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Oisin Murphy fined £70,000 for drink-driving offence which led to car accident
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The Guardian
35 minutes ago
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Emma Raducanu confronts top-five struggles before Sabalenka showdown
Hours after Emma Raducanu's latest convincing defeat to Iga Swiatek just a few weeks ago at Roland Garros, the 22-year-old was understandably still seething. Once again, she had given herself an opportunity to face one of the best players in the world, and once again she simply could not keep up. Her uncomfortable afternoon on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the end of May was reflective of a pattern that has defined her recent months on court. Raducanu has performed admirably when facing the players she should defeat, compiling a 14-3 record against lower-ranked players over the past year. Against the elite players, however, she has consistently been flattened. 'I think I have done a pretty good job of staying with and getting some good wins over players not in the top 10,' she said, sighing. 'But there is a big difference as you go up into the top five and then playing, like, slam champions. It is a completely different ball game.' There have been times when those top players have almost appeared to be playing a different sport. Raducanu's 6-1, 6-2 defeat to Swiatek at Roland Garros had actually marked an improvement following her 6-1, 6-0 loss in their Australian Open third-round match. She has also suffered convincing defeats to Coco Gauff and Zheng Qinwen in recent weeks and she is 1-9 against top-five players in her career. The common theme in those performances was how underpowered Raducanu's game appeared against players who are capable of completely overwhelming her with their superior pace and weight of shot. Now she will take on the very best, and most powerful, adversary of all in Aryna Sabalenka, the undisputed women's world No 1. Over the past few years, Sabalenka's evolution has become one of the most impressive sights in the sport. After arriving on the tour as a wildly inconsistent shotmaker who entered every match with the sole intention of bashing the ball as hard as possible while having no control over her emotions, the 27-year-old has evolved into a more refined, well-rounded player who has learned how to harness her power into consistently devastating tennis. Although Sabalenka's defeat to Gauff in the French Open final last month showed her that her emotional development is not complete, the nerves she has sometimes exhibited in some of her biggest matches have been completely absent in the early rounds of grand slams. She has now reached the semi-finals or better in nine of her past 10 such tournaments. Her worst result during this period was a quarter-final finish at Roland Garros in 2024, which also came while she was suffering from food poisoning. Of all the places in the world that Raducanu would like to test her abilities against Sabalenka, however, Centre Court at Wimbledon is number one. She of course gains a sentimental boost from those surroundings, with the occasion on home soil in front of a British crowd consistently inspiring some of her best tennis. This surface, however, also just snugly fits with her game, low-bouncing grass courts also imbuing her serve and groundstrokes with more pace. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion In recent months, Raducanu has taken significant strides forward as she has tried to develop her game. Having spent the first months of the season struggling with her serve, she and her coach Mark Petchey opted to change her service motion to a more elongated swing, and it has trended upwards ever since. While her two-handed backhand has long been her best and most natural, they have worked on making her game more forehand-dominant in line with her intentions of being a more attack-minded player. Those enhancements were all on show during Raducanu's stellar win over the 2023 champion, Marketa Vondrousova, on Wednesday, one of her best matches of the season. Now she will look to see exactly what she is capable of on her court and her surface across the net from the No 1 in the world.
The Independent
36 minutes ago
- The Independent
Activists remanded in custody after RAF aircraft break-in
Four people have been remanded in custody after two Voyager aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in a protest reportedly carried out by members of Palestine Action. Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, Jony Cink, 24, Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, 36, and Lewis Chiaramello, 22, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in custody on Thursday. The defendants spoke only to confirm their names and were not asked to enter pleas. The incident in Oxfordshire caused about £7 million worth of damage to the aircraft on June 20, police said previously. Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) on Wednesday charged the defendants with conspiracy to enter a prohibited place knowingly for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom, and conspiracy to commit criminal damage, under the Criminal Law Act 1977. Prosecutor Richard Link said the charges came after a serious incident of criminal damage was reported on June 20. Each defendant is heavily involved in Palestine Action, he added. He told the court that as far as the prosecution is aware, they live 'transient lifestyles'. There was applause and chants of 'free Palestine' from the packed public gallery as the defendants were led away. One kissed his hands towards the supporters as people shouted 'We love you Daniel'. CTPSE on Wednesday said a 41-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender had been released on bail until September 19. A 23-year-old man was arrested and released without charge, it added. They will next appear at the Old Bailey on July 18.
