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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz opens Wimbledon with straight-set win

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz had goosebumps walking onto Centre Court before his opening match at Wimbledon on Monday, a 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-2 win over qualifier Mark Lajal. Lajal proved to be something of a speedbump for Alcaraz, who acknowledged that his 269th-ranked Estonian opponent surprised me a little bit" on Day 1 at the All England Club. Alcaraz, who won his third major championship at the French Open three weeks ago, defeated Novak Djokovic in last year's final on the grass at Wimbledon... Читать дальше...

Business Standard 

Afghan women cricketers request ICC to set up refugee team in Australia

With the dream of once again donning the Afghanistan jersey at the international level, 17 women cricketers from the country living in self-imposed exile in Australia have written to the ICC to help set up a team, which was disbanded after the Taliban takeover in 2021. While the Afghanistan men's team has set new benchmarks and recently made it to the T20 World Cup semifinals for the first time, the women players, who were contracted to the Afghanistan Cricket Board before the Taliban takeover, sought refuge in Australia... Читать дальше...

France24.com (en) 

'Can't go back': Myanmar conscription exiles struggle in Thailand

Weeks later the former teacher was hidden in a smuggler's van heading into Thailand with little more than some clothes, cash and an ID card, not knowing when she would be able to return. Now scraping a living in Bangkok without papers, Khaing worries constantly about a tap on the shoulder by Thai police and deportation back to the junta. She is one of tens of thousands of young people rights groups estimate have fled Myanmar since the military introduced conscription in February to shore up its depleted ranks. Читать дальше...

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Estonia's Mark Lajal exits Wimbledon with head held high

Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 269) has won plenty of plaudits for his performance in the opening round of Wimbledon on Monday. Lajal, who fought hard against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain (ATP No. 3) before falling to a 6-7 (3-7,) 5-7, 2-6 defeat, vowed to return to the iconic SW19 next year.

«The Rio Times» 

In Lula’s Brazil, the Amazon Burns as Never Before

In the first half of 2024, the Brazilian Amazon experienced 13,489 fires, a 61% increase from the previous year. This surge marks the highest number of fires in two decades. Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show it was the third-worst semester for fires since record-keeping began in 1998. Only 2003, with […]

SailingForums: Capri/Catalina 14 Talk 

Status of “Small Axe”

I bought this boat for $300 usd. It had been sitting in Lake Washington for 5 years so was The World’s Heaviest Sunfish. I dried it out and she is legit. Not leaking too badly.