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The Advertiser
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Aussie hopes of doubles double crash in Wimbledon heat
The hopes of an Australian doubles' double at Wimbledon have been dashed on another baking day on No.1 Court as Olivia Gadecki was beaten in her women's semi-final alongside American Desirae Krawczyk. Twenty-four hours after Rinky Hijikata, partnering Dutchman David Pel, had reached the men's doubles final amid high excitement, Gadecki and Krawczyk went down a bit more tamely 3-6 6-0 6-3 to eighth seeds, Russian Veronika Kudermetova and Belgian Elise Mertens, in their last-four contest on the same arena on Friday. Gadecki had been hoping to make it the first time in 21 years that an Australian had qualified for both the men's and women's doubles finals at the All England Club in the same year. Back in 2004, Todd Woodbridge had won his ninth and last Wimbledon title with Jonas Bjorkman, while Rennae Stubbs partnered Cara Black to victory in the women's event. Gadecki and Krawczyk in the first tournament they've played together, hadn't dropped a set coming into their last-four clash, and they started brightly again before their experienced opponents flicked a switch after losing the first set and took complete control. Gold Coast player Gadecki, who had been knocked out in the first round of the singles, had been looking to add to her grand slam collection after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles with John Peers in January. But the onus now is all on Hijikata who became the fifth Australian to reach the men's doubles final in the last 10 editions when he produced some match-winning heroics in the semi-final against El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Croatian Mate Pavic. He and Pel, who had not played together until this week after they got into the tournament only as reserves, will next meet Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who are the first all-British team to play in the final since 1960 and are seeking to become the first home winners since 1936. The hopes of an Australian doubles' double at Wimbledon have been dashed on another baking day on No.1 Court as Olivia Gadecki was beaten in her women's semi-final alongside American Desirae Krawczyk. Twenty-four hours after Rinky Hijikata, partnering Dutchman David Pel, had reached the men's doubles final amid high excitement, Gadecki and Krawczyk went down a bit more tamely 3-6 6-0 6-3 to eighth seeds, Russian Veronika Kudermetova and Belgian Elise Mertens, in their last-four contest on the same arena on Friday. Gadecki had been hoping to make it the first time in 21 years that an Australian had qualified for both the men's and women's doubles finals at the All England Club in the same year. Back in 2004, Todd Woodbridge had won his ninth and last Wimbledon title with Jonas Bjorkman, while Rennae Stubbs partnered Cara Black to victory in the women's event. Gadecki and Krawczyk in the first tournament they've played together, hadn't dropped a set coming into their last-four clash, and they started brightly again before their experienced opponents flicked a switch after losing the first set and took complete control. Gold Coast player Gadecki, who had been knocked out in the first round of the singles, had been looking to add to her grand slam collection after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles with John Peers in January. But the onus now is all on Hijikata who became the fifth Australian to reach the men's doubles final in the last 10 editions when he produced some match-winning heroics in the semi-final against El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Croatian Mate Pavic. He and Pel, who had not played together until this week after they got into the tournament only as reserves, will next meet Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who are the first all-British team to play in the final since 1960 and are seeking to become the first home winners since 1936. The hopes of an Australian doubles' double at Wimbledon have been dashed on another baking day on No.1 Court as Olivia Gadecki was beaten in her women's semi-final alongside American Desirae Krawczyk. Twenty-four hours after Rinky Hijikata, partnering Dutchman David Pel, had reached the men's doubles final amid high excitement, Gadecki and Krawczyk went down a bit more tamely 3-6 6-0 6-3 to eighth seeds, Russian Veronika Kudermetova and Belgian Elise Mertens, in their last-four contest on the same arena on Friday. Gadecki had been hoping to make it the first time in 21 years that an Australian had qualified for both the men's and women's doubles finals at the All England Club in the same year. Back in 2004, Todd Woodbridge had won his ninth and last Wimbledon title with Jonas Bjorkman, while Rennae Stubbs partnered Cara Black to victory in the women's event. Gadecki and Krawczyk in the first tournament they've played together, hadn't dropped a set coming into their last-four clash, and they started brightly again before their experienced opponents flicked a switch after losing the first set and took complete control. Gold Coast player Gadecki, who had been knocked out in the first round of the singles, had been looking to add to her grand slam collection after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles with John Peers in January. But the onus now is all on Hijikata who became the fifth Australian to reach the men's doubles final in the last 10 editions when he produced some match-winning heroics in the semi-final against El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Croatian Mate Pavic. He and Pel, who had not played together until this week after they got into the tournament only as reserves, will next meet Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who are the first all-British team to play in the final since 1960 and are seeking to become the first home winners since 1936. The hopes of an Australian doubles' double at Wimbledon have been dashed on another baking day on No.1 Court as Olivia Gadecki was beaten in her women's semi-final alongside American Desirae Krawczyk. Twenty-four hours after Rinky Hijikata, partnering Dutchman David Pel, had reached the men's doubles final amid high