Sunderland faces Wrexham at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on Sunday as both clubs finish their American tours.
Sunderland finished seventh in the Premier League last season with 54 points, its first campaign back in the top flight since 2016-17.
That was enough for a Europa League spot, which brings European soccer back to the Stadium of Light for the first time since 1973-74.
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Wrexham has spent its tour picking off bigger clubs. Phil Parkinson's side beat Manchester United 1-0 and Leeds 3-2, then lost 1-0 to Liverpool at Yankee Stadium.

#since

As Manchester City ramp up their preparations for the 2026-27 season in Asia, it remains to be seen what changes Enzo Maresca will implement that differ from Pep Guardiola. The principles of possession football will remain at City despite Maresca replacing Guardiola in the dugout. What was worth keeping an eye out during Manchester City's first preseason friendly against Inter Milan was whether any of Enzo Maresca's tactical adjustments could be seen. Come the final whistle of Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Inter Milan and subsequent penalty shootout defeat, the answer was clear. Yes, the tactical tweaks by Maresca were evident, especially in the second half at the Kai Tak Stadium.
Manchester City made a bright start in the first half against Inter Milan. Antoine ****** yo was wreaked havoc on the left wing. It was ****** yo who created Manchester City's first goal when he surged down the left to the byline to play the ball back for Divin Mubama to open the scoring in the 14th minute.
While City took the early lead, Inter Milan did look dangerous on the break at the Kai Tak Stadium. Enzo Maresca's side employed a high four-man press which did disrupt Inter's buildup play. However, when Inter did play through the press they did have ****** e to drive at Manchester City's defence. Tijjani Reijnders and Mateo Kovacic were tasked with playing in midfield to shield City's backline. It isn't a role that either player is particularly suited to which was impossible to ignore. Speaking after the match, Maresca said: "We struggled a bit in the first-half and we know the reason why, but we were much better in the second-half. We will get better and better."
You do wonder if Maresca's comments were about how Manchester City's midfield was bypassed in the opening half-hour of yesterday's match.
Also, Rico Lewis and Stephen Mfuni were caught out by Inter Milan's overlapping wing-backs and by the flighted ball from midfield to either flank. Enzo Maresca wants one, or both, of his full-backs to invert into midfield and this was exploited by Inter Milan in the opening 45 minutes.

#Inter #maresca #half

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Claire Kittle is soaking in the sun.
George Kittle's wife, Claire, shared a recap of her girls' trip by sharing photos and videos on her latest Instagram post. She began the carousel post with a selfie of her and her friend as she sported black sunglasses, a straw hat, a black long-sleeve coverup, and a red and white polka dot bikini top. In the following photo, she wore a backless white loose dress as she posed on a balcony overlooking the ocean.
The next photo in her post was of her and her friend dressed in white robes with skincare eye patches on, mid-laugh. The red polka-dot bikini makes a return in the next photo, followed by an image of herself catching a tan in a green bikini.
Another photo follows with Claire in a white and blue dress, as well as another of her in the green bikini out on the water in a tube. The several images that followed showed Claire out to dinner with friends, doing a face mask with a friend, before the last photo showed how they were looking to catch some sleep on the flight back.

#george #trip

Man City have submitted a revised proposal to limit transfer levy increase to one percentage point
The club is among a top-flight minority seeking alternatives to a 50% hike in the domestic levy
City are not opposed to the broader principle of a new funding settlement with the EFL
Manchester City have submitted a revised proposal to modify the transfer levy increase at the heart of the Premier League's landmark £1.5 billion New Deal with the English Football League, as per a new report.
The proposed New Deal – the outline of which has been shared with the EFL's board and the Independent Football Regulator – is intended to create a long-term framework to underpin the financial sustainability of the professional game in England over a ten-year period, with Premier League clubs being asked to increase the existing domestic transfer levy from four percent to six percent as the primary mechanism for generating the additional funds required.

