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Reuters
28 minutes ago
- Reuters
Lucky loser Sierra's Wimbledon fairytale continues
LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Solana Sierra continued to make the most of her good fortune at Wimbledon as the Argentine on Friday became the first lucky loser to move into the fourth round of the grasscourt Grand Slam since tennis turned professional in 1968. The 21-year-old squandered a match point and crashed in the final round of qualifying to Australia's Talia Gibson, but went into the main draw at the very last moment when Belgium's Greet Minnen pulled out and she has not looked back since. After seeing off Australia's Olivia Gadecki and stunning local favourite Katie Boulter, she came through a challenging test against Spain's Cristina Bucsa to win 7-5 1-6 6-1 and dropped to the ground in celebration. Sierra, who looked at her team in disbelief for several moments as she sat on the turf after match point, will pick up a cheque worth at least 240,000 pounds ($327,336) for her surprise run. She meets Laura Siegemund or Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the next round. ($1 = 0.7332 pounds)
Leader Live
28 minutes ago
- Leader Live
Family and friends gather at Diogo Jota's wake as queue forms outside chapel
The father of three, who married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso 11 days before the accident, was killed alongside his brother, Andre Silva, after a Lamborghini they were travelling in burst into flames following a suspected tyre blowout in the early hours of Thursday morning. The brothers' parents attended the Sao Cosme Chapel, the Capela da Ressurreicao, in the town of Gondomar near Porto on Friday, with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and Jota's agent also among attendees. Some mourners embraced and cried before entering the venue as floral tributes of yellow and white and candles were lain by a tree outside. People held service sheets featuring pictures of both brothers, the largest one showing Jota smiling in his Liverpool FC shirt and making a heart sign with his hands. One man came to pay his respects wearing a Liverpool top. The wake comes ahead of their funeral, which parish priest at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme, Jose Manuel Macedo, said would begin at 10am on Saturday. Liverpool Football Club postponed the return of players for pre-season following Jota's death, as a number of players past and present paid tribute. The club's manager, Arne Slot, said the 'sense of shock is absolute', adding: 'He was a loved one to all of us.' Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson returned to Anfield with flowers and a club scarf on Friday as he paid his own tribute to Jota. A sea of floral tributes had been left outside the ground, with many Liverpool fans and supporters of other clubs looking to pay their respects. Flags have been lowered to half-mast at the stadium and all club stores, museums and tours have been closed until Monday, with staff offered wellbeing support. Liverpool forward Mo Salah said the loss has made the prospect of returning to the club frightening. He shared a black and white picture of him and Jota hugging on the pitch on social media, saying: 'I am truly lost for words. 'Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. 'Team mates come and go but not like this. It's going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won't be there when we go back.' Jota and Silva were both found dead after the car crashed on the A-52 in Palacios de Sanabria near the city of Zamora at 12.40am on Thursday. Police said they were investigating the possibility that the Lamborghini left the road because of a tyre blowout while overtaking, and a source from the government sub-delegation in Zamora confirmed 'a possible speeding incident' was being looked at. Pictures of the aftermath of the crash showed debris scattered along the side of the road including what appeared to be charred parts of the vehicle. No other vehicles are said to have been involved in the incident. The club has opened physical and digital books of condolence in the wake of the deaths, and supporters and members of the public can go to the Anfield Road Stand reception area over the coming days to sign a message. The online book can be found at
Daily Mail
29 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Lizzie Cundy shows off major style transformation as she debuts new natural 'mumsy' hairstyle ahead of son's Venice wedding - after Jeff Bezos' epic nuptials in the Italian city
Lizzie Cundy turned heads on Friday night with a sizzling new makeover – just in time for her son Josh's wedding. The former WAG, 57, showed off her jaw-dropping transformation on social media, flaunting a fresh new hairdo and glamorous outfit as she prepared for the huge family milestone. Lizzie's eldest son Josh, 29, is set to get married later this month in celebrity-hotspot Venice - aptly, just weeks after Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez said 'I do' in the Italian city. Lizzie shares Josh and her younger son James, 26, with her ex-husband, Chelsea star Jason Cundy, who she was married to from 1994 to 2012. The proud mother has been busy getting ready for the destination wedding and took to Instagram on Friday to share a video of her glamorous pre-wedding makeover. Lizzie strutted through a hair salon dramatically revealing her glossy, salon-fresh locks, as she ditched her hair extension in favour of a more natural 'mumsy' look. Known for her long waist-length tresses, Lizzie rocked a new bouncy blowout as she instead styled her natural locks at shoulder length. In a caption, she excitedly shared: 'Wedding hair ready.' The ageless beauty put on a very leggy display in a white blazer dress, complete with bold gold buttons. She sported a pair of white ankle-strap heels and oversized sunglasses, as she struck sultry poses to the camera as Destiny's Child's Can You Keep Up played over the top. The Jeremy Vine regular has remained a fixture on the celebrity scene since her days as a WAG. She was married to former Chelsea and Spurs defender Jason, 55, for 17 years before their split in 2012. They got married in 1994, after meeting at a nightclub in Richmond, London, but split after Lizzie discovered Jason's affair with opera singer Hannah Pedley. Despite their rocky break-up, the pair are said to be on good terms. Lizzie recently opened up about the realities of being a WAG in the noughties as she shared the 'lonely and isolating' reality of her split from her footballer ex. In the BBC documentary titled Sex After Celebrity, Lizzie revealed the difficulties she faced with being in the public eye at the height of her fame. She said: 'It was the most awful time when my marriage split up, not just because it was a marriage splitting up and family was being split up, it was because it was on the front page of the papers. 'There's a picture of me in a swimsuit, looking over my shoulder, and it was all about my marriage split, and I didn't even know about it myself. And it was the reaction of other people as well. 'Friends I knew didn't know what to say. The mums at school would cross the road from me because they were embarrassed. 'They didn't really know what to say. So it actually became quite a lonely existence.' She continued: 'And not knowing who to trust, actually doubting friends, thinking, "Could they have put that story in?" or, you know, "I only told that person, so how did it get in?" 'And quizzing and questioning people that you've known a lifetime. So that side was awful.' Following the breakdown of her high-profile marriage, Lizzie found it hard to go back into the dating pool. She explained: 'It's difficult when you've been in a very high-profile relationship and then go into dating, because you have a trust issue. I certainly did. 'And I've actually been on a date where we're sitting there and I've seen him push his phone, and I thought, "I think you're recording me." 'So I just said it out, "Is your phone on? Are you recording?" And he just went, "Yeah..."' Fast forward to present day, the beauty has found a new lease of life for dating, as she described it was 'great now'. She went on to date England rugby player Danny Cipriani and has since enjoyed some other relationships out of the public eye.
