After leading Team Europe 3-1 over Team World on the opening day of the Laver Cup, Carlos Alcaraz claims he has “enough battery to pull off some good things.”
Alcaraz, the world number one, is competing in his first tournament since winning the US Open earlier in September.
On Friday, he defeated Team World’s Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen 7-6 (9-7) 6-4. He teamed up with Czech player Jakub Mensik.
Casper Ruud of Norway defeated American Reilly Opelka to put Team Europe’s first point on the board in San Francisco, winning 6-4, 7-6, 6-4.
Alcaraz, a six-time major champion, claimed that playing in the doubles gave him the opportunity to display his signature style.
The 22-year-old said, “I think it doubles] gives you more opportunities to make great shots and great volleys.
“Duels are not just about one player,” he said. Jakub, a great player, and the team did an excellent job.
He impressed me with his skills and ease on the court.
Alcaraz and Mensik did not have a break point with American pair Fritz and Michelsen, who both had strong footwork from the baseline and good hands from the net.
Alcaraz won seven titles on the ATP Tour this year, losing just six of his 67 matches.
On the first day of the Laver Cup, matches won on the first day of the competition are worth one point each, with victories on day two and three getting two points each.
The first team in the three-day competition to receive 13 points out of 24 is the winner.
More than 60 years later, The Mirror tells the incredible story of how a deal made by Hollywood legend Steve McQueen in the 1960s involving a multi-million-pound painting, a motorcycle, a puppy, and a Malibu house turned out to be true.
Steve McQueen’s family are in a legal fight over what they claim is the actor’s Jackson Pollock painting (Image: Getty Images)
It was just another painting on the family home’s wall for lawyer Brent Borchert as he grew up in the 1960s. In fact, he wasn’t all that fond of the distinctive piece of art that had been painted on a canvas. Brent laughs, “I wasn’t the biggest fan, but I didn’t actively dislike it.”
It is obviously immediately recognized as the legendary Jackson Pollock’s creation, and it is estimated to be worth more than £51 million. After his parents, Pamela and Rudolph, passed away, Brent was left with the painting and the remainder of their Malibu, California art collection.
But his enjoyment of the Pollock piece has been shattered after suddenly finding himself at the centre of an extraordinary legal wrangle involving legendary Hollywood star Steve McQueen’s estate. The icon’s granddaughter, Molly McQueen, claims the late actor was the painting’s legal owner all along.
The parents of Brent allegedly brokered a swap agreement between a motorbike and a Californian home, according to a lawsuit brought by Molly’s attorney in Los Angeles. It claims that “Steve McQueen” exchanged a Jackson Pollock drip painting for a motorcycle and property at Latigo Canyon with Rudolph and Pamela Borchert.” The motorcycle was never changed owners because of one of the Borcherts who accidentally crashed it.
The Borcherts, according to the lawsuit, “made a demand for the return of the Pollock painting within a reasonable time thereafter” before going on to file for bankruptcy. According to the description, Molly has “immediate access to the painting.”
The Jackson Pollock painting in the center of the row
When the litigation began, 58-year-old Brent described the specific details as “ringing a vague bell” and as he described them as shocked but intrigued. He continues, “I don’t know if I was even born when the deal happened, and neither my father nor I ever discussed it.” However, I once questioned my mother, “What’s up with the Jackson Pollock painting?” She continued, “Your father made some sort of deal.” I missed out on it. Although it was a quick conversion, I do recall that she might have mentioned something about the house and a motorcycle. Everything is very hazy.
While Brent admits his recollection is poor given the passage of time, he does remember his dad being friends with Steve. Known as the King of Cool thanks to his rebellious and rugged persona, he starred in a string of hit films including The Magnificent Seven and Bullitt.
He was reportedly exposed to asbestos while serving in the US Marines when he passed away in 1980 at the age of 50 from mesothelioma. They were undoubtedly friends and would have dinner, and even though they weren’t friends, they frequently socialized,” says Brent.
They bonded particularly over their mutual love of motorbikes. Steve famously rode a Triumph TR6 Trophy in 1963’s The Great Escape and was a racing aficionado, competing in the British Touring Car Championship and the Elsinore Grand Prix.
Owner of the painting, lawyer Brent
The Pollock hanging on the wall behind him, to the left, and his family.
According to Brent, “Motorbikes were a big deal in our family, and dad used to ride them all over the mountains,” he says. He would have taken a bike to Malibu Beach, where McQueen and I are a close second, “for the first time.”