excitement, Gadecki and Krawczyk went down a bit more tamely 3-6 6-0 6-3 to eighth seeds, Russian Veronika Kudermetova and Belgian Elise Mertens, in their last-four contest on the same arena on Friday. Gadecki had been hoping to make it the first time in 21 years that an Australian had qualified for both the men's and women's doubles finals at the All England Club in the same year. Back in 2004, Todd Woodbridge had won his ninth and last Wimbledon title with Jonas Bjorkman, while Rennae Stubbs partnered Cara Black to victory in the women's event. Gadecki and Krawczyk in the first tournament they've played together, hadn't dropped a set coming into their last-four clash, and they started brightly again before their experienced opponents flicked a switch after losing the first set and took complete control. Gold Coast player Gadecki, who had been knocked out in the first round of the singles, had been looking to add to her grand slam collection after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles with John Peers in January. But the onus now is all on Hijikata who became the fifth Australian to reach the men's doubles final in the last 10 editions when he produced some match-winning heroics in the semi-final against El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Croatian Mate Pavic. He and Pel, who had not played together until this week after they got into the tournament only as reserves, will next meet Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who are the first all-British team to play in the final since 1960 and are seeking to become the first home winners since 1936.
Perth Now
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Aussie hopes of doubles double crash in Wimbledon heat
The hopes of an Australian doubles' double at Wimbledon have been dashed on another baking day on No.1 Court as Olivia Gadecki was beaten in her women's semi-final alongside American Desirae Krawczyk. Twenty-four hours after Rinky Hijikata, partnering Dutchman David Pel, had reached the men's doubles final amid high excitement, Gadecki and Krawczyk went down a bit more tamely 3-6 6-0 6-3 to eighth seeds, Russian Veronika Kudermetova and Belgian Elise Mertens, in their last-four contest on the same arena on Friday. Gadecki had been hoping to make it the first time in 21 years that an Australian had qualified for both the men's and women's doubles finals at the All England Club in the same year. Back in 2004, Todd Woodbridge had won his ninth and last Wimbledon title with Jonas Bjorkman, while Rennae Stubbs partnered Cara Black to victory in the women's event. Gadecki and Krawczyk in the first tournament they've played together, hadn't dropped a set coming into their last-four clash, and they started brightly again before their experienced opponents flicked a switch after losing the first set and took complete control. Gold Coast player Gadecki, who had been knocked out in the first round of the singles, had been looking to add to her grand slam collection after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles with John Peers in January. But the onus now is all on Hijikata who became the fifth Australian to reach the men's doubles final in the last 10 editions when he produced some match-winning heroics in the semi-final against El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Croatian Mate Pavic. He and Pel, who had not played together until this week after they got into the tournament only as reserves, will next meet Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who are the first all-British team to play in the final since 1960 and are seeking to become the first home winners since 1936.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Yahoo
Toronto police report fewer youth gun arrests, but worry gang recruitment online rising
Toronto police say youth firearm arrests have declined so far this year — a welcome shift after last year's spike, though major concerns remain, including the rise of gang recruitment on social media. So far in 2025, police say they have made 83 youth firearm arrests, compared to 105 over the same period last year — a drop of 21 per cent. However, Insp. Paul Krawczyk isn't celebrating just yet. This is still the second-worst year for such arrests in the last five, he told CBC Toronto. "I worry that [last year] is not just a spike, but obviously I don't have a crystal ball." Police say there were 175 total youth firearm arrests in 2024, which was 59 per cent higher than the 110 arrests made in 2023. In 2022, there were 94 youth firearm arrests, and 83 in 2021. But while arrests are down so far this year, there have already been a number of high profile crimes involving teens. In January, Toronto police arrested and charged four teenage boys they believed were behind a carjacking and two robberies that month. Three teens were charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal double shooting in Toronto's Riverdale neighbourhood in April, and last month, a 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in York. WATCH | Toronto's youth firearm arrests spiked in 2024, up 161% in 2 years: Krawczyk says police are a major partner in FOCUS Toronto — a program made up of several agencies and community groups that come together to help prevent crime and connect with youth in vulnerable communities. The hope, he says, is to help stop gang recruitment before it happens. "I do worry that youth, through social media, through the apps on their phones, are getting contracted to do some of these shootings," said Krawczyk. "A lot of money is being thrown at them, and we may not see a decrease without the combined efforts of everyone." Those efforts include community programs like the One by One Movement. Founder Marcell Wilson says the non-profit organization is focused on decreasing acts of violence and connecting with vulnerable youth before they're potentially exposed to crime. A former gang leader-turned-anti-violence advocate, Wilson says the issue of vulnerable young people being recruited on social media platforms by gang members is underaddressed. His organization has a program dedicated to the issue, targeted at parents and community members. It starts with the basics of social media and how the platforms work, and goes into some of the language youth