Wimbledon: Champagne cork interrupts Jannik Sinner's serve during men's final victory over Carlos Alcaraz

Wimbledon: Champagne cork interrupts Jannik Sinner's serve during men's final victory over Carlos Alcaraz

Only at Wimbledon. A Champagne cork from the stands landed on the court Sunday and interrupted themen's final between Carlos Alcaraz and Janik Sinner. Seriously. The disturbance took place in the second set as Sinner prepared to serve. An audible pop was heard on the broadcast that didn't sound dissimilar to a ball being hit. But it wasn't. Sinner backed away from his serve, and Alcaraz raised both of his hands in the air, understandably perturbed by the fan interference in a Grand Slam final. If you want to know who can afford Wimbledon tickets, ...a spectator just popped a champagne bottle, the Cork landed on the court and stopped play#Wimbledon#sinner#alcarazpic.twitter.com/DuA1kusbym — pat (@PatelBropodcast)July 13, 2025 The chair umpire pointed in the direction of the offending fan. "Please don't pop Champagne corks just as the players are about to serve," she said. "Thank you." It was a reasonable request. Low laughter from the stands transitioned into boos. An ESPN camera then pointed to a ball girl who had rushed to remove the foreign object from the court. The cork had landed near Sinner, who had picked it up and tossed it away. This isn't the first time a Champagne pop has interrupted action at the All-England Club. Ladies finalist Amanda Anisimova called a fan out for a Champagne pop during a match in the early rounds. As Amanda Anisimova is about to serve, someone in the crowd pops a champagne bottle.Amanda: "Why are you opening it right now?"Only at Wimbledon. 😭😭😭🍾pic.twitter.com/ho9N9ngOuc — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter)July 6, 2025 "Why are you opening it right now?" she understandably inquired. In 2021, a Champagne cork made its way on to the court during a match between Coco Gauff and Elena Vesnina. Fortunately for Sinner, the interference on his serve didn't impact his play. After dropping the first set,Sinner went on to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victoryto claim his first Wimbledon title and his fourth Grand Slam championship.

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July 13, 2025

Wimbledon: Champagne cork interrupts Jannik Sinner's serve during men's final victory over Carlos Alcaraz

Wimbledon: Champagne cork interrupts Jannik Sinner's serve during men's final victory over Carlos Alcaraz Only at Wimbledon. A Champ...

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Freddie Freeman's bloop single in 11th starts winning rally as Dodgers beat Giants 5-2

Freddie Freeman's bloop single in 11th starts winning rally as Dodgers beat Giants 5-2

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Freddie Freeman blooped a single into shallow right-center with two outs in the 11th inning to score James Outman for the go-ahead run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Sunday for a winning series, one day after snapping a season-worst, seven-game losing streak. Spencer Bivens (2-3) intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani to start the 11th and retired Mookie Betts and Will Smith before Freeman delivered with a ball that dropped between three Giants. Teoscar Hernández then beat out an infield single for an insurance run and Andy Pages followed with an RBI single. Ben Casparius (7-3) got Willy Adames to ground out ending the 10th, then pitched a perfect 11th for the win. Pinch-hitter Luis Matos hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth after Matt Chapman's one-out single started the rally against Tanner Scott, who blew his seventh save in 26 opportunities. Miguel Rojas homered and Freeman had an early RBI double that had Los Angeles ahead until the ninth. Dodgers starter and first-time All-Star Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out seven over seven innings and allowed three hits. The defending World Series champion Dodgers (58-39) entered the All-Star break atop the NL West after finishing the first half with nine straight games against clubs with winning records. Manager Dave Roberts and his staff head to manage the NL All-Stars in Atlanta, where he said Sunday he plans to pitch left-hander Clayton Kershaw early in what could be his final Midsummer Classic. Los Angeles had done just enough against Giants lefty Robbie Ray in a game featuring just 11 total hits. Key play Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos made a leaping catch on the wall to rob Ohtani of an extra-base hit to start the game. Ohtani walked in the fourth, singled in the fifth and flied out in the eighth. Key stat San Francisco (52-45) reached the break with 52 wins for the fifth time over the last 20 seasons — also doing so when it won the NL West with a franchise-best 107 victories in 2021, 2016, '14 and '11. Up next Neither club had set its rotation for after the All-Star break, when the Dodgers host Milwaukee to begin a six-game homestand on Friday and the Giants visit Toronto. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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Freddie Freeman's bloop single in 11th starts winning rally as Dodgers beat Giants 5-2

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Princess Kate steps out at Wimbledon with Charlotte, George: See the pics

