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An Australian hurdler gave a brutally honest response after she missed out on the final of her event at the Tokyo Olympics in heartbreaking fashion. Liz Clay finished third in the semifinal of the women's 100m hurdles, running a personal best time of 12.71 seconds. She then watched third-placed finishers in two of the other semis go slightly faster, pushing her out of the final by an excruciating 0.08 seconds. 'It really hurts, I don’t have much more to say other than that,' Clay told Channel Seven immediately after the race. 'To miss out by 0.08 or something is pretty crap.' Australian 100m hurdler missed out on the final at the Tokyo Olympics by 0.08 seconds She finished third in her heat, running a personal best time of 12.71 seconds but was beaten to the final by two faster third-place finishers in other semifinals Clay's blunt response followed a race marred by false starts. It took three attempts to get the race started after two false starts were called,

A Zydeco musician was shot in the back while performing at a music festival in central Louisiana on Friday, his wife confirmed on Facebook. Chris Ardoin was performing as the headliner at Zydeco Bike Fest when he was shot, his wife, Kerri, posted on his official Facebook page early Saturday morning. 'Yes, unfortunately tonight he did get shot in the back on his right side while on stage,' she wrote. 'Doctors said thankfully he´s a built guy.  'The bullet didn´t penetrate his lung and stopped near his ribs. We are currently in the hospital. Please keep him in your prayers and will update you all later!!! Thanks.' Chris' brother, Sean, who is also a zydeco musician, posted on his personal Facebook page later in the day Saturday that Chris was doing well and resting safely at home after a brief hospital visit. 'God is faithful and praise Him that the bullet is “safely” lodged in soft tissue in his back and is not a threat, Sean wrote. 'Thank you your praye

Sydneysiders have made a mockery of the city's shutdown with a day at the beach turning the lockdown into a lie down in the sun. Streets around the world-famous beaches of Coogee and Bondi were packed with locals making the most of the unseasonable weather that saw temperatures rise above 25C.  Despite pleas from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to stay at home, thousands took to the beach to sun bake, prompting police to call in air support to order people off the sand. @seeshots Have you ever heard a ‍♀️ warning from a  before? ##sydneylockdown ##policeoperation ##lockdownlife ##gordonsbay ##easternsuburbssydney ##coogee ##police ♬ Know Yourself - Drake @seeshots Have you ever heard a ‍♀️ warning from a  before? ##sydneylockdown ##policeoperation ##lockdownlife ##gordonsbay ##easternsuburbssydney ##coogee ##police ♬ Know Yourself - Drake Have you ever heard a ‍♀️ warning from a  before? ##sydneylockdown ##policeoperation ##lockdownlife ##gordonsbay ##easternsuburbssydne

Joe Rogan called gay and transgender people the 'most vicious' upholders of cancel culture in a rant on his podcast. Rogan, 53, claimed on his July 21 episode of the Joe Rogan Experience that gay and transgender people have 'been bullied' and are now coming after people who are not members of the LGBTQ community, as spotted by Mediaite. 'You know what the thing that's going on with the left - a lot of it is, they're being bullies and a lot of the people that are progressive, that are really like open-minded, unfortunately, there is a lot of people on the left that were bullied by a**holes when they were young,' Rogan said on the July 21 episode of his podcast. Comedian Shane Gillis, who joined Rogan on his show, admitted he had been a bully himself but 'not a mean one.' Joe Rogan went on an anti-transgender and homophobic rant on a recent episode of his podcast, calling gay and transgender people the 'most vicious' champions of cancel cul

Text messages sent by Ben Roberts-Smith's former wife in support of the war hero before he was publicly accused of killing prisoners have been released.  Emma Roberts says in one message to her friend Danielle Scott that 'someone has said a hell of a lot about Ben but they also have to prove it.' Mr Roberts-Smith is suing Nine newspapers over stories they published in June 2018 accusing him of committing war crimes while serving in Afghanistan with the SAS. The texts from Ms Roberts to Ms Scott were sent a month before the first story's publication. She has since agreed to give evidence against him. Mr Roberts-Smith left Ms Roberts in January 2020 and she gave a statement to Nine a fortnight after their divorce was settled in February this year. When the contents of the texts were first read in court last month, Australia's most decorated soldier took a swipe at his now ex-wife over some of what she had said to Ms Scott.  Text messages sent by Ben Roberts-Smith'

For thousands of entrepreneurs across the country, challenges caused by lockdown restrictions created an ideal opportunity to launch new business ideas. When commuters started to work from home and use public transport less, Ian Steed believed it would be the perfect time to realise his dream to sell his self-designed bicycles. The 43-year-old, from Islington, north London, first fell in love with bikes when he was a child, when his first set of two wheels meant freedom to explore and enjoy countryside adventures. It was with this in mind that Ian started Steed Bikes, offering stylish fixed gear and single speed bikes for urban travel, in April this year. Ian Steed, 43, from north London, wanted to make affordable but stylish fixed gear bikes And although lockdown had caused a surge in demand for bicycles, launching a new product during the pandemic brought its own challenges. Ian said: 'Lockdown was a good thing for the bike-riding world as people were just jumping on their bikes

Adam Kinzinger said Sunday he would be open to calling House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to testify in front of the Capitol riot committee but suggested it wouldn't be necessary to subpoena Donald Trump. 'I don't know,' Kinzinger said when ABC This Week host Jonathan Karl asked if the panel will want to compel the former president to speak before the committee. 'Again, it's going to depend on where the facts lead,' the Illinois Republican congressman said. 'We may not even have to talk to Donald Trump to get the information. There were tons of people around him. There were tons of people involved in the things that led up to January 6.' Kinzinger, who was the last member brought onto the panel by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last month, said I know that we're going to get to the information' without speaking to Trump. 'I think there's a lot of people around him that knew some things,' he said. There are only two Republicans on

Fears are growing for Melbourne soul singer Eimable Manirakiza whose mental health started to deteriorate after the city was plunged into lockdown.  On the afternoon of June 23, the 24-year-old became so unwell his family called paramedics to their home in Werribee, but as they went outside to flag down the ambulance, he disappeared and has not been seen since. 'Because we don't know what's happened to him... sometimes we despair, and sometimes we feel quite hopeful,' his friend Kendra Keller told AAP. Eimable Manirakiza has not been seen since he disappeared from his Werribee home, in Melbourne's southwest, on June 23 Ms Keller is coordinating the search for her friend of five years, and says the stress on his family has been 'heartbreaking'. Eimable was born in Tanzania but grew up in Australia from the age of six. He is loved and respected in the city's hip hop community, enjoys skating and fitness, and most recently lived in Point Cook in Melbourne&

One comforting thought is that I am pretty well-protected if the worst comes to the worst. As it might. I am strapped inside 8 st of medieval armour on top of a horse — a stallion, no less — which is heading at a canter for a solid stone rampart and does not understand the meaning of the word ‘Whoa!’. ‘Pull the reins! Pull the reins!’ comes the instruction, which I vaguely hear above the clank and clunk of steel and hoof. As I try to work out whether it’s better to fall off right now, my not-so-trusty steed (called Neville) decides to charge through a medieval gateway and on into the next courtyard. There he finally comes to a halt. Phew! Except, I have just flunked the first test of Knight School. I have dropped my lance.  Unless they get round to a remake of Monty Python And The Holy Grail, I suspect I won’t be asked back. Such is life in the weird and wonderful world of the history re-enactor.  These gallant custodians of our heritage are as much a part of our cultural landscape as