Tennis: World number one Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova
Ekaterina Alexandrov took down four-time Grand Slam singles champion Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set marathon in Toronto.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a setback in her US Open build-up after she was beaten 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 by Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Saturday.
Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN
A Costa Rican diplomat and former vice-president whose parents were refugees from the Holocaust has become the surprise frontrunner to lead the United Nations as its first female secretary general.
Israel advances plan for 627 settler units in occupied West Bank
New illegal settlement tender in West Bank deepens Israeli efforts to sever Palestinian ties to Jerusalem, officials warn.
Israeli authorities have issued a tender for 627 new housing units in the Kochav Yaakov settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CRRC).
Women's cycling: Why is it so hard to run a team?
Team cars shuttle from side to side on damp roads through picturesque Yorkshire villages as the race convoy tries to keep up with a marauding peloton.
Under-pressure sporting directors at the 2025 Tour of Britain Women are shouting tactics over the radio with one hand while steering their vehicles with the other.
Lae'zel actor Devora Wilde didn't know she was in Space Marine 2 until players told her
Devora Wilde Revisits Her Greatest Video Game Performances - YouTube
Devora Wilde has been in loads of videogames. While she's most famous for playing Lae'zel, everyone's hot gith girlfriend in Baldur's Gate 3, she's also been in games like Solasta 2, Clair Obscur, Crimson Desert, Split Fiction, and Red Solstice 2. She's in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 as well—not that she knew about it at the time.
The One Mistake That Could Ruin The Total Solar Eclipse In Spain
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With only days remaining until the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, thousands of eclipse chasers are making their final travel plans for northern Spain. However, many could still miss the spectacle if they overlook one crucial detail — this eclipse happens just before sunset. Although the path of totality crosses northern Spain, the totally eclipsed sun will sit exceptionally low above the northwestern horizon, where mountains, trees and buildings could easily block the brief moments of totality. Fortunately, there is still time to check viewing locations using a growing range of eclipse-planning websites, apps and horizon tools.
Sydney gardener fined almost $200,000 for removing 287 trees to improve harbourside mansion’s water views
It began with a gardener being hired to trim grass at a harbourside mansion in Sydney – and escalated to payments being left in a shoe for the unlawful felling of hundreds of native trees in protected bushland.
Trent Alexander-Arnold: Will Real Madrid career be revived by Jose Mourinho?
Real Madrid paid Liverpool a reported 10m euros (£8.4m) for Alexander-Arnold, releasing him from his contract on 1 June 2025, a month early.
But an eagerly awaited debut campaign never reached the heights many expected.
Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha and Callum Walsh vs Tyler Denny big-fight predictions: Who will win the middleweight showdowns?
Experts have their say ahead of the Aaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha middleweight world championship clash and Callum Walsh's crucial fight against Tyler Denny, live on Sky Sports from 7pm.
The post-American Middle East is beginning to take shape
For years, Saudi Arabia’s strategic patience was mistaken for strategic dependence. Riyadh absorbed provocations, avoided unnecessary wars, preserved its relationship with the United States, and concentrated on internal transformation and development. That restraint was never an acceptance that an American-designed regional security order would endure indefinitely.