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Guram Tushishvili has been disqualified from the men's 100kg judo competition He lashed out at opponent Teddy Riner after the Frenchman claimed victory The incident was branded as 'scandalous' by Dutch television commentators Georgian judo star Guram Tushishvili was disqualified from the men's 100kg judo competition after he bizarrely appeared to kick out at French favourite Teddy Riner during their quarter-final clash. Riner, a gold medallist at the 2012 games and the 2016 games, has since advanced to the final after beating Tajikistan's Temu Rakhimov in the resulting semi-final. But his meeting with Tushishvili, 29, ended in unsavoury scenes, with...

Georgia cuts Russian embassy gas Many Georgians are relying on bottled gas to try to stay warm Georgia has cut off gas supplies to the Russian embassy in the country, after blaming Moscow for its energy crisis during freezing weather. The mayor of the capital, Tbilisi, said it was more urgent to heat homes than buildings used by those taking part in an "energy blockade" on Georgia. Many Georgians have been without gas or electricity after blasts wrecked a pipeline from Russia. Moscow said supplies were now repaired and services would resume on Sunday. The BBC's Natalia Antelava in Tbilisi...