Borussia Dortmund lost the first match of their ******* an pre-season tour 1-0 at Cerezo Osaka in the absence of many regular players on Wednesday.
Solomon Sakuragawa scored an early winner for the J-League club whose line-up included former Dortmund player Shinji Kagawa.
Dortmund's team mainly featured youth team players as a large number of others are on holiday after the World, led by Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck who is also injured, Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel and Norway full back Julian Ryerson.
But Jobe Bellingham and Fábio Silva are part of the squad in ******* an along with Maximilian Beier, Felix Nmecha and Waldemar Anton, who could feature in the second match on Saturday against FC Tokyo.
Coach Niko Kovac has said there will be "less training than some may have expected" and that the date for the ******* an trip in the third week of the pre-season was chosen "so that we just play."

#dortmund #season #players

The Atlanta Braves announced Tuesday that they have selected the contract of right-hander Elieser Hernández and optioned left-hander Connor Thomas to Triple-A Gwinnett.
The move comes after Monday's game, where Thomas gave up 11 earned runs in just 2.2 innings against the New York Mets. Hernández is back with Atlanta after appearing for the club last week, as he continues to bounce between the Braves and Triple-A Gwinnett as a bullpen depth option.
Tuesday's washout in New York leads to a split doubleheader at Citi Field today. Games will be at 1:10 and 7:10 ET.
Boston Red Sox infielder Curtis Mead is heading to the 10-day injured list due to a broken wrist.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Trevor McDonald will undergo Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the rest of 2026 and likely all of 2027.

#gwinnett #ndez

Elsa Pataky is giving fans a peek into her family life away from the spotlight. She recently traveled to Kenya with her teenage daughter, India Rose. The actress loved every moment of their special mother-daughter getaway. Sharing rare photos of her children is a unique treat for her fans. Pataky and her husband, Chris Hemsworth, usually keep their private life quiet, making these new memories even more meaningful.
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In a heartwarming Instagram carousel post, Elsa Pataky shared a carousel of rare pictures from her recent mother-daughter adventure in Kenya. She posted the photos on her official Instagram account, calling the trip "the adventure of a lifetime." The recap gave followers a glimpse into their time together in the beautiful Maasai Mara region.
The photos captured Pataky and her 14-year-old daughter, India Rose, exploring the stunning African wilderness side by side. In one photo, the pair enjoyed horseback riding across the wide-open savanna. Other snapshots showed them enjoying close encounters with majestic wildlife, including gentle elephants roaming nearby. They also spent cozy evenings gathered around a warm campfire with close friends under the night sky.
In her Instagram caption, Pataky expressed deep gratitude to the trip organizers and everyone who made the journey so special. She described the entire safari as an unforgettable experience filled with joy and wonder. Fans quickly flooded the comments to praise the rare, beautiful pictures of India Rose and the breathtaking scenery.

#fans

Why the Padres should (and shouldn't) trade star closer Mason Miller at the 2026 MLB trade deadline originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
When it's MLB trade deadline season, the San Diego Padres are typically big players one way or another. That likely won't change in 2026 — but A.J. Preller has much different decisions to make than usual.
While Preller's Padres have become known for their all-in mentality on the trade market, acquiring stars and big bats late in the summer with goals to make a playoff push, San Diego has been floating in no-man's land this season. The last two years, the Padres were clear deadline buyers, on their way to consecutive playoff trips. Now, sitting at a clean .500 as of Monday (53-53), things are far less clear.
On one hand, San Diego could buy, or stand pat, in hopes of making a playoff push. Or, if Preller isn't convinced on the Padres' chances, they may have the best trade chip on the market: closer Mason Miller, who has had a historic reliever season and will likely wind up with down-the-ballot NL Cy Young Award votes.
Should the Padres deal Miller while his value is sky-high? Or should they hold onto Miller, hoping their rotation and bats can pick up enough slack to make the postseason? Here's the case for both arguments on the two-time All-Star closer.

