- UN peacekeepers accuses Israel of firing on Lebanon HQ
- London's Frieze art fair goes potty for ceramics
- Southgate taking year out from coaching
- US, Europe stocks fall on US inflation data
- Zelensky meets Macron in Paris as part of European tour
- Hurricane Milton shreds Florida stadium roof
- UN probe accuses Israel of seeking to 'destroy' Gaza healthcare
- US consumer inflation eases to 2.4% in September
- England in sight of victory after Brook's triple hundred
- Juventus readmitted to ECA after failed Super League revolt
- World number 2 Alcaraz knocked out of Shanghai Masters by Machac
- Leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia meet amid regional tensions
- Klopp's Red Bull decision 'ruined life's work' say Dortmund fans
- Han Kang wins South Korea's first literature Nobel
- S. Korea's Nobel winner Han Kang a modest, thought-provoking writer
- Hurricane Milton tornadoes kill four in Florida amid rescue efforts
- The almost impossible job: Beating Rafael Nadal at the French Open
- New French government faces key test with budget plan
- Rescuers say Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 28
- Italy's ex-world champion gymnast Ferrari announces retirement
- Zelensky talks 'victory plan' in meeting with Starmer, Rutte
- South Korea's Han Kang wins literature Nobel
- Federer lauds retiring Nadal's 'incredible achievements'
- Ikea posts fall in annual sales after lowering prices
- Australia beat China 3-1 to resurrect World Cup campaign
- Stock markets diverge, oil gains after China rebounds
- Nadal defied injury woes in record-breaking career
- Nadal v Djokovic, French Open, 2006: Chapter One in epic rivalry
- World can't 'waste time' trading climate change blame: COP29 hosts
- Pakistan at 23-1 after Brook triple hundred takes England to 823-7
- Zelensky meets Starmer, Rutte on whirlwind tour of Europe
- South Korean same-sex couples make push for marriage equality
- Rafael Nadal calls time on epic tennis career
- Mumbai declares day of mourning for Indian industrialist Ratan Tata
- Philippines confronts China over South China Sea at ASEAN meet
- Kim Sei-young shoots 62 to take two-stroke lead at LPGA Shanghai
- The haircuts that help traumatised Ukrainian soldiers heal
- Sinner crushes Medvedev to set up potential Alcaraz Shanghai semi
- 7-Eleven owner restructures to fight takeover
- England's Harry Brook blasts triple century against Pakistan
- Chinese electric car companies cope with European tariffs
- Zelensky in London for whirlwind tour of Europe ahead of US vote
- Sri Lanka recovering faster than expected: World Bank
- Hong Kong, Shanghai rally as most markets track Wall St record
- Record-breaking Root, Brook both pass 200 as England pile up 658-3
- Football mourns Greek defender George Baldock's shock death at 31
- Uniqlo owner reports record annual earnings
- Hong Kong, Shanghai rally as markets track Wall St record
- Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests: report
- Home is far away for Madagascar in AFCON qualifying
Transgender swimmer misses out on second US college title
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her bid to win a second US College title on Friday, finishing in fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle final in Atlanta.
Thomas, who competes for the University of Pennsylvania, had been the top seed heading into Friday's morning preliminaries but finished second in qualifying.
In the final, Thomas, who won the 500-yard freestyle crown on Thursday, was left trailing way off the pace, touching the wall more than two seconds behind winner Taylor Ruck.
Ruck, a four-time Olympic relay medalist for Canada, won in a time of 1min 41.12sec, with the University of California's Isabel Ivey second in 1:41.59. Thomas was tied for fifth in 1:43.40.
Thomas's participation in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships have been shrouded in controversy over her transgender status.
Critics and some fellow swimmers say she should not have been allowed to compete and has an unfair physiological advantage. Others say she should be allowed to compete freely as a woman.
Thomas, who competed as a man for the University of Pennsylvania before switching to the women's team this season, shrugged off protests on Thursday to win the 500-yard title -- making her the first transgender athlete to win a top-tier NCAA crown.
In a snub at the award ceremony for the race, second place finisher Emma Weyant joined third-place finisher Erica Sullivan -- a Tokyo Olympic 1,500m silver medalist -- and fourth-place finisher Brooke Forde on the third-place stand -- literally as far away from Thomas as they could stand upon the podium.
Speaking after her Thursday victory, Thomas said she had attempted to calm the controversy surrounding her rise to dominance this season.
"I try to ignore it as much as I can, I try to focus on my swimming, what I need to do to get ready for my races and try to block out everything else," Thomas said.
Last month, the governing body of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming, unveiled new guidelines that include a more stringent threshold for testosterone.
The NCAA, the governing body for US college sport, subsequently announced the new rules -- and the new USA Swimming testosterone standard -- would not be applied to the championships, saying to do so would have "unfair and potentially detrimental impacts" on athletes preparing for the meet.
P.Stevenson--AMWN