It wasn't going away from me. "It's a pretty good time, first Olympic games, wasn't a million miles off making the final. There's more in me for the rest of the season so I'm going to keep trucking on." Failing to qualify directly from his heat was a blow but he wasn't using it as an excuse. A lot of missed nights out and a lot of sacrifices and it's worth it.
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Man (20s) dies after road collision in Co SligoA young man has died following a road collision in Sligo. Gardaí and emergency services responded to a collision between a van and a lorry in the early hours of Sunday morning. The driver and only person in the van, a man in his late 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the lorry was taken to Sligo University Hospital for assessment, but his injuries are not life-threatening. Anyone with information can contact Sligo Garda Station at 071 9157000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
The work, which spans almost 500 pages, and traverses continents and generations, found its origin in “a single drop of water”. ‘In my books I like to look at historical facts, but with keen awareness that history is full of silences’“I wanted to honour water,” Shafak says. “The land where I come from, the Middle East, is experiencing water scarcity in such an acute and alarming way. I think water is the story of our times. So, I think I love the freedom of the art of storytelling.”There Are Rivers in the Sky is published by Viking on August 8th
The Co Down gymnast, 25, clinched gold for Ireland with his routine in the pommel horse final at the Bercy Arena on Saturday. It came three years after he fell from the apparatus, when he was favoured to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics. “I am a two-time world champion, now an Olympic champion and that is the redemption I wanted.”McClenaghan was emotional following his success on Saturday. “Everything I’ve done since I started gymnastics was demonstrated in that 46-second routine that I showed yesterday. “This medal is just as much theirs as it is mine.”Supporters also gathered at Origin Gymnastics in Newtownards on Saturday, the club where McClenaghan trains.
Hungary boxer Anna Luca Hamori ‘proud’ after defeat to Imane KhelifBy Rebecca Johnson, PA, ParisHungary’s Anna Luca Hamori expressed her pride after competing in a “hard fight” in the women’s 66kg quarter-final, where she lost to Imane Khelif, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Olympics. On Thursday, Algeria’s Khelif won her fight in just 46 seconds, with opponent Angela Carini saying afterwards that she had “never felt a punch like this”. Speaking afterwards, Hamori said: “I’m so proud of myself because I had to fight. I think it was a good fight, I’m so proud of myself and I’m so grateful to be here. “Let’s be very clear, we are talking about women’s boxing,” Bach said.
I hope the €50 Letter of the Week voucher, in lieu of a front-page apology, will put an end to the nightmares. Sinn Féin immigration plan short on staffingSir — Reading Sinn Féin’s recent asylum policy document brought to mind the Groucho Marx character in Duck Soup. The Sinn Féin proposal to declare part of countries safe is legally ludicrous and would be an open goal for the legal profession. In summary, Sinn Féin has produced an uncosted mish-mash and as usual has attempted to show it has simple solutions to a very complex area. Further, if Sinn Féin is really serious, it needs to concentrate on young working people who currently want to buy a home today.
Olympics latest: McIlroy just misses out on a medal after finishing fifthGolfRory McIlroy has missed out on a medal at the Men's Golf at the Paris Olympic Games. The USA's Scottie Scheffler won the gold medal on 19 under par with Team GB's Tommy Fleetwood winning silver and Hideki Matsuyama taking the bronze. SwimmingDaniel Wiffen is looking to secure his second gold medal of the Paris Games. He's looking to add to the 800 metre gold medal from earlier in the week. It's a first ever gold medal for the Serbian who's won 24 Grand Slams.
Something went wrong, please try again later. Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsSomething went wrong, please try again later. Channel 5 viewers have gotten a sense of how close Jane was to her parent’s over the years. (Image: (Image: Getty))While in a virtual float tank, which essentially was a meditation pod, Jane couldn’t stop the tears from rolling.
Rhys McClenaghan calls it a 'dream well-earned' after winning gold medalKenneth FoxRhys McClenaghan said it was a "dream well-earned" as he won an Olympic gold medal in the Men's pommel horse final, with a score of 15.533. In the pool Mona McSharry claimed bronze and Daniel Wiffen gold, and Kellie Harrington has secured at least a bronze. Notably it is Ireland’s third gold medal of these Paris Olympic Games. In becoming Olympic champion, twenty-five-year-old McClenaghan writes himself into the history books yet again by becoming the first Irish gymnast ever to win an Olympic medal. Loran de Munck of the Netherlands, came off the horse, scoring only 13:733 to put him out of medal contention.
That left him in fourth place, 0.333 points behind two-time world champion McClenaghan, who put the disappointment of missing out on a medal in Tokyo firmly behind him with a brilliant performance. The 25-year-old Northern Irishman clenched his fists in delight when gold was confirmed, with Nariman Kurbanov of Kazakhstan taking silver and American Stephen Nedoroscik bronze. Earlier, Jake Jarman secured Britain’s first artistic gymnastics medal in the French capital in a high-level floor final, taking bronze, his first Olympic medal. “I’ve only got a bronze medal at a European Championships so, to be walking away with an Olympic medal, I feel like I’ve skipped a step. Jarman will have another chance of a medal when he goes in the final on vault on Sunday, where he is world champion.
Now Tom Cruise, the 62-year-old movie star committed to a relentless dice with death, will take on his most high-profile hair-raiser to date: rappelling 42 metres (137ft) from the roof of the Stade de France as part of the Olympic Games closing ceremony this month. When he arrives stateside, he disembarks the plane by chucking himself out of the window, before skydiving down to the Hollywood sign. This year, he has been a regular fixture among the audience at the games, watching the opening ceremony, women’s gymnastics and various swimming contents. The closing ceremony of Paris 2024 will be titled Records and promises “new interpretations” and the chance for spectators to go “on a journey through time, both past and future”, according to the organisers. The closing ceremony on 11 August will feature “world-famous performers” along with “acrobats, dancers and circus artists”.
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Either way, the one thing everyone agrees on is that the Hundred is at a pinch point. Covid undoubtedly had something to do with it, delaying its inaugural year by 12 months to 2021. It felt like a hammer blow, hence the haste to get extra cash from investors into the competition. However, ECB chief executive Richard Gould is bullish about ‘not just competing, but winning,’ the territorial duel with their transatlantic rivals. England’s Test players missed the opening contests due to a clash with the West Indies series.
Snoop Dogg gone full-kit equestrian as he watches dressage at Paris OlympicsBy Anita Chambers, PA, ParisSnoop Dogg arrived ready for action at Saturday’s dressage team Grand Prix Special, fully kitted out to take to the saddle if needed. Accompanied by Martha Stewart – a doyen of American lifestyle writing and TV – Snoop Dogg was dressed in breeches, a dressage tailcoat and hard hat as he took a trip around the Chateau de Versailles venue. Snoop Dogg enjoying the dressage action at Versailles (Mike Egerton/PA) Photo by Mike EgertonSnoop Dogg famously commentated on dressage at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics when he referred to German rider Isabell Werth’s mount as a “crip-walking horse”. The rapper and actor got to enjoy a fine performance from British rider Becky Moody, who clocked up a leading first-round score aboard her horse Jagerbomb. He is working for American channel NBC throughout the Games and has enjoyed a busy time in Paris, carrying the Olympic flame for a short leg on the final relay before cropping up at a number of events, including the gymnastics.
