Crewe Alexandra have been hit by an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Ian Lawlor on the eve of their League Two season opener at Crawley Town.
The 31-year-old Dubliner was forced to miss Saturday's 2-1 Carabao Cup first-round home win over Accrington Stanley.
But, having sat on the bench on Saturday, he has now undergone a hernia operation.
Replacement Tom Booth, who was Crewe's first-choice keeper during the first half of last season, played on Saturday and is expected to continue in goal this weekend.
Meanwhile, the Alex have signed up two of their most promising young players on new contracts.

#alexandra #crawley

Prince Sverre Magnus has announced his next steps – and it involves a move to another country.
The Norwegian royal, 20, is set to begin studying at Forward College in Lisbon for his Bachelor's degree in Business Management this autumn.
Classes will be held in Portugal for the first year, with training subsequently taking place in Paris and Berlin, respectively, according to Norway's royal house.
The course will also include an introduction to economics, statistics, and accounting, and provides accommodation in each of the three cities.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus's futures have been confirmed (Instagram)

#sverre #royal #forward #college

With Queen Elizabeth's death in 2022, Queen Margrethe of Denmark became Europe's last reigning queen. Her abdication less than two years later marked the end of an era for Europe's female monarchs. While there are currently no women sitting on Europe's thrones, that will one day change. Waiting in the wings is a new generation of Princesses poised to become Queens Regnant.
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, Belgium's Princess Elisabeth, the Netherlands' Princess Catharina-Amalia and Spain's Princess Leonor are all first in line to their respective thrones, while Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Sweden's Princess Estelle are expected to succeed their respective parents in the future.
These Princess are the faces of the future, who will usher in a new era of Queens across Europe.
Born in 1977, Crown Princess Victoria is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden's children. At the time of her birth, Sweden had an agnatic order of succession, meaning that the throne could only be inherited by males.
But in 1980, Sweden introduced absolute primogeniture, making Crown Princess Victoria the heir to the Swedish throne and moving her ahead of her younger brother, Prince Carl Philip.

#princess #queen #queens #Sweden

Princess Ingrid Alexandra has been pictured on her first day at university after a difficult few months.
The future Queen of Norway, 22, was officially welcomed to the University of Oslo on Monday, where she will study at the Faculty of Social Sciences on exchange from the University of Sydney in Australia.
It marks the start of an exciting new chapter for Ingrid, who has chosen to return to Norway to be closer to her mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who was described as "seriously ill" before she underwent a lung transplant in June.
See the best photos of her arrival below…
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#university

World number two Elena Rybakina survived a huge scare to battle into the Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday in Toronto, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised through.
Kazakhstan's Rybakina recovered from 0-3 and two breaks down in the final set to beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 before American Gauff swept aside another Russian, teenage qualifier Alina Korneeva, 6-3, 6-1 in Toronto.
Rybakina will face a quarter-final against four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who eliminated home hero Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4.
Gauff reached the last eight in Canada for the first time since 2023 and will come up against either Swiss 12th seed Belinda Bencic or Alexandra Eala, the rapidly rising 21-year-old Filipina who won her first WTA **** le last Monday in Washington.
"My main focus today was let me try and close it out," said Gauff, who has not dropped a set in Canada.

#gauff

By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday barred the Defense Department from including Chinese biotechnology company WuXi ‌AppTec Co on a list of companies believed to support Beijing's military, ‌saying the government lacked evidence to justify the decision.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued an order to block enforcement of the designation of WuXi in June after the company filed suit.
"A scarlet letter sends a clear message: keep away," Boasberg wrote, noting that since then WuXi's customers and suppliers have canceled contracts, terminated longstanding relationships, and moved their business to competitors.
The ‌Pentagon and WuXi did not ⁠immediately respond to requests for comment.

#judge #company #david #shepardson

Charles Leclerc and his wife, Alexandra Leclerc, spent another day aboard a yacht off the coast of Sardinia, Italy, as conflicting reports continued about whether they are expecting their first child.
The Formula 1 driver and Alexandra were photographed on Sunday, August 2nd. The outing came shortly after the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Photographs published by Just Jared showed Charles and Alexandra swimming, sunbathing and returning to the yacht after spending time in the water.
Several publications have described Alexandra as pregnant or referred to her recent outfits as maternity fashion. Neither she nor Charles has publicly announced a pregnancy.
Charles wore Frescobol Carioca swim shorts, while Alexandra selected a bikini for the outing. Other images showed them using the yacht's outdoor shower and relaxing together on deck. The August 2nd outing followed an earlier day at sea with the couple's dachshund, Leo.

