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Jasmine Paolini’s Italy reached their second successive Billie Jean King Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Poland, who had been given a glimmer of hope by five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek. World number four Paolini and her team-mate Sara Errani clinched the deciding doubles 7-5 7-5 against Swiatek and Katarzyna Kawa after an […]
The mood in the British camp has been far from tense during their time in Malaga. When they could not leave their hotel on Wednesday because of heavy rain and flash flooding in the Andalusian city, spirits were kept high with games of spikeball and a yoga session. The group also celebrated Raducanu’s 22nd birthday […]
Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says she has no regrets as Senate expresses disapproval of protest against the monarch. Australia’s Senate has voted to censure Indigenous lawmaker Lidia Thorpe after she heckled Britain’s King Charles III during his visit to parliament last month. The vote, led by Australia’s governing Labor Party, was passed with 46 votes […]
Australian lawmakers have voted to censure an Aboriginal senator who heckled King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month, to express their “profound disapproval” of her protest. Lidia Thorpe shouted “you are not my King” and “this is not your land” shortly after the King addressed the Great Hall of Parliament, in an effort […]
Harry had asked for access to “relevant emails sent between five email accounts of NGN employees and five employees of the royal household” between January 2013 and September 2019. Loading The household employees “are those involved in royal communications and the private secretaries to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II” – who during that period were […]
November 18, 2024 11:06 | News The Senate has reprimanded independent senator Lidia Thorpe over her protest at a parliamentary ceremony for King Charles during the monarch’s Australian tour. Government leader Penny Wong said the senator’s outburst sought to “incite outrage and grievance”. “This is part of a trend that we do see internationally which, […]
Senate passes censure motion against Lidia Thorpe Josh Butler The Senate has passed the censure motion against Lidia Thorpe. The motion received 46 yes and 12 no votes, passing easily. The Senate is now moving on to the proposed censure against Ralph Babet, for a tweet he made last week. Opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham […]
Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu celebrate victory for Great Britain over Canada – Getty Images /Nathan Stirk Emma Raducanu displayed a combination of ruthlessness, grit and determination in a “very difficult” contest as Great Britain ousted reigning champions Canada to reach the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup. A blistering start against Canada’s Rebecca […]
Nov 17, 2024, 09:32 AM ET MALAGA, Spain — Slovakia followed up its win over the United States with a 2-0 victory over Australia to reach the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Sunday. Rebecca Sramkova cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ajla Tomljanovic to clinch Slovakia the victory after Viktoria […]
Before a ball was hit on the Costa del Sol, Keothavong was not afraid to talk up her team’s chances of upsetting the odds and lifting the trophy in Malaga on Wednesday. While Keothavong’s team reached the semi-finals on home turf in Glasgow in 2022, there is a different level of belief given the firepower […]