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Newcastle footballer Papiss Cisse has left his on-off girlfriend heartbroken after telling her he was going on holiday only to marry a volleyball player three days later. Rachelle Graham, 24, a beauty queen and former Miss Newcastle, says last week she said goodbye to the Senegalese striker, 30, believing he was off to spend a month in his homeland. But after he failed to return her texts she became worried and went online, finding a picture of her love's wedding to sportswoman Diallo Awa, 29, at a yacht club outside Paris. Miss Graham received horrific abuse after news of her relationship with Cisse became public in 2013 and it was reported to police. Today it appears that she has been targeted again and said that she dated the footballer because she loved him, not for his money. She tweeted: 'Yes I am upset and hurt as we were very close and I trusted him all these years. I had a good life before I met Papiss and I intend to get t...

The International Olympic Committee has made its first statement about Caitlyn Jenner's transition to a woman, responding to an online petition requesting that the organization, which runs the Olympic Games, revoke the gold medal Caitlyn (then Bruce) won during the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In its response to the petition, IOC Communications Director Mark Adams say's, "Bruce Jenner won his gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games and there is no issue for the IOC." Since the story about the petition emerged, more than 10,000 people have signed and the petition's writer has expanded the goal to 15,000. It appears to be all for naught, however, as the IOC's statement makes their position pretty clear: Caitlyn Jenner will keep her hard-won medal.

            Caitlyn Jenner and Children               TIMELINE OF BRUCE JENNER'S TRANSITION TO CAITLYN 1980s: Bruce makes first transition attempt; embarked on hormone therapy for almost five years to grow 36B breasts and had electrolysis to remove beard and chest hair within 10 years of becoming an Olympic champion in 1976. Also had plastic surgery on nose. Ultimately stopped transition process and went on to marry Kris Jenner in 1991. January 2012 : Ellen Pierson, who married Kris Jenner's ex-husband Robert Kardashian, claimed Bruce had been a cross-dresser 'for years.' She claimed his first wife Chrystie Crown over told her he had a penchant for women's clothing, shoes and lingerie. That same month Star magazine alleged that Kris was unfazed by her husband's odd habit and that he continued to cross-dress for years after their 1991 wedding. January 2014 : The Olympic go...

Huge blow for 50 Cent's boxing company SMS Promotions has just filed for bankruptcy. Though it vows to stay in business.  50 started SMS Promotions back in 2012 signed some big names in the sport, including then-undefeated champion Yuriorkis Gamboa , James Kirkland and Olympic medalist Andre Dirrell . But apparently, the boxing business hasn't been so kind to 50 as it has been to others like his pal because according to court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, the company filed for Chapter 11 on May 25th.   In court documents filed in Connecticut, SMS says it has between $100k and $500k in debts. 

Mary Hockaday, controller of BBC World Service English, paid tribute to Oshoala. "At still only 20, she's proved herself a formidable talent on the pitch," she said. "I'm proud BBC World Service is supporting the women's game and thrilled with the interest in the award."  Oshoala said the honour was a big lift for Nigeria before the World Cup and would help inspire young players in her homeland. "It's a really good thing for us as a team because we now know that we have something great and now we want to go at the trophy," she said. "We can do it, we did it in 2014 we can also do it this year as well. "There is going to be a lot of motivation for women's football in Nigeria now because of this award because there are a lot of fans out there.  Since her rise in the game she has won various awards and honours including being the first African female Footballer to feature in the Women's...

Less than a day removed from the sacking of manager Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has reportedly set his sights on former Liverpool and Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez. Los Blancos wrapped up a disappointing campaign with zero trophies, and could watch as archrival Barcelona complete the ever rare treble. According to The Telegraph , Benitez told Perez he plans to build Madrid around 25-year-old winger Gareth Bale, which could open the door for superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure despite setting a Club record Goal of 45 this season. The 30-year-old Portuguese, whose only 13 goals away from Madrid’s all-time scoring lead, desired full details in Madrid and Perez’s plans for the future before he made a decision on whether to stay or leave the squad he’s called home since 2009. Ligue 1’s Paris Saint-Germain were linked to Ronaldo for a deal that could reach as high as £89 million far below the 150 million Euros demand of the Madrid club, yet ...

The 29-year-old received the awards, which are handed out by the European association of sports journalists (UEPS) and their global counterparts (AIPS), at the Bundesliga champions' Säbener Straße complex on Wednesday afternoon. Manuel Neuer "I’m very grateful for being chosen for these awards, but I couldn’t have done it without my team-mates," said Neuer, who beat tennis stars Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to the European accolade. The 2014 world champion is only the third footballer after Michel Platini (1984) and Lothar Matthäus (1990) to win the award since its inception in 1983. The Germany international beat Real Madrid star and 2014 Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo to the World Athlete award.