#august #italy

Stockport County have signed St Mirren forward Mikael Mandron on a one-year contract.
The 31-year-old arrives at Edgeley Park on the back of his most prolific season for five years, with his seven goals in eight ties helping the club to win the Scottish League Cup for only the second time in their history.
Altogether, he scored 13 goals and provided 10 ****** ists last season.
That was Mandron's third season at St Mirren Park, after a nomadic senior career spent at Sunderland, Eastleigh, Wigan Athletic, Colchester United, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra and Motherwell, before he joined St Mirren in 2023.
Mandron joined Sunderland as a scholar at 17 after coming through the French youth system, and he was called up to the Scotland Under-20 squad in 2013.

#mirren #mandron #park #stockport

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit have spent years trying to turn a modest island cabin into a showcase of Norwegian design — an ambitious renovation that stalled just as it was about to break ground. Now a storm named Amy has done what years of royal scandal couldn't: it forced their hands. The tempest tore apart one of the docks on Flatholmen, the tiny island the couple has owned since 2008. The damage has produced the first real building permit the property has seen in years — not for the glass-and-timber dream house long promised, but for a humble pier.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette- Marit at Nordstu- Solberg farm in 2024 (Getty Images)
According to Norwegian outlet TV2, the municipality of Risør has cleared the crown prince and princess to rebuild the storm-wrecked dock. It's a modest approval, capped at six square meters, but it matters; without a working dock, the island is barely reachable, and any future revival of the couple's long-shelved architectural project would need one regardless.
The permit came with a catch. A companion request — for a seaside platform of the kind common along Norway's coast — was withdrawn after the state administrator recommended against it. The dock itself only cleared because of an unusual technicality: one of Flatholmen's existing moorings is used by police, which let the municipality authorize a second access point without setting a precedent for other landowners. Haakon and Mette-Marit will cover both the construction and the roughly $575 in municipal fees themselves. Notably, the original dock — built sometime between 1982 and 2004 — never had a formal permit at all, so this approval is being processed as new construction from scratch.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, alongside their kids Prince Sverre Magnus and Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and their dogs, Milly Kakao and ****** ins Krakebolle (NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

#haakon

As the umpire called the winning point, Alexandra Eala collapsed to the ground in tears - knowing her country had been with her for every step of the tournament.
She overcame weather delays, and the loss of the first set, to defeat world number three Jessica Pegula in the Washington Open final, becoming the first Filipina to win a WTA ****** le.
"To the Filipino community, here in DC and back home, wherever you are in the world. I really feel all the love."
Even Pegula was impressed by the turnout on Monday, for the continuation of Sunday's final.
"I can definitely confirm this is the best Monday final crowd I've seen," the American said. "I'm sure some people took off work. I won't tell them where you guys were."

#pegula

Alexandra Eala became the first Filipino to win a WTA singles ****** le as she beat top seed Jessica Pegula in a delayed Washington Open final.
The WTA showpiece was postponed from Sunday to Monday because of bad weather in the US capital.
Rain and lightning meant the start was pushed back on Sunday, before world number three Pegula took the first set 6-4.
Eala, 21, was leading 2-1 in the second set when further bad weather meant play was halted and then cancelled for the rest of the day.
And after play resumed on Monday, Pegula won just three more games as Eala wrapped up a 4-6 6-4 6-0 victory.

