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Los Angeles Times
an hour ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Venus Williams returns to tennis with a new perspective, victory. ‘It's just nice to be able to play'
Venus and Serena Williams were a pretty decent doubles team over the years. The sisters from Compton won 14 majors and three Olympic gold medals as a duo. But it turns out that the older sister was being held back by her younger sibling — at least that's what Venus Williams joked on Monday after winning her first match with new doubles partner Hailey Baptiste during the first round of the D.C. Open. 'I think, from the first point, I could see that we were going to be a good team,' Williams said during her on-court interview following the American duo's 6-3, 6-1 victory against Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue. 'We just should have started playing earlier, years ago, right? I think Serena was just in the way.' After the capacity crowd of around 3,000 roared with laughter at the quip, Williams smiled and waved to the camera: 'Sorry, Serena.' Williams, 45, had every right to be giddy after a successful return to the court following a 16-month hiatus, during which she underwent a medical procedure to remove fibroids from her uterus last July. 'It's just nice to be able to play,' Williams said during her postmatch news conference with Baptiste. 'Where I am at this year is so much different than where I was at last year. It's night and day, being able to be here and prepare for the tournament as opposed to preparing for surgery a year ago.' She added: 'Tennis is a game. It's our life. It's literally our obsession. ... But at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter if your health is not there. So it definitely put it in perspective for me and maybe made it easier to make the decision to maybe come back out here and maybe play even freer.' Williams' comeback is just getting started. The seven-time major winner and one-time Olympic gold medalist is scheduled to face Peyton Stearns of the United States in the first round of the women's singles tournament at 4:30 p.m. PDT Tuesday. Later this week, Williams and Baptiste will face the winner of Tuesday's match between Cristina Bucsa/Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Taylor Townsend/Shuai Zhang in the women's doubles quarterfinals. As for Serena Williams, the 23-time major singles champion hasn't played since 'evolving away from tennis' following the 2022 U.S. Open, where she and Venus lost in the first round in doubles and she advanced to the third round in singles before losing to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in her final match. 'I keep saying to my team: The only thing that would make this better is if she was here,' Venus Williams said of her sister while speaking to reporters Sunday. 'Like, we always did everything together, so of course I miss her.' The Associated Press contributed to this report.
New York Post
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Leo celebrities: 25 famous people born under the sign of the lion
The Sun returns to the stage lights of Leo from July 22 until August 22. Leo is ruled by the sun and rightly associated with creativity, as solar energy encourages growth of the literal and metaphorical variety. In terms of the physical body, Leo rules the heart, spine, spinal column, and upper back. Advertisement Because Leo rules the heart, matters of it are of utmost importance. Leos take heartbreak hard, especially if their pride is compromised in the emotional fallout. Expressing, understanding, seeking, and recovering from love are the ways they make sense of themselves and the world they move through. People born under the sign of the lion tend to be romantic, expressive, contagious, power hungry, and memorable. Read on to learn more about famous members of the lion pride. Daniel Radcliffe Advertisement 25 Radcliffe was born on July 23. WireImage Daniel Radcliffe shares a zodiac sign with Harry Potter, the character he's best known for playing. In true heart-forward, self-celebrating lion fashion, Radcliffe advises, 'Go boldly and honestly through the world. Learn to love the fact that there is nobody else quite like you.' Jennifer Lopez 25 She was born on July 24. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Advertisement Jennifer Lopez was delivered unto us on July 24, 1969, making our girl a 'love me, love me, say that you love me' Leo sun with a cobwebs and conspiracy theories Scorpio moon. No sign suffers failure more deeply or takes rejection more personally than a Leo. See Lopez revealing that she felt like she 'was going to die' after calling off her first engagement to Affleck and, in their latest breakup, leaning full tilt and whole mane into her dolce vita as vengeance motif. A scorned Leo gives the impression that if you're foolish enough not to want them, they'll keep warm at night with the heat of their own hotness and by the eternal flame of their own arrogance. Mick Jagger Advertisement 25 Mick Jagger performs with the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden in 1975. Getty Images Born July 26, Leo Mick Jagger is proof positive of the 'main character/lead singer' energy of his fixed fire sign. Vanity is the favored sin of the lion pride, and Jagger underscores the impulse, allegedly marrying his first wife, Bianca, because she looked like him. Sandra Bullock 25 She was born on July 26. WireImage Iconic actress Sandra Bullock was born under a full moon, making her a Leo sun