#trade #season

Seagate is due to report earnings after the closing bell Tuesday, with options pricing suggesting traders see its stock swinging as much as 12% in either direction by the end of the week.
The stock has slipped off its highs in recent weeks amid a broader pullback in the AI trade.
Seagate is slated to report earnings after the closing bell Tuesday, and traders are anticipating a big move from the hard drive maker's stock following the results.
Based on recent options pricing, traders expect Seagate (STX) shares could swing as much as 12% in either direction by the end of the week. A move of that size from the stock's level midday trading Monday could see the shares rebound above $900, where they were earlier this month, or drag them down to around $720.
The shares have tripled in value since the start of the year, though they've slipped roughly 30% from their highs last month amid a broader pullback in the AI trade in recent weeks.

#shares #tuesday #closing

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The San Diego Padres stumbled out of the All-Star break dropping back-to-back series on the road to the Kansas City Royals and the Atlanta Braves. Each loss, four in all, seemed to be another nail in the coffin on the 2026 season. The Padres limped into their final series of the road trip against the Miami Marlins with their season seemingly hanging in the balance. Anything less than a winning series would have surely resulted in the team looking to offload expiring contracts at the deadline relegating the remaining players on the roster to play out the string of games before heading to the offseason.
The Padres had other plans and instead of just winning the series against the Marlins, they swept the team from South Beach and handed them their 12th consecutive loss. San Diego had a thrilling win in the third and final game of the series that saw the Padres enter the eighth inning trailing by two runs. Manny Machado hit a two-run home run to tie the game and two batters later, Jackson Merrill connected on a solo home run to put San Diego in the lead. Luis Campusano later added an RBI-single in the inning and the Friar Faithful got a glimpse of what the Padres could be — and were expected to be.
Starting pitching has been problematic for San Diego, but the offense has come to life in the past week. With the offense turning around and the Padres adopting the pitching chaos theory with their rotation has San Diego changed your mind about what they should do at the MLB Trade Deadline. There are five games remaining after the Padres played their series opener against the Colorado Rockies tonight. There is still time to make a decision, and there is still an opportunity to sway decision makers within the organization or maybe the team has already done so. Have they changed your thoughts about the deadline approach?
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The Pirates stormed back to erase a six-run deficit but fell to the Diamondbacks 8-7 in 12 innings on Tuesday night at PNC Park.
Top 1st, 1-0 ARZ: Geraldo Perdomo tripled off the right field wall and Gabriel Moreno brought him home via a groundout to second base against Bubba Chandler.
Top 2nd, 3-0 ARZ: Tim Tawa plated a run on a fielder's choice to short and Corbin Carroll hit a sharp grounder that ate up second baseman Brandon Lowe, resulting in another run for the Diamondbacks (56-52) on an RBI single.
Top 3rd, 4-0 ARZ: Nolan Arenado tacked on another run with an RBI single to left field.

#field #single #park #perdomo

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees finally added a catcher on Tuesday … via a minor league contract.
The team signed veteran backstop Christian Bethancourt and ***** igned him to Triple-A before beating the White Sox, 3-2, in Chicago. The move shouldn't have any impact on the Yankees' pursuit of a righty-swinging catcher prior to the Aug. 3 trade deadline, though options appear limited for them and a handful of other needy clubs.
While Bethancourt is a right-handed hitter, he's ideally just another experienced Triple-A depth catcher for the Yankees alongside J.C. Escarra, a lefty. That depth could prove useful down the road since big league backup Ali Sánchez is out of minor league options.
Sánchez, a right-handed hitter who crushed the first homer of his career in Tuesday's win, would likely be forced out if the Yankees trade for a catcher to pair with the lefty-swinging Austin Wells.
Bethancourt has played in parts of eight big league seasons with the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and Chicago Cubs, but he hasn't appeared in an MLB game since 2024. He had a .775 OPS (.783 vs. righties, .736 vs. lefties) over 59 games for the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate this year.