#Monday #weather #play

Jessica Pegula, Alexandra Eala, Taylor Fritz, and Rafael Jódar have suffered a major setback after their long wait to complete their respective finals on Sunday, August 2, ended in disappointment. The Mubadala DC Open organizers announced that play had been canceled for the day due to relentless rain.
The update comes after the ATP and WTA 1000 events in Montréal and Toronto, respectively, were also forced to delay play because of inclement weather.
Pegula and Eala were scheduled to take the court for their final at 12:00 p.m. ET on Sunday. However, the match did not get underway until 3:00 p.m. local time after the tournament issued multiple rain delay updates.
The pair completed 13 uninterrupted games, with Pegula leading 6-4, 1-2, before another spell of rain forced them off the court. Tournament organizers were unable to get the courts back into playable condition as persistent drizzle throughout the day prevented the final from resuming.
At around 9:00 p.m. ET, the Mubadala DC Open officially canceled Sunday's play and postponed the matches to Monday. While Jessica Pegula and Alexandra Eala will resume their final from the second set, the ATP 500 final between Taylor Fritz and Rafael Jódar, which was scheduled to follow on the same court, has been postponed in its entirety to August 3.

#pegula #eala

Hours of rain and uncertainty led to a late Sunday announcement by the Mubadala DC Open to cancel the women's and men's finals matches.
Jessica Pegula and Alexandra Eala played for about an hour before leaving the court at around 4 PM EDT. Pegula won the first set 6-4. The second set was on serve 2-1 with Eala leading. Pegula will be up to serve when play resumes.
The women, as well as the men, Taylor Fritz and Rafael Jodar, desperately wanted to play tennis on Sunday. They wanted to travel to Toronto and Montreal, respectively, where the National Bank Open WTA and ATP 1000 tournaments got underway on Sunday. The match schedule at those tournaments was also affected by rain, supending play.
MORE: Rain delays highly anticipated Mubadala DC Open singles finals featuring Pegula, Eala, Fritz, Jodar
The problem was the rain started and stopped multiple times.

#pegula #Rain #finals

World number three Jessica Pegula and rising star Alexandra Eala must wait until Monday to decide a Washington Open champion after thunderstorms postponed the completion of Sunday's WTA final.
After waiting through a three-hour thunderstorm delay to start, Pegula won the first set 6-4 and Eala led 2-1 in the second set of the championship match when rain returned.
More than five hours passed with conditions remaining unplayable before organizers called off the resumption of play until Monday.
Also postponed was the entire men's final at the WTA and ATP 500-level hardcourt tournament, with 10th-ranked American Taylor Fritz set to face 19-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar.
The women's final will resume Monday at noon local time (1600 GMT) with the men's final not before 1 p.m. in Washington.

#World #jessica

Alexandra Eala stunned former world number one Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the women's final of the WTA and ATP Washington Open, where she will face third-ranked Jessica Pegula.
The 21-year-old Philippines left-hander delivered an impressive victory over the four-time Grand Slam winner from ******* an to reach her second career WTA final, having dropped the first last year at Eastbourne.
"I'm super proud of my performance," Eala said. "I played really well and I had a great mentality and I stayed locked in until the end."
Eala, set to jump to a career-best 24th in the world rankings, had previously ousted second seed Elina Svitolina for her sixth top-10 victory of the year after dethroning 2025 Washington champion Leylah Fernandez.
It was the first meeting of the Asian stars, Eala facing one of the idols of her youth.

#year #World

Jessica Pegula, seeking her third ***** le of the year, advanced to the women's final of the WTA and ATP Washington Open by defeating Russia's Diana Shnaider 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday.
World number three Pegula, who won her first WTA ***** le in 2019 at Washington, fell behind 5-2 at the start but battled back to reach her fourth final of the year.
"It was playing a little bit slow. She's a lefty. It's tricky," said Pegula. "I just kept telling myself it's just one break. Just keep holding.
"I found a little rhythm on the return, served a little bit smarter and I was able to play some good tennis, kind of take control of the momentum."
The 32-year-old American top seed will play Sunday's final against the winner of a later match between Alexandra Eala of the Philippines and ***** an's 13th-ranked Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam winner.

#pegula #open

Defending champion Alex de Minaur and second-seeded Ben Shelton were bounced out of the Washington Open on Friday as upsets marked the quarter-finals of the combined ATP and WTA event.
Top-seeded Aussie de Minaur was left to rue his missed chances in a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 loss to 33rd-ranked American Brandon Nakashima.
Chile's 30th-ranked Alejandro Tabilo recovered an early break in the third set to beat US home favorite Shelton 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Women's top seed Jessica Pegula and third-seeded Naomi Osaka made it safely into the semi-finals, but second-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina was sent packing by rising Philippines star Alexandra Eala.
Nakashima, chasing his first ATP 500-level **** le, avenged a loss to de Minaur in last year's Washington quarter-finals and followed up a win over the Aussie at Queen's Club in London this year.

