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Halfback Aaron Smith is heading home from the All Blacks tour of South Africa after he was suspended for an airport toilet incident.The 27-year-old was stood down for this weekends Test against the Springboks in Durban after details emerged of the incident, which took place in Christchurch last month.Coach Steve Hansen said Smith was spotted entering a toilet cubicle with a female friend at Christchurch Airport the day after the side beat South Africa 41-13 on September 17.Hansen said Smith accepted his behaviour was not of All Blacks standard and the punishment for the breach of team standards was decided by team leaders.Smith had asked to leave the tour, a request backed by team management and made an emotional public apology from his South African hotel room before leaving the country.It is not the first time Smith has courted controversy.In 2012 he was benched for a Test against South Africa in Dunedin for breaking a team curfew and two years a later a naked selfie of him was posted online.NZ Rugby boss Steve Tew said Smith would face a misconduct hearing in New Zealand.This was really bad decision-making by Aaron which reflects poorly on him, and on the team.Its the latest incident NZ Rugby has had to deal with in recent times after a stripper scandal at a Chiefs end-of-season party and an assault case involving Wellington Lions player Losi Filipo.We are taking action to improve the culture of our game and are about to embark on an independent review of respect and responsibility in our professional player environment, Tew said.Kyler Murray Jersey . 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Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman.RIO DE JANEIRO -- The remnants of the final two targets scattered in the dreary Brazilian sky, landing in dozens of places across the rain-soaked Olympic shooting range.Fehaid Al-Deehani raised his shotgun overhead with a shout and turned toward the crowd, pounding his chest as he walked toward them.No matter what his team was called, what flag was raised or anthem played, the gold medal belonged to him.Competing as an independent athlete with Kuwaits Olympic committee suspended, Al-Deehani captured the first gold medal of his storied career by beating Italys Marco Innocenti in the mens double trap finals Wednesday at the Rio de Janeiro Games.That was for my country, for the people who dont want us to participate in the Olympics, Al-Deehani said. Im showing them that we are here and we got the medal.A proud Kuwaiti army officer, Al-Deehani is not just the most decorated Olympic athlete in his country, he is the only one to earn a medal. He won his first, a bronze, at the 2000 Sydney Games and another in London four years ago.Rio was his sixth Olympics, but it would not be for Kuwait.The Arab country has been engaged in an ongoing rift with the IOC, which has accused Kuwaits government of interfering with sports.The IOC suspended Kuwait in October and the country countered will a $1.3 billion lawsuit against 14 board members of the Gulf states Olympic committee and the national federations of several sports. A lawsuit against the IOC was thrown out by a Swiss court.The IOC made a concession just before the Rio Olympics, allowing Kuwaits athletes to participate as independents under the IOC flag, should they qualify.Al-Deehani refused to carry the IOC flag for the independent team during opening ceremony, saying he would only carrry Kuwaits flag.ddddddddddddOnce shooting started in Rio, Al-Deehani became intent on defying the IOCs decision by winning a medal for his country, not an independent team filled with Kuwaitis.Al-Deehani almost didnt make it past the semifinals, needing a shoot-off to get past American Joshua Richmond into the final six.But Al-Deehani had the best score in the semifinals, hitting 28 targets to earn a spot against Innocenti in the gold-medal match. With at least silver in his grasp, Al-Deehani dropped to his knees and put his face to the ground before getting up and pounding his chest at the crowd.The feeling was much better than any before because you know if you are competing for the gold medal, you have at least the silver for sure, Al-Deehani said.He didnt want to stop there, though.His confidence soaring, Al-Deehani took an early lead in the final and overcame a couple of late missed shots to put himself in position for gold. Shooting first and leading by two, he knew gold was his if he hit both targets on his final turn.Al-Deehanis shots were true and so was his heart as he pounded it numerous times at the crowd.But sorrow tinged the joy once he stepped on the top step of the podium.Wearing a plain blue sweatshirt, Al-Deehani raised his arms and smiled before receiving the gold medal, but turned somber as the IOC anthem played and the IOC flag was raised instead of his countrys.It hurts very much, said Al-Deehani, who struggled to stifle tears as the IOC anthem played. I cant describe my pain. It is too sad.Steven Scott hit all 30 targets to defeat British shooter Tim Kneale for the bronze medal. ' ' '