Sports

Passing of the torch at Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz topped Novak Djokovic in an intense five-set match on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon championship and his second major overall.

By the numbers: Alcaraz needed to overcome serious odds to beat Djokovic.

• Djokovic was seeking his fifth consecutive Wimbledon Championship and record-tying eighth overall.

• He also hadn’t been beaten in the championship match in 10 years.

• Considered one of the greatest of all time, he’d already won the first two Grand Slam tournaments of the year and 23 over his career.

The future is here: Alcaraz got off to a slow start, coming within a single point of going down 2-0 in a best of three match, but executed with poise and took Djokovic down in five sets.

• He is the first man outside the elite group of Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray to win at Wimbledon since 2002 and many believe it signals a transfer of power in men’s tennis.

On the women’s side Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon on Saturday making a comeback in each set to defeat Ons Jabeur.

• Vondrousova watched the Wimbledon tournament a year ago with a cast on her surgically repaired wrist and admitted that she wasn’t sure if she could play at a championship level again.

Jabeur also made history by being the only Arab woman and only North African woman to make it to the final at any Grand Slam tournament.

Business & Economy

United Airlines and the union representing its pilots reached an agreement to raise pilot pay by up to 40% over four years.

Tesla built its first Cybertruck at its plant in Austin, Texas, after two years of delays. The company aims to start mass production of the truck at the end of 2023.

Britain joined an Asia-Pacific trade group on Sunday that includes Japan and 10 other countries, marking its biggest trade deal since leaving the European Union more than three years ago.

World

Iran brings back “morality police” to enforce Islamic dress policies on women. The new campaign requires women to wear headscarves in public or they will be detained.

South Korean officials recovered eight bodies from a flooded tunnel on Sunday. Heavy downpours have caused widespread damage and killed 37 people in the past few days.

A drought in Uruguay has left 3.5 million people without access to tap water fit for drinking after the only reservoir that supplies the capital, Montevideo, dried up completely.

US News, Politics, & Government

An Alabama woman returned home Saturday after she was reported missing for two days after she stopped to check on a child who was walking alone on a highway.

1,160 flights into and out of the U.S. were canceled as of Sunday afternoon due to extreme storms that battered the Northeast over the weekend.

More than 110 million people were under excessive heat warnings and advisories in the U.S. on Sunday with Phoenix reaching its 16th consecutive day of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

Sports & Entertainment

Lionel Messi officially signed with MLS club Inter Miami on Saturday. His contract lasts through the 2025 season.

Actor and singer Jane Birkin died in Paris at the age of 76. She was also a fashion icon who inspired the famous Birkin bag by luxury design company Hermes.

Rory McIlroy birdied the last two holes on Sunday to win the Scottish Open to take the victory from Scotland native Robert MacIntyre.

Science, Health, & Tech

Meta’s Threads app had a record breaking debut, reaching 100 million downloads in just five days. However, 20% of its users are now no longer active. User’s time spent on the app has also fallen from 20 to 10 minutes.

Alzheimer's disease experts are revamping the way doctors diagnose the brain disorder by introducing a numerical staging system that assesses the disease’s progression, similar to one used in cancer diagnoses. They will also eliminate terms like mild, moderate, and severe.

Researchers have discovered that the key to the longevity of Roman concrete is lime clasts that give the structures self healing-abilities. The lime deposits mix with water that seeps into cracks and forms a solution that glues the crack back together, preventing them from spreading further.

A 👍️ cost a Canadian man $61,784 after a judge ruled that a thumbs-up image is enough to accept contractual terms.

A record 19-foot Burmese python was caught in Florida last week.

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