#minaur #nakashima

Originally appeared on E! Online
Alexandra Zardoya has lost her other half.
The 20-year-old spoke out on the tragic death of her twin sister Victoria Zardoya—the childhood friend of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Milania Giudice—after her fatal fall at the ruins of Fort Dade in Egmont Key, Fla., on July 24.
"I can't believe this is real life," Alexandra wrote on Instagram July 31. "Tears are falling down my cheeks as I type every word. My twin sister, my other half, we were in the womb together, and ever since then we have been inseparable. You are the only person in this world who truly understood every single part of me. You truly were a light in everyone's life, especially mine."
Alexandra shared that she has been in shock ever since Victoria died, posting a photo of her holding her sister's hand in the hospital bed alongside childhood photos of the pair together.

#zardoya #Victoria #real #half

Motherwell have signed Canada defender Jamie Knight-Lebel on loan from Bristol City.
The 21-year-old has spent the past two seasons on temporary deals with Crewe Alexandra and then Swindon Town.
"I want to welcome Jamie to the club," Motherwell boss Alfred Johansson said.
"He is a talented young player who has two very strong seasons out on loan playing regularly. A physical and strong defender, he will provide competition in the defensive positions and bring international experience.
"Bristol City rate him highly, and this loan move will provide him with the opportunity to play in a style suited to his game. We look forward to introducing Jamie to the squad, and I'm excited to be working with him."

#defender #seasons

Alexandra Eala denied Leylah Fernandez a chance at a second consecutive ****** le at the Mubadala DC Open. An inspired performance saw the Filipino star send the defending champion packing in straight sets after fending off a comeback attempt.
Fernandez, who has now arrived in Toronto for her home tournament, opened up about how the match unfolded.
Fernandez, who has endured a rather underwhelming season, arrived at the DC Open hoping to successfully defend her ****** le. Ahead of her campaign, the Canadian star said that enjoying her time on the court played a major role in her victory 12 months ago. At last year's tournament, she staged a remarkable run, beating the likes of Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina, and Anna Kalinskaya en route to the ****** le.
She made a winning start this year, convincingly dismissing Magda Linette 6-1, 6-4 in the first round. The seventh seed, however, was halted in the next round by Eala. The 21-year-old produced a dominant performance in the opening set, winning 6-2.
"I mean, honestly, Alex has been playing really well. I think the biggest thing is that she's playing with a lot of confidence. She's trusting herself, trusting her shots, her patterns, and a lot of her ****** are going in. So, that's the big difference. I feel like she's progressing well. Whatever she's doing with her team is working," Fernandez said in her post-match press conference.

#fernandez #open #winning

NBC Sports Philadelphia is budgeting to add a courtside voice to its Sixers broadcasts ahead of LeBron James's arrival this season, network vice president of content Alexandra Matcham told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"I think you need a voice on the court where Alaa [Abdelnaby] and Kate [Scott] can't be to give us insight, do pre- and postgame interviews, **** ysis, all of that," Matcham said. "It's a very hard job to do."
For years, NBC Sports Philadelphia and its predecessor, Comcast SportsNet, used reporters like Serena Winters and Taryn Hatcher to fill that kind of role for the Sixers. That stopped in 2020, when the network began eliminating in-arena and in-game reporting jobs across its properties as basketball and hockey seasons wrapped that year, according to Crossing Broad's Kevin Kinkead. Hatcher stayed on covering the Phillies for five more seasons after that before her contract lapsed at the end of 2025 and NBC Sports Philadelphia cut the position rather than renew it. Kinkead later reported that the network and Hatcher had discussed a freelance arrangement that would have let her take on other work at the same time, but the talks ended without an agreement over what Kinkead's sources described as a standard contract disagreement, not any real conflict between the two sides.
That left NBC Sports Philadelphia without anyone in that role for the entirety of the Sixers' 2025-26 season, and the roster now taking shape gives the network far less room to go another year without one.
"If you get a generational talent on your team, it could easily become a situation where the people that work for us are burnt out by December, and you don't want that," Matcham said. "You need extra help."

