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Did Léon Marchand humiliatingly snubs Quels Jeux! ? Let’s delve a little deeper into the story that has shocked the whole of France, if by “scandal” you mean “slight diversion” and by “overall” you mean those who regularly browse the gossip columns of low-end newspapers and like to rush into things People who judge people they have never met.France 2’s late-night live chat show Quels Jeux! has been one of the biggest hits on Olympic television, attracting as many as three million viewers for its post-watershed graveyard slot. Filmed at the French club’s headquarters in La Villette, a group of…

By any objective measure, Great Britain’s Emma Wilson dominated the women’s Olympic windsurfing competition in Marseille. She won eight of her 14 races, took second in two more and was third in another three. Her net score of 18 was 31 points ahead of second-placed Sharon Kantor of Israel. But in the convoluted windsurfing format this year, her work merely earned her a bye to the final, in which she was up against competitors who had already developed a feel for the conditions.Wilson took bronze, one year after taking silver in similar circumstances in the world championships. She wasn’t shy…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled this weekend’s visit to Central Asia after experts warned of an increased risk of a “megaquake” along the country’s Pacific coast after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the southwest on Thursday.Kishida, who is battling low approval ratings and facing a leadership challenge in next month’s ruling party presidential election, announced the decision at a news conference on Friday.He was scheduled to hold a summit with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on Friday night in the Kazakh capital Astana, and meet with the Mongolian president in Ulaanbaatar on Monday, Kyodo news agency…

Raven Saunders made a splash during the women’s shot put qualification at the Paris Olympics on Thursday as the American attempts to upgrade from their silver medal at the Tokyo Games.Saunders – who uses they/them pronouns – wore a full-face black mask and sunglasses as they attempted to make the final. Their hair was also dyed green and purple, set off with gold grills over their teeth. “I’m in full form,” Saunders said of the outfit. “I had to remind the people, I am who I am.”Saunders uses their “Hulk” alter-ego when competing to deal with the stress that comes…

GBritain has never won an Olympic medal in synchronized swimming, a sport formerly known as synchronized swimming. But Kate Shortman, 22, and Izzy Thorpe, 23, are determined to make history in Paris and dispel glib misconceptions.This year they gave Great Britain their first world championship medal in the sport. While artistic swimming may seem elegant and effortless, making it look effortless is no easy task. The two spend at least 40 hours a week swimming, gymnastics, flexibility, yoga and daily training, as well as weightlifting.Since most of their three-minute routine is spent underwater, the pair also perform apnea training and…

Here it is, in all its seedy absurdity and shame-filled grandeur, the controversial 1979 Romesploitation shocker Caligula, originally released towards the end of the movies’ porn-chic period. It is about the rise and fall of obscene tyrant Caligula, the Roman emperor who married his sister and ennobled his horse, extravagantly played by Malcolm McDowell. It is now rereleased in an extensively reconstructed and restored form, with a wittily designed new opening title sequence showing the animated McDowell doing the “Caligula” dance.This is the version originally envisaged before producer Bob Guccione took over at the editing stage and tried to raunch…

‘S”Love before coffee” is the most common cliche in Scandinavian romantic habits, but it means something different in each country. In Sweden, it’s shorthand for a fairly candid and productive way of dating. Only in Iceland does it literally mean: No matter what happens – whether you drink coffee another day, or have more sex, or move in together, or pretend it never happened – any possible romantic permutation will Start with sex, not dates.If you’re wondering how this deal got done without any preamble, remember that Iceland’s population is just under 400,000, just a little more than the population…

Individuals who cause riots and disorder will have a “jail awaiting them”, the Justice Secretary said, as far-right violence in England and Northern Ireland reached a seventh straight day on Monday.The unrest began after police officers in Plymouth, Belfast and Darlington were attacked and injured on Monday and nearly 400 people have been arrested since the Southport stabbing a week ago.Justice Minister Heidi Alexander told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We will ensure that anyone sentenced to prison for rioting and disorder has a prison sentence waiting for them.”Alexander said the government had created 567 additional prison spaces in response…

Violence, extreme hunger, humiliation and other abuse of Palestinian prisoners has been normalised across Israel’s jail system, according to Guardian interviews with released prisoners, with mistreatment now so systemic that rights group B’Tselem says it must be considered a policy of “institutionalised abuse”.Former detainees described abuse ranging from severe beatings and sexual violence to starvation rations, refusal of medical care, and deprivation of basic needs including water, daylight, electricity and sanitation, including soap and sanitary pads for women.In a months-long investigation, B’Tselem interviewed 55 former prisoners housed in 16 Israeli prison service jails and detention centres run by the Israel…

The race for a medal in the Olympic mixed triathlon comes down to a thrilling three-way sprint and a desperate sprint to the finish on the Alexander III Bridge. In a surprising result, Germany’s Laura Lindeman won the gold medal, beating Taylor Knibb of the United States and Beth Potter of Great Britain.After 1 hour, 25 minutes and 39 seconds, the margin of victory was reduced to 1 second, and it was necessary to take photos to separate Nieb, who won the silver medal, and Porter, who won the bronze medal. GB was initially awarded silver, but the final photo…