use that their parents may be unfamiliar with, aiming to close the generational disconnect when it comes to what young people are doing on their phones. "It's about teaching them the nuances of the platforms being used and even sometimes language," Wilson said. "You'll have a parent who doesn't understand the language being used and because of that, they have no idea their children are involved in certain activities." Krawczyk says to deal with gun violence overall, police have been strategically deploying more resources to specific areas, based on crime data across Toronto. "Clearly if police are out there, you know it's going to make a difference and deter some of these shootings and discharges," he said. Last month, the city announced an extra $5 million in funding for anti-violence programs for young people. Mayor Olivia Chow said the safety plan will help 3,000 young people and more than 500 families participate in summer recreation and youth violence prevention programs. Initiatives like that are applauded by Toronto police and organizations like Wilson's, but both say parents should also keep on top of their kids' social media presence, and tech giants should also put more resources into combatting youth crime on their platforms. "There's not enough cohesion between the different entities, between the community, the organizations, law enforcement and the decision makers," Wilson said. "We'd like to see much more investment in the preventative space … putting a lot more focus on social media would make a huge difference for sure."
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Majority of Youth Overdose Deaths from 2018 to 2022 Were Driven by Fentanyl Alone
Study Reveals Changing Nature of U.S. Drug Supply NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fatal drug overdoses among youth aged 15 to 24 in the United States involving synthetic opioids alone—not mixed with other substances—soared by 168 percent over the five-year time period of 2018 to 2022, a new study shows. Published online today in the journal Pediatrics, the work also found that youth overdose rates and drug combinations varied significantly across age, sex and race/ethnicity. Led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the new study is the first, say investigators, to identify which specific combinations of drugs drove synthetic opioid-involved fatal overdoses among young people across sociodemographic groups over time. Overdoses that involved synthetic opioids alone—predominantly fentanyl—had the highest rates of fatalities when compared to overdoses involving other drug combinations examined by the researchers. This was regardless of age, sex and race/ethnicity. "Before we looked at the data, we thought we would find that the majority of fatal youth overdoses involved fentanyl combined with other substances, such as prescription opioids or cocaine," said Noa Krawczyk, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Population Health, and senior author of the study. "Instead, we found the opposite—that most deaths were caused by fentanyl alone. Our analysis sheds light on the changing nature and risks of the drug supply and how they impact key demographic groups. Some may think they are taking one substance but are actually exposed to another." According to Krawczyk, who is also associate director of the Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy at NYU Langone, their findings underscore the need to tailor overdose prevention strategies that include harm reduction services specifically to youth to prevent death and suffering among this under-studied population. How the Study was Conducted Analyzing data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the researchers characterized trends in overdose death involving synthetic opioids (predominantly fentanyl) alone, as well as in combination with five common other drugs (benzodiazepines, heroin, prescription opioids, cocaine, and other stimulants) among youth aged 15-24 across age, sex and race/ethnicity over five years (from 2018 to 2022). The investigators found that during the five-year study period, overdoses involving synthetic opioids alone increased by 168 percent—the highest rates of fatalities compared to those that included a combination of the examined drugs, regardless of age, sex and race/ethnicity. After deaths due to synthetic opioids/fentanyl alone, the next highest rates of fatal overdoses involved fentanyl combined with cocaine or another stimulant; however, rates differed by age, sex, race/ethnicity and over time. In 2018, White non-Hispanic youth had the highest rates of overdoses involving synthetic opioids/fentanyl alone. By 2022, rates of overdose deaths involving only fentanyl among Black American, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Hispanic youth exceeded White non-Hispanic youth. When it came to the impact of sex and age, fatal overdoses across all groups were highest among males, as well as all youth aged 20 to 24. According to the research team, understanding the landscape of overdose patterns provides needed context in terms of how to best inform specific public health interventions that can prevent more deaths. Megan Miller, a research coordinator at the NYU Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy and lead author of the study, emphasized that "there are a variety of ways to engage youth and reduce their risk of overdose. Schools, places of employment, homeless shelters, child welfare services, and juvenile justice settings are all possible touchpoints to offer education and harm reduction tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips. Our findings highlight the need to tailor these strategies to different youth groups based on the types of drugs they are using to help prevent further overdose deaths." Limitations to the study findings, according to the investigators, include possible misclassification in mortality coding practices, as well as limited sociodemographic information. For example, youth who identify as LGBTQ+ tend to have a higher risk of overdose, yet that information was not available. Due to small sample sizes, the data did not examine youth who may identify as more than one race or ethnicity. In addition to Krawczyk and Miller, study co-authors from NYU Grossman School of Medicine include Katherine Wheeler-Martin, MPH, Amanda M. Bunting, PhD, and Magdalena Cerdá, DrPH. Funding for the study was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number K01DA055758. Dr. Bunting was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse under Award Number K01DA053435. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. About NYU Langone HealthNYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone No. 1 out of 115 comprehensive academic medical centers across the nation for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across seven inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise. Media Inquiries: Sasha View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NYU Langone
