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This was an Olympics sideshow that turned into a shambles.The boxing officials banished from Paris 2024 turning up anyway and bringing bedlam. "Woman, why do you attack me?" their medical expert, Ioannis Filippatos, bellowed at a reporter.This two-hour news conference surrounding the gender eligibility controversy at the Paris Olympics featured remote contributions from Russia and the ostracised head of the International Boxing Association (IBA). Image: IBA CEO Chris Roberts and […]

Luxury Italian brand Dolce & Gabbana has released a perfume for dogs named after the co-founder's own pet.Fefe is alcohol free and the firm says it has been safety-tested and approved by vets. The €99 (£85) fragrance is described as an "olfactory masterpiece" featuring ylang ylang, musk and "creamy undertones" of sandalwood.The bottle features a 24-carat gold-plated paw print and is said to be inspired by "the unwavering love for […]

Police have released an image of three people wanted over the murder of TV star Johnny Wactor in Los Angeles.The former General Hospital actor was shot in the early hours of 25 May after approaching thieves who were trying to steal the catalytic converter from his car, detectives said. He died later in hospital.The 37-year-old was shot in the chest with a handgun and the suspects fled the scene following […]

Belgium has pulled out of the Olympic mixed relay triathlon after an athlete who swam in the River Seine fell ill.Claire Michel "is unfortunately ill and will have to withdraw from the competition," the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee said on Sunday. Michel, 35, was taken to a clinic in the Olympic Village and stayed in the athletes' accommodation area on Sunday night. Image: Belgium's Claire Michel competing in the […]

About half a million residents in the Zamzam displacement camp, North Darfur, are living in extreme strife and in a state of famine. A doctor working there describes the humanitarian situation as "catastrophic"."People are dying from hunger," says Dr Nasr Yousif Rajab, the camp's health rapporteur and a member of the local Emergency Response Room (ERR). "I personally witnessed an elderly man, a woman in her first month of pregnancy […]

Simone Biles has asked people to stop asking athletes "what's next?" after they win a medal at the Olympics.The seven-time Olympic gold medallist wrote in a post on the X social media platform: "Let us soak up the moment we've worked our whole lives for." One of her followers jokingly replied: "What is your next step after winning [a] gold medal??"In a tongue-in-cheek response, Biles wrote: "Babysitting the medal."Biles, the […]

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Thousands have continued to march and attend protests in Venezuela as an opposition leader emerged from hiding to denounce President Nicolas Maduro's contested election victory.Venezuela's electoral authority, which has been criticised for appearing to favour the ruling socialists, proclaimed Mr Maduro the winner in last Sunday's vote, saying on Monday he obtained 51% compared to 46% for opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez. But the results sparked widespread allegations of fraud and […]

About 50 rockets have been fired from southern Lebanon towards upper Galilee, according to Israeli media.Videos showed Israel's Iron Dome defence system being activated over the area.In a statement, Hezbollah said: "In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their valiant and honourable resistance, and in response to the Israeli enemy's attacks on the steadfast southern villages and safe homes, especially the attacks […]