Intriguingly, Brent is adamant that his father did once hit his motorcycle, and he is certain that it was the same accident that the lawsuit described. He claims that “I know dad had a cool motorcycle that was a little difficult to get your hands on and that he crashed.” He “fell a lot of stress and ended up in the emergency room.” Mom was also riding her bike.
All motorbike talk was prohibited in the house from that day forward. However, he secretly purchased one and kept it a secret in a deserted parking lot. He says, “I had to conceal the motorcycles up the street.”
Scarlet, 12, and Sabrina, 9, are two daughters of his late wife Misti, and Brent now resides in South Carolina with his fiancée Samantha and their two daughters. His sister Bettina owns the painting with him in part. And he claims to be interested in talking with the estate and actor Molly.
Molly McQueen claims the painting belongs to the estate (Image: Getty Images)
He claims, “I’m not looking for a fight.” I’ll reach an agreement if they’re willing to be reasonable and can point me in the direction of something that makes me believe something wrong happened. But I won’t if they can’t.
Pollock, who passed away in 1956 at the age of 44, was a significant figure in the movement known for his drip-style abstractions. To date, his most expensive painting is Number 17A, 1948, which sold for £146m in 2015. The disputed painting, which the McQueen estate claims is worth £51 million, could fetch much more if it were to be sold at auction.
According to Brent, “Growing up it was just another painting on the wall, and Jackson Pollock wasn’t as well-known as he is now. We never considered selling the painting. Never did we experience financial crisis. In retrospect, I should have gotten all the facts, but I was a child and it was their stuff, not mine.
It’s funny because, according to my parents’ wall, it’s not even the focal point of the room because it’s surrounded by many people who are presumably liked more. “Molly McQueen’s lawyer was contacted for comment,” the source said.
Wales legend Shane Williams has backed “Superstar” Louis Rees-Zammit, who lost to the Bristol Bears and was subsequently backed to quickly restore him to his best.
The 24-year-old wing started against his former club Gloucester on Friday night, adding yet another step in his rugby career.
Rees-Zammit scored his first try in 20 minutes at the end of the first period at Edinburgh in January 2024, beating the last man by a long shot.
After a first-half derby dust-up, he would later have a break in the sin bin, but thanks to Bristol’s 40-24 Prem Cup victory, he was happy to return to his former stamping grounds.
Rees-Zammit improved with 14 on his back and played until the 56th minute after starting on his debut against Sale.
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In America, the wing weighed in at 15st 7lbs while Bristol weighed in at 15st 7lbs.
Rees-Zammit claimed that despite having more muscle in his arsenal to advance to the Kansas City Chiefs and then the Jacksonville Jaguars, he still top speed at 23mph.
He set a 40-yard dash time of 4.43, which disappointed him given his training efforts: “I was getting low 4.3s, high 4.2s.”
Rees-Zammit’s quickness on the rugby field earned him a spot in the United States, and there are already indications that he’s still very quick.
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Bristol will start their autumn internationals with five league games in hand, so it will shock Bristol if the speedster, who won the last 32 of his 32 caps against Argentina at the 2023 World Cup, is not selected.
Steve Tandy, the manager of New Wales, has the option to call on Rees-Zammit for the Test matches against Argentina, Japan, and New Zealand, but not South Africa, which is outside World Rugby’s window.
Wales’ record try scorer, Shane Williams, who made 58 of his 87 starts, is excited about the return of a wing, who has crossed 14 times in international rugby.
He is a significant asset to Wales. The 2008 world player of the year described him as a superstar player, “just look at the tries he scored and what he did for Wales in that short period of time.”
Because it has changed in the last 12 months, let alone 24 months, he will probably need a little time to get back into the swing of things with rugby union.
There are many things to learn, but he chose a team that was best for him and who enjoys playing open rugby; they are an offloading team that will try to get the ball out to him whenever they can.
He appeared a little rusty, but he is a talented player who is young enough to return to his best form in six months.
Tandy is in for an additional threat.
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In Japan, Wales used a back three made up of Tom Rogers, Josh Adams, and Blair Murray, with Keelan Giles making his Test debut off the bench.
Liam Williams, who is currently a Test centurion, hasn’t given up on his dream, while Rio Dyer, Ellis Mee, and Josh Hathaway are just a few of the other contenders.
Murray’s rapid rise last season was a result of Rees-Zammit’s American adventure, with Shane Williams looking forward to their potential partnership.
