World number one Aryna Sabalenka reached her fourth Stuttgart Open final with a hard-fought 7-5 6-4 win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini.
The 26-year-old is targeting a first title, though, having lost to Ash Barty in 2021 and Iga Swiatek in both 2022 and 2023.
Sabalenka held her nerve to take the first set despite almost throwing away a 5-2 lead, before Paolini started strongly to win the first three games of the second.
“She makes me work for every point. It was hard to get the win,” said the Belarusian of Paolini, 29. “I was just trying to stay aggressive, to put as much pressure on her. “
Sabalenka has won all three of her previous meetings with world number 24 Ostapenko.
The 27-year-old Latvian, who upset world number two Swiatek in the quarter-final, comfortably overcame unseeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 6-4 in her last-four tie.
Elsewhere, Elina Svitolina picked up her first title in nearly two years with a 6-4 7-6 (10-8) win over Serbian Olga Danilovic in the final of the ATP event in Rouen.
The Ukrainian, who returned to competing two months ago after taking maternity leave, last won a title in Strasbourg in 2023.
“I feel confident about my game,” said Svitolina, who did not drop a set all week.
Bianca Censori left little to the imagination as she returned to Instagram as speculation surrounding her apparently rocky marriage to rapper Kanye West remains
Kanye and Bianca are said to have split(Image: Getty Images)
Bianca Censori made a revealing return to social media following reports of a split from husband Kanye West. The Australian architect, 30, took to her Instagram Stories to upload an image that left little to the imagination.
Bianca, who only follows her musician hubby on the platform, shared a snap of what appeared to be her standing and the steps of a swimming pool. The image, which didn’t show the person’s head, saw what looked to be Bianca leaning on the bars at the side of the pool. Her outfit was see-through due to the water, leaving it all on show.
Bianca’s last post on her grid came four weeks ago as she seductively posed in a similar outfit. She perched back against a wall after earlier images showed her in the same outfit on roller skates.
Bianca shared a revealing image on Instagram(Image: @biancacensori/instagram)
Bianca married rapper Kanye – who is now legally known as Ye – in December 2022, weeks after his divorce from Kim Kardashian was finalised. Bianca and Ye were first snapped together in early January 2023, spotted at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. They enjoyed a lunch date at the hotel, strolling around hand-in-hand.
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The pair have regularly shared controversial looks on social media and in public. In many, Bianca’s body is almost fully on show. One of their most outrageous appearances came earlier this year at the 67th Grammy Awards when Bianca wore a completely see-through outfit on the red carpet.
At the time, some fans were calling for her to face jail time, labelling her nude appearance “disgusting”.
Despite their seemingly close bond, Ye appeared to indicate time had been called on their relationship. The controversial star announced the news in the form of lyrics from his new song.
In the lyrics for the track, which is part of his new album WW3, Ye claims his wife had “ran away” after she tried to have the troubled star “committed”. In the chorus of the tune, according to lyric website Genius, he pleads for the couple to rekindle.
Ye says: “Bianca, I just want you to come back/Come back to me/I know what I did to make you mad”, implying Bianca was the one who ended their romance.
Kanye West and Bianca Censori at the Grammy Awards(Image: FilmMagic)
Elsewhere, in Ye’s lyrics of his new track, he claims: “She’s having a panic attack and she is not liking the way that I tweeted/Until Bianca’s back I stay up all night I’m not going to sleep/I really don’t know where she’s at. “
The Gold Digger star also claims his wife’s family got involved. He rapped elsewhere in the song: “Her family, they want me locked up/They want me to go on retreat/They want me to run and meet/They want me to [? ]”.
It came after a number of vile rants by the rapper on social media. Neither has made an official statement as of yet regarding their relationship.
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The Kardashians didn’t hold back when it came to celebrating Easter over the weekend – but some members of the famous family snubbed the family gathering altogether
The Kardashians were in a festive spirit over the weekend as they gathered together to mark Easter – but some members of the fame hungry family were noticeably absent. Matriarch Kris Jenner led celebrations as she shared videos and photographs from a lavish celebration.
Video clips and photos showed the 69-year-old reality star enjoying time with her family – with youngest daughter Kylie Jenner, 27, and middle daughter Khloe, 40, joining in the fun. However, it appeared eldest daughter Kourtney was not in attendance – while second daughter Kim, 44, appeared to celebrate Easter on her own.
