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World number 19 Ekaterina Alexandrova collapsed on court and had to retire from her first-round match at the Memphis Classic due to high temperatures.Russian Alexandrova, who was the number one seed, was trailing 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 5-4 against 16-year-old compatriot Kristina Liutova in a match where temperatures reached 34C. The match was initially paused as Alexandrova tried to continue, before she received a time violation as she took too long to serve amid her struggles.But in the middle of the next point, Alexandrova fell to the ground and needed immediate medical attention.The 31-year-old was well enough to stand but had…

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I meet Dimoldenberg not in a chicken shop, but in a studio in Broadcasting House in central London. She’s OK with that though (“I love the pot plants,” she says. “It’s fantastic. I’m very happy to be here.”)It’s been more than a decade since she set up Chicken Shop Date. Since then, she’s interviewed everyone from Cher to Ed Sheeran, and has become a celebrity in her own right.The show is based around her trademark dry, awkward flirting style. In person, I find her inscrutable. You get the sense she’s judging your questions (I was secretly relieved when she told…

PSG’s Bradley Barcola verbally agrees to join Liverpool, but clubs apart on valuation, Real Madrid have no plans to sell Vinicius Jr and Everton want around £70m for Iliman Ndiaye.Paris St-Germain and France forward Bradley Barcola, 23, has verbally agreed to join Liverpool, but there is no certainty over a move as there is a significant gap between the two clubs on the fee. (L’Equipe – in French), externalBarcola’s possible move to Liverpool could lead to Ligue 1 champions PSG trying to beat Real Madrid to the signing of Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19, from RB Leipzig. (L’Equipe -…

A fire has broken out at a historic church in central Leicester, sending smoke billowing out over the city.Footage circulating social media overnight shows smoke pouring out of the side of St Andrew’s Church, which sits on the corner of Jarrom Street and Gateway Street.In one video shared on Snapchat, plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the church’s north transept, with multiple fire engines and police cars outside.Later footage on Facebook showed that the church’s roof was partially destroyed by the fire – believed to have started at around 1am.That video showed a turntable ladder pouring water onto…

She said: “Social media has been used in the past few years as a place for radicalisation for different groups and individuals, including those that later go on a violent spree against a synagogue or a school – and now AI is part of it.”Lord Mann, the UK government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, called for a “clear, calm and methodical” approach to tackling anti-Jewish hatred, warning that governments which avoidede their responsibilities contributed to the problem.Angela Rayner, the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, told the she was “appalled by the horrific rise of antisemitism in the…

First Test, Tarouba (day four of five)West Indies 311 (Hope 92; Ali 4-50) & 181 (Joseph 38; Abbas 5-22)Pakistan 282 (Masood 109; Greaves 5-27) & 120 (Azam 58*; Seales 5-20)West Indies won by 90 runs; lead series 1-0ScorecardJayden Seales claimed 5-20 as the West Indies pace attack ruthlessly crushed Pakistan to clinch a 90-run victory just after tea on day four of the first Test.Set 211 for victory, Pakistan were reduced to 71-9 in their second innings on a deteriorating pitch and had looked on course to be bowled out for their lowest total in Tests against the hosts.However, a…

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Paired with the significant heat, the lack of rain means dry ground and low soil moisture levels will continue to be of concern. Whilst rain and then showers are forecast across Northern Ireland, Scotland and perhaps the far north of England, barely a millimetre is likely to fall.By Friday and into the weekend, pressure will build across the southern half of the UK prolonging the dry spell further, despite a few showers continuing in the north. An ongoing lack of rain means hosepipe bans are in force for millions of households and dry vegetation has provided fuel for wildfires to…