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 UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis has rejected Sean Strickland’s demands for a title shot. The South African titleholder had a close match with Strickland in which he captured UFC gold, but he thinks the fight against the US-born fighter will not be worth it. Dricus Du Plessis...

Dricus Du Plessis Rejects Sean Strickland’s Title Shot: Wants Robert Whittaker or Khamzat Chimaev

HELLO

Here's what you need to know about Vinesh Phogat, the Indian wrestler whose heartbreaking disqualification from the Olympics is stirring controversy…

Who is Vinesh Phogat? Olympic wrestler's heartbreaking disqualification and sudden retirement amid medal appeal

E! News

Watch: Jordan Chiles Heartbroken Over Potential Loss of Bronze Medal. Jordan Chiles' 2024 Olympics teammates are rallying behind her after the U.S. gymnast was moved down in the rankings in the women's gymnastics individual floor final, putting her bronze medal in jeopardy. After the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled...

Olympics 2024: Simone Biles, Suni Lee and More Weigh in on Jordan Chiles Medal Controversy

Irish Star

Imane Khelif faced Yang Liu in the Olympic women's welterweight boxing final, with the Algerian now set for a lucrative payday

Imane Khelif earns huge sum for winning Olympic boxing gold medal after gender row

Tenured UFC referee Herb Dean called out Joe Rogan for spreading misinformation. Looking back on the UFC 300 headliner between Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill during an episode of his JRE podcast, Rogan suggested that ‘Poatan’ gained an unfair advantage in the early going when he waved off Dean following an accidental low blow from Hill.

Herb Dean Calls Out Joe Rogan for Spreading Misinformation: “The Truth Doesn’t Matter

Amid their ongoing rivalry, unbeaten bantamweight contender, Umar Nurmagomedov has hit out at incoming title challenger, Merab Dvalishvili after the Georgian accused him of somewhat “cheating” his way to title contention after his UFC Abu Dhabi victory. Nurmagomedov, who managed to scoop the number two rank in the...

Umar Nurmagomedov shuts down Merab Dvalishvili: ‘Stop crying’

Whilst he’s currently nursing an arm injury, undisputed lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev could not help himself but poke fun at arch-rival, Conor McGregor – explaining how he loves to watch the Dubliner in his 2021 knockout loss to common-opponent, Dustin Poirier. Makhachev, the current lightweight champion and pound-for-pound...

Islam Makhachev loves watching Dustin Poirier knock out Conor McGregor

Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou lost his 15-month-old son Kobe earlier this year. The former UFC heavyweight champion, and current PFL athlete, opened up about the loss and the struggle with the process of grief. Francis Ngannou Discusses Kobe. Speaking in an interview with The Diary Of A CEO, the 37-year-old...

Francis Ngannou Opens Up About the Grief of Losing His Son Kobe: ‘Feels like you’re missing a part of yourself’

ESPN

Darja Varfolomeev, 17, won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition, posting the highest score in all four events - hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon - on her way to a total of 142.850

Russian native wins rhythmic gymnastics gold for Germany

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

PARIS (AP) — Olivia Reeves tried treating the Olympics like just another competition. It didn’t work. It didn’t matter, either. Nerves or no nerves, Reeves won the United States’ first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years at the Paris Games on Friday. “Feeling the...

Olivia Reeves wins the United States’ first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years

New York Post

The International Olympic Committee may want to get their money back from the producer of this year’s medals. 

Team USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston made a surprising post on Instagram that showed the quality of the bronze medal he won wasn’t in the best shape after just a few days of getting it. 

The 29-year-old won bronze in the men’s street final on July 29 and recently returned home to the United States, where he started to notice the quality of the prize starting to deteriorate. 



“Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they’re brand new,” Huston said in an Instagram story. “But...

US Olympic skateboarder rips quality of bronze medal after it seemingly breaks down

The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry had a scoring night like almost none other in U.S. Olympic history, and the Americans will play for gold at the Paris Games. Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 left, and the U.S. beat Serbia 95-91 in a semifinal classic on Thursday night.

US men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia at Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal

MiddleEasy

Jake Shields ranted about Imane Khelif’s Olympic gold victory at the Paris Olympics. The Algerian boxer endured an array of obstacles regarding her true gender while competing. Imane Khelif secured the gold medal in the 2024 but Jake Shields is among those who are not celebrating it. Imane won...

Jake Shields Blasts Imane Khelif’s Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Victory: ‘Allowing A Man To Beat Up Women Is Shameful’

WEKU

Chiles won bronze after a last-minute inquiry found the judges had underscored her by a tenth of a point. On Saturday, an appeals court vacated the inquiry, saying it had come four seconds too late.

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles may have to return Olympic bronze medal after ruling

South Carolina State

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

Joe Heller: Cartoonist views Olympics, court limits, last supper, eye-for-eye, orange/black

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Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

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The USWNT claimed a record fifth Olympic gold medal in Paris on Saturday after shutting out Brazil in the women's final, to claim the top of the podium with a 1-0 victory.

Mallory Swanson leads USWNT to first Olympic gold medal in 12 years with win over Brazil

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Imane Khelif Shines Amid Controversy, Claims Olympic Gold Medal

Algeria’s Imane Khelif is an Olympic champion. The 25-year-old Khelif defeated China’s Yang Liu 5-0 in the women’s 66kg finals on Friday in Paris. It was...

Imane Khelif Shines Amid Controversy, Claims Olympic Gold Medal

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