Megan Romano, the first female and first US athlete to compete in the Olympic-style sport venture that will host an event next year without conducting any drug testing, has been chosen as its first female and first US athlete.
In an event that will allow athletes to use performance enhancers, the Enhanced Games will debut in Las Vegas in May with swimming, track, and weightlifting competitions.
Romano describes the event as “an opportunity to push the boundaries of human performance in a transparent and scientifically supported environment, and to compete on a stage where female athletes are valued and compensated fairly.” equally . This is the future of sport, in my opinion.
Anyone who breaks the 100-meter sprint (track) and 50-meter freestyle (swimming) world records will receive $500, 000 in prize money for each event at The Enhanced Games.
After winning the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final at the 2012 Short Course Swimming World Championships, Megan Romano, right, and the US relay team’s medal-winning athletes pose with podiums.
Because international federations must ratify records, which require record-breakers to pass doping tests, those marks wouldn’t count as “official.”
The Enhanced Games would be a good way to end any notion of fair play and fair competition in sport, according to the International Olympic Committee.
However, founder Aron D’Souza claims that the games have gained some traction and raised money in the “double-digit millions” (double-digit millions) since then.
Four male swimmers have signed up for the competition, including Australian Olympic medalist James Magnussen.
On the final day of Glorious Goodwood, Jm Jungle, trained by John and Sean Quinn, won the Group Two King George Stakes by a surprise 14-1 margin.
It was the five-year-old’s first Group-race performance, Ridden by Jason Hart.
After a clever break from the far-side group, Hart steered his mount into the lead inside the final furlong, winning by a neck.
Sean Quinn, who trains alongside his father John, described him as “a very, very good horse” for ITV Racing. To be honest, I’m a little lost for words.
It is “magical,” Hart asserted. On uneven ground, he also won the three-year-old handicap. One of my all-time favorite meetings of the year is probably this. This Goodwood meeting is frequently missed by John and Sean.
She’s Quality finished second in her fourth straight race, followed by Commonwealth Cup champion Time For Sandals, who finished third by half a length.
Big Mojo, the favorite, was only able to place fifth.
On the first anniversary of the protests, Amnesty International claimed that the Nigerian government has failed to hold accountable the police who staged massive 2024 demonstrations against rising living costs.
The human rights group stated in a statement on Friday that Nigerian police “bizarrely continue to deny strong allegations of extrajudicial execution, torture, and unlawful arrests of the protesters.”
At least 24 people were killed when police opened fire on the protests, which broke out in August of last year under the hashtag #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, according to an investigation conducted by Amnesty International.
Demonstrators erupted in protest of rising fuel prices and inflation, which the government had pushed to bring the economy back on track.
No one member of the security forces has been charged in the year-long ongoing human rights violations, according to Isa Sanusi, director of Amnesty International Nigeria, in a statement released on Friday.
“These atrocities must be accountable for those who perpetrate them.”
On August 2, 2024, a man protests against economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria. [Sunday Alamba/AP Photo]
The AFP news agency contacted a spokesman for Nigeria’s Ministry of Justice for comment, but the spokesman declined to respond.
Amnesty International claimed that in all the killings, police shot protesters “at close range, frequently at the head or torso, implying that officers were killing.”
The Nigerian authorities are yet to implement necessary and effective measures to protect, defend, advance, and defend the rights to peaceful assembly, including ending the killing, detention, arbitrary arrests, and mass surveillance, Sanusi said.
The rights group also criticized the hundreds of protesters who were detained for a range of alleged crimes, calling them “sham trials.”
According to Amnesty International, the charges include “levying] war against the state in order to intimidate or overawe the president,” as well as “using WhatsApp group chats,” inciting mutiny, chanting “Tinubu must go,” and calling on the military to take over the government from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and” intent to destabilize Nigeria.”
Economists have praised Tinubu’s reforms, including ending a costly fuel subsidy and floating the naira currency, but they have also caused the nation’s living costs to rise.
The Nigerian government has been forced to step down from its protester prosecutions at times despite the death of no one.
Difficulty and hungry youths, many of them children, showed up in court in November, causing outcry over how they were treated in jail. Later, Tinubu gave the order to release them.
Following Nigeria’s recent victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, presented Justine Madugu with a 50 million dollar gift and a three-bedroom home.
Governor Fintiri stated on Friday that the gesture was in honor of Madugu’s patriotism and contribution to the country’s success at the tournament via his official X handle (previously Twitter).
“Today, I was honored to be honored to have Coach Justine Madugu, a true son of Adamawa and a champion of Nigeria’s victory at WAFCON 2025,” Fintiri wrote.
We have given him a 3-bedroom home and $500,000 as a reward for his bravery and patriotism. Our sporting renaissance is inspired by his success.
I was honored to receive Justine Madugu, a true son of Adamawa and the champion of Nigeria’s WAFCON 2025 victory, today.
We have given him a 3-bedroom home and $500,000 as a reward for his bravery and patriotism. Our sporting renaissance is inspired by his success. pic. twitter.com/5ZTG00RLEK
Madugu, a native of Adamawa State, was a member of the coaching staff that helped the Super Falcons win the 2024 WAFCON final.
