The 2026 summer transfer market is entering its most decisive and heated phase. With major deals threatening to break historic LaLiga records, political tensions within FIFA over the host of the 2030 World Cup, and surprises on the pitch during preseason friendlies, world football is not offering a single second of respite.
Real Madrid have all but sealed the arrival of Yan Diomandé from RB Leipzig. Negotiations between the two clubs have progressed at great speed, and the final agreement could be made official in the coming hours. The deal is shaping up to be the most expensive transfer in the club's history, surpassing previous record figures to strengthen Madrid's sporting project.
FC Barcelona have launched a new and aggressive push to secure the signing of Julián Álvarez. Deco, the club's sporting director, travelled to Madrid to hold direct talks with the Atlético de Madrid board. The Catalan club's intention is for "La Araña" to wear the blaugrana shirt this very season, while the Argentine forward is considering requesting a formal meeting with Atleti to help facilitate his departure.
On the institutional front, controversy has erupted following reports claiming that Gianni Infantino offered the 2030 World Cup final to Morocco in exchange for guaranteeing electoral support for his re-election as FIFA president. Although world football's governing body has flatly denied the existence of any such pact, political tensions over the allocation of the decisive match between Spain, Portugal, and the North African country continue to grow.
In a lighter vein, Pablo Gavi has grabbed all the media attention after fulfilling the promise he made before the global tournament. After being crowned world champion with the Spanish national team, the Andalusian midfielder surprised everyone on social media by showing off a striking new hairstyle dyed completely pink.

#made

A coat owned by French actress, model and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot is to be auctioned to raise money for a dog rescue charity.
Bardot, who died in December, aged 91, rose to fame during her teen modelling career, later becoming a famous actress starring in the film 'And God Created Woman'. She turned her attention to supporting animal charities in her retirement.
Now, a sleeveless velvet coat she owned will be sold at The Cotswold Auction Company in Cheltenham to raise money for the Dogs in Distress charity.
Senior valuer Jenny Low said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own an item of clothing designed for and worn by screen icon Brigitte Bardot."
Deprived area pupils face high obesity rates

#brigitte #owned #actress

Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the "Baron Health Care Fund". A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Fund gained 11.99% during the quarter, compared with the 10.48% gain for the Russell 3000 Health Care Index and the 15.44% gain for the Russell 3000 Index. Since inception, the Fund appreciated 10.61% on an annualized basis, compared with 10.02% for the Benchmark and 14.83% for the Index. Strong stock selection in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health care equipment, and life sciences tools and services supported the Fund's outperformance, although limited exposure to managed care stocks reduced relative returns. The Fund remains positive on health care due to improving biotechnology funding, strong acquisition activity, recovering managed care margins, and growth from an aging population, chronic disease, medical innovation, and higher health care spending. In addition, please check the Fund's top five holdings to know the best picks in 2026.
In its second-quarter 2026 investor letter, Baron Health Care Fund highlighted Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV). The fund re-established a position in Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV), a US-based health benefits company, during the quarter. On August 03, 2026, Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV) closed at $382.77 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $81.54 billion. Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV) posted a one-month return of -8.61%, while its shares gained 38.48% over the past 52 weeks.
Baron Health Care Fund stated the following regarding Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:ELV) in its Q2 2026 investor letter:
"We re-established positions in two previously owned managed care companies, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Elevance Health, Inc. Both companies manage diversified portfolios, providing insurance and health care services to Commercial, Exchange, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage members. We believe that the insurance cycle is turning more favorable for these companies, particularly in their Medicare Advantage businesses. After several years of elevated utilization trends, inadequate reimbursement, and regulatory challenges coupled with aggressive pricing to drive share gains, which drove operating margins to depressed levels, UnitedHealth and Elevance have exited unprofitable Medicare Advantage markets and products, right-sized benefits, and are now in the process of rebuilding profitability. We further think that the application of AI will enable them to take a significant bite out of administrative costs as well. Finally, we believe that the earnings power of both companies is well above current levels ******* uming they can approach their longterm target margins over the next few years. If we further ******* ume a reasonable multiple on future earnings power, we believe there is substantial upside in both stocks."

