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SAINT-DENIS, France — Snoop Dogg is seemingly in every single place in the course of the Paris Olympics, however on Friday morning you possibly can catch him carrying the Olympic torch forward of the opening ceremony.

He was one of many ultimate torch bearers of the Olympic flame, which was lit in April in Greece and slowly has journeyed towards Paris since. Snoop Dogg’s leg was in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris.

In an interview earlier this week, the multihyphenate expressed gratitude towards the U.S. and France for the chance.

“I have a look at this as a prestigious honor and one thing I really respect. I might have by no means dreamed of nothing like this,” he mentioned. “I will be on my finest conduct. I will be on my finest athleticism. I will be capable to breathe gradual to stroll quick and maintain the torch with a smile on my face, as a result of I notice how prestigious this occasion is.”

Snoop Dogg is in Paris to assist cowl the Video games for NBC, a part of the U.S. broadcaster’s wager to spice up rankings by infusing protection with popular culture.

Mike Vigil thinks the same explosion of violence, which grew to become referred to as the Culiacanazo, is perhaps averted this time round:

“The Sinaloa Cartel has a really robust bench of attainable leaders who might take over together with El Chapo’s brother,” he says.

The truth is, Mr Vigil argues, the “Kingpin technique” – that’s specializing in bringing down particular person cartel leaders – is never profitable.

“Below the administration of (then-Mexican President Felipe) Calderon, it solely tended to create inside battle throughout the cartels which then led to a massacre.”

If that occurs this time, suggests former DEA agent Mike Vigil, “the one winner could be their rivals, the Jalisco New Era Cartel (CJNG)”.

That stated, moments of flux and attainable energy vacuums corresponding to this one are deeply unpredictable. The Mexican authorities have already despatched further forces to the state of Sinaloa forward of any flare-up of violence.

The opposite apparent query over Zambada’s arrest is: why now?

The operation was deliberate for months. Nonetheless, some experiences say there was additionally an opportunistic factor to it. When the varied parts behind the ruse gave the impression to be coming collectively, regardless of some scepticism among the many US authorities, they finally determined they’d nothing lose by making an attempt it.

The larger purpose behind the timing, although, was revealed by the phrases of the US Legal professional Basic Merrick Garland in a video message confirming the arrests:

“Fentanyl is the deadliest menace our nation has ever confronted”, he stated promising that the US justice division “won’t relaxation till each single cartel chief, member and affiliate liable for poisoning our communities is held accountable.”

Fentanyl overdoses are actually the main explanation for demise for Individuals between the ages of 18 and 45. It’s a staggering statistic and one which has maybe focussed minds within the Biden administration, particularly in an election yr.

Each Los Chapitos and El Mayo have made billions by way of fentanyl, which is simple to supply and transport with out the necessity for big coca plantations within the Andes as with the manufacture of cocaine.

Consultants say that shutting down the smuggling of fentanyl altogether is nearly unimaginable. It is just too worthwhile to the cartels and too riven into the trendy panorama of Mexico’s drug struggle.

Nonetheless, US regulation enforcement needs to harm the cartels which are producing it, diminish their affect and, wherever attainable, dismantle their management.

The seize of El Mayo Zambada – even when getting old, sick and captured in a double-cross – was all the time going to stay a key a part of that technique.

A 13-member Australian gymnastics group will compete throughout creative, trampoline and rhythmic occasions on the Paris 2024 Olympics from July 27.

Australia’s gymnastics group contains a file 11 girls and two males. The 13-member sturdy squad may also be Australia’s largest gymnastics contingent of their Olympic historical past.

Six Australians every will characteristic within the rhythmic gymnastics and the creative gymnastics. Just one Australian will compete in trampoline.

Tokyo Olympians Lidiia Iakovleva and Emily Whitehead, who will compete within the rhythmic and creative occasions, respectively, will return for his or her second Olympic Summer time Video games. The remainder of the squad will make its Olympic debut.

Brock Batty will change into the youngest male gymnast within the Olympics to contest within the trampoline occasion. He will likely be 17 years and 211 days previous when he is because of compete in Paris. Jesse Moore is the one different male within the Australian gymnastics group.

Blake Rutherford, who was the highest-ranked Australian within the males’s trampoline within the Olympic qualifying, missed out because of harm. Commonwealth Video games champion Georgia Godwin, a two-time World Cup silver medallist, additionally dominated herself out of the Paris Olympics after sustaining an Achilles harm in Might.

