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Watch the best shots from day one of Wimbledon 2026 featuring defending champion Jannik Sinner and Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie and Harriet Dart.

Lizzo is addressing the reception to her latest album, Bitch, which made headlines this month after failing to chart on the Billboard 200 despite her previous album, Special, debuting at Number Two with 69,000 equivalent album units earned in 2022. Of course, public perception of the Grammy-winning artist has changed within the few years between albums. In 2023, her former backup dancers accused her of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment, and fat-shaming in a lawsuit that has yet to be settled. During a recent interview with Zachary Hourihane, a.k.a. the Swiftologist, on his podcast Proto Pop, Lizzo opened up about fans and…

It was one of the most anticipated moments on the opening day of Wimbledon: Naomi Osaka’s on-court outfit.The Japanese tennis star has gained attention for her adventurous style, but questions were raised as to how her outfit would fit in with Wimbledon’s strict rules and emphasis on tradition.Osaka, 28, arrived on court to whoops and cheers in a floor-length ruffled gown inspired by Japanese ceremonial dress and, crucially, was all in white.Japan’s Naomi Osaka arrives ahead of her women’s singles first round tennis match, wearing a dress embroidered with cranes and cherry blossoms, and a kanzashi hair ornament. Photograph: Henry…

The US top diplomat commends Libyan leaders’ efforts to ‘overcome divisions’ after talks with LNA’s Saddam Haftar.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met a top official from the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), which backs the government in eastern Libya and is competing for power with the internationally recognised authorities in the capital, Tripoli.The talks between Rubio and Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar on Monday come amid Washington’s deepening involvement in attempting to resolve the political crisis in the North African country.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe US State Department, in a statement, said Rubio and Haftar “discussed…

Men’s defending champion Jannik Sinner and women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka both arrived at Wimbledon with question marks hanging over them but answered the doubters with contrasting first-round victories.Italy’s Sinner – playing his first match since his shock collapse and defeat in the second round of the French Open on a scorching day in Paris – was stretched to the limit by Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic but survived, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-3 on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSabalenka, who left Paris in a “deep, dark place” after losing the last 10 games of her quarterfinal against…

The federal government has slashed in half its Customs duties on imported new and used vehicles to cushion the introduction of a new “green tax surcharge” on the fuel-heavy types. On Monday, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced that import levies on brand-new vehicles will be reduced from 20 percent to 10 percent while import duties on used vehicles, or Tokunbo, will be cut from 15 percent to five percent. The directive, issued by the Ministry of Finance, accompanies earlier plans to introduce a Green Tax Surcharge on imported vehicles with large-capacity engines from July 1 to lower carbon emissions.…

WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number – by exchanging unique usernames instead.It will be rolled out globally to the platform’s three billion account holders over the next few months, the platform said.From Monday, users will start being able to reserve a name via the app, although it will not be compulsory.The firm said people would be able to remove or change their usernames at any time.Once it is fully activated, WhatsApp users will be able to connect after exchanging usernames only. There will still be options to block or report unwanted messages.Names…

Follow the updates, with live build-up, team news coverage, and our text commentary stream of the last-32 match.

A central part of a quantum computer built by the company InfleqtionInfleqtion The US government wants to get hold of a quantum computer good enough to contribute to scientific breakthroughs in just two years. It will use it to try to accelerate the research and development of new materials, pharmaceuticals and molecules useful in agriculture and manufacturing. Once a dream of theoretical physicists, quantum computers are now undoubtedly real, but have yet to prove unambiguously useful or to have broad commercial value. Their computational power depends on their size – how many components called qubits they comprise – and how…

IRVINE, Calif. – For the U.S. men’s national team, a World Cup on home soil is underscored by a pressure they rarely feel but as they inch closer to Wednesday’s round of 32 clash against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the weight of expectations feels a little different than it once did.”Would it be weird if I told you I don’t really feel too much pressure at this minute?” captain Tim Ream said on Monday.Though a heavily-rated version of the USMNT finished the group stage with a 3-2 loss to Turkiye on Thursday, the group has essentially gone from strength to strength…