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THE TWO Wimbledon singles finals will start at 4pm – which means the trophy presentation might take place under a closed Centre Court roof.
Traditionally the climax to the men’s and women’s Championships have begun at 2pm on the finals weekend.
Yet the matches are being moved back by two hours to maximise the TV audience in the United States.
Publicly, All England Club officials say that this later start encourages better crowds for the respective doubles finals.
In the past, the men’s and women’s doubles finals would happen after the singles showpiece occasions but a lot of fans do not hang around.
This is a chance for most people to leave the 15,000-capacity arena for a quick comfort break or food.
There is no denying that a later finish helps them crack the US and Wimbledon already have a tie-in with The Hill in New York.
And it will enable them to play the tournament to the “largest possible global audience”.
ESPN signed a 12-year extension with The All-England Club in 2021 worth a reported $400m (£290m) to continue broadcasting The Championships until 2035.
The later start times mean the finals will begin at a more favourable 11am on America’s east coast rather than 9am.
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But it means that if a final, for example, goes beyond four hours – and the five-set French Open epic between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner went five-and-a-half hours – then the light will become an issue.
It takes about 15-20 minutes to close the roof to ensure the air conditioning unit works properly.
And if the light is too bad, then the roof may have to be closed anyway for when Clare Balding conducts the post-final ceremonies.
It brings back memories of the famous 2008 final when Rafa Nadal beat Roger Federer after four hours and 48 minutes at 9.15pm in near darkness.
The final of the Club World Cup takes place on Sunday July 13 at 8pm in New Jersey and this might clash with the end of the tennis.
In 2026, the World Cup Finals – which will be staged in North and Central America – will clash with late-night tennis.
So, too, the European Championships in 2028 which will be staged in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton said: “So we’ve had doubles players having to wait longer to go on court.
“So this is much more predictable for them, for the crowds on the grounds, as well as at home. The finals days now builds to a crescendo of those singles finals.
“Those singles finals will now be in front of the largest possible global audience at that time.”
A YOUNG mum-of-two was 34-weeks pregnant with a baby boy when she was killed in her own home in Co Down over the weekend, it has been reported.
Sarah Montgomery, 27, was found dead with serious injuries in the Elmfield Area of the Donaghadee at around 2:15pm on Saturday afternoon.
Two suspects known to the victim, a 42-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, have been arrested in connection with the murder investigation.
The man remains in custody and continues to be questioned by the PSNI after they were granted an extension.
It was confirmed this morning that the woman arrested by detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation Team has been released unconditionally.
An investigating officer described the murder as an “incredibly tragic case”.
PSNI Detective Chief Inspector, Tom Phillips said: “It has devastated Sarah’s family and friends, and leaves two small children without their beloved Mum.
“Specially trained officers will continue to support Sarah’s family and we are working to do everything in our power to bring anyone involved in this senseless murder to justice.”
Floral tributes, teddy bears and notes have been placed near the scene in a heartbreaking tribute to Sarah, with one message describing the young woman as a “beautiful, kind and wonderful mother”.
Speaking to The Irish Independent, a friend of Sarah’s told how the young mum was a “wonderful, kind-hearted and supportive” person.
She continued: “The loss of Sarah and her unborn baby boy is devastating for everyone who knew her.
“My heart especially breaks for her wee girls, her grandparents and her brothers; their loss is unimaginable. Rest in peace Sarah, you will be so missed.”
SDLP MLA Cara Hunter said Sarah’s death was an “unspeakable act of violence which has robbed her children of their mother and shattered a family forever”.
She added: “There is no grief more profound than that of a child torn from the love, safety and care of their mother. Their lives undoubtedly changed forever.”
Sarah was the 27th adult woman to be killed in Northern Ireland since 2020.
Ms Hunter said: “This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a worsening epidemic of violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland.
“We are failing women, we are failing children and we are failing to meet this crisis with sufficient urgency, co-ordination and political will that it so greatly requires.
“Too many women in our communities live in fear, fear in their homes, fear on the streets and fear in their relationships.
“This fear is not imagined. It is real and it is justified.”
Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill told the Stormont Assembly that Ms Montgomery’s death underlines the “epidemic in our society” of violence against women and girls.
DUP North Down MLA Stephen Dunne said the community in Donaghadee is rallying around Sarah’s heartbroken family.
He said: “Donaghadee is a very close-knit and caring community and I know the community there is already rallying around the family of Sarah Montgomery.
“There is a real sense of shock and sadness and alarm around the devastating events at the weekend.”