#care #baron

Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the "Baron Health Care Fund". A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Fund gained 11.99% during the quarter, compared with the 10.48% gain for the Russell 3000 Health Care Index and the 15.44% gain for the Russell 3000 Index. Since inception, the Fund appreciated 10.61% on an annualized basis, compared with 10.02% for the Benchmark and 14.83% for the Index. Strong stock selection in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health care equipment, and life sciences tools and services supported the Fund's outperformance, although limited exposure to managed care stocks reduced relative returns. The Fund remains positive on health care due to improving biotechnology funding, strong acquisition activity, recovering managed care margins, and growth from an aging population, chronic disease, medical innovation, and higher health care spending. In addition, please check the Fund's top five holdings to know the best picks in 2026.
In its second-quarter 2026 investor letter, Baron Health Care Fund highlighted Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD). Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines for unmet medical needs, detracted from the fund's performance during the quarter. On August 03, 2026, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) closed at $131.15 per share. The one-month return of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was -3.82%, and its shares gained 16.62% over the past 52 weeks. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) has a market capitalization of $162.83 billion.
Baron Health Care Fund stated the following regarding Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) in its Q2 2026 investor letter:
"Biotechnology company Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) is best known for developing and commercializing therapies that treat and prevent HIV. Following a strong first-quarter advance driven by continued enthusiasm surrounding the launch of Yeztugo for HIV prevention, the stock detracted from performance in the second quarter. Shares pulled back after management issued conservative 2026 guidance in February, including expectations for approximately $800 million of Yeztugo sales, below investor expectations. Despite the more cautious outlook, we remain confident in Yeztugo's long-term opportunity. Unlike Descovy, a daily oral preventive treatment, Yeztugo is a twice-yearly injectable therapy that has the potential to significantly improve patient compliance. Looking ahead, we continue to view Gilead as a leader in HIV treatment and prevention, with Yeztugo representing an important new preventive option and a promising next-generation pipeline that includes a weekly oral lenacapavir and islatravir combination being developed with Merck & Co., Inc., as well as a wholly-owned weekly regimen incorporating a novel integrase inhibitor designed to offer a higher barrier to resistance."

#sciences #gild #Health

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Life insurance can help protect your family from financial hardship after you're gone. In 2025, 51% of Americans ages 18 to 75 said they owned life insurance, according to LIMRA, a life insurance industry research group.
Understanding how life insurance works can help you decide whether you need a policy and what type of coverage best fits your needs.
Life insurance is a contract in which you pay a series of premium payments, and in exchange, an insurance company pays out a lump sum to your beneficiaries if you pass away while the policy is active. Some policies protect you for a set number of years, while others can last the rest of your life. Some are simple and affordable, and others can be complex and expensive.
At its core, life insurance shifts some of the financial risk of your death to an insurance company. Whether you need coverage depends largely on who relies on you financially. People with dependents, shared financial obligations, or limited savings generally need life insurance the most.

#life

Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the "Baron Health Care Fund". A copy of the letter is available to download here. The Fund gained 11.99% during the quarter, compared with the 10.48% gain for the Russell 3000 Health Care Index and the 15.44% gain for the Russell 3000 Index. Since inception, the Fund appreciated 10.61% on an annualized basis, compared with 10.02% for the Benchmark and 14.83% for the Index. Strong stock selection in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health care equipment, and life sciences tools and services supported the Fund's outperformance, although limited exposure to managed care stocks reduced relative returns. The Fund remains positive on health care due to improving biotechnology funding, strong acquisition activity, recovering managed care margins, and growth from an aging population, chronic disease, medical innovation, and higher health care spending. In addition, please check the Fund's top five holdings to know the best picks in 2026.
In its second-quarter 2026 investor letter, Baron Health Care Fund highlighted Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD). Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) manufactures and supplies precision instruments and services in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally. On August 03, 2026, Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) closed at $1,445.00 per share. The one-month return of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) was 10.84%, and its shares gained 15.44% over the past 52 weeks. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) has a market capitalization of $28.95 billion..
Baron Health Care Fund stated the following regarding Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) in its Q2 2026 investor letter:
"We added to our position in Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD), a company we have owned in the Fund since inception. Mettler is a leading global provider of precision instruments and services. The company's products are used in key R&D, quality control, and manufacturing processes for customers in the life sciences, food, and chemicals industries, among others. We believe Mettler has multiple competitive advantages, including its strong brand, product offering and large installed base; large direct sales and service network; global supply chain; sophisticated sales and marketing programs; longstanding local presence in fast growing emerging markets; and culture of operational excellence and execution. The company has a long track record of generating consistent earnings growth. In the quarter, Mettler's organic revenue growth rate and guidance were slightly below expectations. We thought the negative stock reaction was way overblown, leading to a valuation the stock had not seen in many years. We are confident that over the long-term Mettler can generate mid-teens or better annual earnings growth."

