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33 minutes ago
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Report: Germany star Wirtz flies to England for Liverpool medical
Germany's Florian Wirtz (L) and France's Manu Kone stand on the pitch after the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Germany and France at Stuttgart Arena. Federico Gambarini/dpa Germany star Florian Wirtz has flown to England to carry out his medical ahead of his big-money transfer to Liverpool, according to reports in German media. The Bild newspaper said a private plane took off from Cologne airport on Thursday afternoon to take the 22-year-old to Manchester, from where he will be driven to Liverpool to complete his signing from Bayer Leverkusen. Advertisement The deal for the young forward could be worth up to €150 million ($172 million) including bonuses, making Wirtz the most expensive signing in Bundesliga and Premier League history. Only Paris Saint-German's moves for Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have ever carried a higher transfer fee. Wirtz is expected to sign a contract with the Reds until 2030. The German international had been a major target for top European clubs, including Leverkusen's Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich, but the attacking midfielder is set to land with the Premier League champions.
New York Times
36 minutes ago
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- New York Times
Alexander Bublik beats Jannik Sinner to end 49-match streak
Alexander Bublik is the first player not named Carlos Alcaraz to beat Jannik Sinner in 49 matches. Bublik, who lost to the world No. 1 in the quarterfinals of the French Open a fortnight ago, ended Sinner's defense of the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. Sinner had not lost to someone other than Alcaraz since August 2024, when Russia's Andrey Rublev beat him at the Canada Open. But after dropping the first set in the face of a typically efficient Sinner performance, Bublik produced the level of tennis that makes him one of the most confounding players on the ATP Tour. He can hit drop shots, trick shots, strange slices and vary spins with craft and guile, but unlike most players in that category, he also has a gigantic serve, as well as booming power off both groundstroke wings. Advertisement When he is in the mood, as he was Thursday, few can live with him — especially on grass, when his skidding slices cut through the court and his serve can feel borderline unreturnable. For Sinner, coming off the physical and mental exertion of his five-hour-and-29-minute French Open defeat to Alcaraz, Bublik's surge proved too powerful to stave off. And in fairness to Sinner, this was a day when all four of the Roland Garros finalists suffered hangovers of varying degrees. Coco Gauff was also beaten, losing in the second round of the German Open in Berlin to Xang Winyu while Alcaraz had to dig extremely deep to win an epic against Jaume Munar at the same stage of the HSBC Championships at the Queen's Club, London. Aryna Sabalenka, meanwhile, overcame a second-set wobble against Rebeka Masarova to win a very tight set and come through in straight sets. This is not a coincidence. Winning any slam or losing in the final is a physically and emotionally draining experience, let alone the kind of finals that we saw in Paris 11 days ago. At Queen's, Alcaraz looked as though he was heading for a second-round exit for the second straight year, before fighting off a 4-2 final set deficit to prevail in three sets after three hours, 26 minutes. It was the longest match at Queen's since 1991, barely a week on from Alcaraz beating Sinner in the longest ever French Open final. After the match, Alcaraz wrote 'were we on clay?' on the camera in reference to how long it had taken. It was a gruelling, sweaty match played in temperatures of more than 30 degrees celsius (86 degrees fahrenheit) on the UK's hottest day of the year so far, and Alcaraz showed his frustration at various points. He was especially annoyed after getting a time violation warning in the second set for taking longer than the allotted 25 seconds between points and then feeling like he was being hurried at various points thereafter. 'I'm not used to do it,' Alcaraz said of his flashes of temper during the match. 'Honestly, I use to control myself a little bit, my emotions.' Hangovers, they'll do that to you. Alcaraz will play a quarterfinal Friday against France's Arthur Rinderknech, but may feel he has enough grass-court miles in the tank after the drawn-out, physical encounter with Munar. Sinner and Gauff by contrast risk being undercooked for Wimbledon, though last year Alcaraz went out at this stage and ended up winning the title at the All England Club a few weeks later anyway. Advertisement And while Sinner may feel disappointed to have finally lost to a player other than Alcaraz, we'll only really know at Wimbledon whether he is suffering from any real letdown after losing to the Spaniard in such heartbreaking circumstances in Paris. Though where Gauff and Sinner differ from Alcaraz last year is that grass is a surface they've never fully proved themselves on. The same could be said of Sabalenka, even if that's partly down to her having to miss Wimbledon last year because of injury and in 2022 when Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from the event. Her opponent in the Berlin quarterfinal Friday is Elena Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in Sabalenka's absence three years ago. The main draw of this year's event gets under way on Monday June 30.
Arab News
an hour ago
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- Arab News
Coco Gauff loses in Berlin in first match since French Open title, turns attention to Wimbledon
BERLIN: Newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open. The second-ranked Gauff, who won at Roland-Garros less than two weeks ago for her second Grand Slam title, amassed 25 unforced errors and seven double faults in her loss to Wang. Gauff had a bye to the second round at the grass-court tournament, a warmup for Wimbledon. 'It was a tough one today but happy to be back on court,' Gauff wrote on her social media accounts. 'Tried my best to adjust with the quick turnaround but it wasn't enough. As always, I'm learning as I go so I hope to do better next time.' The 21-year-old Gauff added that she is 'excited to get some more practices in to be ready for Wimbledon,' which starts June 30. She has not made it past the fourth round at the All England Club. Wang, ranked No. 49, said she would have been pleased just with the first set Thursday, considering the level of her opponent. 'After I won the first set, I just told myself 'OK let's take a minute and enjoy this, I'm playing the French Open champion, and I won the first set,'' she said in her on-court interview. 'No matter how the second and third go, I was like, 'OK let's just enjoy it for a second,'' said Wang, who will face Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals. 'I'm really happy with how I played today. I was serving good and putting a lot of pressure on the return, especially second-serve return.' Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka finished off Rebeka Masarova 6-2, 7-6 (6) in a match that was suspended Wednesday after one set because of a slippery court. Sabalenka had lost to Gauff at the French Open final and later apologized to the American for making 'unprofessional' comments after the Paris title match. Sabalenka will meet 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals.
BBC News
an hour ago
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- BBC News
Plymouth sign FC Magdeburg forward Amaechi
Plymouth Argyle have signed forward Xavier Amaechi from second tier German side FC Magdeburg on a three-year 24-year-old will join the Pilgrims on 1 July when his contract with the 2. Bundesliga team former England Under-20 international spent the 2021-22 season on loan in League One with is new Plymouth boss Tom Cleverley's first signing since being appointed last week."Xavier is a quick and exciting winger who will add further competition to our forward options," Cleverley told the club website., external"He has good European experience having played in Germany, and returns to England a more rounded player, but he is still young and has so much room for growth and development."
