50 h. ago Arsenal injury update: William Saliba, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz latest return dates

As Martin Odegaard returns after a knock, another player picked up a problem

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4 d. ago Prince Harry 'set to meet Charles' during UK return but William 'rules out reunion'

Prince Harry is set to meet his father King Charles for the first time in 20 months when he returns to the UK in two weeks, but his brother Prince William has rejected any reconciliation

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5 d. ago Prince Harry set to meet King Charles on UK return but William rejects reunion

EXCLUSIVE: Relations between the Duke of Sussex and the King have begun to ease following an informal peace summit with Buckingham Palace officials as Harry is due to fly back to London

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8 d. ago Emotional Venus Williams, 45, falls short of remarkable victory on US Open return

The 45-year-old American pushed 11th seed Karolina Muchova to three sets on Arthur Ashe Stadium

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8 d. ago Venus Williams’ US Open return ends in spirited defeat to Karolína Muchová

Czech 11th seed beats 45-year-old 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to reach second round‘I love playing,’ says 2000 and 2001 champion at Flushing Meadows On an unforgettable evening in New York, Venus Williams offered yet another demonstration of her perpetual greatness as she battled into the night with Karolína Muchová, making the 11th seed’s life difficult across an intense two hours before falling 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the first round of the US Open.As Williams took the familiar walk through the bowels of Arthur Ashe Stadium and on to the court, the 45-year-old’s latest appearance at her home grand slam tournament occurred on a notable date. On 25 August 1997, exactly 28 years ago, this stadium opened for the first time. Later that day, a 17-year-old Williams was one of the first players to compete on the court as she made her long-awaited US Open debut there, the start of her monumental run to the final. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Venus Williams falls short of remarkable victory on US Open return

The 45-year-old American pushed 11th seed Karolina Muchova to three sets on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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8 d. ago Venus Williams makes her return to Grand Slam tennis at the US Open after 2 years away

Venus Williams has started her first Grand Slam match in two years at the U.S. Open

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9 d. ago Kate Middleton’s relatable blunder while shopping with George and Charlotte

With the return to school on the horizon, William and Kate are no doubt getting their three children kitted out for a new year. But in years past, Kate has made one big error during the back to school shop that every parent can relate to

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1 week ago ‘It’s in my DNA’: undimmed Venus Williams returns to US Open at 45

The seven-times major champion is making her 25th appearance in a US Open, facing Karolína Muchová in the same Arthur Ashe Stadium she helped christen in 1997Venus Williams will take the court on Monday night for her record-extending 25th US Open singles appearance, the Here We Go Again meme brought to life, quite literally as enduring a part of the Flushing Meadows iconography as Arthur Ashe Stadium itself. At 45, two years removed from her last grand slam match and ranked No 610 in the world, she will face Karolína Muchová, the Czech 11th seed and 2023 French Open runner-up who has twice reached the semi-finals in New York.If the scale of the task before her is formidable, so too is the symbolism of her presence. Williams is the oldest singles competitor at America’s national championships since Renée Richards 44 years ago. She made her debut here as a 17-year-old in 1997 – the same year Ashe was completed and replaced Armstrong as the tournament’s main stadium – becoming the firs...

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2 w. ago Venus Williams, 45, will be oldest US Open singles entrant in 44 years

Williams to play first slam singles since 2023Oldest US Open singles entrant since 1981Seven-time major champ won in 2000, 2001Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam singles at the US Open after a two-year absence, having received a wildcard invitation Wednesday to compete at Flushing Meadows at age 45.Williams will be the oldest singles entrant at the tournament since Renee Richards played there at 47 in 1981, according to the International Tennis Federation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981

Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open in singles at age 45 after a two-year absence

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2 w. ago Director Paul Andrew Williams on returning to EIFF with intense new film Dragonfly: ‘Brenda Blethyn was up for anything’

Writer/director Paul Andrew Williams is back at the Edinburgh International Film Festival with a quietly gripping film starring Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn. Interview by Alistair Harkness

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3 w. ago ‘Love is the key, right?’ Evergreen Venus Williams plays on and on at 45

Seven-time grand slam winner is back on the US circuit with aim of being the best she can be despite health struggles“Still haven’t seen the Rolling Stones,” says Venus Williams, smiling, as she reminisced about her unforgettable professional tennis debut at the age of 14 in Oakland, California, an occasion that justified years of hype surrounding her stratospheric potential. Her first ever professional tennis match took place next door to a Rolling Stones concert. Now, 31 years later, at 45 years old, Williams is still here.Three weeks after returning to professional tennis for the first time in 16 months with a straight sets singles victory over the then world No 35 Peyton Stearns at the Citi Open in Washington, which marked her as the second-oldest woman in history to win a WTA Tour-level singles match and also silenced criticisms about her enduring presence on the tour, Williams now takes her comeback to the Cincinnati Open. Continue reading...

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