Il tennis torna a vivere tensioni con gli organizzatori dei tornei del Grande Slam. Secondo il “Times”, infatti, l’attuale numero 1 al mondo Jannik Sinner, è tra i giocatori che stanno valutando il boicottaggio del torneo di doppio misto degli US Open (che dallo scorso anno è stato rivalutato con il coinvolgimenti di tennisti d’élite nel singolare) nell’ambito delle discussioni degli ultimi mesi sulla distribuzione dei premi economici negli Slam. Durante il Roland Garros, Sinner aveva dichiarato che la quota dei ricavi destinata ai tennisti negli Slam è “decisamente troppo bassa“. “Non si tratta solo dei top ma di tutto il parco giocatori. I Top 10 Atp e Wta hanno scritto una lettera lo scorso anno e non è ancora cambiato niente – aveva dichiarato il numero uno al mondo -. Negli altri sport se i top mandano una lettera importante credo che in 48 ore riceverebbero, non solo una risposta, ma anche un incontro“.

Proprio questa settimana, inoltre, Wimbledon Championships ha annunciato un aumento del 20% del montepremi, che raggiungerà circa 75,1 milioni di euro, nuovo record per il torneo londinese. L’associazione dei giocatori ha chiesto ai quattro tornei del Grande Slam di destinare il 16% dei propri ricavi ai premi già da quest’anno, con l’obiettivo di arrivare al 22% entro il 2030. La lamentela era diventata ancora più intensa circa due mesi fa, quando a poche settimane dal Roland Garros i tennisti prima scrissero una lettera (con firmatari anche Sinner e Alcaraz tra i tanti), poi tutti in conferenza stampa trattarono il tema con parole forti, iniziando a parlare di boicottaggio.

Ma se boicottare uno Slam in singolare avrebbe un peso notevole anche e soprattutto da un punto di vista economico (visti i tanti accordi di sponsorizzazione anche dei singoli tennisti) ed è molto difficile – se non impossibile – che accada, non giocare il doppio misto potrebbe già essere un segnale di media rilevanza.

Gli US Open hanno infatti rinnovato il format del doppio misto coinvolgendo grandi stelle del singolare come Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu e Novak Djokovic. e già lo scorso anno ha visto diversi top player partecipare. Avrebbe dovuto giocare anche Jannik Sinner, ma prima la sua compagna Emma Navarro rinunciò pochi giorni prima, poi – dopo aver trovato in Siniakova la nuova compagna – l’azzurro non partecipò dopo il ritiro a Cincinnati per il caldo.

La competizione si disputa prima dell’inizio dei tabelloni principali e assegna un premio di un milione di dollari alla coppia vincitrice. Secondo il “Times”, Sinner sarebbe tra i giocatori intenzionati a fare pressione sugli organizzatori per ottenere un aumento dei premi e una maggiore rappresentanza nei processi decisionali del tennis professionistico.

L'articolo “Sinner è pronto a boicottare il doppio misto agli Us Open”: la protesta del numero uno contro gli Slam proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Footy Addicts helps amateur players find a game at short notice – and tackles the problem of loneliness

Cries of “Boss! Boss! Boss!” emerge from the pitch during a hard-fought game of football in a London park. There aren’t a lot of names used in this game, because most players only met just before kick-off. They were brought together by an app that’s injecting life into grassroots football.

Footy Addicts was invented to solve an infuriating problem for amateur players – the late dropout, which can lead to unbalanced teams and ruined games. The app brings together strangers who are desperate to play football, and who can step in after a cancellation to make up the numbers at short notice.

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Uzbekistán, Jordania, Cabo Verde y Curaçao han reclutado a nombres como Cannavaro o Advocaat. No tendrán un camino fácil: se cruzarán con campeones del mundo o de Europa Leer

“As important as the boys and the pools and the light,” a memoirist writes, “the most important thing was becoming the driving.” It would inspire an obsession with moving focus into the future.

Frederic Priestley, 32, falsely advertised property he did not own for rent on Facebook, obtaining payments and deposits

A man has been jailed after defrauding more than 30 people out of more than £77,000 in a rental scam, police said.

Frederic Priestley, 34, from Southwark, London, falsely advertised a property for rent on Facebook between April and September last year.

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Four found guilty get tougher conditions as judge says actions were ‘designed to intimidate the UK government and a section of the public’

A judge has imposed lengthy custodial sentences on four Palestine Action activists who smashed up drones and other equipment at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s UK factory after ruling that there was a “terrorist connection” to their offending.

Charlotte Head, 30, and Leona Kamio, 30, were each jailed for five years and Fatema Rajwani, 21, was sentenced to four years and 8 months for criminal damage in relation to a 2024 break-in at the Elbit Systems UK site in Gloucestershire. Samuel Corner, 23, who was additionally convicted of grievous bodily harm without intent for striking Sgt Kate Evans with a sledgehammer, was sentenced to seven years and eight months. Each will also spend an additional year on licence and be subject to 15 years of terrorist notification requirements.