Also absent was Kendall Jenner, 29 – Kris’s eldest daughter with ex-husband Caitlyn Jenner, 75. And sole son, Rob Kardashian, 38, was also not there.
In a short reel shared by Khloe – who is the mother to children True, seven, and Tatum, two – showed off a long dessert table that was covered in rice krispie treats, cookies, and various cupcakes. Further content from the family gathering showed other huge cakes as well as vegetables including cauliflower and carrots.
Kylie shared a video to her Instagram Stories that showed her mother engaging with her son Aire, three, and daughter Stormi, seven. More content shared by the reality stars showed Kris’s grandchildren sitting together and playing in the sunshine.
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The Kardashians went all out to celebrate Easter in 2025(Image: @krisjenner/instagram)
With Kourtney, Kim, Rob and Kendall skipping the Easter fun, some fans may question if Kris might have a new favourite child. In the past, she appeared to suggest that Kim was her favourite.
She wrote via X in the past: “I love my daughter Kim the most! She’s just the cutest and sweetest! ” And she followed it up with: “Kim is just so smart! Everything I know so learned from her! ! ! ! ! “
Back in 2022, Kris appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden where she featured on an episode alongside Kylie. During the course of the episode, Kris was connected to a lie detector machine and fielded a range of revealing questions.
During this segment, Kylie asked her: “Am I your favorite child? ” Kris swiftly responded: “Yes” – and the polygraph expert determined she was telling the truth.
Just two days ago, however, Kris shared her love for her eldest daughter, Kourtney, as she marked her 46th birthday. Kris shared a throwback snap of herself with her daughter as a baby and wrote: “Happy Birthday to my first born, my gift from God, my beautiful Kourtney! “
Kylie Jenner celebrated the holiday with her children and family(Image: @kyliejenner/instagram)
She continued: “The day you made me a Mommy my world completely changed, and ever since, you have given me so much joy, love, purpose, and the most beautiful memories I could have ever dreamed of. I thank God every single day that he chose me to be your Mom.”
She went on: “You are the most amazing daughter, wife, mommy, sister, auntie, and friend… and you inspire me every day with your strength, your faith, your heart, and your ability to live life on your own terms. I wish you the most magical birthday, my precious girl! “
Rounding off the message, the reality star wrote: “I love you with all my heart forever and ever. Mommy.” Last year, TV fans had their hopes raised that The Kardashians TV show could soon be cancelled as audience figures dwindled. The fame-hungry stars have been on screens since their reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, began airing in 2007.
That series can to an end in 2021, but was reborn as The Kardashians on the Disney owned Hulu streaming service in 2022. The show has already aired six seasons with a seventh confirmed to be happening – however, fans have finally started to turn off from the attention-desperate show. In Touch prevously reported that ratings were down – sparking fears for Kris that the show could end up getting cancelled.
Members of the Kardashians family came together to celebrate Easter on Sunday(Image: @krisjenner/instagram)
A source previously told Pop Culture: “Kris wants the show to go on forever. But the economic realities of the streaming world are creeping up on her. Everything from marketing budgets to episode counts are getting tighter so streaming services can continue making a profit. “
The source added: “When it does happen, it will enable them to concentrate on other things. Their businesses, with the help of their social media presence and the imprint they already have in popular culture, will sustain them. There’s definitely a feeling they’ve squeezed the lemon long enough. “
Leicester Tigers leapfrogged Bristol Bears into second spot in the Premiership with an exhilarating, and at times frantically captivating, victory at Ashton Gate.
A no-look, behind-the-back pass from Kalaveti Ravouvou that set Gabriel Ibitoye up for Bristol’s only first-half try was the highlight of an absorbing opening 40 minutes that Leicester otherwise dominated through tries from Adam Radwan, Ollie Hassell-Collings and Jack van Poortvliet.
Handre Pollard added a penalty to those three touch downs to put Leicester 22-5 up at the break.
Tigers were down to 14 men, with Joe Heyes in the sin-bin, when Ravouvou grabbed the host’s second try after the break.
Freddie Steward appeared to put the result beyond the Bears’ reach with a bonus-point try for Tigers just after the hour mark, but a Harry Randall score in response and Solomone Kata’s yellow card for Leicester made it a nervy finish before Cameron Henderson completed the win in the final minute.
