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Indian Express
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Lamine Yamal faces investigation over alleged use of people with dwarfism in 18th birthday bash
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal could be in trouble for allegedly hiring people with dwarfism as entertainers during his lavish 18th birthday party this weekend. Yamal hosted the party on Sunday at a rented property in Olivella a small town 50 kilometres north west of Barcelona, BBC Sport reports, with guests, including a glittering star cast of his Barcelona teammates, Youtubers and influencers. It is further reported that the Directorate General for People with Disabilities – part of Spain's Ministry of Social Rights, ConsumerAffairs, and 2030 Agenda, has filed a legal complaint. 'Therefore, this Directorate General has asked the Prosecutor's Office to investigate to determine whether the law and, therefore, the rights of people with disabilities have been violated,' it said, according to BBC Sport. Association of People with Achondroplasia and other Skeletal Dysplasias in Spain (ADEE) has described it as 'unacceptable in the 21st century'. It said that it 'publicly denounces the hiring of people with dwarfism as part of the entertainment,' and said it would take legal action as it 'perpetuates stereotypes, fuels discrimination, and undermines the image and rights' of people with disabilities. 'The general law on the rights of persons with disabilities expressly prohibits the following practices: 'Shows or recreational activities in which people with disabilities or other circumstances are used to provoke mockery, ridicule, or derision from the public in a manner contrary to the respect due to human dignity are prohibited',' it said in a statement. It is to be noted that an individual claiming to be one of the performers told Spanish radio station RAC1 defended Yamal. 'No-one disrespected us, we worked in peace,' said the artist, who asked to remain anonymous. 'I don't understand why there's so much hype. We're normal people, who do what we want, in an absolutely legal way. We work as entertainers. Why can't we do it? Because of our physical condition? We know what our limit is and we will never exceed it: we are not fairground monkeys.'
BBC News
3 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Usyk v Dubois 2 to be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live
Daniel Dubois' undisputed heavyweight world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk at Wembley Stadium will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds on Dubois aims to become the first British undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 while Usyk is seeking to achieve the feat for a second time in the 27, is also seeking revenge for his 2023 stoppage loss to will be live text commentary of the fight on the BBC Sport website from 20:00 BST and video highlights will be available to watch on the BBC Sport website and app on coverage of the undercard will also be available on fight Fletcher will present live coverage from Wembley, with commentary led by Ronald McIntosh alongside Steve Bunce and former WBC super-middleweight champion Richie Usyk has won all the belts at heavyweight and cruiserweight and has beaten Britons Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Derek Chisora, Tony Bellew and 38-year-old is unbeaten in 23 professional fights and last lost a bout in 2009 when he was an amateur. Dubois has won his last three bouts by stoppage and is defending his world title for the second last fought in September, when he knocked out Joshua at Wembley Stadium. Usyk v Dubois 2 undercard Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois 2 - WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and WBC heavyweight world titlesLawrence Okolie v Kevin Lerena - heavyweightDaniel Lapin v Lewis Edmondson - light-heavyweightAadam Hamed v Ezequiel Gregores - light-welterweightLasha Guruli v James Francis - light-welterweightVladyslav Sirenko v Solomon Dacres - heavyweight
BBC News
4 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'I now know that I can win a major'
Bob MacIntyre was sick with nerves on his way to finishing runner-up at the US Open but says the way he handled the occasion gives him the belief he can win a major."I now know that I can win one of these," the 28-year-old Scot told BBC Sport as he prepares for this week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush."Before, I thought I could, but I'd never shown anything that had shown that I can. Yes, I've had a few top 10s in majors, but I was never there over the final few holes."Oakmont was the first time I'd had that feeling. On the 16th, I was thinking 'I can do this, it's here for the taking'."MacIntyre started his final round in Pennsylvania in a share of ninth place but was tied for the lead after 14 holes - only for JJ Spaun to conjure up a glorious closing stretch to prevail by two shots."I thought I played beautifully and it's just knowing that it's there," MacIntyre explained. "Okay, it didn't happen, but it's knowing we've got that in the locker when I need it. "Things were happening that were completely new to me. It was different, but I was expecting it. Yes, there were nerves, but it was exciting. You're shaking, feeling sick. I played the last three holes in one under par feeling like that."If the cards had fallen my way, I'd have won the US Open, but JJ was better than me over 72 holes."It was close and we pitch up here with the same thought of trying to win The Open. It makes me really think I can win a major. It's a reality, not just a dream." The left-hander from Oban already had two top-10 Open finishes, including joint-sixth on his debut when the tournament was last at Portrush in 2019. Last year's Scottish Open victory showed he can win on a links course against elite may have cut a frustrated figure at the weekend as the defence of that title proved disappointing, but the "old school feel" of Portrush has his juices flowing again."Yes, it's been lengthened in time, but it's just the dunes enclosing the holes," he explained. "You've got the visuals off the tees and then you've got the weather. That can be absolutely brutal, as we saw in 2019. As a championship golf course, I think it's spectacular."MacIntyre, who will play the first two rounds with Justin Rose and Bryson DeChambeau, is one of four Scots in the field, with Daniel Young and amateurs Cameron Adam and Connor Graham all making their Open debuts."I'm sure they'll pick my brains out there and, if they want to ask me questions, not a problem, I'm there for them," he said of his compatriots."They've all got my number, but if they don't want to ask me questions, I'm not going to force things down them, try and make them change."