The gymnastics competitions on the Paris 2024 Olympics will likely be held at two venues. Rhythmic gymnastics is scheduled between August 8 and 11 at Porte de La Chapelle Enviornment. Bercy Enviornment will host creative gymnastics from July 27 to August 5. Trampoline gymnastics may also be held on the Bercy Enviornment on August 3.

Australia’s first and solely Olympic medal in gymnastics was gained by Ji Wallace, who clinched a silver within the males’s trampoline occasion at Sydney 2000.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Australian gymnastics group

Inventive gymnastics

• Jesse Moore – males’s all-around, flooring train, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar
• Emma Nedov/Kate McDonald/Ruby Cross/Breanna Scott/Emily Whitehead – girls’s

Trampoline gymnastics

• Brock Batty – males’s trampoline

Rhythmic gymnastics

• Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva – particular person all-around
• Lidiia Iakovleva/Saskia Broedelet/Phoebe Learmont/Emmanouela Frroku/Jessica Weintraub – group all-around

Paris 2024 Olympics Australia’s gymnastics schedule

Dwell begin instances, all in Australian Jap Commonplace Time (AEST)

Paris 2024 Olympics creative gymnastics schedule

• West Ham agreed a deal signal full-back Mazraoui from Bayern Munich
• The deal has now collapsed on account of a disagreement on the agent’s aspect  
• Man United at the moment are upping their within the 26-year-old Moroccan

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Printed: 09:48 EDT, 26 July 2024 | Up to date: 09:54 EDT, 26 July 2024

West Ham’s transfer for Noussair Mazraoui has reportedly collapsed, leaving the door pen for Man United to swoop in. 

The information broke on Thursday that the Hammers had agreed a £13.5m payment with Bayern Munich for the precise again plus £3m in add-ons.

Nevertheless, the deal has fallen aside as the 2 sides have been unable to agree on phrases.

Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg tweeted: ‘Noussair Mazraoui take care of West Ham is OFF! no settlement on agent‘s aspect has been reached. 

‘Regardless of the settlement between the golf equipment and on participant‘s aspect West Ham now have left the negotiations.’

West Ham’s transfer for Noussair Mazraoui has reportedly collapsed after a deal was agreed

He then added: ‘Manchester United now pushing to signal Mazraoui. Superior talks.’

Sky additionally report that the way forward for Aaron Wan-Bissaka might be ‘key’ as to if or not a transfer for Mazraoui goes by means of. 

The English right-back, who’s within the closing 12 months of his contract at Previous Trafford, has been linked with West Ham and Galatasaray and would elevate beneficial funds for the membership. 

The information will come as a bitter blow to new West Ham supervisor Julen Lopetegui

Mazraoui, 26, has spent two seasons on the Allianz Enviornment, having joined on a free switch from Ajax in the summertime of 2022.

The total-back got here by means of the ranks at Ajax, the place he performed underneath present Man United boss Erik ten Hag.

He was additionally a member of the Morocco group that overcame the chances to succeed in the semi-final of the 2022 World Cup.

Manchester United will probably look to promote Aaron Wan-Bissaka if they’re to signal Mazraoui

West Ham, now managed by Julen Lopetegui, have made three main signings up to now on this switch window.

Thrilling teenager Luis Guilherme joined the membership from Palmeiras, whereas goalkeeper Wes Foderingham arrived on a free switch following his departure from Sheffield United.

Jon Rahm shot an eight-under 63 to open up a two-stroke lead after day one in every of LIV Golf UK in Uttoxeter.

The previous world No 1 and two-time main winner is but to register a victory since swapping the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed circuit forward of the 2024 season.

Rahm completed tied for seventh ultimately week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon, ending the match on one beneath par after a three-under 68 in his closing spherical.

The Spaniard subsequently impressed in Staffordshire on Friday with eight birdies and no bogeys leaving him two photographs away from American Andy Ogletree and Mexico’s Abraham Ancer.

Former Open champion Cameron Smith and England’s Tyrrell Hatton are a shot additional again on 5 beneath, with Hatton firing seven birdies round a double bogey.

5-time main winner Brooks Koepka is in a bunch of seven gamers at 4 beneath.