Bristol were in action for the first time since their heavy West Country defeat by Gloucester in March sparked a league-wide debate about how high-scoring, high-entertainment rugby is what the Premiership needs.
Van Poortvliet was quick to add to the conversation, conjuring the first points of the game after punching through a gap down the middle before dishing the ball off for Radwan to touch down inside four minutes.
Bristol’s response was as dazzling as it was quick, with Ravouvou manging to fling an outrageous pass out to Ibitoye despite being brought down in a tackle.
The no-look offload found Ibitoye in space, with the winger able to race over on his long-awaited first appearance since late December.
The willingness to push attacking boundaries, however, caught Ibitoye out as he had a wayward pass intercepted by Hassell-Collins to allow Tigers to restore their lead.
The advantage was soon added to by Van Poortvliet, who dummied his way over from close range before Pollard landed his second conversion and went on to slot a penalty to make it a 22-5 half-time lead.
Tigers saw out the first-half a man down after Heyes was sin-binned for his hit on Fitz Harding. Bristol took advantage of the numerical advantage after the interval as they stretched the visitors with a fast-flowing move that ended with a dashing Ravouvou finish.
A try apiece in the space of three minutes – with Randall linking up with Benhard Janse van Rensburg after Steward grabbed Tigers’ fourth try – added to the breathless nature of the spectacle before Kata was sin-binned for a high tackle.
‘No prize for being second now’ – reaction
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam told BBC Radio Bristol:
“We are obviously disappointed that we got nothing out of that game.
“We would probably describe that first-half as pretty sloppy. We gave up three easy tries and scored a good one.
“We talked at half-time that we didn’t look like ourselves, we were sloppy with what we were doing. In the second half we wanted to start well, which we did and then we had lots of opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of.
“The last thing you want to be is two scores down against Leicester with 10 or 15 minutes to go, they do very well to shut you out. And the game was slowed up at the end.
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Leicester Tiger head coach Michael Cheika told BBC Radio Leicester:
“For me personally and for us as a team, we really wanted to play this game for the fans back at Leicester. We were poor the day they came there and we got beat, and we really did want to turn that around today. I hope they will be happy with that performance.
“The play-off chances will be decided after the final game, there is no points for being third or fourth, or first or second now. There is no prize for that.
“We need consistency. We have had some great games this season and we have had some poor ones. Trying to tie that all up towards the end of the year means trying to have multiple good games in a row, which then starts to put you in as a contender.
Leicester Tigers leapfrogged Bristol Bears into second spot in the Premiership with an exhilarating, and at times frantically captivating, victory at Ashton Gate.
A no-look, behind-the-back pass from Kalaveti Ravouvou that set Gabriel Ibitoye up for Bristol’s only first-half try was the highlight of an absorbing opening 40 minutes that Leicester otherwise dominated through tries from Adam Radwan, Ollie Hassell-Collings and Jack van Poortvliet.
Handre Pollard added a penalty to those three touch downs to put Leicester 22-5 up at the break.
Tigers were down to 14 men, with Joe Heyes in the sin-bin, when Ravouvou grabbed the host’s second try after the break.
Freddie Steward appeared to put the result beyond the Bears’ reach with a bonus-point try for Tigers just after the hour mark, but a Harry Randall score in response and Solomone Kata’s yellow card for Leicester made it a nervy finish before Cameron Henderson completed the win in the final minute.
Bristol were in action for the first time since their heavy West Country defeat by Gloucester in March sparked a league-wide debate about how high-scoring, high-entertainment rugby is what the Premiership needs.
Van Poortvliet was quick to add to the conversation, conjuring the first points of the game after punching through a gap down the middle before dishing the ball off for Radwan to touch down inside four minutes.
Bristol’s response was as dazzling as it was quick, with Ravouvou manging to fling an outrageous pass out to Ibitoye despite being brought down in a tackle.
The no-look offload found Ibitoye in space, with the winger able to race over on his long-awaited first appearance since late December.
The willingness to push attacking boundaries, however, caught Ibitoye out as he had a wayward pass intercepted by Hassell-Collins to allow Tigers to restore their lead.
The advantage was soon added to by Van Poortvliet, who dummied his way over from close range before Pollard landed his second conversion and went on to slot a penalty to make it a 22-5 half-time lead.