Blair is the equivalent of Cheslin Kolbe and Darcy Graham in Wales, which is what I love to watch. They are gutsy, brave, work hard, touchline-to-touchline, and never give up, Williams, a Premier Sports pundit, said ahead of the United Rugby Championship.
Rees-Zammit is a player that Blair and Wales are likely to connect with because of how well they have adapted to playing wing.
As the government attempts to address a widespread blackout that has resulted in the establishment of its first industrial-scale solar plant in Karbala’s vast desert region.
According to Iraqi media reports, the largest of its kind in Iraq will be officially opened on Sunday, allowing it to eventually produce up to 300 megawatts of electricity at peak.
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In the al-Hur area of Karbala, which is southwest of Baghdad, tens of thousands of black panels are scattered in rows in a vast desert area that covers roughly 4, 000 dunams (1, 000 acres or 400 hectares).
Another project under construction in Babil province will have a capacity of 225 megawatts, according to Nasser Karim al-Sudani, head of the country’s prime minister’s office. Construction work on a 1, 000-megawatt project in Basra will also start soon.
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The first in Iraq, of course. As the construction of a solar power plant, which will generate 300 megawatts of electricity, is progressing, the desert of the holy Karbala governorate is covered in solar panels.
The projects are a part of a larger plan to use large solar power plants to meet some of Iraq’s electricity needs to lessen the effects of gas emissions on the environment.
Iraq has solar projects with a combined capacity of 12,500 megawatts, according to deputy minister of electricity Adel Karim, who is in talks or is negotiating progress. The projects, excluding the semi-autonomous northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, have the potential to meet up to 20% of Iraq’s total electricity demand, according to the official.
Iraq continues to experience – as it has for decades – electricity shortages as a result of decades of war, corruption, and mismanagement, despite its vast oil and gas resources.
This summer, as scorching temperatures in some areas exceeded 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), the nation’s electricity consumption reached a peak of about 55, 000 megawatts.
Deputy minister Karim claimed that the nation is currently producing up to 28, 000 megawatts of electricity, including about 8, 000 megawatts of which are fed to Iraqi power plants by imported natural gas from neighboring Iran.
In an effort to pressure Tehran and stifle its revenue streams as a result of a standoff over Iran’s nuclear program and military capabilities, the Iranian supply chain has encountered numerous challenges over the years as well, particularly from unilateral sanctions imposed by the US.
Washington made the announcement in March that it would no longer impose sanctions on Iran, which required its 120-day renewal period. Iraq can now purchase Iranian natural gas to feed its power plants under a new waiver that the US has already in place.
According to an expert, the Princess of Wales will be involved in even more of the same things in the future. She helped the King and Queen on the recent US state visit to the UK.
The Royal Family pulled out all of the stops for US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania during their state visit to the UK.
And it was the Prince and Princess of Wales who stepped up, greeting their important visitors to Windsor Castle and putting on a very glamorous display at an incredible state banquet. Kate dazzled in her show-stopping gold Phillipa Lepley gown and the Lover’s Knot tiara as she sat right next to the president, who hailed her as “so radiant and so healthy and so beautiful”.
And even though it may have been a daunting role for Kate, given how much was at stake during the visit, royal expert Jennie Bond says Kate is now becoming poised and confident on the world stage.
The Princess of Wales with Prince William(Image: PA)
The Waleses during the US state visit at Windsor Castle (Image: PA)
The former BBC royal correspondent told the Mirror: “A sure-fire way to impress Donald Trump is to wheel out the undoubted star of the royal family: the Princess of Wales. Since her cancer treatment, her appearances are less frequent – and that makes the impact even greater.
The President must have been incredibly happy to have Catherine and William arriving at Windsor from the helicopter steps. He described the Princess as beautiful as he arrived.
“To play a leading role in such a significant state visit must be a daunting responsibility. However, I was struck by Catherine’s confidence and poise on the international stage right now.
It’s a big ask for a middle-class Berkshire girl to find herself seated next to the president of the United States, who is polarizing and unpredictable. Without making any remarks that might be seen as politically incorrect, her job was to keep him entertained and engaged.
Kate sat next to Donald Trump during the state banquet (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
She accepted that his lavish praise for her made her feel good, and she accepted it with joyous satisfaction. She looked like she was in a million dollars, and of course, she deserved some praise.
