Imane Khelif, the former world champion boxer, has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a ruling that prevents the athlete from competing in the female category without a genetic sex test.
The Algerian has filed an appeal to overturn a World Boxing ruling that made its competitions subject to mandatory testing in May.
Khelif’s appeal also requested that Cas declare the 26-year-old unaffected and eligible for the 2025 World Boxing Championships, which will take place on September 4 through 14th.
Cas, however, rejected a request to hold off World Boxing’s decision until the case is heard.
World Boxing stated in May that “all athletes over the age of 18” who want to compete in sports that it owns or is sanctioned must “pass a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) genetic test to determine their sex at birth and eligibility to compete.
World Boxing apologized for including Khelif in its statement that all sex tests had to be done shortly after.
Both parties are currently exchange writing submissions, and Cas will schedule a hearing in due course with their consent.
In response to a gender-related controversy, Khelif won the women’s welterweight title last year at the Paris Olympics.
Due to alleged failing to meet gender eligibility requirements, Khelif and Taiwanese fighter Lin Yu-ting were previously disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA).
Khelif was given permission to compete in Paris by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which in June 2023 revoked the IBA’s status as the amateur world governing body due to concerns about how it was run.
If their passports indicated that they were female, the IOC said competitors could enter the women’s division in Paris. The organization also made it clear last year that this was “not a transgender case.”
Khelif has always been a woman’s competitor, and there is no evidence that she is different.
Khelif may have XY chromosomes, making it possible that she may have DSDs like the runner Caster Semenya.
According to Al Jazeera, the United States has proposed a proposal for a southern Lebanon as an incentive for the Lebanese government to continue its efforts to disarm Hezbollah.
Thomas Barrack, the US envoy to the Middle East, showed little else but hints of financing during his Tuesday visit to Lebanon.
The Gulf, the US, and Lebanon will work together to create an economic forum that will provide a source of income, Barrack told journalists.
After last year’s Israeli war on Lebanon, experts speculated that the idea might be based on similar regions in Jordan and Egypt, two nations that have peace agreements with Israel.
A regional and domestic push to disarm the Lebanese organization has grown since the war, which was primarily waged against Hezbollah, and the relatively new Lebanese government, which took office in January and is under US and Israeli pressure, has declared its intention to do so.
Hezbollah’s demise is under increased pressure.
Israel and Hezbollah engaged in a conflict that started on October 8, 2023, and continued until a ceasefire on November 27 that Israel has repeatedly broken without any results.
During the war, Israel was able to assassinate many of Hezbollah’s leaders, which was unfortunate because of its weak military.
Hezbollah is a member of the Iran-backed “axis of resistance,” which suffered additional troubling effects in the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s fall in Syria in December and Israeli-backed attacks on Iran in June, causing Hezbollah to lose regional support.
Hezbollah’s popularity outside its core constituency has declined over the past 20 years due to its role as the only Lebanese force capable of repelling Israel due to its support of al-Assad’s regime in Syria and its support of counterrevolutionary forces during the 2019 Lebanese uprising.
Many of its political allies have shifted their support for Hezbollah’s disarmament, including the Free Patriotic Movement and former presidential candidate Sleiman Frangieh.
Hezbollah’s domestic opposition said it was in favor of its disarmament because it would shift Lebanese state’s control over the country.
Hezbollah is now on the back foot with its opponents demanding disarmament and being removed from its position as Lebanon’s hegemon.
Hezbollah has previously criticized the government and rejected the idea of disarmament.
As protesters protest a visit by US envoy Tom Barrack to southern Lebanon on August 27, 2025, they display Hezbollah flags around the graffiti “Barak is animal.”
In a speech on August 25, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem declared, “We will not abandon the weapons that honor us nor the weapons that protect us from our enemy.”
He continued, “It cannot be trusted that Lebanon’s sovereignty will survive if this government operates in its current form.”
