Author: The Guardian

IZhan Beleniuk, an Olympian and Ukraine’s first black member of parliament, said he was in no position to think about it now. This was obviously what he was thinking deep down. He had his own ideas about what his fellow athletes might do, or even what they should do: If there was a chance of failure, it would be better not to compete at all.But for the 33-year-old Berenyuk, the only Ukrainian to win a gold medal at the last Tokyo Olympics, and the prospect of facing a Russian competitor in his Greco-Roman wrestling event in Paris, it must be…

How to be social (or not)Stay sober at kids’ parties Limit yourself to no more than two alcoholic drinks. Harder said than done on a summer’s day, yes, but you don’t want to accidentally try it on with the birthday girl’s fit dad, or become known in someone’s WhatsApp group as “The one who flashed during pass the parcel”.Home visits Shoes on/shoes off: it’s house rules, simple as. Assuming you do not have a physical ailment that prevents the removal of shoes, just suck it up and buy some nice socks knowing your hosts will be seeing them later. Bonus:…

IIt must feel strange. You are responsible for managing the biggest event your country has ever organized. You’ve been working on this to the exclusion of basically everything else in your life for nearly a decade. Now──there is still one week left.”It’s a very strange feeling,” confirmed 2024 Olympic organizing committee chairman Tony Estanguet. “I’m from this small town in the southwest of France. My sport is a very small sport. It’s been… a journey. But I’m here. Now, okay, we’re all here.The 2024 Paris Olympics – with 10,500 competitors, 329 events, 4,500 staff, 40,000 volunteers, 10 million spectators, and…

The singer Jessie J has revealed she has been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive-disorder (OCD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).The Price Tag singer, 36, who welcomed her son, Sky Safir Cornish Colman, last year, said having a baby had “exposed” the conditions “a lot more”.In an Instagram post, she said: “Hello. I was diagnosed with ADHD and OCD about three months ago.“In telling people a lot of the reaction I got was, ‘Yeah I mean we knew that’ (which I’m sure some of you are doing right now) and of course I knew to some extent but having a baby…

For Keeley Hodgkinson, the expectations are already there. With her main rival, reigning Olympic champion Athing Mu, unable to defend her 800m title in Paris, Britain’s three-time global silver medalist is ready to step up and win gold. But what now? She appeared to have made Olympic gold a formality as she treated London Diamond League crowds to the fastest 800m time since Caster Semenya in 2018. If there was an illness or injury, surely no one could compete with her.Her compatriot Matthew Hudson-Smith also has to deal with such huge expectations after breaking his own European 400m record and…

After Shehan Karunaratne noticed a lump on his testicle, the 26-year-old went to the doctor – but only mentioned the pain going up his leg. The general practitioner recommended physiotherapy.A year later, when he returned coughing up blood, he received a diagnosis of stage 4 testicular cancer which had spread to his lungs, grown on the nerves down his back, around his hip and down his legs.His younger brother, Roshan, remembers that the conversation in which Shehan revealed the diagnosis came in the form of an apology: “I’m so sorry, I’ve got cancer.”Roshan says his older brother avoided being honest…

After the six-game, one-hour main trial, there were fears the series might go down like Jimmy Anderson’s farewell pint crashing on the balcony. But what this West Indies team lacks in experience they make up for in character and the second part here is a tasty one.England finally got the upper hand on the third day, scoring 248 runs in three games and leading by 207 runs. But under a cloud of gray, with the floodlights on, they were pushed hard by the West Indies, especially after Joshua Da Silva (82) A maddening 71st wicket stand between Shamar Joseph (33)…

“He was spared by the hand of God!” a man wrapped in a flag chanted as he walked past a line of people snaking outside the 12,000-seat Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.The display prompted a smattering of loud cries of “USA! USA!” but the general tone of the packed-in crowd who had gathered to see Donald Trump’s first rally since a would-be assassin opened fire on him at a campaign event in Pennsylvania a week ago was more laid-back.Indeed, despite the roiling impact of the shooting on US politics over the past week, it felt like back…

Furious, informal: to become very angry indeed. Also, what Shamar Joseph did in the Larwood and Worth Bar at Trent Bridge during the West Indies match, when everything in England, like the tiles flying off the ball towards the fans below, was It fell apart.It’s hard to say whether Brendan McCullum symbolically peaked after Joseph actually did it – the England coach isn’t really one to show obvious anger, or even one who clearly shows disapproval of what happened to him Someone who is very concerned about the game in front of him – but at least he must be…

Donald Trump launched a full-throated attack on Democratic rivals Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday as he returned to the campaign trail a week after surviving an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.In his first rally since the shocking shooting, and his first with new running mate Ohio senator JD Vance, Trump appeared on stage with the conspicuous white ear bandage he wore during the Republican national convention replaced by a smaller covering. He referred to the assassination attempt as a “horrific event” and said he stood before supporters “by the grace of God. I shouldn’t…