#league #triple #minor #swinging

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a two-run triple with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Taj Bradley threw six strong innings for the Twins (54-54), who have won three in a row and five of six. They are third in the AL Cental, just two games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox.
Kody Clemens doubled for Minnesota in the fourth and scored on Josh Bell's single. But center fielder Byron Buxton left in the fifth with right hip soreness after running to first base. It's the same joint that caused him to miss the All-Star Game this month.
Kansas City went ahead 2-1 in the sixth when Josh Rojas stole home on the front end of a double steal and Salvador Perez had an RBI single.
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Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston made an early exit from Tuesday's matchup against the Seattle Storm after taking a hard fall.
The incident happened with 4:56 remaining in the second quarter as the Fever led 46-31. Boston was tripped up by Seattle's Flau'jae Johnson as she cut to the basket and subsequently landed on her right knee. Boston immediately grabbed her right knee and writhed in pain on the ground as ESPN cut to commercial break.
Boston was eventually helped to her feet and walked to the locker room under her own power, although she had a visible limp. Boston, who had 11 points and two rebounds in 11 minutes, is questionable to return.
Aliyah Boston appeared to suffer a leg injury during Fever-Storm. pic.twitter.com/EnROrOISdn
"(Aliyah Boston) is just AB. She's an All-Star. She's one of a kind. She's going to be a Hall of Famer one day, and so that is a load for all of us to try to pick up," Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said at halftime. "We're trying to keep the energy, keep the vibes high, and we're going to be OK. I think AB's going to be OK too, but we got to focus on this game. We need to get it for her."

#right

The one-sentence recap for the first two games of the Yankees' series with the White Sox: all's well that ends well.
Was it ideal that the Bombers fell behind on Monday night, struggled to put the Sox away when they gained a lead, and forced their closer to grab the final out? Not exactly, but they got the win. Was it ideal that the Yankees failed to add any insurance runs to the three-run lead they grabbed in the second inning tonight? Not exactly, but they got the win. Was it ideal that David Bednar had to take the mound for the fourth time in five games, losing his 24.2-inning scoreless streak on a two-run homer that made it close right at the end? Not exactly, but they got the win.
Bednar and the bats have Gerrit Cole to thank. Despite some turbulence in the fourth inning, Cole was the pristine pilot on the ******* p that the Yanks needed. Powered by the effort from number 45, the Yankees won 3-2, and gained a full game on the Rays in the American League East standings.
The Bombers' first two trips to the bat rack couldn't have progressed more differently. In the first, Anthony Kay struck out the side to make quick work of the top of the order. In the second, the first two batters Kay faced reached with well-struck singles, giving Anthony Volpe an RBI opportunity. Volpe charged a ball deep to left center where Tristan Peters nearly tracked it down at the wall. But Peters was unable to come down with the catch, the ball stayed in play, and Jasson Domínguez scored for an early 1-0 lead.
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Aliyah Boston had to be helped off the floor with an apparent right knee injury during the second quarter of Tuesday's Indiana Fever game vs. the Seattle Storm.
Boston was moving to the lane to receive a Caitlin Clark pass when she tripped over Flau'jae Johnson's foot. She appeared to land directly on her right knee and immediately grabbed at it in pain.
Players from both teams quickly surrounded Boston as the team trainer rushed out to check on her. She was helped off the floor and taken directly to the locker room.
Boston had has 11 points, two rebounds, an ***** ist and a steal through 10:38. She will likely be replaced at the 5 by a combination of Monique Billings and Makayla Timpson. Billings is off to a strong start vs. the Storm, scoring 12 points and six rebounds in 15:57.
"AB is just AB," Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said during a halftime interview with ESPN. "She's an All-Star. She's one-of-a-kind. She's gonna be a hall of famer one day. So that's a load for all of us to try and pick up. We're trying to keep the energy, keep the vibes high. We're gonna be OK. I think AB's gonna be OK, too. But we have to focus on this game. We need to get it for her."

#boston #we 're #right #knee

Aliyah Boston had to be helped off the floor with an apparent right knee injury during the second quarter of Tuesday's Indiana Fever game vs. the Seattle Storm.
Boston was moving to the lane to receive a Caitlin Clark pass when she tripped over Flau'jae Johnson's foot. She appeared to land directly on her right knee and immediately grabbed at it in pain.
Players from both teams quickly surrounded Boston as the team trainer rushed out to check on her. She was helped off the floor and taken directly to the locker room.
Boston had has 11 points, two rebounds, an ***** ist and a steal through 10:38. She will likely be replaced at the 5 by a combination of Monique Billings and Makayla Timpson. Billings is off to a strong start vs. the Storm, scoring 12 points and six rebounds in 15:57.
Boston has been managing a right lower leg injury that's caused her to miss three games this season.

