BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — They have been bickering among themselves for three years now. The best part of it is, ***** ody really knows who's right, who's wrong and, most importantly, who's going to win whenever they step onto the track to let their running do the talking.
The latest chapter in the most intriguing show in track and field — the men's 1,500 meters — takes place Sunday at the Ultimate Championship, with the winner getting a check for $150,000.
Will it be Josh Kerr, the new mile world-record holder from Scotland?
Or Cole Hocker, the American who barged his way into this conversation with a shocker of a win two years ago at the Paris Olympics?
Or Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the Norwegian who seems to have an opinion about everything?

#budapest #hungary #Scotland

Finals results from the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship from Sept. 11-13 in Budapest, Hungary ...
Mixed 4x100m Relay
1. USA — 39.64
2. Jamaica — 39.72
3. Great Britain — 40.26
4. Canada — 40.34
5. Spain -- 40.65
6. Germany -- 40.85
7. Hungary -- 41.21
8. Netherlands -- 41.31
World Athletics Ultimate Championship 2026: How to watch, schedule, entry lists, preview
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship runs from Sept. 11-13 in Budapest, live on NBC Sports and Peacock.
Nick Zaccardi,

#athletics #mixed

Team USA opened the knockout round and made World Cup history. Yet, its job in Berlin remains unfinished.
The Americans are one of the last four teams standing with a ticket to Sunday's gold-medal game now on the line.
Team USA faces Spain in Saturday's World Cup semifinals (2 p.m. ET) for a chance to advance to one last game. France and Germany face off in the other semifinal (10:30 a.m. ET). The two winners will move on to the gold medal game, while the two losers will play for third place.
The United States has advanced to the gold-medal game in each of the last four World Cups, winning it all each time. The last time the U.S. failed to make the gold-medal game was in 2006, when it defeated Brazil for bronze.
Paige Bueckers plays during the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 quarter-finals match between the United States and Hungary in Berlin, Germany, on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

#World #game #united

China's largest new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD Auto reported an 18% rise in global sales to 440,293 units in August 2026, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth for the company following eight months of declines. Last month's growth followed a 22% surge in July, as overseas sales continued to strengthen - offsetting continued weak demand and fast-rising competition in its home market.
Domestic sales fell by 14% year-on-year to 250,827 units in August, while overseas sales surged by 134% to 189,466 vehicles, accounting for 43% of the company's global sales.
In the first eight months of 2026, BYD sold a total of 2,668,015 vehicles globally, down by almost 7% from last year's 2,863,876 units, with domestic sales plunging by 33% to 1,505,755 units from 2,233,148 units in the same period last year. Overseas sales surged by 86% to 1,162,260 units year-to-date, after growing by 130% to 630,728 units previously.
BYD is in the process of switching its products to its second-generation Blade Battery, which features flash charging capabilities. The transition has caused some production bottlenecks in recent months, according to local reports. The company is also expanding its presence in the premium BEV segment, with the launch of the Dynasty Da Tang D-segment flagship SUV in July.
BYD has set a target of further increasing its overseas sales to 2.5 million vehicles in 2027, up from an expected 2.0 million units in 2026, helped by an expanded shipping fleet and rising production abroad, with the company's plant in Hungary scheduled to become operational in the fourth quarter of 2026.

#sales

BERLIN — Caitlin Clark extended her hand to a United States teammate in the first quarter of the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup quarterfinal game against Hungary. It was a gesture of appreciation for the connection that had just occurred.
Seconds earlier, Paige Bueckers recorded a steal from Hungary's Yvonne Turner. Bueckers' pass met Clark, and like clockwork, she was off. Clark found her way to the paint where 6-foot-4 Dorka Juhasz stood as the last line of defense. Faced with an easy decision, Clark dished the ball to Angel Reese, who went up for the layup with two seconds to go, bringing the U.S. to the end of the first quarter with a 36-12 lead.
As Clark reached out her hand, Reese met it with simplicity and normalcy. This would be the first of four total ****** ists between Clark and Reese in an overwhelming 108-56 U.S. victory.
In a world that continues to divide these two athletes, the World Cup has offered another viewpoint, one that seems all the more true. It is a stage that presents these women as selfless competitors, and more simply as teammates.
In a post-game interview with TNT, Reese remarked on her connection with Clark, saying "We've played against each other so many times, so I'm sure we know each other's game like the back of each other's hand."

