SERENA WILLIAMS FALLS TO 20-YEAR-OLD MAYA JOINT IN WIMBLEDON RETURN AFTER NEARLY FOUR-YEAR SINGLES ABSENCE. (PHOTO).

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 Serena Williams falls to 20-year-old Maya Joint in Wimbledon return after nearly four-year singles absence Serena Williams showed flashes of the power and precision that defined her Hall of Fame career in her return to professional singles tennis Tuesday, but ultimately fell short in a three-set opening-round loss at Wimbledon. The 44-year-old Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, was defeated 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 by 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint in a match that lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes on Centre Court. It marked Williams’ first singles appearance in nearly four years, since the 2022 U.S. Open. Williams still produced trademark moments, including powerful serves and heavy groundstrokes that once carried her to seven Wimbledon singles titles. But Joint, ranked 87th, absorbed the pace and proved steadier on the biggest points, repeatedly finding angles that pushed Williams out of position. “I don’t know what just happened, to be honest,” Joint said afterward. “I didn’t get ...

2 SKIERS KILLED AND 5 INJURED IN NORTHERN ITALY AVALANCHE. (PHOTO).


 2 skiers killed and 5 injured in northern Italy avalanche

Two skiers were killed, and five others were injured, on Saturday when an avalanche struck in the Italian Alps, authorities reported. The incident occurred in the Trentino-Alto Adige region near the town of Ratschings, close to the Austrian border.

Rescue teams received the alert around midday and dispatched six helicopters to assist. The avalanche hit the slopes of Hohe Ferse, which rises to 8,757 feet, with the slide impacting skiers at roughly 7,874 feet. Dozens of rescue personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement joined the effort. A total of 25 skiers were on the mountainside, but most avoided the full force of the snow, ice, and rocks. Earlier this week, a Polish man was killed by an avalanche in the same area. Despite the fatal outcome, the region’s avalanche risk on Saturday had been rated low to moderate.

The Alps have experienced a deadly winter, with multiple avalanches across Europe. In January, avalanches in Austria and France claimed the lives of more than a dozen skiers, including an American tourist.


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