As future King and Queen, when William takes to the throne, state visits will become part and parcel of life in the top jobs. Just as King Charles and Queen Camilla were in charge of hosting the Trumps during their stay at Windsor Castle, helping to organise military displays and an exhilarating Red Arrows flypast, this duty will eventually fall to William and Kate.
Trump’s military ceremonial welcome marked the largest military ceremonial welcome for a state visit to the UK in living memory due to the unprecedented scale and spectacle of the ceremony.
The banquet was held in St George’s Hall in Windsor Castle (Image: Getty Images)
However, Jennie believes that Kate and William have the benefit of having both of them gain valuable experience as seasoned diplomats because of their involvement in these events in the future.
She continued, “Catherine will be hosting numerous state visits from world leaders in the upcoming decades.” She and William will carry out the government’s orders, just like the King and the late Queen.
According to their hosts, whether they like it or not, they will put on a show for their guests in order to boost bilateral relations and fulfill our political leaders’ wishes.
No matter what their opinions of them be, the monarch must also have these people stay in their homes, in addition to all the pageantry.
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“In 1978 the late Queen had to host the Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife at Buckingham Palace. The morning after the state banquet, the Queen was walking her corgis in the Palace gardens when, to her horror, she saw her guests taking a stroll. She hid behind a bush so that she didn’t have to talk to them any longer.
“Catharine is certain that her father-in-law and the late Queen have already taught her a lot. At such a time, she is the crown jewel. Camilla obviously does her part, and Camilla does it well, but the princess is what adds the wow factor to the banquet table.
E4 revealed the 18 people who are attempting to wed a total stranger in an effort to find true love earlier this month.
‘Panicked’ Married At First Sight stars admit their biggest fears ahead of new series(Image: Channel 4)
Fans have been counting down the days for the return of Married At First Sight UK after a dramatic series last year, which saw risky pranks at the altar, tears and mismatches. The experts have promised the 10th series will be the ‘most memorable yet’ with ‘a lot of firsts’ for the E4 programme.
Earlier this month, E4 revealed the 18 people who are stepping out of their comfort zones to tie the knot with a complete stranger in hopes of finding true love. The new series has gone international, with groom Davide, 33, hailing from Portugal and bride Julia-Ruth, who is a professional dancer, coming all the way from New Zealand in the pursuit of love.
Additionally, there are Aberdeen contestants Sarah, Sarah, a recruitment consultant, and Edinburgh-based Paul, who is retired and looking for the one.
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Rebecca said she’s ‘panicking’ about marrying a stranger(Image: Channel 4)
A few of the stars shared their hopes and worries before the cameras begin to show their whirlwind romances.
Speaking about marrying a stranger, Rebecca, 32, said to the Mirror: “If I think about it too much, I panic. I keep thinking to myself, he feels the same as I do right now. He must be nervous and wondering what I am like. I’m so excited to take part in this with him.
She has her ” fingers crossed” that the experts will match her with someone she’ll get along with, but she reveals she’ll be turned off if they’re emotionally unavailable.
Sarah said she’s been single for a while(Image: Channel 4)
Paul is worried about what his partner will think of him(Image: Channel 4)
She’s enthusiastic about the experiment, but she acknowledges importance of first impressions, saying, “I’m sure I’ll judge him on his height!” Since I’m quite tall, it’s important that he also be. I simply need to feel the instant attraction for him as I approach him.
Sarah, 31, has been single for a while and wants to meet the “man of her dreams” because she had “terrible taste in men in the past.”
The contestant, who stated, “I’m putting everything in this,” has many concerns about the experiment. She insisted she’ll be open-minded because “I’ve been matched with him for a reason,” after revealing she doesn’t like anyone over the age of 18 who uses Snapchat or anyone with a negative attitude.
When Sarah was questioned about letting a total stranger live with, she responded, “I’m looking forward to that. I’m so excited for this because it’s going to be a lot and intense! We’ll have fun regardless because I’m a good host to live with.
Retired Paul doesn’t have many “red flags” to watch out for in relationships. He only asks that the individual be genuine. When asked if he believed in trusting the experts, the 60-year-old said, “No! Should I have faith in them?
The actress is concerned about what his girlfriend’s reaction will be to him as they approach. He acknowledged that he was concerned about what other people thought of me. You can build on that, but I’m concerned about how they’ll perceive me.
Paul hopes to emerge from the experiment as a “better human being,” despite being a little “nervous and cautious.”
Married at First Sight on E4 can be viewed or streamed starting at 9 p.m. on Sunday, September 21.
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