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      Former PSV Eindhoven star faces 30 months in prison over death of four-year-old boy as he withdraws appeal

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      FORMER PSV Eindhoven midfielder Rai Vloet is facing two-and-a-half years in prison for causing a fatal accident which killed a four-year-old boy.The 29-year-old was sentenced last year for the incident which took place in November 2021.Rai Vloet, centre, is facing 30 months behind bars for the fatal accidentCredit: GettyHe opted to appeal the decision after The Public Prosecution Service did the same as they called for his sentence to be increased by a further 12 months.However, ANP have now revealed Vloet’s lawyer, Alrik de Haas, confirmed on Monday that the footballer decided to withdraw his appeal on September 3.The Public Prosecution Service followed suit, meaning Vloet can now expect a summons to serve his two-and-a-half-year prison sentence.He will also have to pay “several hundred thousand euros” in damages.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLFollowing the crash on the A4 near Hoofddorp which killed four-year-old Gio Roos, Vloet was found “smelling of alcohol and with bloodshot eyes”.The prosecution later called the speed he was driving at “absurd”.Vloet played 16 games for PSV, including three in the Europa League and one in the Champions League.At the time of the accident, he was at Dutch side Heracles.Most read in FootballSince then, he has gone on to play in Kazakhstan and Russia, but is now a free agent after his contract with Ural Yekaterinburg expired at the end of last season.AD have reported Vloet is considering hanging up his boots.It is understood he wants to serve his sentence “normally”. More

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      Newcastle cough up £10million to settle long-running HMRC spat from Mike Ashley’s ownership

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      NEWCASTLE UNITED have coughed up £10million to settle a long-running tax battle with HMRC – including millions in legal fees and costs from the row.The club faced a £6.25m bill – before lawyer costs and interest was added on.Newcastle coughed up £10m to settle a long-running tax battle with HMRCCredit: GettyNewcastle owners the Public Investment Fund ended a long-running spat from Mike Ashley’s ownershipCredit: AlamyTax experts believe the final cost could even top £10m after HMRC added an additional 10 years worth of interest payments on top.One footie expert said: “The final cost to the club is extremely likely to have tipped over £10million, once HMRC’s compound interest rates are factored in.”The Geordies’ owners Public Investment Fund agreed to fork out the multi-million sum to the tax man to end a long-running spat that dated back to Mike Ashley’s ownership.Despite fighting the tax bill through the courts, PIF also secretly paid out millions to stop further interest charges being added.Read More on FootballAn investigation into agents’ fees and Newcastle had been going on since 2014.In April 2017, as part of a criminal investigation, officers raided the club and seized documents and computers.Nine months after the raid, the club was hit with the demands for unpaid taxes for the period between 2011 and 2017.The criminal investigation was dropped in 2021.Most read in FootballHowever, the High Court last year agreed with HMRC’s demands for the club to pay £4.25m in unpaid national insurance contributions and £2m in unpaid VAT payments.The club said in its most recent accounts: “Newcastle received assessments from HMRC relating to alleged underpayment of tax and national insurance, and interest thereon arising from HMRC activity prior to 2017.says Jamie Carragher as he warns Newcastle that Eddie Howe will leave for dream job if he isn’t happy”The group appealed and made a cash payment which halted the further interest on any outstanding amounts. “The amount that has been claimed by HMRC has been assessed and an accrual has been made in the Group’s financial statements.” More

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      Former Premier League striker appears in court as further details emerge of ‘sexual assault’ allegations

