World number one Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start to defeat Czech teenager Linda Noskova in straight sets and reach the fourth round at Indian Wells. The Polish 22-year-old, a four-time major winner, trailed 4-2 in the first set and faced three break points in a pivotal seventh game. But she won 10 successive games from that point to earn a 6-4 6-0 victory. Swiatek, who lost to Noskova at […]
A US teen has been hailed as a hero for saving a baby boy after his parents were electrocuted by a power line during an ice storm in Oregon. Majiah Washington, 18, was inside her house and ran out to check on the nine-month-old after seeing his parents both shocked by the line on Wednesday. She pulled the boy to safety after his parents and uncle were all killed having […]
A passenger plane lost a section of its fuselage in mid-air, forcing it to make an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon on Friday. The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 returned to Portland 35 minutes into its flight to California after an outer section, including a window, fell. The US Federal Aviation Agency said the plane "returned safely... after the crew reported a pressurisation issue". Alaska […]
A small plane has crashed into a hangar at an airfield near the Polish capital Warsaw, killing five people including its pilot, officials say. Eight people were also injured in the crash, police say. Thirteen people had reportedly been sheltering from bad weather in the hangar. The fire brigade said poor weather was a "probable cause" of the crash. Four helicopters and 10 ambulances were dispatched to the scene of […]
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBO, WBA (Super) and IBF titles against Briton Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland on 26 August. Ukrainian Usyk, 36, will face Dubois - the WBA mandatory challenger - at the 24,000-capacity Tarczynski Arena. Dubois, 25, holds the WBA (Regular) belt and has won 19 fights, with 18 knockouts, and been defeated once. "He is a great fighter and I do respect him, […]
