Cambage, who has been a controversial figure in Australian basketball, was reportedly welcomed into the Nigerian national team by one of its players. She had not played for the country’s Opals since she withdrew from the team two weeks before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The incident happened during a pre-game confrontation against Nigeria, which was the country of her father’s birth. Cambage was removed from the team after she hit an opponent in the head. Some of the players accused her of using racial slurs against them. In 2023, she denied the allegations and stated that she was not…
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In the semi-finals of the women’s welterweight boxing tournament at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Imane Khelif of Algeria defeated Janjaem Suwanapheng of Thailand. The judges awarded her a unanimous decision. After the fight, Khelif jumped into the ring and celebrated her victory. In the semi-final bout, Khelif defeated Suwanapheng, who was a silver medalist at the 2023 world championships. The Algerian fans in the stadium cheered and waved their country’s flag as the referee lifted Khelif’s hand after three rounds. The Algerian fans, who had been chanting “Imane, Imane” throughout the fight, were on their feet as Khelif won…
In a controversial event at the Paris Olympics, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was able to secure a spot in the final of the women’s 66kg category by defeating Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand. The crowd at the Roland Garros erupted in support of her. After the match, Khelif said that she was honored to be participating in the Olympics and that she was dedicated to achieving her dream. One of the other boxer who was caught in the controversy over her eligibility was Taiwanese Lin Yu-ting. At the time, both of them were participating in the Tokyo Olympics. Lin and Khelif…
A magnitude-4.1 earthquake hit near Melbourne early on Wednesday, with many people in the state experiencing it. According to Geoscience Australia, the quake occurred at around 4:00 am at Woods Point, about 10 kilometers from the town of Jamieson. More than 2,000 individuals reported feeling the earthquake, which also affected areas such as Wodonga and Ballarat. Phil Cummins, a seismologist from Geoscience Australia, said although it wasn’t likely to cause structural damage, those who were near the epicenter might have felt some “pronounced shaking.” He noted that it might have been an aftershock of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that happened in…
Journalist Jane Hansen, who was a former correspondent for A Current Affair, died on August 6 after a battle with brain cancer. According to her family, she passed away peacefully at around 11.40 pm. She had been fighting the disease for 18 months. She was an incredibly resilient individual who never lost her sense of humor. In 2008, an anonymous novel titled Boned was released, which revealed the “blobish culture” of commercial television. Nine years later, Hansen revealed that she and the book’s other author were also the co-authors. The fiction writer noted that the book’s inspiration came from real-life…