's 1500m bronze on her Olympic debut at Paris 2024.

Bell clinches sensational Olympic 1500m bronze

PARIS -- Afghan-born Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, was disqualified after displaying the words "Free Afghan Women" on her cape during her breaking routine in the competition's pre-qualifiers on Friday. Talash, a 21-year-old who lives in Spain, wore a light blue cape...

Olympic breaking: Refugee DQ'd, Japan's Ami wins gold

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Sha’Carri Richardson Left Confused After Wrong Winner Initially Named in 4x100 Relay

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

On Thursday afternoon, USA sprinter Noah Lyles finished with a bronze medal in the men's 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics.  Lyles finished with a final time of 19.70 seconds, just 0.24 seconds behind the gold medal winner Letsile Tebogo (19.46) out of Botswana. The silver medal went to fellow ...

Noah Lyles Wins More Hearts After His Mom Reveals What Was Wrong In Olympic Race

The court hears Billy Thompson, 31, did not know it was an offence to make the comments.

Maryport man jailed over racist online post

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

As they were driving along the A358, Mr Bennett said his wife's contractions became "worse and worse". "I thought I would have one [contraction] per junction," said Mrs Bennett, jokingly. "I thought four or five minutes per junction, I can do that," she added. As her contractions grew closer, Mr...

Mr Bennett said: "She pulled out a baby, just right there and then as I was driving along."

Susan Wojcicki, the former boss of YouTube and one of Google's earliest employees, has died aged 56. Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai announced that Ms Wojcicki had passed away after two years of living with lung cancer. Mr Pichai, who is also the boss of Google's parent company Alphabet, said...

YouTube's former chief Susan Wojcicki dies aged 56

Marley Watkins remains a doubt for Kilmarnock with a groin problem while Kyle Magennis and Corrie Ndaba are just off featuring.St Johnstone defender Sam McClelland is facing a lengthy lay-off after rupturing his Achilles against Aberdeen on Monday.David Keltjens has a chance of returning after missing the Dons game with an ankle knock but Uche Ikpeazu (knee) is still out.

Kilmarnock v St Johnstone: Team news

A town was adorned in bunting, Olympic rings and banners as fans lined the streets to give Olympian Matt Richards a surprise homecoming welcome. More than 500 people gathered in Droitwich to greet the double-medal winning champion. Among the crowd were his former swimming teachers as he was met with...

Hundreds give Olympian surprise homecoming welcome

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

A medical tribunal has found a doctor's fitness to practise to be impaired for writing false prescriptions. Dr Marc Whitehouse admitted to writing prescriptions while impersonating a chief medical examiner on five occasions between March 2016 and December 2018. At a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing, it was also...

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

Ballymena United manager Jim Ervin acknowledges that "things aren't going to change overnight" as his side are defeated 2-0 by Linfield on the opening day of the season.

'Things aren't going to change overnight' - Ervin

The Butler Township Police Department has released bodycam video showing the moments before an assassination attempt on former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump on 13 July. The footage shows a police officer being hoisted up to a roof near where the attacker is stationed. The unarmed officer quickly jumps...

Watch: Moment police officer spots Trump rally gunman

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Letsile Tebogo shaded American track star Noah Lyles after the men's 200m final in Paris, suggesting he can't be the face of the sport because he isn't "loud" or "arrogant" like Lyles.

Olympic gold medalist Letsile Tebogo takes subtle dig at ‘arrogant’ and ‘loud’ Noah Lyles after 200m final

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GB's Cunningham to fight for taekwondo gold

Britain's Caden Cunningham will go for Olympic taekwondo gold later on Saturday - and Rebecca McGowan will fight again for a chance at...

GB's Cunningham to fight for taekwondo gold

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