<p>Australia has just come out of a lockdown and now a warning of flash flood followed by continuous rains and hail storms has forced the residents back in their houses again for the next few days.</p>

<p>The local residents of Queensland heard pitter-patter on Saturday only to step out and realise it was a hailstorm, with the hailstones as big as a tennis ball, quite literally, and&nbsp;the Bureau of Meteorology warned that more of such hailstorms were expected.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We'll that was a Queensland hail storm <a href="https://t.co/50sTWSS5fC">pic.twitter.com/50sTWSS5fC</a></p>
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<p>This was a result of thunderstorms that were formed along the Great Dividing Range from the New South Wales border to Wide Bay, north of the Sunshine Coast before moving towards the coast through the afternoon. The experts have warned that these storms will move and form quicker, and have urged people to stay indoors as much as possible. “The situation is volatile and continuing to change quickly,” a spokesman said. “Some of these storms are fast-moving and fast-forming, so people should consider whether they need to be outside or on the road at the moment.”</p>

<p>“These thunderstorms are a significant threat to property and life,” the bureau tweeted.</p>

<p>The locals took to the social media platforms to share pictures and videos of the hailstones which were as big as a tennis ball.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The storm is here most of the chickens are away Sydney retreated to under the house with the turkey who’s been here the last 4 days visiting and here’s a video of the hail coming down <a href="https://t.co/JZdD9OajeT">pic.twitter.com/JZdD9OajeT</a></p>
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<p>The biggest hailstone reported was of 14cm and was located in&nbsp;Logan, south of Brisbane, and locations such as&nbsp;Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley, west of the city reported up to 7cm.</p>

<p>“We don’t often see severe storms on this scale,” the meteorologist Lauren Pattie told local reporters. “For us to get a number supercell thunderstorms all with large to giant hail, significant wind gusts, and the damage from that, across that wide area is exceptional.”</p>

<p>As of now, no casualty has been reported.&nbsp;Queensland Fire And Emergency Service reported that more than 1,300 people had called for help and the powerlines had been disrupted in certain areas leading to a temporary suspension of passenger trains in the Nerang and Kuraby on the Gold Coast area.</p>

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Australia has just come out of a lockdown and now a warning of flash flood followed by continuous rains and hail storms has forced the residents back in their houses again for the next few days.

Australia has just come out of a lockdown and now a warning of flash flood followed by continuous rains and hail storms has forced the residents back in their houses again for the next few days. The local residents of Queensland heard pitter-patter on Saturday only to step out and realise it was a hailstorm, with the hailstones as big as a tennis ball, quite literally, and the Bureau of Meteorology warned that more of such hailstorms were expected. We'll that was a Queensland hail storm pic.twitter.com/50sTWSS5fC — Sonya (@AussieSonya23) October 31, 2020 × This was a result of thunderstorms that were formed along the Great Dividing Range from the New South Wales border to Wide Bay, north of the Sunshine Coast before moving towards the coast through the afternoon. The experts have warned that these storms will move and form quicker, and have urged people to stay indoors as much as possible. “The situation is volatile and continuing to change quickly,” a spokesman said. “Some of these storms are fast-moving and fast-forming, so people should consider whether they need to be outside or on the road at the moment.” “These thunderstorms are a significant threat to property and life,” the bureau tweeted. The locals took to the social media platforms to share pictures and videos of the hailstones which were as big as a tennis ball. That escalated quickly #bnestorm pic.twitter.com/KJF9Q31moT — Dean S (@DeanS17) October 31, 2020 × The storm is here most of the chickens are away Sydney retreated to under the house with the turkey who’s been here the last 4 days visiting and here’s a video of the hail coming down pic.twitter.com/JZdD9OajeT — Caleb Olsen (@Nuvaknight3) October 31, 2020 × The biggest hailstone reported was of 14cm and was located in Logan, south of Brisbane, and locations such as Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley, west of the city reported up to 7cm. “We don’t often see severe storms on this scale,” the meteorologist Lauren Pattie told local reporters. “For us to get a number supercell thunderstorms all with large to giant hail, significant wind gusts, and the damage from that, across that wide area is exceptional.” As of now, no casualty has been reported. Queensland Fire And Emergency Service reported that more than 1,300 people had called for help and the powerlines had been disrupted in certain areas leading to a temporary suspension of passenger trains in the Nerang and Kuraby on the Gold Coast area.