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Bienvenue à Paris, Celine Dion and Girl Gaga!

Dion took heart stage at a wet Olympic opening ceremony in Paris on July 26 with a strong efficiency to shut the occasion. It marked the primary time she has carried out in public in years following her stiff particular person syndrome prognosis.

She sang Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’amour” after the cauldron was lit. Her rendition acquired quick reward on social media.

In a press release on social media, Dion wrote that she was “honored” to carry out on the opening ceremony and “so stuffed with pleasure to be again in one in all my very favourite cities!”

“Most of all, I’m so completely satisfied to be celebrating these superb athletes, with all their tales of sacrifice and dedication, ache and perseverance,” she mentioned in a slideshow submit of photographs from the occasion. “All of you’ve got been so centered in your dream, and whether or not or not you are taking dwelling a medal, I hope that being right here implies that it has come true for you! It is best to all be so proud, we all know how laborious you’ve got labored to be one of the best of one of the best. Keep centered, maintain going, my coronary heart is with you!”

Earlier, Olympic viewers noticed Girl Gaga carry out a trendy quantity on the opening ceremony.

She serenaded the assembled crowd with “Mon Truc En Plume” in a tribute to French dancer and actor Zizi Jeanmaire. She was joined by a number of dancers holding pink feather followers throughout the efficiency.

Afterward, Gaga wrote on her social media accounts she was “utterly grateful” for the chance.

“Though I’m not a French artist, I’ve at all times felt a really particular reference to French individuals and singing French music — I wished nothing greater than to create a efficiency that will heat the guts of France, have a good time French artwork and music, and on such a momentous event remind everybody of one of the vital magical cities on earth — Paris,” she added.

The ceremony adopted public sightings of each music icons earlier within the week.

Dion, 56, appeared to trace in latest months that she could also be making an look in Paris someday quickly.

She advised Vogue France in April that she had been coaching “like an athlete” to handle her bodily well being and her singing voice, and name-dropped a Parisian landmark.

“I’ve chosen to work with all my physique and soul, from head to toe, with a medical group,” she advised the publication. “I need to be one of the best I could be. My purpose is to see the Eiffel Tower once more!”

Two days earlier than the opening ceremony, Dion additionally revealed on Instagram that she was in Paris, sharing photographs of herself on the Louvre.

“Each time I return to Paris, I bear in mind there’s a lot magnificence and pleasure nonetheless to expertise on this planet,” she wrote within the caption. “I like Paris, and I’m so completely satisfied to be again! Thanks to our great buddies at The Louvre!”

Dion has been open about her well being struggles in recent times. In December 2022, she revealed she had been identified with stiff particular person syndrome, a uncommon neurological situation that may trigger muscle stiffness, sensitivity to noise and contact, emotional misery, and extreme muscle spasms, in line with the Nationwide Institute of Neurological Issues and Stroke.

In Might 2023, the singer canceled all remaining dates of her “Braveness World Tour” as a consequence of her sickness.

The “My Coronary heart Will Go On” singer opened up about her experiences with stiff particular person syndrome, and her efforts to return to the stage, in her latest documentary, “I Am: Celine Dion.”

The documentary, obtainable to stream on Prime Video, captured a number of uncooked, intimate moments, together with one scene by which Dion experiences a extreme, full-body spasm on digicam.

Dion has opened up about her dedication to carry out as soon as extra and join along with her followers.

“I’m going to return onstage, even when I’ve to crawl. Even when I’ve to speak with my fingers. I’ll. I’ll,” the singer advised Hoda Kotb in June in a prime-time particular, her first broadcast interview since her prognosis. 

“I’m Céline Dion, as a result of at present my voice might be heard for the primary time, not simply because I’ve to, or as a result of I have to,” she continued. “It’s as a result of I need to. And I miss it.”

As for Gaga, she was noticed earlier this week in Paris, blowing kisses and waving to followers from exterior a automotive, per video shared to X. She wore a black hat, sun shades and a leather-based jacket as she shaped a coronary heart along with her fingers to the gang.

Earlier this 12 months, Gaga dropped a bombshell announcement on the finish of her HBO live performance particular, “Gaga Chromatica Ball,” teasing new music. As she struck a number of poses within the shadows, “LG7” and “Gaga Returns” flashed across the screen.

On the premiere of her live performance movie, Gaga confirmed her seventh studio album was within the works.

