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Convicted rapist Van de Velde booed on Olympic debut Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde made his Olympic beach volleyball debut in Paris, greeted by a mix of boos and cheers. Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 for raping a 12-year-old British girl. Despite their high ranking of 10th in the world, Van de Velde and his partner Matthew Immers lost 2-1 to Italy’s Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Carambula, ranked 25th, at the Eiffel Tower Stadium. The crowd’s reaction was mixed, with both boos and applause when Van de Velde was introduced. The…

Venezuela elections 2024: Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner in disputed vote President Nicolás Maduro has been declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, according to partial results from the National Electoral Council (CNE). Elvis Amoroso, the CNE head and a Maduro ally, reported that with 80% of the votes counted, Maduro secured 51.20%, while his main rival, Edmundo González, had 44.02%. The opposition rejected the CNE’s announcement as fraudulent, claiming González actually won with 70% of the vote. They argued that their own vote tallies, exit polls, and quick counts showed González leading by 40 percentage points. Opposition parties had united…

Thousands mourn children killed in Golan Heights strike Thousands gathered on Sunday in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for the funerals of children and young people killed in a rocket strike. Druze community members in Majdal Shams carried caskets and expressed anger towards government officials. The White House and Israel attributed the attack, which killed 12 people, to the Iran-backed Hezbollah, although Hezbollah denied responsibility. World leaders condemned the attack and sought to reduce tensions to prevent a war between Israel and Hezbollah. In retaliation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, and Hezbollah attacked two Israeli military…

Huge California wildfire tears through 5,000 acres every hour A massive wildfire, known as the Park fire, has been expanding by 8 square miles (20 sq km) per hour in northern California. Since its suspected arson-related start on Wednesday, it has scorched over 350,000 acres northeast of Chico and was only 10% contained by Sunday, according to Cal Fire. Around 3,700 firefighters are combating the fire, which has been exacerbated by steep terrain and strong winds. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, suspected of starting the fire by rolling a burning car into a gully in Butte County. This…

Man, 20, dead after fight in park in Newham | UK News A 20-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a park in east London. Police were called to a fight in Plashet Park, Newham, at 7.38pm on Saturday. The man died at the scene despite the best efforts of emergency services. Two other teenage males were found at the scene – one with head injuries and the other with stab injuries. Both are in hospital in a non-life threatening condition. No one has yet been arrested by police. Officers believe they know the identity of the 20-year-old man…

The masked Olympic torchbearer was a closely guarded secret as Paris 2024 officials opted to keep the identity a mystery during the opening ceremony. Wearing an outfit inspired by Arno, the famous character from the video game Assassin’s Creed Unity, the mysterious acrobat was seen jumping their way through the streets of Paris and around the iconic monuments throughout the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday night. The mystery figure finally emerged through a trapdoor on stage at the Trocadero to hand the torch over to former France and Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane. Viewers were undoubtedly hoping that the masked…

Willing Olympic athletes have were presented with a mystery gold box on Day 1 (Reuters) With the Olympics now underway, the medals are being handed out for the winning athletes of Paris 2024. But fans have noticed that during the medal presentation, athletes are also given a long gold box while they’re on the podium. Whether they win gold, silver or bronze, Olympic medallists are traditionally given gifts during the victory ceremonies. At Tokyo 2020, athletes received a small bouquet of yellow, green and blue flowers. At Rio 2016, medallists were presented with a small model of the official logo.…

Olympic Women’s football fixtures today 28/07  The second fixture from the Group stages of the Olympic Women’s football – where to watch women’s football, kick-off and more Groups Fixtures Kick-off Where to watchGroup ANew Zealand vs Colombia16:00Discovery+France vs Canada20:00Discovery+Group BAustralia vs Zambia 18:00Discovery+United States vs Germany 20:00Discovery+, BBCGroup C Brazil vs Zambia16:00Discovery+, BBCSpain vs Nigeria18:00Discovery+

Those of you trying to follow the action on television will probably be aware by now that the BBC aren’t able to show full coverage. That said, there’s still plenty to get stuck into with the likes of Adam Peaty and Simone Biles dominating but here’s what else is on the menu… 07:20: Badminton 08:00: Badminton and shooting – men’s 10m air pistol final 09:30: Eventing cross country 10:00 Swimming heats 11:00 Women’s gymnastics qualifying 12:00 Swimming heats highlights 13:00 Women’s hockey – Great Britain v Spain 14:00 Canoe slalom – women’s K1 semi-finals 16:00 Skateboarding – women’s street final 19:00 Men’s hockey – Great Britain v South Africa Source…

Members of the British Olympic Team of Gymnasts practising on the high bar in Hyde Park for the 1948 Olympic Games (Picture: PUBLICITY PICTURE) While France may have dubbed their games the ‘Popular Olympics’, the competition has not always enjoyed Paris’ opulence. Britain’s own celebrations in 1948 were called the ‘Austerity Olympics’ and the games did not enjoy the scents of freshly baked croissants. But as its combatants marked the end of World War Two the fires of compatriotism never burnt so bright. An 85,000-strong crowd arrived to watch the opening ceremony at Wembley Park, and global unity finally seemed…