#toledo

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Allworth Financial, a Folsom, Calif.-based registered investment advisor with $39 billion in client ******* ets, has acquired Sachetta, a Lynnfield, Mass.-based wealth management and tax advisory firm overseeing $1.1 billion in ******* ets under management.
In addition, the RIA announced it has added Arthur Stein Financial, a Bethesda, Md.-based RIA specializing in financial planning for federal employees and retirees. That firm, majority owned by Arthur Stein, has about $141 million in AUM, according to its most recent Form ADV.
The moves come after Allworth executed a recapitalization in April led by Integrum Holdings and including former investors Lightyear Capital and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The investment was structured to ******* ist in "Allworth's organic growth plan, including expanding its national footprint through high-quality partnerships with firms that share its long-term commitment to clients, advisors and employees," the RIA wrote in the deal announcement.
The move for Sachetta adds 21 professionals, including 13 wealth and tax advisors, and approximately 630 client households in the Boston area.

#investment

Since taking the reins at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB), Greg Abel has been busy reshaping the conglomerate's stock portfolio. He trimmed the enormous Apple stake, built a large position in Alphabet, and closed out more than a dozen smaller holdings.
Yet one corner of the empire he has left almost entirely alone is energy. Coming from a CEO who spent his career running Berkshire's energy business, that may be a signal worth reading closely.
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Berkshire's energy footprint is substantial, and Abel has not reduced it. Chevron remains a top-five holding at roughly 7% of the equity portfolio, and Berkshire has held on to its large Occidental Petroleum stake without trimming a share. If anything, the company has deepened the relationship, completing the purchase of Occidental's OxyChem business earlier this year. On top of the stocks sits Berkshire Hathaway Energy, the wholly owned utility giant that Abel himself built into a powerhouse. While the technology portfolio got reshuffled, energy simply stood pat.
Abel is an energy operator at his core, so leaving these bets alone, and even adding to them, hints at real conviction. The timing sharpens the point. Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a surge in electricity demand, and Abel has said that roughly half of Berkshire Hathaway Energy's businesses now serve AI-related power needs, with data centers already making up a growing share of the load in some of its markets. Seen that way, both the oil stocks and the utilities look less like leftovers and more like a deliberate bet on a world that will need vastly more energy. Abel may simply see durable, underappreciated value in the one industry he knows better than anyone.

#energy #NYSE #flashing

On Sunday, it took Chelsea Green a little more than 11 seconds to climb a purposefully placed ladder and retrieve the WWE Women's Championship. In those 11 seconds, with tens of thousands of fans frantically cheering her on, Green completed one of the most unlikely rises in recent memory and upended the perceived hierarchy in WWE.
In her mind, it felt like a lot longer.
"The minute that Jade [Cargill] and Charlotte [Flair], and Lash [Legend] and Tiffany [Stratton] took those last ******* ps off the ladders, I felt the entire stadium rumbling," Green told Uncrowned. "When I opened my eyes and I looked left and right, the feeling was incredible. I get chills just thinking about it now. There was this energy that I've never felt in my entire career, and I hope I can bottle it up and take it with me for the rest of my life.
"I know I scurried up there very quickly, but to me, it felt like it took 13 years to climb that ladder."
Green's wrestling career began in 2014, working for myriad promotions before eventually landing in WWE full-time in 2018. Signed under the NXT brand, Green suffered a broken wrist in her televised debut in 2019 before working her way up to the main roster in 2020. In what became an unfortunate trend, Green again suffered a broken wrist in her televised "SmackDown" debut. She was subsequently released by WWE early in 2021.

