The Cayman Motoring Federation (CMF) is happy to report the success of its members within the Jamaica Simulation Racing Affiliation (JSRA) System 4 Championship Collection on iRacing. Commencing in June 2024, this rigorous 6-round collection featured participation from main racers throughout the Caribbean, the Americas, Europe, and the UK. The occasion served as a preparatory competitors for the FIA Motorsports Video games scheduled for October 2024.

Ian Lance Charlery, a outstanding racer from the CMF, demonstrated exceptional talent and willpower, main the championship poles via race 4. Though he was unable to take part in races 5 and 6 attributable to unexpected circumstances, Charlery achieved a decent fifth place general end out of 28 rivals, reflecting his expertise and resilience.

Commenting on his expertise, Charlery acknowledged, “Main the championship via the 4th spherical in opposition to a number of the best drivers within the area was an unimaginable expertise. The competitors is intense, and even small errors are expensive. The JSRA F4 championship affords helpful expertise not only for quick racers but in addition for these new to the game.”

Different CMF member performances included Alessandro Di Felice, who completed eleventh, and Julian Narcisse, who completed fifteenth. The JSRA F4 collection supplied a superb simulator racing expertise for all esports contributors.

Within the workforce standings, Charlery’s workforce completed a powerful 2nd place, whereas one other Cayman workforce secured the eleventh place out of 20 groups. These outcomes spotlight the depth of expertise and aggressive spirit throughout the Cayman Motoring Federation.

The JSRA System 4 Championship Collection has set a excessive customary for digital racing occasions, providing racers a platform to hone their expertise and compete in opposition to prime regional skills. 

The CMF seems ahead to the way forward for Esports and anticipates extra alternatives for its members to excel on the worldwide stage. Notably, Ian Charlery is ready to symbolize the Cayman Islands in Esports F4, whereas Karyll Iton will compete in Esports GT on the upcoming FIA Motorsport Video games.

For extra details about the Cayman Motoring Federation and its upcoming occasions, please contact CMF President Jane Scaletta at data@caymanmotoringfederation.org

About Cayman Motoring Federation:
Affiliated FIA Member, the Cayman Motoring Federation is devoted to selling and growing motorsport actions within the Cayman Islands. By way of varied occasions and academic initiatives, the CMF goals to foster a vibrant, secure, and sustainable motoring neighborhood and supply alternatives for locals to compete at nationwide and worldwide ranges.

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United ahead Marcus Rashford is “in superb form” and “very formidable and motivated to have an excellent season,” forward of the Neighborhood Protect in opposition to Manchester Metropolis at Wembley on Saturday.

The United attacker had a season to neglect final time period, scoring seven Premier League objectives and lacking out on a spot in England’s Euros squad. There have been additionally off-field points, with Rashford dropped after internet hosting a birthday celebration hours after United misplaced a Manchester derby after which disciplined for lacking an FA Cup recreation after a visit to Belfast.

Nonetheless, Ten Hag seems to be impressed by Rashford’s form and software throughout pre-season as far as the 26-year-old bids to recapture the shape which delivered him 30 objectives in 2022/23.

“We have seen on the tour he is very energetic, in superb form already and we count on rather a lot, as we count on from the entire staff this season once more,” stated Ten Hag, who laughed off the suggestion there was any difficulty between him and the participant.

“There are such a lot of strategies round Manchester United, this staff. We all know the reality. He is working very laborious [and he is] very formidable and motivated to have an excellent season.”

Ten Hag shall be aiming to make it back-to-back wins over Manchester Metropolis at Wembley when he leads United into the Neighborhood Protect three months on from his facet’s FA Cup win over their neighbours on the nationwide stadium.

The Dutchman feels his facet don’t have anything to show this weekend – however have the power to beat any opponent. It’s their outcomes in opposition to weaker sides which he feels may outline their Premier League efficiency on this coming marketing campaign.

“We are going to problem for the Carabao Cup and FA Cup as nicely,” Ten Hag stated when requested about United’s prospects of a Premier League tilt. “It exhibits we’re aggressive and may beat any opponent. That is what we proved within the final two seasons.

