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Gold Medal–Winning Para-Athlete Risks Jail Over Alleged False Disability Claim

A former soldier turned gold medal-winning para-athlete is facing the possibility of prison after being accused of exaggerating her disability in a £2.4 million compensation claim against the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Debbie O’Connell, 37, suffered four fractures to her collarbone in 2015 after falling from a horse while training with the Royal Horse Artillery’s…

French Winter Olympics Judge Faces Allegations of ‘Rigging’ Figure Skating to Favor Fellow Countrymen for Gold

A French judge at the Winter Olympics is facing scrutiny after accusations of manipulating the figure skating results to favor her compatriots. Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates were left heartbroken after narrowly missing gold to France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron. The American pair described their performance as “flawless,” with Chock visibly…

FC Barcelona confirm exit from European Super League plan

Spanish giants, Barcelona have announced it has withdrawn from the Super League project, leaving Real Madrid as the only club still involved. A total of 12 clubs had initially joined the controversial breakaway competition back in 2021. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham, the six Premier League clubs involved, quickly withdrew following…

18 Senegalese supporters detained in Morocco after AFCON final start hunger strike

Eighteen Senegalese football fans detained in Morocco on allegations of hooliganism during last month’s Africa Cup of Nations final have begun a hunger strike, their lawyer announced on Friday, February 6. The group is protesting their continued detention without formal charges since their arrest on January 18. The arrests occurred after a tense AFCON final…

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