#storm #floor #directly #points

Counting Stars has been shining bright during her three-year-old season
During the Spring and Summer, most of the Thoroughbred racing focus is on events like the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes, and Travers Stakes. All these races are restricted to three-year-olds and mostly males run in them. For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies. During the 2026 racing season, a fantastic filly named Counting Stars has been quite celestial and is shining as bright as any three-year-old currently, regardless of gender.
The grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks has long been a summer showcase for the three-year-old girls. Inaugurated in 1917, this mile and an eighth dance over the New York dirt has seen its fair share of fantastic fillies. The 2026 edition was a showdown between Kentucky Oaks (opening leg of the Triple Tiarra) winner Always A Runner and Acorn Stakes (third leg and sister to the Belmont Stakes) champ Counting Stars. As the race unfolded, it became more of a showcase for a fabulous female.
Breaking alertly under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., Counting Stars immediately ******* umed the lead and rolled through some solid early fractions (23.86 opening quarter mile, 47.60 half mile). Sashaying to the top of the stretch in an almost effortless fashion, this daughter of Honor A.P. was suddenly challenged by her rival and Oaks winner Always A Runner. With an eighth of a mile to go, the two were running side by side and separated by a whisker. Suddenly, the Stars aligned and with an amazing comet-like burst of speed, this mercurial filly trained by Mark Casse left her rival eating kickback as she whisked towards the wire. At the sixteenth pole the race was over and Counting Stars cruised past the finish an emphatic 4 ¼ lengths ahead in Stakes record time (1:48.98).
"Coming into the race I was about as confident as you can be in this filly", says trainer Mark Casse. "At the eighth pole, I wondered if perhaps I was wrong and she's not as good as I think. Always a Runner is a very good horse so naturally I was a little concerned, but then she responded to the challenge with a huge effort down the lane".

#stakes #year #always #runner

The San Diego Padres have won three games in a row and will look to make that four games with a win against the Colorado Rockies who have a 2-4 record coming into the two-game series at Petco Park.
As is the case seemingly every season, the Rockies players are essentially auditioning for other teams around the league. It is understandable that the Colorado roster wants to play well.
The Padres are stuck in limbo of will they or won't they as the trade deadline approaches. The San Diego players have made no secret that they are aware of how important the next six games are to the team and the season. The Padres have built momentum despite a 5-5 road trip and will need a win today to keep the good vibes going.
Michael King came into the season as a co-ace with Nick Pivetta. He quickly became the sole ace when Pivetta went down with injury. King has not had a dominant season, but he has looked better over the last couple of outings. He is he lone pitcher in the San Diego rotation that is a threat to throw a complete game and time out.
Michael Lorenzen has had a down year, but that does not automatically mean the San Diego offense will have success against the Colorado right-hander. Lorenzen sits at 3-9 on the year and carries a 6.53 ERA. The Padres will have to jump on Lorenzen early and often to give King a chance to pitch with a lead.

#diego #Colorado #Rockies

The Detroit Tigers made a significant roster change Tuesday, activating Javier Báez from the injured list and designating catcher Jake Rogers for ******* ignment.
Báez will immediately return to the lineup and start in center field, according to MLB.com's Jason Beck.
The move brings Báez back after a lengthy absence and ends Rogers' run on Detroit's active roster, at least for now.
Báez had been sidelined since late April before beginning a rehabilitation ******* ignment with Triple-A Toledo.
The 33-year-old was hitting .256 with two home runs, six RBIs and a .678 OPS in 78 at-bats before landing on the injured list. Detroit has increasingly used Báez as a center fielder, giving manager A.J. Hinch another athletic and versatile option in the outfield.

