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 Emma Raducanu battles Maria Sakkari for a place in the fourth round at Wimbledon today, in a repeat of their 2021 US Open semi-final clash.It has been an excellent week at the All England Club so far for the Briton, who has continued her encouraging recent form with comfortable wins over ‘lucky loser’ Renata Zarazua and former Australian Open semi-finalist Elise Mertens.Now she faces a tougher test against Maria Sakkari in a bid to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon for only the second time in her career overall and first since the year of her unforgettable Grand Slam...

When is Emma Raducanu playing at Wimbledon? Start time and TV channel for Maria Sakkari match today

 Cameron Norrie reached the third round of Wimbledon by beating Jack Draper in straight sets.Draper replaced Norrie as the British men’s No1 last month, but it was the latter who came out on top on No.1 Court on Thursday evening, sealing a passage into the third round with a 7-6, 6-4, 7-6 win.Norrie will next face either Marcos Giron of the United States or fourth seed Alexander Zverev, having become the last Brit standing in the men’s singles draw following wildcard Jacob Fearnley’s loss in four sets to seven-time winner Novak Djokovic earlier on Thursday on Centre Court.Norrie was...

Cameron Norrie beats No1 Jack Draper in Wimbledon Battle of the Brits to reach third round

 It did not require much in the way of body language expertise to pinpoint the moment Harriet Dart feared her Wimbledon campaign was over.After almost three hours of an all-British showdown against Katie Boulter on Court One on Thursday, Dart dumped a backhand into the net to trail 6-2 in a final set tie-break. She trudged to the back of the court, head in hands, and the tears flowed.“I wear my emotions on my sleeve, so you see everything how I’m thinking,” Dart said, in case there had been any doubt.A beaming smile of relief came just nine minutes...

Wimbledon 2024: Harriet Dart sets new target after battling back from the brink

 Mission Impossible star Simon Pegg has been banned from driving for a yearafter he was caught speeding in one of London’s 20mph zones.The actor and writer, 54, was behind the wheel of a Mercedes AMG when he was caught over the limit in Hackney Wick on October 24 last year. Pegg has a catalogue of past driving misdemeanours, and the latest offenceput him in line for an automatic driving ban due to other penaltypoints already on his licence. At Wimbledon magistrates court last week, the star was ordered to pay a £665 fine, plus £90 costs and a £266 victim surcharge. And District...

Mission Impossible star Simon Pegg banned from driving for a year after repeated speeding offences

ESPN

Jessica Pegula became the highest-seeded women's player to lose at Wimbledon, as the No. 5-seeded American was defeated by Wang Xinyu 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-1 in the second round.

Jessica Pegula ousted in 2nd round at Wimbledon by Wang Xinyu

 Andy Murray - LIVE!Andy Murray’s Wimbledon farewell tour kicks off this evening as he teams up with brother Jamie Murray to face John Peers and Rinky Hijikata in the first round of the men’s doubles. It has been an eventful ten days or so for Murray, rushing to try and recover in time from back surgery to make one final singles appearance at SW19.Even he deemed that ultimately impossible, and it is instead the doubles that will provide the stage for Murray to say goodbye to Wimbledon and Centre Court, on which he enjoyed his greatest moments in 2013 and 2016. This will not be his final match here, regardless of the outcome, after it was confirmed that he will partner Emma Raducanu later this week in the mixed doubles.It is the first time Murray has played with his brother at Wimbledon. Jamie has himself tasted success on these courts, winning the mixed doubles title in 2007 and 2017, and he will be desperate to ensure Team Murray enjoy a memorable run. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!

Wimbledon 2024 LIVE! Andy Murray presentation on Centre Court after doubles match

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Coco Gauff continued her strong performance at Wimbledon by advancing to the third round with a decisive 6-2, 6-1 victory over qualifier Anca Todoni on Wednesday. This victory on No. 1 Court, a venue that holds special significance for Gauff, moves her another step away from last year's disappointing first-round exit.

Coco Gauff’s latest Wimbledon win leads to revelation about stunning 2023 loss

Day 4 of the women’s singles at Wimbledon produced more excellent tennis. This year’s French Open winner Iga Swiatek and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina were among the top players in action. It was a day that saw some surprising results, including the exit of a Top-10 player. This article recaps who looked good, which players did not perform well and picks the match that stood out the most.

Wimbledon Day 4 Women’s Recap: Three Upsets On the Day

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A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

 Emma Raducanu has credited Wimbledon with acting as the springboard to her tennis success.The 21-year-old made a breakthrough at the All England Club in 2021, reaching the fourth round before going on her remarkable run in New York, where she won the US Open.She returned to her home slam for the first time since 2022 this week after a lengthy lay-off following surgery, winning her opening match against Renata Zarazua 7-6, 6-3.Today, she is the late match on Court No1 against the vastly experienced Elise Mertens and is aiming to harness the belief from her first Wimbledon outings three...