In pics: Tennis ball-sized hail hits parts of Queensland ahead of flash-flood warning

<p>Simona Halep is the last woman standing between&nbsp;Serena&nbsp;Williams and achieving her long-held ambition of equalling Margaret Court's Grand Slam title record after both recorded easy victories in their Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday.</p>

<p>Seven-time champion Williams made short work of plucky unseeded Czech Barbora Strycova, whose experience of her first ever Grand Slams singles semi-final in her 53rd campaign lasted just under an hour as she lost 6-1, 6-2.</p>

<p>Former world number one Halep's clash with Ukrainian Elina Svitolina lasted a bit longer but the 27-year-old ran out a 6-1, 6-3 victor to become the first Romanian woman to reach the Wimbledon final.</p>

<p>Williams has missed the chance to equal Australian Court's record on two occasions since returning from giving birth -- losing last year's Wimbledon final and then a bad-tempered defeat in the US Open final.</p>

<p>"It feels good to be in the final again after the year I have had," said 37-year-old Williams.</p>

<p>"I have just needed matches to feel good and do what I do best and that is play tennis</p>

<p>"I love what I do. I have a great job and I am still pretty good at it. I get a remarkable experience every time."</p>

<p>Williams produced a dominant performance on Thursday which has not always been the case during the Championships and she said she would not be taking seventh-seeded Halep lightly.</p>

<p>"She's a tough opponent," said Williams. "We always have great matches. I look forward to it."</p>

<p>Strycova, who never managed to impose her delightful stroke-filled game on her opponent, at least has the consolation of perhaps winning the women's doubles. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Halep, who was French Open champion in 2018, will be playing in her fifth Grand Slam final.</p>

<p>"It's an amazing feeling but I am also excited and nervous. It is one of the best moments of my life," said Halep.</p>

<p>"The match was not easy, the games were long and went deep.</p>

<p>"I fought hard to win this match and I was strong mentally and physically and had the right tactics."</p>

<p>Halep, who had knocked out new star, 15-year-old Coco Gauff in the last 16, lost in her previous semi-final appearance at Wimbledon to Eugenie Bouchard in 2014.</p>

<p>However, she said she was a different player now and had taken to grass.</p>

<p>"I have more experience, I don't give up anymore," se said.</p>

<p>"I plan to be the best version of myself and fight to the end."</p>

<p><strong>'Kicking the ball'</strong></p>

<p>The easy manner in which former world number one Halep wrapped up the match had not looked on the cards at the outset.</p>

<p>Svitolina, the first Ukrainian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final, and Halep traded shots aplenty and break points in the opening two games which took over 20 minutes to complete but Halep emerged on top with a 2-0 lead.</p>

<p>Svitolina, being watched from the players box by her English coach Andy Bettles and French boyfriend and ATP star Gael Monfils, briefly raised her game to break back.</p>

<p>However, Halep broke again immediately and 24-year-old Svitolina gave an indication of her increasing frustration when she netted a simple volley and lashed out, kicking the ball into the net.</p>

<p>Worse was to come for Svitolina on her next service game wheh Halep produced a stunning shot to go 5-1.</p>

<p>The 27-year-old Romanian dashed across court to get to Svitolina's drop shot and flashed it cross court.</p>

<p>Halep, who had not faced a seeded player until Svitolina, faced some resistance as she served for the set eventually taking it on her sixth set point.</p>

<p>Although Svitolina stayed with Halep for the first part of the second set, the self-belief and fight had gone and when the Romanian broke for 4-3 it was game over.</p>

<p>All that was left was for Halep to blow a kiss skywards in celebration on sealing the match.</p>


Simona Halep is the last woman standing between Serena Williams and achieving her long-held ambition of equalling Margaret Court's Grand Slam title record after both recorded easy victories in their Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday.