#levy #increase #premier #league

Tennessee football's star running back DeSean Bishop showed his support for teammate Arion Carter after the Vols linebacker was hit with a two-game suspension by the NCAA for accepting a $427 flight from his agent while going through the NFL draft process last winter.
Bishop shared a statement on Instagram on July 31 and tagged it with #STANDFORAC . He called for a closer review of the circumstances that led to Carter's suspension.
"While eligibility matters are handled through established processes, my focus today is simply on supporting a teammate who has worked tirelessly for this opportunity. I believe in Arion as a person, a leader, and a competitor," Bishop said. "I also trust that those responsible for reviewing his situation will carefully consider all of the facts and circumstances involved."

#teammate #suspension #desean

Rangers are interested in bringing Frosinone attacker Fares Ghedjemis to Ibrox this summer, according to Sky Sports. Bears manager Derek McInnes has been strengthening his Rangers squad this summer as he looks to win the Scottish Premiership next term. The France-born Ghedjemis has now emerged as a target for the Light Blues after Celtic failed with a bid during the last winter transfer window. The 23-year-old Algerian international bagged 15 goals to help Frosinone secure Serie A promotion, which has impressed Rangers.
Ghedjemis featured at the World Cup and a move to Ibrox could now be on the cards. Rangers are now pushing for a deal and are making a strong move as he is their first target to strengthen in attack.
The Frenchman has several suitors keen on recruiting his services this summer, but the Bears appear to be one of the favourites to sign him. Frosinone will have to start looking elsewhere for attacking reinforcements as they look to impress in the Italian top-flight without the Rangers target.

#rangers #frosinone #move #fares

Tennessee will kick off its 2026 football season with 11 linebackers on roster.
Senior Arion Carter returns for his fourth season. He will miss two games due to a NCAA violation suspension for a $427.48 flight, which he repaid, during the NFL pre-draft process.
"Arion Carter represents everything that is right about college athletics, dedicating all four years of his career to the University of Tennessee," Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said. "His high character, loyalty and leadership within our program are unmatched. Last December, Arion declared for the 2026 NFL Draft. He signed with an agent and accepted a $427.48 flight to begin the pre-draft process. He withdrew from the NFL Draft prior to the deadline due to a medical procedure and decided in his best interest to return to Tennessee for his senior season. Last January in good faith, he disengaged from the agent in terms of the NFL and paid back the flight in full.
"We disagree with the NCAA's ruling on punishing Arion with a multi-game suspension this fall. Arion made the right decision for his future health and well-being. He will proudly graduate from Tennessee in public health with Dean's List honors in August. Our team stands behind AC and his family, and we can't wait to be on the field with him during training camp next week."
The 6-foot-1, 238-pound linebacker appeared in 23 games, including 13 starts, for the Vols from 2023-25. He has totaled 161 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, 10 pass deflections, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

#draft #season #senior #games

It's all starting again! To kick off the new ADMIRAL Women's Bundesliga season, SpG Südburgenland/TSV Hartberg will be visiting the Red Bull Football Academy, where – as in the previous season – all matches can be attended free of charge. Kick-off is on Saturday at 14:30 CEST.
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With their usual ambitions and some new faces, our FC Red Bull Salzburg Women, led by captain Katja Wienerroither, are heading into their new campaign with confidence. In addition to the already announced new signings, Lena Triendl is joining us. The Tyrolean native won the double last season with FK Austria Vienna, providing twelve goal contributions in domestic football.
Our team were drawn to face SV Telfs in the ÖFB Women's Cup on the first weekend of September. Before that, however, the first league matches are on the agenda. Lilla Sipos, the star player of the past Bundesliga season, has left Burgenland for Sturm Graz – a setback for the bottom-placed team in the 2025/26 season, who only remained in the Austrian top flight due to severe financial difficulties at Neulengbach.
Dusan Pavlovic's team is aiming to add another chapter to their success story after last season's achievements – qualifying for the Championship Group and reaching the Cup Final. The upcoming match against the combined team is a welcome opportunity as we scored more goals against them than any other opponents in 2025/26 (with a 5-2 and 4-2 win). The match will be broadcast on both ÖFB TV and Laola1, the new media partner of the ADMIRAL Women's Bundesliga. Florian Grabner will referee the clash.