with an Aquarius moon, highlighting her need to bring humanitarian causes to the forefront. Jason Momoa 25 He was born on August 1. AFP via Getty Images Born Aug. 1, 1979, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Momoa is a Leo sun with a Scorpio moon. True to the die-hard romanticism of his sign, Momoa claims to have fallen for ex-wife Lisa Bonet at first sight, seeing her on his TV screen as a kiddo and hatching a prepubescent plot to marry her. Momoa, who also has Venus, planet of love, in the sign of the lion, upped the stakes and the horsepower on romance when he restored Bonet's first car, a 1965 Ford Mustang, as a birthday offering for her. Martha Stewart Advertisement 25 She was born on August 3. NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images All press is good press to a Leo; they'll take the shade and the shine, the praise and the persecution, just so long as someone is talking about them. Even when a Leo serves time, they can make the time serve them. Case in point is lifestyle magnate Martha Stewart, whose stint behind bars made her a vocal advocate for prison reform, a skilled ceramicist, and lent her a newfound humility that ultimately benefited her brand. Meghan Markle 25 She was born on August 4. Getty Images Advertisement Leo is the sign of royalty, and sometimes a Leo is so sovereign that they pull a power move, relocate to the US with the hotter of the two princes, and reject their royal title and the fraught lineage of the monarchy, all while dressing impeccably and drawing relentless attention like lion regent Meghan Markle. Barack Obama 25 He was born on August 4. AFP via Getty Images There's a fair amount of pageantry to politics — and Leo knows how to play the game, kiss the baby, and appear at once regal and relatable. Leo rules and leads with the golden chariot of the human heart, making them by no means perfect, but generally popular and genuinely galvanizing. We see this energy at work in former President Barack Obama. Advertisement As Natalie Franklin brilliantly notes, even and perhaps especially as he ages, Obama brings levity, big Leo energy, and long lost sex appeal to the campaign trail. Charlize Theron 25 She was born on August 7. FilmMagic Actress Charlize Theron is a triple Leo with her sun, moon, and Mercury all falling in the sign of the big cat. Shawn Mendes 25 He was born on August 8. Getty Images for Shawn Mendes Advertisement Musician Shawn Mendes is a fiery Leo Sun with a rebellious Aquarius Moon. Owing to this opposition, he lives large, goes big, and doesn't think twice. His Mercury, the planet of communication and mental processes, is also in Leo, filling his mind and mouth with grand schemes, romantic sentiments, and brazen initiatives. Kylie Jenner 25 She was born on August 10. FilmMagic Kylie Jenner was born unto on August 10, 1997, making our girl a live-out-loud Leo sun with an angsty teenager Scorpio moon. Truly, there is no more apt application (pun intended) of a Leo sun/Scorpio moon than a makeup mogul, followed shortly thereafter by the adjacent professions of mortician or possibly war photographer. These two signs conspire to transfix and transform, and we see them at work in the ways Kylie gets rich and in the way she curates and cloaks her public image. Chris Hemsworth 25 He was born on August 11. FilmMagic Lions are not known for their subtlety, and Thor-daddy Chris Hemsworth is no exception. The Australian actor nearly broke the internet when he posted a workout video that seemingly revealed his own down under. Viola Davis 25 She was born on August 11. FilmMagic Lion luminary Viola Davis shared that her hair connects her with the spirit of her sign. 'My afro makes me feel great. I always feel like it brings out the Leo in me when I walk in the room because it's so attention-grabbing. I'm like, 'I know you're looking at me,' she told Marie Claire. Cara Delevingne 25 Delevingne was born on August 12. Getty Images Actress Cara Delevingne leads with her sign, courtesy of a now-iconic lion tattoo on her pointer finger. In the most distilled Leo energy of all time, she shared with W Magazine, 'Leos are always very proud to be Leos because they're Leos.' Astrology 101: Your guide to the stars Sebastian Stan 25 He was born on August 13. WireImage Marvel marvel Sebastian Stan is an astrology boy, revealing that his phone's background is a black and white portrait of a lion, 'cuz I'm a Leo.' Halle Berry 25 She was born on August 14. FilmMagic If ever a human being was astrologically destined to play Catwoman, it's Halle Barry. The Oscar-winning actress is a triple Leo with her sun, moon, and Mercury all falling in the sign of the lion. Joe Jonas 25 J squared was born on August 15. Getty Images Joe Jonas came to be and into being on August 15, 1989, making him a rise and shine Leo sun with a weirder than a box of hair Aquarius moon. Jennifer Lawrence 25 My future BFF was born on August 15. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image Actress Jennifer Lawrence, a self-aware lion, told W Magazine, 'I'm obviously a Leo. Leos are cocky but generous. We love attention. I'm not shy.' Ben Affleck 25 He was born on August 15. WireImage Leos like our boy Ben make an art of romance with a theatrical 'roar it from the rooftops' quality to their gestures. Case in point, Affleck placing advertisements in Variety Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter to list his favorite things about Jennifer Lopez while she was still married to Chris Judd. Bold my dude, bold. Madonna 25 She was born on August 16. Getty Images for Burberry Just as the sun illuminates the earth, so too does an actualized Leo burn bright as an example of what can be achieved when you live with the attitude that you are deserving. To paraphrase Madonna, patron saint of Leos, people don't get what they want because they don't say what they want. Angela Bassett 25 She was born on August 16. Getty Images for The Rock and Ro Leos truly want everyone to shine, so long as they remain the supreme source of light, praise, and importance. There can only be one, folks, and you better f—ing believe that one is a lion. Examples of Leos taking losing to heart include aspirational actress Angela 'no clap for my competition' Bassett, born on August 16th. Amy Adams 25 She was born on August 20. FilmMagic Born August 20, brilliant actress and lion queen Amy Adams sings to the spirit of her sign with an admitted love of karaoke (specifically the Heart banger 'Alone') and a pension for making her kid's Halloween costumes by hand. Demi Lovato 25 Lavato was born on August 20. NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Leo is ruled by the sun and thus adept at commanding attention and shining a powerful light on causes and conditions close to their hearts. They can make for incredible advocates or insufferable grandstanders. Case in point, Demi Lovato, who has been courageously candid about their mental health journey, but also inexplicably waged a social media war against frozen yogurt shop The Big Chill, alleging they felt personally triggered by the shop's array of sugar-free choices and diet items. Cue the shop gently reminding Demi that they cater to diabetics, Celiacs, and vegans alike, and their offerings are a reflection of that. PSA to Leos, it is often, but not always, about you. Andrew Garfield 25 Garfield was born on August 20. Getty Images British actor Andrew Garfield was born under a full moon, meaning his sun in Leo opposes his moon in Aquarius. Leos are heart-ruled and motivated to create and express, an ethos made manifest in Garfield, who was moved to tears reading a 'Modern Love' essay. Explaining his reaction, he shared, 'This is why art is so important, because it can get us to places that we can't get to any other way.' Dua Lipa 25 She was born on August 22. Getty Images Born August 22, 1995, Dua Lipa is a mane-shaking, dance-floor commanding Leo sun with an emo AF Cancer moon. Fact: only a Leo would release a self-referential song called 'Hotter Than Hell' and only a Cancer moon would write a pain-baiting one called 'Break My Heart.' Lipa's current flame and fiancé, Callum Turner, is an Aquarius, the sign that sits opposite Leo on the zodiac wheel. Astrology 101: Your guide to the stars Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
India Today
10 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
45-year-old Venus Williams makes stunning comeback in Washington Open
45-year-old Venus Williams made a remarkable comeback at the Washington Open, returning to competition after a 16-month hiatus. On Monday, July 21, Williams teamed up with fellow American Hailey Baptiste to defeat Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue 6-3, 6-1 in the women's doubles Round of the tournament as a wildcard, Williams last secured a win at the Cincinnati Open in August 2023 and had not competed since the Miami Open in March was inspiring to be out here. I love this game and still hitting it big,' Venus told Sky Sports. Also Read: Carlos Alcaraz joins list of marquee withdrawals from Canadian OpenAfter the match, Venus joked that she wished she could have teamed up with her sister Serena instead of Baptiste, who is ranked No. 50 in the world.'I think from the first point I could see that we were going to be a good team. We just should have started playing earlier, years ago, right? I think Serena was just in the way,' Venus making her return to doubles after three years, has previously won 14 Grand Slam titles in women's doubles alongside her sister Serena, with the Williams sisters dominating the sport for many Tuesday, July 22, Venus will face fellow American Peyton Stearns in the opening round of the women's also set to compete in the upcoming edition of the US Open. On Monday, the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) released the list of 25 teams entered in the reimagined 2025 US Open mixed doubles championship, scheduled for August 19-20, just before the main singles tournament the entrants, Venus has teamed up with fellow American Reilly Opelka, with the pair aiming to make the final cut for the mixed doubles' event.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
10 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
How Each Zodiac Sign Can Worship Lord Shiva for Maximum Blessings on Sawan Shivratri
