60 h. ago ITF to review wildcard process after tennis player’s viral performance

Egyptian player Hajar Abdelkader, 21, left social media users wondering if she had ever played tennis before as she lost 6-0 6-0 in 37 minutes

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3 d. ago Voices: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan

As the conflict in Sudan passes the grim milestone of 1,000 days, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper writes that the same diplomatic energy that helped end the war in Gaza is needed to end the crisis

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3 d. ago Wildcard tennis player’s performance in £22,000 tournament leaves viewers wondering if it’s her first match

A wildcard tennis player's performance has left social media users wondering if she had ever played before entering a professional tournament with a $30,000 (£22,000) prize.

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3 d. ago Tennis Kenya admits to wildcard error after player’s heavy defeat goes viral

Hajar Abdelkader won just three points in 6-0, 6-0 loss‘Wildcard should not have been granted’ to EgyptianTennis Kenya said a controversial wildcard granted to Hajar Abdelkader should not have happened after the young Egyptian’s performance at a professional tournament in Nairobi went viral.The 21-year-old won just three points and served 20 double faults on her way to a 6-0, 6-0 defeat against German world No 1,026, Lorena Schaedel. Videos shared on social media showed the Egyptian struggling to serve and position herself on the court. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Hunt for the mysterious 'world's worst tennis player': Egyptian tennis chiefs say they know NOTHING about 21

Hajar Abdelkader, 21, went viral for her 37-minute-long 6-0, 6-0 defeat to world No 1026 Loren Shaedel after only managing to win three points and looking at times as she was unfamiliar with aspects of the sport.

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4 d. ago How DID tennis's worst ever player get into a £22,000 professional tournament? Mystery surrounds 21

Hajar Abdelkader lasted just 37 minutes against Germany's Lorena Schaedel as she fell to defeat 6-0, 6-0, winning just three points in her ITF W35 first-round match in Nairobi.

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4 d. ago How DID tennis's worst ever player get into a £22,000 tournament? Mystery surrounds 21

Hajar Abdelkader lasted just 37 minutes against Germany's Lorena Schaedel as she fell to defeat 6-0, 6-0, winning just three points in her ITF W35 first-round match in Nairobi.

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5 d. ago Devastated dad's 'worst nightmare' as son dies while 'building a treehouse with a friend'

The 14-year-old has been described as 'loving and clever'

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5 d. ago 'Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner dominate tennis – but there's a player better than both'

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner sit atop the world of men's tennis - but their reign of dominance could be coming to an end soon, says one expert

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7 d. ago 'I leaked DMs from top tennis player while I was married – this is what really happened'

Veronika Kudermetova has reflected on sharing messages from a top tennis star - revealing she never meant to leak the saucy messages

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9 d. ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s winter: the world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again | Editorial

Families are struggling to survive amid the devastation. Israel’s ban on international NGOs will worsen this disasterAs Gaza enters the bleakest period of winter, children are dying of hypothermia, drowning in flooded camps and burning to death as their families try to cook in flimsy tents. Israel destroyed nine out of 10 homes over more than two years of war. Camped amid the ruins, Palestinians struggle against strong winds, heavy rain and freezing temperatures. Aid deliveries resumed following the ceasefire, staving off the famine that had taken hold in parts of the territory, but remain wholly insufficient: 1.6 million people face acute food insecurity. The sanitation infrastructure has collapsed.The UK, Canada, Japan, France and six other nations have jointly warned that the situation is catastrophic. Yet Israel is now deepening one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. On Tuesday, it announced that it is deregistering 37 NGOs active in Gaza. They must cease all operations t...

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9 d. ago Emma Raducanu finds rhythm for new season with stability and ‘stacking good days’

Briton to make United Cup debut against Naomi OsakaBilly Harris replaces Jack Draper in Great Britain teamEmma Raducanu believes she is on the right path towards greater success in 2026 as she prepares to begin the new tennis season as Great Britain’s leading player at the United Cup in Australia.Raducanu, the British women’s No 1, will make her debut in the mixed-gender team competition on Sunday against Japan’s Naomi Osaka. “I think for me it’s just about stacking the good days,” said Raducanu on her hopes for 2026. “I’ve been putting in some good practices. Even if each practice isn’t as perfect as you want it to be, I think just the consistency of it is the most important thing. That’s what really helped me last year. So I just hope to carry that on and enjoy the tennis, enjoy the process of what I’m doing, which right now I am.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ghost hunter signs up for The Traitors after rumours castle is haunted by wolves

The new series of The Traitors will feature a ghostbuster – builder Adam signed up for the show so he could hunt spirits in the show's mysterious Highland castle

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1 week ago Divers' 'worst death imaginable' as organs and brain pushed out of body underwater

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The accident remains one of the most horrific and gruesome deaths on record.

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1 week ago Michael van Gerwen crashes out of World Championship after having 'worst year' of his life

Michael van Gerwen has crashed out of the Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship against an old rival after he was outplayed by Gary Anderson

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1 week ago Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026

Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year aheadThe global economy proved to be more resilient in 2025 than had been feared, despite severe headwinds that ranged from Donald Trump’s trade war to geopolitical tensions and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.Entering the new year, the hope is that the worst of the recent inflation shock has passed, as the world’s most powerful central banks lower interest rates. However, the pre-Covid age of rock-bottom borrowing costs is a distant memory, global growth is slowing and conditions remain fragile. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Just 1 in 10 Brits know about world’s worst crises forcing families to flee from homes

MORE than 117 million people are currently displaced worldwide – yet fewer than one in 10 UK adults are aware of some of the world’s most neglected crises driving families from their homes. Across Somalia, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Mozambique, families are fleeing from conflict, climate disasters and deepening poverty – often more than...

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1 week ago Gary Anderson third World title tees up nightmare for darts chiefs – 'it's the worst thing that can happen'

The Scot has cut back on his travelling in recent years and Vincent ver der Voort says a Premier League without a World Champ is a PDC calamity

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2 w. ago Kyrgios and Sabalenka address negative comments surrounding ‘Battle of the Sexes’ match

Nick Kyrgios defeated Aryna Sabalenka, the world’s No. 1 women’s tennis player, in a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis exhibition in Dubai on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Kyrgios defeats Sabalenka but Battle of the Sexes veers too close to circus

Nick Kyrgios won 6-3, 6-3 against Aryna Sabalenka in an intriguing Dubai contest with celebrity interruptionsNick Kyrgios won the latest Battle of the Sexes against Aryna Sabalenka in a contest that veered between intriguing sporting exhibition and outright circus.It was a more even match than many feared. But the Australian, who had only won one competitive singles match since the end of 2022, always looked to have something in hand as he beat the No 1 women’s tennis player 6-3, 6-3. Continue reading...

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