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Majority of Youth Overdose Deaths from 2018 to 2022 Were Driven by Fentanyl Alone
Study Reveals Changing Nature of U.S. Drug Supply NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fatal drug overdoses among youth aged 15 to 24 in the United States involving synthetic opioids alone—not mixed with other substances—soared by 168 percent over the five-year time period of 2018 to 2022, a new study shows. Published online today in the journal Pediatrics, the work also found that youth overdose rates and drug combinations varied significantly across age, sex and race/ethnicity. Led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the new study is the first, say investigators, to identify which specific combinations of drugs drove synthetic opioid-involved fatal overdoses among young people across sociodemographic groups over time. Overdoses that involved synthetic opioids alone—predominantly fentanyl—had the highest rates of fatalities when compared to overdoses involving other drug combinations examined by the researchers. This was regardless of age, sex and race/ethnicity. "Before we looked at the data, we thought we would find that the majority of fatal youth overdoses involved fentanyl combined with other substances, such as prescription opioids or cocaine," said Noa Krawczyk, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Population Health, and senior author of the study. "Instead, we found the opposite—that most deaths were caused by fentanyl alone. Our analysis sheds light on the changing nature and risks of the drug supply and how they impact key demographic groups. Some may think they are taking one substance but are actually exposed to another." According to Krawczyk, who is also associate director of the Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy at NYU Langone, their findings underscore the need to tailor overdose prevention strategies that include harm reduction services specifically to youth to prevent death and suffering among this under-studied population. How the Study was Conducted Analyzing data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the researchers characterized trends in overdose death involving synthetic opioids (predominantly fentanyl) alone, as well as in combination with five common other drugs (benzodiazepines, heroin, prescription opioids, cocaine, and other stimulants) among youth aged 15-24 across age, sex and race/ethnicity over five years (from 2018 to 2022). The investigators found that during the five-year study period, overdoses involving synthetic opioids alone increased by 168 percent—the highest rates of fatalities compared to those that included a combination of the examined drugs, regardless of age, sex and race/ethnicity. After deaths due to synthetic opioids/fentanyl alone, the next highest rates of fatal overdoses involved fentanyl combined with cocaine or another stimulant; however, rates differed by age, sex, race/ethnicity and over time. In 2018, White non-Hispanic youth had the highest rates of overdoses involving synthetic opioids/fentanyl alone. By 2022, rates of overdose deaths involving only fentanyl among Black American, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Hispanic youth exceeded White non-Hispanic youth. When it came to the impact of sex and age, fatal overdoses across all groups were highest among males, as well as all youth aged 20 to 24. According to the research team, understanding the landscape of overdose patterns provides needed context in terms of how to best inform specific public health interventions that can prevent more deaths. Megan Miller, a research coordinator at the NYU Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy and lead author of the study, emphasized that "there are a variety of ways to engage youth and reduce their risk of overdose. Schools, places of employment, homeless shelters, child welfare services, and juvenile justice settings are all possible touchpoints to offer education and harm reduction tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips. Our findings highlight the need to tailor these strategies to different youth groups based on the types of drugs they are using to help prevent further overdose deaths." Limitations to the study findings, according to the investigators, include possible misclassification in mortality coding practices, as well as limited sociodemographic information. For example, youth who identify as LGBTQ+ tend to have a higher risk of overdose, yet that information was not available. Due to small sample sizes, the data did not examine youth who may identify as more than one race or ethnicity. In addition to Krawczyk and Miller, study co-authors from NYU Grossman School of Medicine include Katherine Wheeler-Martin, MPH, Amanda M. Bunting, PhD, and Magdalena Cerdá, DrPH. Funding for the study was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number K01DA055758. Dr. Bunting was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse under Award Number K01DA053435. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. About NYU Langone HealthNYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone No. 1 out of 115 comprehensive academic medical centers across the nation for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across seven inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise. Media Inquiries: Sasha View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NYU Langone Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
