U.K. medallist apologizes

Two-time Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith apologized Monday for a video in which he and a fellow gymnast appear to mock Islam. Smith and Luke Carson are shown in a leaked video laughing and pretending to pray while shouting “Allahu akbar,” or Arabic for “God is greatest.” “I am deeply sorry for the recent video you may have seen,” the 27-year-old Smith said in a statement posted on Twitter. A British tabloid published a clip from the video that was taken at a hotel wedding reception.