Wimbledon umpire buckles and flails around as chair dragged off court | Tennis | Sport
Wimbledon umpire Renaud Lichtenstein was shell-shocked when he was pulled away from the court during a rain delay. He was taking charge of Hubert Hurkacz’s first-round clash with Radu Albot when the drizzle began to pick up and play was quickly suspended. Covers need to be distributed swiftly across the court to ensure that the […]
NATO on red alert as frontline ally prepares for Russian invasion | World | News
A key member of NATO is beefing up its defences in preparation for a Russian attack, as fears grow of a wider conflict between the West and Moscow. Lithuania lies in between Belarus and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, home to the Kremlin’s Baltic fleet. The country was part of the Russian Empire and Soviet […]
Dan Evans refuses to continue playing as Wimbledon tie suspended | Tennis | Sport
British tennis star Dan Evans fumed at the Wimbledon officials and said that he was “not willing” to continue playing in his first-round tie with Alejandro Tabilo. Evans had lost the first set 6-3 and the pair were tied 3-3 in the second when he complained about the damp conditions on the grass. Rain had […]
Urgent search for missing mum and 2 young kids last seen 6 days ago | UK | News
An urgent search is underway to find a mum and her two young children who have been missing for six days. The 29-year-old mum has gone missing from the Edgbaston area of Birmingham with her daughter Mia Leigh, seven, and two-year-old son Myles. West Midlands Police say that they would like to hear from anyone […]
Piers Morgan hits out at ‘cheap’ BBC over Cristiano Ronaldo mockery in Euro 2024 coverage | Football | Sport
Piers Morgan has again gone into battle for Cristiano Ronaldo after the BBC appeared to mock the Portuguese icon for his penalty miss against Slovakia. Despite his country eventually winning through on spot kicks, it proved a nightmare occasion for international football’s record goalscorer, missing a host of chances before being denied from 12 yards […]
Liverpool fire LIVE: Merseyside industrial estate in flames | UK | News
Emergency services are currently battling a massive blaze at Huyton Industrial Estate in Liverpool. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Merseyside Police have been deployed to Wilson Road. Images captured by the Liverpool ECHO reveal a towering pile of rubbish ablaze, with thick black smoke spiralling into the sky. The area, located near the delivery […]
Turkey goalkeeper Mert Gunok pulls off ‘Gordon Banks save’ as Austria | Football | Sport
Turkey goalkeeper Mert Gunok pulled off a superb Gordon Banks-esque save to deny Austria a late equaliser in their Euro 2024 last-16 clash. The Besiktas shot-stopper had already made one sensational stop before he denied Christoph Baumgartner with the best save of the tournament so far. Austria piled the pressure on Turkey late in the […]