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      MORE details have emerged of the accusations against former Wolves striker Rafa Mir over an alleged sexual assault.The 27-year-old footballer was arrested on Sunday by Spanish police and spent a second night in a police cell before appearing in court today. Rafa Mir arriving at court todayCredit: EPAThe player has spent two nights in a police cellCredit: EPAHe is currently on loan at Valencia from SevillaCredit: RexHe was held after two women aged 21 and 25 claimed they had been sexually assaulted by Mir and a friend.The player is currently on loan to LaLiga side Valencia from rivals Sevilla.Police are understood to have arrested the second suspect yesterday.It had already been reported that the arrests took place following an alleged incident during a party at Mir’s home in Betera just outside Valencia.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLLocal newspaper Las Provincias said the two women agreed to go to the player’s home after meeting up with the accused pair in a nightclub.It has been reported that police found them arguing at the door “semi-naked and very agitated” after being called to the area by neighbours and security guards who had heard shouting.The newspaper said one of the women had accused the footballer’s friend of hitting her.The father of one of the women is said to have arrived while police were still on the scene after receiving a call from his daughter.Most read in FootballHe drove her and her friend away before they filed a formal complaint later in the day at a Civil Guard station in Patraix – where Mir has spent the last two nights.The older of the two women reportedly told cops she agreed to some initial cuddling and kissing with the ex-Premier League star before he ignored her requests to stop and forced himself on her.The alleged sex assault is said to have happened by the villa pool.Las Provincias said the footballer is insisting the woman consented to sex and he has been “collaborative” with officers at all times, letting them into his home on Monday morning.He is due to be quizzed again today this time by an investigating judge, when he appears in court.The hearing will take place behind-closed-doors as is normal in Spain where only trials are held in public.Well-placed legal sources said last night they expected him to be released on conditional bail pending an ongoing investigation even if the alleged victims ratified their police statements before a judge.It is not yet clear whether the Mir will continue to play for Valencia while any criminal probe is ongoing.News of his arrest emerged around lunchtime yesterday after he failed to show for training.A spokesman for the Civil Guard in Valencia subsequently confirmed: “We can confirm a LaLiga footballer has been arrested over an alleged sexual assault.”Mir won the 2019 European Championship with the Spain national Under-21 football team and a silver medal with the Olympic team at the 2020 event.He joined Wolves on a four-and-a-half year contract in January 2018 and took the No9 shirt.He had loan spells at Las Palmas and Nottingham Forest while with Wolves before leaving the club for good in August 2021 when he signed a six-year contract with Sevilla.He returned to boyhood club Valencia on loan in July.Valencia said in a statement yesterday: “In relation to the press reports regarding the arrest of Valencia CF player Rafa Mir, the club is aware of the arrest and, in the absence of any more details about it, can only state for the time being that it will cooperate fully with whatever the courts may require.”READ MORE SUN STORIESClub sources have been quoted as saying they are going to see how the ongoing investigation against Mir develops before taking a decision about his future.He has not yet been charged with any crime. Formal charges are normally laid in Spain shortly before trial following a lengthy judicial probe by an investigating judge. More

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      Ex-Championship footballer Kiernan Hughes-Mason beat toddler in head & claimed she’d fallen on a dollhouse

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      AN ex-Championship footballer beat a toddler so badly doctors said she looked like a car crash victim.Kiernan Hughes-Mason, 32, left a two-year-old girl in a coma for 14 days after subjecting her to life-changing brain injuries while she was in his care.Kiernan Hughes-Mason, pictured here in 2013, left a two-year-old girl in a coma for 14 daysKiernan Hughes-Mason claimed the girl fell onto a dollhouse in her roomCredit: AlamyThe former Millwall player beat his ex-girlfriend’s daughter before claiming he was downstairs and heard a crash from her room – telling doctors she had fallen on a dollhouse. Hughes-Mason rang 999 on January 31, 2020, following the attack in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, where the youngster was discovered conscious but unresponsive. Medics found 17 different injuries to the tot’s legs, back, face and chest which are thought to have been inflicted over a three-month period.Hughes-Mason was arrested on February 14 that year for his violent actions which left the youngster needing round-the-clock care.read more on footballDuring cops’ investigation, messages were found to have been sent from Hughes-Mason’s phone telling his pals caring for the girl made him angry. He wrote: “She’s actually getting on my nerves”, and “I’m gonna hit her”.At trial, prosecutors said the injuries were similar to those inflicted by “a fall from… several storeys”.Hughes-Mason, who began his career at Millwall and later played for the social media team Hashtag United, was convicted of grievous bodily harm and child cruelty.Most read in FootballHe most recently served as manager of Enfield Borough but was sacked following Wednesday’s conviction.In closing speeches at trial, prosecution said the girl’s injuries could not have been caused accidentally by her falling in her room.Hughes-Mason was keen from the outset to portray himself to the police as the doting stepfather… but he regularly belittled themProsecutionThey said: “The experts are all unanimously of the view that the child’s devastating head and brain injuries could not have been caused accidentally while she was alone in her room.“Hughes-Mason was keen from the outset to portray himself to the police as the doting stepfather who treated the children as his own, saying how much he loved them.“Yet in his text messages written at the time, he constantly referred to them as ‘your children,’ or ‘your child’ to the child’s mother. “He regularly belittled them, talked about them as if they were stupid and put them down.“In respect of the head and brain injury that the child suffered… the experts all agree that the pattern of injuries found is consistent with the child having been vigorously shaken… with her head likely being hit against a hard surface.This little girl will never recover from the injuries she sustained from this violent attackDet Sgt Ellie Nudd“The only explanation for the pattern of injuries suffered by the child was that they were inflicted by this defendant and inflicted deliberately.”Following the conviction, the young girl’s family said she will have to “bear the consequences” of Hughes-Mason’s actions for the rest of her life. They said: “We finally have a verdict and that man is now held accountable for what he did to our little girl.“We have had to go through what no family should ever have to experience, and our girl is going to bear the consequences of what he has done to her for the rest of her life”.Det Sgt Ellie Nudd of Essex Police’s child abuse investigation team, added: “This conviction is important. “Hughes-Mason denied responsibility for all of the child’s injuries, pointing the finger at others or blaming them on accidents.”This little girl will never recover from the injuries she sustained from this violent attack.READ MORE SUN STORIES“The doctor’s were clear about the extent of the injuries – they were equivalent to a high-speed crash, and would have to be the result of a violent assault.”Hughes-Mason will be sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on September 10. More

