Bikini-clad Miss BumBum competitors put their pert posteriors on parade during Rio Olympics

Some of Brazil's finest backsides were paraded on the streets this week ahead of the fifth Miss BumBum competition.

As Rio roads closed for the Olympic cycling events yesterday - traffic stopped for another reason - as the girls took the streets of Sao Paulo.

More than one hundred applications from each of Brazil's 27 states had been whittled down to just 15.

And they decided to show exactly what their behinds were made of on Monday ahead of the annual competition in November.

The US women's gymnastics team just obliterated the competition like never before to win a gold medal

The US women's gymnastics team made the team final a race for silver.

After a dominant qualifying heat on Sunday, the US women once again flattened competition en route to an easy gold medal in the team final.

The US finished with a score of 184.897 — eight points better than second-place China. As SB Nation's Rodger Sherman pointed out, the gap between the US and China was wider than the gap between China and last-place Brazil.

The team finished with a bang on the floor. Laurie Hernandez, 16, kicked things off with a wink at the judges before scoring a 14.8, the best of the day, in one of the biggest routines of her life. It was just the beginning, though: Aly Raisman then followed it up with a nearly flawless routine for a 15.3.

Things to consider before dating a broke man

Firstly, it is not a crime to be broke! The crime is choosing to remain broke!

Love can be found in the strangest place, even in the house of a broke man. When you are in love with a financially unstable man, he requires all the support he can get from you as such you need to be sure you can handle the situation.

Money is known to have been the cause of cheating in 50% of Nigerian girls.
Remember it is your choice to be in love with him.

These factors to consider include:

Friend battled in vain to save hero nightclub fire victim by dousing flames with bare hands

A heroic nightclub worker spent his final moments trying save people from a huge fire at one of the UK's most famous venues , it has emerged.

Tomas Ceidukas, 28, died in hospital yesterday as a result of injuries he suffered when a blaze broke out at Ibiza-style mega-club Studio 338, in Greenwich, south east London, on Monday.

As tributes poured in for the victim, it emerged Tomas had been helping people leave the venue before he was engulfed in black smoke.

And friend Max Maxi, told how he battled in vain to save his friend by putting out the flames with his bare hands.

On a Facebook tribute page for Tomas, he posted an image of his burn injuries adding: "Just got back from the hospital after seeing my dear Friend , Brother, Son, Tomas on his bed.

Donald Trump says nobody thought he was suggesting people should shoot Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump attempted to clarify a controversial statementthat he made in reference to Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in North Carolina on Tuesday.

Trump's remarks seemed to suggest that proponents of the Second Amendment could take violent action to prevent his Democratic rival from selecting new justices to sit on the US Supreme Court.

In making the suggestion, Trump alluded to his claim that Clinton would appoint judges who back policies meant to "take [Americans'] guns away."

"Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the Second Amendment," Trump said. "By the way, and if she gets to pick — if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know."

Serena Williams crashes out of women's singles and the diving pool turns green - What you missed last night at Rio 2016

Six things you missed overnight 

1. Michael Phelps wins his 20th and 21st Olympic gold medals

The American - already by a distance the most decorated Olympian of all time - stormed to 200m butterfly victory and held off the challenge of South African Chad le Clos, who could only finish fourth.

Less than an hour later - after shedding tears on the podium while being awarded his 20th Olympic gold medal - Phelps anchored the USA to 4x200m freestyle relay glory.

Chinese tourist loses wallet and becomes refugee in Germany for two weeks by mistake

AChinese tourist who lost his wallet unwittingly became a refugee in Germany for two weeks.

The 31-year-old backpacker, who spoke neither German nor English, reported that he "needed help" after arriving at Stuttgart airport on July 4.

The man, who was described as "smartly dressed" and had apparently travelled to Europe for a walking holiday in Italy, was taken to a reception centre in the nearby town of Heidelberg.

Instead of signing a stolen item form for his wallet at the local police station, the man, known as Mr L, unwittingly filled out an asylum request form.

Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson becomes first black woman to win world title

Alia Atkinson of Jamaica

Alia Atkinson became the first black woman to win a world swimming title when she triumphed in the 100m breaststroke at the world short-course championships in Doha on Saturday as more records tumbled.

Jamaican Atkinson, 25, claimed the title and equalled Ruta Meilutyte's world record of 1min 02.36sec in the process - although under governing body FINA rules this still equates to a new record.

Meilutyte appeared on course for a successful defence of her title only for her rival to move on to the Lithuanian's shoulder at the final turn.

Atkinson then clawed her way down the final length before out-touching the 17-year-old by 0.10sec.

She was completely unaware of what she had done, staring up at the scoreboard with an air of resignation before it gradually dawned

'I'm going to have a baby with my sister and we couldn't be more excited about it'

The idea that families come in all shapes and sizes has never been more true with adoption, same-sex relationships and the introduction of new ways to conceive.

Writer Samuel Leighton-Dore, 25, spoke to Mirror Online about his decision for his sister to have his child - and has opened up about the negative response it has received.

Samuel, from Sydney, is in a relationship with photographer and designer Bradley Tennant but doesn't want to miss out on their baby having both of their family's genes.

As a compromise, his sister Bronte has agreed to donate her eggs so that the couple can have the family they've always wanted.

Samuel told Mirror Online: "It's not too strange when you break it down. We'll be using IVF. It'll be my sister's egg and my partner's sperm with a third-party surrogate, preferably someone who already has a family of their own.

Mystery surrounds the death of young Colombian model found naked in the street

Mystery surrounds the death of a young Colombian model found completely naked on the street in front of her house.

Stephanie Magon Ramirez, 23, was found by a horrified neighbour in the Mexican capital of Mexico City.

At first the authorities suspected foul play, with reports she had been killed.

The president of the Superior Tribunal of the city, Edgar Elias Azar, said: "She suffered what appear to have been numerous blows, or in other words, she was beaten to death."

But then the death was labelled as an accident in a startling turnaround.

Investigators said new evidence had come to light indicating that she had fallen from the roof of her apartment building, crashing 40 feet to the ground, while drunk and high on drugs.

School of Nursing student in Yola, is missing

 

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Why Michael Phelps and other Olympians have big red circles all over their skin

Michael Phelps will swim his first event of the Rio Olympics on Sunday night, and he'll do it with noticeable red circle marks splayed all across his back.

If you've watched any of the Olympics so far, you've most likely seen similar spots on other athletes, including some American male gymnasts. The marks are the result of cupping therapy, a healing technique that is particularly en vogue among Olympians.

Beach volleyball star's outfit attracts worldwide media attention in a sport used to seeing the tiniest of bikinis

Doaa Elghobashy (EGY) of Egypt and Kira Walkenhorst (GER) of Germany compete

Women's beach volleyball usually attracts criticism because the athletes' kit is too skimpy.

However, 19-year-old Egyptian player Doaa Elghobashy is turning perceptions of the sport on their head.

Whereas her rivals hit the sand on Copacabana beach in bikinis that would make a Page Three model think twice, Doaa competes in a headscarf, leggins and full-length sleeves. Her feet are bare.

Surprisingly, the most successful country in the history of the Olympics is Finland

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Since the first Olympic Games in Greece 1896, a total of 14,714 medals have handed out in the Summer Olympics. USA is by far the most successful country with 2,399 medals.

Counting per capita, Americans are however beaten by several nations. To surprise of many, it's Finland that receives the gold medal. With a total of 303 medals, and a population of 5.5 million in 2015, the Nordic country has won 2.3 medals per game, per million population, The Guardian has calculated.

Dutch cyclist in intensive care after fracturing her back in gruesome crash 6 miles from winning gold medal

Dutch cyclist Annemiek Van Vleuten had a comfortable lead in the women's Olympic road race just six miles shy of the finish line when she suffered an awful crash on a steep, slippery descent. She went head-over-handlebars and appeared to land headfirst on the road's curb.

After the race, the Dutch cycling federation announced the she had fractured her back in three places, and suffered a concussion from the crash. She will spend the night in intensive care.