#kick #matches

The following article contains a discussion of suicide.
Each day Mark Beard spends in recovery is a reminder of what could have been. He is living a version of the future that his brother, the late former Liverpool Women manager Matt Beard, could have had.
Mark is a professional development coach at Premier League club Hull City. His brother Matt was a revered women's football coach synonymous with Liverpool, where he won back-to-back Women's Super League ***** les in 2013 and 2014 before returning to guide them back into the top flight in 2022. He also led West Ham Women to an unlikely FA Cup final, was twice voted WSL manager of the season and was posthumously inducted into the league's Hall of Fame this year.
Matt died at the age of 47 last September. The inquest into his death is not concluded, but a coroner's court was told that he took his own life.
In the months after Matt's death, Mark went to Sporting Chance, the residential treatment facility and mental health clinic founded by former ***** nal and England captain Tony Adams to help professional sportspeople. Mark checked himself in to address the drinking that had spiralled out of control as he faced the reality of life without Matt.

#Liverpool #former

The Cymru Premier returns tonight with a fresh lick of paint and plenty of narratives to sink our teeth into.
Wales' top tier has been revamped for its 35th edition, expanding to 16 teams and predominantly switching to Friday night games.
The Football ***** ociation of Wales (FAW) hope that the wide-reaching changes will grow the league's popularity and, in turn, improve its standard.
Whether those changes have the desired impact remains to be seen, but excitement is high amongst supporters.
BBC Sport Wales have taken a look at the things you should look out for as Welsh football's top flight enters a new era.

#wales #changes #cymru #association

Last season, Liverpool were lucky that Tottenham performed as badly as they did.
The Anfield outfit put up one of the worst ***** le defences in recent memory after they finished fifth in the Premier League.
If Spurs hadn't only just avoided relegation, the Reds would have been the laughing stock of England's top flight.
Luckily, this doesn't feel like it's going to happen again now that Andoni Iraola is at the helm.
His attacking style of football is exactly what the Anfield outfit needs at the moment with their first two pre-season games both ending in victories.

#last #Liverpool #TOTTENHAM #league

On this episode of the College Football Enquirer, Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey break down the latest on the 'Protect College Sports' Act.

From there Andy and Steven dive into Arion Carter's suspension over his agent covering the cost of a flight.
To round out the show, we break down the how one team in Notre Dame can command the same price as the Big 12 conference for a sponsorship patch.
All this and more on this edition of the College Football Enquirer.
00:00 Show Rundown
00:45 Congressional Update from Ross

#enquirer #ross

The Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs distributed more tickets during the 2025/26 campaign than in any previous season, according to the latest spectator report released by the DFL. The 36 professional clubs registered a combined total of 21,404,258 tickets, including complimentary and honorary admissions. This amounted to an average of 34,974 tickets per fixture, representing a new record across Germany's top two divisions.
The Bundesliga alone recorded 12,718,097 distributed tickets, an increase of 9.1 percent compared with the previous campaign. The average top-flight attendance rose from 38,082 to 41,562. The return of Hamburg and 1. FC Köln contributed significantly to the increase. Both promoted clubs possess large stadiums and substantial supporter bases, while relegated sides VfL Bochum and Holstein Kiel operated with considerably smaller capacities.
Another rise can be anticipated during the forthcoming campaign following Schalke 04's promotion back to the Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund once again recorded the league's highest average attendance, welcoming almost 80,000 spectators per home match in their 81,365-seat venue. Bayern Munich followed with approximately 75,000 in their 75,024-seat Arena while promoted Hamburg averaged around 56,900 in the 57,000-seat Volksparkstadion.
The Bundesliga's reported stadium occupancy rate also increased slightly from 95.9 to 96.1 percent.

