Olympians' success fails to rub off at Wimbledon

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentA judge in the southern Italian city of Lecce has ruled that there are no grounds to further pursue an investigation into allegations that the Oscar-winning Canadian director Paul Haggis had sex with a young woman without her consent.The court ruled in favor of Haggis late on Friday, Italian news Agency ANSA reported on Saturday.“After viewing the evidence and hearing arguments from both sides, the District Court of Lecce, an appellate court with three judges, unanimously rejected a prosecutor’s appeal to have Haggis’ house arrest reinstated,” said Haggis’ Italian lawyer Michele Laforgia in a statement issued on Saturday. Haggis, who won two Oscars for “Crash” and is also known for writing “Million Dollar Baby,” was arrested on June 19 in Ostuni, a location in the southern region of Puglia on the heel of the Italian boot, on charges of sexual assault allegedly inflicted to a 28-year British woman over the course of two days in June.

Karen Bliss For Torontonians attending Drake’s History venue on Friday night, OVO — for October’s Very Own, the superstar’s enduring Canada-based brand — may as well have stood for Our Very Own.You could even say Drake made history with what he dubbed the “All Canadian North Stars,” a mind-blowing assembly of homegrown hip-hop and R&B artists who, as he wrote in his Instagram announcement of the lineup, “paved the way for all of us.”Some of the artists launched hip-hop in Canada long before the city was called TheSix or even the T-dot. And while it was never mentioned, it was hard not to notice the night was being filmed, possibly for a documentary.Drake has singlehandedly helped the careers of more than 100 Canadian producers, beatmakers and songwriters by using them on his albums (according to a count by music publisher Michael McCarty citing the performing rights organization SOCAN) — the majority from the Greater Toronto Area/Southern Ontario, in fact — and the All Canadian North Stars show was Drizzy’s chance to give flowers to many of the artists who helped him along the way. The three-and-a-half hour concert, which wrapped after 2 a.m., was the kick-off to Drake’s annual OVO weekend, which typically coincides with the end of the month-long Toronto Caribbean Carnival.

Conservatives on The Last Leg. Fans have taken to Twitter to call for Rylan to join the run-up for the next Prime Minister after his comments and social media interaction.The BBC Radio 2 presenter made an appearance on last night's The Last Leg and made sure to make his views apparent.Rylan was asked his thoughts on Nadine Dorrie's criticisms of Rishi Sunak's "expensive clothing" compared to Liz Truss' "Claire's Accessories earrings".He quickly quipped: "I just don't think it matters, Jess."I don't care what you're wearing, just run the country right, look after the people of this country and stop being a f***ing a***hole."Rylan then took to Twitter after the show to add further discussion to the topic.He said in view of his 1.7 million followers: "Serious note….

Sophia Grace, who rose to fame at a young age from her appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, is responding to accusations that she had plastic surgery done to her face.

Miu Miu jewelry debuted a rising fashion industry star in the Italian brand’s new jewellery campaign for its fall/winter 2022 collection.

Victoria Beckham has shared an adorable photo of her husband David Beckham and daughter Harper.The family have been enjoying a luxurious summer holiday aboard their £1.6million super yacht, with the family spending time in the sunshine in Italy, France and Croatia. In her latest update, fashion designer Victoria shared a photo of David and Harper smiling at the camera as an orange sunset stretches out behind them. In the caption, the 48 year old wrote: “Happy summer!!! Kisses from Daddy and Harper Seven”.

Rebekah Vardy shared a picture of herself flashing the peace sign on Saturday after losing her libel claim against Coleen Rooney on Friday 29 July. Taking to Instagram, Rebekah, 40, posted a snap of herself wearing a £85 leather jacket which had the words "normal is boring" in graffiti writing on the back from Spray Pray Love. Posing in a field wearing denim hotpants and biker boots, Rebekah captioned the photo with: "Peace out" followed with a peace sign emoji.

Drake caused fans to go crazy when he brought out a surprise guest, Nelly Furtado, with him during his North Stars concert on on Thursday.Lucky audience members were able to capture the moment on video as the rapper, 35, and the reclusive songwriter, 43, joined forces to sing some of her iconic hits, including I'm Like A Bird.The beauty took a break from the stage for several years following a breakdown as she focused on herself and her family. Huge moment: Drake, 35, surprised fans with a special guest performance with Nelly Furtado, 43At the start of one of the videos, Drake could be seen under a spotlight on stage about to introduce the hitmaker.

Bella Hadid turned the sidewalk into her personal runway when she was spotted out in New York City on Saturday.The 25-year-old model put her long, trim legs on display with a lovely white mini dress while on the move.She was spotted heading out on a solo stroll in the Big Apple. Bella Hadid, 25,put her long, trim legs on display with a lovely white mini dress while walking in New York City on SaturdayBella's striking look featured a brilliant white paneled dress delicate lace at the hem and slim straps that put the focus on her toned arms.She matched the look with a thick white headband, which she wore with slim white sunglasses.