#detroit #injured #tigers #tuesday

Many expected the Dodgers to be facing the Mariners in the World Series last season, but Seattle couldn't close the deal against the Blue Jays. Now, a year later, they're an inferior team, but one still fighting to enter the postseason. The M's will go with the veteran Luis Castillo for the opening game of this series; potentially good news for a Dodgers offense that scored more than four runs only once in its last five games, making the pitching do the heavy lifting in the road trip's last stop at Citi Field.
A symbol of stability for this young Mariners staff ever since his acquisition back at the deadline in 2022, Castillo has a 3-9 record this season, which is a direct indicator of career-low numbers almost across the board. Lately, though, Castillo has had problems keeping the ball in the yard, allowing five home runs in his last two outings, the losing pitcher of record in each of his three outings this month. Although that 4.85 ERA this season justifies a lousy record, it is also a byproduct of the Mariners' complete inability to provide him any run support, scoring just 19 runs in his last eight starts.
Back to the home runs and how they might come into play, the one Dodger to actually leave the yard against the Mets, Kyle Tucker, is also one of the two who has gone deep against Castillo before. The two home runs in Citi Field were encouraging, but even in this recent stretch, Tucker needs to show more to come close to the player the Dodgers thought they were getting. Hitting at home hasn't been an enjoyable task for Tucker with a .607 OPS at Dodger Stadium.
One player who has definitely enjoyed performing at Dodger Stadium, though, is Justin Wrobleski. The Dodgers' starter has managed to keep an ERA below 3.00 both at home and on the road, but his .461 OPS allowed in seven starts at home genuinely sounds made up. Monitoring how he does with an increased workload in the second half is a priority for the Dodgers.
Teams: Dodgers vs. Mariners

#castillo #runs

MLC vs T20 Blast supremacy debate: USA ******* yst claims Major League Cricket is better than England's domestic competition originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
A US cricket ******* yst has claimed Major League Cricket surpasses England's T20 Blast.
Peter Della Penna argued MLC's on-field quality outstrips several established leagues.
His comments have reignited the debate over the competitive standards of franchise cricket.
The perennial debate over which domestic T20 competition reigns supreme has flared up again, this time from an unexpected direction. A prominent American cricket voice has thrown down the gauntlet, arguing that the fledgling Major League Cricket has already overtaken England's long-established T20 Blast in quality.

#Cricket #league #debate #Competition

The Red Sox made an initial strike on the trade market this weekend when they made the 1-for-1 deal that sent lefty starter Connelly Early to the Nationals for breakout star Curtis Mead. It appears they aren't done, either. Here's what we're hearing on Boston's plans ahead of the trade deadline, which is Monday (August 3) at 6 p.m. ET.
º The Red Sox are keeping an open mind ahead of Monday, but according to major league officials, they're targeting three main needs. First, the club — like every contender this time of year — is interested in adding pitching depth, not just at the back end of the rotation but also in the bullpen. Secondly, catching upgrades remain on the table. Lastly — and perhaps most surprisingly — the club is in the shortstop market.
The addition of Mead at second base hasn't stopped Breslow from continuing to look for an infield bat and one rival evaluator said the belief is that the Red Sox are looking for a "long-term" option at shortstop. The market is rich with big-name candidates who may or may not move, including the Angels' Zach Neto, Houston's Jeremy Peña, the Mets' Francisco Lindor and Washington's C.J. Abrams. Considering the potential pending lockout — and a very poor position player class in free agency this winter — Boston may be looking at this deadline as an opportunity to settle that position.
That search comes with its complications. Landing a shortstop would signal the Red Sox waving the white flag on Trevor Story, whose Red Sox tenure has been defined by injuries but also a massive amount of respect for the leadership he brings. Adding Mead and a shortstop makes the pathway to regular at-bats much less clear for Marcelo Mayer moving forward. And perhaps most strikingly, it further clogs the pipes ahead of the arrival of top prospect Franklin Arias, who was just promoted to Triple-A.
"Not sure why (they're in that market) with Arias coming," said one rival scout.

#market #mead

The company spent the past year going from survival questions to one of the market's biggest gainers, which makes its retreat from the high the more interesting story.
What Changed To Send Intel (INTC) Up More Than Fourfold?
Over the past year, Intel stock more than quadrupled, climbing about 308%, while the broader market managed nearly 18%. The move was not built on hope. By the company's own account, the conversation flipped from whether Intel could survive to how fast it can add capacity to keep up with demand. Revenue over the last twelve months reached about $57 billion and grew 7.5%, an acceleration from a three-year average near 2%. The businesses tied to AI now make up about 60% of revenue and grew 40% year over year, and management says the CPU is reclaiming ground inside AI systems, with the ratio of processors to accelerators shifting from one-in-eight toward one-in-four.
Is This Just The AI Chip Trade Lifting Everything?
Only partly. AMD rode the same wave and roughly tripled, up about 222%, but Nvidia gained only about 19% and Qualcomm about 7% over the same stretch, a fraction of that. The gains concentrated in the two biggest movers, and Intel outran even AMD. What set it apart was progress in its own factories: management says its 18A manufacturing process is yielding ahead of internal plans, and the company has pointed to multiyear deals with customers such as Google, a slot for its Xeon server chips inside Nvidia's flagship AI systems, and a headline tie-up with Elon Musk's ventures.

