Le Mans: The club backed by Novak Djokovic, Thibaut Courtois & Felipe Massa on brink of Ligue 1
Returning to the now, manager Patrick Videira has the club second in Ligue 2 with just one game remaining – and on course for back-to-back promotions. Consolidation in the second tier was the objective following promotion from the National, an amateur division, the previous summer. “If, as an objective, you set an obligation to go…
Renée Zellweger, Sissy Spacek to Star in ‘A Woman in the Sun’
Oscar winners Renée Zellweger and Sissy Spacek will star with rising talent Mia Threapleton in “A Woman in the Sun.” Black Bear and Artist Equity have partnered with Zellweger’s Big Picture Co. on the drama, which marks the directorial debut of “Nyad” writer Julia Cox. Black Bear will introduce the project to international buyers at…
Private Equity Taps Junk Market for Dividends as Exits Stall
Private equity firms are once again tapping the European junk debt market to pay themselves dividends as market volatility fueled by the Iran war and AI anxiety limits their ability to cash out. Source link
Luis Suarez: Former Uruguay forward ‘would never say no’ to Fifa World Cup return
Luis Suarez has said he “would never say no” to a return to international football if Uruguay needed him for the upcoming World Cup. The striker, 39, stopped making himself available for his country in September 2024 after claiming head coach Marcelo Bielsa had “divided the whole group”. However Uruguay’s all-time leading goalscorer has now…
Jonathan D. Bennett Calls Tyler Hynes His Brother in a Birthday Photo Tribute
Jonathan D. Bennett posted a birthday tribute to Tyler Hynes on Thursday, letting a series of candid photos carry most of the message. The Instagram post included multiple shots of the two together. Bennett’s caption kept it short: “Happy Birthday to @tyler_hynes These pics speak for themselves how much I love you brother.” That word,…
LIV Golf: Rory McIlroy says players returning to PGA Tour would be ‘good business’
Rory McIlroy says bringing back LIV Golf defectors would be “good business” for the PGA Tour amid doubts over the future of the breakaway series. In April, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced it will withdraw its multibillion dollar backing at the end of the year. In response, LIV announced a “strategic evolution” –…
Historic win for SNP but change and challenges ahead at Holyrood
John Swinney will return as first minister after a fifth Scottish election victory for the SNP. Source link
US Stocks Set Record High as Chip Stocks Roar, Payrolls Beat
US stocks closed at a record high for the third time this week, buoyed by semiconductor stocks, solid employment data and a US-Iran ceasefire that appeared intact even with clashes near the Strait of Hormuz. Source link
Salford boy, 8, showered with gifts after plane intervention
The woman then gradually calmed down for the rest of the journey after Phoenix intervened, prompting the pilot to shake hands with the father and son as they disembarked, and a flood of gifts from strangers across the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany. Source link