#sports #sixers #hatcher

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 17: Flavor Flav (C), Rhiannon Rae Ellis (2R) and Team USA members Alexandra Carpenter (L) and Hilary Knight (R) attend a private Team USA Athletes Only Dinner featuring top celebrity female chefs and hosted by Flavor Flav during Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend at the new Westoria Restaurant inside The Cosmopolitan on July 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for ABA)
For years, the conversation surrounding women’s sports has centered on one word: equality. Flavor Flav is demonstrating another word leaders should consider: investment.
For many fans, Flavor Flav will forever be remembered as Public Enemy's energetic hype man, a 2013 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the larger-than-life personality behind the iconic clock necklace, or the star of reality television's Flavor of Love.
But this past weekend, the Public Enemy co-founder brought more than one hundred Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists from Team USA’s Women Olympic and Paralympic programs to Las Vegas for SHE Weekend—short for Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment— for a four-day celebration designed to give America’s female athletes something many had rarely experienced at this scale: a victory celebration built specifically around them. I went to experience it for myself, and it was incredible.
The weekend included a parade on the Las Vegas Strip, front-row seats to a private concert from Public Enemy, receiving keys to the Las Vegas Strip, and attendance to the Backstreet Boys’ Sphere residency, where Team USA Medal winners received an onstage acknowledgment. This was in addition to a slate of curated dinners and programming talks from executives across the spectrum.

#public

Alexandra Eala received a hero’s welcome upon returning home to the Philippines after her groundbreaking run at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. Fresh off her stellar run, the Filipina also posed for a stunning spread for Metro Magazine, which drew admiring reactions from friends and fellow WTA stars Coco Gauff and Eva Lys.
Competing in the main draw of Wimbledon for only the second time in her career, Eala made history by becoming the first Filipino to reach the third round of a Grand Slam. The 21-year-old pulled off a major upset over No. 3 seed and defending champion Iga Świątek, securing a 7-6(9), 6-2 victory to book a spot in the fourth round.
Although the Filipina fell short against Jasmine Paolini in the Round of 16, she etched her name into her country’s sporting legacy. Upon her return to Manila, she was honored with a welcome dinner at Malacañan Palace hosted by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, where the 21-year-old was awarded a presidential citation.
During her homecoming, Eala also posed for a striking photoshoot at the Palacio de Memoria, posing against the venue’s breathtaking backdrop in a chic off-white ensemble.
The photoshoot quickly caught the attention of Coco Gauff and Eva Lys, who showered Eala with compliments in the comments section.

#wimbledon #filipina #welcome

JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Reuters) - Groups of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them to police in a hardening of protests that have ‌sown fear in communities and strained ties with some countries.
In Johannesburg's Alexandra township, a Reuters ‌reporter saw protesters breaking down doors and entering houses where they believed undocumented immigrants were hiding.
They escorted the people to police vans where they were taken away, including a woman and a small child from Malawi. Another man who was apprehended by the marchers told Reuters he was in the country legally.
"I am a ZEP holder," said the Zimbabwean national, Total Mhlanga, referring to the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit which allows tens of thousands of nationals to live ‌and work in South Africa.
In Soweto, ⁠anti-immigrant protesters marched through town wielding sticks and flags, with plans to go search for undocumented immigrants. Several of the flyers for Thursday's protests advertised a "peaceful march" followed ⁠by "door to door". Another march took place in Durban on the east coast.

Choreo has taken over "substantially all" of the ****** ets of Resource Financial Group (RFG), an RIA headquartered in Wilmette, Illinois.
RFG holds about $700m in ****** ets under management as of 30 April 2026.
It is headed by Peter Maris, founding partner, and Brian Pugal, partner.
The firm's client service operations are handled by a six-member team under Alexandra Moise.
Maris said: "Our entire team is excited to join Choreo. Our clients value our relationship-based client service model backed by data and plan coordination. With Choreo, we'll have more resources and consistency behind our processes, which means a smoother experience for them."

