Saudi judo Olympian ignores pressure to boycott bout against Israeli – before clasping her opponent’s hand in solidarity after Jewish fighter wins Saudi judoka Tahani al-Qahtani faced off against Israeli Raz Hershko at Olympics Doubts had swirled around the match after two Muslim athletes boycotted matches against Israelis earlier in the Games Al-Qahtani defied pressure to … Read more
Olympics heartbreak for Ash Barty as she loses her mixed double semi final with John Peers – but the pair still have a chance at a medal Australia’s mixed doubles tennis pair lost in the semi-finals against ROC Ash Barty and John Peers will now play for Bronze after losing to the Russian duo They … Read more
Sam Kerr stars in thrilling comeback as the Matildas beat Great Britain to make their first ever Olympics semi-final By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:39 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 07:47 EDT, 30 July 2021 The Matildas have booked a place in the Olympics semi-finals after a pulsating 4-3 comeback win over … Read more
The golden Games: Australia beats its London and Rio medal tallies as sailor Matt Wearn clinches gold two days before the final race By Miriah Davis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:09 EDT, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 06:12 EDT, 30 July 2021 Australia has claimed its tenth gold medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, … Read more
Salute from a transgender scout: Virginia honors first non-binary Eagle Scout in 100 years who received the coveted accolade alongside big brother Jacquelyn ‘Jack’ Cooper, 15, of Blacksburg, has earned Eagle Scout designation They were the first in the region to earn highest rank, attaining it in 22 months Only males could join organisation until … Read more
Some college students are refusing to root for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics because of their negative feelings about America. Instead they are opting to support individual athletes who are competing in the games. Conservative news outlet Campus Reform interviewed students at the University of South Florida (USF) ahead of the opening ceremony for … Read more
Emma McKeon has cemented herself as swimming’s sprint queen after claiming gold in the women’s 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics ahead of her great friend Cate Campbell. The 27-year-old bounced back from the disappointment of the women’s 4x200m relay on Thursday and fought off teammate Campbell and Hong Kong’s rising star Siobhan Haughey to … Read more
A Test and Trace worker who knocked on a model’s door to make sure she was isolating at home later sent her a flirty text asking if he could keep her number. Charlotte Roffey, 27, was left scared in her own home after the government employee accessed her details to ask if she was single. … Read more
Reanne Evans, 35, who is a record 12-times women’s world champion, is set to battle Mark Allen who is the father of her child next month The world’s best female snooker player is preparing to play her ex-partner in front of a host of cameras in the first round of the British Open tournament after she … Read more
Grape expectations! Champagne vines given more room to grow as century-old rule demanding five-foot distance between plants is scrapped to cut emissions Champagne growers scrapped a rule governing the distancing between plants For 100 years, the maximum allowed has been 5ft to force the vines to compete But a study has found larger spaces would … Read more