Dunne added: “Sarah is the 27th adult woman to be killed in Northern Ireland since 2020.
“The majority of these woman have been killed in their own homes, which is a truly shocking and devastating figure.
“A home should be a place of refuge and safety, but sadly that is not always the case.
“Again, it highlights the need for tougher sentencing as well, when we see so many lives ended and totally devastated and shattered with this ongoing scourge of our society of violence against women and girls.”
Police are urging anyone who saw or heard anything unusual or suspicious in the Elmfield Walk area between 1.20pm and 2.20pm on Friday 27 July to contact them.
They are also appealing for anyone who saw a yellow Jeep Avenger in the Airport Road area of the Belfast Harbour Estate between 3.30pm and 4.15pm that afternoon to get in touch.
Anyone who has CCTV or camera footage that could be useful to the investigation is also urged to contact police.
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Philips said: “Even if you think it may not be important, please come forward and speak with us as even very small pieces of information could prove invaluable to us.”
A BBC pundit urged a Wimbledon star to retire immediately – after an emotional chat with his wife.
John McEnroe is working for the Beeb once again this year.
And following Fabio Fognini’s defeat to Carlos Alcaraz on Centre Court, he reckons the Italian should call it a day.
Fiery Fognini, 38, has already revealed this will be his final year on the ATP Tour.
He received a wonderful send-off at his home tournament, the Italian Open in Rome.
But after his thrilling five-set battle with defending champion Alcaraz as he caused an almighty scare, McEnroe reckons this would be the perfect way to bow out.
The American legend, 66, even revealed he recently had a heartfelt chat with Fognini’s wife – former world No6 and 2015 US Open champion Flavia Pennetta.
Pennetta, 43, who retired weeks after her Flushing Meadows glory, agrees it is time for her husband to call it a day and stick to family life and help with their three kids.
McEnroe said on the BBC: “This was the perfect ending for Fognini.
“Luckily for Alcaraz, towards the end of the fourth set, the crowd realised that Fognini was playing unbelievable.
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“Carlos looked more tired than Fognini even though there’s a 16-year age gap! What in the hell is going on here?
“So the crowd started rallying behind Alcaraz and that picked him up a little bit.
“I almost hope that [Fognini] doesn’t play anymore because I’m not sure he can play any better than that.
“I played Flavio Panetta in seniors mixed doubles at the French Open and she thinks it’s time for Fabio to be at home more with the kids.
“I think she is ready for her husband to be home more.”
Fognini took in the adulation of the 15,000-strong Centre Court crowd as he waved goodbye to the All England Club one final time.
And although he may opt to play the US Open, the world No138 admitted that could be the last tennis fans see of him on any court.
Fognini – whose match was suspended for 15 minutes due to a fan medical emergency in the crowd – said: “It’s tough for me to speak, believe me.
“But, yeah, I think this is probably the best way to say [goodbye] to Wimbledon, and maybe to tennis.
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“That’s what I’m thinking now. I am happy, for sure. I have a lot of emotions coming to my mind.”
Alcaraz was glowing in his praise for Fognini after the tough 7-5 6-7 7-5 2-6 6-1 victory.
The Spaniard said: “I don’t know why it is Fabio’s last Wimbledon because of the level – he can still play for three or four years.
“I had to give him the credit for such a great match. Fabio is a great player.
“I’m just a little bit sad it is his last Wimbledon but I’m happy to have shared the court and locker room with him.”
No2 seed Alcaraz faces British student Oliver Tarvet, the world No733, in the second round – but the St Albans-born star can only claim a fraction of his £99,000 prize money.
IRISH holidaymakers heading to a European sunshine spot this summer have been warned over new cases of a deadly “mosquito” virus.
Health chiefs in France have reported 583 imported cases of chikungunya – a mosquito-borne disease that causes acute fever and joint pain, and there’s no cure, but it can be fatal.
According to recent data published by Santé Publique France, international travellers are returning to mainland France infected with various mosquito-transmitted diseases.
As of June 18, 2025, France reported 583 cases of chikungunya over the past six weeks.
And another two unrelated indigenous local cases of chikungunya have also been identified in 2025.
Chikungunya is a viral infection caused by the chikungunya virus.
The virus is transmitted from human to human by the bites of infected female mosquitoes.
It can cause fever and severe joint pain, as well as muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash.
Serious complications are not common, but in older people it can contribute to the cause of death.
The name of the disease means “to become contorted” in the African Kimakonde language, as it causes severe muscle and joint pain.
