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WAS ANYONE GOING TO TELL ME THAT SAM GROTH IS AN MP

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Victorian minister brutally sledges Perth's Gay Games bid

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Victorian minister brutally sledges Perth's Gay Games bid

Victoria’s tourism minister has fired a shot at Perth as Melbourne and the WA capital both compete to host the 2030 Gay Games.

Every four years since 1982, the Gay Games has drawn thousands of athletes and spectators to host cities worldwide for a tournament of inclusive sport.

Perth and Melbourne are on a shortlist of seven cities in the running for the 2030 event. The shortlist also includes Auckland, Cape Town, Denver, Taipei in Taiwan and Edmonton in Canada.

Victoria’s Sports, Events and Tourism Minister Steve Dimopoulous said on social policy and LGBTQIA+ equality, Melbourne was the clear leader.

“We are far ahead of any other city in this country. We are far ahead of Sydney, which often gets the glory in terms of the Mardi Gras,” he said.

Dimopoulos added of Melbourne’s WA rival, “I love Perth, but seriously – it’s Perth. There is no comparison, Melbourne is a global city.”

The minister said Melbourne and Victoria has “the best venues, the best workforce and the best arts and culture, hospitality”.

“We are a city that people want to come to,” he said.

Political fight over hosting the Gay Games

But the Victorian government has faced a political backlash after Melbourne made the shortlist for the event.

Victorian Liberals slammed the Gay Games bid. They pointed to the Labor government pulling out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games last year at a cost of $589 million.

Steve Dimopoulos claimed the government was approached about hosting the event, rather than actively pursuing a bid.

“This is something that is in the early stages. This is something that the Gay Games themselves have curated a list of cities around the world that they are interested in,” he said.

It’s understood Melbourne Gay Games advocates, including local councillors and tourism executives, met with Dimopoulos’ team about the Gay Games proposal earlier in the year.

Dimopoulous said the government is “always interested in talking to people who want to have an event in this great state”.

Shadow Tourism and Events Minister Sam Groth told News Corp, “After wasting $600 million on the Commonwealth Games debacle, how can any Victorian have confidence Labor can deliver this event?”

Deputy opposition leader David Southwick added, “Before we do anything, I think Victorians deserve to see what’s the business case.

“Victoria was the internationally recognised events capital of the world — and now we couldn’t deliver a chook raffle.”

A Victorian Government spokesperson responded, “As Australia’s major events capital, we’re always looking at new opportunities and events for our calendar.”

2030 host city announced in November 2025

Meanwhile, Pride WA, who is leading Perth’s bid, said the city is excited and ready to host. The state has more LGBTQIA+ sports clubs than ever before.

This month, the Federation of Gay Games confirmed each shortlisted city had submitted “bid books” outlining their preliminary hosting proposal.

Soon, representatives from the cities will present their bids in-person at the Federation’s AGM in Washington DC in October.

The FGG will announce three finalist cities in December 2024. The host city will be announced in November 2025.

Hong Kong and Guadalajara, Mexico co-hosted the last Gay Games in November 2023. Sydney was the last Australian city to host in 2002.

The next Gay Games will be held in Valencia, Spain in 2026.

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🎾 Tennis Trivia: Did You Know? 🤔

Here are some fun facts to impress your friends with:

The Shortest Tennis Match in History lasted only 20 minutes! Susan Tutt defeated Marion Bandy in 1969 with a score of 6-0, 6-0.

The Fastest Serve ever recorded in tennis was hit by Sam Groth, clocking in at a whopping 163.7 mph (263.4 km/h) during a Challenger event in 2012.

Tennis Balls Weren’t Always Yellow: They were originally white. The yellow ball was introduced at Wimbledon in 1986 to make it more visible on television.

What’s the most surprising tennis fact you know? Let us know in the comments!

