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Wednesday’s gossip: Zirkzee wants to leave Man Utd
Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo want to leave Manchester United, Axel Disasi remains frozen out at Chelsea and Leeds want a winger.
Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, sees a January move away from the club as crucial if he is to be included in the Netherlands squad for next summer’s World Cup. (Mail Plus – subscription required)
West Ham are interested in Zirkzee with new manager Nuno Espirito Santo keen to bolster his attacking options. (Football Insider)
England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, is also looking to leave Old Trafford in January with Napoli a possible destination. (Mirror)
Harry Maguire, 32, wants to continue at Manchester United but will have to take a pay cut to extend his stay beyond the end of the season. (Talksport)
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca will not bring outcast France defender Axel Disasi, 27, back into his squad despite a defensive injury crisis. (Sun)
Leeds will look to sign a winger in January after their deadline-day move for Fulham and Wales’ Harry Wilson, 28, fell through. (Sky Sports)
Former Leeds winger Raphinha is on Manchester United’s radar after his fine form for Barcelona but the Brazil international, 28, could cost £120m. (Fichajes)
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Zirkzee wants to leave Man Utd – Wednesday’s gossip
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Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo want to leave Manchester United, Axel Disasi remains frozen out at Chelsea and Leeds want a winger.
Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, sees a January move away from the club as crucial if he is to be included in the Netherlands squad for next summer’s World Cup. (Mail Plus – subscription required)
West Ham are interested in Zirkzee with new manager Nuno Espirito Santo keen to bolster his attacking options. (Football Insider)
England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, is also looking to leave Old Trafford in January with Napoli a possible destination. (Mirror)
Harry Maguire, 32, wants to continue at Manchester United but will have to take a pay cut to extend his stay beyond the end of the season. (Talksport)
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca will not bring outcast France defender Axel Disasi, 27, back into his squad despite a defensive injury crisis. (Sun)
Leeds will look to sign a winger in January after their deadline-day move for Fulham and Wales’ Harry Wilson, 28, fell through. (Sky Sports)
Former Leeds winger Raphinha is on Manchester United’s radar after his fine form for Barcelona but the Brazil international, 28, could cost £120m. (Fichajes)
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- 15 August
Zirkzee wants to leave Man Utd – Wednesday’s gossip
The Telegraph
1 of 6
Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo want to leave Manchester United, Axel Disasi remains frozen out at Chelsea and Leeds want a winger.
Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, sees a January move away from the club as crucial if he is to be included in the Netherlands squad for next summer’s World Cup. (Mail Plus – subscription required)
West Ham are interested in Zirkzee with new manager Nuno Espirito Santo keen to bolster his attacking options. (Football Insider)
England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, is also looking to leave Old Trafford in January with Napoli a possible destination. (Mirror)
Harry Maguire, 32, wants to continue at Manchester United but will have to take a pay cut to extend his stay beyond the end of the season. (Talksport)
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca will not bring outcast France defender Axel Disasi, 27, back into his squad despite a defensive injury crisis. (Sun)
Leeds will look to sign a winger in January after their deadline-day move for Fulham and Wales’ Harry Wilson, 28, fell through. (Sky Sports)
Former Leeds winger Raphinha is on Manchester United’s radar after his fine form for Barcelona but the Brazil international, 28, could cost £120m. (Fichajes)
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- 15 August
‘Do you want a player to die on court?’ – tennis in the heat
“Do you want a player to die on court?”
That was the question Holger Rune asked an official as he was treated by a doctor and physio in gruelling conditions at the Shanghai Masters.
With temperatures reaching as high as 34C and humidity at 80% in the daytime at the end of a long season, players are feeling the impact physically.
Conditions are similar 500 miles west at the Wuhan Open, where Emma Raducanu retired from her first-round match on Tuesday with dizziness. On Monday, matches on the outside courts were halted and the roof on the main court closed.
After retiring with illness from a match against Sorana Cirstea on Tuesday, former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko revealed she had “suffered a heat stroke”.
Iga Swiatek enjoyed a 6-1 6-1 rout of Marie Bouzkova, but the world number two said afterwards she was grateful not to have played on Monday, when the heat was “too much for most of the players”.
“I hope the other matches will be scheduled at a time where girls can compete, rather than just die on the court,” Swiatek added.
Back in Shanghai, Rune had his blood pressure taken and an ice towel around his shoulders after feeling unwell in his third-round win over Ugo Humbert on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic said the conditions in his gruelling third-round win were “brutal”, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard said he felt like he was “dying on the court” because of the humidity, and Jannik Sinner could barely walk as he was hit by cramps in his Sunday night match.
Terence Atmane, who retired from his first-round match on Thursday, posted on Instagram that his on-court stress was heightened by the heat.
“After the first point of the match both of my hands were shaking,” the Frenchman wrote.
“After the second game and a comfortable 2-0 lead I immediately felt my entire body shaking and I was suffocating after every point.
“The heat stress I’ve faced today could have been worse than losing my consciousness for an hour and just rapid heartbeat…”
Rune, as he was being treated on Sunday, asked why men’s governing body the ATP has no heat rule in place.
