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Gauff claimed her first major title by prevailing 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 over No.2 seed Sabalenka in just over two hours under a closed roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday night.The 19-year-old is the 10th teenager to win the US Open women’s title all-time and the first American teenager to be crowned at her home major since Serena Williams won as a 17-year-old in 1999.In addition to Williams, Gauff joins Tracy Austin, Stefanie Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Maria Sharapova, Bianca Andreescu, and Emma Raducanu on New York’s under-20 roll of honor.After losing her first Grand Slam singles…

Sunak, who was accompanied by his wife Akshata Murthy, were warmly welcomed in a traditional Hindu manner symbolising goodwill and friendship on his arrival at the temple earlier this morning.During his visit, the British Prime Minister was given an overview of Swaminarayan Akshardham — a 100-acre spiritual and cultural complex that portrays the traditions and ancient architecture of India and promotes the timeless Hindu spiritual messages of faith, devotion and harmony.PM Sunak and his wife paid their respects to the sacred images and admired the art and architecture.The couple also performed ‘abhishek’ (ritual pouring of water) on the idol of…

The Oscar-winning actress had plenty of setbacks during her early days in Hollywood, but Reese has gradually become much more philosophical about rejection, reports aceshowbiz.com.”I think I started so young, and rejection was such an early piece of my life that I learned a long time ago that other people’s opinions of me are none of my business,” Witherspoon, 47, said at the INBOUND 2023 conference.”I really don’t care what anybody thinks. I’m gonna do my work anyway. I’m gonna date whoever I want, go hang out with a friend nobody likes. When you release that feeling of other people’s…

It means that family members could also benefit from the lifestyle advice that is currently only given to patients, the researchers said in the study published in The Journal of Hepatology.People with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD, formerly known as NAFLD) have an elevated risk of developing and dying from liver cancer.MASLD is now the main reason why the number of people developing liver cancer has risen so sharply.However, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show that close relatives and partners also have an increased risk of developing liver cancer and advanced liver disease.“Our findings indicate that patients with…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the world leaders at Rajghat with a gift of khaadi shawl.US President Joe Biden, Premier of the People’s Republic of China Li Qiang were at Rajghat and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and laid wreaths.UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived at the Rajghat and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Spain’s Vice-President Nadia Calvino Santamaria, Egypt President…

Despite being born and raised in America, the 65-year-old filmmaker now feels more comfortable in the UK, his adopted home, reports aceshowbiz.com.”Where I came from, I felt like a foreigner. Growing up, I always felt like a foreigner. When I went to London … it was very strange. I felt it was foreign but I felt comfortable there. People were more eccentric. I don’t know, there was something about it,” he told The Independent.Despite this, the filmmaker says that his character and his success have been shaped by his experiences in Burbank, California, the city of his birth.The acclaimed director…

Bogota, Sep 10 (IANS) Veteran winger Juan Cuadrado is poised to miss Colombia’s away World Cup qualifier against Chile on Tuesday due to injury, according to reports.The 35-year-old Inter Milan player left the pitch at halftime in the Cafeteros’ 1-0 home victory over Venezuela in their opening South American zone qualifier on Thursday after suffering a leg muscle injury, reports Xinhua.He was replaced by Jorge Carrascal, who impressed with his speed and creativity at Estadio Metropolitano in Barranquilla.The Dynamo Moscow midfielder is expected to start Tuesday’s match at Estadio Monumental in Chilean capital Santiago.Chile began the South American zone qualifying…

Lima, Sep 10 (IANS) Sporting Cristal left-back Nilson Loyola has been drafted into Peru’s squad for their World Cup qualifier against Brazil, the Peruvian football federation said.The 28-year-old, who has been capped eight times for his country, replaces midfielder Cristofer Gonzales, who was cut from the squad due to an unspecified injury, reports Xinhua.Gonzales was substituted at halftime in Peru’s goalless away draw against Paraguay in their opening South American zone qualifier on Thursday.Peru and Brazil will meet at Lima’s 43,000-capacity National Stadium on Tuesday.Brazil began their qualifying campaign with a 5-1 home victory over Bolivia in the northern Brazilian…

San Marino, Sep 10 (IANS) Marc Marquez earned another safe top-ten finish after a spirited start to the San Marino Sprint, Joan Mir unfortunately suffering through a complicated race.The Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini produced another solid Saturday of action where less than a second regularly split the majority of the MotoGP grid.Having already earned his spot in Q2 on Friday, Marquez moved directly to the second 15-minute qualifying session and continued to pressure the top ten. A best time of 1’31.223 earned him ninth on the grid for both race starts and…

Buenos Aires, Sep 10 (IANS) Argentina captain Lionel Messi could miss his team’s World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Tuesday due to fatigue.The 36-year-old was substituted late in Argentina’s 1-0 home victory over Ecuador on Thursday and underwent precautionary exams early on Friday, head coach Lionel Scaloni was quoted as saying by Xinhua.While the results cleared Messi of any injury, Scaloni and his backroom staff are concerned by the forward’s heavy recent workload, according to media reports in the South American country.Messi has played 12 games in the past 48 days, having barely rested since joining Inter Miami on a…