#year #inside

Detroit — Barring any unforeseen, last-second snag, Javier Báez is back.
"I'm anticipating him being available to us today in the big leagues," manager AJ Hinch said on his weekly segment on MLB Radio.
Báez, 33, hasn't played since severely spraining his ankle ducking and half-sliding trying to avoid a tag at first base in the Tigers' 5-2 loss at Atlanta on April 28.
"I don't know how I didn't break it," Báez said that night after preliminary imaging showed no fracture.
But it was a high-ankle sprain and the recovery process was slow. After having to be shut down from baseball activity for a stretch last month, he's been on a fast track back. He made two rehab starts at Low-A Lakeland before being transferred to Triple-A Toledo over the weekend.

#last #detroit #javier

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On one hand, UPS beat on everything that mattered this quarter. EPS of $1.76 against $1.66 expected, revenue of $22.8 billion against $21.81 billion expected, and raised full-year guidance on top of it. On the other hand, the stock fell 8% anyway, because Wall Street also got to see UPS' third-quarter outlook.
The best line of the whole call, though, came from CEO Carol Tomé, who said, "if you ignore Amazon and the volume that we intentionally made available to the market, we actually grew our volume in the second quarter." Which, sure, if you ignore the baseball playing, the Mets look great this year. Half the companies in America would probably love the chance to report earnings with an asterisk that says "excluding our biggest, most demanding customer, everything here looks fantastic." Tomé is just the one honest enough to say it out loud on a recorded call.
The Amazon divorce is real, though, and mostly finished. UPS has cut roughly 2 million pieces a day of what it calls "lower quality Amazon volume," stripping out about $4.5 billion in related costs so far, on purpose, in exchange for a leaner network it insists will pay off as volume grows elsewhere. Domestic revenue rose 6% on higher revenue per piece, international jumped 12.5%, and healthcare logistics cleared $3 billion for a second straight quarter, with Tomé bragging UPS is the only carrier offering true end-to-end healthcare delivery on its own ******* ets.
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Organic revenue growth accelerated to 6% year-over-year, tripling the rate from the prior year due to improving market conditions and strong operational execution.
The R&D Solutions segment benefited from a consistently improving demand environment and higher win rates, particularly within the Emerging Biopharma (EBP) segment which now represents 70% of global clinical trial starts.
Commercial Solutions growth was fueled by a 45% increase in new drug launches in the first half of 2026, driving demand for ******* ytics, consulting, and patient solutions.
Management highlighted a strategic shift in large pharma toward outsourcing full commercialization of therapies in select geographies, where IQVIA is capturing significant market share.

#year #segment #NVIDIA #tell

Manchester City will travel to east Asia for Enzo Maresca's first games in charge as manager
Some players remain on holiday after a gruelling FIFA World Cup campaign in North America
City face Inter, K-League All Stars XI & Atletico Madrid before ***** nal in the Community Shield
Manchester City are set to travel to east Asia with a stronger-than-expected squad as Enzo Maresca takes charge of his first pre-season tour as manager.
The 46-year-old has been working with an initial group at the City Football Academy since pre-season training began on 20 July, with the extended rest periods required for World Cup participants from four nations shaping the composition of the squad available for the trip considerably.

#asia #travel #manager

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July 28 (Reuters) - Royal Caribbean raised its annual profit forecast on Tuesday after beating quarterly estimates, sending its shares up 5%, ‌even as it factored in a modest hit to bookings due ‌to the travel disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.
Geopolitical uncertainty linked to the U.S.-Iran conflict has made some travelers wary of booking cruises, hurting demand for certain itineraries and adding to fuel-cost pressures for operators.
Royal Caribbean said bookings for some sailings, including Mediterranean itineraries, have been modestly hit, primarily in the third quarter.
"When ‌you include a cruise plus ⁠the airfare (to get to the ports), it's a little bit more costly (for American consumers)," CEO Jason Liberty said, adding travelers ⁠are either putting off their trips to next year or opting for the Caribbean instead of Europe.