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El delantero de México sufrió rotura craneal con hemorragia cerebral en noviembre de 2020 que puso en riesgo su vida. Leer

Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones

Low emission and clean air zones attract controversy whenever they are proposed, but there is growing evidence that they work in improving air quality. The Bradford zone was followed by a reduction of about 25% in GP visits for heart and breathing problems and survey data shows that the central London zone was followed by a reduction in the likelihood of a person taking sick leave.

Now analysis of health records has found emergency admissions to hospital reduced after the introduction of the T-charge and ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) in central London.

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Glamourama, la cuarta novela de Bret Easton Ellis, llegó a las librerías estadounidenses a tiempo para las Navidades de 1998. El libro cuenta la historia de Victor Ward, un modelo joven y atractivo que se ve envuelto en una banda de terroristas internacionales. Para la crítica, Glamourama era un delirio. Para Ellis, era una sátira de la sociedad de los noventa, obsesionada con el consumo, las marcas y el éxito. En esa misma época, Hoyt Richards, considerado como el primer supermodelo masculino, estaba sumido en su propio thriller conspiranoico. A sus 36 años, era una leyenda de la moda. Había trabajado para los mejores diseñadores, había desfilado por todo el mundo y había ganado millones. Lo que nadie sabía es que estaba intentando escapar de una secta solo para ricos y guapos.

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La selección de Javier Aguirre, alentada por su estadio lleno absoluto, destrozó con goles de Quiñones y Raúl Jiménez a una Sudáfrica que vio dos rojas directas. El mexicano César Montes también fue expulsado en el añadido. Leer

La artista colombiana acapara los focos en el Azteca, con una grada entregada al fútbol, mientras la presidenta mexicana se ausenta del palco tras ceder su entrada a una niña. Leer

Jannik Sinner scenderà in campo prima di Wimbledon. Non in un torneo, come già annunciato prima dell’eliminazione al Roland Garros, bensì in un match di esibizione. È stata ufficializzata infatti la presenza del numero uno al mondo al Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic, rassegna di esibizione ormai ultra–trentennale che si disputa all’Hurlingham Club, dal 23 al 27 giugno. Una notizia ben accolta anche dal direttore del torneo Nikhil Waugh: “Per la nostra 32esima edizione, siamo eccitati di dare il benvenuto a Jannik Sinner, che si aggiunge ad un parco giocatori eccezionale”.

Sinner è reduce da un periodo difficile, dopo il malore al secondo turno del Roland Garros contro Juan Manuel Cerundolo, e dopo una settimana di vacanza si è sottoposto per due giorni a dei controlli specifici e molto lunghi al San Raffaele di Milano. Per l’altoatesino sembra però tutto nella norma e ha già ripreso gli allenamenti verso Wimbledon. In mezzo ci sarà l’esibizione a Londra, dove Sinner affronterà diversi altri tennisti di altissimo livello.

L’altoatesino, infatti, non sarà né l’unico Top 10, né l’unico italiano presente ai nastri di partenza. C’è Flavio Cobolli con lui, diventato n.10 dopo la finale disputata al Roland Garros, ma anche Luciano Darderi (n.18). A completare il roster, altri giocatori di un certo spessore: Casper Ruud (n.14), Karen Khachanov (n.15), Learner Tien (n.19) e Cameron Norrie (n.29), semifinalista a Wimbledon nel 2022 che sarà l’unico rappresentante britannico.

L'articolo Sinner torna in campo dopo il malore al Roland Garros: sarà presente a un’esibizione a Londra prima di Wimbledon proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Responding to an incident in which she was verbally abused, the actor said that ‘evil forces are rising everywhere’, as well as expressing support for MobLand co-star Tom Hardy

Helen Mirren has commented on being called an “evil Zionist bitch” while being harassed in the street in London, saying she was “attacked by mistake by a man who was maybe a little over passionate or maybe mentally not quite stable”.

Footage circulated last month of an incident, believed to have taken place last year, while Mirren was walking with her husband, film-maker Taylor Hackford. They were approached and filmed by an unidentified person, who commented on Mirren’s support of Israel and then launched a volley of abuse at her.

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Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy in Southwark despite living for much of year at presidential lodge in Freetown

A social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s first lady has been seized by a London council.

Southwark council confirmed it had repossessed the two-bedroom home in Walworth previously occupied by Fatima Jabbe-Bio, whose tenancy was reported by the Times last year.

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Este templo del fútbol impulsado por el magnate Emilio Azcárraga en los 60 vio al mejor Brasil, la 'Mano de Dios' y el 'Partido del siglo'. Reformado para este campeonato, es historia Leer

Cape Tainaro (also known as Cape Matapan) is the southernmost point of mainland Greece and the Balkan Peninsula, located at the tip of the Mani Peninsula. It’s a place of rugged beauty, characterized by dramatic cliffs, a wild landscape, and the convergence of the Messenian and Laconian Gulfs.