“I’ve written so many songs and I’ve produced so many songs,” Gaga mentioned earlier than hinting at a potential style change for her music. “It’s nothing like something that I’ve ever made earlier than. I like to interrupt style, and I like to discover music. There’s one thing actually stunning about realizing that you can be cherished it doesn’t matter what you do.”

Together with being within the studio, Gaga had additionally been on set filming “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the sequel to the 2019 “Joker” movie.

The film follows the story of the Joker, being reprised by Joaquin Phoenix, assembly his love curiosity, Harley Quinn, portrayed by Gaga. The sequel will reportedly characteristic musical parts and choreographed numbers.

“Joker: Folie à Deux” drops in theaters Oct. 4.

Tune in to the Paris Olympics on NBC and Peacock.

ROCESTER, England – Jon Rahm holds a two-shot lead getting into the weekend at LIV Golf UK by JCB whereas Legion XIII tops the workforce leaderboard. Listed here are some information and notes from Spherical 1 at JCB Golf & Nation Membership.

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HOME CROWD SUPPORT: Of the six English-born gamers on this week’s area, 4 are inside the highest 20 of the leaderboard after Friday’s opening spherical.

Legion XIII’s Tyrrell Hatton (66) is tied for fourth, Majesticks GC’s Sam Horsfield (67) and Crushers GC’s Paul Casey (67) are tied for sixth, and Cleeks GC’s Richard Bland (69) is tied for nineteenth.

The English gamers definitely obtained the most important cheers from the sellout crowd at JCB Golf and Nation Membership, which is internet hosting the primary LIV Golf occasion performed within the Midlands.

“Enjoying in entrance of English followers, they have been fairly vocal on the market in the present day, which was good,” Hatton mentioned. “It actually felt such as you’re taking part in a giant match, which is nice. I feel all of the gamers would have loved that in the present day.”

Horsfield, who practices at JCB and lives simply 5 minutes away, performed his first spherical with Majesticks Co-Captains Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood in an all-English threesome on Friday.

“The English crowds actually introduced the vitality in the present day,” Horsfield mentioned. “There have been so many individuals watching us all day. Even after we have been up there on 6 and seven, type of the again finish of the course there, there was a bunch of individuals on the market supporting us.”

RAHM AND THE PAR-5 HOLES: Jon Rahm shot an 8-under 63 regardless of failing to make a birdie on any of the three par 5s. It continues a current development through which he tied for seventh ultimately week’s Open Championship regardless of being unable to birdie any of the par 5s at Royal Troon.

“It is humorous,” Rahm mentioned. “I do not imply to be laughing. Not too long ago, I really feel like I am not doing something incorrect. I am not making unhealthy swings. I do not really feel like I am making horrible selections, but it surely’s simply I’ve acquired a little bit streak of unhealthy luck on the par 5s. Did not birdie any of them at The Open. Did not birdie any of them in the present day. I do not really feel like I did something terribly incorrect.”

OGLETREE’S SWING ADJUSTMENT: HyFlyers GC’s Andy Ogletree has battled bone spurs and tendinitis in his wrist and can probably want offseason surgical procedure. Compelled to regulate his swing, he mentioned solely not too long ago has he began to see some optimistic outcomes.

“With the brand new swing, it is taken a little bit time,” mentioned Ogletree, whose opening 6-under 65 has him tied for second. “Studying totally different shot shapes, studying totally different tendencies, studying tendencies beneath stress, studying totally different lies and the way far the ball goes to fly and all these various things with the totally different transfer I am making an attempt to placed on it to alleviate some ache. 

“So, it is taken a short while, however I really feel like I have been trending in the best path for just a few weeks now.”

Ogletree, who earned his LIV Golf spot this 12 months after ending atop the 2023 Worldwide Sequence standings, entered this week ranked thirty eighth within the season-long factors standings. The highest 24 on the finish of the common season are assured spots subsequent 12 months.

ROUND 1 STATS LEADERS

Driving accuracy: Graeme McDowell, Kevin Na, 92.86% (13 of 14 fairways hit)
Driving distance: Matthew Wolff, 320.2 yards avg.
Longest drive: Matthew Wolff, 327.7 yards, tenth gap
Greens in regulation: Richard Bland, 88.89% (16 of 18 greens)
Scrambling: Kevin Na (8 of 8), Jon Rahm (3 of three), 100%
Placing: Abraham Ancer, 1.28 putts per gap
Bogey-free rounds: Jon Rahm (63), Kevin Na (70)

Dublin’s wax museum is withdrawing a determine of Sinéad O’Connor amid criticism from her household and members of the general public that it appeared “nothing like her”.