#seconds #climb #entire

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) is seeking to raise up to $200 million through the U.S. initial public offering of its second private markets investment fund, according to a regulatory filing released on Monday.
The new vehicle, Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII), plans to offer as many as 8 million shares, including 400,000 shares owned by Robinhood itself. The shares are being marketed at $25 each.
The new offering forms part of Robinhood's broader strategy to give retail investors greater access to private companies, an area traditionally dominated by leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms.
Robinhood Ventures Fund II will focus on investing in early-stage and growth-stage private businesses, with particular emphasis on companies that currently participate in, or have previously graduated from, the Y Combinator startup accelerator.
The launch follows the debut of Robinhood Ventures Fund I in March.

#private #million #Companies #stage

A group of bondholders have warned Aston Martin they may begin legal proceedings over its £550m financing arrangement with HPS Investment Partners, the Financial Times (FT) reported.
The British carmaker confirmed last month that it had agreed the funding package with BlackRock-owned private credit firm HPS.
The deal includes a £450m term loan and a separate £100m facility available for later drawdown.
The financing has been challenged by a group of existing creditors owed £1.3bn ($1.74bn), who say the structure places ******* ets beyond their reach and breaches conditions linked to Aston Martin's current debt.
According to the report, the bondholders have sent a "letter before action" to Aston Martin's board, warning that legal proceedings may follow.

#aston

SiriusXM and American Electric Power both go ex-dividend August 10, offering yields of 3.56% and 2.95% with earnings comfortably covering both payouts.
AEP's commercial load climbed 15% on data-center demand, backing a $78 billion capital plan and 7%-9% annual earnings growth through 2030.
Timberland Bancorp issues its 55th consecutive quarterly dividend August 24, with $4.05 EPS covering a $1.12 annual payout at just 11x earnings.
Act now: the ***** yst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and American Electric Power didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.
Three well-known dividend payers share a single deadline this week. SiriusXM (NASDAQ:SIRI), American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP), and Timberland Bancorp (NASDAQ:TSBK) all go ex-dividend on Monday, August 10. To collect the upcoming payment on any of them, shares must be owned by the close of Friday, August 7.

#august #american #electric #siriusxm

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It's been a summer of poker in Las Vegas, but now it's time to crown a champion. The 2026 World Series of Poker main event final table starts Monday.
This year's WSOP had a record-breaking turnout of 9,208 participants in Sin City, and the field has been slowly whittling down since July 2. Only nine elite players remain in contention for a ***** le, and each are already guaranteed a prize of at least $1 million.
These nine players, hailing from the United States, Canada, Finland, France and Cyprus, had to battle through dozens of marathon sessions in recent weeks to secure a spot at the final table. There's now just one battle left, and it will continue until an outright champion is crowned, which could take days.
Be sure to tune in for this elite championship fight.

#Event

A little rain may have changed some plans, but it couldn't stop the 2026 Taunton Junior City Open.
A wet, windy morning on Monday, Aug. 3 saw the opening round of the Silver City's annual youth golf tournament shortened, with Divisions 2 (ages 14-15) and Division 3 (ages 16-18) playing nine holes instead of the usual 18 while Division 1 (ages 11-13) was able to just get in six holes before the skies broke open. However, a much brighter and drier final round followed on Tuesday, Aug. 4 saw all 18 holes and then some played at the John F. Parker Municipal Golf Course, and with it, three new champions crowned.
In Division 3, Taunton High rising junior Colby Emond reigned supreme, improving on his third place Division 2 showing in 2025 to take the oldest division ****** le shooting a combined 111 (+6) over 27 holes. Luke Durfee finished runner up, shooting a 113 (+8) while Emond's Tiger teammate Logan Gallinger shot 115 (+10) to finish third.
"(It was) just two good days of golf," Emond said. "Wasn't the greatest conditions, but I got it done and that's all that matters."
In Division 2, Bristol-Plymouth rising sophomore Cal Soderberg and Taunton High rising sophomore Liam Ballantine found themselves tied at 114 (+9) after 27 holes, sending the duo to a sudden-death overtime. After both shot a 5 on the first two holes, Soderberg surpassed Ballantine with a par putt for 4 on the third hole to secure the ****** le. His fellow Craftsman rising sophomore, Camden Scimonelli, came in third after shooting a 118 (+13).

