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☆ Minnesota Lynx defeat New York Liberty in dramatic fashion to force title-deciding Game 5 of WNBA Finals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Minnesota Lynx defeated the New York Liberty 82-80 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to force a winner-takes-all decider on Sunday. The packed crowd at the Target Center in Minneapolis almost had their hearts broken in a consecutive Finals game. Afterall, Ionescu had won the game on Wednesday, hitting a long, tiebreaking three at the end of the game. Liberty center Jonquel Jones (No. Minnesota can win a record-breaking fifth WNBA championship, while the Liberty seek the franchise’s first title in franchise history.

Persons: Sabrina Ionescu, Ionescu, Minnesota’s Kayla McBride, don’t, Courtney Vandersloot, Courtney Williams, McBride, Bridget Carleton, Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, David Berding, 0yt59ZhDrx, “ It’s, ”, “ Everybody’s, We’re Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, WNBA, Target Center, Lynx, Liberty, Barclays Center Locations: Minneapolis, Brooklyn , NY, Minnesota

☆ Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham rang the alarm on stocks and recession, warned about the housing market, and hailed Elon Musk's Tesla. Here are his 10 best quotes from a recent event.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jeremy Grantham issued grim warnings about the US stock market and economy this week. Grantham touched on meme stocks, banking risks, real estate, commodities, and Elon Musk's Tesla. GMO's cofounder and long-term investment strategist also reflected on his inadvertent investment in a meme stock, advised against buying real estate or commodities, and touted Elon Musk's Tesla and other companies fighting climate change. "I would be very careful with real estate. So I wouldn't touch real estate."

Persons: Jeremy Grantham, Grantham, Elon Musk's Tesla, There's, it's, dopey VWs, they've Organizations: Service, Livewire Markets, General Motors, Panasonic, dopey, Grantham Locations: Wall, Silicon, Sydney, craziness, Grantham

☆ All Blacks rout Namibia 71-3 in Toulouse deluge
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Lawrence White | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The All Blacks' discipline continues to be an issue even in games like this one where they are in complete control. They conceded 11 penalties to Namibia's seven, as well as seeing de Groot given a red card for a high shot. Namibia left slightly worse off than the 71-9 margin when these sides met in the last World Cup. The crowd were on their feet to applaud Malan as he raised a fist from his stretcher on the way off, defiant amid disaster. Reporting by Lawrence White and Nick Mulvenney, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Stephane Mahe, de Groot, McKenzie, Namibia's Malan, Cam Roigard, Flyhalf Damian McKenzie, Ethan de Groot, I'm, Allister Coetzee, Winger Caleb Clark, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Ofa Tuungafasi, Beauden Barrett, Swanepoel, bayed, Namibia Le Roux Malan, Coetzee, Malan, Lawrence White, Nick Mulvenney, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Rugby Union, Rugby, de Toulouse, Blacks, Leicester Fainga'anuku, New, Italy, Uruguay, Thomson Locations: Zealand, Namibia, Toulouse, France, TOULOUSE, New Zealand

☆ Poor Italy secure bonus-point win over Namibia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Italians led 17-8 at the break and later scored a superb 60-metre try through livewire wing Ange Capuozzo. Namibia’s wait for a first World Cup win extends to a record 23 games, though they also scored an excellent try via wing Gerswin Mouton. Italy were the first to score a try after 11 minutes when Lorenzo Cannone went over after a lineout maul with Namibia already down to 14 men as hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld was sin-binned. However, Italy were much stronger after the break and the difference in quality off the bench all too evident. Manuel Zuliani took advantage of a tiring Namibia defence to break two tackles and race down the line for his 78th minute try.

