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Coco Gauff has been left crestfallen after missing a golden opportunity to reach the Wimbledon final, the American superstar missing the easiest of forehand winners on match point to allow Karolina Muchova to pull off the greatest of escapes.

Dwayne Johnson stole the late Robin Williams' dice from Jumanji: Open World - then lied about having it. The 54-year-old actor previously revealed the gamepiece he wears around his neck as Dr. Xander 'Smolder' Bravestone in the upcoming film paid homage to the late screen legend because he had used it in the original 1995 Jumanji film, and now Dwayne has confessed he snuck it home after filming. He told People magazine: “The last prop that I took from set was the dice that I wore in Jumanji.

Taylor Swift fans have bought cigarette butts, water bottle caps, and even an ovulation kit which were found discarded outside Madison Square Garden on the day of her wedding. The Love Story married Travis Kelce at the New York sporting arena last Friday (03.07.26) and enterprising artist Justin Gignac visited the site to pick up discarded items before packing them in small, see-through plastic cubes.

Xpeng is back in Australia... though it never truly left. 2026 Xpeng G6: Quick drive Credit: CarExpert A widely publicised management change at one of the many relatively new Chinese brands in Australia has led to the establishment of Xpeng ANZ, marking a shift to factory-owned Xpeng operations in Australia and New Zealand. It has sidestepped independent distributor TrueEV in the process, with the brand saying it's "building for the long term in Australia" and taking steps to meet that commitment.

The all-electric 2026 Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 4Matic+ has been unveiled globally in both four-door sedan and Shooting Brake (wagon) body styles, packing a three-motor all-wheel drive powertrain producing 500kW – accompanied by piped-in engine sounds and gear shifts – and a claimed 0-100km/h time of just 3.0 seconds.

MG has revealed two concepts at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, one of which will become a production car within a year or so, and the other provides clues about the brand's styling direction and a large electric SUV. Although it's not a retro car per se, the MG Go! concept was designed by the company's design centre in London and takes inspiration from the MGB GT two-door hatchback (pictured below), the Metro Turbo from the 1980s, and ZR hot hatch from the early 2000s.

King Charles has used a stethoscope to help give a "very well behaved" penguin a health check during a trip to London Zoo. Charles, who was accompanied by Queen Camilla, braved the baking sun and joined zoo vet Stefan Saverimuttu as he checked over a Humboldt penguin during the visit in Camden on Thursday. Dozens of penguins, about 60cm tall, gathered to greet the royals as the couple approached their enclosure.

Fremantle had plenty of heroes across the ground in an incredible Optus Stadium fightback, but one of their smallest fans stole the show in front of a packed crowd.

New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government says, as the death toll in the country's latest outbreak reached 600. According to the DR Congolese health ministry, suspected cases have been recorded in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, signalling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicentre in Ituri.

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir never doubted his players could produce the dominant second half they unleashed on Sydney, saying their goalless first half still displayed signs that they were getting on top. The Dockers turned a 25-point deficit into a 38-point victory after kicking 100 points in the second half. Their outstanding play included nine goals in the final quarter as they won 15.21 (111) to 10.13 (73) at Optus Stadium.