Motor 1
2 hours ago
- Automotive
- Motor 1
The 2025 Audi Q5 Adds More Screens, More Power: Review
Quick Specs 2025 Audi Q5 / SQ5 Engine Turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4 / Turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 Output 268 hp, 295 lb-ft. / 362 hp, 295 lb-ft. Base Price $52,200 / $64,800 Pros: Roomier & Comfier, Engaging Feel, Sharper Transmission Tuning Cons: Costlier, Lackluster gauges, Capacitive-touch buttons 2025 Audi Q5 Overview: Same Tune, More Volume Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 The Audi Q5 is one of those SUVs that feels familiar even if you've never driven one before. As Audi 's best-selling model, they're easy to find in most parking lots, striking the right blend of inoffensive styling on the outside and aspirational luxury on the inside to deliver mass-market appeal. For 2025's Q5 , that fundamental concept doesn't change. Audi's tweaks to this compact SUV are subtle, adding a little more cargo space here and a bit more legroom there, plus a good bit more power and about an acre's worth of additional digital displays. The result is still very much the same recipe, but the result is sweeter yet sharper than before. Engine, Drivetrain, Horsepower: Bigger Boost Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 The engine that will drive the bulk of Q5 models sold remains the same, basic turbocharged 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder as before. It's been massaged a bit, though, now offering 268 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. That's up from 201 hp and 236 lb-ft from the former base Q5 40 TFSI, or a tick up over the former Q5 S line 45 TFSI, which made 261 hp and 273 lb-ft. Fuel economy is 25 mpg combined. Want more? Step up to the SQ5 and its 3.0-liter, turbocharged V6, now making 362 hp and 406 lb-ft. Its efficiency is 19 mpg city, 26 highway, and 22 mpg combined. That's right, no hybrid offerings nor fancy, high-voltage electric turbos or anything of the like. Those turbos are new, though, with a variable geometry design intended to minimize lag despite those higher output figures. The biggest change, though, comes on the other end of the crankshaft: The SQ5 gets a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, a nice upgrade over the former generation's automatic. Technology and Infotainment: OMG OLED Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 Slot into the driver's seat, and it becomes immediately apparent where Audi's engineers spent the bulk of their time and money on this 2025 rendition of the Q5. Like on the Q6 E-Tron , gauge cluster and infotainment duties are handled by a pair of OLED displays joined at the bezel to form a single sweeping pane. OLED technology means bold colors and luscious contrast, but most importantly, it delivers the kind of pure blacks at night that automotive-grade LCDs can only dream of. The panel behind the steering wheel measures 11.9 inches on the diagonal, while the new infotainment screen is a touch bigger at 14.5. Need more? Tick the right boxes, and you'll get a third display on the passenger side, one not nearly as crisp-looking but offering yet another way to interface with Audi's latest MMI software. Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 Premium Plus and Prestige models also get a new heads-up display, bigger and brighter than before. It works better with polarized sunglasses and offers multiple different views with enough telemetry data that even data-hounds will keep their eyes on the road. That's good because if your eyes should linger too long on a roadside hot dog stand or other culinary distraction, the standard driver-monitoring system will chime early and often. The HUD is a nice upgrade, but the software driving the gauge cluster disappoints. It offers plenty of pages of data to cycle through but isn't nearly as customizable or, frankly, as visually compelling as what you'll find in a new BMW or Mercedes-Benz. The lackluster design on such a beautiful display feels like a waste. Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 I also found myself hating the capacitive touch buttons on the steering wheel. By the end of the day, I'd lost count of the number of times I inadvertently turned up the volume when my right palm grazed the upper portion of the touch-sensitive area. Design: Hello Again Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 The fundamental shape and character of the Q5 haven't changed much in 2025, but the details are quite different. The grille up front is even bigger than before, and while the overall look is more stately and sophisticated, I have to say I prefer the svelte shapeliness of the previous generation. The headlights and taillights are the most significant change, keeping up with the modern trend of going as narrow as possible while featuring inordinate levels of complexity in pursuit of visual flair. That comes courtesy of a grid of LED-illuminated sections at the front and a crystalline-like structure of OLED panels at the rear, all of which can be customized in the car's app or infotainment center to deliver some degree of personalization. Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 On the inside, the biggest design change is the aforementioned faceful of OLED pixels, but other subtle revisions are here, too, including a switch to a much smaller shifter. That creates room for bigger cup holders and storage cubbies. There's more storage out back, 27.6 cubic feet worth with the seats up and 56.9 down. Legroom is up, too, all thanks to the inevitable increase in size over the outgoing model. The 2025 Q5 is about an inch and a half longer and a half-inch wider than before. Driving Impressions: More Feel, More Shove Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 Piloting the new Q5 through the urban sprawl is as effortless as it's ever been. That new DCT has been tuned by Audi, not for instant, rapid-fire shifts but to slip between gears much like an automatic. It eases itself gently up to speed, sliding from one cog to the next without so much as a nod from your passengers. Power delivery, too, is subtle and relaxed, requiring you to flex your foot hard on that accelerator to get the turbo working. Steering, however, is ultra-light, with U-turns requiring just one finger. The steering gains quite a bit of heft as you cycle through the drive modes, but there's a surprising amount of feel throughout. In Dynamic, the sportiest, the SQ5's throttle now becomes far more sharp and that transmission more eager, if still relaxed. Taps on the shift paddles behind the wheel are still handled on a delayed basis, a delay compounded by a noticeable amount of turbo lag. Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 The SQ5 delivers much the same experience when you're idling through town. But, find some more engaging roads (of which there are plenty in Colorado, where I tested these SUVs), dial it up to Dynamic, and the sportier of the two really does feel significantly different. The SQ5 adds more power and also more sound. Whether idling in traffic or swinging up to the redline, the exhaust note on the SQ5 is far more engaging. Likewise, the DCT here acts with far more intent, shifting quickly when you ask it to. There's even greater feel through the steering wheel, thanks in part to Audi using stiffer mounts to attach the front subframe to the chassis. That swap does result in a slight penalty in ride quality, especially over separation joints and other short, sharp impacts, but the optional air suspension on both Q5 and SQ5 offers remarkably good ride quality despite the larger wheel sizes. Sadly, I wasn't able to sample a version with steel springs. Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 Fuel Economy: Down a Bit The 2025 Audi Q5 is EPA-rated for 22 mpg in the city, 30 on the highway, and 25 mpg combined. That's down one from the old Q5's rating, but in my testing, I did slightly better, coming in at 25.8 mpg. On the SQ5 side, you're looking at 19 mpg city, 26 highway, and 22 combined. I again came in quite close to the official rating at 23 mpg. Photo by: Tim Stevens / Motor1 Pricing+Verdict: Splurge On the S The Q5 starts at $52,200, a big jump from the 2024 model's mid-$40,000 MSRP, and you'll need to drop another $8,400 for the Prestige package if you want niceties like the air suspension and the gratuitous passenger-side display. The Q5 Prestige model I drove stickered at $63,290, including the $1,295 destination. The SQ5 starts at a rather dearer $64,800, but for that, you at least get the air suspension standard. If you're thinking of Q5, the extra splurge on the SQ5 feels worthwhile. The changes to the chassis result in a noticeable improvement in feel, while the extra aggression from both engine and transmission make for a far more engaging drive without much in the way of compromise. Either way, the new Q5 is hardly a reinvention, but it does deliver enough new power and toys to keep up with the Joneses – or the Bavarians, as it were. 2025 Audi Q5 and SQ5 FAQs Is the 2025 Audi Q5 available as a hybrid? No, at least not for now. Your only choices are a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder or a 3.0-liter V6. Is the 2025 Audi Q5 more powerful? Yes, both the base Q5 and the hotter SQ5 gain power, up to 268 on the former and 362 on the latter. The penalty, though, is some extra turbo lag, especially on the littler 2.0-liter. What are the Audi Q5's biggest competitors? BMW's recently refreshed X3 is definitely this thing's toughest competition. The Mercedes-Benz GLC is still worth your attention in the luxury crossover SUV crowd, too. More On Audi SUVs The 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron Is Excellent, No Gimmicks Required: First Drive Review Audi Made an Electric Off-Roader With Portal Axles Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . 2025 Audi Q5 / SQ5 Engine Turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4 (Q5), Turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 (SQ5) Output 268 hp, 295 lb-ft. (Q5) / 362 hp, 295 lb-ft. (SQ5) Transmission Seven-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission Drive Type All-Wheel Drive Seating Capacity 5 Weight 4,244 lbs. (Q5) / 4,400 lbs. (SQ5) Efficiency 22 city / 30 highway / 25 combined (Q5); 19 city 26 highway 22 combined (SQ5) Trim Base Price $52,200 (Q5) / $64,800 (SQ5) As-Tested Price $63,290 (Q5) / $74,740 (SQ5) On Sale Now Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