Princess Kate steps out at Wimbledon with Charlotte, George: See the pics

Princess Katehas stepped out again atWimbledon− and she made it a family affair. The Princess of Wales, 43, attended the Wimbledon Championships'singles final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcarazon Sunday, July 13, where she was joined by her husband,Prince William. Two of the royal couple's kids,Prince George, 11, andPrincess Charlotte, 10, also attended with them. Their youngest child, Prince Louis, 7, was absent. Kate chose a bright blue dress with a bold shoulder bow and a wide-brimmed straw hat for the match, while Charlotte wore a ruffled white dress piped in navy. The mother and daughter donned sunglasses and waved paper fans in the heat. Seal and Keira Knightley were among the celebrities also spotted in the crowd on July 13. Princess Kate at Wimbledon:The royal serves in white look, sits next to Billie Jean King This marked another appearance at Wimbledon for Kate,who on July 12 attendedthe women's singles final wearing a white ensemble. Sitting next to tennis legendBillie Jean King, Kate received a standing ovation from the crowd on July 12. She later said on Instagram that it wasa "wonderful day,"and she congratulated Iga Świątek on her "brilliant victory." Kate's Wimbledon appearances comeafter she was unexpectedly absentfrom Royal Ascot on June 18. She had been scheduled to attend the horse-racing event but did not appear. Instead, William stepped out at the event solo. Kate battled an unspecified form of cancer in 2024, and in January, sheannounced shewas in remission. Kate said at that time that she was focusing on her recovery and that "as anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal." "I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead," she added at the time. "There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support." Princess Kate on life after cancer:A 'roller coaster' During a July 2visit to Colchester Hospital in Essex, Kate spoke about the idea of patients needing to put on a "brave face" throughout treatment and reflected that when the treatment is finished, "the phase afterward is really, really difficult." Contributing:Taijuan Moorman and Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, and Reuters This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:See Princess Kate at Wimbledon with William, Charlotte, George

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Princess Kate steps out at Wimbledon with Charlotte, George: See the pics

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David Duchovny Reveals What Bothered Him About 'The X-Files'

David Duchovny Reveals What Bothered Him About 'The X-Files'

David Duchovny Reveals What Bothered Him About 'The X-Files'originally appeared onParade. ActorDavid Duchovnyis opening up about filmingThe X-Files. Entertainment Weeklyreported that Duchovny shared his "pet peeve" about working on the spooky procedural, which ran for 11 seasons, on a July 2025 episode of his podcastFail Better.While speaking to his guestBonesactressEmily Deschanel, Duchovny said he often noticed inconsistencies in the show's scripts, specifically regarding his character, FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder. "It was a bit of a pet peeve of mine when I was doingX-Files, not so much the other shows that I've done, but, as withBones, it's episodic, but every episode is pretty high drama. It can be life and death," said Duchovny during the podcast episode. "Sometimes the directors would come on and they'd know they had a great script and [since] this was on theX-Files, this could happen, you know? Like, 'Holy s**t, this is a great script,' and they really wanted to kill it. Those guys were dangerous. So often they would say, 'We've never seen Mulder like this before,' and I'd say, 'Yeah, like 10 other times we've seen Mulder like this before.'" He then provided an example that showed some of the inconsistencies with Mulder's character. He said during the production of Season 1, Episode 12, ("Fire"), he pointed out that it didn't make sense for Mulder to be intensely afraid of fire because he didn't have a reaction to a burning building in the pilot episode, which aired in 1993. "I remember like in the middle of the episode, I had this thought. I I think I went up to [director]Chris Carter, who wrote that episode, I believe, and I said, 'Didn't Mulder and Scully watch a building burn down in the pilot? I think Mulder was fairly cool with it, you know, it didn't bother him,'" said the actor while recording the podcast episode. "It's like this kind of stuff, you know where you're going, you're kind of the curator of the character and sometimes you have to go, 'I can't actually do that.'" Duchovny and Carter, who createdThe X-Files, discussed their working relationship in a June 2025 episode ofFail Better. While recording the episode, Duchovny and Carter acknowledged they didn't always have the best relationship. Duchovny suggested issues arose when he left the series following its seventh season. "I realized later that was a difficult thing to do. Even though you might have been as tired as I was. Or wanting to move on as much as I was. But I consider myself a team player so I always felt like a bit of an abandonment, not by you but of you, in that sense," said Duchovny to Carter. Carter agreed that he and the actor "had a parting." "I don't want to say [we were] mortal enemies, but it was a difficult time. But it was resolved," said Carter. David Duchovny Reveals What Bothered Him About 'The X-Files'first appeared on Parade on Jul 13, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 13, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 for Club World Cup title as Palmer scores twice and sets up third goal

Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 for Club World Cup title as Palmer scores twice and sets up third goal

