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Cristiano Ronaldo has taken his legacy global with the grand opening of the CR7 LIFE Museum in Hong Kong – an immersive tribute to both his footballing triumphs and the personal journey behind his legend.Officially opened on July 7 at K11 MUSEA in Tsim Sha Tsui, the attraction, which is a massive 12,000 square feet, drew huge crowds as thousands of fans queued to step into Ronaldo’s world.The museum houses over 40 exclusive exhibits, ranging from match-worn jerseys and boots to some of the most prestigious trophies in football – including his 2008 Ballon d’Or, Golden Boots, and his FIFA…
Just ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft, Adidas officially signed both VJ Edgecombe and Jeremiah Fears to the roster, adding a duo of explosive guards that project to be two of the most exciting prospects in the entire class. Each of the high risers and talented playmakers was taken in the lottery, with Edgecombe selected third by Philadelphia and Fears taken seventh by New Orleans. With both the 76ers and Pelicans betting big on each young gun, the duo will continue to take the next step in their pro path as they begin their Summer League play. If they hoop…
The risk of heavy rainfall and severe weather is returning to parts of the Plains and the Lone Star State. FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen has the latest forecast.Yellow, Texas – The risk of heavy rainfall and severe weather is expected to return to the Lone Star State over the weekend, but it will mostly spare the areas recently devastated by deadly flooding.Complexes of storms are forecast to develop over parts of the Texas Panhandle, Big Bend and North Texas, forming on the eastern edge of a persistent heat dome gripping much of the western U.S.The storms are expected…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s second trade blitzkrieg this week, after resuscitating his plan to enact sweeping tariffs on much of the world, was to announce 50 percent import duties on copper, freaking out the market as well as every company that uses the third-most important industrial metal. Trump casually remarked this week that his administration had concluded its Section 232 investigation into copper imports, which ostensibly pose a national security threat and will be addressed with steep tariffs starting Aug. 1. It was the first conclusion in several ongoing national security trade investigations. Trump also mooted the idea of 200…
by Calculated Risk on 7/10/2025 02:19:00 PM The U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 5 July. …29 June through 5 July 2025 (percentage change from comparable week in 2024):• Occupancy: 61.1% (-0.4%)• Average daily rate (ADR): US$156.71 (-0.9%)• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$95.80 (-1.3%)emphasis addedThe following graph shows the seasonal pattern for the hotel occupancy rate using the four-week average.Click on graph for larger image.The red line is for 2025, blue is the median, and dashed light blue is for 2024. Dashed purple is for 2018, the record year for hotel occupancy. The…
Olivia Smith is set to become the first £1million women’s player after Arsenal had what would be a world-record bid accepted by WSL rivals Liverpool, according to reports.The 20-year-old Canadian forward will soon be the game’s most expensive signing with the Gunners willing to pay the sizeable sum for her services, per the Guardian’s Tom Garry.The fee exceeds the $1.1m paid by Chelsea for the USA centre-back Naomi Girma in January – a move which broke the previous transfer record believed to be the $860,000 paid by Bay FC to sign Zambia international Racheal Kundananji from Madrid CFF in 2024.CHAMPIONS…
Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension worth as much as $287 million. The deal contains no player or team options for either side. Williams could reach 30 percent of the cap if he makes an All-NBA team during the 2025-26 season. The Thunder now have Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren under contract long-term for contracts collective worth up to $822 million. Williams is represented by Bill Duffy, who also is the agent of Holmgren. Williams suffered a complete tear of the scapholunate ligament in his right wrist on April…
With now 120 people killed from the Texas Hill Country, the search for more than 170 still missing continues nearly one week after the July Fourth flooding. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne reports from near the Guadalupe River where search crews continue to look for victims. KERR COUNTY, Texas – It could take months for Texas families to experience some form of closure as more than 170 people remain missing nearly one week after deadly July Fourth flooding along the Guadalupe River devastated the sprawling Hill Country.At least 120 people, including 39 children, are confirmed dead after flooding caused by…
As communities in Texas continued their search for the missing affected by a flood that so far has killed nearly 120 people, dozens of Facebook posts trumpeted news that sports and music icons were on their side. Some of the posts showed celebrities alongside photos of mourners and flood damage. Rapper Eminem. Football stars Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes. According to these posts, they each “broke down” or “couldn’t hold back his tears” after hearing about the tragedy and pledged their help. By the captions’ telling, these well-known figures already raised tens of millions of dollars for relief efforts. The…
When I was in high school (approximately 730 years ago, or so it feels these days) I first learned basic trigonometry. A common type of problem in homework and tests involved situations where you had to find the length of one side of a triangle based on other values provided. For example, a problem might tell you that there is a post of unknown height. The problem then tells you there is a shadow of such and such length being cast from that post by a light source at such and such an angle. The given information could then be…