#holes

Kalle Rovanpera says he is open minded about his return to competitive motorsport next year as the two-time world rally champion plans to discuss his next steps with Toyota.
Rovanpera has received the green light to resume his motorsport career after recovering from a health issue that forced the Finn to abandon plans to make the leap from rallying to circuit racing in Super Formula this year.
But last weekend Rovanpera jumped back behind the wheel of a Toyota Corolla GT AE86 rally car when he joined his world ***** le winning co-driver Jonne Halttunen for demonstration runs on the Harju stage at Rally Finland.
The outing in a car owned by Halttunen was Rovanpera's first drive in rally machinery since stepping away from the World Rally Championship at the end of 2025.
"It was so much fun," the 25-year-old told Motorsport.com. "It has been nice to come see the service park and all the old friends and team-mates. It's nice to be spectating a bit.

#toyota #plans

Prince Harry reportedly once said that King Charles was "not a hands-on father" during an interview. The Duke of Sussex had a falling out with the monarch after stepping down from his senior working royal duties. The rift deepened further when Harry publicly spoke about his grievances against the Royal Family in several interviews and later in his memoir, "Spare." Now, after Harry and Charles finally reunited during a meeting on July 10, his years-old comments about his father have resurfaced once again.
Angela Levin, a renowned journalist, wrote on her Substack post that Prince Harry once described King Charles as "not a hands-on father." In her post, she shared her views on the prince's personality. She wrote that Harry has always been "entitled" and, while he has a humorous side and natural charisma, he can also be "resentful and demanding."
She continued by saying that even at 41, Harry believes life has been "unfair" to him and wants things to go his way. According to Levin, even though Harry and Meghan Markle resigned from their royal duties in 2020, the duke still wants all the privileges of being a member of the royal family, further calling him a "spoilt child."
Levin also shared her thoughts on Harry's relationship with his father, Charles. She claimed that the prince wants the monarch to "apologise" to Markle. Instead, she believes that the ****** ss of Sussex should be the one offering an apology.
She further argued that Harry's "entitled behaviour" has cost him popularity over the years. He wrote in his memoir, "Spare," about having a smaller room than his brother, Prince William. The duke also talked about receiving "one less sausage at supper." According to Levin, he is so determined to have things his own way. This is why Queen Camilla remained by Charles' side during the reunion between the Sussexes and the king.

#harry #royal #father #duke

After Castro and Koulierakis, Roma is very close to making their third signing.
To strengthen their right flank, the Giallorossi had their eye on Givairo Read, a 2006-born Dutchman currently owned by Feyenoord.
However, the Rotterdam club's demands were deemed excessive by those at Trigoria, so they opted for Nahuel Molina, currently playing for Atlético Madrid.
Yesterday, Roma presented the Colchoneros with an offer of €17 million, including bonuses, to bring the former Udinese player back to Italy. This sum is significantly lower than the €30 million Feyenoord was asking for Read.
According to Matteo Moretto on Fabrizio Romano's YouTube channel, the deal for Roma-Molina is very close to being finalized and could be completed between today and tomorrow.

#molina #close #castro #koulierakis

After spending nearly $16 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure in the second quarter, Elon Musk used ****** eX's first earnings call as a public company on Tuesday to explain why he believes ****** eX is uniquely positioned to dominate the AI compute race: rocket scientists.
Defending the company's aggressive investment in AI, Musk argued that the engineering expertise required to design reusable rockets and satellites translates directly to building AI data centers, comparing the company's advantage in the market to "the New York Yankees going in and playing a Little League team."
Data centers are a "trivial problem" compared to what ****** eX's rocket engineers work on every day, Musk said.
"We're taking a small amount of the expertise that we use for rockets and satellites, and applying that to scaling terrestrial data centers," he said, arguing that even a fraction of ****** eX's aerospace engineering experience produces "an amazing outcome" when applied to AI infrastructure.
Musk made the boast without naming any of his "little league" rivals. ****** eX is a relative newcomer to the data center business, an industry long dominated by the giant cloud services providers such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet-owned Google. All three of those business reported record growth in their cloud divisions for their most recent earnings reports. A growing crop of "neocloud" startups are also racing to build the data centers and computing capacity needed to power artificial intelligence.