Simona Halep is the last woman standing between Serena Williams and achieving her long-held ambition of equalling Margaret Court's Grand Slam title record after both recorded easy victories in their Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday. Seven-time champion Williams made short work of plucky unseeded Czech Barbora Strycova, whose experience of her first ever Grand Slams singles semi-final in her 53rd campaign lasted just under an hour as she lost 6-1, 6-2. Former world number one Halep's clash with Ukrainian Elina Svitolina lasted a bit longer but the 27-year-old ran out a 6-1, 6-3 victor to become the first Romanian woman to reach the Wimbledon final. Williams has missed the chance to equal Australian Court's record on two occasions since returning from giving birth -- losing last year's Wimbledon final and then a bad-tempered defeat in the US Open final. "It feels good to be in the final again after the year I have had," said 37-year-old Williams. "I have just needed matches to feel good and do what I do best and that is play tennis "I love what I do. I have a great job and I am still pretty good at it. I get a remarkable experience every time." Williams produced a dominant performance on Thursday which has not always been the case during the Championships and she said she would not be taking seventh-seeded Halep lightly. "She's a tough opponent," said Williams. "We always have great matches. I look forward to it." Strycova, who never managed to impose her delightful stroke-filled game on her opponent, at least has the consolation of perhaps winning the women's doubles. Halep, who was French Open champion in 2018, will be playing in her fifth Grand Slam final. "It's an amazing feeling but I am also excited and nervous. It is one of the best moments of my life," said Halep. "The match was not easy, the games were long and went deep. "I fought hard to win this match and I was strong mentally and physically and had the right tactics." Halep, who had knocked out new star, 15-year-old Coco Gauff in the last 16, lost in her previous semi-final appearance at Wimbledon to Eugenie Bouchard in 2014. However, she said she was a different player now and had taken to grass. "I have more experience, I don't give up anymore," se said. "I plan to be the best version of myself and fight to the end." 'Kicking the ball' The easy manner in which former world number one Halep wrapped up the match had not looked on the cards at the outset. Svitolina, the first Ukrainian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final, and Halep traded shots aplenty and break points in the opening two games which took over 20 minutes to complete but Halep emerged on top with a 2-0 lead. Svitolina, being watched from the players box by her English coach Andy Bettles and French boyfriend and ATP star Gael Monfils, briefly raised her game to break back. However, Halep broke again immediately and 24-year-old Svitolina gave an indication of her increasing frustration when she netted a simple volley and lashed out, kicking the ball into the net. Worse was to come for Svitolina on her next service game wheh Halep produced a stunning shot to go 5-1. The 27-year-old Romanian dashed across court to get to Svitolina's drop shot and flashed it cross court. Halep, who had not faced a seeded player until Svitolina, faced some resistance as she served for the set eventually taking it on her sixth set point. Although Svitolina stayed with Halep for the first part of the second set, the self-belief and fight had gone and when the Romanian broke for 4-3 it was game over. All that was left was for Halep to blow a kiss skywards in celebration on sealing the match.

Serena Williams to face Simona Halep in Wimbledon final

<p>Roger Federer ends the most sparkling debate that has puzzled the tennis fraternity for quite some time&nbsp;that whether the colour of a tennis ball is yellow or green. On the Internet, it has been a big issue for the tennis spectators.</p>

<p>Some people say that the colour of tennis balls is yellow whereas, few believe that it is green. Are the tennis balls yellow or green?</p>

<p>The debate started with a twitter poll, where people started discussing that whether the colour of fuzzy tennis ball is green, yellow, chartreuse, lime green or fluorescent yellow.</p>

<p>Now, Roger Federer has settled things once for all saying, &ldquo;They&rsquo;re yellow!&rdquo;</p>

<p><strong><em>Watch the video here:</em></strong></p>

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<p>If ATP world number one says it is yellow then it has to be.</p>

<p>Recently, the Swiss tennis star Roger Federer was asked by a fan that what is the colour of a tennis ball.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Hey Roger, are tennis balls green or yellow?&rdquo; a fan asked in a video that has gone viral.</p>

<p>With a bright smile, Roger replied immediately, &ldquo;They&rsquo;re yellow!&rdquo;</p>

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Roger Federer has settled things once for all, revealing the actual colour of a tennis ball

Roger Federer ends the most sparkling debate that has puzzled the tennis fraternity for quite some time that whether the colour of a tennis ball is yellow or green. On the Internet, it has been a big issue for the tennis spectators. Some people say that the colour of tennis balls is yellow whereas, few believe that it is green. Are the tennis balls yellow or green? The debate started with a twitter poll, where people started discussing that whether the colour of fuzzy tennis ball is green, yellow, chartreuse, lime green or fluorescent yellow. Now, Roger Federer has settled things once for all saying, “They’re yellow!” Watch the video here: What colour is a tennis ball? ???? Roger Federer says they’re yellow. ???? pic.twitter.com/LV94V4lokg — Tim and Sid (@timandsid) March 20, 2018 × If ATP world number one says it is yellow then it has to be. Recently, the Swiss tennis star Roger Federer was asked by a fan that what is the colour of a tennis ball. “Hey Roger, are tennis balls green or yellow?” a fan asked in a video that has gone viral. With a bright smile, Roger replied immediately, “They’re yellow!”

Watch: Roger Federer ends 'Yellow or Green' debate, reveals colour of tennis ball

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