Man's flippant two-word response after he set fire to his home when wife refused 'cuddles'
A man who set to fire to his home when his wife refused 'cuddles' replied 'why not?' when asked why he had started the blaze.
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Preparation for a major link road 50 years in the making is set to start
Preparations for a bypass that has been decades in the making have just taken their first step.
"I'm Coming Back From Pregnancy": Two-Time Champion Naomi Osaka After Being Dumped Out Of US Open 2024
Naomi Osaka's return to the US Open ended in the second round on Thursday, but the two time champion said she felt "grateful" as she departed in the wake of a straight-sets loss to Karolina Muchova. "It was really fun," Osaka said after falling 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) to the 52nd-ranked Czech under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I felt very grateful that there were so many people cheering. I missed it a lot." Japan's Osaka won the title in 2018 and 2020 but missed last year's edition after the birth of her daughter Shai.
Olympic Silver Medalist Carlos Alcaraz Stunned By World No. 74, Crashes Out Of US Open 2024 In Shock Straight Sets Loss
Spanish superstar Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out of the US Open by Dutch world number 74 Botic van de Zandschulp in a seismic second round upset on Thursday. World number three and 2022 champion Alcaraz lost 6-1, 7-5, 6-4, ending his bid to become only the third man in the modern era to win the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in the same season. Alcaraz had made at least the quarter-finals in his three previous appearances in New York and Thursday's defeat was his earliest at a Grand Slam since a second round exit at Wimbledon in 2021.
Naomi Osaka ousted by Karolina Muchova in US Open 2nd round - ESPN
NEW YORK — Seemingly back in her US Open match, suddenly a point from getting to a third set, Naomi Osaka lost her way Thursday night, missing forehand after forehand until she ceded that game and chucked her racket, sending it clattering on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.
Top seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into men's and women's 3rd round of U.S. Open
Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek flashed their No. 1 form on Thursday with powerful performances that moved them into the third round of the U.S. Open.
Swiatek, Paolini advance at US Open; injured Rybakina withdraws - ESPN
NEW YORK — A US Open match between a pair of two-time Grand Slam finalists lasted only three points on Thursday, when former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova injured herself and had to stop playing against fifth-seeded Jasmine Paolini. Their abbreviated match was followed by No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina withdrawing from the tournament with an undisclosed injury.
Rybakina withdraws from US Open due to injury
NEW YORK : Fourth seed Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the U.S. Open ahead of her second round match against Jessika Ponchet on Thursday due to injury.