We’ve made it to July — which means summer is officially in full swing and America is about to celebrate another birthday. Before you rush off to recreate Ina Garten’s famous flag cake or stage your own Joey Chestnut-style hot dog eating contest, consider keeping these feel-good reminders on your radar this month: 🎇 Go […]
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Ex-captain Michael Hooper ends Australia career after missing out on Olympics
Former Australia captain Michael Hooper has announced his retirement from international rugby after being left out of the sevens squad for the Olympics. The 32-year-old revealed on social media that he would not be competing in Paris following a selection camp in Darwin over the weekend. “What a ride! My Olympic journey has come to […]
Why Decorated Gymnast Simone Biles Won’t Be Paid By The Olympics During The 2024 Summer Games
Simone Biles is anticipated to be part of her third U.S. Olympic team. According to NBC News, the 37-time world and Olympic medalist’s “scoring potential is the highest of any gymnast in the world.” Therefore, she will most likely make the U.S. team in all-around, vault, and floor events. However, despite her appearance, Biles will […]
Sent to jail for raping a child, Dutch beach volleyball player qualifies for Paris Olympics representing the Netherlands
A Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for raping a child 10 years ago will represent the Netherlands at this year’s Olympics. Steven van de Velde, who is now 29, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2014 for raping the girl who was aged 12, according to British media. He […]
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics travels through Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE − The Special Olympics Torch made its way through Guernsey County on Wednesday, as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Ohio. The torch made its way to the Stop 9 Church Church of Christ in Byesville with help from Noble County first responders. It then traveled to the offices of […]
Michael Phelps warns doping mistrust could be end of the Olympics following Chinese swimming scandal
Michael Phelps is the most decorated swimmer in Olympic history – winning a total of 28 medals across five Games – Getty Images/Nathan Howard Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, has suggested that the entire future of the Games is at stake following the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of Chinese swimmers […]
Dutch volleyball player who raped 12-year-old British girl qualifies for Paris Olympics
A Dutch beach volleyball player who raped a 12-year-old British girl has qualified for next month’s Paris Olympics, despite being told by a judge that his hopes of representing the Netherlands was a “shattered dream”. Steven van de Velde was sentenced in March 2016 to four years in prison after admitting three counts of rape […]
Team USA Is Bringing Their Own Air Conditioners To The Olympics, And The Reaction Is Truly Hilarious
The Olympics start in just a few weeks, and they’re being held in Paris during, well, obviously, the middle of the summer. Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP via Getty Images That means, unfortunately, no AC. The French are notoriously against it. Twitter: @DeadInformation The French didn’t install air conditioners for environmental reasons because they want this […]
Simone Biles in tears over withdrawal from Tokyo Olympics in documentary trailer
US gymnast Simone Biles is chronicling her return to Olympic competition in a new Netflix documentary series. The four-part series titled Simone Biles Rising, billed as featuring “unprecedented access to the most powerful comeback in sports”, follows the gymnast after she withdrew from numerous events during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. At the time, the […]
Extreme heat making summer Olympics ‘impossible’, athletes warn ahead of Paris
Leading athletes and climate scientists have warned that extreme heat will make it “impossible” to hold the Olympics during the summer months amid fears of dangerous conditions at this year’s Paris Games. A group of Olympians collaborated with climate scientists and heat physiologists from the University of Portsmouth to assess the threat warming temperatures could […]
Gardaí to be sent to France to help security operations at Paris Olympics
Gardaí are to be sent to France to help security operations at both the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games which begin next month. Following a request from the French authorities, An Garda Síochána has been approved to deploy Garda members to France for the duration of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games during July, August […]
IOC gives 14 Russians and 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics
The IOC approved 14 athletes from Russia and 11 Belarusians with neutral status to compete at the Paris Olympics, in a first list from some sports published Saturday. Five sports, though not tennis, swimming or judo, were assessed by an International Olympic Committee vetting panel in the first round of decisions. Cycling, gymnastics, taekwondo, weightlifting […]