D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 6, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek‘s quest to conquer grass will have to wait another year. On Saturday, the five-time major champion and world No. 1 was defeated in the third round at Wimbledon by Yulia Putinseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Swiatek looked to be on her way
Sir Keir Starmer will begin his tour of the UK nations with a visit to Scotland today where he will meet the country’s first minister, John Swinney. The prime minister announced he would embark on a tour of the UK at his first news conference yesterday since his landslide victory on Thursday. Sir Keir, whose
US wrestling star John Cena has announced he is retiring from competing in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events. Speaking at the Money In The Bank event in Toronto, Canada, the 47-year-old said his last appearances will be at the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, in 2025. He said he had
Jon Landau, producer of Titanic and the Avatar films, has died at the age of 63. Known as the long-time producing partner of James Cameron, the movie-making heavyweight is credited with helping to make three of the top four highest-grossing movies of all time. His family announced his death on Saturday. No cause of death
England are through to the Euro 2024 semi-finals after beating Switzerland on penalties. The tense game ended 1-1 after extra-time, with both sides unable to break the deadlock. England then faced a penalty shootout without their captain and de facto penalty taker Harry Kane, who had been replaced by Ivan Toney in the second half
NASA volunteers who spent over a year in a simulated Mars bunker have completed their mission. After 378 days in a 3D-printed, Mars-imitation bunker in Texas, Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones were set free Saturday around 10pm UK time. Speaking at a news conference after they were allowed back into the
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss EV delivery results from the industry, especially Tesla, Ford, and GM. Today’s Podcast is sponsored by the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Dan Ige was about as mentally removed from a fight as one could get on a Saturday afternoon. He’d just spent the last hour on a massage
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Aidan Gomez was an intern at Google Brain in 2017, when he helped co-author the “Attention Is All You Need” paper that conceptualized the transformer and eventually kicked off the generative artificial intelligence boom. “There’s no one in the field who was around back then
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 5, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner has agreed on a five-year, $224 million rookie contract extension — a deal that could become worth as much as $269 million, sources told ESPN on Friday. Wagner is eligible to earn 30% of the team’s salary cap should
The new prime minister has announced he will be visiting all four nations of the UK from tomorrow. Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he will travel to Scotland first before heading to Northern Ireland, Wales and back to England. During a news conference from Downing Street, he also said “mission delivery” boards will be established to
Sir Keir Starmer is chairing his first cabinet meeting following Labour’s landslide win that ended 14 years of Tory rule. It comes after the new prime minister appointed his top team on Friday afternoon – making few changes to the shadow cabinet that existed before the election. Follow general election fallout live Please use Chrome
Paris’ famed Moulin Rouge cabaret got its iconic red windmill back on Friday after it collapsed earlier this year. A special ceremony that featured can-can dancing on the plaza outside marked the restoration of the windmill – an emblem of the surrounding Montmartre neighbourhood. The mill’s huge sails and part of the cabaret’s illuminated sign
One of the advertising gurus who helped propel Margaret Thatcher to power is weighing the formation of a consortium to bid for The Daily Telegraph. Sky News has learnt that Lord Saatchi, the Conservative peer, has been discussing the option of launching an offer for the right-leaning newspapers ahead of a deadline later this month.
More than 50 candidates and their supporters have been attacked ahead of a second round of voting in France’s parliamentary elections. Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said politicians from across the spectrum had faced verbal and physical abuse – often while they were putting up campaign posters. He told BFM that several of the attacks had
It was the world’s biggest job interview. Joe Biden‘s grilling on primetime TV was a test of suitability for the dual role of president and election winner, when many had already reached the conclusion he’s neither. This 22-minute Q&A with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos felt make or break and, in the event, it was probably more
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran’s new president, beating hardline conservative Saeed Jalili. The country’s interior ministry confirmed Mr Pezeshkian’s victory on Saturday, after he secured 16.3 million out of the 30 million votes cast on Friday – Mr Jalili gained 13.5 million. The election was called after the death of former
The countdown is on for this year’s Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) collegiate solar car track event, swiftly followed by the Electrek American Solar Solar Challenge cross-country race. In just one week, teams from universities worldwide will put rubber to track at NCM Motorsports Park, competing to complete as many laps as possible on
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Energy giant Shell on Friday said it expects to record a post-tax impairment hit of up to $2 billion mainly linked to its Singapore and Rotterdam plants, while
Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 5, 2024, 06:35 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell