Ireland's Kellie Harrington has moved one step closer to retaining her Olympic gold medal after defeating Beatriz Ferreira in Paris.

Harrington defeats Ferreira to reach Olympic final

Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdraws from the Olympic 100m competition before her semi-final at Paris 2024.

Jamaican legend Fraser-Pryce withdraws from 100m

Teddy Riner has collected a fifth gold medal to become France's joint-most decorated Olympian by helping his nation to the judo mixed team title.Riner won the final's decisive bout to give France a 4-3 win over Japan who collected silver. South Korea took bronze after beating Germany by the same scoreline.Riner, 35, joins biathlete Martin Fourcade - France's only five-time Olympic champion - who won his titles at the Sochi and Pyeongchang winter Games in 2014 and 2018.Fencers Philippe Cattiau and Roger Ducret won fewer golds but had eight podium finishes in the 1920s and 1930s.Riner and Fourcade have won seven medals each.

Riner equals French gold medal record

The US Sun

PAN ZHANLE’S incredible world record performance in the 100m freestyle has been labelled “not humanly possible” by an irate swimming coach. The Chinese star, 19, smashed his own record by 0.4 seconds to romp to gold at Paris 2024. Pan defeated runner-up Kyle Chalmers of Australia by more than a second at La Defense Arena. […]

Paris 2024 Olympics locked in cheating storm as swimming coach slams world record as ‘not humanly possible’

FUMING Barry McGuigan told Olympic chiefs to “hang your heads in shame” after a boxer who failed a gender test battered her opponent. Italian Angela Carini, 25, quit her last-16 welterweight bout with “biological male” Imane Khelif after 46 SECONDS, insisting: “I had to safeguard my life.” Carini sobbed in the ring and snubbed a […]

‘Hang your heads in shame,’ Olympics 2024 chiefs told after female boxer is battered by rival who failed gender test

Two men have been charged over an attack in Antrim town in which a teenager had part of each of his ears bitten off. The victim - a man in his late teens - was attacked at a pub in High Street on 12 May. Two men, aged 20 and...

Men charged after teenager's ears partially bitten off

Nearly 1,000 protesters are involved in disorder after a protest in one of England's best-known resorts.

Chairs and bottles thrown as protesters clash in resort

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Though the current 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are less than halfway over, allegations of cheating, misconduct, or other funny business […]

Athletes Caught Cheating During the Olympic Games

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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 The tough childhood of embattled Olympic boxer Imane Khelif has come to light after her 46-second victory sparked an international gender row amid a frenzy of misinformation.Khelif, of Algeria, overcame severe odds to compete at her second Olympic Games despite having been forced to sell bread on the streets as child in order to pursue her boxing dream in a “conservative” environment that insisted the sport was only for men.“I happened to sell bread in the street, I collected dishes and other objects to earn money and to be able to move around because I came from a very...

Inside the tough childhood of Olympic boxer Imane Khelif as she faces groundless accusations of being male

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Wendy's birthday was spent away from her loved ones. Virginia Wendy Williams fans, the latest update is not encouraging. The former talk show host turned 60 on July 18 without any of her loved ones around. According to Yahoo, family members remain "out of bounds" and have no access to Wendy as she battles dementia and progressive aphasia.

The family of talk show diva Wendy Williams were unable to celebrate her 60th birthday by her side

A 34-year-old woman died after she was attacked by a dog, police said. Michelle Hempstead suffered serious injuries in the incident at Retort Close, Southend-on-Sea. The ambulance service was called at 23:30 BST on Monday and Ms Hempstead, whose name was given locally, was taken to the Royal London Hospital on Tuesday where she died.

Woman, 34, dies after dog attack

The Associated Press

CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — After 10 Olympics and 36 years, Nino Salukvadze says she’s finally done. The pistol shooter from Georgia has been ever-present at the Summer Olympics since Seoul in 1988, when she competed for what was still the Soviet Union. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she became the first female athlete to compete at the Games 10 times.

Nino Salukvadze, the only woman to compete at 10 Olympics, says she’s retiring. For good this time

Colchester United announce the signing of Alfie Bendle after he was released from Forest Green Rovers earlier this summer.

Bendle joins Colchester on one-year deal

Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

Erol Bulut revealed Anwar El Ghazi missed Cardiff City's 2-0 pre-season win at Bristol Rovers to be with his partner who is due to give birth.The former Aston Villa winger sealed a switch to the Bluebirds at 00:01 BST on 1 August.However, after attending Cardiff's 2-1 win over Reading in south Wales on Wednesday night, El Ghazi returned to the Netherlands to be with his partner."His wife is pregnant, they are expecting a baby. I hope everything will be OK," Bulut told BBC Sport Wales."He will be back, I think, on Monday to training and then we can start to work."He has trained on his own, but it's not the same as team training, so he needs a little bit (of time)."We have to be patient with him."
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El Ghazi misses Cardiff friendly to be with pregnant wife

This was the 999 call from Lola James's mother Sinead after her partner inflicted "catastrophic" brain injuries on the two-year-old. A child practice review into Lola's death in July 2020, published on Thursday, found "missed opportunities" to protect her from Kyle Bevan at her home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. It pointed...

Mum made 999 call after partner attacked toddler

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Here's everything you need to know about the pommel horse and its history before the event crowns a champion.

What is pommel horse in gymnastics? Explaining the origin and Olympics history of men-only event

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields slammed the victory of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who forced her Italian opponent Angela Carini to quit 46 seconds into their preliminary match in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Khelif is one of the two boxers, who have been cleared to compete at the Paris...

2-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Slams ‘Transgender’ Boxer’s Win: ‘This Is Ridiculous’

Caley Gibb wants to test herself among the best as she makes the switch from Spartans to Partick Thistle. The winger was hugely impressed as Thistle finished in the top six for the second season in a row last term. "You saw the success they had last season," Gibb told club media. "They were competing with the top teams week in, week out and they were a strong team."I want to be part of that, I want to be pushing for the top six and playing against the best teams in the league. "They were always one of the teams that were tough to come up against. That shows they're a good side, why wouldn't I want to be part of that?"

Gibb excited to join Partick Thistle project

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'He's the best in the world and that's a fact'

Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan \"is the best in the world, and that's a fact\", says his father,...

Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan "is the best in the world, and that's a fact", says his father,...

'He's the best in the world and that's a fact'

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