Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from his Wimbledon semifinal match versus Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal tear. Nadal announced the decision in a news conference Thursday. Kyrgios will advance to the Wimbledon championship match in a walkover. “Unfortunately, as you can imagine, if I am here, I have to pull out from the tournament,” Nadal said. “As everybody saw yesterday, I had been suffering with pain in the abdominal. I was not OK there, as yesterday I said. That’s confirmed. I have a tear in the… Source link
Read More »Filipino champion Mark Magsayo out to blaze his own trail in boxing
Though the comparisons to Manny Pacquiao are inevitable, Mark Magsayo (L) is out to chart his own course in boxing. (AP Photo/John Locher) Mark Magsayo is the first one to quash the comparisons. He’s Filipino, he boxes, he can punch and he’s strung together a long winning streak. But Magsayo, who defends his WBC featherweight title against Rey Vargas on Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, doesn’t need a positive comparison with Manny Pacquiao from anyone in order to make himself… Source link
Read More »Yahoo DFS Baseball: Thursday Picks
This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Thursday is set up to be a loaded slate in terms of top-tier starting pitchers. Things will start off with Justin Verlander taking the mound for the Astros in what could be an epic mismatch against the Royals. Gerrit Cole is also scheduled to start in the first game of a marquee series between the Yankees and Red Sox. One of the top pitcher’s duels could come from San Diego when Joe Musgrove and the Padres host Logan Webb and the… Source link
Read More »Metals and mining stocks have ‘crashed back down to earth’, strategist
Base metals rallied on Thursday, but their downward trend over the last several weeks has been flashing recessionary signals. Copper (HG=F) futures touched a 19-month low this week amid concerns of a recession. The metal used in everything from jewelry to motors and electrical wiring is down about 19% year to date. “Doctor” Copper is often used to gauge the overall health of the economy. “Weak commodity prices help ease inflation fears,” Fiona Cincotta, senior financial markets analyst at City… Source link
Read More »Tel Aviv halts Yandex delivery robot trial
Dispatch companies are trying to find ways of making home deliveries more efficient, among other things through autonomous solutions. Russian company Yandex, which is active in Israel through taxi service Yango and delivery service Yango Deli, has in recent months been running a pilot scheme in Tel Aviv of robots that deliver groceries to consumers. Now, however, because of complaints of residents of interference with their movement on sidewalks, the project has been suspended…. Source link
Read More »Tel Aviv halts Yandex delivery robot trial
Dispatch companies are trying to find ways of making home deliveries more efficient, among other things through autonomous solutions. Russian company Yandex, which is active in Israel through taxi service Yango and delivery service Yango Deli, has in recent months been running a pilot scheme in Tel Aviv of robots that deliver groceries to consumers. Now, however, because of complaints of residents of interference with their movement on sidewalks, the project has been suspended…. Source link
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Read More »After the Biden and Bezos war of words, gas prices really are coming back down to earth
After hovering near the $5 mark for a while, the average price of gas could fall to $4 per gallon by mid-August, analysts predict. Gas prices have been retreating from their highs last month for a couple of weeks now. AAA reports the average price per gallon currently stands at $4.75 nationwide, a 16-cent drop from a month ago. Wednesday’s drop of 2.8 cents per gallon was the second largest single-day drop in the last decade. The decline comes on the heels of a Twitter feud between Jeff… Source link
Read More »Ons Jabeur to face Elena Rybakina in women’s final
The women’s Wimbledon final match is set. Ons Jabeur of Tunisia will face Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan after both were victorious Thursday. Jabeur, 27, took down Tatjana Maria of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 while Rybakina, 23, beat Simona Halep of Romania in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. This final will be extra special for both competitors. Neither Jabeur nor Rybakina had ever reached a Grand Slam final in their careers, previously only advancing as far as the quarterfinals. Jabeur reached the… Source link
Read More »George Noble Blasts Jim Cramer “That is all bullsh*t”
George Noble, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Noble Capital Advisors, is a must-follow on Twitter. Aside from sharing his views and opinions, the star stock-picker is unafraid when it comes to controversy and confrontation. A recent example is a tweet he shared on June 21 2022, where he laid into investment celebrity Jim Cramer. In his tweet, Noble cites the Belkin Report and shares an excerpt referencing the bullish consensus on energy stocks stating, “In our humble… Source link
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