First thing’s first, I need to ask you something: please ignore the entirety of the 2001 film adaptation whilst reading this article. The views held in this article are not applicable to the film because the box office hit is so far removed from Fielding’s original text that it becomes a caricature of her original hero. That isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy the film. For all its many faults, who could possibly resist Hugh Grant AND Colin Firth ...

Yusra Mardini is an inspiration to all, and symbol of hope for anyone who has a dream. Being only 23 years-old, Yusra has competed in her second Olympics, swimming in the 100m Butterfly for the Refugee team. Yusra’s swimming skills have not only got her to the Olympics twice, but it has also helped her save multiple people’s lives.

On Monday 19th July, The European Handball Federation (EHF) fined the Norwegian women’s beach handball team. The Norwegian team were fined 1,500 euros (roughly equated to £1,295) for wearing sports shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European Beach Handball Championships.

At the Wimbledon final, history was made, not only by Novak Djokovic, but by Marija Cicak. In July 2021 at the Wimbledon final, Marija Cicak became the first female chair umpire for the men’s singles final. Cicak umpired the match between Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini. Djokovic defeated Berrettini and therefore became equal with both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s record of 20 grand slam titles.

TW: domestic violence Cases of domestic violence rise by 38 per cent when England lose in the Euros or World Cup. Cases continue to rise when England win or draw by 26 per cent. This year, due to the prevailing force of social media, domestic abuse jokes are all over Tiktok.