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Costa de Marfil vs Norway: Nusa Scores, Norway Leads
Costa de Marfil took an early lead through Nusa's brilliant strike, but Norway responded to take a 1-0 advantage into halftime. The African side, favorites in this matchup, showed their characteristic ball control and attacking transitions against a Norwegian team relying heavily on star player Haaland. amunra.qpon
Costa de Marfil, who defeated Ecuador and Curacao in the group stage before losing to Germany, faces Norway that beat Iraq and Senegal but fell to France when fielding all substitutes. The match continues with both teams seeking crucial points in the competition.
Tearful Iga Swiatek rides the emotional waves to launch Wimbledon defence
Pole defeats Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in first round
‘Last year the most amazing thing happened. So I felt it’
Rarely has a multiple grand slam winner been in floods of tears after winning a first round match at Wimbledon. Then again, Iga Swiatek has always been a little out of the box. Brilliant but introverted, fragile yet sublime.
No sooner had last year’s champion offered a victory fist to Centre Court after overcoming the American Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 than the eyes began to water and her Wimbledon towel began to take a soaking. Yet afterwards Swiatek wasn’t entirely able to explain why.
Continue reading...Dianna Russini bodycam footage puts New York Times in an awkward spot
Last week's lengthy article from the New York Times about former New York Times reporter Dianna Russini opened with her story about FaceTiming an NFL coach in an effort to get out of a ticket for texting while driving.
It was treated as gospel truth by the Times, which added a statement from a spokesperson for the Times Company labeling the creative effort to avoid a ticket as "unacceptable conduct."
The bodycam footage shows that Russini’s story was not true. And it raises a few fair questions regarding the effort of the New York Times to investigate Russini's journalism.
First, why didn't the Times get the bodycam video before publishing the Russini article?
Adam Herbets of the Center Square got it. The New York Times essentially got caught flat-footed.
On one hand, it was plausible to take Russini at her word. She freely admitted to doing something she shouldn't have done. Why would she lie about that?
On the other hand, there was a pre-existing reason to be skeptical about anything she said, given her response to the initial Sedona photos with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. She waited two days to alert her bosses, she supplied a strong and arguably strident statement that was later undermined by photos taken in March 2020 — and by multiple comments from Vrabel himself — and she possibly didn't give her immediate supervisor, Steven Ginsberg, all of the photos before he crafted and issued a strong statement of support for her.
Then there's the basic curiosity that should drive all journalism. If the Times was going to make the FaceTime story the hook for a long article about Russini, shouldn't the Times have wanted to find out which coach, if any, was contacted?
Second, why hasn't the Russini article been corrected? As of this posting, the original item has not been revised to indicate that the bodycam footage has surfaced, and that there was no FaceTime.
The New York Times, in its Ethics in Journalism handbook, says this: "Accuracy is the foundation of our credibility, so carefully checking facts is a fundamental responsibility of every staff member. It is our policy to correct our errors, large and small, as soon as we become aware of them."
These questions should only add to the lingering tension between the New York Times and the Athletic. Much of the internal consternation regarding Russini's relationship with Vrabel (whatever it may have been) traces to the perception within the Times that the Athletic operates under a looser set of rules. If the Times article about a former Athletic reporter was the product of a looser form of journalism, well, that's awkward.
Hovering over this latest wrinkle in Russini-gate is the looming release of a report of the internal investigation conducted by the Athletic. What will it say, or not say, about the situation that was deemed to reflect "unacceptable conduct," now that the full truth — to date unacknowledged by the Times — has come to light?
We could find out soon. The best time for a midsummer bad news dump is coming soon. The Athletic could be releasing the results of its investigation just in time to get lost in the hard reset of July 4 weekend.
Tottenham win race to sign West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes for club record £85m
Spurs beat Manchester United to signing of midfielder
Fernandes due to have medical before completing deal
Tottenham are poised to break their transfer record after beating Manchester United to the signing of Mateus Fernandes for £85m.
The Portuguese midfielder is heading for a new challenge after West Ham’s relegation from the Premier League and will strengthen Roberto De Zerbi’s options in central midfield. De Zerbi, who helped Tottenham narrowly avoid relegation last season, has been handed significant funds this summer and also hopes to sign the Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali.
Continue reading...NASCAR Power Rankings: Christopher Bell Has Reason To Smile
Strategy meant as much as speed last Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, as the drivers who gave up the stage points to get track position had the upper hand when it came to vying for the win. So sorting through the Sonoma results to create the power rankings was a little bit tough, not to mention that only three drivers finished in the top 10 in the back-to-back road-course races. Those drivers were Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney and Michael McDowell. So here are my power rankings with the series heading to the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, the first race at the track since 2019: Dropped out: Ross Chastain (Last Week: 10), Daniel Suárez (Last Week: 9), Erik Jones (Last Week: 8), Bubba Wallace (Last Week: 7) On the verge: William Byron, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell, Daniel Suárez, Bubba Wallace How is Preece on here and not McDowell? Here's why: McDowell had a ninth and 10th in the last two races, while Preece had an 11th and eighth. That gives Preece the edge. That and the fact Preece is 15th overall in the standings; McDowell is 21st. Hocevar doesn’t necessarily have the best finishes, but he has shown the speed that should give him confidence. He was knocked out of the lead at Naval Base Coronado, then started second at Sonoma before finishing 11th. Buescher finished 19th at Sonoma but had posted three consecutive top-10 finishes heading into that race. Three top 10s in the last four races? Only Blaney and Larson — who both have top 10s in each of the last four races — can match that. Bell vaults back into the power rankings after a fifth-place finish despite a broken wrist. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Bell smile as much as he did after the race Sunday. Briscoe nearly raced his way past Shane van Gisbergen in the waning laps at Sonoma, only to make a mistake and come up short. He now has six top-five finishes this year while still seeking his first win. A power steering issue doomed Reddick at Sonoma, where he caboosed the field. He needs to find some momentum, and Chicagoland would be the perfect place for the driver who often has Jordan logos on his hood. Blaney is just rattling off solid finishes, as his sixth-place Sonoma finish was his 13th top 10 of the year. Only three of those are top fives, but Blaney rarely has a bad race. Gibbs possibly could have won Sonoma if he didn’t stay out for the stage points. But in a tight battle among those third to eighth in the standings, guaranteeing himself some points when they were there for the taking wasn’t a bad move. Especially when you look at the importance of regular-season points standings and their impact on the Chase field reset. Larson’s last four races are fourth, fifth, third and fourth. He doesn’t have the win he wants just yet, but he’s the most consistent right now when it comes to finishing in the top five. Hamlin finished 26th after being spun during the Sonoma race. He very well could have finished in the top 10. He’ll have to have a disappointing finish on an oval before he drops from the top spot on this list.