Referee makes history as first openly gay official

Huw Ware says it was the biggest day of his life as he called in the new champion.

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US Olympic sprinter Kerley tasered after police confrontation

United States Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley is tasered and arrested by police following a confrontation with officers in Miami, Florida.

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Hamas police chief among 40 reported killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

The officer was killed in an overnight air strike on a displaced people’s camp in the southern Gaza.

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What we know about the New Orleans attacker

The man who drove into a large crowd in the French Quarter was identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar, a US citizen and Army veteran.

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Sugar Bowl postponed after New Orleans attack

The college football match between Notre Dame and the University of Georgia will now be played in New Orleans on Thursday.

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