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Lauren Jauregui hit a major milestone today ... the Fifth Harmony alum just turned the big 3-0. In honor of Lauren's latest trip around the sun, we simply had to celebrate the sultry singer in
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French former Olympic figure skater Philippe Candeloro reacts as he arrives to address media during a press conference, in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, in the outskirts of Paris on January 13, 2026. (AFP) Former Olympic figure skating medallist Philippe Candeloro was on Saturday elected president of the French Ice Sports Federation four years before the country hosts the Winter Games.Candeloro, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist known for his exuberant personality, bold style and trademark backflip, was elected on the second round of voting with six candidates.The 54-year-old won 51.35 percent of votes compared to 46.77 for incumbent president Gwenaelle Noury.Noury had led the first round ahead of Candeloro and former Grenoble skating club president Gerard Balthazard."I'm fairly confident because I'm a positive person, but at the end of the day, it is an election," Candeloro told AFP before the vote.During the campaign, Candeloro had argued that his fame and experience as a businessman would help boost the federation's finances. FINANCES REMAIN FRAGILEDespite a positive result last year the federation's finances remain fragile with a net profit of just 29,000 euros ($33,000) against a five million euro ($5.7m) budget for 2025."I believe I have the means to secure sponsors and partners and to organise more sporting events," Candeloro said.A major figure in figure skating during the 1990s and a long-time television pundit -- a role in which he occasionally made tactless remarks -- Candeloro is now turning a new page in his career."My biggest challenge is that people know me primarily through my media persona rather than my professional life," added the two-time world medallist.Noury had campaigned on the need for stability in the build-up to the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps.However, she has faced a revolt from the federation's lesser-known disciplines -- short-track speed skating, bobsleigh, luge, skeleton, and curling -- which felt neglected by the governing body. Related Story
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Venus Williams is relishing the "very special" opportunity to reunite with her sister Serena in the Wimbledon doubles.A decade on from winning the last of their six Wimbledon doubles titles together, the American siblings will be back on court at the All England Club next week.After receiving a wild card following Serena's sensational return from four years in retirement, the pair will take on Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra in the first round."It's very special indeed. We have had quite a history here and it's nice to be back in 2026, so ready to go," Venus told reporters on Saturday.Venus, 46, plays only intermittently on the WTA Tour in the twilight of her career, while Serena, 44, is taking tentative steps in her unexpected comeback.It seemed they had played together for the last time when Serena retired following the 2022 US Open, saying she was "evolving away" from tennis.But, motivated by a desire to play in front of her two young daughters, Serena is back on the circuit, playing doubles at Queen's Club with Victoria Mboko and Karolina Muchova in the Berlin Open.She will also play singles at Wimbledon for the first time since her US Open farewell. 'EXCITED WE'RE PLAYING TOGETHER'"I'm excited we're playing together and I can't wait until we hit the courts," Venus said."As soon as she wanted to play doubles and we were playing doubles, that's how it works."Venus won five Wimbledon singles titles between 2000 and 2008, while Serena has lifted the trophy seven times at the All England Club.Serena will take on Australian world number 53 Maya Joint in the first round as she bids for a 24th Grand Slam singles title and first since the 2017 Australian Open.Doubts remain about how well Serena will be able to compete in singles after so long away from the top level.Asked about Serena's current performance, Venus defiantly said: "Can you walk over to the courts and watch her play? That's probably your best bet."There is no doubt that she has nothing to prove, at all." Related Story
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Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez (centre) after winning the sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of teammate Ai Ogura at Assen on Saturday. Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez delivered a dominant performance to win Saturday’s sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix, overtaking pole sitter Jorge Martin on the third lap to claim his second sprint victory of the season.Ai Ogura completed a landmark result for the team by finishing second, 0.362 seconds behind Fernandez, sealing Trackhouse’s first-ever 1-2 finish in a sprint race. The contest was also the first to be held under MotoGP’s new rules banning front holeshot devices."I think we found that we are quite strong. It is an amazing result for me and for the team," Fernandez, who took his maiden MotoGP sprint win at Mugello in May, said."The track was quite nice. I was quite fast in the final part of the race, but honestly, I was on my limit. We have to see what happens tomorrow." Martin made a strong launch from pole but was overtaken by Fernandez, Di Giannantonio and Ogura, then slipped further as he battled teammate Bezzecchi for fourth.Di Giannantonio took third after holding off Bezzecchi, while Martin faded to fifth."The race was really close. It was a shame that I lost a couple of spots in the first three laps. We know what we have to improve tomorrow," Ogura said. BEZZECCHI FINISHES FOURTHBezzecchi, who retired from the sprint at Brno a week ago before being banned from the Grand Prix for slapping a marshal, finished fourth to extend his championship lead by one point. The Aprilia rider now leads teammate Martin by nine points in the standings.Marc Marquez finished seventh but was awarded sixth place after his Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia dropped a position after being penalised for exceeding track limits on the final chicane.Gresini's Alex Marquez started the sprint race after missing qualifying and finished 13th, while Honda’s Joan Mir crashed out on the opening lap.Di Giannantonio closed to within 22 points of Bezzecchi, with Marc Marquez a further 20 points back. Ogura sits on 143, one behind Marquez, ahead of Pedro Acosta (133) and Bagnaia (130).