#SpaceX #artificial #infrastructure

Daniel Kretinsky has made a decisive move in the battle for control of West Ham United, setting up a major ownership showdown that could block Amanda Staveley's planned investment in the club, The Times reports.
Staveley's consortium recently agreed a £150 million deal to buy the 25.1% stake owned by the family of the late David Gold.
However, under West Ham's shareholder agreement, the current shareholders have the right to match that offer before any outside buyer can complete a purchase.
Kretinsky has now moved to strengthen his position.
The Czech billionaire, who is also the club's co-chair, has reduced his own shareholding from 27% to below 25% by agreeing to sell more than two per cent to Czech entrepreneur Jakub Havrlant.

#Gold #however

The White Sox (59-53) folded on offense and waved the white flag on the mound as the Red Sox (61-51) rolled to a 14-2 victory in Tuesday's series opener, outhitting Chicago, 15-6. Davis Martin floundered through five innings while Patrick Sandoval worked smoothly through the South Siders despite struggling with his control, earning the W for the Red Sox.
Tonight was the second time this season that Martin has allowed nine runs; the other was June 16, while visiting the Yankees, when things really started to go downhill. There are definitely some red flags to consider as we head into crunch time in a tight division race, since this was the third outing in a row where he surrendered four or more runs. Davis owned a 3.62 ERA just a few hours ago, but Tuesday's implosion has inflated it to 4.13 on the season. In his last seven starts (34 1/3 innings), he owns a rough 6.55 ERA with a 1.60 WHIP, and he's been striking guys out at a much lower rate with just 20 Ks in this time span.
There may have been at least one explanation for Tuesday's disaster. After the game, manager Will Venable said Davis Martin was tipping his pitches, an issue catcher Kyle Teel identified during the game and brought to the coaching staff's attention. That doesn't erase Martin's recent struggles, but it does provide some context for why Boston's hitters looked so comfortable from the opening inning.
Martin's recent inconsistency is still worth monitoring. While tipping pitches may have contributed to Tuesday's outing, his results over the past several starts have been uneven. His recent inconsistencies were one of the main reasons I was hoping Chris Getz would trade for another starting pitcher before Monday's deadline, especially when everyone not named Sean Burke is a wild card when they start. Before the All-Star break — through June, really — Davis looked like he was approaching ace status, but he has been regressing lately, and it's hard to imagine how he would perform in a playoff game at this moment in time. I'm still optimistic, and I've not given up on him by any means, but if we are being realistic, there's quite a bit of uncertainty around his performance for the remainder of the season.
Right off the bat, Nick Sogard rattled Martin with a leadoff double off the Green Monster, then hit Ceddanne Rafaela square in the back on a curveball that got away to put two runners on. Davis navigated an out on a deep fly that advanced the runners, but back-to-back base hits from Willson Contreras and Masataka Yoshida scored the first run for the Red Sox, 1-0, and then loaded the bases with just one out. Naturally, Caleb Durbin demolished the second pitch he saw for a grand slam over the Green Monster in left, increasing the Boston lead to five, 5-0.

#martin #time #june

An England fan who prematurely crowned England as World Cup winners in a tattoo has had his new artwork amended.
Sean Carrington spent £550 on a leg tattoo of the World Cup trophy above the words "England World Cup Winner 2026" after The Three Lions' 2-1 win over DR Congo in the round of 32.
The 36-year-old was so convinced Thomas Tuchel's side would go all the way before Argentina prematurely ended England's chances of World Cup glory in a 2-1 defeat.
Now the roofer has returned to Holy Trinity Tattoo Studio in Standish to add "Just joking" underneath.
Following his second trip to the tattoo parlour, he told the BBC: "I'm more bothered that England hasn't won the World Cup than I am to have a tattoo on my leg".

#england #winner

Darren Till and Yoel Romero had to be forced apart by security their face-off ran beyond three tense minutes as the ex-UFC pair set the tone for their dream match in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).
Liverpudlian Till, 33, is making his second outing for the Conor McGregor-owned bare-knuckle promotion after securing a knockout win of Aaron Chalmers, once of Geordie Shore fame, in his debut in May.
The former UFC **** le contender now clashes with someone he once shared the middleweight rankings with in Romero, who at 49 continues to prove his reputation as a physical specimen.
After trading barbs in their press conference in Manchester, the fighters took to the stage to close out the show with a customary face-off - and while there were no fireworks in the sense of a physical clash, it **** ed attention for a completely different reason.
Romero slowly lifted his head and locked eyes with Till, with their stare not broken for a total of three minutes and 28 seconds.

