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Novak Djokovic claimed the all-time record for most men’s singles match wins at Wimbledon, but had to overcome moments of visible frustration to beat qualifier Roman Safiullin and reach the quarter-finals. Djokovic had matched Roger Federer’s record with his third-round victory on Friday, and the 39-year-old earned his 106th win at SW19 by defeating the…
Mbappe is one behind Messi in the all-time list of World Cup goalscorers after taking his tally to 19 in 19 tournament games. Incredibly, since 2018, Mbappe has scored more goals in the knockout stages of the World Cup (11) than Brazil (10), England (10), Portugal (9) and Spain (4). After scoring 13 times in…
Zelensky said on Saturday morning that the targets hit in St Petersburg and the surrounding region were about 850km (528 miles) from Ukraine’s border. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, but a video posted by the Ukrainian president showed a drone flying towards a target and a huge column of black smoke…
Poland’s prime minister has said the country was preparing for “various” scenarios and that the coming months could be “critical” concerning the threat from Russia. Donald Tusk was responding to reports, citing US intelligence, that Moscow was planning an armed “provocation” in Poland to test Nato’s resolve. “I don’t mean to scare anyone but the…
So what exactly did happen in that dramatic finale? Snicko is associated with cricket, but in recent years, football has adopted similar technology. The Trionda match ball, made by Adidas for this year’s World Cup, has a microchip in it that can detect when the ball has been touched. It allows precise data, such as…
The attack on Kyiv lasted more than 11 hours and came in several waves starting with a drone strike on Kyiv’s historic quarter, setting off a fire in a hotel in the city centre. At 01:00, dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles were fired. A brief lull preceded another dozen of Kh-101 cruise missiles at…
A number of people have died and others have been injured in a fire that broke out in a 10-storey block of flats in Antwerp, Belgian police say. Thick smoke was seen billowing from the eighth floor of the building in the Linkeroever district, after the fire broke out just before 10:00 (08:00 GMT) on…
Immediately after the game, Nagelsmann was repeatedly asked about his future and said he was “not someone who runs away” but admitted he would not be popular among the German supporters. “If we’re going to do a survey today in Germany, people are not going to speak about me positively obviously,” he added. “I did…
Eleven people have died after a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in the town of Tomblaine in eastern France, local officials said. The pilot and all 10 passengers were killed, including five instructors and five people who were preparing to skydive for the first time. The plane, which was being used by a parachutist school,…
The Czech Republic recorded its highest-ever temperature on Saturday, with a reading of 40.8C at a weather station in Doksany north of Prague, the national meteorological service (CHMI) said. And forecasters in Denmark said a provisional temperature of 37C was recorded in Odum, near Aarhus. This exceeded the previous all-time record of 36.4C set in…
