American third seed Jessica Pegula’s said her first-round Wimbledon exit was her “worst result of the year” as she became the highest seed to fall at the tournament so far. Pegula was below par in a 6-2 6-3 defeat by Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto, ranked 113 places below her at 116 in the world. The 31-year-old...
Boulter, bidding to reach a seventh quarter-final on grass, had expressed concern about her serve earlier in the week, suggesting she would be working on it in the build-up to this match. But no such troubles were apparent in the opening set against Shnaider as Boulter continually caused problems behind her first serve. Having saved...
Andrew Thomson and Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland News SNS Inverness Caledonian Thistle finished seventh place in League 1 last season Inverness Caledonian Thistle (ICT) is to exit administration after agreements were reached with its creditors. The Highland club got into difficulty last year after running up large debts. Joint administrators BDO was appointed in October...
Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders has withdrawn his party from the government, bringing down the governing coalition after less than a year. The move – which was brought on by a row over immigration – will now likely usher in snap elections. Prime Minister Dick Schoof had made a last-minute appeal to coalition party leaders...
The billionaire’s term as a “special government employee” is set to end, but his outsized influence remains. Billionaire Elon Musk announced late Wednesday that he is leaving the Trump administration after spearheading a monthslong, lawless rampage through the government that hollowed out entire agencies, hurled critical functions such as the distribution of Social Security benefits...
The stunning collapse of the Conservative Party’s lead in the polls has led to this: The Liberals, having replaced Justin Trudeau with Mark Carney as their leader, are on the cusp of attaining an outright majority in the Canadian Parliament. That sucks. Before Trudeau bowed out of leadership and his role as Prime Minister, the...
Charlie Mulgrew has resigned as Kelty Hearts manager after one win in 11 games since taking charge. The former Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United and Scotland defender, 39, was appointed of the Scottish League 1 club in January and leaves them seventh in their division, four points above the relegation play-off spot. Assistant and former midfielder...