Tainaro has been important for thousands of years, serving as a maritime crossroads and a place of worship. Today, a lighthouse stands at its very tip, and scattered ruins of ancient settlements and temples can still be found there.

The lighthouse that stands guard in Tainaro is considered one of the most imposing in all of Greece. It is a construction of French technicians, built of stone on a plateau on the natural rocks of the cape, with a height of about 52 feet (16 meters). It began operating in 1887 and was renovated in 1930.

In 1984, an automatic lighting machine was installed there, and the lighthouse was abandoned by its last guardians. The building was restored in 2008 and has since been guarded by Navy personnel. Every third Sunday in August, public access is free as part of World Lighthouse Day.

Cape Tainaro: Gateway to the Underworld (Hades)

Ancient Greeks believed that a cave at the cape’s edge, often referred to as the “Gates of Hades” or “mouth of Taenarum,” was a direct entrance to the Underworld, the realm of the dead, ruled by the god Hades. This mythical entrance was said to be guarded by Cerberus, the monstrous three-headed hound with a serpent’s tail who prevented the dead from escaping and the living from entering.

One of the most famous myths connected to Tainaro is that of Heracles (Hercules). As his twelfth labor, he descended into the Underworld through this cave to capture and bring Cerberus to Eurystheus. The legendary musician Orpheus also used this passage to descend into Hades in his attempt to bring his beloved wife, Eurydice, back to the world of the living.

By some accounts, the sculpted canal on the east side of Porto Sternes was the path taken by the souls of the dead, ferried by Charon, the grim boatman of the Underworld.

Cape Tainaro: Sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon

Cape Tainaro was home to a sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon, the god of the sea. Poseidon was worshiped under various epithets, including “Poseidon Tainarios,” as the god who controlled both the seas and earthquakes.

The temple served as a place of inviolable asylum, offering refuge to criminals and even escaped slaves. A story was recounted by Thucydides about the Spartans violating this asylum by killing helots (agrarian slaves) who had taken refuge there, an act believed to have brought divine retribution in the form of an earthquake.

The site also functioned as a “necromanteion,” or Oracle of the Dead, where Ancient Greeks would perform rituals to communicate with the spirits of their deceased ancestors, seeking guidance or prophecy.

A celebrated bronze statue of the poet and singer Arion, seated on a dolphin, was a prominent dedicatory offering at the temple of Poseidon. It honors the myth of Arion, who was rescued by a dolphin after being cast into the sea by pirates and brought safely to Cape Tainaron.

In medieval times, Tainaro became a notorious pirate base—with merchant ships carefully avoiding it—and during World War II, the Battle of Tainaro (March 1941) was fought off the coast between the British and Italian fleets.

Getting to Tainaro

The only way to get to Tainaro is by hiking along a path that many consider to be the most interesting of the “inner” Mani. It is accessible to all with no significant altitude differences and has a total length of about 1.4 miles. Starting from the village of Kokkinogia, it’ll probably take around fifty minutes to get to the lighthouse.

You will find the village of Kokkinogia at the end of the Areopolis-Tainaro road. The marked dirt path begins at the church of Agioi Asomatoi and passes by the beach of Aria, where you can see a Roman mosaic. The surrounding landscape is typical of Mani: thorn bushes, thyme, low vegetation, flint stones, and no shade—so be sure to wear a hat, apply sunscreen, and bring plenty of water. The views along the way to Tainaro will make it all worthwhile.

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Home secretary also urged to force tech firms into sharing data on stolen devices and if they are reactivated

The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has asked the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to force all phone companies to make stolen devices “unusable bricks” in order to make them harder to sell on and less desirable to steal.

London is widely regarded as the phone-snatching capital of Europe, with between 200 and 300 devices stolen each day. The city accounts for up to three-quarters of all mobile phone thefts in England and Wales.

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Analysis pinpoints areas most vulnerable to hotter, drier weather causing ground to shrink and drag foundations down

Millions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according toan analysis by the British Geological Survey (BGS).

As hotter, drier summers driven by global heating become more frequent, the ground under houses can shrink and drag down a property’s foundations. The most vulnerable areas include London, Essex, Kent and a tranche of land from Oxford up to the Wash on England’s east coast, according to scientists, who say mitigation measures will be needed.

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Enfield council in north London took legal action against restaurant chain after outrage over damage to tree

The UK restaurant chain Toby Carvery has settled a legal dispute over taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without permission, by agreeing to pay to restore a lost orchard.

The unauthorised partial felling of the 500-year-old oak next to a Toby Carvery car park in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, north London, in April last year, prompted widespread public outrage and questions in parliament.

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