Wimbledon returns with Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic remaining on a collision course for the semi-finals and a new women’s champion set to be crowned at the All England Club.
Reigning women’s champion Iga Swiatek was knocked out by Alexandra Eala on Saturday, while former champion Elena Rybakina also fell before the fourth round. Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, was then knocked out by a brilliant performance from Naomi Osaka, but Coco Gauff will face Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals.
On the men’s side, defending champion Sinner will not have injured rival Carlos Alcaraz in his way as he bids to retain the ******* le. That may also be good news for Djokovic, who played his longest Wimbledon match ever as the 39-year-old aims to win a record-breaking 25th major crown. It will be Sinner v Djokovic in the semi-finals.
The last British player left standing in the singles, Arthur Fery, faces ninth Flavio Cobolli in the quarter-finals after beating Grigor Dimitrov on his Centre Court debut to became the first British wildcard to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam in the open era.
In the UK, every match from Wimbledon will be available to watch live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with viewers able to access a stream from all 18 courts. There will also be live coverage across BBC One and BBC Two, starting before the day’s play each morning and lasting until the conclusion of the day’s action in the evening. Highlights show ‘Today at Wimbledon’ will then follow. The BBC confirmed before the start of the tournament that they had secured the rights to Wimbledon until at least 2033, keeping the tournament on free-to-air. TNT Sports will also show both the men’s and singles finals in the UK.

LONDON (AP) — Despite falling short of reaching the quarterfinals, Alexandra Eala still made a lasting impact at Wimbledon.
The 21-year-old Filipino had ousted defending champion Iga Swiatek but couldn't solve Jasmine Paolini on Monday, losing 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Centre Court.
For Filipino fans — both at watch parties back home and at the All England Club — it's not always about wins and losses.
“She’s like a ray of hope for the Philippines,” fan Roberto Ocampo Jr. said Monday at Wimbledon. “Especially at her age. She made history. That’s one thing that we can tell to the next generation.”
Eala, who lost in the first round a year ago in her Wimbledon debut, became the first player from the Philippines to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament in the Open era, the women’s professional tour said.

A new week gets underway at the All England Club as the Championships move into day eight, with the race for the quarter-finals intensifying at SW19. Monday's order of play features plenty of star power, with Britain's Arthur Fery taking on Grigor Dimitrov and rising star Alexandra Eala facing former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini.
As the second week begins, another star-studded crowd has descended on the All England Club. Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer is among the biggest names returning to SW19, joining a host of celebrities, royals and sporting figures watching the action from Centre Court and the Royal Box.
With world-class tennis on court and another stylish line-up of famous faces in the stands, there's plenty to see both on and off the grass.
Take a look at all the standout arrivals from day eight below…
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Wimbledon will crown a new women's champion after shock defeats for Iga Swiatek and second seed Elena Rybakina were followed by Naomi Osaka's brillaint victory over world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets.
With Barbora Krejcikova also knocked out before the quarter-finals, WImbledon will crown a 10th different women's champion in 10 years, with Swiatek stunned by Alexandra Eala and Rybakina beaten by in the third round by Elise Mertens.
Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Latest scores and updates from SW19
Meanwhile, reigning men's champion and top seed Jannik Sinner is gathering form after a slow start at the Championships, while seventh seed Novak Djokovic remains a possible semi-final opponent for the Italian as the 39-year-old bids to win a record-breaking 25th grand slam **** le
On the men's side, two wildcards are through to the last-16 and will play each other on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals. Grigor Dimitrov, a year on from his painful retirement while leading eventual champion Sinner, will play Britain's Arthur Fery for a place in the final eight.

Although Iga Świątek has had an underwhelming 2026 season, she would have hoped to turn things around at Wimbledon, returning to the All England Club one year after winning her maiden ****** le at the grass-court Major.
However, Alexandra Eala brought Świątek's campaign to an early end, with the Pole's frustration evident during the blockbuster contest.
No. 3 seed Świątek navigated a tricky challenge during her opening match at SW19, rallying to a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 win over Taylor Townsend. She then appeared to hit her stride during her dominant 6-1, 6-3 triumph over former Wimbledon finalist Karolína Plíšková.
The six-time Grand Slam champion entered her highly anticipated third-round showdown with Eala with the advantage of experience, given that the Filipina had never reached the second week of a Major before.
However, Eala delivered a remarkable performance in their battle on Centre Court, saving two set points in the opening set and dominating the second to claim a 7-6(9), 6-2 victory, ousting the defending champion from the tournament.