#TennisTrivia #FunFacts #DidYouKnow

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華國三太子盃》何承叡雙打冠軍留臺灣 澳洲沃爾頓三盤逆轉封王

「2024華國三太子國際男子網球挑戰賽」今(18日)在臺北市網球中心展開單雙打決賽，臺將何承叡／南智星的臺韓組合不負眾望，只花50分鐘就以直落二迅速打敗日本跨世代組合松井俊英／上杉海斗，第三度將雙打冠軍留在臺灣！單打冠軍則由澳洲25歲球員沃爾頓(Adam Walton)經過三盤大戰後勝出封王，打下職業生涯第三座挑戰賽單打冠軍。

前立法院院長王金平擔任雙打賽前擲幣嘉賓

「何承叡攜手韓國南智星奪合作第二冠 賽史臺將第四人封王」

今年才開始合作的何承叡(世界雙打第145)／南智星(世界雙打第121)， 兩人各司前後排、分工明確，何承叡發球強底線抽重、南智星截擊靈活，合作的前四站賽事就拿下兩站ITF M15亞軍和釜山挑戰賽雙打冠軍，兩人的決賽對手是已「高齡」46歲的世界雙打第137松井俊英，和其搭檔28歲世界雙打第148上杉海斗，兩人相差足足18歲，兩人自2021年就開始合作，今年曾在努美亞、無錫兩站挑戰賽打進決賽，但最終都只獲得亞軍。

何承叡／南智星今在雙打決賽開賽就表現相當強勢，第一盤首局就率先破發，兩人發球局表現完美，沒遭遇到任何危機下，第5局又二度破發後，只花20分鐘就以6比2拿下首盤。

何承叡和南智星直落二拿下勝利

第二盤，何承叡／南智星組合雖然先在第2局面對破發點，但兩人力保不失下，反而在第3局率先破發，第4局又化解2破發點後，第5局又二度破發後，成功連下5局���雖然第7局1個賽末點沒拿下，第8局賽末發球局雖然一度以15比40落後，但兩人成功連下3分後，最終順利以6比2拿下勝利奪冠，何承叡也成為自2015年王介甫、2016年楊宗樺／謝政鵬之後，第三組雙打封王的臺將。

「這個冠軍的感動完全不一樣！」何承叡／南智星兩人先前已經合作打下釜山挑戰賽雙打冠軍，但何承叡說：「先前在釜山是異國他鄉，獨自一人的開心，但這次是所有的觀眾粉絲跟我一起感動，這樣的意義是完全不一樣的。」搭檔南智星也說：「釜山是我的家鄉，當時我打的非常緊張，但今天何承叡打的太不可思議了，我要謝謝他。」

教育部體育署國際組組長許秀玲頒發雙打冠軍予何承叡和南智星

何承叡封王賽後在場內受訪時，特別向從屏東北上的父親致謝，讓老爸當場流下感動的眼淚，何承叡說：「父親是很情緒化的人，我只要一提到他，他都會掉眼淚，父親幫助我網球很多，他特別還去做了很多的學習來幫助我，包括去唸心理學的知識來跟我分享。」

從去年張家港首度拿下挑戰賽雙打冠軍，到今年連拿釜山、華國三太子盃，共計三座挑戰賽冠軍後，何承叡說：「去年張家港前我世界排名260多，拿到冠軍後，世界排名衝到世界第210多，雖然我對未來沒有預設目標，但希望世界排名可以穩定上升，這也是我現在比賽的動力。」何承叡也表示，晚上立刻要搭機出國備戰。

美傑仕集團董事長陳睿豐頒發雙打冠軍支票

「澳洲沃爾頓三盤逆轉烏克蘭老將 勇奪生涯第三座挑戰賽單打冠軍」

壓軸的單打冠軍大戰，世界第111、澳洲25歲球員沃爾頓(Adam Walton)在經過2小時38分的三盤大戰後，沃爾頓在第三盤搶七大戰後，才驚險的以2比1拿下勝利，讓他成為自2015年格羅斯(Sam Groth)之後，第二位在華國三太子盃封王的澳洲球員，沃爾頓說：「這真是一場耗費體力的比賽，但我一直努力維持專注，並且繼續保持住自己的節奏，過去我也曾輸過搶七的慘烈大戰，但很高興這次我是贏家。」

