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 ...

KADUNA-BASED CLERIC, SHEIKH GUMI HAILS IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER AS ‘LUCKY SOUL’ WHO DIED IN JIHAD . (PHOTO).


 Kaduna-Based Cleric, Sheikh Gumi Hails Iran’s Supreme Leader As ‘Lucky Soul’ Who Died In Jihad  


Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has reacted to reports of the death of Ali Khamenei, describing the Iranian leader as “a lucky soul” who “died in jihad.”


In a post shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, Gumi said Khamenei died “in jihad against killers of innocent children and women in Gaza and elsewhere.”


He added that Khamenei’s blood “will fuel the change in the ummah,” stating that the Iranian leader stood firmly for justice and “didn’t hide in bunkers.”


Gumi wrote: “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: A lucky soul, he died in Jihad against killers of innocent children and women in Gaza and elsewhere.”


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