#clark #World #seconds #quarter

BERLIN — Caitlin Clark extended her hand to a United States teammate in the first quarter of the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup quarterfinal game against Hungary. It was a gesture of appreciation for the connection that had just occurred.
Seconds earlier, Paige Bueckers recorded a steal from Hungary's Yvonne Turner. Bueckers' pass met Clark, and like clockwork, she was off. Clark found her way to the paint where 6-foot-4 Dorka Juhasz stood as the last line of defense. Faced with an easy decision, Clark dished the ball to Angel Reese, who went up for the layup with two seconds to go, bringing the U.S. to the end of the first quarter with a 36-12 lead.
As Clark reached out her hand, Reese met it with simplicity and normalcy. This would be the first of four total ***** ists between Clark and Reese in an overwhelming 108-56 U.S. victory.
In a world that continues to divide these two athletes, the World Cup has offered another viewpoint, one that seems all the more true. It is a stage that presents these women as selfless competitors, and more simply as teammates.
In a post-game interview with TNT, Reese remarked on her connection with Clark, saying "We've played against each other so many times, so I'm sure we know each other's game like the back of each other's hand."

#clark #reese #quarter

Caitlin Clark is on the verge of breaking a longstanding Team USA record at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
She delivered 10 points and nine ******* ists as the United States beat Hungary 108-56 in the World Cup quarter-final on Thursday.
Besides an unusually bad performance against Italy in the group stage, Clark has consistently been one of the USA's best players.
Although her focus will be on the team winning the gold medal, she may also be interested in making some World Cup history.
Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images

#team

BERLIN (AP) — ****** an shooting guard Saki Hayashi went off with what looked a broken arm after a foul during the team's playoff against Hungary at the women's FIBA World Cup on Tuesday.
Hayashi scored despite the foul in the air from Agnes Torok but needed immediate medical attention with just over a minute left in the second quarter. She landed awkwardly on her right arm.
She was unable to continue and a somber silence fell upon the arena as she lay still on the court. A blue tarp was provided to give her privacy and fans responded with applause when she was led off.
Hayashi hit nine 3-pointers in ****** an's opening win over Mali on Friday.
Japan trailed Hungary 37-34 at halftime in their playoff to see which team will play a quarterfinal against the United States on Thursday.

#foul

When does Caitlin Clark play again? Team USA's next game comes Thursday after the Americans completed an unbeaten run through group play at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Clark and Team USA advanced directly to the quarterfinals by winning Group D with victories over China, Italy and Czechia. The Americans will play either Hungary or ******* an on Thursday, Sept. 10, while Clark enters the knockout round leading Team USA in ******* ists and coming off a record-setting World Cup debut against China.
Caitlin Clark and Team USA will play next on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. The Americans advanced directly to the quarterfinals after finishing 3-0 in Group D.
No. Team USA does not play Tuesday.
The Americans earned a direct trip to the quarterfinals and will not return to the court until Thursday, Sept. 10, where they will play the winner of today's matchup, ******* an vs. Hungary.

#play #caitlin

BEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD expects overseas shipments to exceed 2.5 million vehicles in ‌2027, two major brokerages said on Tuesday, citing a ‌group meeting with company management.
BYD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
• The export target is underpinned by continued market-share gains overseas, an expanding fleet of dedicated car carriers and a growing local manufacturing footprint, Deutsche Bank said in a note.
• BYD management guided ‌overseas shipments to reach ⁠1.9 million to 2 million vehicles in 2026, nearly double last year's level, Deutsche Bank said. ⁠Management indicated that shipping constraints limited overseas sales this year and that export volumes could otherwise have been higher.
• BYD's Hungary plant is expected to start ******* embly in November or December. Management is also ‌evaluating additional overseas manufacturing locations, according to Deutsche Bank.