#tickets #clubs #campaign #hamburg

Real Madrid have moved fast to solve their number nine problem. With Gonzalo García on his way to Fulham, the club triggered Carlos Espí's €25 million release clause at Levante within hours, tying the 21-year-old to the Bernabéu until June 2031.
Here's what Real Madrid fans need to know about their new forward.
Carlos Espí Escrihuela was born on July 24, 2005, in Tavernes de la Valldigna, a small town on the Valencian coast. He joined Levante's academy in 2022 from local side UD Alzira and made his first-team debut in February 2024, aged 18, in a Segunda División fixture against Racing de Ferrol.
He was part of the group that helped drag Levante back into La Liga, contributing six goals in 36 appearances during the promotion campaign, but it was this past season, in the top flight, that he made his name with 11 goals in 13 starts, a Player of the Month award in March, and the league's Best Under-23 Player prize. He is also a Spain youth international, capped at both U-19 and U-20 level.
At 6ft4in tall, he is a physical presence up top, a target man profile who fits the archetype of a modern number nine as much as a poacher.

#goals

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JUNE 29: Jake Knapp of the United States plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the Rocket Classic 2025 at Detroit Golf Club on June 29, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Two YouTube golf stars will tee off Thursday at the Rocket Classic in Detroit after receiving sponsor exemptions into the PGA TOUR event.
Former GoodGood member Brad Dalke and The Lads member Ryan Ruffles both earned sponsor exemptions as tournament director Mark Hollis looks to attract a younger audience.
"We're always looking for ways to connect with new audiences in Detroit and continue building one of the most fan-friendly events on the PGA TOUR," Hollis said in an article published by The Golf Wire. "Brad has made a tremendous impact both on the course and through the way he connects with fans across different platforms."
This is not the first PGA TOUR-related event for either player. Dalke was a national NCAA champion and has competed in both the U.S. Open and the Masters. Ruffles has played in 21 PGA TOUR events, making 11 cuts. Most recently, he competed in the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, where he made the cut and finished tied for 45th.

#rocket

Danish top flight club Odense have parted ways with their German coach Alexander Zorniger after one matchday, citing differing opinions around the club's future.
Zorniger, 58, took the job last year and led then promoted Odense to eighth place in the league. They started the new season with a 1-0 defeat at Viborg.
Odense said on Thursday that "the collaboration has ended due to difficulties in working together and a lack of support (from Zorniger) for the club's direction and ambitions."
Zorniger had previously coached clubs including RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart, Brøndby and second division Greuther Fürth.

#german #greuther

Three years, seven months and 21 days.
That is how long it took for Manchester City to win their first Premier League ***** le following the club's takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008.
Memories of such a relatively swift transformation were still fresh in the minds of top-flight executives after Newcastle United's Saudi-led buyout in 2021.
"There was quite a lot of fear in the other clubs because they thought it was going to be another Manchester City," a source said.
The reality proved a little different.

#manchester #league #united #memories

SpaceX (SPCX) stock recovered after hitting an all-time low on Monday, days after a successful test of its Starship rocket. The surprising drop indicates persistent investor caution toward the newly public company, despite it hitting an important launch milestone.
SpaceX stock was down 4% in early trade but recovered by midday, closing up 2.6%. The stock hit an all-time low of $109.53 on Monday, before closing down 1.4% at $113.50. Shares have shed nearly 30% from the $150 market debut last month and are down an astounding 50% from their all-time high of $225.64.
Concern seems to be growing ahead of ***** eX's big second quarter earnings report, set for Aug. 4, with a big share unlock happening on Aug. 6. Per ***** eX's lockup period plan, as many as 20% of shares are eligible to be sold.
Read more: ***** eX stock is falling. What investors should do next.
The rising angst among ***** eX investors comes after Starship launched Friday evening from Starbase, Texas, on its 13th test flight, the first since ***** eX's June IPO. Starship deployed all 20 of its next-generation Starlink V3 satellites, relit an engine in ***** e, and made what ***** eX called its softest ocean splashdown yet.