BBC News
8 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
England too strong for Sweden? Brown-Finnis' Euros predictions - quarter-finals
There are only eight teams left in Euro 2025 and they are all dreaming of glory in the final at St Jakob-Park in Basel on 27 England are one of them, but will the Lionesses continue their progress when they face Sweden in the quarter-finals?BBC Sport football expert Rachel Brown-Finnis is predicting the outcome of all 31 games in was right about four of the eight matches in the final round of group games, meaning she has been correct about 16 of the 24 (67%) matches so of the games that caught her out was Sweden's 4-1 win over Germany. Like Rachel, you did not see that coming either - from thousands of votes only 13% of you went with a Sweden win, and only ONE person got the exact scoreline - congratulations to whoever that also ended up with a score of 4/8 from that set of matches, leaving you on the same total overall of 16/24 (67%) now the group stage is you or her do better next time? You can make your own predictions for the quarter-finals below, including world champions Spain against the the tournament, Brown-Finnis chose seven of the eight teams that are through to the knockout stage, including England, who she believes will win the tournament. Quarter-final ties 16 July, 20:00 BSTStade de Geneve, GenevaWorld ranking: 16th v 13thBest previous Euros finish: Norway - winners in 1987 & 1993. Italy - runner-up in 1993 & live on BBC One, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Live commentary on Radio 5 is a very hard game to call. I have watched both teams live out here in Switzerland and they have both impressed were really good in their final game in Group B against Spain and they will be looking for a similar type of performance here - solid defensively, while also carrying a Soncin's side took the lead against the world champions and, although they lost 3-1 in the end, they really shocked Spain - and probably quite a few neutral observers as well - by running them so were able to squeeze Spain because of how well they were set up without the ball, but also the way they counter-attacked when they won it back. They showed everyone how you can get at Spain and open them dominate possession against everyone they play, so Italy's tactics might be slightly different here. I still think they will be well-organised though. Norway are in decent shape too, however, and had a 100% record as they topped Group A.I feel like they have improved as the tournament has gone on, and they seem to have really put their foot on the pedal since their poor display in the first half of their opening game against the past, Norway would have gone into this game as big favourites but Italy drew with them twice in qualifying and they will not view themselves as underdogs the way I feel too. This is is going to be very close, and I can see it going to extra-time, but I have a feeling Italy will edge it and claim what would be a huge prediction: 1-2 after extra time. 17 July, 20:00 BSTStadion Letzigrund, ZurichWorld ranking: 6th v 5thBest previous Euros finish: Sweden - winners in 1984. England - winners in live on BBC One, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Live commentary on Radio 5 starters, Sweden are going to want revenge for for their 4-0 semi-final loss at Euro 2022, when England swept them have already showed people how strong they are now by topping Group C and smashing Germany 4-1 along the goal in that game is the only one Sweden have conceded so far and even when they haven't played particularly well, like in their opener against Denmark when they appeared a little reserved, they still got the this is going to be very tough test for England but I think the Lionesses have got the quality they need to get through and, against the Netherlands and Wales, they have reached the required levels with their performances too. If England go 100%, then in whatever aspect you want to measure this game, I think they will have too much for drew twice when they met each other in qualifying but this is knockout tournament football now and that has very different demands, which sees different qualities shine have already effectively had one knockout game at this tournament, when they played the Dutch knowing that if they lost they were saw how Sarina Wiegman's side responded then, and the scenario seemed to bring the best out of them. I am co-commentating on this game and I'm expecting a similar story here, with another full-tilt performance from prediction: 1-3 18 July, 20:00 BSTStadion Wankdorf, BernWorld ranking: 2nd v 23rdBest previous Euros finish: Spain - semi-finals in 1997. Switzerland - groups in 2017 & live on BBC One, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Live commentary on Radio 5 Live.I am co-commentating on this game too, and the disparity between Spain and Switzerland feels like