“We beat Liverpool, we beat Manchester Metropolis. Our problem is to deliver consistency in opposition to lower-class groups – [although] I do not suppose there are lower-class groups within the league – to win the factors. Different groups are forward of us in that prospect and there we’ve to maintain up.

“We all know already we will beat Metropolis. It isn’t depending on the outcome on Saturday, it is not going to change that perception.

“The FA Cup is a better event. However nonetheless we wish to win however we confirmed we will beat Metropolis.

“We do not wish to take a threat with gamers and lose gamers for a protracted interval. That is what we’ve to take from final season while you’re in a sample of lacking any gamers with accidents. Gamers must be obtainable.”

Defensive considerations for Man Utd forward of Neighborhood Protect

It could not fairly be a full-blown defensive disaster however Ten Hag and Manchester United have health points of their backline which can trigger the supervisor a dilemma forward of Saturday’s Neighborhood Protect in opposition to Manchester Metropolis.

Talking in his pre-match press convention, Ten Hag stated there was a “query mark” over the health of Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw.

Which means Ten Hag may very well be with out a complete again 4 for the season curtain-raiser and would add to a defensive damage listing which additionally consists of Leny Yoro and Tyrell Malacia.

Ten Hag, then, could have to offer substantial minutes to the likes of Lisandro Martinez and Diogo Dalot who’re but to characteristic for United in pre-season on account of their involvement in worldwide competitions this summer time.

“We take into consideration Lucha to be concerned within the recreation,” Ten Hag stated in regards to the centre-back particularly.

“Maguire was [left out of the pre-season defeat to Liverpool as] a precaution however he’s nonetheless a query mark for Saturday. We now have coaching, we’ve to see whether or not he is match sufficient or to not be obtainable.

“Victor, he performed, but in addition he is a query mark and Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw are query marks, we’ve to evaluate them [on Friday].”

On gamers akin to Martinez and Dalot, who missed the US tour, Ten Hag stated: “We put them on low season programmes however all of them have totally different begins within the pre-season within the weeks we had been in USA so particular person to particular person we’ll assess them.”

Jonny Evans – who was unwell in the course of the loss to Liverpool – and Harry Amass will even be in competition to start out at Wembley.

When does the summer time switch window open and shut?

The 2024 summer time switch window formally closes on August 30 at 11pm UK time within the Premier League and 11.30pm in Scotland.

The Premier League has introduced ahead Deadline Day to hyperlink up with the opposite main leagues in Europe. The deadlines had been set following discussions with the leagues in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.

Devin Booker is hanging with the large canines on the Paris Olympics. The Phoenix Suns star was noticed taking within the park skateboarding occasions Wednesday alongside skating legend Tony Hawk and unofficial Olympics spokesperson Snoop Dogg.

Booker, as he’s been in France, was busy constructing some reels along with his camcorder.

He’s been taking in different occasions round his personal basketball video games — he scored 18 factors to guide USA Basketball previous Brazil within the quarterfinal spherical on Tuesday.

Booker has watched gymnastics, fencing and likewise popped into the road skateboarding occasions that included a pair of People final week.

He’s been making the rounds with athletes in different sports activities. Booker has posed for photographs with gymnast Suni Lee and Japanese star skateboarder Ginwoo Onodera.

There’s additionally somewhat enterprise and branding work that’s being accomplished in Booker’s distinctive method.

He’s hidden his signature sneakers round France and teased it on social media for followers to search out. Booker additionally revealed an apparently new Nike Blazer collaboration that seems to have a Chevy emblem. Simply guessing right here, but it surely seems to be quite a bit just like the sneakers are paying homage to his darkish inexperienced Seventies Chevy Blazer.

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Henry is a nationwide hero for his enjoying exploits, having helped France win the 1998 World Cup on dwelling soil earlier than occurring to turn out to be their all-time document goalscorer.

