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TRAVIS KELCE enjoyed some of his summer holidays with a rival quarterback.

The 35-year-old enjoyed a well-deserved break over the last few months after helping the Kansas City Chiefs reach Super Bowl 59.

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Travis Kelce recently competed at the American Century Championship in Tahoe[/caption]

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Tampa Buccaneers ace Baker Mayfield also competed in the tournament[/caption]

Kelce used some of his downtime to play in the American Century Championship golf tournament, in which a swathe of other NFL stars also competed in.

Among the American football stars in action in the tournament was Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield.

And it seems the pair have struck up a friendship as a photo of them enjoying a sunset during the tournament with pals started doing the rounds on social media.

The snap showed Kelce appearing to hold a beer while sat next to brother Jason.

Mayfield was a guest on the Kelce brothers’ ‘New Heights’ podcast shortly after the ACC tournament in Tahoe.

The podcast is currently on hiatus now that Travis is back in pre-season training with the Chiefs.

The 2025 NFL season could be Kelce’s last as a pro.

Many football fans thought the tight end would call it a day after the Chiefs’ blowout loss to the Eagles in February.

But he’s shelved retirement for one more season with Andy Reid‘s side, who are hard at work ahead of the fast-approaching season.

Travis said of his decision to keep playing: “I think the biggest thing is that I f***ing love playing the game of football.

“I still feel I can play at a high level and possibly at a higher level than I did last year.

“I don’t think it was my best outing.

“I think I let my guys down in a lot more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I’ve been in years past.

“‘I want to give it a good run. I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth on how I ended the year and how well I was playing and how accountable I was for the people around me.

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Super Bowl 59 left a bitter taste in the mouth of Travis Kelce[/caption]

“I love so many people in Kansas City, both in that facility and the community and it’s home for me now.

“I don’t want to leave that life yet.

“I put in a lot of hard work and focus into being the best I can be for Kansas City and last year it didn’t end well for us.

“I feel there’s a responsibility in me to play out the contract I initially signed to give the organization everything that I’ve got and that’s what I’m going to do man.”

PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s efforts to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports received more support.

A new policy was announced this week which could have huge ramifications for Olympic athletes.

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A new guideline announced could have an impact on the Los Angeles Olympics in three years[/caption]

Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympic Games.

And the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services have announced changes to their policy.

According to the new guidelines, USCIS will restrict visa eligibility for transgender women looking to compete in female sports.

USCIS spokesperson Matthew Tragesser said, “USCIS is closing the loophole for foreign male athletes whose only chance at winning elite sports is to change their gender identity and leverage their biological advantages against women.

“It’s a matter of safety, fairness, respect, and truth that only female athletes receive a visa to come to the US to participate in women’s sports.”

President Trump signed an executive order Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports in February just weeks after taking office again.

The order reads, “In recent years, many educational institutions and athletic associations have allowed men to compete in women’s sports.

“This is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports.”

The President’s new executive order was adopted by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee this summer.

NBC News reported that the committee updated its policies.

The change was apparently made in an updated “Athlete Safety Policy.”

It reads, “The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act.”

Last month, a new ruling saw college swimmer Lia Thomas stripped of all her college records.

Thomas, 26, won the US national college title in 2022 and shattered school records at the University of Pennsylvania.

But an announcement from the US Department of Education is set to remove those titles and records.

An official Government release said that UPenn is being investigated for possibly violating Title IX.

They are accused of allowing a male to compete in a female sport and occupy a female changing room.

The college has also agreed to apologize for allowing Thomas to compete, according to the release.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon praised President Trump’s leadership for the action.

She said, “Today’s resolution agreement with UPenn is yet another example of the Trump effect in action.

“Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, UPenn has agreed both to apologize for its past Title IX violations and to ensure that women’s sports are protected at the University for future generations of female athletes.

“Today is a great victory for women and girls not only at the University of Pennsylvania, but all across our nation.

“The Department commends UPenn for rectifying its past harms against women and girls, and we will continue to fight relentlessly to restore Title IX’s proper application and enforce it to the fullest extent of the law.”

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FRENCH farmers who sprayed manure at squatters invading their land celebrated a major victory after a court ordered the intruders to evict.

Agricultural workers from the village of Hautes-Vosges in eastern France feared prosecution after they sprayed a mixture of faeces and water across their farmland to push out the invaders.

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The trail of manure seen in the encampment[/caption]

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Furious farmers used tractors to spray the slurry across their agricultural fields[/caption]

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The hardworking farmers said they were driven to the boiling point[/caption]

Astonishing footage showed the furious farmers using tractors to spray the slurry across their agricultural field where the caravans were parked.

The squatters, who parked their campers illegally, were seen battling to stop the onslaught of stinking faeces as the tractors chased them down.

The hardworking farmers said they were driven to the boiling point after cops refused to step in and remove the “illegal gypsy camp” residing on their land.

With harvest due in just a few weeks – and the invaders refusing to leave – they finally decided to take matters into their own hands.

The farmers told The Sun that a judge today ordered up to 500 members of a “travelling community of gypsies” to evict the encampment.

François, 64, said: “It is a major victory for us. A civil court decision went in our favour.

“The travellers were told to move out within 24 hours, or else face police intervention and fines.

“Around 500 of them, travelling in about 200 caravans, all left.”

Loic Madre, the man who shot the video, claimed the travellers moved onto the field – meant for animals to graze on – without permission.

To the farmers’ delight, France’s Interior Ministry said tighter controls on travelling communities would be introduced in the Autumn.

An Interior Ministry spokesman said: “These measures aim, in particular, to increase prison sentences for illegal settlement involving acts of destruction, degradation, or deterioration, and harm to the natural environment.”

“Some 20 measures will be outlined in a legislative package that will be put to parliament in September.”

Travellers parking their caravans in any field they come across is viewed as a major problem across Europe, including in Britain.

The squatters at Hautes-Vosges fought back against the farmers, attacking the tractor drivers and forming human chains to try and hold them up.

One man was filmed jumping onto a moving tractor and frantically knocking on the driver’s window.

“The tractors almost knocked us over,” said Olivier, spokesman for the Action Grand Passage association, which campaigns for traveller rights.

“All we want is a place to stay for a few days, but these cowboys are stopping us,” Olivier added.

Last year, a similar tactic was adopted by Brit farmer Jack Bellamy when he caught a camper on his land.

Shocking footage showed an angry Bellamy spotting the tent and saying: “I tell you what, these ***** will set up anywhere.”

He then jumped in his tractor and drove up alongside the trespasser, unleashing a 15-second blast of stinking slurry.

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At least six tractors were involved in the action[/caption]

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