沃爾頓三盤苦戰逆轉拿下勝利

靠著在華國三太子盃的冠軍，沃爾頓下周世界排名將可以衝到世界第95的個人��高，同時還提前拿到今年溫網的單打會內參賽資格，他開心的說：「這是我很棒的一周，我是第一次到臺灣，臺灣人民非常友善，同時，也是我世界排名首度要踏進世界百大，我相信未來我還會來臺灣的！」

沃爾頓贏球瞬間激動倒地慶祝奪冠

「2024華國三太子國際男子網球挑戰賽」今天就在球迷朋友的踴躍進場之下圓滿落幕，感謝所有熱愛網球的粉絲、贊助商、辛苦的工作人員熱情支持。因為有你，2024華國三太子盃才得以成為最棒的網球盛宴，期待明年我們再相見！

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The Last Boy on Earth

The Last Boy on Earth (2023) #NicolásOnetti #LukaHrgović #DinoJulius #CamiloLevigne #RaymondELee #HugoQuiril Mehr auf:

Jahr: 2023 Genre: Abenteuer / SciFi Regie: Nicolás Onetti, Luka Hrgović, Dino Julius Hauptrollen: Camilo Levigne, Raymond E. Lee, Hugo Quiril, Pablo Vilela, Carole Brana, Arben Bajraktaraj, Maru Valdivielso, Octavi Pujades, Sam Hoare, Claire Huskisson, Joshua Grothe, Sarah Alles, Thekla Hartmann, Errol Trotman-Harewood … Filmbeschreibung: In einer weit entfernten Zukunft wird ein mysteriöser…

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🍀¡Hola familia!. Un día como hoy, 04 de marzo, se celebra el "Día Mundial del Tenis". Una ocasión para disfrutar de este deporte que combina talento, estrategia y resistencia física. En 2013, la "Federación Internacional de Tenis" (ITF) promovió esta fecha. El origen del Tenis🎾 se remonta a más de 2,000 años con las civilizaciones Egipcia, Griega y Romana. En el medievo los Galos en Francia🇫🇷, jugaron con el "Jeu de Paume" (juego de palmas), y con los Ingleses en Reino Unido🇬🇧 con el "Real Tennis" (tenis real). Ambos relacionados también con los juegos de "Pelota Vasca" y "Pelota Valenciana" en España🇪🇸. El tenis como lo conocemos hoy, tuvo sus inicios en 1873, el Mayor "Walter Clopton Wingfield" inventó un juego llamado "Sphairistike", creando las reglas para este juego. El sphairistike, o "Tenis de jardín o de césped", se jugaba en una superficie de césped con una red en el medio. Wingfield introdujo el uso de raquetas de madera con mango largo y una pelota de goma inflada cubierta con tela. En el siglo XIX, este juego se fue expandiendo, principalmente por los países de habla Inglesa, y especialmente entre las clases económicamente más altas.