#romero #face #once

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit have spent years trying to turn a modest island cabin into a showcase of Norwegian design — an ambitious renovation that stalled just as it was about to break ground. Now a storm named Amy has done what years of royal scandal couldn't: it forced their hands. The tempest tore apart one of the docks on Flatholmen, the tiny island the couple has owned since 2008. The damage has produced the first real building permit the property has seen in years — not for the glass-and-timber dream house long promised, but for a humble pier.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette- Marit at Nordstu- Solberg farm in 2024 (Getty Images)
According to Norwegian outlet TV2, the municipality of Risør has cleared the crown prince and princess to rebuild the storm-wrecked dock. It's a modest approval, capped at six square meters, but it matters; without a working dock, the island is barely reachable, and any future revival of the couple's long-shelved architectural project would need one regardless.
The permit came with a catch. A companion request — for a seaside platform of the kind common along Norway's coast — was withdrawn after the state administrator recommended against it. The dock itself only cleared because of an unusual technicality: one of Flatholmen's existing moorings is used by police, which let the municipality authorize a second access point without setting a precedent for other landowners. Haakon and Mette-Marit will cover both the construction and the roughly $575 in municipal fees themselves. Notably, the original dock — built sometime between 1982 and 2004 — never had a formal permit at all, so this approval is being processed as new construction from scratch.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, alongside their kids Prince Sverre Magnus and Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and their dogs, Milly Kakao and ****** ins Krakebolle (NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

#haakon

Before they became household names, these Hollywood stars were already turning heads on the pageant stage. Competing in beauty contests helped them develop the confidence, poise and stage presence that would later serve them in the spotlight. Here are 11 A-listers who traded crowns and sashes for successful careers in entertainment.
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Before becoming a household name, Michelle Pfeiffer's early participation in beauty pageants helped launch her storied career and gave her the confidence to shine on and off the silver screen. At just 19 years old, she entered the Miss Orange County Beauty Pageant in 1978, which led to a Hollywood agent discovering her talent, as reported by the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Pfeiffer's journey from glamour contests to starring roles is a classic tale of beauty, talent and ambition coming together under the spotlight.
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As the first Black woman crowned Miss America, Vanessa Williams triumphed over challenges and redefined what it meant to be a beauty queen in the spotlight. She made history on September 17, 1983, becoming the first African-American woman to win the ******* le in the pageant's 63-year history, according to History.com. Williams transformed her pageant platform into a powerful launching pad, building a decades-long career as both a celebrated musician and lauded actress.

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The Jets were active this offseason trying to upgrade a roster that finished 3-14 in 2025. The team owned four of the top 50 selections in the 2026 NFL Draft. Prior to the Draft, the team was also active in free agency and the trade market, hoping to add veteran experience to a young roster.
Last week in our SB Nation Reacts survey, we asked you which veteran addition would play best for the team in the upcoming 2026 campaign. The results are in.
I have to admit I am a bit surprised by the results.
I fully expected Minkah Fitzpatrick, a veteran still playing good football, to net a number of votes. I just didn't think Demario Davis would get so few. I personally expected him to finish above Geno Smith. After all, Davis is coming off a strong year, while Smith is coming off a poor season. Jets fans seem to have faith in the quarterback, though. Time will tell whether they are right.
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It's been a summer of poker in Las Vegas, but now it's time to crown a champion. The 2026 World Series of Poker main event final table starts Monday.
This year's WSOP had a record-breaking turnout of 9,208 participants in Sin City, and the field has been slowly whittling down since July 2. Only nine elite players remain in contention for a **** le, and each are already guaranteed a prize of at least $1 million.
These nine players, hailing from the United States, Canada, Finland, France and Cyprus, had to battle through dozens of marathon sessions in recent weeks to secure a spot at the final table. There's now just one battle left, and it will continue until an outright champion is crowned, which could take days.
Be sure to tune in for this elite championship fight.