Trauma that the war left behind
In a war that it carried out more than five attacks on Lebanon for every attack Hezbollah or an ally launched at Israel, Israel killed more than 4, 000 people and internallydisplaced more than a million.
Israel has continued to occupy at least five of the southern Lebanon areas despite the ceasefire’s requirement that it withdraw there. It also continues to occupy and to destroy villages there.
Israel invaded southern Lebanon during the fighting, forcing thousands of people to flee for their lives. Thousands of people are still unable to return home as a result of Israel’s use of intensive bombing and white phosphorus.
According to Lebanese political analyst Karim Emile Bitar, “people in south Lebanon are still traumatized by the recent war,” putting pressure on the US economic zone proposal to be accepted.
He continued, “Many Arabs, Muslims, and the Global South do not think that the US is an honest broker.”
Analysts claimed Barrack was attempting to pressure the government to continue with the organization’s demise by putting pressure on the people of Lebanon, especially those who support or are affiliated with Hezbollah.
According to Barrack, “We have 40, 000 people who Iran pays to fight.” What will you do with them, exactly? Take their weapon and say, “Good luck planting olive trees, by the way”?
According to some media reports, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Barrack in Paris first discussed the concept of a state-owned industrial area in southern Lebanon. The idea was that state-owned Lebanese factories would be set up in the area near Israel’s border.
Other details are not as detailed. The lack of specifics makes it difficult to imagine what a monetary zone would entail, according to an Al Jazeera analyst.
Hezbollah: Political Economy of the Party of God, authored by Joseph Daher, noted that both Jordan and Egypt have what is known as qualifying industrial zones (QIZs), which are constructed following the Oslo Agreement of 1993 with Israel.
Goods produced must contain at least some Israeli input in order to qualify for a QIZ. However, many Lebanese would still vehemently reject the fact that Jordan and Egypt also have normalized relations with Israel.
Naim Qassem, the leader of Hezbollah, has declined to give the weapons. [Screenrab: al-Manar TV via Reuters]
Experts also criticize these economic zones harshly.
They operate as isolated enclaves that are disassociated from local communities, which can cause serious environmental effects, according to Yasser Elsheshtawy, an adjunct professor of architecture at Columbia University in New York and author of Temporary Cities: Resisting Transience in Arabia.
They frequently play a role in workers’ rights abuses because they are typically prohibited from starting unions, he added.
No participation
Many analysts doubt whether such a prosperous project would gain the support or trust of local workers or residents despite its possibility.
According to Lebanese analyst and writer Michael Young, “I don’t see any desire or buy-in.” There will be buy-in if it ever succeeds, but all of this is too soon.
According to analysts, southern Lebanon’s residents don’t accept the US as a trustworthy actor or as a partner for Lebanon’s interests.
Qassem Kassir, a Lebanese political analyst believed to be close to Hezbollah, said, “The idea is rejected because there is no trust in America.”
Many Lebanese will find it difficult to believe that the US is acting in their best interests after a brutal war with Israel, which is a close US ally and largest recipient of military aid.
According to Bitar, “the economic zone] could provide oxygen and support a struggling economy.” However, it still must overcome a number of challenges, with psychological resistance the most pressing one being today. There isn’t enough trust, either.
Israel has attacked its neighbors on numerous fronts over the past 23 months, including in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria, with the US remaining silent.
According to Daher, “the US has not been pressing Israel to stop its violation of human rights, particularly in the past year and a half,” Daher said.
“Quite the opposite – it has been supporting them.”
On social media and other platforms, Hezbollah supporters from Lebanon, many of whom reside in the area where the economic zone is proposed, have publicly expressed their grave disapproval of US intentions.
Many people in Lebanon disapprove of US President Donald Trump or his country as a trustworthy or trustworthy representative of their interests [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters].
Some have accused the Lebanese government of acting in the interests of the US and Israel.
There are few other political options, according to analysts, besides accepting what the US and Israel are proposing, given the lack of trust in US plans for the region.