Main Les Bleus to a primary Olympic gold in 40 years would have additional immortalised the 46-year-old amongst his compatriots.

In entrance of a passionate 48,000 crowd on the Parc des Princes, France made an encouraging begin when Enzo Millot’s shot squirmed by way of weak fingers from Spain keeper Arnau Tenas.

However Spain’s attacking high quality rapidly clicked into gear to stun the host nation.

Inside seven minutes, that they had equalised when Barcelona’s 21-year-old Fermin Lopez completed off an incisive transfer with a first-time shot which he scuffed however spun into the underside nook.

Spain have been slick, sharp and obtained their rewards once more to take the lead.

Fermin notched his second when he was extra alert than the French defenders, playing when Guillaume Restes went to collect a left-wing cross after which pouncing when it didn’t persist with the French keeper’s gloves.

When Alex Baena casually and exactly clipped in a free-kick for the third, it appeared ominous for France.

Nonetheless, Henry’s aspect rallied in dramatic vogue and retained perception with their stirring second-half show.

The evolving feelings of the house crowd – from pleasure by way of pleasure, despair, and anger – had turned to hope.

France pulled a objective again when Maghnes Akliouche diverted in Michael Olise’s inswinging free-kick, persevering with the surge of momentum and confidence.

With time operating out, although, extra drama produced a gripping finale.

A melee within the field led to referee Ramon Abatti being informed to go to the pitchside monitor and, after a second of theatrical stress, pointed to the penalty spot with Benat Turrientes deemed to have been holding France substitute Arnaud Kalimuendo.

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta held his nerve to transform with a composed end in stoppage time, sparking extra wild celebrations among the many dwelling followers who collectively caught their breath earlier than additional time began.

Spain, although, appeared they nonetheless had the potential to carve open France with their slick passing – and that is what occurred as Camello turned an unbelievable sport again of their favour together with his double strike.

“There have been a couple of minutes in the course of the first half through which we disappeared,” added Henry. “And we paid a excessive value for that.”

Chelsea have agreed a deal value as much as £54m with Wolves to signal Pedro Neto and are closing in on the signing of striker Samu Omorodion from Atlético Madrid.

The Portugal ahead is anticipated to have his medical within the subsequent 24 hours after Chelsea’s bid value an preliminary £51m plus add-ons was accepted by Wolves on Friday. Enzo Maresca’s facet have a longstanding curiosity in Neto and Chelsea determined to behave on one among their principal targets after lacking out earlier in the summertime on Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise, who joined Bayern Munich as a substitute.

Neto, who was sidelined for a lot of the final marketing campaign with hamstring and knee accidents, has additionally been focused by Tottenham this summer time after some spectacular performances for Wolves since he joined from Braga in 2019. The 24-year-old scored three objectives and offered 11 assists final season regardless of solely making 20 appearances in whole. He now seems set to develop into Chelsea’s ninth summer time signing after the arrivals of Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor, Filip Jörgensen, Omari Kellyman, Aaron Anselmino, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Marc Guiu and Tosin Adarabioyo.

Omorodion – a 20-year-old who’s a part of Spain’s squad on the Olympics – additionally seems set to bolster Maresca’s squad after a deal value £34.5m was agreed with Atlético. He’s anticipated to finish his medical within the coming days, with the midfielder Conor Gallagher set to maneuver in the wrong way in a £36m switch.

Chelsea are additionally anticipating gives for Trevoh Chalobah after the defender was made out there for switch. Crystal Palace are understood to be among the many golf equipment within the 25-year-old as a possible substitute if Marc Guéhi joins Newcastle.

Olympian Gabby Thomas had loads of help behind her on the 2024 Paris Olympics, and her boyfriend, Spencer McManes, was no exception.

The monitor and area star ran to take a selfie with McManes after profitable her first gold medal within the girls’s 200m closing in August 2024. The couple stood with their faces shut along with large smiles on their faces for the picture alternative.

