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* Gauff beats Pegula to reach Wimbledon semis for first time* Zverev finishes off Lehecka after wobble* Muchova sends Osaka packing after deepest run American Coco Gauff and Germany’s Alexander Zverev both broke new ground at Wimbledon on Tuesday but Naomi Osaka’s title hopes evaporated on a boiling hot day at the All England Club.Hot weather warnings might have furrowed the brow of men’s defending champion Jannik Sinner but he tamed German veteran Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3 to reach the semi-finals.Seventh seed Gauff’s relationship with grass has been lukewarm since she made her Wimbledon debut as a 15-year-old in 2019 and had never gone past the fourth round.The bond is clearly getting stronger though as she proved with a composed 4-6 6-3 6-3 victory over American number one Jessica Pegula on Centre Court.OSAKA’S BID FOR FIFTH MAJOR HALTEDZverev, whose Wimbledon ceiling had also previously been the fourth round, returned to finish off dangerous Czech Jiri Lehecka to reach his first quarter-final there.The 29-year-old had been three games from victory on Monday evening before being snagged by Wimbledon’s curfew and despite allowing Lehecka back into the match on the resumption he completed a 6-4 7-5 3-6 7-6(6) win.He will be back on court on Wednesday to face American Taylor Fritz in a battle of the 140 mph servers.Japan’s Osaka’s outfits and tennis have sparkled in equal measure at this year’s Championships, and her dominant victory over world number one Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday had many predicting she could go on and win a fifth Grand Slam title.The 14th seed ran into inspired Czech Karolina Muchova in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, however, losing 7-6(4) 6-4.On a day of personal bests, Muchova also ensured her deepest Wimbledon run after twice falling in the last eight and she will now stand in the way of Gauff.GAUFF’S GRASS DROUGHT ENDINGMuchova could be joined in the semi-finals by a second Czech on Wednesday when Linda Noskova plays Elise Mertens.Gauff’s progress at this year’s Wimbledon has been far from smooth, dropping sets in three of her four matches.But she is finding ways to win. Friend and doubles partner Pegula, playing her first ever match on Centre Court, looked the more assured player for a set and a half on Tuesday but Gauff solved the puzzle for an impressive victory.”Pretty insane, honestly,” was Gauff’s immediate reaction to the win. “Considering how I hadn’t won a match on grass in two years before this tournament, I’m definitely just really happy with how I played today.”Zverev lost 12 of the first 13 points as he resumed at 3-3 in the third set against Lehecka and looked heavy-legged as all his good work on Monday appeared to be unravelling.But he steadied the ship and despite serving a double-fault on match point in the fourth-set tiebreak, he got it done.”Who would have thought it’s only taken me 12 years to get (to my first Wimbledon quarter-final), but I’m incredibly happy and relieved. But of course I want to play three more matches,” he said on a paint-peeling day in London SW19.NO SWEAT FOR SINNERSinner’s second-round meltdown in a Parisian heatwave a few weeks ago has raised doubts about the red-haired Italian’s ability to operate in extreme temperatures.He never managed to find top gear against Grand Slam quarter-final debutant Struff and things might have got sweaty if he had not saved a set point in the second set.But, ultimately his precision serving eased him through to his 10th Grand Slam semi-final and a possible collision with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.Djokovic was in action against Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime in the day’s final singles action. Related Story Source link
Turkiye’s annual inflation rate fell in December to its lowest level in 49 months. In a statement today, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said that the annual inflation rate reached 30.89 percent last month, its lowest level since November 2021 when it stood at 21.31 percent.The statement added that the consumer price index increased by 0.89 percent monthly in December, while the producer price index rose by 0.75 percent. Related Story Source link
