18 h. ago Venus Williams set to break record with Australian Open wild card at age of 45

The seven-time Grand Slam champion has not competed in Melbourne since 2021 but will compete in the main draw

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26 h. ago Venus Williams, 45, gets wild card to play first Australian Open in five years

Williams to return to Melbourne Park at age 45Seven-time major champion earns wild-card entrySet to become oldest woman in Open main drawSeven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams has received a wild-card entry for the Australian Open beginning 18 January in Melbourne.The tournament said Friday that the 45-year-old Williams would make a return to Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearance. In 1998, she defeated her younger sister Serena in the second round before losing in the quarter-finals to fellow American Lindsay Davenport. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Mega new UK motorway service station hit by ‘critical’ setback over £50m plans for 550 parking spaces, shops & play area

PLANS for a new motorway service area with food and drink outlets and some 550 parking spaces are facing significant scrutiny. The Welcome Break service station, set to be built on the M27 near Fareham, has been tipped to boost the local economy by £15million, according to the borough council. But National Highways has warned...

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9 d. ago Venus Williams marries Andrea Preti on ‘happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day’

The tennis star met the actor at the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week.

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1 week ago Venus Williams marries Italian partner Andrea Preti in Florida... and sister Serena gifts her an astonishing wedding present

The happy couple, who first met in Italy in early 2024, held six days of luxurious dinners and celebrations in Palm Beach with their closest friends and family.

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1 week ago Labour is set to break Angela Rayner's infrastructure pledge due to 'dithering and delay' by ministers

More than half of planning decisions on 27 major projects expected in 2025 were delayed beyond the three-month decision period for ministers, according to the Centre for Policy Studies.

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2 w. ago 'I am the next Usain Bolt and I have a secret tool to help me make Olympics history'

The Australian sprinter broken Usain Bolt's U18 200m record and has his sights set on more success

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3 w. ago Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman to join Anna Wintour as Met Gala co

Co-chairs will preside over a gala themed around Costume Art, with Beyoncé attending for first time since 2016The co-chairs of the Met Gala, which is held every year on the first Monday in May in New York City, have been announced as Beyoncé, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and, of course, Anna Wintour.Otherwise known as “fashion’s biggest night out” or “the Superbowl of fashion”, it will be Beyoncé’s first time in attendance since 2016, when she wore Givenchy to attend a Met Gala themed Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Beyoncé, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour will co

The next Met Gala co-chairs have been announced, and it's a high-powered quartet: Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman will join Vogue's Anna Wintour in hosting the starry event next May

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3 w. ago ‘This is a tough league’: Temwa Chawinga on coping without her sibling and starring in NWSL

In an exclusive interview the younger Chawinga sister talks about missing her older sibling Tabitha, her hopes for Malawi and life at Kansas City CurrentKansas City Current’s Temwa Chawinga has doubled up as the NWSL’s top scorer and MVP for the second year in a row – just two years after Tabitha, her elder sister and mentor, was the Golden Boot winner with Internazionale in Italy’s Serie A Femminile. It is no exaggeration to describe the duo, from Malawi, as football’s equivalent of the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena.“I hope Temwa and I get to meet them someday,” Tabitha says of the tennis legends. Now with French side OL Lyonnes, the 29-year-old insists that her younger sibling will have a more distinguished career despite setting an extremely high bar in the Swedish, Chinese and Italian leagues, in which Chawinga has won several Golden Boot and MVP awards. Continue reading...

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