“It’s a very good question,” was the reply.
Denmark’s Rune returned to the theme on Tuesday after a three-set win over Mpetshi Perricard in the fourth round.
The world number 11 said he thought “every player would agree” a rule should be introduced.
“We can handle a certain amount of heat, because we’re strong and mentally strong as well, but there is always a limit.
What are the heat rules at tournaments?
The strength of the sun, temperature, humidity and wind speed are all taken into account when tournament referees decide whether the heat rule should come into effect.
Play at the Australian Open is suspended when the Heat Stress Scale – a combination of these various measurements – reaches level five, its highest level, when the potential impact on players is at its most severe.
Level four triggers a 10-minute break after the second set of a women’s singles (as long as either player requests it) and after the third set of a men’s singles.
Those playing on show courts may also benefit from the partial closing of the roof during extreme heat.
The French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open have very similar policies, but there are currently differences between the WTA and ATP tours.
On the women’s tour, a 10-minute break is offered when the Heat Stress Index reaches a certain limit, and play is likely to be suspended when the index climbs to another pre-determined mark.
However, a decision to suspend play on the men’s tour is at the discretion of the on-site ATP supervisor in co-ordination with medical teams and local authorities.
And – as things stand – there is no allowance for a 10-minute break before a deciding set.
“This remains under active review and additional measures including the implementation of an official heat policy are currently being evaluated in consultation with players, tournaments, and medical experts,” the ATP said in a statement.
“Player safety remains a top priority for the ATP.”
Players have often considered the sport a ‘survival of the fittest’, which would be undermined by a break after just two sets.
How does heat affect tennis players?
A person’s average body temperature is 37C, but when athletes push themselves to the limit in high temperatures, heat exhaustion – when the body gets too hot – can occur.
Symptoms include increased breathlessness, cramp, light-headedness and nausea.
If not treated properly by cooling the body down, heatstroke can set in and lead to a possible medical emergency.
As the body gets hotter, blood vessels open up. This leads to lower blood pressure and makes the heart work harder to push blood around the body.
Why play in China when it is so hot?
The tennis tour basically follows the sun. It would be risky to play outdoors in many parts of Europe and North America in October, because of the threat of wet weather, and so logically the tours head to China, Japan and South Korea at this time of year.
Many courts are required for all tournaments, and especially for the 1,000 events which may have a 96-player draw. Very few indoor venues could cope, and so this calendar allows tournaments to be staged outdoors almost all year round.
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Tesla unveils new lower-cost Model Y amid rising competition
Tesla unveiled more affordable versions of its best-selling Model Y SUV and its Model 3 sedan at $39,990 and $36,990, respectively, as the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer seeks to reverse falling sales and waning market share amid rising competition.
The EV maker announced its new models on Tuesday.
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Chief Executive Elon Musk has for years promised mass-market vehicles, though last year he cancelled plans to build an all-new $25,000 EV.
Late last year, Musk said the vehicle would be priced below the “key threshold” of $30,000, including US EV tax credits.
In the United States, prices effectively rose by $7,500 at the end of last month, when the EV tax credit ended. That helped goose quarterly sales to a record, but expectations are that they will slow down for the rest of the year, unless the affordable car comes to the rescue.
“The desire to buy the car is very high. [It is just that] people don’t have enough money in the bank account to buy it,” Musk said in July during Tesla’s second-quarter earnings call. “So the more affordable we can make the car, the better.”
Tesla had posted two clips on X over the weekend, igniting excitement among fans. One video shows headlights peering out of the dark and another shows what looks like a wheel spinning for a few seconds, followed by “10/7” — the US format for the date October 7.
Musk initially promised that production of the vehicle would start by the end of June. But Tesla only made what it called “first builds” of the car, it said in July, adding that it would be available for customers sometime in the last three months of the year.
Sales slowdown
Tesla has already been grappling with slowing sales of its ageing lineup as competition has grown rapidly, especially in China and Europe, where Musk’s far-right political views have also undermined brand loyalty.
Earlier this year, Tesla launched a refreshed version of the Model Y with improvements including new light bars and a rear touchscreen.
Musk has been pivoting the company toward artificial intelligence, focusing on robotaxis and humanoid robots. Tesla has said it will launch more affordable vehicles in its lineup, but has not provided details.
Sources have told the Reuters news agency that the EV maker also plans to roll out a stripped-down version of its Model 3 midsize sedan.
Affordable cars will also be key to Tesla delivering 20 million vehicles over the next decade – one of the several operational and valuation milestones set by the company’s board as part of its proposed $1 trillion pay package for Musk.
Markets are not responding well to the new product, which analysts say is a result of the price point.
“We believe the launch of a lower cost model represents the first step to getting back to a ~500k quarterly delivery run-rate which will be important to stimulate demand for its fleet with the EV tax credit expiring at the end of September, but we are relatively disappointed with this launch as the price point is only $5k lower than prior Model 3’s and Y’s,” Dan Ives, analyst at Wedbush Securities, said in a note provided to Al Jazeera.