Ruben Amorim was sacked by Manchester United on Monday, bringing a dramatic end to his turbulent 14-month spell as manager of the struggling Premier League giants.The dismissal of the Portuguese follows growing tensions with Old Trafford bosses, including director of football Jason Wilcox, over recent days.The club, sixth in the Premier League table after a 1-1 draw at Leeds on Sunday, issued a statement saying Amorim had ‘departed his role as head coach of Manchester United’, thanking him for his service.’The club's leadership has reluctantly made the decision that it is the right time to make a change,’ United said in their statement.’This will give the team the best opportunity of the highest possible Premier League finish.’Current under-18s coach Darren Fletcher, a former United midfielder and technical director between 2021 and 2024, will take charge of the team against struggling Burnley on Wednesday.The BBC said the club were planning to appoint a caretaker boss for the rest of the season.Names in the frame for the full-time job include Enzo Maresca, who left Chelsea last week, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner and former England manager Gareth Southgate.Rising tensionsAmorim had hinted at deep frustrations on Friday, suggesting he was not being fully backed in the transfer market.And he made a string of eye-catching comments after Sunday's draw at Elland Road, where he stressed he was United's manager rather than ‘just the coach’.The Portuguese told the scouting department and Wilcox ‘to do their job’ during a blockbuster end to a post-match press conference that raised major doubts over his future.And he repeatedly suggested to the media that he would leave when his contract expired in 18 months' time.But reports on Monday said United's decision to axe their manager was due to the lack of progress rather than a power struggle.The dismissal is a dismal end for Amorim, who won just 25 of his 63 games at United in all competitions during the shortest reign for a permanent manager since David Moyes was sacked just eight months into his tenure in 2014.He had the worst win ratio (32 percent), the worst goals-conceded-per-game ratio (1.53) and the lowest clean-sheet ratio (15 percent) of any United boss in the Premier League.Amorim arrived at Old Trafford to replace Erik ten Hag in November 2024 as one of the most sought-after coaches in world football following a successful stint at Sporting Lisbon, where he won two league titles.But he was powerless to stop United's slide to a 15th-place finish in the Premier League – their worst campaign for 51 years – at one stage describing his team as ‘maybe the worst’ in the history of the club.Amorim had the chance to end the 2024/25 campaign on a high in Bilbao but United lost the Europa League final against Tottenham and missed out on European football this season as a result.The club backed their manager in the summer transfer window, spending more than £200 million ($269 million) on new signings including Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha.But they have again flattered to deceive, winning just eight of their 20 league games so far and falling 17 points behind leaders Arsenal.Amorim has been hit by injuries and a number of players are on Africa Cup of Nations duty but he has been criticised for sticking rigidly to his preferred 3-4-3 formation despite evidence it was not the best fit for his players.His exit leaves the club searching for their seventh permanent manager since the retirement of Alex Ferguson, who left as a Premier League champion in 2013.Since then, apart from the occasional cup success, the 20-time English champions have been also-rans, overshadowed by bitter rivals Manchester City and Liverpool. Source link
UNRWA: 12,000 Palestinian children are living in state of forced displacement in West Bank
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) more than 12,000 Palestinian children are living in a state of “forced displacement” in the West Bank as a result of Israel’s ongoing military operation in the northern governorates. Since Jan. 21, 2025, the Israeli occupation army has been carrying out a military operation in the northern West Bank known as “Iron Wall,” which began in the Jenin refugee camp and later expanded to the Nur Shams and Tulkarm refugee camps. The UN agency stated via its account on X social media platform that “more than 12,000 children remain forcibly displaced in the occupied West Bank.” It added that in Feb. 2025, it launched an emergency education program for displaced children in the northern West Bank to ensure the continuity of their education through temporary learning spaces, online teaching, the distribution of self-learning materials, and psycho-social support. UNRWA noted that around 48,000 Palestinian children study in its schools in the West Bank. Since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, which lasted two years, the Israeli army and settlers have intensified their actions in the West Bank, including killing Palestinian civilians, demolishing homes and displacing their residents, and expanding settlement construction. Source link
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