McManes wasn’t the one one who made the journey to cheer on Thomas. He traveled to Paris for the worldwide sporting occasion together with his dad and mom, Skip and Lori, brother Carter and sister Mackie. Whereas McManes’ Instagram is non-public, his mother documented the expertise through her profile. Lori shared a photograph of herself and Thomas at some point forward of her gold medal victory along with snaps of McManes rocking a Group Gabby shirt.

McManes and Thomas began relationship within the fall of 2022. Hold scrolling for every part to know in regards to the gold medalist’s boyfriend:

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Is Spencer McManes an Athlete?

Whereas he will not be an Olympian like his girlfriend, McManes can also be an athlete. He performed soccer at Yale from 2013 to 2016. His bio on the college’s athletics web site famous that he was the captain of his highschool soccer workforce for 2 years. McManes has additionally performed rugby for the Austin Huns Rugby Membership.

The place Is Spencer McManes From?

Like Thomas, who’s from Atlanta, McManes is from Georgia, particularly the Fulton County metropolis Roswell. He attended Blessed Trinity Catholic Excessive College.

What Does Spencer McManes Do for Work?

McManes graduated from Yale in 2017 with a bachelor’s diploma in political science and authorities. He at present works as a senior buyer success supervisor on the software program firm DataGrail. He additionally launched his personal non-alcoholic kava seltzer model, Kaviva, in 2023.

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McManes’ bio on the Kavivia web site notes that he obtained the thought for the seltzer as a result of he “nonetheless wished to exit and really feel an elevated expertise, however with out the adverse impacts of alcohol.”

Who Are Spencer McManes’ Dad and mom?

McManes’ mother, Lori, is a gross sales supervisor for InspireDesigns jewellery and his dad, Skip, is a Georgia legal professional. In March, Skip shared through Instagram that McManes’ brother, Carter, had joined his dad as an legal professional at his authorized follow, McManes Legislation.

McManes additionally has two sisters, Mackie and Livvie. Livvie was the one member of the McManes household who didn’t make it to Paris for the 2024 Olympics.

“Scenes from our fabulous Day One in Paris 🍷 Lacking you Livvie!🥰❤️🇺🇸,” Lori wrote through Instagram in August 2024.

Lori additionally praised Thomas after the Olympic Trials in June 2024.

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“We’re SO PROUD to be TEAM GABBY. That win yesterday was exhausting! Unbelievable expertise on the road. We’re so comfortable Gabby will signify our nice nation on Group USA. Can’t wait to cheer her on IN PARIS!!🇺🇸❤️💙🥇Love you candy Gabby 😘😘,” she wrote.

McManes’ sister Livvie commented, “I would like a workforce gabby shirt!”

How Previous Is Spencer McManes?

The Yale alum celebrated his thirtieth birthday in June 2024. His mother shared a number of Instagram snaps to commemorate the event, together with a candy snap of McManes kissing Thomas on the cheek. For the birthday festivities, Thomas and McManes’ dad and mom and siblings all wore matching shirts with varied footage of McManes on them.

Pedro Neto has handed a medical forward of a £54m transfer to Chelsea from Wolves.

The deal, which was agreed on Friday, is damaged up into an preliminary £51.4m cost plus £2.6m in add-ons.

Private phrases have already been agreed in precept and Neto will signal a six-year contract plus the choice for yet another 12 months.

Man Metropolis and Spurs have been additionally within the Wolves winger who is ready to be launched at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with Chelsea internet hosting Inter in a pre-season pleasant.

With three objectives and 11 assists, Neto confirmed some glorious type for Wolves final season, regardless of struggling two totally different hamstring points in an injury-hit marketing campaign which noticed him miss three months of motion.

The Portugal worldwide, who has been capped 10 occasions by his nation and was named of their Euro 2024 squad, is ready to affix Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Mykhailo Mudryk and Raheem Sterling as broad choices forward of the brand new season, though Sterling has been linked with Italian facet Juventus.

Neto is ready to develop into Chelsea’s ninth summer time signing – with Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor, Filip Jorgensen, Omari Kellyman, Aaron Anselmino, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Marc Guiu and Tosin Adarabioyo including to Enzo Maresca’s squad for the brand new season.