Most patients recover after a few days but in some cases, the joint pain may persist for weeks, months or even longer.
The tiger mosquito, also known as Aedes albopictus, arrived in southern Europe in the first decade of this century.
These are tropical and subtropical mosquitoes found in the warmer parts of the world, especially Asia, the United States and the Mediterranean Basin.
Known for the black and white stripes along its body and legs, it can transmit several tropical diseases, including chikungunya, dengue and zika.
Health experts say the bug has thrived on the continent in part because of climate change.
Warmer weather conditions have shortened the time it takes to develop, while winters are no longer cold enough to kill off the pests.
THE symptoms of chikungunya are similar to those of dengue and Zika, making chikungunya easy to misdiagnose.
Here are eight symptoms to watch out for:
Chikungunya disease onset is typically 4–8 days (range 2–12 days) after the bite of an infected mosquito.
Most patients recover fully from the infection; however, occasional cases of eye, heart, and neurological complications have been reported.
Patients at extremes of the age spectrum are at higher risk for severe disease, including newborns infected during delivery to infected mothers or bitten by infected mosquitoes in the weeks after birth.
And older people with underlying medical conditions. Patients with severe disease require hospitalisation because of the risk of organ damage and death.
Health chiefs in France also identified 395 imported cases of dengue fever, and 2 imported cases of Zika.
Dengue fever can also cause severe muscle pain and joint pain in those infected.
About one in 10 of those infected will develop severe dengue, which can result in shock, internal bleeding, and even death.
They said that the Aedes albopictus mosquito has been established in southern France since 2004 and has been gradually spreading since then.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) said that chikungunya is a notifiable disease in Ireland.
They added that the treatment for chikungunya involves pain relief and anti-fever medication.
There is currently no vaccine against the Chikungunya virus.
And travellers to affected areas are advised to prevent mosquito bites.
HPSC said: “People who have visited an area affected by chikungunya, and who develop a high fever along with unexplained joint pain in the 12 days after their return are advised to seek medical attention.
“Travellers to affected areas are advised to prevent mosquito bites.
“Pregnant women, immunosuppressed people and people suffering from a severe chronic illness should consult their physicians prior to the travel in order to assess their risk and get recommendations on personal preventive measures.”
HEATHER WATSON has risen to fame through showing her impressive tennis skills.
The star has returned to the Wimbledon courts for 2025 – and there is one particular face she’ll want to make proud.
Heather Watson is a British tennis player who was born on May 19, 1992.
She was born in Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands.
Heather, who has a brother called Adam and two sisters, called Stephanie and Julie, began playing tennis when she was just seven years old.
She attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida.
Heather has gone on to win nine titles throughout the course of her career, including the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships with partner Henri Kontinen.
She is ranked the women’s British number six, according to the Lawn Tennis Association, the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain.
Watson has also represented Team GB at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Heather was one of a number of athletes who welcomed Wimbledon’s 2023 move to allow female players to wear coloured shorts.
The annual tournament relaxed its strict all-white dress code due to concerns raised by stars about playing while on their period.
“When Wimbledon announced about the undershorts I was so happy because it makes such a difference,” she told Sky News.
“I speak openly about my period, I don’t think it’s a taboo subject and I would love for people to talk about it more.
“Last year I went on the pill to stop myself bleeding because I knew I had to wear white undershorts and I didn’t want any embarrassment.
“We’re running around sweating, doing the splits on court. This year I knew my period was going to be during Wimbledon again so I’m very happy I won’t have to do the same thing as last year.”
Heather is not married but is in a relationship with Shaun Rooney.
The pair are thought to have got together in 2023 and the tennis player often posts the footballer on her social media.
She was last in a relationship with Yeovil Town and Morecambe football player Courtney Duffus.
The pair met in 2019 but split in 2022.
Before that, Heather was in a relationship with fellow tennis player Lloyd Glasspool.
They dated from 2016 to 2018.
Heather has a net worth estimated to be about $5 million.
Around $3.9 million of that amount is thought to have come her prize earnings.
Heather reportedly owns a house near the All England Club where Wimbledon is held.
IT’S almost 20 years since electrician Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead on a packed London Tube carriage in a tragic case of mistaken identity.
The capital was on high alert as four suicide bombers were on the run after a failed attack on the transport system the day before, which saw police and MI5 launch the biggest manhunt of modern times.
A terrible error led to armed police officers following Brazilian Jean Charles, 27, onto the London Underground at Stockwell, south London on the morning of July 22, 2005.
Two of them – codenamed C2 and C12 – killed him with seven bullets to the head.
