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The US Open descended into chaos on Sunday when a photographer came on to the court as Daniil Medvedev faced match point, bringing the first-round match to a standstill and sparking a spectacular meltdown from the Russian.Medvedev, the 2021 champion, was eventually knocked out 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4 by France’s Benjamin Bonzi, who threatened to walk off the court at one point and called for the Russian to be disqualified.Serving for the match at 6-3, 7-5, 5-4, Bonzi was preparing to play his second serve when the photographer stepped on to the court surface. The disruption led the…

At least 15 people, including four journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. A Reuters cameraman and an Associated Press journalist were among those killed in the attack at Nasser Hospital. The two other journalists are reported to have worked for Al Jazeera and NBC.Several people were killed in an initial strike, and others in a second which happened as rescuers attended the scene, the Hamas-run Civil Defence said.The Israeli military and the prime minister’s office said they had no immediate comment.Pictures from…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 10: LeBron James #23 and Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers talk during the third quarter of a game against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena on February 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)Getty Images As the Los Angeles Lakers head into the 2025-2026 season, questions linger about their overall roster fit, not to mention depth. Stars in…

The Sun’s most complex mysteries could soon be solved thanks to artificial intelligence. On August 20, IBM and NASA announced the launch of Surya, a foundation model for the sun. Having been trained on large datasets of solar activity, this AI tool aims to deepen humanity’s understanding of solar weather and accurately predict solar flares—bursts of electromagnetic radiation emitted by our star that threaten both astronauts in orbit and communications infrastructure on Earth.Surya was trained with nine years of data collected by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), an instrument that has orbited the sun since 2010, taking high-resolution images every…

It only takes seconds of an Ado performance to grasp the hold the Japanese singer has over her adoring fans in the crowd. The 22-year-old singer – who actually refers to herself as an “Utaite,” a Japanese word for a typically amateur singer who uses an avatar to post song covers online – shot to the top of music charts in her home country when she was just a teenager. She’s performed at Japan’s National Stadium, which holds over 60,000 fans. Despite Ado’s overwhelming fame, even her biggest fan wouldn’t be able to pick her out of a crowd. Ado,…

Tom McKibbin says his first year with LIV Golf has been “incredible” after helping Legion XIII win the team championship in Michigan.The 22-year-old Northern Irishman and team captain Jon Rahm both carded rounds of 65, with Caleb Surratt leading the way on 64 and England’s Tyrrell Hatton shooting 66 to force a play-off with Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers as both teams finished 20 under.Rahm – who retained the LIV individual title last week – and Hatton birdied the second play-off hole against DeChambeau and England’s Paul Casey at the Cardinal at St John’s to see their team home.McKibbin, who made the…

Once upon a time there was a girl who lived in a tree. She had deep-set brown eyes and brown hair. She ate fruit – orange mangosteen and black juniper berries – crunched on nuts, sucked on sweet grasses and chewed juicy leaves, and dug up tubers and roots, knowing which ones were good, and which were hard or poisonous.Sometimes, she followed the trails that crisscrossed through the grass, but much of the time she clambered through the broad crowns of the trees, reaching up for branches and feeling the texture of the bark against her hands, balancing against the…

Scoring a goal in the dying moments, Olivier Giroud continues to thrill Lille fans. Frenchman also embraces his role as ‘big brother’ in an ambitious dressing room.

BBCTrevor Parry and grandson Elliott spend the summer together while Elliott’s mum looks after his younger sisterGrandparents looking after their grandchildren during the holidays is part of a growing trend driven by the cost of living, experts have said.”Gramping” – camping trips where the two generations spend time together – is part of skip gen, or skip generation, travel where children go on holiday but their parents stay home.Trevor Parry, 68, from Stockport, spends summer holidays with his grandson Elliott, eight, at his caravan in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, and said it “put a new lease of life back into me”.Dr Linda…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETGet more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers.With costs climbing across the US, energy prices stand out -made worse by record-breaking summer heat and recent waves scorching multiple states. Having endured several of them this season, I’m always searching for ways to cut back on energy use.There are many little things you can do that can shave dollars off your monthly energy bill, and they go beyond switching off the lights when you leave the room. Did you know you can save 3% on cooling costs for every 1°F increase in…