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100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on ‘tennis etiquette’
The US Open has drawn debate after granting media accreditation to around 100 influencers and content creators, double last year’s total, prompting questions about how to welcome new audiences to tennis without breaching the sport’s traditional etiquette. Several players, including Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka, said they welcomed efforts to broaden tennis’s appeal but felt…
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Kyrgios given one-month ban for positive cocaine test
Nick Kyrgios has been given a one-month ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after testing positive for cocaine, and he is now free to return to competition. The Australian was provisionally suspended in August after a sample taken during the Mallorca Open in June showed traces of a cocaine metabolite, which he said…
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Pupil, 16, ‘who had sex with female PE teacher, 30,’ tells court he lied to school and child protection services to ‘keep her sweet’
A 16-year-old boy who says he was groomed by his female PE teacher told Winchester Crown Court that he lied to his school and Child Protection Services about their relationship in order to “keep her sweet.” Bronwen James, 30, denies four counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of…
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USA Sports Will Serve Up World Team Tennis Reboot (Exclusive)
World Team Tennis, the mixed-gender league co-founded by Billie Jean King in 1974, is returning after a five-year hiatus with a new media deal to televise matches on CNBC and stream them on Fandango, both part of Versant’s USA Sports division. The tie-up marks a significant step in the league’s reboot, giving it primetime network…
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Weekly sports quiz: Which tennis star suffered a first-round US Open upset?
BBC Sport has published its weekly sports quiz, testing readers on the past seven days of sporting news, including a first-round upset at the US Open, chaotic scenes on football’s transfer deadline day and an unexpected result in heavyweight boxing. Only around 8% of participants managed a perfect score on the previous week’s quiz, setting…
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Nigel Farage cries foul as Beaumont’s Thames terror and Square Enix denial dominate
Farage brands a Commons probe into a £5m Harborne donation “rigged”; a PE teacher stands trial over sex with a pupil; rower Jack Beaumont recounts a Thames boat scare; Brazil’s new “Taylor Swift Law”, a vandalised Dolly Parton star and Square Enix’s denial round off the bulletin.
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Coco Gauff’s Empire State of Mind: Tennis, Music and the Energy Behind Her US Open Run — ‘I Just Feel Like a New Person’
Coco Gauff spoke to Billboard ahead of her US Open title defence in New York, reflecting on how much she has changed since first winning the tournament in 2023. The 22-year-old, who this year again won the Cincinnati title before returning to New York, said she now feels like “a new person” compared to her…
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Female PE teacher, 30, ‘had sex with pupil, 16, while they watched Wimbledon at her house and asked him to call her miss’ when they were together, court hears
A PE teacher told her Year 11 pupil to call her “miss” while they had sex, a jury has heard, as her trial began at Winchester Crown Court. Bronwen James, 30, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, denies four counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust, allegedly exploiting her role…
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No repeat of Wimbledon heroics as Fery exits US Open
British number one Arthur Fery’s US Open debut ended in the first round with a straight-sets defeat by Italy’s 13th seed Lorenzo Musetti, denying him a repeat of his breakthrough Wimbledon run this summer. Fery, 24, had surged into the world’s top 40 after reaching the semi-finals at his home Grand Slam, but narrowly missed…
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Political turbulence, Kirk case ruling, and Shein’s rocky Hong Kong debut
Overseas, an expert warns migration and cost-of-living frustrations are boosting Pauline Hanson’s One Nation; a Utah judge weighs sending Tyler Robinson to trial over Charlie Kirk’s killing; Shein shares slid on their Hong Kong listing; plus Wawrinka’s US Open farewell and tributes to Dolly Parton.