Now C2, who fired five shots, has spoken out for the first time to apologise to his family – admitting he wishes he could turn back the clock.
He tells a Netflix documentary which drops today: “I would say to Jean Charles’ family I’m sorry, that I and another officer were put in a position where we killed your son.
“I would do anything to roll back time, to have a different set of circumstances where that didn’t happen. That should not have happened.”
In the four-part series – Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 bombers – C2 appears with his face hidden under a baseball cap and a hoodie.
He says: “I have never spoken about this publicly. This will probably be the only time that I will talk about it, rather than take it to my grave.”
A third firearms officer, Charlie 5, witnessed the killing, and two decades later the events of that fateful morning are burnt into his subconscious.
Just two weeks after four suicide bombers killed 52 commuters and wounded more 700 others on July 7, four terrorists planned to carry out copy-cat bombings on three tube trains and a bus.
But the 21/7 bombers failed to detonate their devices because the hydrogen peroxide mixture they had used as explosive was too weak.
Instead the would-be bombers dumped their backpacks and fled.
A gym membership card left in one of the backpacks led cops to one suspect, Hussein Osman.
Anti-terrorist police and specialist firearms officers quickly had the block of flats in Scotia Road, Tulse Hill under surveillance. Jean Charles de Menezes, 27, also lived there.
Police marksman C5, who by then had been on the firearms squad for nearly 10 years, recalls: “We were told, ‘Today you may be called upon to use unusual tactics.’
“I think someone said, ‘What do you mean, like critical shot?’
“And he said, ‘All I’ll say is don’t question anything you’re told because you will not have the full picture.’
“They gave us already-loaded fresh magazines with hollow-point ammunition.
“We were told that some of the devices could be small, like a suicide vest. It could be a belt with a bomb in it. It could be a coffee jar size that could go in a pocket.
“When we left there, we were under no illusion how dangerous these bombers were.
I have never spoken about this publicly. This will probably be the only time that I will talk about it, rather than take it to my grave
C2
“We were told they were highly motivated, determined and deadly. We were also told we would only be used if one of the subjects was identified as one of the bombers.”
He adds: “For whatever reason, there had been some sort of cock up in the OP [Operational Support] van.
“Normally they would have had a good opportunity to take a photograph and could have said there and then if it was or wasn’t him.”
The other problem was that instructions had to come from a control room at Scotland Yard, instead of the unit’s own commanders at SO19 – which led to long delays.
On the morning of July 22, Jean Charles de Menezes was followed from his home as he boarded a bus to Brixton, where he got off, and then got back on again because the Underground station was closed.
To police surveillance teams he appeared to be acting suspiciously.
He then got off at Stockwell Station, which had been the suicide bombers’ point of entry to the Tube network the previous day.
C5 tells The Sun: “It was looking more and more likely this was the subject. Over the radio he was described as edgy.
“In my head I kept thinking, it’s escalating. At some point I felt we would have to intervene.
“Then, of course, we got those immortal words, ‘He must not be allowed to get on that Tube under any circumstances’.
In my head I kept thinking, it’s escalating. At some point I felt we would have to intervene. Then, of course, we got those immortal words, ‘He must not be allowed to get on that Tube under any circumstances’
C5
“We were deployed. As far as we were concerned, it was a positive ID.
“I remember going down the Tube, down the escalators, thinking, we’re going to be too late, and the train’s going to go in the tunnel, and I’m going to see a big flash, a big explosion.”
C2 remembers: “He’s a minute, maybe two minutes ahead of me. So I had to run.
“I’m thinking I cannot believe that we have allowed this situation to develop.
“We’ve allowed someone we believe is a suicide bomber into the tube network. To have a device on him. To initiate that device.
“My only way in was to leap over the barrier. I remember chasing down the escalator. I pulled my weapon and I put it behind my back.
Charlie 5 says: “It was a nightmare scenario because we all knew we’d lose radio comms.
“C2 and C12 were in front of me. We were not shouting ‘Armed police’.”
Charlie 5 admits: “I’ve been involved in quite a few shooting incidents but nothing like this.
“It was one of those days where you had to step into the arena, deal with what was in front of you and do what needed to be done.”
The underground carriage was still standing at the platform. C5 entered through the single door at the end.
He says: “At the inquest there was only about 17 people shown in the carriage at the time but it was absolutely jam-packed.
“It had been sitting on the platform for probably four or five minutes, and people just kept getting on.
“I remember having to push my way through people moving through the carriage trying to identify the suspect, looking, where is he?
