Author: News Desk

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…

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Scarlett Johansson’s husband Colin Jost has showed off a gruesome foot injury he sustained while reporting on the Olympics 2024. The Saturday Night Live star, 42, said he hurt himself on the reef shortly after arriving in Tahiti for the surfing competition. He posted a picture of his foot with bloodied toes on Instagram and captioned the post: ‘This might ruin my WikiFeet score but I just arrived in Tahiti for the surfing Olympics and the reef was excited to greet me.’ Colin later shared an image of his foot with three of his toes in bandages and quipped: ‘You…

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An Olympics star’s celebrations were cut short after he appeared to dislocate his shoulder just moments after winning bronze in Paris. Adil Osmanov won only Moldova’s eighth Olympic medal in history on Monday in the Judo. Competing in the Men’s 73kg event, the 24-year-old defeated Italy’s Manuel Lombardo in one of the bronze medal matches and was clearly overjoyed with his victory. Osmanov fell to his knees and screamed in delight, before celebrating with a dramatic fist-pump – appearing to dislocate his right shoulder, or at the very least seriously injury his arm, in the process. He clutched his stricken…

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Most of Tuesday’s front pages lead on the knife attack on children at a holiday club in Southport. Two children have died and nine injured after a knifeman entered a dance class and started the attack. A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder. It’s not yet known what the motive is but it’s not believed to be terror-related. 

Chancellor Reeves’s cuts and tax plans to plug the £20bn black hole in the public finances also make many of the newspapers.

Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards is pictured on most of the front pages after it was announced he has been arrested for making indecent images of children. 

There is also plenty of Olympics coverage as Team GB had a spectacular Monday – bagging their first gold medals.

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