30 h. ago Aryna Sabalenka dominates Jasmine Paolini to reach career milestone at WTA Finals

Sabalenka opened her WTA Finals bid with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Paolini, while Jessica Pegula took down a struggling Coco Gauff

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55 h. ago Iga Swiatek serves warning to rivals by crushing Madison Keys at WTA Finals

Pole eases to 6-1, 6-2 opening victory in Saudi ArabiaKeys commits 38 unforced errors on return from injuryThe second edition of the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia began with the familiar sight of Iga Swiatek brutally laying waste another of the best players in the world. The six-time grand slam champion demolished Madison Keys 6-1, 6-2 in their first match of the group stage.Swiatek had been struggling in recent tournaments, fatigue seemingly setting in at the end of a draining 10-month season. However, the Pole had three weeks to regroup after her 6-1, 6-2 loss to Jasmine Paolini in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. She looked fresh and locked in from the beginning, affirming her status as one of the favourites alongside Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, by serving extremely well and putting Keys under relentless pressure off both wings with her weight of shot and defence while offering few mistakes. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Aryna Sabalenka faces stacked WTA Finals field in bid to crown season in style

There were four different grand slam champions in 2025 but World No 1 Sabalenka can add a final statement at the Finals in Riyadh

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4 d. ago ‘Bats out for Benny’: Teenager killed by cricket ball honoured with #batsoutforben campaign

17-year-old not wearing neck guard when fatally hit in practice netsCricket officials say priority is Ben Austin’s family and boy who threw ballAustralia’s cricket community have begun to put their bats out in a gesture to remember teenage cricketer Ben Austin after he was killed by a ball hitting his neck in a practice session, in an incident in Melbourne on Tuesday described as similar to the death of former Test player Phillip Hughes in 2014.The 17-year-old was wearing a helmet but not a neck guard, and while the incident is likely to trigger calls to make such protection mandatory at the community level – as it already is among elite players – cricket officials said the priority must be around supporting Austin’s family and the boy who threw the ball with a training tool known as a sidearm or “wanger”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘Bats out for Benny’: teenager killed by cricket ball honoured amid debate over neck guards

Ben Austin not wearing neck guard when struck in netsOfficials say priority is family and boy who threw ballAustralia’s cricket community have begun to put their bats out in a gesture to remember teenage cricketer Ben Austin after he was killed by a ball hitting his neck in a practice session, in an incident in Melbourne on Tuesday described as similar to the death of former Test player Phillip Hughes in 2014.The 17-year-old was wearing a helmet but not a neck guard, and while the incident is likely to trigger calls to make such protection mandatory at the community level – as it already is among elite players – cricket officials said the priority must be around supporting Austin’s family and the boy who threw the ball with a training tool known as a sidearm or “wanger”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Teenage cricketer killed by ball remembered as ‘classic Australian child’ amid debate over neck guards

17-year-old not wearing neck guard when fatally hit in practice netsCricket officials say priority is Ben Austin’s family and boy who threw ballTeenage cricketer Ben Austin has been remembered as a “classic Australian child” and “a very bright light that has been dimmed” after he was killed by a ball hitting his neck in a practice session, in an incident in Melbourne on Tuesday described as similar to the death of former Test player Phillip Hughes in 2014.The 17-year-old was wearing a helmet but not a neck guard, and while the incident is likely to trigger calls to make such protection mandatory at the community level – as it already is among elite players – cricket officials said the priority must be around supporting Austin’s family and the boy who threw the ball with a training tool known as a sidearm or “wanger”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff hit with punishment again after falling foul of WTA rule

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have been on the receiving end of further rankings sanctions from the WTA due to the lack of top tournaments they have played this year

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7 d. ago Andre Agassi, 55, and beloved wife Steffi Graf, 56, look almost unrecognisable in throwback snap as the former tennis pros celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary

The couple, who are both seen as being amongst the greatest tennis stars of all time, looked almost unrecognisable while posing with their Wimbledon trophies in 1992

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8 d. ago ‘I could have killed them’: Lawson’s fury after narrowly missing hitting marshals

Marshals ran across track clearing debris at Mexico GP‘I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous’Liam Lawson issued a damning broadside after he narrowly missed hitting two marshals on track at the Mexico City Grand Prix, warning that he could have killed them and branding it dangerous and unacceptable.In the race which was won in dominant form by McLaren’s Lando Norris, the Racing Bulls driver had started in 15th place but took damage on the opening lap and made an immediate pit stop. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman wrongly denied £3,800 disability benefit for doing up her bra

Applicant narrowly missed out on entitlement worth thousands due to how she fastened her bra

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1 week ago Tennis star accused of having 'high testosterone' 'hits back' with stunning bikini pic

Aryna Sabalenka has wowed fans on social media with a stunning bikini pic days after she was accused of having high testosterone by a fellow pro

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1 week ago Woman wrongly denied disability benefit for being able to do up her bra

Applicant narrowly missed out on entitlement worth thousands due to how she fastened her bra

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1 week ago Marta Kostyuk claims Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek’s ‘testosterone levels’ make them better

The World No 27 was asked to explain what separates her from the players at the top of the rankings

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1 week ago Women's tennis in 'manliness' row: World's No 1 and 2 come under fire from rival for their 'high testosterone'

Kostyuk said that world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No 2 Iga Swiatek are 'much bigger' and 'much stronger' than her and her peers slightly lower down the rankings. She is the same height as Swiatek.

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1 week ago WTA punish top stars as Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka stripped of ranking points

A group of top players who have been penalised for failing to play the required number of mandatory tournaments this season, leading to punishments from the WTA

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2 w. ago Families protest 'dangerous' A316 Twickenham roundabout after near miss involving mother and three children

The protest took place near the A316 at Margaret’s Roundabout in Twickenham, where a driver crashed through roadside barriers last year, narrowly missing family

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2 w. ago Novak Djokovic summed up as US Open champion reveals all on private conversation

Aryna Sabalenka has won four Grand Slam titles and the world No 1 has opened up about how Novak Djokovic helped her win the US Open earlier this year with a lengthy chat

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2 w. ago Emma Raducanu's prize money compared to Aryna Sabalenka's says a lot as record to shatter

Aryna Sabalenka is the highest-earning player on the WTA Tour this year, with Emma Raducanu the leading Brit, though she is several million behind the world number one's total prize money for 2025

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2 w. ago The Great British Bake Off: Lesley Holloway misses out on spot in the top five as she is sent packing for her 'chewy' meringue

The hairdresser, 59, narrowly missed out on a spot in the top five during meringue week as judge Paul Hollywood complained her showstopper was 'too chewy'.

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2 w. ago Cardiff City defend pest control policy after rat halts Wales football match

Wales’s World Cup qualifying loss to Belgium interrupted‘It’s something I’ve not seen in my 36 years at Cardiff City’Cardiff City have defended their pest control policy after a rat halted play during the second half of Wales’s World Cup qualifier against Belgium.The Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made an unsuccessful attempt to catch the rodent during Belgium’s 4-2 win on Monday night before the Wales substitute Brennan Johnson ushered the rat off the Cardiff City Stadium pitch. The rat then slipped past a ball boy and disappeared behind the VAR monitor and was not seen again. Continue reading...

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