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      Kyle Walker ‘readying lawyers’ for another court battle with Lauryn Goodman as he ‘considers launching harassment case’

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      KYLE Walker is geared up to launch a harassment case against Lauryn Goodman after revealing a heartbreaking confession.The Man City defender, 34, is considering taking legal action against his ex-mistress to prevent her from sharing their personal life on social media.Kyle Walker is reportedly considering legal action against Lauryn Goodman to protect his childrenCredit: PAThe influencer shares two children with the Man City aceCredit: GettyPals of the £150,000 a week pro claim he has already been in touch with lawyers as influencer Lauryn, 33, continues to air her grievances online.A source said Kyle is “carefully looking at options” and has heard advice from two law firms in order to protect his children. The footballer shares four sons with scorned wife Annie Kilner, who last week blocked his return to their family £4million Cheshire mansion.It is understood the love rat was hoping for a reconciliation after their Turkey and Wales holidays. Instead, the footballer has been forced to stay in Premier League owned apartment.The source claimed Kyle wants to protect Roman, Riaan, Reign and Rezon, from any online harm as Lauryn continues to post following their bitter court row last month.A judge slammed the Celebs Go Dating star for using her footballer baby-dad as an “open-ended cheque book”.Her eye-watering list of demands was unveiled bombshell documents.Most read in FootballThey included £33,000 for air conditioning at her seven-bedroom mansion in Hove, Sussex, a £22,000 furnishing fund, £70,000 for a Mercedes GLE, to be replaced every three years, and a £30,000 car allowance for a nanny.But Lauryn later blasted Judge Edward Hess on social media and pokes fun at his comments. Multi-millionaire Kyle Walker forced to bed down in apartment block despite owning two mega mansions after messy splitShe replied to one fan: “I hope Hess got the publicity I think he craved.”And the influencer has also since claimed Kyle told her he had never “for a ­second” been sorry they had got together and wanted to “have my cake and eat it”.She alleged her ex-lover wanted to bed her on a date in a London hotel room — days before he said publicly he regretted their “mistake” of a relationship.The influencer added that the Man City star “wanted a secret double life playing happy families” with their two kids.In an exclusive interview with The Sun on Sunday, Lauryn said he told her: “We can keep this between you and me.”’SPY ON HIM’Meanwhile, as reported by the MailOnline, the mum-of-two also allegedly asked one of Kyle’s mates to “spy on him”.The claimed the Celebs Go Dating star demanded they inform her where he, Annie and the kids were going on holiday.”She wanted all the details spread on social media, I guess just to embarrass him,” claimed the source.”I wasn’t comfortable with what she was saying and wanted no part of it but shows how much she wants to get at him.”I wanted no part of it.”A spokesperson for Lauryn denied these claims.It is not the first allegation against the influencer, as just last month a Kyle’s neighbour claimed Lauryn asked her to keep tabs on him and Annie in a bid to break their marriage up.Jasmine David, 51, recalled: “It was becoming clear how desperate she was, how obsessed she was with them.“She wanted to know if his car was parked up and if he was there, what he was doing.“I feel sorry for her to a certain degree. We have no idea what kind of things he said to her or what he promised. But in the end, she became hell-bent on breaking them up.”And, Lauryn’s own sister, glamour model Chloe, slammed the mum-of-two and vowed she couldn’t forgive her.She told The Sun how the feud saw her disinvite her sister from her dream wedding, claiming she had been “kept in the dark”.It comes after Lauryn sent a bombshell message to Annie on Boxing Day revealing Kyle fathered her second child.Annie, who was pregnant with Rezon at the time, swiftly kicked the £150,000-a-week defender out of their family home.She had previously welcomed him back after it was exposed he was dad to Lauryn’s son Kario.In an exclusive interview with The Sun soon after his second love child was revealed, Kyle publicly apologised to his estranged wife.He spoke of his desire to save the marriage and described Annie as his “soulmate”.She was later at the Etihad Stadium to support him as City won the title for a record fourth time in a row.READ MORE SUN STORIESAnd she attended all but one of England’s matches at the Euros in Germany.Lauryn also travelled to one of them with their son, Kairo, four.Kyle Walker’s sit-down interview with The SunBy Paul SimsENGLAND ace Kyle Walker admitted in January he made “idiot choices and idiot decisions” over his secret child and ­bitterly regrets betraying soulmate wife Annie.In a sit-down interview with The Sun, this is what he said.“What I’ve done is horrible and I take full responsibility.“I made idiot choices and idiot decisions. I can’t begin to think or imagine what Annie is going through. I’ve tried to ask her but there’s pain and hurt.“The man that’s meant to love, care and be there for her, did this.“There have been days in this ordeal where I’ve just wanted to curl up in a ball and go to sleep.“The only person to blame is me. I have roles and responsibilities that I’m aware of and I’ve made stupid choices. But I need to own up to my mistakes — I owe it to everyone.“My actions have caused a lot of pain to a lot of people. I’m sorry because, as a family, this isn’t meant to happen.“I am a private man but I accept that I am a public figure and I need to address what I’ve done.“It hasn’t helped that it has been played out in the media. But I’ve chosen to speak now in the hope that I can at least explain myself and enable my wife and children to have the privacy they so desperately need and deserve.“When I met Annie at 17, I never envisaged my private life being like this. I never thought I would be a father of six.“In football I’ve achieved more than what I ever thought I would achieve. But to personally hurt what I truly believe is my best friend, that’s what hurts a lot.“How could I hurt someone I love so much? That’s something I need to find in myself.“I need to find out why I have done this and why situations have occurred. I am human and I’ve made mistakes on and off the field.“The ones off the field are definitely more damaging and have been more hurtful to me.“Football has been my life since I was six but my family comes before anything on this planet. At the moment, they’re hurting enormously.“My little boy goes to sleep with me every night and to not have him . . . I’m used to being away for long periods of time with England.”We say goodnight on FaceTime. But to know that I’m not with him because of my mistake — mistake is probably the wrong word, my choices — that’s what pains me.”The mum-of-two was slammed by a judge for using Kyle as an ‘open-ended cheque book’Credit: SplashIt is understood the footballer wants to protect his childrenCredit: Rex More