Many reacted with shock when the waxwork determine was unveiled on Thursday.

The museum’s crew met on Friday morning and determined to take away the waxwork of the Irish singer, admitting that it “can do higher” and pledging to create a “extra correct illustration”.

Her brother, John O’Connor, mentioned he was shocked when he first noticed it on-line and mentioned it didn’t appear like her “in any respect”.

Talking on RTÉ Radio’s Liveline programme on Friday, after it was introduced the determine can be withdrawn, he mentioned he had not been made conscious {that a} waxwork of his sister was to be unveiled this week.

“Once I noticed it on-line yesterday I used to be shocked. I believed it appeared one thing between a model and one thing out of the Thunderbirds.

“I believed Sinéad would have been very keen on wanting nicely, and she or he actually did, and if it was speculated to be a illustration of her in her early 20s when she did Nothing Compares 2 U, it simply appeared nothing like her. I believed it was hideous.”

He added: “A good friend of mine mentioned to me final evening that he’d seen higher in Shaws [department store], within the window.

“There’s additionally sufficient visible stuff on the market, by way of movies and pictures, that present what she did appear like.”

O’Connor advised that a greater option to honour his sister can be to place a statue of her in Dublin.

He mentioned it was significantly upsetting to talk about the difficulty on Friday, the primary anniversary of her demise on the age of 56.

“I misplaced my sister and to me that’s necessary,” he advised the radio station. “Since she’s not right here to defend herself or to talk for herself, I simply took it upon myself to contact you about it.”

Paddy Dunning, the wax museum director who mentioned he was a longtime good friend of Sinéad O’Connor, apologised to the household.

He mentioned that the wax museum sculptor, PJ Heraghty, delivered the determine the evening earlier than it was unveiled.

He mentioned the artist had finished “incredible work” in earlier years however has not been feeling nicely and had retired.

“Once I had a have a look at the statue, I walked in to launch it, and once I noticed it, I didn’t get that feeling that I usually get from PJ’s incredible work,” he advised Liveline.

“My coronary heart sunk a bit. We went forward with the launch and I didn’t sleep final evening.”

Requested by O’Connor on the radio programme if the Dublin Nationwide Wax Museum was “doing this to get publicity”, Dunning mentioned: “No, completely not.”

He added: “The wax museum runs itself with out publicity. We now have a launch and that’s it.

“I needed to take the choice to cancel the statue and we’ll go once more and we’ll transform and we have now to do higher on this event.”

Céline Dion’s efficiency from the Eiffel Tower throughout the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony Friday is proof that the guts will go on.

Dion, who had not sang publicly since 2020 amid her battle with stiff-person’s syndrome, shocked the world together with her triumphant return to music.

What track did Céline Dion sing throughout the Paris Olympics?

The “Energy of Love” singer carried out “Hymne à l’amour” by the French singer Édith Piaf from the bottom of the Eiffel Tower in what was an immediately iconic second.

The Grammy-winning singer just lately detailed her battle with stiff-person syndrome within the Amazon Prime Video documentary, “I Am: Céline Dion,” the place it was revealed that the 56-year-old French-Canadian practically died from the illness.

In the course of the documentary, Dion particulars that she has improved considerably from her early days of her analysis, and that getting again to singing and performing is her most important motivator for overcoming her illness.

“It isn’t onerous to do a present now, it is onerous to cancel a present,” Dion mentioned. “I am working onerous on daily basis, however I’ve to confess — it has been a wrestle. I miss it a lot. The individuals. I miss them. If I am unable to run, I will stroll. If I am unable to stroll. I will crawl. I will not cease.”

Different performers at Friday’s Opening Ceremony included Girl Gaga and French-Malian pop star Aya Nakamura.

Dion’s efficiency marked the top of the Opening Ceremony and the start of the Olympic Video games, and it appears the beginning of a musical comeback as effectively.

USC Dornsife professor Lydia Moudileno explains what’s the significance of a number of the French cultural components included on the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.