Sawan month is one of the most sacred months as per Hindu calendar and this is time when Lord Shiva showers the blessings on this universe. This is the most potent time when people can worship Lord Shiva by performing various puja rituals and appease Mahadeva. Here in this article we are going to give detailed information about how each zodiac sign can please Mahadeva by performing a particular spiritual activity so are you excited to know how can you worship tomorrow on Sawan Shivratri, July 23, 2025 so that Lord Shiva can shower his blessings on you so let's move ahead: Aries Aries are governed by Mars and according to their ruling planet, they should offer red sandalwood paste to Shivalingam along with red hibiscus flower and Panchamrit. This will reduce their temper issue and they will clarity in life if they worship Lord Shiva like this and chant Vedic mantras associated with Mahadeva. Taurus Taureans are ruled by Venus and they are advised to offer milk and curd to appease Lord Shiva and to conclude the puja they must decorate Shivalingam with white sandalwood paste. Gemini Mercury is the ruling planet of Gemini natives and these people are advised to offer sugarcane juice to Shivalingam which will bring harmony and well being in the family. Cancer Cancerians are ruled by Moon and they are really emotionally sensitive people so if they really want to seek blessings of Mahadev then they should offer gangajal and white sweets to Shivalingam and also to Maa Parvati. This will bring peace to their lives. Leo Sun rules Leos and to use their fire in the right direction they must worship Lord Shiva by offering pomegranate juice and sunflower garland or flowers and do this remedy early morning so that they can get the blessings of Lord Surya also. Virgo Virgos are ruled by Mercury and that means they should worship Mahadev on Shivratri by offering bel patra, bhang, and dhatura. They are advised to write Shri Ram on Bel Patra then offer it to Lord Shiva as this will bring blessings of both the Lords. Libra Librans are governed by Venus and they need to enhance their power of Shukra. They are advised to offer Itra, honey, and sandalwood paste to Shivalingam and also offer Mogra flowers. This will bring love and relationship. Scorpio Scorpions are ruled by Mars and they should offer red masoor lentils along with honey and red rose flowers. This will remove all the obstacles from life and maintain peace. Sagittarius Jupiter is the ruling planet of Sagittarians and these people are advised to first light a diya with desi cow ghee in front of Shivalingam and offer panchamrit. These people should also worship Mahadeva by chanting Shiva chalisa. Capricorn Capricorns are ruled by Saturn and these people must offer black sesame seeds along with milk and Gangajal. This will remove all types of financial issues and bring wealth to them. Aquarius Aquarians are also ruled by Saturn and these people are advised to visit Shiva temple and offer black urad lentil along with orchid flowers. Use Ganga jal first as it will remove all your health issues which you are facing now a days because of Rahu's bad impact. Chant Maha Mrityunjaya mantra and that is necessary for them. Pisces Pisceans are ruled by Jupiter and these people are advised to offer wheat seeds along with wheat grass to appease Mahadeva. Offer mangoes and marigold flower garland to seek blessings of the Lord. Chanting shiva chalisa is also mandatory for these people. Lord Shiva is known as Devo Ke Dev Mahadev and do you know what is the reason behind that? The reason is that you do not need to do so many things to appease him or seeking his blessings as he can be pleased just by showing him your true devotion and he is so compassionate God that he can even forgive all the mistakes and sins if you show your gratitude to him and worship him with utmost devotion. Discover everything about astrology at Times of India , including daily horoscopes for Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scorpio , Sagittarius , Capricorn , Aquarius , and Pisces . Read your detailed Horoscope Today and Horoscope Tomorrow here.
NDTV
11 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Venus Williams Wins In Washington Doubles Opener After 16-Month Layoff
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams emerged victorious in her first professional tennis match in 16 months, joining Hailey Baptiste to defeat fellow doubles wild cards Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue in the DC Open first round. It was a sharp turnaround. Down 3-1 and facing a break point, Venus and Baptiste rallied to win 11 of the last 12 games. This is Venus' second appearance at the D.C. event, following a first-round loss in 2022. The 45-year-old former world number one, who accepted a wildcard for the tournament, had not competed since the Miami Open in March 2024 - and last won at the Cincinnati Open in August 2023. "It was inspiring to be out here. I love this game and still hitting it big. I think from the first point I could see that we were going to be a good team. We just should have started playing earlier, years ago, right? I think Serena was just in the way," Venus told Sky Sports. Venus, who does not have a ranking, won 14 major titles alongside Serena in the women's doubles, as the Williams sisters dominated the sport for many years. She will face another American, Peyton Stearns, in the first round of the singles competition on Tuesday. When she takes the court as a wild card for her first singles match, she'll be the oldest player to compete at a WTA Tour-level main-draw match since Kimiko Date (then 46) seven years ago in Tokyo. A victory on Tuesday Stearns, currently ranked No. 35, would make Williams the oldest to do it since Martina Navratilova (then 47) at Wimbledon 2004. In the men's singles, Britain's Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie are through to the second round in Washington. Evans, who won the Washington title in 2023, claimed a hard-fought win against Zizou Bergs 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. The 35-year-old wild card will next face 13th-seeded American Alex Michelsen. Meanwhile, Norrie defeated British qualifier Billy Harris 6-3 7-6 (7-4) and faces French Open semi-finalist and second seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in the second round.