Tigers saw out the first-half a man down after Heyes was sin-binned for his hit on Fitz Harding. Bristol took advantage of the numerical advantage after the interval as they stretched the visitors with a fast-flowing move that ended with a dashing Ravouvou finish.
A try apiece in the space of three minutes – with Randall linking up with Benhard Janse van Rensburg after Steward grabbed Tigers’ fourth try – added to the breathless nature of the spectacle before Kata was sin-binned for a high tackle.
‘No prize for being second now’ – reaction
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam told BBC Radio Bristol:
“We are obviously disappointed that we got nothing out of that game.
“We would probably describe that first-half as pretty sloppy. We gave up three easy tries and scored a good one.
“We talked at half-time that we didn’t look like ourselves, we were sloppy with what we were doing. In the second half we wanted to start well, which we did and then we had lots of opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of.
“The last thing you want to be is two scores down against Leicester with 10 or 15 minutes to go, they do very well to shut you out. And the game was slowed up at the end.
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Leicester Tiger head coach Michael Cheika told BBC Radio Leicester:
“For me personally and for us as a team, we really wanted to play this game for the fans back at Leicester. We were poor the day they came there and we got beat, and we really did want to turn that around today. I hope they will be happy with that performance.
“The play-off chances will be decided after the final game, there is no points for being third or fourth, or first or second now. There is no prize for that.
“We need consistency. We have had some great games this season and we have had some poor ones. Trying to tie that all up towards the end of the year means trying to have multiple good games in a row, which then starts to put you in as a contender.
Loose Women star Ruth Langsford has revealed she’s had a ‘special’ Easter weekend as she ‘moves on’ from her estranged husband Eamonn Holmes almost a year after their split
Ruth Langsford has opened up on her ‘special’ Easter
Ruth Langsford has revealed she’s had a “special” Easter as she marked her first without estranged husband Eamonn Holmes. The Loose Women star treated herself over the long weekend and gave an update to her fans.
It comes almost a year after the pair announced their shock split following 14 years of marriage. They are yet to finalise their divorce despite splitting in May 2024.
Amid the tricky time, Ruth made sure to treat herself as she tucked into a meal of fish and chips. She gave fans a look into how she was spending the religious holiday as she headed to The Oatlands Chaser pub in Weybridge, Surrey.
Ruth said: “Should probably have been yesterday but finally got some fish for Easter! ” The 65-year-old later shared a mirror selfie as she modelled some of her own looks from QVC.
Ruth treated herself to fish and chips(Image: @ruthlangsford/instagram)
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She has clearly moved on from the heartache of parting ways with Eamonn, and is living her best life. However, those close to Ruth have maintained her concern for Eamonn haven’t simply vanished as he appears to be struggling with his health.
According to reports, Eamonn has been having increasing health problems amid ongoing back pain and mobility issues. The presenter even sparked concern recently by going ‘missing’ from his usual presenting duties one day on GB News.
“Ruth honestly doesn’t talk about Eamonn, she’s really moved on from that part of her life,” a source told OK! Magazine. “But of course, she does care about him, because they share a child and they were married for a long time.”
Despite feeling ‘sad’ that her former partner is struggling, the presenter is also staying strong and focusing on herself. They added: “She has seen that he is struggling, and it’s sad to see anyone in that situation.
“Of course, she fears for him and doesn’t want to think of Eamonn battling with his health – but she has to focus on herself and her own life now. ”
She split from Eamonn last May(Image: Getty Images Europe)
Ruth is focused on her own path, continuing her work on Loose Women and moving forward with her head held high. Last month, a source claimed to New that the star was still wearing her wedding ring as she is ‘coming to terms with a long relationship ending’.
Eamonn has moved on with girlfriend Katie Alexander, who is 22 years his junior, while Ruth is not ready for a new relationship and “just wants out” of her marriage.
“She’s still wearing her wedding ring because she’s coming to terms with a long relationship ending, and realising Eamonn maybe wasn’t the person she thought he was,” our source claimed. “And she’s also coming to terms with life being very, very different for her going forward.
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“Ruth has been having fun going out with her girlfriends, and enjoying a little flirt, but that’s it. She really needs the Eamonn chapter to be fully closed before she can move on romantically, she needs her freedom.
“She really isn’t dating, it’s the last thing she wants to do,” our source continued. “She just wants to get the divorce over and done with. Her friends would love to see her happy with someone else, but she needs to get the divorce over with first before she can properly move on.”
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