#caribbean #bookings #july

On the ESPN College Football podcast, Dan Wetzel asked: is Michigan football poised to surprise pundits across the sport in 2026? His compatriot there on the writing side, Bill Connelly, notes in his preview that if a few things go right for the maize and blue, a deep run could be in their future.
In his feature-length write-up on the conference, the Wolverines aren't one of Connelly's contenders for the ****** le and beyond -- such belongs to Ohio State, Oregon, and Indiana -- but Michigan is in the same category as USC, Penn State, Washington, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, UCLA, Maryland, Wisconsin, and Northwestern as schools that 'could be a couple of breaks away from a run."
Of course, Michigan is thought of much more highly than, say, UCLA, Maryland, and Northwestern, but Connelly asks a couple of questions that the answer will determine the team's ceiling in 2026.
Whittingham's bona fides are top notch, but I do have two big questions.
1. Can the hard-nosed overachiever coach properly connect with and motivate a roster of blue-chippers? Going from managing a roster of chip-on-their-shoulder underdogs (relatively speaking) to leading higher-caliber recruits with higher expectations has tripped up plenty of coaches through the years. And that's without getting into the fact that Whittingham is 66 years old. (Between Patterson and Whittingham, it's a big year for 66-year-olds.)

#whittingham

It was a wild and winding coaching search at Penn State last season, but it ended up with one of the most quietly successful coaches in college football in Iowa State's Matt Campbell.
The Nittany Lions made the somewhat surprising decision to fire coach James Franklin less than a year removed from a trip to the College Football Playoff semifinal, and Campbell, the winningest coach in Cyclones history, faces immediate expectations of success.
Though the pressure may be a bit higher in Happy Valley than it is in Ames, Campbell isn't changing the strategy that worked so well for him at Iowa State, where he won 11 games in 2024 and reached the Big 12 Championship Game twice.
"I'm not wavering," Campbell said at Big Ten media days, per ESPN. "I think the misnomer has been (it's) not about results. The reality is, we have chosen to focus on the process and the people, aligning those two things as good or better than anybody to be the best we truly can be, and I think it's really why we got the results at Iowa State, and I don't know any other way."
The attempt to maintain the same systems and strategies will be easier because the Nittany Lions added many of Campbell's former Iowa State players via the transfer portal — 24 of them, to be exact, headlined by quarterback Rocco Becht.

#college #results

Rocco Ritchie is facing criticism online after sharing a series of photos from a weeklong trip to Seville, Spain, where the artist documented his time exploring the city's architecture, drawing, nightlife and one of its most debated traditions, bullfighting.
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Madonna's son Rocco Ritchie steps out in a bold red look for a dinner date in Los Angeles

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Girona FC will maintain this season the private bus service for match days at the Montilivi Municipal Stadium. This will be the eighth consecutive season in which the club organizes this service, which since its inception has been fully funded by Girona FC.
Despite the economic impact of the relegation, Girona FC has decided to maintain this service, in collaboration with the Girona-based company Teisa, considering that 96% of its users are club members. The entity will continue to cover a significant part of the operational cost, although, starting this season, the service will have a cost for all users. The price will be 1.5 euros per trip or 2 euros for a round-trip ticket.
This measure will allow the continuation of a service that Girona FC has sustained for eight seasons with its own resources and still considers a key tool to facilitate access to Montilivi and promote more sustainable mobility on match days.
Bus Route
The bus route will maintain its usual itinerary and will start in front of the Girona Courthouse. The Mas Gri stop will remain, although the park-and-ride parking will not be available due to ongoing construction. As an alternative, parking will be available in the commercial area located just in front. Before the matches, the Club will share on social media the schedules and the buses that are adapted and equipped with ramps.

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Orlando Bloom and Swiss model Luisa Laemmel were spotted vacationing at an exclusive beach in Forte dei Marmi, Italy, on Sunday, July 26
The actor and the model, first linked earlier this year, previously enjoyed a luxury trip to Zurich together
Bloom's appearance with Laemmel comes just over a year after his split from longtime fiancée Katy Perry
Orlando Bloom is enjoying an Italian getaway with Swiss model Luisa Laemmel.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 49, was spotted at Alpemare Beach, an exclusive spot in Forte dei Marmi, Italy, owned by Andrea Bocelli on July 26. He was joined by Laemmel, 28, the Swiss model he's been romantically linked to since earlier this year.

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