Image source, InphoImage caption, Jude Gallagher secured a unanimous decision victory over Turkmenistan’s Sukur Ovezov on Monday night to book his Olympic Games spotTyrone featherweight Jude Gallagher says booking his Olympic Games place at the World qualifier in Italy is “unreal stuff”.Gallagher dominated Turkmenistan’s Sukur Ovezov to become the sixth Irish boxer to qualify for…

Image caption, The site is often a flashpoint during flare-ups in the Israel-Palestinian conflictBy Yolande KnellBBC News, JerusalemThere are renewed fears of violence spreading, particularly to Jerusalem, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as a truce remains elusive.Hamas has reiterated a call for Palestinians to step up visits to al-Aqsa Mosque.Israel has accused Hamas…

Paralympic athletes will be vetted to make sure they have not supported the war in Ukraine or are contracted with the military, the International Paralympic Committee has said.Para-athletes from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete at the Paris Paralympics from 28 August as neutrals.They will not be allowed to wear their national colours…

GILFORD, N.H. — Snow showers lingered Friday as the cleanup began following a major spring storm that brought heavy snow, rain and high winds to the Northeast, left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power, and contributed to at least two deaths.Well over a foot (30 centimeters) of snow was reported in many…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The £4.8m solid gold toilet disappeared from Blenheim Palace in 2019By Clodagh StensonBBC NewsA man has pleaded guilty to the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace.James “Jimmy” Sheen, 39, from Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, pleaded guilty to burglary, transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the same. The…

Image source, Jesse HunnifordImage caption, The Ladies Lounge exhibit was introduced to Mona at the end of 2020By Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyInside Tasmania’s famous Museum of Old and New Art lies a large, emerald-draped cube.The walls are thick silk curtains. Within them, a cascading chandelier hangs over a phallus-shaped velvet couch and a chequered marble…

Rebecca Welch became the first woman to referee a Premier League game when she took charge of Burnley’s 2-0 win at Fulham in DecemberEngland’s Rebecca Welch, Emily Carney and David Coote have been selected as match officials for the Olympic football tournament at the Paris 2024 Games this summer.The trio will operate as referee, assistant…

The maths is stark. Three into two won’t go.Britain has three leading names in the men’s 200m freestyle, all seeking Olympic places. Tom Dean is the Olympic champion. Duncan Scott won silver at Tokyo 2020. Matt Richards won gold at the 2023 world championships.All three will line up in the event at the British Swimming…

Laura Kenny has only a “slim chance” of competing at the Paris Olympics, says British Cycling’s performance director.Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, gave birth to her second son Monty in July, but said in November she was targeting a fourth Games in 2024.The 31-year-old has not yet returned to team training.April’s Track Nations Cup…