Mirra Andreeva thanked a fan for gifting her a “lucky charm” before her French Open third-round victory against Yulia Putintseva. The Russian world number six had a small colourful fabric patch with floral patterns on her bench during her 6-3 6-1 win over Kazakh 32nd seed Putintseva. “When I was walking on court a little...
Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Harry Rashid Harry Rashid, from Solihull, was at the victory parade with his wife and three daughters on Monday “People going flying and people screaming and just terror, pure terror… I thought I’d lost everything.” Daniel Evason from Telford, Shropshire, was one of multiple pedestrians hit by a car...
Crystal Palace celebrate their FA Cup triumph with a victory bus parade and trophy lift at Selhurst Park. Read full article at source...
Luis Reece led Derbyshire’s victory charge as they rolled over Kent before lunch on the final day of the County Championship Division Two match at Derby. The all-rounder picked up two wickets to claim outstanding figures of 3-21 from 10 overs as they beat the visitors by an innings and 14 runs After Zak Chappell...
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News EPA Nicolás Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores – who likes to be called ‘First Warrior’ rather than ‘First Lady’ – was photographed casting her vote Venezuela’s ruling party is celebrating what it has described as “an overwhelming victory” in regional and parliamentary elections, which were boycotted by the majority of opposition parties....
Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson missed out on a fourth DP World Tour title in a play-off at the Soudal Open in Belgium. The overnight leader looked set for victory but bogeyed his final hole, sending him into a three-way play-off with Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan and Dutchman Darius van Driel. And it was Reitan who triumphed for...
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario react to winning the Europa League final 1-0 against Manchester United. Read full article at source...
I am not betraying Durruti’s legacy when I say that he remained the intrepid anarchist of his early years up to the last moment of his life. It’s not superfluous to invoke this, since it’s no secret that various political groups have tried to appropriate the undeniable prestige of the hero of Aragón and Madrid...
Odgers and opening partner Emma Corney earlier put on 88 for the first wicket as Somerset’s innings got off to a flying start. They were not parted until the the 17th over, when Odgers was unlucky to be run out after Corney changed her mind over a single. It was the 22-year-old Cornish-born batter’s second...
While Rory McIlroy’s win at the Masters was an emotional outpouring as a result of his 11-year major drought and career Grand Slam, Scheffler’s win on Sunday felt close to the opposite. McIlroy’s Masters Sunday was a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Scheffler’s US PGA Sunday felt like an inexorable journey towards the inevitable. That...
Harlequins: T Green; Isgro, Beard, Waghorn, Murley; Smith, Porter; Baxter, Walker, Lamositele, J Green, Hammond, Kenningham, Evans, Dombrandt (capt). Replacements: Riley, Els, Streeter, Launchbury, Lawday, Care, Kerr, David Exeter: Hodge; Wyatt, Slade, Tua, Brown-Bampoe; Skinner, Townsend; Blose, Yeandle, Iosefa-Scott, Tuima, Jenkins (capt), Vermeulen, Capstick, Roots. Replacements: Frost, Keast, Street, Tshiunza, Moloney, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, Lilley. Yellow...
Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade. Read full article at source...
Vladimir Putin has led Russia’s Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square, amid heightened security following Ukrainian strikes on Moscow. China’s Xi Jinping joined the Russian president as he told thousands of soldiers that Russia remembered the lessons of World War Two. He also used his speech to tie the war to today’s...
Vladimir Putin is leading Russia’s Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and heightened security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital. Chinese President Xi Jingping is among more than 20 international leaders who have made the journey to Moscow. A unilateral, three-day ceasefire was announced by Russia to coincide with the...
On Tuesday, Colorado lawmakers passed a landmark bill aimed at strengthening protections for transgender people in the state. After the Senate passed the measure, the House quickly approved the amendments, clearing the way for the legislation to be signed into law by the governor. “In a time where trans people are feeling lost, alone, terrorized,...