Persons: Stade Geoffroy, Guichard, Ange Capuozzo, Lorenzo Cannone, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Richard Hardwick, Paolo Garbisi, Tiaan, Mouton, Swanepoel, Namibia’s, Lock Dino Lamb, Monty Ioane, Manuel Zuliani, Paolo Odogwu, Tommaso Allan, Nick Said, Mark Gleeson Organizations: Italy, Namibia, Rugby, Stade, livewire, Gerswin, Thomson Locations: Namibia, ETIENNE, France, Italy, Gerswin Mouton

☆ Donaldson shines as Australia down Georgia to snap losing streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Donaldson, a surprise selection brought into the side primarily for his place-kicking, added 15 points from the tee with three penalties and three conversions. "There is a real feeling this team could do something," Eddie Jones said after the first victory of his second reign as Australia coach. "We've got a young team, it's a great learning experience for them. Georgia never looked like adding another top tier victim to their tally after wins over Italy and Wales in the last 13 months but battled to the bitter end and scored tries through Luka Ivanishvili and Beka Gigashvili. Australia head south for their second Pool C match in St Etienne on Sunday against a dangerous Fiji side who recently beat England.

Persons: Australia's Ben Donaldson, Livewire, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Jordan Petaia, Donaldson, Eddie Jones, We've, it's, Luka, Nawaqanitawase, Mirian Modebadze, flyhalf Luka Matkava, Davit Niniashvili, Taniela Tupou, flyhalf Carter Gordon, Akaki Tabutsadze, Gigashvili, Levan Maisashvili, Nick Mulvenney, Hugh Lawson, Ed Osmond Organizations: Georgia, Wallabies, Stade de France, Luka Ivanishvili, Blacks, Australia, Petaia, Georgians, flyhalf, Australians, Portugal, Sunday, England, Thomson Locations: Australia, Georgia, Italy, Wales, St Etienne, Fiji

☆ Women’s World Cup: Vlatko Andonovski says it’s ‘not the right time’ to question USA’s mindset
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —US coach Vlatko Andonovski defended his team from criticism ahead of the last-16 Women’s World Cup knockout clash against Sweden, telling reporters on Saturday that he didn’t think “it’s the right time” to question their mindset. I mean they’re not going to happen.”Former players and pundits have criticized the US following its underwhelming performances so far in this year’s Women’s World Cup. “This national team has held the standard for so long and it’s up to us to keep it going. Sweden was the last team to inflict a World Cup defeat inside regulation time on the USA back in 2011, when Alyssa Thompson, the youngest member of the 2023 World Cup squad, was only six years old. Carmen Mandato/USSF/Getty Images“It hasn’t been the tournament that I would have hoped,” US striker Alex Morgan told reporters on Saturday.

Persons: Vlatko Andonovski, ”, “, Andnovski, Buda Mendes, I’ve, Lindsey Horan, Alyssa Thompson, ” Horan, it’s, Rose Lavelle, Alex Morgan, Carmen Mandato Organizations: CNN, Sweden, Tokyo, US, FIFA, USA, Vietnam, USSF, Getty, “ Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Portugal, Portuguese, Sweden, Vietnam, Buda

☆ Alcaraz sets up Queen's final against De Minaur
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

In his first ATP Tour final on grass, Alcaraz will face Australian Alex de Minaur who earlier beat Danish second seed Holger Rune 6-3 7-6(2). Should Alcaraz win Sunday's final he would reclaim the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic and would be seeded one at Wimbledon which begins on July 3. He forged an early break ahead in the second set and never looked in danger from that point on. Very happy to make my first final on grass and even more so at Queen's. He is the first Australian to reach the final at the Queen's pre-Wimbledon event since Lleyton Hewitt in 2006.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Sebastian Korda, Peter Cziborra LONDON, Carlos Alcaraz, Korda, Alex de Minaur, Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, I've, Rafa Nadal, Rune, Minaur, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt, De, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris, Clare Fallon Organizations: Queen's, U.S, Wimbledon, ATP, Eastbourne, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Danish, Wimbledon

