Fearing Arrest At Home, Belarusian Sprinter ‘Safe’ After Being Forcibly Removed From The Olympics – Kristina Timanovskaya was set to compete on Monday but said representatives of the Belarus national team tried to forcibly send her back to her home country. [cnn]

Tens Of Thousands March Against French Covid ‘Health Pass’ For Third Straight Weekend – Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues, introduced by the government as it battles a fourth wave of infections. [f24]

The New 100m King – Italy’s Texas-born gold medallist Lamont Marcell ‘crazy’ Jacobs wanted to be a basketball player before switching to athletics aged 10 – as he becomes first man to win title other than Usain Bolt since 2004. [dm]

Kate Middleton Set To Replace Prince Harry In His Beloved Role As England Rugby Patron – Harry, 36, was stripped of all his patronages by the Queen when he quit his royal duties to live in America. [sun]

Crypto Strikes Back – It’s Been A Big Week For Bitcoin – It’s been a big week for Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies in general, leading to renewed interest from investors who have yet to take the plunge. [here]

Sky News Australia Says Suspended From YouTube For One Week – Sky News Australia said on Sunday it has been temporarily suspended by the video-sharing site YouTube following the platform’s review of content for compliance with its COVID-19 policies. [reuters]

Deceuninck-Quick-Step Manager Makes Light Of Domestic Abuse In Bennett Jibe – The Deceuninck-Quick-Step general manager, Patrick Lefevere, has likened Sam Bennett to “women who return home after domestic abuse” as the Irish sprinter prepares to leave the Belgian team for his old home at Bora-Hansgrohe. [guardian]

Square To Buy Australia’s Afterpay In $29 Billion Deal As ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Trend Takes Off – Square plans to buy Australian fintech company Afterpay as it looks to expand further into the booming installment loan market. [cnbc]

WATCH | Taxi Violence Explained: Western Cape Commuters, Workers Suffer As Deadly Feud Rages On – The ongoing feud between two rival taxi associations in the Western Cape has led to deadly shootings, costing lives and livelihoods, as thousands of commuters have been left stranded. [n24]

SA Records More Than 8 700 New Cases, 50% From Western Cape And Gauteng – South Africa recorded 8 791 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, with Western Cape and Gauteng accounting for 50% of the new cases, the Health Department said when releasing Sunday’s statistics. [iol]

Source Close To Princess Charlene And Prince Albert On Split Rumours: ‘She’ll Never Leave Her Kids’ – Following Prince Albert’s solo appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, while Princess Charlene remains in South Africa recovering from an ear, nose and throat infection, European tabloids have suggested the couple may be headed towards a split. [n24]

Sebastian Vettel Disqualified From Hungarian Grand Prix After Finishing Second – Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has been disqualified after finishing second in the Hungarian Grand Prix. [bbc]

Lewis Hamilton’s Long COVID Concern After Dizziness And Fatigue At Hungarian Grand Prix – The seven-time world champion needed help to get to the podium and appeared too weak to hold the celebratory bottle of champagne. [sky]

Netflix’s New Schumacher Documentary To Show ‘Multi-Layered Personality’ Of 7-Time Champion – Netflix will air the definitive story of seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher in a brand new documentary ‘SCHUMACHER’ – out September 15. [f1]

The Anti-Vaxxers in Missouri Are So Deranged That People Are Getting COVID Shots in Disguise – “Please, please, please don’t let anybody know that I got this vaccine.” [vanfair] Wow

What Many Men Don’t Know About Skin Pigmentation – Golfers, runners, tennis players, and anybody who spends a decent amount of time outside – are you here for this? [here]

Jeff Bezos Loses Attempt To Block The Moon-Landing Contract NASA Gave To SpaceX – Bezos’ Blue Origin protested SpaceX deal, but GAO said NASA didn’t break any laws. [ars] Shame, my boy.

Apple Yanks Anti-Vax Version Of Tinder From The App Store – Besides being a dating and friendship app for anti-vaxxers, Unjected also falsely claims that being near vaccinated people can have adverse effects. [giz]

Elon Musk’s Brain Computer Start-Up Raises $205 Million From Google Ventures And Others – Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface company, Neuralink, has raised $205 million from investors including Google Ventures, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. [cnbc]

Iceland Is The Tip Of A Vast Lost Continent Beneath The Ocean’s Surface, Scientists Propose – The possible existence of the sunken continent “Icelandia” could help scientists find other hidden masses under the sea. [vice] I can tell you for a fact it exists, because I’ve been there. So..

Rihanna Goes Braless – Under pastel pink top paired with a fluffy hat as she steps out in New York City. [dm]

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