#recovered

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For **** eX IPO investors, the thrill ride has been IMAX-worthy.
On IPO day, **** eX stock (SPCX) opened at $150 and climbed past $160. Another near-20% gain the following Monday saw Elon Musk's **** eflight, satellite communications, and AI company achieve a high orbit of $192.50. By its third trading day, **** eX surpassed Amazon to become the fifth-largest publicly traded company by market value.
To the moon, right?
Yet, as any savvy investor knows, things can get ugly fast: The stock quickly returned to Earth and has bounced below its market debut price more than once.

#Monday #elon

The numbers tell one side of the story for Joel Piroe. 19 goals. Four ***** ists. 45 appearances. Top scorer in the Championship in 2024/25 and the main engine behind getting Leeds United back to the big time. Yet, stroll around West Yorkshire right now, and you quickly realise statistics mean precious little when a manager's mind is made up that he is a low-priority man. Daniel Farke wants a new leading man. Simple as that.
Farke wants a traditional centre-forward to hold up the ball, bully centre-backs, and trigger the team's pressing system off the ball. They have Dominic Calvert-Lewin for that. That leaves Joel Piroe in a tough spot.
Despite doing everything asked of him last season, the 26-year-old Dutchman finds himself pushed right to the edge of the first-team picture. Farke clearly harbours doubts about whether Piroe has the raw pace, athletic engine, and mobility required to lead the line in the top flight.
With just 12 months remaining on his contract at Elland Road, the hierarchy seems open to business. A cut-price departure before deadline day is now a genuine possibility, with Birmingham City already keeping close tabs on the situation.
LEEDS, ENGLAND – MARCH 03: Joel Piroe of Leeds United reacts during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Sunderland at Elland Road on March 03, 2026 in Leeds, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

#engine

Tennessee said Wednesday that linebacker Arion Carter has been suspended for the first two games of the 2026 season by the NCAA after he repaid an agent for a flight he took during the NFL's pre-draft process.
Carter explored entering the 2026 NFL Draft before deciding to return for his senior season. As he was looking at entering the draft, an agent paid for a $427 plane ticket. After Carter suffered an injury while working out before the draft, he returned to school and paid for the flight.
However, the NCAA deemed the initial payment of that ticket by the agent to be a Level III violation because players and their families are not allowed to take material benefits from agents, including transportation. And a spokesperson for the school told the Knoxville News Sentinel that Carter had actually been suspended for three games before it was reduced down to two.
"We disagree with the NCAA's ruling on punishing Arion with a multi-game suspension this fall," Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said in a statement. Arion made the right decision for his future health and well-being. He will proudly graduate from Tennessee in public health with Dean's List honors in August. Our team stands behind AC and his family, and we can't wait to be on the field with him during training camp this week."
Carter was Tennessee's third-leading tackler in 2025 despite missing three games because of a foot injury that flared up as he was looking to turn pro. He had 76 stops and six tackles for loss across 10 games. He'll miss the team's Week 1 game against Furman and its Week 2 matchup vs. Georgia Tech.

#carter #draft

Falkirk boss John McGlynn insists there has been "no contact" from the Scottish FA over the national team manager vacancy but wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd be interested in taking the job.
Scotland are searching for a new boss after Steve Clarke left following this summer's World Cup where his side failed to progress out of the group stage.
After securing back-to-back promotions with the Bairns and a top-six finish on their first season back in the top flight, McGlynn was tipped as an excellent choice to succeed Clark by former Scotland manager Craig Levain.
While the 64-year-old insists he's flattered to be linked to the position, he's fully committed to Falkirk.
"It's amazing for high-profile people in the game to be pushing my name for that job," McGlynn told Sky Sports.

