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A tearful Marta Kostyuk dedicated her French Open quarter-final against compatriot Elina Svitolina to Ukraine after she made history to reach the last four in Paris.The 23-year-old outlasted seventh seed Svitolina – who she earlier described as “a legend of Ukrainian tennis” – in a deciding set in the first major quarter-final between two Ukrainian women in history.Kostyuk is the first Ukrainian woman in the Open era to reach the singles semi-finals at Roland Garros – and she achieved the feat with the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine never far from her mind.Kostyuk and Svitolina took to court the day…
‘Would they have agreed?’Donors to both universities are not allowed to make requests about how their bodies will be used, and their families cannot obtain that information after the fact.Adding to the controversy, donor documents reviewed by AJ+ did not indicate that the cadavers would be used to train military personnel, either from the US or Israel.Dr Mohamad Raad, a USC-affiliated physician, questions whether the donors would have knowingly signed up if they knew their bodies would be used for procedures like perfusion.“Regardless of whether we think it’s gruesome to do that to a dead body, the part that’s even…
France defender Ibrahima Konate is in advanced talks with Real Madrid about joining the La Liga club on a free transfer.As reported by the Daily Telegraph, external, Konate is close to agreeing terms over a move to the Bernabeu when his contract at Liverpool expires at the end of June.Liverpool announced on Sunday that Konate would leave the club at the end of his current deal. The 27-year-old had previously been in discussions to extend his stay on Merseyside but those talks came to an end amid a gap between the centre-half and the club over his value and wages.Konate…
Marta Kostyuk was her own toughest rival for so long during the early stages of her career. As she tried to navigate the pressure that accompanied her status as a teenage prodigy, she often struggled to think clearly on the court without her emotion, fears and desperation to succeed torpedoing her form.The path towards unlocking her potential has been tough, requiring the Ukrainian to be honest with herself and encounter the right people to help take her forward. That work continues to pay off. Kostyuk made another significant breakthrough by ending the Ukraine derby as the victor, holding her nerve…
A Belgium-based NGO has called on Indian authorities to arrest an Israeli army reservist on holiday in northern India over his alleged role in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a complaint Saturday with India’s Police Service, foreign affairs ministry and Bureau of Immigration of India to demand “the immediate arrest” of Eitan Gilboa, an Israeli citizen currently holidaying in Himachal Pradesh, according to an article published Tuesday on the NGO’s website.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“HRF has submitted a detailed investigative report proving that Gilboa, a reservist in the Israeli army, personally carried…
More than two years ago, Gaza resident Hanin Muhammad accompanied by her 39-year-old sister Sabreen, a kidney transplant recipient, was flown to the Iraqi capital Baghdad for medical treatment. But Muhammad has since been confined to the Private Nursing Home Hospital inside Baghdad’s Medical City complex, thousands of miles away from her home in Gaza, as her travel documents have been confiscated by Iraqi authorities.“My six children are in Gaza, and I am entering my third year without seeing them,” 40-year-old Muhammad told Al Jazeera.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHer family home in Rafah was destroyed by Israeli…
The home side are without Jofra Archer following his Indian Premier League commitments, while fellow pace bowler Brydon Carse is recovering from a broken wrist.Ollie Robinson has been recalled to the England squad for the first time in more than two years and seems likely to take the new ball on a Lord’s pitch that had a green tinge on Tuesday. The weather forecast is for rain for much of the Test.And 23-year-old Baker’s extra pace could come into contention if the grass is cut from the surface.”There is a little bit of jeopardy around the conditions and the forecast…
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has reignited a border dispute with India after claiming in parliament that Nepal has also encroached on Indian territory – a departure from Nepal’s usual stance, which has largely focused on accusing its bigger neighbour of occupying its land.Speaking on Sunday in his first formal address to the Federal Parliament of Nepal since becoming the country’s youngest prime minister earlier this year, Shah, 35, sparked anger among Nepali lawmakers with his comments.The long-running dispute between Nepal and India over border territories including Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani has periodically bubbled up over the years. The conflict…
Embolo is Switzerland’s first-choice forward, with 24 goals in 86 internationals, but could not join the squad.Published On 2 Jun 20262 Jun 2026Switzerland forward Breel Embolo has not travelled with the rest of the World Cup squad to the United States after his travel document was placed under review.The document, known as the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA), is an automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the US under the Visa Waiver Program.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Swiss team flew from Zurich to Los Angeles on Tuesday before going to a…
Abdullah Hayayei was killed in London in 2017 when preparing for the World Para Athletics Championships.Published On 2 Jun 20262 Jun 2026UK Athletics was fined 350,000 British pounds ($471,000) on Tuesday over the death of Abdullah Hayayei, who was killed in 2017 while the Paralympic athlete was training in London.Hayayei, from the United Arab Emirates, was preparing for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships at the Newham Leisure Centre when a metal throwing cage fell on him.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe 36-year-old athlete — who had made his debut in the javelin and shot put at the…