The Blues are additionally set to signal Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion in a £34.5m deal, with midfielder Conor Gallagher set to maneuver in the wrong way in a separate £36m switch.

Chelsea have additionally held an curiosity in Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley as a possible alternative for Gallagher.

Why are Chelsea going for Neto?

Sky Sports activities’ Sam Blitz:

If Maresca goes to construct his Chelsea staff in an identical mould to Pep Guardiola at Man Metropolis and Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, then Neto is a must-buy.

Each Guardiola and Arteta depend on “one-on-one explorers” down the flanks – Bukayo Saka, Jeremy Doku, Gabriel Martinelli and Jack Grealish spring to thoughts – and even over an injury-hit spell at Wolves, Neto has confirmed to be one of many best-attacking wingers within the Premier League in particular person operating battles.

Final season, Gary O’Neil took the shackles off Neto. “Do not flip it down, let’s go each single time. Do not care for those who lose it, check him. Let’s go,” stated O’Neil final season when requested about his particular person directions to the Portuguese winger.

And Neto obliged. The 24-year-old was consistently concerned in one-on-one battles final season however most crucially, there was finish product too. Solely Kevin De Bruyne averaged extra assists per 90 minutes than Neto, who has the posh of being equally efficient on both flank.

With Mudryk, Madueke and Sterling additionally able to one-on-one effectiveness, Chelsea appear to be they’ve an array of wingers to enhance the aggressive type of play Maresca needs.

Depressing pre-season and 44 gamers – Maresca’s issues stack up

The method of a brand new Premier League season usually brings hope, optimism and pleasure. However in Chelsea’s case, is it already time to fret?

It could solely be pre-season however only one win from their 5 friendlies within the USA won’t have been the beginning Maresca, getting ready for his first marketing campaign as a top-flight head coach, was looking for.

The Italian named sturdy sides in these video games but noticed his new staff concede 12 objectives. The go to of Inter Milan – the runaway Serie A winners final season – in Chelsea’s remaining pre-season match on Sunday is a frightening prospect.

After guiding Leicester to the Championship title in his solely full season as a head coach, Maresca has been thrown into the deep finish at Stamford Bridge.

The performances have been as disappointing because the outcomes, with Chelsea’s haphazard makes an attempt to construct play from the again contributing to quite a lot of their opponents’ objectives.

Off the pitch, Maresca needed to reintegrate Enzo Fernandez into Chelsea’s dressing room following the racist video he posted on social media, whereas followers’ favorite Gallagher is headed for the exit door because the Blues’ sporting administrators proceed their youth-orientated overhaul of the squad.

Yet one more busy summer time means Chelsea’s personal web site lists 44 gamers amongst their first-team squad. But when Maresca is hoping for some respite after a tumultuous pre-season, he’ll be upset – Manchester Metropolis are the opponents for his or her Premier League opener, dwell on Sky Sports activities on August 18.

However who can be a part of the squad to face the champions? Sky Sports activities tries to supply some readability – and you may solid your vote too…

Learn Joe Shread’s full characteristic and have your say on the Chelsea squad right here.

When does the summer time switch window open and shut?

The 2024 summer time switch window formally closes on August 30 at 11pm UK time within the Premier League and 11.30pm in Scotland.

The Premier League has introduced ahead Deadline Day to hyperlink up with the opposite main leagues in Europe. The cut-off dates have been set following discussions with the leagues in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.

Brazilian civil protection groups have recovered at the very least 21 our bodies from the wreckage of a airplane that crashed in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state on Friday, killing all 62 folks on board.

VoePass flight 2283 took off from Cascavel, within the state of Parana, simply earlier than midday on its solution to the Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Worldwide Airport. The ATR-72 misplaced sign round 1:22 pm native time and crashed in Vinhedo, 50 miles northwest of Sao Paulo metropolis.

Captain Danilo Santos Romano, a pilot with the Voepass airline since 2022, was flying the ATR-72 when it crashed, in accordance with Brazilian outlet Globo TV Information.

