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But the corporation's annual report reveals the change is mostly down to several men taking pay cuts, rather than women being paid more.
Gauff served up the perfect excuse for playing hooky from school as she caused one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history by beating Venus Williams. The 15-year-old American is the youngest woman to qualify for the tournament in the Open era but she played like a veteran, delivering a superb 6-4 6-4 victory. Williams won two of her five Wimbledon singles titles before Gauff was born and this is only the second time she has been beaten in the first round since her debut in 1997.
Tennis fans across the world are ready to watch the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament, Wimbledon. From royal attendance to prize money parity, we take a look at the nearly 150-year-old history of Wimbledon.
The Lionesses are through to the Women's World Cup semi final, after beating Norway in Le Havre on Thursday. The team will play whichever team wins the USA v France match on Friday. Festival-goers at Glastonbury cheered the team on to their win, as Twitter fans couldn’t help but start dreaming about a World Cup trophy coming home.
She is believed to have arrived in the country just a month ago.
Breakdancing has been given a provisional nod by the International Olympic Committee towards being part of the 2024 Paris Games. A final decision on all the added sports will be made in December 2020. Climbing, skateboarding & surfing are also set to make their Olympic debut in Tokyo next year.
Ten-year-old Selah Schneiter from Colorado became the youngest ever climber to take on the over 3,000 foot ascent up “The Nose” of the El Capitan mountain, in Yosemite National Park. The trek took five days, as Schneiter climbed with her dad and a family friend. Once believed to be unclimbable, the formidable mountain face has become a challenge for those in the climbing community, who scale it with and without equipment. In 2017, US climber Alex Honnold became the first person to ever free solo El Capitan, ascending completely without safety equipment.
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Close to two million fans were celebrating the NBA champion Toronto Raptors’ victory when the party was marred by a shooting and stampede that seriously wounded four people. The gunshots rang out near Nathan Phillips Square, the parade's final destination, as hundreds scattered for cover. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.