The Nigerian team won the championship for the 10th time in a row on Saturday, defeating Morocco in a fiery comeback, 3-2, to claim the title.
Prior to the Falcons’ arrival in Abuja on Monday, President Bola Tinubu had hosted a presidential reception.
Every member of the technical crew, including Madugu, received $ 50, 000, three-bedroom apartments, and national honors of Officer of the Order of the Niger, while each player received $100, 000.
Molly-Mae Hague was branded ‘out of touch’ for complaining about having no fun during the summer, with her in-laws said to be concerned about her parenting struggles
Molly-Mae’s breakdown over parenting ‘sparks tension’ with Tommy Fury’s family(Image: Birmingham Mail)
Molly-Mae Hague’s public meltdowns over her struggles with parenting are “concerning” her partner Tommy Fury’s family, a source has claimed. The Love Island winners share two-year-old daughter Bambi, but her tantrums have tipped Molly-Mae, 26, over the edge.
The Maebe business owner previously described herself as “selfish”, admitting that as much as she wants Bambi to have a sibling, she worries she is “not cut out” for parenting. The influencer filmed herself having an emotional moment in her car last week after her daughter tested her patience.
Luckily, Molly-Mae’s older sister Zoe Rae was on-hand to give the social media star some space to compose herself, after her tot had a tantrum at a local petting zoo. Molly-Mae sobbed in the car as she took a few minutes to herself, sharing her candid glimpse into the realities of toddler-mum life. It comes after Katie Price worries fans with appearance in family photo after explaining weight loss.
Molly-Mae admitted she doesn’t feel “cut out” for parenting a toddler
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Molly-Mae was on the receiving end of criticism recently, after her claims that she’d not done anything fun all summer were met with backlash. The star has shared her trips to Dubai, Disneyland and Wimbledon, leading some followers to slam her as “out of touch.”
But her public displays of despair have reportedly caused tension with her partner Tommy’s family, after the couple rekindled their relationship on New Year’s Eve following a brief split. A source claimed his family are growing more and more concerned with her videos. Speaking to The Sun, an insider said: “Within the Travelling community, having a big family with lots of children is the norm.
“Tommy’s relatives have been hopeful that he and Molly will have more children after getting back on track. They care about her so much and are concerned, but also worried about how publicly she’s venting about motherhood.”
Tommy Fury with his dad John(Image: Birmingham Mail)
The source claimed that the family have compared her sister-in-law Paris’ resilient attitude to family life with Molly-Mae’s. They added that the family finds Molly-Mae’s open struggles with being a mum “surprising”, as they have been offering support to the mother-of-one. The Mirror has contacted Molly-Mae and Tommy’s reps for comment.
Addressing the criticism she has received about her video, Molly was adamant that she would not stop showing the realities of motherhood. She was labelled as ‘out of touch’ and ‘selfish’ by fans for her previous vlog, while others slammed her parenting style with Bambi as ‘too soft’.
Speaking to her YouTube subscribers, Molly said through tears: “I’m trying so so hard to stay positive but, I feel like I need to keep my camera running all day so you can see like every single thing. Bambi is a huge problem, she screams and I can’t even get like socks and shoes on.
Tommy’s brother Tyson Fury with his wife Paris and their seven children
“I don’t care who tells me I am out of touch with reality or all this stuff thats going on on TikTok at the minute, I don’t care I’m not going to not talk about it. I feel like I don’t want to talk about anything controversial anymore because in the last video I said some things I probably could have worded better and even with all the motherhood things I am talking about at the minute, it’s just a lot.”
Molly-Mae said she found parenting a toddler to be “literally impossible” and asked fans whether she should be “finding it as hard as I do sometimes”. She added: “I want to give Bambi a sibling, but the idea of this times by two, I don’t know if I could ever do it. I don’t know if I’m cut out for it.”
The culture secretary Lisa Nandy has written an open letter to Morecambe owner Jason Whittingham urging him to sell the club.
Earlier this week, the club were suspended by the National League for failing to comply with their rules and, on Thursday, prospective buyers Panjab Warriors said in a joint-statement with Morecambe ‘s minority shareholders that the club would shut on Monday without a takeover.
Nandy said the incoming football regulator would look to stop situations like this arising again but “will not be up and running in time to help Morecambe today”.
She said: “It is imperative that you act and get round the table to do so.”
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In the most recent statement from Whittingham on Sunday, he said owners Bond Group Investments were ready to sell and urged Panjab Warriors to make contact.
The sports investment company, who have been in talks to purchase the club for more than a year, released a statement on Tuesday which said they remain “ready, willing and able” to take over.
Morecambe’s suspension by the National League remains in place until the league’s compliance and licensing committee meets again on 20 August.
Despite the club’s difficulties, academy manager Neil Wainwright has said that the Shrimps’ academy has not ceased operating, and described the situation as being “paused”.
Wainwright, who has been at the club for 17 years, told BBC Radio Lancashire that he had fielded calls from other clubs enquiring about their youth players, but that the club retained almost all of their registrations until the committee meets again.
“The case is that we’re pausing activities until the club is sold or we know what is going on,” he said.
“Come 20 August that could be a different story completely. [But] it’s an academy pause rather than an academy close.