Different crew members included co-pilot Humberto de Campos Alencar e Silva, 61, and flight attendant Débora Soper Avila, 29, in accordance with the outlet, which seen the downed flight’s manifest.

Brazilian officers are investigating the reason for the crash, and have recovered the plan’s black field.

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A Brazilian man named Adriano Assis narrowly missed being onboard a regional jet that crashed close to Sao Paolo on Friday, killing 62.

The Rio de Janeiro resident instructed Brazil’s TV Globo he didn’t board the flight in time on account of a mixup on the airport.

He believed he booked his flight on a distinct airline, LATAM, and arrived on the correct gate too late to board, at which level an airline employee rejected his requests to let him on the departing flight.

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The names of the pilot, crew members, and a few of the passengers aboard a regional flight in Brazil that crash on Friday have been revealed.

Different crew members included co-pilot Humberto de Campos Alencar e Silva, 61, and flight attendant Débora Soper Avila, 29, in accordance with the outlet, which seen the downed flight’s manifest.

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Brazilian civil protection groups working in a single day recovered the our bodies of at the very least 21 folks from the positioning of a Friday airplane crash close to Sao Paulo, which killed all 62 onboard, Reuters reviews.

The our bodies have been moved to Sao Paolo’s police morgue.

Within the midst of the restoration effort, Voepass, the airline whose airplane went down, disclosed a further, unaccounted for passenger was aboard the regional jet, bringing the whole demise toll as much as 58 passengers and 4 crew.

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Information from the aircraft-tracking service Flightradar24 gives additional info on VoePass flight 2283 earlier than it crashed with the lack of 61 lives.

The plane seems to have left the stand at Cascavel airport 16 minutes late, at 11:56am. After a really quick taxi it took off two minutes later, reaching its cruising altitude of 17,000 ft at 12:22 pm. It maintained this top for nearly an hour.

Flightradar24 depends on crowdsourcing from volunteers who obtain knowledge transmitted by plane and feed it on to the corporate’s base in Stockholm. The info might not symbolize the true image; throughout the cruise, Flightradar24 exhibits the bottom pace various from 94 to 357 knots, an implausible vary.

The fast descent begins at 1:21 pm, reaching a most vertical pace of 24,000 ft per minute – about 10 occasions the conventional price of descent, and similar to 275mph. The final knowledge transmission is at 1:22 pm, when the plane is present as being at 4,100 ft with a vertical pace of over 12,000 ft per minute, round 140mph.

The info might assist investigators from Brazil’s Nationwide Civil Aviation Company (ANAC) decide the causes of the tragedy.

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The airline VoePass and the airplane producer ATR have each issued statements relating to right this moment’s crash.

“There may be nonetheless no affirmation of how the accident occurred or the present state of affairs of the folks on board,” a press release from VoePass reads.

In the meantime, ATR stated it’s working to help an investigation into the crash.

“What we will say at this cut-off date is that ATR has been knowledgeable that an accident occurred in Vinhedo, Brazil involving an ATR 72-500,” their assertion reads. “Our first ideas are with all of the people affected by this occasion. The ATR specialists are totally engaged to help each the investigation and the shopper.”

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She known as the crash a “second of panic” for the town of Vinhedo. She instructed the outlet she ducked down and commenced praying because the airplane hit close to her dwelling.

The airplane, carrying 68 folks, hit a number of homes because it crashed, Brazil’s Civil Protection instructed CNN.

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Gabby Thomas ran straight for Olympic gold on the Paris 2024 Video games—after which straight into the arms of her boyfriend, Spencer McManes.

McManes was within the stands cheering on Thomas as she secured the gold medal within the ladies’s 200-meter sprint on August 6, ending with a time of 21.83.

Thomas beforehand talked about having an “empowering” help system as she headed into the Olympics. “For me, being surrounded by folks which are uplifting and supportive and empowering actually fuels me, and it positively has received me to the place I’m at present,” the sprinter instructed NBC. “I’ve at all times been surrounded by that type of power and that sort of help system.”