Heather Rae Young nearly covered up her growing baby bump while out with her husband Tarek El Moussa on Friday.The 34-year-old Selling Sunset star and her 40-year-old husband were spotted out in Long Beach, California, while filming for their new reality series The Flipping El Moussas.Heather, who learned last week that she's expecting a baby boy, looked chic in a high-waisted set of pale yellow cargo pants. Back to work: Heather Rae Young, 34, nearly covered up her growing baby bump while out with her husband Tarek El Moussa, 40, on Friday as the filmed The Flipping El Moussas in Long BeachShe wore it with a white tank top that was tucked into her pants, along with matching white open-toe heels.She stayed on theme with a gorgeous strand of thick white pearls wrapped around her throat.

Lando Norris had more success on the racetrack than on the road as he qualified fourth for the Hungarian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver had shown strong pace all weekend at a circuit which was expected to suit his car and he took that pace into qualifying. He was third entering the final seconds of Q3 with just the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc ahead of him, only for his friend George Russell to produce the lap of his career to put his Mercedes on pole position.Norris once again led the way for McLaren, with team-mate Daniel Ricciardo a disappointing ninth, and his race pace in practice suggests the Brit could be in the fight for a podium finish at the Hungaroring. READ MORE: F1 photographer left with cut lip after being 'slapped' by Hungarian GP security official It seems Norris’s journey to the circuit wasn’t as a seamless though.

Love Island's Gemma Owen has complained about her beau Luca Bish's annoying habit, which has led to fans spotting the fish monger's "true talent".During the final episode of Unseen Bits on Saturday night (July 30), Gemma and Indiyah could be heard discussing their "icks" on the day bed.Revealing the icks they have with their partners, Gemma opened up about what Luca does that annoys her the most - but did admit that he hasn't done anything that has truly given her the ick.READ NEXT: Millie Court 'strategically' dropped into Love Island villa after confession to bossesShe explained how one of the things that seems to annoy her is when Luca brushes his teeth and leaves "toothpaste around his mouth". The 19-year-old brunette beauty then added a second complaint in the form of Luca's bed hair.With her hands splayed out behind her head so it looked like short spikey hair, Gemma said: "He'll wake up from a nap and the back of his head's like this," while mimicking his bed hair.Viewers of Unseen Bits were quick to flock to Twitter using the Love Island hashtag.One took to the social media platform to point out Luca's "true talent" - which may surprise some people."So luca’s true talent was giving gemma the ick," penned the viewer.Others then pointed out how Gemma claimed Luca hasn't ever given her the ick, but has previously said he has."luca hasn’t done anything thats given u the ick gemma? ok honeybuns," said one fan sarcastically.While another added: "Gemma saying Luca hasn't done anything that's given her the ick but she's said that he has MULTIPLE times."This comes as the Islanders gear up for the epic finale which is due to take place on Monday, August 1.

Josh Le Grove has revealed he was originally meant to enter the Love Island villa as a bombshell.The 22-year-old Essex lad joined the cast of the ITV2 dating show as part of the dramatic Casa Amor challenge alongside five other hunky singletons.However, he's since revealed that bosses were forced to make changes to the line-up following Liam Llewellyn's shock departure in the first week.READ MORE: Love Island's Coco Lodge would strip off for extra cash on OnlyFans as 'last resort'The Welshman left the villa after 36 hours and told his cast mates that he wasn't "giving 100 per cent Liam".His exit meant that the order of new bombshells got shuffled around.Opening up about his time on the show at the National Reality TV Awards, Josh told Daily Star said: "I was going to come in as the second bombshell, flew out but it got changed to Casa Amor."I think it was because Liam left and I think the order mixed up a little bit."I wanted to go in as a bombshell but glad I did Casa Amor."Since getting the boot from the villa, Josh has found romance with co-star Summer Botwe.The pair appeared to confirm their relationship as they stepped out hand-in-hand to The Prey gala screening in London on Tuesday.It comes after they were interviewed on Aftersun by host Laura Whitmore, with the pair enjoying a date live on the show.Josh, 22, declared he couldn't "wait to see" what happened between the pair during his appearance on the ITV2 spin-off series.Fans were sent into meltdown as the lovebirds opened up about their romance on air.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Josh and Summer are a stunning couple."Another added: OMG Josh and Summer being reunited on Aftersun."A third person posted: "Josh and Summer are so cute."While a fourth social

Sir Alex Ferguson has offered a brutal tongue-in-cheek verdict over what Arsenal fans can expect from the 2022/23 Premier League season in a chat with Frankie Dettori. The iconic former Manchester United boss was in high spirits after bumping into the legendary jockey at Goodwood on Saturday (July 30) where they posed for photos.

Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu swore at Andrew Le Page and stormed off after unleashing a scathing rant on him in a random outburst.The stunning Turkish model, 27, put her acting skills to good use when she was given a secret challenge by bosses .She had to complete the task during Love Island: Unseen Bits on Saturday night (July 30) - and viewers loved it.READ NEXT: Millie Court 'strategically' dropped into Love Island villa after confession to bossesTasked with throwing water on herself and then blaming Andrew for doing so, she erupted in a fit of rage before storming off in a complete mood.Walking over to Andrew holding a glass of water while donning a skimpy blue string bikini, Ekin-Su had to spill it and blame the estate agent. She went to sit with Tasha and Andrew on the beanbags before spilling water on herself, falling to the ground and swearing."What the f**K are you doing?" she fumed at the unsuspecting hunk.