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      Lamine Yamal’s dad discharged from hospital two days after he was stabbed

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      THE father of football superkid Lamine Yamal has been discharged from hospital two days after he was stabbed.Mounir Nasraoui, 32, was rushed to hospital on Wednesday night after he was allegedly lured into a trap.Lamine Yamal’s dad Mounir Nasraoui has been released from hospital after he was allegedly lured into a trapCredit: GettyEarlier, he had argued with the father of a boy who had thrown water over Mr Nasraoui from a balcony. The attackers turned up at a “clear the air” meeting in a car park, where Mr Nasraoui was punched, kicked and knifed. An executive at Barcelona FC, where Lamine plays, said: “Luckily a friend of the father’s appeared because otherwise they would have killed him.”Four people believed to be from one family have been arrested and were due in court yesterday. READ MORE LAMINE YAMALOn Thursday 17-year-old Yamal visited his dad in Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital hospital, near Barcelona.They were seen together after the teen sensation helped Spain lift the trophy at Euro 2024 last month.After the attack, Mor­occan Mr Nasraoui told Spanish TV: “I suffered fear like any other person.”I have to be calm and think the courts will do their job.”Most read in FootballBarcelona star Lamine Yamal’s dad ‘stabbed in car park’ & rushed to hospital More

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      Pregnant Laura Woods reveals she was sent death threats after wading into Imane Khelif Olympic boxing gender row