the biggest of any of the four are clear favourites here, for a reason. The world champions are going to win and probably score a few more goals, after hitting 14 in the group stage, so Switzerland really just need to try and hold out for as long as they have already been big celebrations here because the Swiss have got through to a knockout stage of a Euros for the first this tournament has already been a success for them on the pitch as well as off it, with record digital viewing figures and the attendances at games., externalThis feels like the last stand for the hosts because they won't keep Spain out, but I am going to say the Swiss will score too - that is unlikely to happen, but I really want them to end these Euros with something to smile prediction: 4-1 19 July, 20:00 BSTSt Jakob-Park, BaselWorld ranking: 10th v 3rdBest previous Euros finish: France - semi-finals in 2022. Germany - Eight-time winners between 1989 & commentary on Radio 5 a tie this is. Along with Norway, Spain and Sweden, France got through their group with a 100% record, which means they have won all 11 games they have played this in contrast, will still be stinging from their 4-1 defeat to Sweden - something no-one saw coming, well apart from the one reader who predicted it. I feel a bit better about getting that one wrong united as England's team performances have been here so far, Germany's display in that game felt like far more of a scattergun approach. Carlotta Wamser's red card clearly didn't help but they looked surprisingly disjointed, lacked organisation and discipline in transition, and their passing was all over the place. I know what a Germany reaction looks and feels like, however, and that is what I am expecting France to feel the full force of here.A bit like the response we saw from England against the Netherlands after their defeat by France, Germany will know they need to be so much better in every department or they are going the semi-finals of Euro 2022 to the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Cup, Germany always seem to get the better of France in knockout football and I don't see that changing attack has helped light up this tournament and of course they won't go out without a fight, but Germany will have a huge following in Basel and I think their fans will be the ones celebrating in the prediction: 1-2 after extra time.
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First Post
8 hours ago
- Sport
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'Last four or five months were very stressful': Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek address drug bans at Wimbledon Champions Dinner
Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek clinched their respective maiden Wimbledon titles this past weekend. The win turns out to be even more special for both as they faced drug bans recently. read more Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek made history at the weekend by claiming their maiden Wimbledon championship respectively. After living their glory day at the iconic Centre Court, the champions attended the customary Wimbledon Champions Dinner that took place following the culmination of the tournament. Following the event, Sinner addressed the sensitive subject of their respective drug bans and revealed they even chatted after the concerned topic. Also Read | Nadal sends message of support to Anisimova after crushing Wimbledon final defeat: 'Be proud' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Jannik Sinner on the drug bans he and Iga Swiatek faced Sinner was handed a three-month ban in February following two positive doping tests after reaching an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Swiatek, on the other hand, accepted a one-month suspension in November last year after testing positive for a banned substance. After serving the respective bans, the two have made a blistering return to the court, amplifying a statement of dominance with Wimbledon victory. Sinner lifted the Wimbledon trophy by overcoming familiar foe Carlos Alcaraz in the final. The Italian dethroned the two-time Wimbledon champion by winning the match in four sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4). Meanwhile, Swiatek vanquished Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the Women's final. Sinner spoke to BBC Sport to discuss his Wimbledon triumph on Monday. And reflecting on his chat with Swiatek, he explained: 'Well, me and Iga, we actually talked yesterday about this and we've been celebrating, in a way, even more because it was a very difficult time for her and also for me. 'And only me and my team and the people who are close to me know exactly how it went. 'There are always going to be some people who believe in you and who [do] not, but this is in everything. 'So yeah, in a way it's very special, because it was very, very stressful, the time on the last four or five months.'