Michael Schumacher's wife Corinna broke down in tears after giving an update on her husband's health in a rare update.The Formula One legend has been hidden away from the public after his family took him out of hospital to continue his recovery at home in private. The German suffered a horrific head injury in a skiing accident back in 2013 that saw him placed in a coma for over six months.Though he has since awoken and has even travelled, Schumacher largely remains at home where he is taken care of by his family - including his wife Corinna. They have always kept details of his condition private and he has not been seen in public since the accident.READ MORE: Toto Wolff tips Mercedes to be part of ‘fun and games’ after George Russell storms to poleBut after receiving the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia, Mrs Schumacher admitted that her husband is no longer the same man in a tearful speech.

Love Island's Cheyanne Kerr opened up about failed Dubai romance and being unable to find love in the UAE in an unearthed TikTok video.The Casa Amor bombshell uploaded the video on June 11 - a matter of weeks before she jetted out to Spain to enter the villa.She entered during Casa Amor week in a bid to find the love of her life on the ITV2 reality-dating show.READ NEXT: Love Island fans convinced Sunak and Javid are heading to Casa Amor after quitting jobsIn the TikTok video the 23-year-old Barnsley lass mimed along to an audio clip that said: "Wow, crazy. You're crazy girl."On the video she had penned: "When I thought Dubai would be full of decent guys..." She could be seen donning a yellow strappy top, which contrasted beautifully against her sunkissed skin.Cheyanne looked glumly into the distance as she lip synced the audio, with the video alluding to the fact that she hadn't found love in Dubai and felt disheartened over the fact.She captioned the clip with a slew of laughing emojis and added: "girls in Dubai know."TikTokers were quick to comment on the short clip, offering advice, with one writing: "Yeah not in Five Palm dear.

 Chris Evans, 56, insisted that his team “did not want to go” to Wimbledon this year, after colleague Vassos Alexander confirmed they were rejecting yet another invitation to attend the tennis tournament. Chris, who has his own show on Virgin Radio, was not fussed about attending the event, in spite of its immense popularity. Yesterday, Chris discussed Wimbledon with his colleagues as it was revealed they had turned down special invitations to attend the event.Speaking to his listeners, Chris explained Vassos had just asked him and his radio co-star Rachel Horne to record a video message saying, “Thank you, Gus”. When Chris asked Vassos why they had to record the message, he confirmed it was because they had been invited to Wimbledon. Vassos explained: “We’re trying to - because we’ve all been very kindly invited to Wimbledon (Gus works at Wimbledon).“But we can’t because we have very full diaries this week.“And what my dad says is that you should always refuse an invitation elegantly, and I love that word: elegantly. “So, you saying ‘thank you, Gus’ into my camera phone is part of my elegantly refusing the invitation - and hopefully being invited again."At this point, Rachel interjected to say that “decline” was a better word to use, as “refuse sounds quite harsh”.Chris agreed that he should change the phrasing to “politely decline”, which Vassos conceded. Then, Chris made a cheeky dig at Wimbledon as Vassos attempted to clear up what he was saying. “So this is the second time of asking?” mocked Chris.“What doesn’t he get about ‘we don’t want to go’?” “No, we want to go!” Vassos interrupted, laughing.“What doesn’t he get about, we’re too busy?” Chris pressed on.

Wimbledon championships kicked off earlier this week.  And Kimberley Walsh was among the celebrity arrivals on day six of the Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Saturday. The singer, 40, nailed bohemian chic in a strapless maxi dress with puff sleeves and a ruffle trimmed skirt, as she walked alongside husband Justin Scott.

Emma Raducanu knocked out and Andy Murray and his bionic hip faltering in the second round to American slugger John Isner. And that, it seemed, was that: our two past Grand Slam winners gone, and the 9th seed Cameron Norrie the nation’s sole focus. Many feared we were doomed to fixate upon the machinations of the Centre Court roof until Wimbledon drew to a merciful close.But then out of nowhere emerged a hitherto little-known 25-year-old from Leicestershire called Katie Boulter who pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, beating the former world number one and last year’s runner-up Karolína Plíšková.

Tennis star Tami Korpatsch has launched a scathing attack on doubles partner Harmony Tan after the Frenchwoman wrecked her Wimbledon dream.Tan, 24, defeated legendary icon Serena Williams 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) on Tuesday (June 28) in a mammoth first-round contest that lasted over three hours on Centre Court. Finishing the high-octane match after 10.30pm, the world no.115 was due back on court the next day for her opening doubles clash with Korpatsch, but pulled out at the last minute due to a problem with her thigh."Unfortunately my partner H Tan retired from our doubles today," the German wrote in a now-deleted post on Instagram.