#overseas #export

Juventus and Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon feels the Bianconeri have 'an advantage' against Milan this evening and reveals he told Guglielmo Vicario to 'enjoy the experience' at the Allianz Stadium, after his move from Tottenham.
Juventus and Milan meet at the Allianz Stadium in Turin this evening.
Both sides have won their opening two Serie A games of the campaign and will be looking to catch Inter and Roma, who already have nine points after winning their third consecutive game yesterday against Napoli and Atalanta, respectively.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – SEPTEMBER 07: Head of Italy delegation Gianluigi Buffon reacts during a Italy training session at Bozsik Stadion on September 07, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
During an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Buffon, a former Juventus and Italy star, predicted the upcoming meeting between Bianconeri and Rossoneri.

#bianconeri #allianz

Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever are playing for Team USA in the FIBA Women's World Cup from Sept. 4-13 in Berlin, Germany. Fever coach Stephanie White is on the staff.
Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament: Australia, Czechia, Hungary, South Korea, Puerto Rico, Belgium, France, Italy, Mali, Spain, China, Germany, **** an, Nigeria and Turkiye are also participating.
Group play begins Friday, Sept. 4, and continues through Monday, Sept. 7. Team USA plays China, Turkiye and Italy in the group round. Knockout rounds begin Tuesday, Sept. 8.
In the World Cup: Caitlin Clark ready for 'very different scenario'
(all times ET)

#team #germany #italy #turkiye

Former UConn women's basketball star Gabby Williams has been tasked with leading an ultra-talented France squad that's hoping to finally knock off the United States at the FIBA Women's World Cup this month.
Williams was named captain of the Bleues Tuesday as she prepares to make her 56th appearance for France against Hungary Friday evening. She becomes the first active WNBA player to captain France at an Olympic Games or FIBA World Cup since 2014.
The Golden State Valkyries star takes over as captain from 32-year-old Valériane Ayayi, who returned to the WNBA after more than a decade this season with Phoenix. Sarah Michel, who played her entire club career overseas, captained France at the 2022 FIBA World Cup and 2024 Olympics before announcing her international retirement.
While Williams was born in Nevada, her mother, Thérèse, hails from France and the forward grew up speaking French. Excelling in both basketball and track - Williams competed in the 2012 Olympic trials - during her high school tenure, she committed to UConn over several high-profile suitors before the 2014-15 season. She used that athleticism to post one of just five triple-doubles in program history and left Storrs with two national championships and two second-team All-America selections.
Selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 draft, Williams experienced an uneven start to her professional career, playing in just 147 games over her first seven years - she was suspended for the entire 2021 season for choosing a commitment to the French national team over training camp with the Chicago Sky. She's realized her All-Star potential over the last two seasons, currently averaging a career-high 14.3 points to lead a surging 29-11 Golden State squad.

#france #captain #high

McLaren spent the first half of 2026 looking like last year's champion team in name only. The wins dried up, the new car took time to come alive and even as Lando Norris kept putting points on the board, the gap to Kimi Antonelli kept growing. Then Hungary happened, Zandvoort followed, and two weeks was all it took to change the mood of the season.
Norris has now won the last two grands prix and sits fourth in the standings at 159 points, 83 behind Antonelli and 24 behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, who are tied at 183. That is still a mountain for Norris and McLaren to climb, but it is no longer out of the question.
Also Read:Ferrari Must Win at Monza or Watch Its ****** le Shot Slip Away
May 23, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; McLaren driver Lando Norris (1) during the qualifying session of the Lenovo Grand Prix Du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
McLaren is third in the constructors' championship with 263 points, 75 behind Ferrari and 162 behind Mercedes. Another strong weekend at Monza would not crown anyone, but it would force the two teams ahead to treat McLaren as a Sunday problem rather than a midfield inconvenience.

#Ferrari

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Small boats stand idle on cracked ground in a shriveled side channel of the Danube River in northern Serbia, where the water has receded into a couple of shrinking ponds under pressure from extreme drought and heat. Fish circle in the shallow waters.
"This is all we have, these two little ponds that are full of juvenile fish," fisherman Dusan Jovanovic said. He said the fish are in danger because there is too little water and its temperature is over 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
"If they start to die, they will all die at once," Jovanovic said.
Persistent drought and scorching heat this summer have ravaged ecosystems and businesses across the region, from a lake in Slovenia and the side channel of the Danube in Serbia, to fish farms in Bosnia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary.
The fish industry has been hit especially hard, with damage estimated in the millions of euros (dollars). This is adding to the already high toll caused by problems with energy and water supplies, devastated crops, losses in river traffic and trade.