#boss #steve

A new era for the Cymru Premier – Welsh football's domestic top-flight – begins on Friday evening when the 2026-27 season kicks off.
The league, formed in 1992, has undergone a major relaunch with the number of clubs rising from 12 to 16 next season.
Games will be played predominantly on Friday evenings, a move which the Football ******* ociation of Wales hope will drive attendances.
The expansion of the league saw six clubs promoted from the second tier last season, up from the usual two.
The three clubs from the Cymru North – Llandudno, Airbus UK and Holywell Town – have all appeared in the top-flight before.

#clubs #cymru #flight #league

SpaceX (SPCX) stock came back under pressure on Wednesday, reversing yesterday's bounce, as a broader market and tech sell-off adds to investor caution ahead of ****** eX's first earnings report.
Shares were down nearly 3%, giving back Tuesday's rebound. ****** eX has now shed nearly 30% from its $150 market debut last month and is down roughly 50% from its all-time high of $225.64.
The broader market was also under pressure, with the S&P 500 down 0.8% and the Nasdaq shedding 1%, as chipmakers weighed on the index.
Concern has been building ahead of ****** eX's second quarter earnings report set for August 4th, with a share unlock on August 6th too that frees as much as 20% of shares under the company's lockup plan.
The renewed selling comes days after Starship launched Friday evening from Starbase, Texas, on its 13th test flight — the first since ****** eX's June IPO. Starship deployed all 20 of its next-generation Starlink V3 satellites, relit an engine in ****** e, and made what ****** eX called its softest ocean splashdown yet.

#SpaceX #shares #ahead

Edin Džeko is set to sign a new one-year contract at promoted Bundesliga club Schalke on Monday, dpa has learnt.
Sources said that the Bosnia-Herzegovina star striker Džeko will undergo medical checks on the weekend before putting pen to paper.
Džeko, 40, arrived at then second division club in January from Italy's Fiorentina and helped them with six goals to return into the German top flight.
He played for Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Cup and left his future beyond summer open.
Džeko won the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg in 2009 and was league top scorer a year later. He has also played for clubs including Manchester City, Roma, Inter Milan and Fenerbahce.

#herzegovina #year

The NCAA ruled that San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello committed a minor infraction as Tennessee baseball coach in 2022, according to an athletics department document obtained by Knox News through a public records request.
It's a belated decision.
Vitello left UT to become the Giants manager in October 2025. And the violation was committed during his recruitment of Kansas transfer shortstop Maui Ahuna, who now plays for the Giants' Double-A team in Richmond, Virginia.
This was the second violation reported that involved Vitello and Ahuna. The first appeared on a 2022 report, which found that UT booked a flight for Ahuna's recruiting visit before receiving his academic transcript.
The combination of the two violations led to Vitello's three-game suspension in the 2023 season and Ahuna missing eight games before he was ruled eligible.

#ruled #violation

Liverpool have agreed personal terms with Rayan "in principle" in the event that Bournemouth opt to sell the attacker this summer.
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A reputable source on X (formerly Twitter) insisted that fans should keep a close eye on this story as it develops, with the Merseysiders simultaneously pursuing Bradley Barcola at PSG.
The Brazilian enjoyed an impressive first half-season in the Premier League, registering seven goal contributions (five goals and two **** ists) in 15 games.
At 19 years of age, the right-sided winger has already impressed in a campaign that uniquely frustrated wide players as the English top-flight shifted towards more physical play and set-pieces.