“Western regions of the population are being subject to this US-Israeli hegemony imposed upon them as a result of the aftermath of the [2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel] and its devastation,” Daher said.
Veljko Milosavljevic, a teenager from Serbia, was signed for £13 million from Red Star Belgrade, and Milan AC has loaned full-back Alex Jimenez.
Milosavljevic, 18, has signed a five-year contract with the Cherries and represented his country at the under-21 level.
If Jimenez, a 20-year-old Spain youth international, makes 18 Premier League starts this season, his deal will become a permanent deal worth £16.5 million.
Milosavljevic became the third youngest debutant in Red Star Belgrade’s history to make 14 league appearances in the top flight of Serbia.
He said, “It was always my dream to play in the Premier League because it is the best league in the world.”
“I’m very happy to be a member of the Bournemouth family.” I’m eager to meet the club’s team-mates, staff, and supporters.
I’ve seen the advancements young players can make while working with manager Andoni Iraola, and I can’t wait to start working with him.
Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen, and Milos Kerkez were traded to Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid, and Liverpool for a combined sum of about £150 million, respectively.
Following the signings of Chelsea’s Djordje Petrovic, Chelsea’s goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, left-back Adrien Truffert, for £14.4 million, and centre-back Bafode Diakite for £34.6 million, respectively, Milosavljevic and Jimenez will offer Iraola a second defensive option.
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Dango Ouattara was also sold for £42.5 million to Brentford, which has a record-selling window and received a sum of £215 million in incoming transfer fees.
Amine Adli and Ben Gannon-Doak both signed for the club from champions Liverpool for £25 million earlier in the summer, while Amine Adli signed for Bayer Leverkusen for £25 million.
Ben Winterburn, a 20-year-old homegrown Cherries midfielder, signed a season-long loan deal with League Two side Barnet on deadline day.
Bournemouth have won two of their first three Premier League games this season, including a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Saturday, which places them seventh overall.
Tyrique George’s signing from Chelsea has been agreed for a £22 million fee by Fulham.
Chelsea have a sell-on clause in place of the 19-year-old’s five-year contract, while Craven Cottage has the same issue.
German side RB Leipzig were interested in George on deadline day, but they are not known to have made any official offers to Chelsea. He is primarily a winger but can also play as a striker.
Since joining the first team at the beginning of last season, the teenager has scored three goals and provided five assists in 27 games. He is expected to leave Stamford Bridge.
The move comes as a record-breaking record signing for Fulham would have been canceled because Portuguese side Sporting had offered the same sum as the £34 million deal for Brazilian winger Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Fulham had offered Kevin, 22, a five-year deal.
However, Samuel Chukwueze from AC Milan has undergone a medical and is expected to join Fulham before the transfer window closes on Monday at 19:00 BST.
Marco Silva, who has previously complained about the club’s limited transfer activity, would be benefited by the new signings.
With the exception of Montpellier goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte, Silva claimed that the Cottagers had been “passive” throughout the summer.
The Cottagers are 18th in the table and have only two points from their first three Premier League games.
People in Guyana are voting for a president and members of parliament who will be watching over billions in oil revenue, offshore production with a United States-led international consortium, and tensions with Venezuela.
Over 750, 000 registered voters will have until 6pm (22: 00 GMT) on Monday to cast ballots at some 2, 800 polling places.
Six parties are participating in the election to fight for the presidency and seats in the 65-member parliament.
But it is effectively a three-way race between President Irfaan Ali of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Aubrey Norton of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), and billionaire Azruddin Mohamed, who started his We Invest in Nationhood party in March to challenge the two-party status quo.
Voting has traditionally taken place along ethnic lines, with the Indo-Guyanese supporting the PPP, and Guyanese of African descent backing the PNCR.
Billionaire Mohamed means to disrupt the system and has garnered some young backers of his own. But he is shunned by the US, which sanctioned him last year over allegations that he and his father Nazar Mohamed defrauded the Guyanese government of tax revenue and bribed public officials. They deny any wrongdoing.