#serbia #ponds

As a young girl growing up in Hungary, Panna Ratkai learned to dream big by going to the movies.
American movies, in particular, would always grab Ratkai's attention. Visiting the United States, which were always depicted on screen as the cool place to visit, was something she became enamored with early in life.
The best movies, she said, were always filmed in Hawaii with the warm, sandy beaches and blue sky.
"Hungary is in central Europe and so we had no water bodies around us," Ratkai said. "Hawaii was definitely a place for me that I learned I always wanted to live by the beach after seeing it in movies. I can also hike, so those are like my two favorite activities I always like to do."
As an active child not afraid to try out multiple sports, Ratkai first excelled in track, in the long jump and 400-meter hurdles.

#always #ratkai

Trabzonspor have rejected the "emotional" resignation of head coach Fatih Tekke after the Turkish side, who signed Mohamed Salah in the summer, were knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday night.
The Super Lig team suffered a 4-0 defeat by Ferencvaros in Hungary on Thursday to lose the play-off tie 5- 0 on aggregate..
In the aftermath, Tekke, who led Trabzonspor to a third-place finish in the league last season, tendered his resignation.
But that was rejected by the club on Friday morning, with the club saying the 48-year-old's decision stemmed from the "intense emotional impact" of the Europa League exit.
Trabzonspor will compete in the Europa Conference League this season instead and will find out their six opponents for the league phase on Friday.

#europa #tekke #emotional

2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Euro Tour heads to Hungary, with the Hungarian Darts Trophy marking the 11th ET event of 2026.
As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.
Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.
MORE: 2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy qualifiers

#hungarian #sporting #source

Lando Norris feels he is performing better both on and off the track in Formula 1 this year compared to his ****** le-winning 2025 campaign, fresh off back-to-back wins for McLaren.
The reigning F1 world champion has taken pole and victory in the last two rounds in Hungary and Zandvoort to breathe fresh life into a difficult ****** le defence, as McLaren made a slow start to the new regulations era.
With Norris fourth in the standings and still 83 points behind leader Kimi Antonelli, talk of a ****** le fight has been quelled so far, but from his personal performance levels the British driver feels he's operating better than during his ****** le-winning season.
"I was driving at a high level the second half of last year. It's tough to say [if I'm driving at my highest level], but I do think it's a trickier car to drive this year in some ways," Norris said. "I think you can see that because the gaps between team-mates are often bigger this year, I would say, than it was last year. But I do believe so.
"I do believe I'm able to understand situations better, to understand the car in a better way. It's still just horrible to drive, but I'm doing a better job at just understanding this, relaying this to my team, figuring stuff out.

#year

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — George Russell is back at the front of Formula 1 with a new driving style and nothing to lose.
Russell started the second half of the season with a sprint race win and second place in qualifying on Saturday. He said he'd used the mid-season break to learn from the techniques that have taken his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli to the top of the standings, and shed stress along the way.
"After the break I just feel way more relaxed. I don't think I've got anything to lose," Russell said. "I'm just going to go out, enjoy it, and I don't even really feel in a fight. It's not mine to lose, it's mine to gain."
In nearly a month since the last race in Hungary, Russell got engaged — he joked Friday that he's faster for no longer carrying the ring around — and he took inspiration not just from Antonelli, who he said was doing an "amazing job" with the 2026 car and tires, but from the world of golf.
"If you change your golf swing you'll probably take half a step back first before making those improvements. I think the break just allowed me to put those learnings into the back of my mind, come here this weekend, not fixating on what I want to try and achieve with the car and the tires but knowing it," he said.

#russell

Formula 1 returns after the summer break with the Dutch Grand Prix and the fifth sprint weekend of the 2026 season.
Kimi Antonelli leads the world championship standings by 50 points and secured a podium last time out in Hungary. His nearest challenger is Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, while Mercedes teammate George Russell is a further five points off the pace.
Lando Norris claimed his and McLaren's first victory of the season in Budapest and the reigning world champions will be looking to continue their decent form after the three-week summer recess.
Yet this year's event at Zandvoort will be the last at the old-school circuit, with the Dutch GP's contract not being renewed with F1 beyond 2026. It gives Max Verstappen, who signed a new contract this week, one last opportunity to add to his three wins in front of his adoring orange-clad supporters.
Here are the standings after the Dutch GP sprint:

#World

Carlos Sainz's Ferrari exit in 2025 as a result of Lewis Hamilton's arrival pushed him to begin a fresh journey with Williams, a team that was struggling to score points. In his second year with the Grove-based outfit, Sainz finds himself at a crossroads as he decides whether to extend his stay with Williams, with his current contract set to expire at the end of this year. However, reports suggest the 31-year-old has rejected the team's contract extension offer.
Sainz's first year with Williams was an improvement for the team compared to the 2024 season, as his insights helped upgrade the car to a points-scoring level. However, things don't seem that positive this year given the sporting and technical regulation changes that introduced a new generation of cars this season.
Being a midfield team with limited resources, Williams has been struggling with the performance of the new car, and Sainz has realized that elevating Williams to the podium and eventually to the level of a race-winning team will require more time and effort than he had anticipated.
Thus far, the Spaniard's best finish of the 2026 season has been P9 in China, Miami, and Canada. Two DNFs and a P18 in Hungary represent his worst finishes until the summer break. Sainz has not spoken about moving to another team and has repeatedly stressed the point that his goal is to make the project at Williams work. But with time ticking, he would likely not refuse if a tempting opportunity came his way from one of the top teams.
May 21, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Williams driver Carlos Sainz (55) arrives to the paddock area at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

#team

The race starts during the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2025 in Zandvoort, Netherlands, on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Gabriele Lanzo - Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Formula 1 is back in action after its annual three-week summer break, with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort kicking off the second half of the 2026 season.
Right before the pause, defending champion Lando Norris celebrated his first win of the year in Hungary, crossing the line in his McLaren 15.080 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli rounded out the podium in third place for Mercedes and further strengthened his grip on the championship lead.
He now holds a 50-point advantage over second-place Lewis Hamilton heading to Zandvoort and is 59 points clear of teammate George Russell in third.

#second #Third #place

BUDAPEST, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Hungarian authorities will sink two barges in the Danube on Saturday to raise the ‌water level at the Paks nuclear plant to avert ‌a shutdown of one of its last two remaining turbines, as water levels are dropping, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.
The plant currently operates at around 25% of its capacity due to a historic drought and record low water levels on the Danube river, from ‌which the nuclear plant ⁠draws its coolant.
Magyar said in a Facebook post that current forecasts indicated the water level would ⁠drop to the critical level by early Monday morning at which point one of the two operating turbines would have to be shut down.
"The Danube is receding...The controlled sinking of the barges ‌will begin shortly," he said.
Hungary's government said on Wednesday that it would build a riverbed "sill", a submerged, dam-like structure built crosswise on the bottom of a river channel, to manage water flow. That will take weeks.

#level #magyar #levels

Italy's Sara Curtis set a new world record in the women's 50-meter backstroke Wednesday at the European Aquatics Championships, finishing in 26.63 seconds in the event's semifinals to lower the mark by nearly a quarter of a second.
Australia's Kaylee McKeown owned the previous mark of 26.86, set in Budapest, Hungary, in October 2023. McKeown, the United States' Katharine Berkoff and Curtis have all threatened the record since. Curtis clocked 27.07 seconds in June, tied for the ninth-best time ever for the race.
The 19-year-old Curtis is a six-time European junior champion and won three golds — including in the 50 backstroke — at the European short-course (25-meter pool) championships last year. This was her first major long-course (50-meter pool) gold.
The 50-meter events — all-out sprints over one length of the pool — will have increased attention over the next two years. The short versions of the backstroke, **** erfly and **** troke will all make their Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The 50-meter freestyle has been in the Olympics since 1988.
The European championships are the biggest event of the year for the continent's swimmers. The Pan-Pacific Championships — featuring the U.S., Canada, Australia and more — begin Wednesday night in Irvine, Calif. The next World Aquatics Championships meet is in July 2027.

#backstroke #mckeown

ABO Energy has reached an agreement to sell its subsidiaries in Poland and Hungary to Public Power Corporation (PPC), a Greek electric power group.
The deal includes all 38 ABO Energy employees in both countries, a development pipeline of around 2GW, and five operating solar parks with a combined capacity of 82MW. It also covers a 17MW solar farm that is nearing completion.
Financial details regarding the transaction are undisclosed.
PPC, described as an integrated utility group in south-east Europe, will acquire the two subsidiaries following the necessary regulatory approvals.
The companies expect the transaction to close by the end of the year.

