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HYROX has apologised after Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk defecated during a race in Beijing and continued competing, prompting criticism over the impact on fellow participants and the event’s hygiene standards. Wietrzyk, the current world number one in the women’s singles division, was taking part in the HYROX Women’s Pro division. Images and video circulated on social media showing her completing — and winning — the race with faecal matter on her arms and legs. The footage led to questions over why race officials had not intervened or required her to stop. Some spectators also called for Wietrzyk to be disqualified…

President Trump is urging Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act, with University of Arkansas head coach John Calipari backing the proposed legislation. The bill would establish new guidelines and protections for name, image and likeness payments in college sport. It would also seek to regulate the transfer portal and the amount teams can spend on their rosters, according to the proposal outlined by the president. Calipari has joined the discussion to explain his support for the Protect College Sports Act.

A Russian convoy has delivered supplies to Syria’s Tartous port for the first time since Moscow and Damascus reached a military facilities agreement in August, signalling that Russia is continuing to support its bases in the country. The four-vessel convoy arrived on 7 September, with supplies destined for the facility at Tartous and the Hmeimim air base in western Syria. The movement follows 18 months of negotiations and a memorandum of understanding announced by Syria in early August. Under the agreement, both sites are to become “joint training and capacity-building centres”, according to the Syrian foreign ministry, while Damascus assumes…

Taylor Swift was seen at the Kansas City Chiefs’ season opener on Monday night, watching her husband Travis Kelce play against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. The appearance marked Swift’s return to the Chiefs’ home ground as Kelce began his 14th NFL season. She was seated beside actor Tom Cruise and appeared focused on the game from the stands. It was Kelce’s first regular-season appearance since the couple married at a star-studded wedding in New York City in July. Cruise was among those reported to have attended the ceremony. Kelce, 36, recently signed a new three-year contract with Kansas…

A power outage at a chemical plant in south-east Houston triggered flaring and sent a plume of black smoke over the area on Monday afternoon, according to TPC Group. The incident occurred at the company’s Houston Operations site at 8600 Park Place Boulevard, near Goodyear Drive. TPC said the loss of electricity affected the plant’s boilers, leading to visible smoke from the flare. The outage was reported at about 3pm local time. TPC said its operations team was working to restore power safely and restart the boilers, which would help reduce the impact of the flaring. Houston TranStar traffic cameras…

Evidence from a former athlete identified as “M” is due to resume in Alan Jones’s criminal trial at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, where the complainant has described unwanted advances and years of gifts from the former broadcaster. Jones, 85, denies the alleged physical acts. He is facing 22 charges involving six male complainants over a 17-year period between 2003 and 2020, including 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent. M told the court that Jones kissed him near the corner of his mouth at a Sydney event about a decade ago.…

Ken Paxton has been accused of lunging at an American tourist and attempting to take his phone after the man filmed the Texas attorney general walking with Tracy Duhon on Westminster Bridge in London. The alleged confrontation took place near the London Eye on 1 July, according to the tourist, who said he reported it to the Metropolitan Police. He and his wife have asked not to be named. The couple said the man recognised Paxton, 63, while they were sightseeing and recorded an 18-second video. Paxton and Duhon were travelling through Europe and had reportedly been seen together in…

The Supreme Court’s ruling blocking Donald Trump’s attempt to alter the US mail-ballot system has been welcomed by election officials, voting rights groups and non-partisan watchdogs just weeks before the midterm elections. Democratic and Republican officials said the decision had removed a major source of uncertainty, with ballots already printed and being sent through the post in several states. More than a dozen states are due to mail ballots by the end of the week. Ricky Hatch, the Republican clerk in Weber County, Utah, said he had prepared contingency plans to abandon mail voting if the United States Postal Service…

South Carolina congresswoman Nancy Mace has called for Lindsay Clancy to be publicly executed, saying the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children “should be dead too”. Mace made the remarks while discussing Clancy’s case and her lawyer’s efforts to have the proceedings resolved without another trial. “Her children are dead, she should be dead too,” Mace said, arguing that Clancy should face the ultimate punishment. Clancy’s murder trial ended in a mistrial earlier this month after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Her defence has argued that she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis when she strangled…

The list of celebrity deaths in 2026 has grown to include leading figures from music, film, television, sport, fashion and activism, with the deaths of Dolly Parton, Bonnie Tyler, Gloria Steinem and Bob Mackie among the most widely mourned. The latest addition is fashion designer Bob Mackie, who died in Palm Springs, California, on Monday, September 14, aged 87. His publicist said he died from pneumonia. Mackie was renowned for creating flamboyant costumes and gowns for stars including Cher, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross and Madonna, and won nine Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/b2e50b957a55462995e76290a3920e1b?utm_source=openai)) Notable celebrity deaths in 2026…