The South American country’s president is seeking re-election as he wants to spend revenue from oil sales and royalties from a contract with ExxonMobil and others on infrastructure. Ali has governed one of the world’s fastest-growing economies since 2020 as a result of the oil boom.
President Irfaan Ali, who is running for re-election, arrives to vote during general elections in Leonora, Guyana, Monday, September 1, 2025]Matias Delacroix/AP]
But opposition groups claim that oil earnings disproportionately favour well-connected groups, and three of the five parties challenging the PPP have also pledged to renegotiate the country’s contract with ExxonMobil.
The victor will manage a booming oil economy that has quadrupled the state budget to $6.7bn in 2025 since production began in 2019.
But they will also have to navigate a crucial border dispute with Venezuela over the Essequibo region, where most of the nation’s oil reserves are located.
The Venezuelan government claims the region, which has been governed by Guyana since independence in 1966, as its own. Despite Caracas having no authority there, Venezuela elected a governor to the region this year.
The electoral commission in Guyana has said results may be expected by Thursday or later. The party that wins the most votes will select the next president.
Noel Fielding, a comedian, will make his comeback on television with The Great British Bake Off, but he has kept his demarcation due to health concerns.
Noel Fielding will still co-host The Great British Bake-Off despite health concerns(Image: Mark Bourdillon)
With the return of The Great British Bake Off, co-host Noel Fielding will be returning to screens just months after abruptly disappearing from a TV show at the beginning of this year.
Presenter Noel, 52, has scarcely been seen on TV since dropping out of filming the second season of his Apple TV show, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, leading some to question whether he would be returning to host Bake Off.
The actor’s health is said to be the cause of his decision to not shoot again in January, which is causing a lot of concern, especially as the season was about to wrap up. A spokesperson at the time stated that the health of our client is a private and private matter.
Here is a breakdown of his health, his sporadic appearances since January, and rumors about his future with the Channel 4 show as Noel and The Great British Bake Off both return tomorrow (2 September).
Noel Fielding will be returning to screens with The Great British Bake Off(Image: Mark Bourdillon)
Show’s abrupt axe
Following Dick Turpin’s abrupt cancellation of The Completely Made-Up Adventures, concern was raised about Noel’s health. A second season of the show was announced in July, just as the show first aired on AppleTV last year.
A source told the Times that Noel had “no choice but to stop”. They continued: “People have been concerned about Noel’s wellbeing and given him time to recover but there are serious repercussions.”
Noel Fielding in The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin(Image: Publicity Picture)
The comedian has not been able to film a show before for health reasons. Noel skipped the first day of The Great British Bake Off’s first filming in 2022, but co-host Matt Lucas did the rest, presenting only the first half of the episode. Similar to the year before, eagle-eyed observers observed Noel disappearing just before the German week showstopper round. Noel was reportedly “under the weather,” according to Matt Lucas, who was speaking during the episode.
appearances on the flimsy
Since he left the AppleTV show, the comedian has made a few appearances, but none have been particularly frequent. Noel and his wife Lliana Bird were spotted in North London in February. His first appearance since leaving the show was this one.
He joked that he and fellow Bake Off star Prue Leith shot shots backstage at a Kasabian Brits Week performance two weeks later. In July, Noel and his wife were spotted at BST Hyde Park as well.
Return to The Great British Bake Off
Noel’s team said him stepping down has ‘never’ been part of talks with Channel 4(Image: Channel 4/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon/PA Wire)
There were concerns that Noel would not be able to film The Great British Bake Off after his unexpected departure from Dick Turpin’s Completely Made-Up Adventures. However, those worries vanished as soon as a comedian’s representative assured fans that Noel would return.
“There has been absolutely no discussion about Noel stepping down from Bake Off,” they told Deadline.
“We have been in contact with Channel 4 and Love Productions throughout all the speculation and his ‘stepping down’ has never been part of that dialogue. We can confirm he will be returning to co-host the next series of Bake Off.”
