Tsvetana Pironkova’s best performance at a Grand Slam was reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2010Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 31 Aug-13 SeptCoverage: Selected live radio and text commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app.Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza has been knocked out of the…

He had threatened to shut down the China-owned company.September 20, 2020, 12:21 AM• 5 min readPresident Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that a deal has been made on TikTok with Walmart and Oracle, calling it a “great deal for America.””We have some very big news on TikTok,” Trump said Saturday. “TikTok is…

“Sometimes we ate only bread and butter, just to fill our stomachs.”September 11, 2020, 5:22 PM• 9 min readAshchaye Mohitram has not set foot on land since early March.He’s been stuck on an MSC cruise ship since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cruise industry to shut down most global operations.”For the past six months we…

No immediate reason was given for the deployment.August 29, 2020, 6:14 PM• 3 min readMassachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed an order on Friday obtained by ABC News, activating up to 1,000 National Guard members in the state.The Republican governor did not cite a specific reason for signing the order.The activation began on Friday and will…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHurricane Laura left a trail of destruction in Louisiana and TexasResidents in coastal areas of Louisiana in the US face the prospect of weeks without power or water as the clean-up begins following the devastating impact of Hurricane Laura.More than 400,000 were without power on Saturday morning…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protests have been continuing in Portland, entering their third consecutive month in September The Trump administration has named three cities that could lose federal funding after the White House accused them of tolerating crime.New York City, Portland and Seattle are on the list of “anarchist cities” that Trump officials…

Nicola Sturgeon has written to Boris Johnson calling for urgent four-nation talks to tighten lockdown restrictions further.The Scottish first minister cited scientific opinion that stronger action was needed to control coronavirus.Ms Sturgeon also said more financial support was necessary to cushion the impact on businesses. It comes as the chancellor prepares to unveil plans to…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson: “I have absolutely no desire to use these measures”Boris Johnson has said the UK must reserve the right to override the Brexit deal to protect the country’s “economic and political integrity”.The PM said legislation was needed to resolve “tensions” in the EU-UK deal. He said…

Serena Williams had treatment for the Achilles problem during her US Open semi-final loss to Victoria AzarenkaSerena Williams has pulled out of next week’s Italian Open with an Achilles injury that troubled her in Thursday’s US Open semi-final defeat.She took a medical timeout early in the third set to have her left ankle re-taped because…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have signed agreements fully normalising their relations with Israel at the White House. US President Trump, whose administration helped to broker these agreements, has said he hopes that more countries will follow. But Palestinians have urged them not to while their conflict remains unsolved.Read more: Trump hails ‘dawn…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump at a briefing on wildfires in California As forest fires blaze in the western states and a new hurricane hits the southern coast of America, President Donald Trump has caused controversy by questioning the science around climate change. At the same time, he has called himself a…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump on police: ‘They choke sometimes’US President Donald Trump has visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, to back law enforcement after the police shooting of a black man sparked civil strife.The Republican president blamed “domestic terror” for the “destruction” in the Midwestern city.Kenosha saw days of violence after police shot…

The husband of a major donor to Boris Johnson’s Conservative party has allegedly been secretly funded by a Russian oligarch with close links to Vladimir Putin, according to leaked files. Lubov Chernukhin, the party’s biggest female donor, has paid to spend time with each of the last three prime ministers, having played a tennis match…

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