#subsidiaries #transaction #Poland

Spencer Pratt may have lost the Los Angeles mayoral election in June, but the reality TV villain isn't giving up on politics just yet. On August 7, the former star of The Hills, 42, shared a photo on Instagram of himself sitting down with President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Course Los Angeles.
"Working with the President on a 25% FEDERAL film tax credit to bring back Hollywood," wrote Pratt in the caption. "While Gavin Newsom's commissioner is actively outsourcing production jobs to Hungary, and his rogue AG is trying to destroy CA production companies, the adults in the room are actually trying to repatriate the most quintessential American industry. I'm committed to saving Hollywood," he continued.
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Pratt went on to say that 80-year-old Trump "is very passionate about revitalizing the entertainment industry and we will not let Canada, or the UK or Budapest steal our lunch anymore."
He then shared a few details about the meal they shared, writing, "Speaking of lunch…best clam chowder I ever had."

#hollywood #production #lunch

By Crispian Balmer and Krisztina Than
ROME/BUDAPEST, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Italy took the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due to high temperatures on Thursday while Hungary turned ‌off the lights at some of its best-known buildings to save energy as a heatwave maintained its grip on ‌large parts of Europe.
Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent, has been ravaged by record-breaking heat and destructive wildfires this summer, with France and Spain particularly hard hit in recent weeks.
The focus of the heatwave has since moved further east, with temperatures in Austria hitting successive national records this week, peaking at 41.2 degrees Celsius (106.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.
Italy is accustomed to hot summers, but the red alert issued by the Health Ministry stretches from Palermo on the southern island of Sicily to Bolzano in the mountainous north. Such a warning indicates a potential health emergency ‌with prolonged high temperatures posing a serious ⁠health risk to the entire population.

#Health #temperatures

Alex Albon conceded that Williams will endure a tough end to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with priority now shifting to building a fast car for 2027.
The Grove outfit has failed to kick on from its multi-podium season in 2025 and is ninth in the 2026 championship after 11 rounds with only 11 points and none since Monaco in June.
Hungary last time out was its worst result yet, finishing 17th and 18th with Carlos Sainz and Albon both out in Q1 having been leapfrogged by Audi and Aston Martin, which recently fitted upgrades.
There is hope that the upgrades Williams has planned for Baku in September will improve the situation - with team boss James Vowles previously labelling it "almost an entirely new car - but Albon isn't so optimistic.
"We know the weaknesses of the car, we know the directions," said the 30-year-old. "I think as a team, this year, the work that's being done at the factory, it's the biggest effort I've seen from the team to really fight these genetic DNA problems that this team has.

#know #formula

West Ham United have thrown themselves into the race for Troy Parrott after identifying the AZ Alkmaar striker as a leading solution to their attacking problems. Claret & Hugh, quoting respected journalist Alan Nixon, reports that the Championship club are prepared to pay more than £20 million to complete the deal rather than trying to negotiate a reduced fee.
That stance separates West Ham from several interested clubs. AZ Alkmaar have stayed firm on their valuation, and the Hammers appear willing to match it if negotiations progress. Tottenham Hotspur would collect another financial benefit from the transfer after selling Parrott to the Dutch side in 2024, making this a move with consequences beyond East London.
Recruitment work continues elsewhere. Sunderland striker Wilson Isidor remains on West Ham's shortlist, while discussions over a Ligue 1 forward have reportedly reached an advanced stage. Even so, Parrott has climbed near the top of the club's wish list after a disappointing pre-season in front of goal.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – NOVEMBER 16: Troy Parrott of Republic of Ireland celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Hungary and Republic of Ireland at on November 16, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by David Balogh/Getty Images)
Few forwards across Europe improved their reputation more than Parrott last season. The Republic of Ireland international struck 16 Eredivisie goals and supplied five ******* ists in 28 league appearances during the 2025/26 campaign. Across all competitions, he delivered 30 goals, helping AZ Alkmaar lift the KNVB Cup while establishing himself as one of Dutch football's standout finishers.

#parrott #west #republic