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Sports franchises have seen a ton of new investors in recent years, drawing eyes to the NFL as a league that offers significant returns, given the financial health of the organization.
With that significant influx of cash, it appears Jerry Jones' Dallas Cowboys could be next in line to get a fresh injection.
Jones has owned the Cowboys since 1989 and is nowhere close to thinking about selling the team outright.
The Cowboys owner said the franchise isn't actively looking to bring in new investors at this time. However, he is not closing the door on future possibilities, and if he does, he would be willing to negotiate with billionaire Mark Cuban, who expressed interest in potentially purchasing a stake.
Cuban revealed, via the Dallas Morning News, that he is "sure our Harbinger fund would be open to it."

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St. Mary Catholic Central is a football team without a home.
For many years, the Falcons have rented Navarre Field in Monroe to play its home games.
Monroe Public Schools, which had owned the historic site since 1927, sold the property in February. The stands there have been razed.
SMCC has plans to build its own field on the site of the old Boysville facility off Nadeau Rd., but that won't be completed for at least a couple of years.
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BlueCo-owned Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg have signed Genesis Antwi (19) from Chelsea FC, both clubs have announced. The Sweden U21 international right-back is the first Chelsea player to join the Alsatians on loan this summer. Mykhailo Mudryk could follow suit. Antwi has regularly played for Chelsea's Under-21 side in the past two seasons.
The right-back made his first senior team appearances during Chelsea's run to their maiden UEFA Conference League ***** le in 2024-2025. Antwi remained contracted with the Premier League side until 2028. Strasbourg were in need of bolstering their right-back options with Guéla Doué seemingly of interest for PSG.
"The 19-year-old will now spend the forthcoming campaign on loan in the French top flight. We look forward to monitoring Genesis' progress and wish him the best of luck at Strasbourg", Chelsea say.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval

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Franco Baresi was at the heart of it - undeniably so - when, 20 years after the Bernabéu, AC Milan were crowned champions of Europe once again, this time not in Madrid but in Barcelona. AC Milan 4-0 Steaua Bucharest (24 May 1989), the European Cup Final at Camp Nou, was yet another night when Baresi ran the defence with flawless tactical precision. His heart and leadership also left their mark - even from the touchline - in AC Milan vs Barcelona (18 May 1994), the Match of the Century.
That was the famous 4-0 triumph in the Champions League Final in Athens. Although AC Milan were forced to change their line-up after Baresi's suspension in the one-legged semi-final at San Siro, his leadership and organisation of the defence against Johan Cruyff's legendary Barcelona side (from within the dugout) remain one of football's greatest tactical masterclasses. Such was his passion, that even after the recent World Cup in the United States, the most iconic image of football in America is still that of Baresi in tears after the penalty shootout in the World Cup Final between Italy and Brazil on 17 July 1994 in Pasadena, California. Franco returned after a remarkable recovery, just 25 days after meniscus surgery, producing a monumental display in which he shut down world-class players such as Romário and Bebeto, coming agonisingly close to lifting the trophy before Italy's defeat on penalties.
HISTORY-SHAPING MOMENTSFranco Baresi was a master of last-ditch defending thanks to his timing, tactical intelligence and perfectly executed sliding tackles. A trademark "Baresi tackle" combined an instinctive ability to anticipate his opponent with an almost scientific reading of ******* e, excelling above all in recovery runs and seamlessly turning defence into attack. Franco seemed to read the flight of the ball before the forwards themselves - partly because he appeared born to do it, but above all because the fire that always burned within him was his determination to protect his beloved AC Milan. An AC Milan supporter only truly realised the team had conceded when they saw Franco's head drop. But then the game would restart, and moments later he'd be flying into another perfectly timed tackle, winning the ball cleanly.
Baresi compensated for his modest stature with flawless positioning. His legendary recovery on Carlos Aguilera during AC Milan's 1-0 win over Torino in December 1993, just days before flying to ******* an for the Intercontinental Cup Final against São Paulo, featuring Cafu and Leonardo, remains one of his defining moments. With an extraordinary burst of pace followed by a sliding challenge, the AC Milan captain made up precious ground to divert the ball behind for a corner, preventing what looked like a certain goalscoring opportunity for the Torino striker. With the score still in the balance, Baresi recovered two or three metres on Aguilera through a remarkable acceleration before diving like a hawk to cleanly take the ball from his opponent's