#download

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Performance was driven by strong execution in a 'flattish' market environment, utilizing Mineral Fiber AUV growth and Architectural Specialties (AS) portfolio expansion as primary value creation blocks.
Mineral Fiber AUV growth of 6% was fueled by a 'flight to quality' trend, with the 13th consecutive quarter of high-end smooth white acoustical tiles (SWAT) outperforming the broader portfolio.
Management attributes volume growth to consistent commercial execution and incremental benefits from digital initiatives like Kanopi and PROJECTWORKS, which address underserved market segments and design complexity.
The Architectural Specialties segment achieved 9% organic growth through broad-based demand across categories, particularly in transportation and education verticals.

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New Delhi: On March 27 this year, Saransh Jain posted photos and videos on Instagram, thanking former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for the valuable lessons he learnt during a five-day camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.

In the caption, Saransh mentioned a line Harbhajan Singh told him that touched him the most. It read: "Kuch paane ke liye kuch khona nahi, kuch karna padta hai (To achieve something, you don't have to lose something, you have to do something)." Saransh further wrote: "These aren't just words. They were deeply felt and will stay with me."
Now, months later, the 33-year-old has earned his maiden India call-up.

"He is a very humble guy who knows exactly what he needs to do. I wish him all the very best because this is a special moment for him, his family and everyone who has supported him," Harbhajan told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview.

Saransh, who has played extensive First-Class cricket and has been a regular for Madhya Pradesh, impressed the selectors with his consistency during the domestic grind and was recently rewarded with an India A call-up. In his outing for India A against Sri Lanka A, Saransh picked up seven wickets in the two unofficial Tests. In the second match, he claimed six wickets and scored an unbeaten 70 in the first innings, paving the way for India's 10-wicket victory.
"He has worked incredibly hard and spent many years in domestic cricket, which, in many ways, is tougher than people realise. Bowling long spells of 40 or 50 overs across a match teaches you a lot. The more you bowl, the more you learn," says Harbhajan, while lauding Saransh's domestic grind.

Washington Sundar's injury opened the door for Saransh. With Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar and Kuldeep Yadav in the squad, Saransh is the fourth spinner but the lone off-spinner. If he goes on to make his debut, Saransh will become the first India player to debut after the age of 33 since Robin Singh in 1998.

"At 33, he is still young for a spinner, but he now has the experience of bowling to some of the best players of spin in domestic cricket. I am grateful that I got the opportunity to spend four or five days with him," says Harbhajan, backing Saransh to do well.
Over the years, Saransh's flight, dip and high-arm action have proved difficult for batters to pick. Those are exactly the attributes that caught Harbhajan Singh's attention during the specialist camp for off-spinners at the CoE.

"The first thing I noticed was his action. He has a very good action and keeps things simple. He isn't trying too many fancy variations. He has a lot of experience, an excellent seam position and tremendous control. Those qualities make a big difference," says Harbhajan.

"Experience teaches you to trust your strengths and bowl the right line and length consistently. What impressed me the most was his attitude. His mindset is always about taking wickets. Today, many bowlers are focused on simply getting thr

SpaceX (SPCX) is poised to sink further after the stock hit a new all-time low Monday, days after a successful test of its Starship rocket. The surprising drop indicates that investor caution toward the newly public company persists, despite hitting an important launch milestone.
SpaceX shares are down nearly 4% in pre-market trade, this after dropping to $109.53 on Monday, before closing down 1.4% at $113.50. Shares have shed nearly 30% from the stock's $150 market debut last month, and are down an astounding 50% from its all-time high of $225.64.
Concern seems to be growing ahead of **** eX's big second quarter earnings report set for August 4th, with a big share unlock happening on August 6th. Per **** eX's lock-up period plan, as many as 20% of shares are eligible to be sold.
The rising angst among **** eX investors comes after Starship launched Friday evening from Starbase, Texas, on its 13th test flight, the first since **** eX's June IPO. Starship deployed all 20 of its next-generation Starlink V3 satellites, relit an engine in **** e, and made what **** eX called its softest ocean splashdown yet.
"I'm a little over the moon right now," **** eX spokesperson Dan Huot said on the company's livestream. "Lucky number 13."

#Monday #time #nearly