Hoy, el Tenis🎾 se ha globalizado y es practicado por todos y en todo el mundo🌎. Es un "Deporte Olímpico" desde los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas en 1896. Curiosamente, ¿Te has preguntado por qué las pelotas de tenis son amarillas? En realidad, antes solían ser blancas. El cambio se hizo para mejorar la visibilidad de la pelota durante la transmisión de una competencia en televisión📺. Durante el "Torneo de Wimbledon", se sirven fresas🍓con crema batida🍶 a los asistentes. Las raquetas de tenis solían estar hechas de madera. Hoy en día, las raquetas🎾 modernas están hechas de materiales como fibra de carbono, que las hacen ligeras, resistentes y hasta existen "Raquetas Inteligentes" con sensores enlazados a dispositivos, lo que ha permitido mejorar la experiencia, tanto para los jugadores como para los espectadores del "Deporte Blanco". Las pelotas de tenis están hechas de goma y tienen una presión específica para garantizar un rebote uniforme. Las canchas pueden ser de césped (bote rápido e irregular), de arcilla (bote medio y definido), y de cemento o duras (bote rápido). El partido de tenis más largo en la historia en Hombres duró 11 horas y 5 minutos, y fue entre "John Isner y Nicolas Mahut" en "Wimbledon" en 2010. El servicio más rápido de Hombres ha sido el de Sam Groth de Australia🇦🇺, que logró una velocidad de 263 km/h en 2012. El servicio más rápido de Damas ha sido el de Georgina Garcia Perez de España🇪🇸, que alcanzó una velocidad de 220 km/h en 2018. Los cuatro torneos de tenis más importantes en el mundo son conocidos como los "Grand Slam" y son: El Torneo de Wimbledon en Reino Unido🇬🇧, que se celebra en Londres durante julio. Este torneo es el más prestigioso y antiguo, desde 1877. Se juega en cancha de césped. El Abierto de Francia 🇫🇷, conocido tambien como "El Torneo de Roland Garros" que se celebra en París🗼durante mayo y junio desde 1891. Se juega en cancha de arcilla. El Abierto de Australia🇦🇺 que se celebra en Melbourne durante el mes de enero desde 1905. Se juega en cancha de cemento con recubrimiento sintético. Y el Abierto de Estados Unidos🇺🇸 que se celebra en Nueva York��� durante los meses de agosto y septiembre desde 1881. Se juega en cancha de cemento con recubrimiento sintético.

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Get ready to be blown away! In 2012, Sam Groth rocked the tennis world with a mind-boggling serve at a jaw-dropping speed of 163 mph (263 km/h) during the Busan Open Challenger. That's right, this serve zoomed faster than a speeding bullet! 🚀 But here's a twist - even though it's the fastest ace ever recorded in men's tennis, the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) doesn't officially recognize speeds from Challenger events. So, it's an incredible, yet unofficial, record. Still, that doesn't make it any less awesome, does it? 🎾💨 Dive deeper into the world of speedy serves at The Racket Sports.

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“FACING MURDER ATTEMPT CHARGE,” Montreal Star. December 7, 1925. Page 3.  --- Celestial Who Resented "Bum Shave" in Penitentiary, in Court === DENIES GUILT --- Said to Have "Chopped" Barber Who Scraped His Chin ---- Sam Brown, alias Slick Sam, a Chinese inmate of St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary, where he is at present serving a ten year sentence, was arraigned before Judge Enright in the Police Court this morning on the charge of attempting to murder another inmate of the penitentiary, Emillen Ethier, by striking him several times with a knife. 

Brown, a tall, bland impassive Chinese, pleaded not guilty to the charge and preliminary inquiry was set for December 15. 

According to stories emanating from the prison authorities Brown had a grudge against Ethier over the matter of what he termed "a bum shave." " On November 25, while in the bindery department, which is in the same building as the shoemaking department, where Ethier is employed, Brown made a dash for Ethier and stabbed him in the back several times with a small leather cutting knife that he carried. 

Guards threw themselves at once on Brown and disarmed him. On examination it was found that Ethier was seriously injured and he was removed to hospital, where he now lies, Brown was sentenced on November 23, 1920, for his part in the hold-up of Grothe's jewellery store on St. Lawrence main, according to information from Matthew Fatt, acting warden of the penitentiary, who laid the complaint against the prisoner on Saturday. He is also said to have been connected with the hold-up of the Chinese Merchants' Club, 41 Lagauchetiere west, when the sum of $20,000 was stolen.

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Sam Groth has just become a Liberal politician.

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A general view of Court 2 during the men’s doubles second round match between Sam Groth of Australia and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of The United States on day six of the 2017 French Open at Roland Garros on June 2, 2017 in Paris, France.  (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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April 8 2017, Brisbane: Australia celebrate winning their QF Davis Cup tie vs USA

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Didn't the kokk and nick have a weird little bromance going on in like 2015

I think so, at least until the tomic thing started and thanasi got injured but I can't be sure because I wasn't officially gay back then.

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Luma Grothe by Sam Hendel for Glamour Germany June 2018 

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

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Luma Grothe by Sam Hendel for Glamour Germany, June 2018.