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Euro 2024 Group B matches begin on Saturday, Spain and Croatia The clash will take place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Spain has won the tournament three times, tying them with Germany for the most titles of all time. Spain enters this year’s month-long tournament as +700 favorites to win Euro 2024, behind only England (+300), France (+340) and hosts Germany (+550). On Friday, Spain will face Croatia, a team that has never made it past the quarterfinals of a Euro tournament. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. The latest Spain vs. Croatia odds have Spain as -110 favorites ($110…
It’s a somewhat subjective rating of the weather for that day on a scale of 0 to 10.5/10A slightly muggy, but sunny and calm morning. Well above average heat and an approaching cold front will bring the possibility of late afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe.today: Strong storms possible in the afternoon.High temperatures: Around 90 to mid 90s.tonight: Rain and strong storms still possible. Low temperatures: in the 60s.tomorrow: Sunny, and breezy. High temperature: Around 85 degrees.Sunday: Sunny. High around 85 degrees.There will be a fair amount of sunshine in the morning and midday. So there will be…
It’s a story you heard in the fourth grade, but golf fans know it well: Rory McIlroy and his elusive quest for a fifth major. This is the 10th printing, dating back to 2015, when McIlroy was pursuing a career Grand Slam and a fifth major win at Augusta after winning the 2014 British Open and PGA Championship.Nine years later, he’s still chasing both… and that will be the story today as he shares the lead to start the second round of the U.S. Open. He and Patrick Cantlay both shot five-under 65 on Thursday to lead by one stroke…
Mohammed Hafeez has reignited the debate over Azam Khan’s health.©AFP Former Pakistan captain Mohammed Hafeez has reignited the debate over wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan’s fitness following the latter’s poor form in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Azam has been criticised over his fitness and form with the youngster failing to justify his selection in the squad for the tournament. In a recent interaction with PTV Sports, Hafeez shared an interesting anecdote about Azam’s fitness regime. Hafeez revealed that during his time as Pakistan’s Director of Cricket, Azam was assigned a six-week fitness programme.However, Hafeez showed no change as a…
Ushering in a new era of unpredictable politics, South Africa’s newly elected parliament convened for the first time on Friday as lawmakers prepared to choose the country’s next president following last month’s general election.The long-ruling African National Congress failed to secure an absolute majority for the first time since taking power after the end of apartheid, but it managed to forge a tenuous alliance with at least two rival parties, paving the way for Cyril Ramaphosa to be elected president for a second term.But the two weeks since the election have been tumultuous with negotiations between Ramaphosa’s ANC and rival…
Interior design styles and trends are often polarizing, even among professionals, but if you’re not sure how you feel about the latest trend, like whimsical décor or a Nancy Meyers-inspired aesthetic, getting a second opinion can help make your decision easier.Jeremiah Brent: Queer Eye’s “Fab Five” designers played a game of “Yes, Please” or “No, Thank You” with 1stDibs and shared their honest opinions on the seven interior design trends that are shaking up the industry. Covering everything from mushroom lamps to monochrome, designers walk us through their thought process on why they love (or can’t stand) these design features.Here,…
On July 29, 2021, in the women’s 800-meter freestyle relay final at the Tokyo Olympics, Katie Ledecky swam brilliantly as the anchor for Team USA, stopping the clock with a time that gave America a world record in the event. However, two lanes away, four Chinese swimmers beat Ledecky by 0.4 seconds to win both the gold medal and the world record.So when seven-time Olympic gold medalist Ledecky speaks about the Chinese doping scandal that surfaced this spring, cast doubt on some of the Tokyo Olympics’ results and hijacked much of the conversation around the sport as the U.S. Olympic…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday promised to “immediately” order a ceasefire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kiev withdraws its troops from four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and abandons plans to join NATO.Such a deal would appear impossible for Kiev, which wants to join a military alliance and wants Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine altogether. Ukraine had no immediate comment on Putin’s proposal. “We will do it immediately,” Putin said in a speech at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow.His statement was, G7 major developed countries The meeting took place in Italy, and Switzerland was…
Global ratings agency Moody’s said on Friday that the country’s weak ability to repay its debt increases debt sustainability risks, noting that the government spends more than half of its revenue on interest payments.In comments on the new Finance Bill for FY2025, the ministry said: “The budget estimates that debt service will increase by approximately 18 per cent in FY2025 compared to the previous year.””The government is spending more than half of its revenue on interest payment, indicating very weak debt repayment capacity and raising debt sustainability risks,” the report said, adding that “around 55 per cent of FY2025 revenue…
byEmily Keough (ESPN via)viaJune 14, 2024, 7:09am ET• 3 min readThe U.S. Women’s National Team dropped to fifth place in the latest FIFA rankings, its lowest ranking since FIFA began ranking women’s national teams in 2003.This is one point down from fourth place in March of this year, and the downward trend continues.Prior to 2024, the U.S. women’s team had never been ranked lower than No. 2 in the world rankings, but the team has dropped three places in six months, the biggest shakeup in the rankings for the U.S. women’s national team heading into the Paris Olympics in July.Spain,…