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      LAURA Woods has revealed she was sent death threats after wading into the Imane Khelif Olympic boxing gender row.The TNT Sports host, 37, who recently announced she is expecting a baby with Love Island boyfriend Adam Collard, tweeted about an article in the Telegraph.TNT Sports TV presenter Laura Woods has revealed she was sent death threatsCredit: GettyGold medallist Algeria’s Imane Khelif poses on the podium during the medal ceremonyCredit: AFPKhelif faced criticism after beating Italian boxer Angela Carini in just 46 secondsShe replied, “Great article Oli” to a piece titled ‘Blinded by ideology: Inside boxing row that undermined IOC and tarnished Olympics’.Since the post, Woods said she has received “numerous death threats to myself and my unborn child”.She wrote on X: “Since I replied to this article I’ve had numerous death threats to myself and my unborn child.”Questions on my own gender (I’m pregnant so guess that clears that one up) calls for my employers to sack me, threats to my home.Read more Sports News”I’ve been called a racist, a bigot and a sexist as well as various insults – c*nt, sl*g etc.”I’ve also been asked why I haven’t raised any concerns on this topic before? See above for your answer.”Woods added: “When there are discrepancies with test results – which could impact the safety of another human being, in an environment that above all else should be fair – questions are quite rightly going to be asked.”The answers are still unclear, otherwise this topic would be closed.”Most read in BoxingKhelif won Olympic gold in the women’s 66kg boxing contest after critics said her participation risked women’s safety.The Algerian was born female and does not identify as transgender or intersex.Gender row boxer Imane Khelif ‘names Elon Musk & JK Rowling in Olympics cyberbullying lawsuit’But Khelif faced criticism on social media from a number of public figures saying she is male and should not be taking part.She has reportedly named Elon Musk and JK Rowling in a cyberbullying lawsuit – with her lawyer claiming Donald Trump’s tweets will also be probed.Khelif is understood to have filed a criminal complaint to French authorities.The complaint details alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” against the Algerian boxer.CLEMMIE MOODIE Imane Khelif is world’s first fictional trans Olympian – those who labelled her ‘male’ were deeply irresponsible”IF it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck . . . then get it the duck out of the Olympic GamesMany, then, think boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting will waddle their way to podium glory next week.But how deeply sad that a global event with so, so many stories — ones of triumph, adversity, heartbreak and sheer, hard work against all odds — should focus on the back stories of these two individuals.Everyone has their opinion. And everyone is entitled to their opinion.But those with the loudest, people such as JK Rowling — who should really get back to Privet Drive and lay off some of the militant anti-trans stuff — need to be careful.When the author labelled the athletes “male”, she knew what she was doing: Stirring up her cauldron of hatred and winding up the ill-informed masses.It was deeply irresponsible.Because in Algeria, where Khelif is from, it is illegal to be gay, let alone trans, which, let’s face it, is what the boxer stands accused of being.In effect, she has become the world’s first fictional trans Olympian.But she isn’t transgender. And never has been.Because, as is the case so regularly these days, mis-information, conspiracy and gross exaggeration are rife.And how tragically horrific if those vociferous individuals claiming to be standing up for women should see two women subsequently killed by hate mobs.Where was JK’s outrage over the convicted Dutch male rapist Steven van de Velde being allowed to compete in the beach volleyball?Or where, if she’s so concerned about advantageous hormones, was her anger over China’s gold medal-winning 4x100m medley team, which featured two swimmers who previously returned positive doping tests?Yesterday, the Algerian athlete tore into the scrutiny of her gender as “harmful to human dignity”, begging people to “refrain from bullying”.And then the International Boxing Association, the body which originally claimed the pair had failed “eligibility tests” without even categorically explaining what these tests are, openly bullied her.The IBA, which has been banned from regulating Olympic boxing because of governance problems, a lack of financial transparency and many perceived instances of corruption, let its clearly mad Russian chief Umar Kremlev do the talking.Kremlev ranted, sensitively: “The tests show they were men. We don’t verify what they have between their legs. We don’t know if they were born like that or if some changes were made.”Very unhelpfully, the boxers themselves and their governing bodies are also refusing to say exactly what tests they had done. And in this, some blame lies with them.Do the pair have conditions such as Swyer Syndrome which means they have female reproductive organs but higher levels of testosterone? Are they intersex? How raised is their testosterone?Of course, they shouldn’t have to drop their shorts and show the world their genitalia.But they must display more transparency.The IOC’s ham-fisted handling of testing procedures also needs addressing.And if these women really do have a grossly unfair advantage, then this must be dealt with — and yes, perhaps they should be competing against men, albeit in a lighter weight category.After all, the hurt feelings of these athletes mustn’t triumph over common sense and the well-being of their XX-chromosomed counterparts.Safety must come first, for everyone.And that means no more rumour, no more conspiracy theories and no more wild conjecture. Just facts.Khelif’s lawyer Nabil Boudi told Variety: “JK Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others.”Trump tweeted, so whether or not he is named in our lawsuit, he will inevitably be looked into as part of the prosecution.”What we’re asking is that the prosecution investigates not only these people but whoever it feels necessary.”The Parisian lawyer added: “If the case goes to court, they will stand trial.”Harry Potter author Rowling slammed Khelif after her win over Italian boxer Angela Carini.Carini quit the round-of-16 bout just 46 seconds in – refusing to shake Khelif’s hand and claiming she had never been punched so hard.Rowling accused Khelif of being a man “enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head”.READ MORE SUN STORIESTwitter and Tesla owner Musk shared a post about Khelif claiming “men don’t belong in women’s sports”.And Trump posted a snap of the Khelif-Carini fight with the caption: “I will keep men out of women’s sports!”Harry Potter author Rowling slammed KhelifCredit: GettyTwitter owner Elon Musk shared a post calling Khelif a manCredit: Getty More

