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Jhancarlos Gonzalez has issued an apology after he raised a middle finger to the camera during his Olympic street skateboarding heat. The 27-year-old finished bottom of the men’s street skateboarding prelims on Monday and failed to qualify for the final. During his run, Gonzalez was unable to land a trick on a rail and during one attempt he fell awkwardly on his back. As he got to his feet, the Colombian glared at the overhead camera before he spotted a second camera and stuck up his middle finger. Gonzalez faced criticism over his gesture in Colombia but claims his ‘moment…

Lucy Renshall suffered a heartbreaking elimination in her judo event at the Paris Olympics with the BBC criticised for their ‘cruel’ interview with the Briton just moments after her defeat. Resnshall, a four-time British champion, suffered a shock opening round defeat in Tokyo three years ago but arrived in Paris with fresh optimism in her chase for a medal. She began her 63kg campaign in the French capital with a dominant round of 32 victory against Australia’s Katharina Haecker, feeding her into a last 16 meeting with Lubjana Piovesana – a former Team GB athlete now representing Austria. With…

ITV bosses are giving soap fans an extra special treat as its soaps go up against coverage of the Olympics in the TV schedules. So Emmerdale and Coronation Street viewers don’t have to miss out on all the sporting action unfolding in Paris over on the BBC, episodes of both soaps are dropping early on ITVX over the next two weeks. On each day of transmission, fans will be able to stream new episodes of Corrie and Emmerdale from 7am on the platform.  A post on the soaps’ official Instagram pages informed fans of the schedule shake-up – but they were…

US flagbearer Coco Gauff claimed she was being ‘cheated’ by poor decisions as she was dumped out of the women’s singles competition at the Paris Olympics with a 7-6, 2-6 defeat to Donna Vekic. It was a tightly contested affair for the duration at Roland-Garros but Vekic had a golden opportunity to pull away in the second set, with the Croatian leading 4-30 on Gauff’s serve – and the point proved hugely contentious. As Gauff – trailing 3-2 in the second set – moved backwards to hit a backhand, the linesperson called the ball out before the American swung her…

Anjem Choudary jailed for life for directing terror group Anjem Choudary, the leader of the banned terrorist group al-Muhajiroun, has been sentenced to life in prison and may never be released. He was convicted of directing the group and encouraging support for it through online meetings. Choudary, now 57, cannot apply for parole until he is over 85 years old. He was visibly shocked when handed a minimum sentence of 28 years at Woolwich Crown Court. Choudary was found guilty after an extensive international investigation involving authorities from the US, Canada, and the UK. Mr. Justice Wall stated that al-Muhajiroun…

Olympic Football Tournament – U23’s Men’s – today’s fixtures The final game of the group stages for the men’s u23s Olympic tournament – and it’s all to play for, with only the top two from each group progressing to the Quarter-Finals. Groups Fixtures Kick-off Where to watchGroup AUSA vs Guinea18:00Discovery+New Zealand vs France18:00Discovery+Group BMorocco vs Iraq16:00Discovery+Ukraine vs Argentina16:00Discovery+Group C Dominican Republic vs Uzbekistan14:00Discovery+Spain vs Egypt14:00Discovery+Group DParaguay vs Mali 20:00 Discovery+Israel vs Japan 20:00Discovery+

German diver Timo Barthel has revealed the huge sacrifices Chinese athletes have made in order to win gold at the Olympics in Paris, claiming that some of his rivals have not seen their families for three years. Team GB’s Tom Daley and Noah Williams produced six superb dives in the men’s 10m synchro diving final on Monday but they were beaten to the gold medal by China’s duo of Lian Junjie and Hao Yang. Barthel and his partner Jaden Eikermann represented Germany in the event and finished seventh overall with 364.41 points. Tom Daley and Noah Williams ended with silver after…

Some BBC viewers were left doing a double take while tuning into the Olympics after believing Clare Balding might have made an X-rated gaffe. The veteran sports broadcaster is currently in Paris presenting her seventh Olympic Games for the national broadcaster, leading the coverage for the three-week international sporting event. Clare, 53, has been fronting the swimming events from La Defense Arena over the past few days, but has also been keeping viewers updated on the results of other sporting results. On Monday evening, the presenter introduced a feature on Team GB star Tom Pidcock, who won a gold medal…

The triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics could be transformed into a duathlon if the water quality in the River Seine does not improve, confirmed event organisers. The men’s triathlon was due to take place today but has been postponed until Wednesday due to the pollution levels in the Seine making it unsafe for the swimming leg of the event. The men’s and women’s events are currently due to take place on Wednesday, while there is a contingency day on Friday, but the water quality must improve to an acceptable level for swimming to be held. A World Triathlon statement…

Two female boxers at the Paris Olympics who were disqualified at the 2023 world championships after being judged to have failed gender eligibility tests have complied with all rules to fight at the games, the IOC said. Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan and Imane Khelif of Algeria are competing at their second Summer Games. Both finished outside the medals at the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. ‘All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations,’ the International Olympic Committee said in a…