“As I got to the doors my two colleagues were there, so I knew I was in the right carriage. I was aware of someone standing up to the left.”
Shots rang out. C2 says: “A surveillance officer already in the carriage indicated who the subject was.
“I was convinced we were about to die. I fired and so did my colleague Charlie 12, and I kept firing until I was absolutely certain there was no further threat.
“I could not believe what had just happened. To be frank I was numb with shock because of the horror of what had occurred.
“There was a relief that we were still standing and we had stopped an attack.”
I was convinced we were about to die. I fired and so did my colleague Charlie 12, and I kept firing until I was absolutely certain there was no further threat
C2
C5 adds: “When the gunshot rang out my first thought was, we were going to blow up. This is it, there’s an explosion, we’re going to die.
“Then, a fraction of a second later, I thought, we’re still here. It was a strange feeling. I felt kind of euphoric. It was weird, this adrenaline feeling of like, we have survived.
“But there was no celebration or anything. We knew we had taken a life. It’s a horrible thing.
“I felt for both the officers, C2 and C12, what they had to do.
“In that time, everybody was running off the Tube in mass panic, they were running and leaving their phones.
“We felt we were going on war footing from the bombings. We were under attack. And, you know, I think everyone else did as well.
“People had a heightened sense of what was going on around them. Could there be another bombing and could they be victims of it?”
C2 was taken away from the scene in an unmarked police car, while C5 volunteered to stay to help an explosives officer in plain clothes check the body for bombs.
Charlie 5 remembers: “There were no devices. We laid him on the ground so I could check for vital signs.
“He found a wallet and it had ID in it. The name on the ID was Jean Charles de Menezes.
“It wasn’t the name of the subject, so along with the fact that he didn’t have a device on him things just didn’t seem to add up for me at that time.
“I didn’t want to say this to anybody because I didn’t want to start rumours, but in the back of my mind I started to feel something was not right.”
C2 says: “By the time I’d got home I was aware there was speculation regarding the identity of the person I had killed. I didn’t get any sleep, and I still had massive tinnitus, a very, very loud ringing in my ears.
“Next day I caught the Tube back to work and I was called into the chief superintendent’s office. He told me that the man I shot was completely innocent.
“I can’t describe how I felt, it was the worst feeling ever. I killed an innocent man and I now know who that man is.
I can’t describe how I felt, it was the worst feeling ever. I killed an innocent man and I now know who that man is
C2
“I am responsible, and I accept responsibility. As a firearms officer ultimately the decision to use force is yours.
“But why were we in that position? Those people in command put me in that position, they also have to answer.”
The Crown Prosecution Service decided not to charge either C12 or C2 with any offence and they returned to duty.
C5, who retired from the police in 2013, says: “Twenty years on I think about this frequently. It’s always in the news somewhere. It is burnt into my subconscious.
“I don’t think I have PTSD over it. I was a seasoned firearms officer. My training experience part-prepared me for mentally dealing with things.
“It has taken a lot of processing over the years. I think people forget, we’re family men and we’re trying to protect the public, not harm them.”
The Metropolitan Police made changes in the wake of the tragic shooting at Stockwell.
C5 says: “There’s a lot more fail-safe put in place in identifying suspects and communications have improved.
“Could it happen again? “There’s always a human element of errors so yes, it’s possible, but hopefully not with all the fail-safe they have now.”
Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 bombers is on Netflix from July 1.
HUMAN REMAINS that washed up on a popular Scottish beach have been linked to the body of a man missing from Northern Ireland.
The body part was found on Prestwick Beach in Ayrshire last month on June 10.
A person on the beach uncovered the leg under seaweed while out walking on the beach.
They alerted authorities after discovering the leg bone still wearing a sock and shoe.
And police since confirmed the find was linked to the discovery of a body in the Donaghadee Road area of Millisle in Down back in May.
In a statement they said: “Around 10.45am on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, we received a report that human remains had been discovered on Prestwick Beach in Ayrshire.
“The remains have now been identified as those of a missing person from outside of Scotland.
“The relevant police service has been informed.”
Police in Northern Ireland have confirmed the death or the body part find are not being treated as suspicious.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that the body found in the Donaghadee Road area of Millisle on Wednesday, May 21, has been identified.
“The remains were determined to be male, and police are engaging with the family of the deceased.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious.”
The walker who made the grim find recalled the horrifying moment to The Scottish Sun.
They explained: “I was walking along the beach early on Tuesday morning when I came across a leg bone.
“It was buried under some seaweed. It was just a bone with the sock and shoe still on it.”