☆ Harley-Davidson's focus on bread-and-butter business can lift the stock by more than 30%, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's worth hopping on Harley-Davidson due to the company's focus on the core business and better-off consumer, according to Morgan Stanley. His price target of $50 implies the stock could gain 33.2% from where it closed Monday. HOG YTD mountain Harley-Davidson Jonas also said he's increased his optimism given Chairman and CEO Jochen Zeitz's focus on generating cash flow from the core motorcycle business, while simultaneously managing risks related to spun-off electric motorcycle maker LiveWire . Jonas said Zeitz's business has a "back to basics" approach that's proving useful amid lingering supply chain challenges and a changing consumer spending outlook. He said the 2022 spinoff of LiveWire allows Harley-Davidson to focus on perfecting its bread-and-butter business and catering to the core base rather than trying to expand reach.

☆ Super Rugby finally rolls into the post-COVID era
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SYDNEY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Finally freed of the COVID travel restrictions that sounded the death knell to the intercontinental edition and fragmented and disrupted the rump competition, Super Rugby returns in its full new normality on Friday. The second season of Super Rugby Pacific will be played with a host of law variations aimed at making the game more attractive to fans but one aspect of the competition is highly unlikely to change -- New Zealand supremacy. The Canterbury Crusaders dominated Super Rugby in the years pre-pandemic and have proved just as hard to beat with or without fans in the stadiums, through lockdowns, biosecurity protocols and in competition hubs. Despite optimistic noises coming from across the Tasman Sea in Australia, the biggest challenge to the Crusaders is likely to come from the North Island of New Zealand. The forgiving and sometimes derided playoff system that offers knockout rugby to eight of the 12 teams will give hope to all but the most hapless outfits.

☆ Harley-Davidson’s Electric Motorcycles Struggle to Connect With Investors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Bob Tita | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in September, when the electric-motorcycle brand became a public company. Harley-Davidson Inc.’s LiveWire subsidiary is off to a rough start as a public company, as its electric motorcycles struggle to attract riders and investors. Shares of LiveWire Group Inc. have fallen about 15% since the merger in late September with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The deal yielded about half the cash proceeds Harley anticipated, with most of the SPAC investors withdrawing their money rather than holding LiveWire shares after the deal went through, according to a regulatory filing.

☆ Harley-Davidson spins off LiveWire in $1.8 billion SPAC merger
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Bianca Flowers | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterElectric motorcycles by Harley-Davidson and LiveWire are seen at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Queens, New York City, U.S., February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew KellySept 27 (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG.N) on Tuesday spun off its electric motorcycle division, LiveWire, in a SPAC deal creating the first publicly traded electric motorcycle company in the United States. New shares of LiveWire Group Inc , Harley-Davidson's former electric motorcycle subsidiary, were up 1.5% in their U.S. market debut on Tuesday following the unit's $1.77 billion merger with a blank-check firm. Harley released its first electric motorbike, the LiveWire, in 2019 before deciding to relaunch the bike as its own sub-brand. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Bianca Flowers in Chicago and Aishwarya Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Harley-Davidson EV spinoff Livewire starts trading via SPAC
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHarley-Davidson EV spinoff Livewire starts trading via SPACJochen Zeitz, Harley-Davidson chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Harley-Davidson's EV spinoff Livewire, what Zeitz expects from Livewire's sales demand, and insights into Livewire's supply chain.

☆ Kamada and Mitoma strike as Japan breeze past United States
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jesus Ferreira's early header had sailed over the bar from Sergino Dest's cross in an encouraging start for the United States, but that was to prove a rare sight of goal for Gregg Berhalter's side. Arsenal goalkeeper Turner ensured the United States were not on the end of a heavier defeat with a string of fine saves in the second half. The 28-year-old kept out a 55th minute effort from Junya Ito before denying Kamada a second of the game 10 minutes later. But there was nothing Turner could do to prevent Mitoma from adding Japan's second in the 88th minute. The Japanese will be appearing at their seventh consecutive World Cup in November and have been drawn to face Germany, Spain and Costa Rica in the group phase while the United States meet England, Iran and Wales.

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