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      Imane Khelif breaks silence after ‘naming Elon Musk & JK Rowling in cyberbullying lawsuit’ over boxing gender row

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      IMANE Khelif has broken her silence after reportedly naming Elon Musk and JK Rowling in a cyberbullying lawsuit.Khelif won Olympic gold in the women’s 66kg boxing contest on Saturday after critics said her participation risked women’s safety.Imane Khelif has spoken for the first time since reportedly naming Elon Musk and JK Rowling in a cyberbullying lawsuitCredit: ReutersKhelif was at the centre of a ‘gender row’ controversy at the Olympics after being allowed to compete in women’s boxingCredit: GettyThe boxing champion is understood to have filed a criminal complaint to French authorities which alleges “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” against the Algerian from famous figures such as Rowling and Musk.Harry Potter author Rowling slammed Khelif after her win over Italian boxer Angela Carini.Rowling accused Khelif of being a man “enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head” after Carini left the bout in tears.Meanwhile, Twitter and Tesla owner Musk shared a post about Khelif claiming “men don’t belong in women’s sports”.Read More in BoxingNow, the 25-year-old Olympic champion has spoken out after a successful Olympics campaign shrouded in controversy.Khelif told El Birad: “Immediately after there was a big uproar from big politicians around the world, athletes around the world, and even artists and stars, Elon Musk, Trump.. this thing….. that affected me.”I am not lying to you, it affected me. It affected me a lot, hurt me a lot. I can’t describe to you the amount of fear I had.”The scenario was very scary. Thank god, all the people of Algeria and the Arab world knew Imane Khelif with her femininity, her courage, her will,’ said the Algerian boxer.Most read in Boxing”Honestly, I don’t like to get into politics in sports, but they got into politics in sports. Sports and politics are two separate things. “These politicians who are oppressing me, they don’t have the right to say that I’m a transgender.”Khelif’s lawyer Nabil Boudi previously told Variety: “JK Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others.”Trump tweeted, so whether or not he is named in our lawsuit, he will inevitably be looked into as part of the prosecution.”What we’re asking is that the prosecution investigates not only these people but whoever it feels necessary.Gender row boxer Imane Khelif ‘names Elon Musk & JK Rowling in Olympics cyberbullying lawsuit’The Parisian lawyer added: “If the case goes to court, they will stand trial.”The Algerian was born female and does not identify as transgender or intersex.But just last year Khelif was thrown out of last year’s World Championships in India after failing an unspecified gender test.International Boxing Association officials said tests showed Khelif had ‘XY chromosomes’ — which indicates a person is biologically male.However, the IBA has still not revealed which tests it used or published the results.Rare ‘intersex’ medical conditions, medically known as differences in sexual development (DSDs), can also mean outwardly female individuals can have ‘male’ chromosomes, or vice versa.But Khelif faced criticism on social media from a number of public figures saying she is male and should not be taking part.READ MORE SUN STORIESPossible repercussions for cyber-bullying offences in France are prison sentences ranging from two to five years and fines ranging from £26,000 to £39,000. If prosecuted as online hate speech, perpetrators could even be fined £64,000 to £214,000. More