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AWhen she was 12 years old, Barbora Krejcikova wrote down in a notebook three things she would like to achieve in the future if she was lucky enough to become a professional tennis player. At that stage, she didn’t know if she would be able to make a living from the sport, but she had a big dream.”I think I wrote there that I wanted to be a top-10 tennis player,” the Czech said on Saturday night, hours after scoring a thrilling victory over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Became Wimbledon champion for the first time.”I think I wrote there that I…

Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills 90210 and Heathers, has died at the age of 53.A statement from her publicist Leslie Sloane, cited by People magazine, said: “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease.”The actor had been first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and underwent a mastectomy. In 2020, she said that her diagnosis was then terminal, calling it “a bitter pill to swallow” in a Good Morning America interview.In June 2023, Doherty shared…

Alfie Hewett completes career Grand Slam with a comprehensive 6-2, 6-3 victory over Spain’s Martín de la Puente at Wimbledon , won the first wheelchair singles championship at Wimbledon.Hewitt experienced disappointment in the singles finals at the All England Club in 2022 and 2023. However, the English star erased the memory of last year’s loss to Tokihito Oda on Court No. 1 as he clinched long-awaited singles success in SW19 with a superb batting performance to the delight of an excited home crowd.”I’m speechless, to be honest. The last few years have been difficult,” Hewitt admitted. “Winning doubles with Gordon…

My wife was on the phone to my sister, Maeve. Their tone seemed grave. ‘Can you not put cream on it?’ she said, conjuring images of my sister covered head to toe with third-degree burns. A more dutiful brother would have inquired after his sister’s health, but I was following our two-year-old daughter up some wooden stairs she’d decided to mount while soaking wet and barefoot.Thirty seconds later, I heard my wife say, ‘Just use chocolate,’ which caused a half second of further confusion before I realised they were discussing cake, and their gravity of tone owed to the stresses…

Disinformation researcher Amanda Rogers describes social media reaction to the shooting of Donald Trump as “a self-sustaining shit spiral” of polarized, unhinged, conspiracy-driven noise.Rogers, a fellow at the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, has seen this happen before. But the scale is new and disturbing, she said. Discussions on social media and mainstream media have focused on the shooter’s motives and the impact on the election, she said. Bad actors want to turn moments like this into broader calls for violence. She said they would spread lies to achieve their goals.“The fact that this is a perfect storm environment…

When I was 17, a girl in my year died suddenly, in her sleep. Natalie was beautiful and very popular. We weren’t friends and we hadn’t really spoken to each other much. (I was a self-conscious, self-obsessed teenager and I assumed I was invisible to most of my classmates.) At the time, her death seemed like a matter for the other popular girls. Because I was self-obsessed, I was worried about being accused of using a tragedy to gain traction and social status. I didn’t try to comfort her friends. I didn’t understand that we were going through a collective,…

timeJosco Gvardiol was asked about Luis de la Fuente the night before Spain’s opening match of Euro 2024 and he replied: “Who?” Croatia’s The press officer came to his rescue, but if the defender felt a little embarrassed, the fact was that he was not the only one at the time who did not immediately recognize the name or know a lot about the Croatian coach. choose, their opponents were the next day. Before long, even some in Spain might have said similar things.De la Fuente was born in Haro, La Rioja province, which he considers to be the best…

When I was newly on the path to matrescence, and every day was like a crawl to the peak of an oxygen-deprived mountain, I used to keep a giant bar of Dairy Milk (back then I liked it) in the car. I would sneak out, after first and second breakfast, lunch, dinner, bedtime, and bite chunks out of it, leaving teeth marks of guilty, desperate, pleasure.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Then one day summer really did come to England and it all melted. There is no despair…

Former US President Donald Trump is reportedly in good condition after being removed by the Secret Service after gunshots were heard at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump said he was hit by a bullet and his ear was pierced. Main image: Donald Trump gestures as he is surrounded by Secret Service agents after he was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP Sunday, July 14, 2024 04.30 Central European Summer Time Last modified on Sunday, July 14, 2024 06.13 Central European Summer Time Source link

The question I’m writing to you about sibling rivalry. I am not sure what to do about my youngest brother – indeed, whether to do anything. In the past he had a schizophrenic episode and was in hospital for a while and received psychiatric support. He made a good recovery and went to university. Since he graduated, though, he has lived at home with our parents and done very little. He exercises excessively to maintain his fitness and mental health. He says he will volunteer, find work, or apply for further study, but doesn’t seem to have done any of…