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Former England cricketer Liam Plunkett swapped his cricket colours for a baseball glove on Friday, playing his first game for independent American club Oakland Ballers and even claiming a strikeout.Plunkett, 41, was part of England’s 2019 World Cup-winning side - his final international appearance - taking three wickets in the tied final against New Zealand as England emerged victorious by the narrowest of margins on boundary count. He subsequently moved to the United States, where his wife is from, and has since played Major League Cricket for the San Francisco Unicorns. His latest venture came with the Ballers, who participate in the Pioneer Baseball League (PBL), an independent competition and official Major League Baseball (MLB) Partner League. The seam bowler featured under the PBL’s “marketing player” exception, a clause which allows teams to temporarily sign high-profile cross-sport athletes.Facing the Yuba-Sutter Freebirds at Raimondi Park, Plunkett started on the mound and recorded a strikeout in the process.“Originally, I thought it’s like the ceremonial open pitch, but it was the real thing. I was first on the mound, a little bit nervous, but the catcher was excellent,” Plunkett said in a post-game interview.“But yeah, I mean I got that strikeout. I think the hitter didn’t know what was coming. I think it was a bit unusual, a mix between bowling and then pitching. Play first game, get a strikeout. What more could I ask for? Happy days!”Earlier Plunkett told the San Francisco Chronicle: “It’s a unique opportunity. As much as I’m coming here tomorrow and it’s my first time, you always want to help the team win. You don’t want to be terrible at the plate, you know?”The story in the San Francisco Chronicle added sporting white sneakers, black sweatpants and no batting gloves, Plunkett went through a quick hitting crash course with assistant general manager Tyler Peterson. “I’m used to the ball coming at me, so you get used to your timing,” Plunkett said. “But it’s a different ballgame completely against these guys who do this for a living.”“There’s a lot of cricket fans in the Bay Area. There’s a huge cricket community, and we hope this kind of crossover event activates that,” Ballers CEO Paul Freedman told the San Francisco Chronicle.“We’re also hopeful that a lot of baseball fans will learn a little bit more about cricket through doing this. The Oakland Ballers were founded on the belief that there’s a magic of sports in the way that it brings communities together, and we believe more sports is better.”
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Rachin Ravindra's unbeaten fifty kept England at bay after Jofra Archer's double strike rocked New Zealand in the third and deciding Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.New Zealand, with the three-match series up for grabs at 1-1, were faltering at 12-2 in their second innings following fast bowler Archer's two wickets after tea on the third day.But at stumps they had recovered to 120-3, an overall lead of 204 runs, to set up an intriguing finish with two full days remaining.Ravindra was 60 not out, the 12th time in his 24 Tests he had scored 50 or more -- a tally including five hundreds.The 26-year-old left-hander received good support from Daryl Mitchell (26 not out) in an unbroken stand of 69.Fast bowler Archer on another day of soaring heat in Nottingham had impressive close figures of 2-14 in seven overs to give England, on a run of six defeats in their last eight Tests, hope of victory. ARCHER STRIKESArcher struck twice to reduce New Zealand to 12-2 -- a far cry from the Black Caps' first-innings 319-2 -- as skipper Tom Latham and fellow opener Devon Conway, who had made 151 and 157 respectively earlier in this match, both fell for single-figure scores.Latham was lbw for just four to a fine delivery from the express quick that angled in and cut away.Conway, one of a quartet of left-handers in the top four, was then struck on the helmet by an Archer delivery that lifted awkwardly off a good length.And three balls later he fell for five when another similarly brutish Archer delivery from around the wicket climbed sharply to take the splice before flying to Joe Root at first slip.New Zealand were 51-3 when Harry Brook -- who had earlier missed Henry Nicholls completely while stationed at a wide first slip -- made no mistake when the Black Caps No 3 edged again.But Ravindra went to his second fifty of the series by whipping returning England captain Ben Stokes through midwicket for a seventh four in 81 balls faced. SUPERSUB FOULKESEarlier, Nathan Smith took 4-91 and concussion substitute Zak Foulkes grabbed two key wickets as an injury-hit New Zealand bowled out England for 354 to lead by 84 runs on first innings.Foulkes, New Zealand's first concussion substitute in Test cricket after replacing Blair Tickner on Friday, captured the prize scalps of Stokes (15) and Brook (58) in a fine return of 3-35 in just 15.2 overs.England lost three wickets for 11 runs at the start of Saturday's play as their overnight 223-2 became 234-5, with Root (21) and Jacob Bethell (74) unable to add to their Friday scores.The double strike was just what New Zealand needed after coming into this match without injured seamer Matt Henry, who took 11 wickets at the Oval, and in-form towering paceman Kyle Jamieson, rested as a fitness precaution even before Tickner was sidelined.Stokes was back after being omitted from England's 253-run defeat in the second Test at the Oval for breaking a midnight curfew, along with Gus Atkinson, while celebrating at a London nightclub following the first-Test win over New Zealand.In New Zealand's first innings Stokes took 4-70 after ending an opening partnership that threatened to take the Black Caps to a total beyond 500.But Stokes, fresh from 95 for county side Durham, only managed 15 on Saturday before he was bowled by a superb Foulkes delivery that cut back sharply to the left-handed batsman. BRIEF SCORESNew Zealand 438 and 120 for 3 (Ravindra 60*) lead England 354 (Duckett 113, Bethell 74, Brook 58, Smith 4-91, Foulkes 3-35, O’Rourke 3-53) by 204 runs
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Afghanistan's Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants' smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting warnings from rights activists that the move could further restrict access to information.The court order seen
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Courteney Cox & Johnny McDaid Still Friends??? Couple Reportedly Splits Published June 27, 2026 11:26 AM PDT Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid fans might start to "Scream" like Gale Weathers when they hear this ...
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Jasmine Pineda and Gino Palazzolo are officially divorced ... but she's not walking away from the split quietly -- spilling all the details on the divorce settlement in a public statement. The former Mrs. Palazzolo's
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The fifth Khorfakkan Mango Festival opened on Friday in Khorfakkan, recording a 40 percent increase in participation compared with the previous edition.Organised by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) in cooperation with the