Forward, we break down all the pieces to find out about McManes.

They began relationship in 2022.

Thomas and McManes reportedly started relationship within the fall of 2022. On the time, they had been each residing in Austin, the place Thomas earned a grasp’s diploma in public well being on the College of Texas Well being Science Middle.

He performed soccer at Yale.

Like Thomas—who accomplished her undergraduate research at Harvard—McManes earned his schooling at an Ivy League faculty. He was a pupil at Yale College, the place he additionally performed on the college’s soccer staff as a quarterback. He finally graduated with a level in political science and authorities.

He supported Gabby on the Paris 2024 Olympics.

McManes was within the crowd roaring for Thomas as she crossed the end line within the ladies’s 200-meter closing on August 6. Afterward, she met him within the bleachers, the place the 2 shared a hug and took a fast selfie.

His mother is a fan of Gabby.

Lori McManes has sung her praises for the Crew USA athlete on social media.

When the runner certified for the 2024 Olympics, Lori penned a candy word to her son’s girlfriend on Instagram. “No phrases can describe these USA Olympic Trials. Simply unbelievable,” she wrote. “We’re SO PROUD to be TEAM GABBY. That win yesterday was exhausting! Unimaginable expertise on the road. We’re so blissful Gabby will symbolize our nice nation on Crew USA. Can’t wait to cheer her on IN PARIS!!🇺🇸❤️💙🥇Love you candy Gabby 😘😘.”

As an affiliate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey retains a finger on the heart beat on all issues celeb information. She additionally writes on social actions, connecting with activists main the battle on employees’ rights, local weather justice, and extra. Offline, she’s in all probability spending an excessive amount of time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 model, in fact), or shopping for one more corset. 

Video confirmed a big space on hearth and smoking wreckage in an space full of homes.

Police and hearth companies are on the scene.

Based on monitoring web site Flightradar24, the airplane left Cascavel at 11:56 native time (14:56 GMT). The final sign obtained from the plane was about an hour and a half later.

Brazil’s civil aviation company stated the airplane, which was inbuilt 2010, had been “in good working situation, with legitimate registration and airworthiness certificates”.

The 4 crew members on board on the time of the accident have been all duly licensed and had legitimate {qualifications}, it added.

The Uopeccan Most cancers Hospital in Cascavel instructed BBC Brasil that two of its trainee docs have been among the many passengers who died.

The second the passenger airplane crashed was witnessed by native residents.

“After I heard the sound of the airplane falling, I appeared out my window at residence and noticed the second it crashed,” Felipe Magalhaes instructed Reuters information company, including that the sight had left him “terrified”.

One other resident, Nathalie Cicari, instructed CNN Brasil she had been having lunch when she heard a “very loud noise very shut by”, describing it just like the sound of a drone however “a lot louder”.

“I went out on the balcony and noticed the airplane spinning. Inside seconds, I realised that it was not a standard motion for a airplane.”

It’s Brazil’s worst airplane crash since 2007, when a TAM Categorical airplane crashed and burst into flames at São Paulo’s Congonhas airport, killing 199 individuals.

President Lula paid tribute to the victims at an occasion the place he was talking.

“I’ve to be the bearer of very dangerous information and I would really like everybody to face up in order that we are able to have a minute of silence,” he instructed his viewers.

He posted on social media that information of the crash was “very unhappy”. “All my solidarity to the households and mates of the victims,” he stated.

The close by city of Valinhos despatched 20 emergency personnel to the crash web site as a part of a joint operation, native authorities stated.

“Twenty males have been mobilised, together with three automobiles from the Valinhos Municipal Civil Guard and one car from the Civil Protection,” Valinhos Metropolis Corridor stated in an announcement.

ATR stated in an announcement that it had been knowledgeable of an accident involving an ATR 72-500.

“Our first ideas are with all of the people affected by this occasion,” it stated.

“The ATR specialists are absolutely engaged to assist each the investigation and the shopper.”