Wimbledon: Emma Raducanu aims to repay the faith at 'most beautiful place to play tennis'

 To the unfortunate club of 13 Englishmen dismissed on 99 in Test cricket, how close we came to adding an honorary guest.Courtesy of Jude Bellingham’s late intervention, though, Gareth Southgate is on his way to Dusseldorf to raise the bat, Saturday’s quarter-final against Switzerland set to make him just the third England men’s manager, after Walter Winterbottom and Alf Ramsey, to lead a century of games from the Three Lions dugout.This, though, is no time for celebration. When reaching three figures was first put to him immediately after England’s Slovakian scrape, a still-wired Southgate gave it little remark, very...

Forget Bazball, results are all that matters for Gareth Southgate and England now

The “heartbroken and angry” family of a baby girl targeted by killer nurse Lucy Letby say they may never know why she tried to murder her.On Tuesday, Letby, 34, was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court of the attempted murder of the infant during a night shift at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neo-natal unit.Last August, Letby was convicted at the same court by another jury of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the unit between June 2015 and June 2016.A verdict on the allegation concerning a baby girl, known as Child K,...

Family of baby girl targeted by killer nurse Lucy Letby ‘heartbroken and angry’

A single break in the first set put the Polish top seed in charge and she repeated the feat in the second set to seal a 6-4, 6-3 victory. Martic needed treatment for an apparent lower back issue midway through the first set of the second-round match on Centre Court before resuming with no apparent discomfort.

Swiatek extends hot streak to reach Wimbledon third round

Emma Raducanu, Elise Mertens, and New Zealand's Lulu Sun landed on Wimbledon's collection of hot shots on Day 3. Raducanu gave the partisan crowd a multitude of reasons to cheer on Court 1. The 2021 US Open champion dominated her second-round encounter against Mertens to win 6-1, 6-2 and advance to the third round.

Touch of class: Raducanu, Sun's deft touch top Wimbledon's Day 3 hot shots

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Cheryl E Preston

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

The Independent

Sonay Kartal weathered a second-set wobble to storm into the Wimbledon third round for the first time and set up a plum tie with Coco Gauff after she beat Clara Burel 6-3 5-7 6-3.Kartal had to qualify for this year’s Championships after she had battled with undisclosed health problems for much of the past year, but she put those issues to one side to produce an excellent career-best victory against 29th seed Sorana Cirstea on Monday.It set up a showdown with world number 45 Burel and Kartal recovered from losing a 3-0 lead in set two to edge the decider...

Sonay delight at Wimbledon as British number nine Kartal stuns Clara Burel

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

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LONDON (AP) — Coco Gauff likes No. 1 Court at Wimbledon. It’s where she beat Venus Williams back in 2019 when Gauff made her Wimbledon debut at age 15. On Wednesday, Gauff beat qualifier Anca Todoni 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the third round at the All England Club.

Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz advance at Wimbledon. Naomi Osaka loses

A man is facing life in jail for throttling his young wife in front of her TikTok lover and throwing her body, hidden inside a suitcase, into a tributary of the River Thames.On Wednesday, Aminan Rahman, 46, was found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey of murdering 24-year-old Suma Begum in a flat in east London on the night of April 29 last year.The killing was witnessed by Ms Begum’s two children as well as her online boyfriend via a video call from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he was living.Rahman then stuffed Ms Begum into a...

Man found guilty of strangling wife in front of TikTok lover

Netflix is giving customers on its cheapest ad-free plan an ultimatum: switch to a new tier or lose access.Affected users have had their TV sets taken over with warning messages alerting them that their cutoff date is July 13. Taking to the social media platform Reddit, one affected customer said Netflix wouldn’t let them continue watching without resubscribing, despite the termination date being more than a week away.The move marks the culmination of Netflix’s efforts to phase out its Basic plan, which at £8 a month (following a recent price hike) was the cheapest way to watch the service without...

Netflix is forcing Basic subscribers to switch plans or lose access

 Emma Raducanu is back in action on day five at Wimbledon on Friday.The 2021 US Open winner has continued her encouraging recent form so far at SW19 this week, dispatching ‘lucky loser’ Renata Zarazua of Mexico in round one before making light work of Elise Mertens in round two on Wednesday.She now steps up a level against ninth seed Maria Sakkari of Greece in a headline clash on Centre Court that takes place between defending men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz’s third-round match against American Frances Tiafoe and No1 seed Jannik Sinner against Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia.There is plenty more action...

Wimbledon Order of Play: Day five schedule, live scores, results with Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in action

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