Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe won Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal in artistic swimming - performing an exquisite free routine to take silver in the duet. The childhood friends, whose mothers also used to compete as a pair in the sport, performed to a theme of Rising Phoenix to score 294.5085 - for a combined total of 558.5367.

Shortman and Thorpe win historic artistic swimming medal

The US Sun

THE most controversial gold medalist of these Olympic Games was confirmed as gender-row boxer Imane Khelif won the women’s welterweight title at Roland Garros.  Algerian Khelif has been at the centre of global culture war since her Italian opponent Angela Carini retired after just 46 seconds of their first-round bout, claiming she had never been […]

Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold in women’s welterweight final after huge gender row that has grabbed worldwide attention

The 20-year-old from Rodersham says she hopes people will give climbing "a try".

Kent Olympic climber hopes to 'inspire' others

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

The Independent

Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman claimed a historic Olympic silver in artistic swimming as Team GB won six medals on Saturday – although none of them gold.Caden Cunningham was a runner-up in the men’s +80kg category in taekwondo while there were individual bronzes for Noah Williams in diving and Georgia Bell in the women’s 1500 metres.Team GB also claimed bronze medals in both men’s and women’s 4x400m relay events.Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at Saturday’s action.A first in artistic swimmingThorpe and Shortman won technical silver and free bronze at the World Aquatics Championships earlier this year...

Day 15 at the Paris Olympics: GB add six more medals as duo make history in pool

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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

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

Maryport man jailed over racist online post

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

Nigerian police are investigating the death of a Nigerian transgender TikToker known as “Abuja Area Mama”. The beaten and bruised body of 33-year-old transgender woman was found along a highway in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday, local media report. Abuja Area Mama had a loyal fan base on...

Nigerian transgender TikToker found dead

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."

Stuart Kettlewell says the current injury situation at Motherwell is the worst he has experienced as a manager.The Fir Park boss confirms he is now without nine first-team players following the narrow defeat to Rangers at Hampden.Match report: Rangers 2-1 Motherwell

'Never seen an injury situation like it' - Kettlewell

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

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

Don Cowie reacts to Ronan Hale's dramatic 95th minute goal against Dundee United.

'We kept going and showed great character'

The Guardian

An all-time classic race finished with the USA winning gold and Botswana silver while Team GB’s men and women set national records

Team GB win relay bronze but powerless to stop USA and Benjamin

When Team GB's Kyle Kothari reflects back on the journey to his first ever Olympic Games, he feels proud. The 26-year-old is preparing to go for glory in the men's 10m platform dive, the same event in which Tom Daley won bronze in Tokyo. But, in many ways, being in...

Diving for Olympic glory after career-threatening injury

Scott Tiffoney scored the opener, won the penalty and got the better of Hearts' Gerald Taylor down Dundee's left flank. A superb performance.

Dundee 3-1 Hearts: Who impressed?

Dundee manager Tony Docherty: "That was almost a complete team performance. Deservedly we went in 3-0 at the break. The level of performance in and out of possession was outstanding. "That sets the benchmark for us now. Hearts are a very good team. The players executed the gameplan to the letter, and showed real bravery with the ball. Our incisiveness and our decision-making was excellent."We'll need to make sure that we're as organised and resolute behind the ball, but also show that bravery in possession [against Airdrieonians]."

Dundee 3-1 Hearts: What the manager said

Jim Goodwin reacts to a dramatic late equaliser at Ross County.

'We were so bad in the first half'

Macsen says he recognised the police car's distinctive yellow and waved at officers for help.

Boy, 6, alerts officers after car rolls down verge

USA TODAY

The penultimate day of the 2024 Paris Olympics was a huge one for Team USA, with the men's basketball and women's soccer teams adding gold medals.

Olympics highlights: USA men's basketball, USWNT win gold on busy day at Paris Games

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What can Team GB medallists hope to earn after their wins?

For most of the UK's athletes, there is not big money in sport. But there is cash to be made from...

What can Team GB medallists hope to earn after their wins?

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