EAST RUTHERFORD, N,J. (AP) — Cole Palmer scored twice and fed João Pedro for a goal as Chelsea overwhelmed Paris Saint-Germain in the first half and beat the European champions 3-0 on Sunday in the final of the first expanded Club World Cup. Palmer had almost identical left-footed goals from just inside the penalty area in the 22nd and 30th minutes, then sent a through pass that enabled João Pedro to chip goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 43d for his third goal in two starts with the Blues. A 23-year-old who joined Chelsea from Manchester City two years ago, Palmer scored 18 goals this season. ___ AP soccer:https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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MLB is sending wrong message by adding Jacob Misiorowski to All-Star Game

MLB is sending wrong message by adding Jacob Misiorowski to All-Star Game

Days before the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta, Major League Baseball made a decision about the roster that is turning heads — for the wrong reasons. The leagueadded Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski to the National League All-Star teamon Friday to replaceCubs starter Matthew Boyd, who pitched Saturday. Misiorowski has started five games in the big leagues and now holds the record for fewest starts by a player to make an All-Star team. The All-Star Game is an exhibition. We know that, and in the grand scheme of a baseball season, it doesn't have major significance outside of entertainment for fans and a showcase for players. Even so, the fact that it doesn't hold much weight in terms of the season doesn't mean it lacks importance. The main goal of the Midsummer Classic is to recognize the players who have performed at a high level through the first half of the MLB season. With that, it also allows fans to see the stars of the game they might not watch on a regular basis. But by adding Misiorowski to the NL All-Star roster, MLB has sent a message to players that not only does the game not matter, but performance doesn't matter, either. Selections to play in the All-Star Game should be based on merit and production from the season's first half. The reality is thatthere will always be snubs. But this selection feels different than your ordinary snub. At this point in the process, days before the All-Star festivities, it's a given that some adjustments will need to be made, with players injured, unavailable to pitch Tuesday or opting for rest. But adding a rookiewho debuted a month ago, as opposed to going down the list to find a more deserving starter, sends the wrong message. The player who had the best case to replace Boydwould've been Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez. Sánchez —who pitched Sundayand was therefore unavailable to pitch Tuesday in the All-Star Game — currently ranks 10th among qualified starters in ERA, 16th in strikeouts and eighth in fielding independent pitching (FIP). Sánchez's teammate,Ranger Suárez, also a strong candidate to head to Atlanta, reportedly declined to go. In the hubbub around Misiorowski, some might point toPittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenesbeing selected and starting for the National League in the All-Star Game last season as a comparable situation. While there are similarities, those are largely very different situations. To be fair, Skenes didn't have as many starts or innings pitched as other NL All-Stars last year, and he then had the fewest starts by a player to make an All-Star team, with 11. But that's still more than twice as many starts as Misiorowski has made this season, and Skenes had thrown almost three times as many innings (66 1/3 IP vs. 25 2/3 IP). He had also been the most dominant starter in baseball for more than two months at the time of his selection. It's important to note that we do not know how many National League starters were invited by MLB and declined before the league reached out to Misiorowski. That list might be longer than many fans realize. At the same time, it's a safe bet that there were qualified NL starters with more than 25 innings pitched who were not asked. Another factor here is that even though the All-Star Game doesn't have ramifications for the season (anymore), All-Star selections are still important to players. When we talk about greatness in baseball, All-Star appearances are part of the conversation. When BBWAA members consider candidates for the Hall of Fame, All-Star appearances are part of the conversation. When we as a baseball community compare players from different eras, All-Star appearances are part of the conversation. And some players, including Sánchez, have incentives and bonuses in their contracts tied to All-Star appearances — which, according to reports, the Phillies will honor. Given something as significant as contract incentives, shouldn't the merit of the players selected be of utmost importance? Unfortunately, in this case, MLB opted to go the route of entertainment over merit. To his credit, Misiorowskiis the definition of a baseball phenom. His stuff is electric, and he has been a driving force behind the Brewers' recent success. But again, he has appeared in five major-league games. Whether or not people care about the All-Star Game's importance, it's still meaningful to many players. But how are players supposed to stay invested in this exhibition if they don't believe their performance is determining who goes? And how do you get fans to care if they don't believe All-Star selections are authentic? None of this is Misiorowski's fault. He has done nothing wrong — quite the opposite — and he isn't responsible for his own selection. But sadly, he has now been put in an awkward position by the league, at the center of a conversation he likely wishes he weren't part of. At the end of the day, the All-Star Game will go on as scheduled, and most people probably won't give this matter a second thought after the game. Still, this was an unforced error by Major League Baseball that not only sends the wrong message to players and fans but also sets a bad precedent for the future.

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July 13, 2025

MLB is sending wrong message by adding Jacob Misiorowski to All-Star Game

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