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Scottish Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Wimbledon maverick reveals Sir Alex Ferguson phone call still gives him goosebumps
Ferguson even compared the tennis star to a Man Utd icon ...IT'S FER- YOU Wimbledon maverick reveals Sir Alex Ferguson phone call still gives him goosebumps A SIR ALEX FERGUSON phone call in 2016 still gives British wheelchair tennis ace Andy Lapthorne goosebumps. The legendary ex-Manchester United boss called Lapthorne ahead of the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio. Advertisement 2 Lapthorne, 34, still holds onto Sir Alex's words nine years later Credit: Getty The 34-year-old credits the call for life changing results, according to a recent interview with The Times. He said: "That phone call is still giving me goosebumps." Lapthorne - who has cerebral palsy which affects his ability to stand for extend periods or fully straighten his arms - competes in wheelchair tennis in quad singles and doubles events . He has been ranked no.1 in the world in quad singles, and is a 16-time Grand Slam winner in quad doubles, a record he will attempt to improve at Wimbledon next month. Advertisement READ MORE ON TENNIS SUE-PER CHOICE Sue Barker returns to Wimbledon in new role a year after emotional interview By the time of the call, Lapthorne already had one singles and five doubles Grand Slam wins - but it was not a great tennis players that Ferguson compared him to. Lapthorne continued: "We chatted about Eric Cantona, because he had been told what I was like, a bit of a maverick. "He was talking about embracing that, but also about listening to people that know me." The call was not the end of Sir Alex's support of Lapthorne, who received an email of encouragement from the iconic manager following his semi-final victory later in the tournament. Advertisement JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 2 Lapthorne is still winning silverware today Credit: Getty Sir Alex's call spurred the Brit all the way to the finals in Rio, where he was eventually defeated in straight sets by Australian Dylan Alcott. The winning influence did not fade with that loss though, as Lapthorne went on to become a serial winner in wheelchair tennis, especially in the quad doubles. Advertisement He remains the fourth ranked player in quad singles, and the third ranked player in quad doubles. Earlier this week he brought home silverware in both disciplines on home soil at the Eastbourne Open - continuing to prove Sir Alex's advice right after almost a decade. Lapthorne will take to the Wimbledon court with tennis partner Greg Slade next month to attempt to win his third doubles trophy at the event, having last won it in 2021.
The Irish Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Wimbledon maverick reveals Sir Alex Ferguson phone call still gives him goosebumps
A SIR ALEX FERGUSON phone call in 2016 still gives British wheelchair tennis ace Andy Lapthorne goosebumps. The legendary ex- Advertisement 2 Lapthorne, 34, still holds onto Sir Alex's words nine years later Credit: Getty The 34-year-old credits the call for life changing results, according to a recent interview with He said: "That phone call is still giving me goosebumps." Lapthorne - who has cerebral palsy which affects his ability to stand for extend periods or fully straighten his arms - competes in wheelchair tennis in quad singles and doubles events . He has been ranked no.1 in the world in quad singles, and is a 16-time Grand Slam winner in quad doubles, a record he will attempt to improve at Wimbledon next month. Advertisement READ MORE ON TENNIS By the time of the call, Lapthorne already had one singles and five doubles Grand Slam wins - but it was not a great tennis players that Ferguson compared him to. Lapthorne continued: "We chatted about Eric Cantona, because he had been told what I was like, a bit of a maverick. "He was talking about embracing that, but also about listening to people that know me." The call was not the end of Sir Alex's support of Lapthorne, who received an email of encouragement from the iconic manager following his semi-final victory later in the tournament. Advertisement Most read in Sport JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 2 Lapthorne is still winning silverware today Credit: Getty Sir Alex's call spurred the Brit all the way to the finals in Rio, where he was eventually defeated in straight sets by Australian Dylan Alcott. The winning influence did not fade with that loss though, as Lapthorne went on to become a serial winner in wheelchair tennis, especially in the quad doubles. Advertisement He remains the fourth ranked player in quad singles, and the third ranked player in quad doubles. Earlier this week he brought home silverware in both disciplines on home soil at the Eastbourne Open - continuing to prove Sir Alex's advice right after almost a decade. Lapthorne will take to the Wimbledon court with tennis partner Greg Slade next month to attempt to win his third doubles trophy at the event, having last won it in 2021. Emma Raducanu laughs off champagne cork flying onto the court after winning her 1st round match at Wimbledon
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Magnificent Seven's slowing growth poses threat to S&P 500 rally
(Bloomberg) — Last week, DeepSeek's emergence as an AI threat wiped half a trillion dollars of value off Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Last night, Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOG, GOOGL) disappointing earnings sparked questions about its capital expenditures and put its stock on pace for the worst drop in more than a year. State Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After Fires NYC's Newest Transit Leader Builds a Worker-Driven Strategy New York's First 'Passive House' School Is a Model of Downtown Density Transportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage Rates When French Communists Went on a Brutalist Building Boom The jolts reflect a deeper concern about a key narrative that has underpinned much of Big Tech's rally for more than two years, and thereby the US market's strength: is all the AI spending going to pay off? The so-called Magnificent Seven have driven the S&P 500's (^GSPC) earnings expansion and equity returns, with the group comprising about one-third of the benchmark's weight. They've made up more than half of the index's gains over the past two years, but their profit growth is decelerating just as their spending rises. The concerns raise a threat to their lofty valuations, given the group trades at a 40% premium to the broader S&P 500 based on forward price-to-earnings ratios. That spread has already been ebbing, falling from a peak of 70% back in 2023. Year-over-year earnings growth for the biggest companies peaked in late 2023 and is expected to slow for a fifth consecutive quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. Five of the seven firms have reported results so far in this period, while Amazon (AMZN) is due on Thursday and Nvidia is expected later in the month. 'The contrast between the CapEx and cash flow growth of the Magnificent seven and the rest of the S&P 500 is quite remarkable,' wrote Andrew Lapthorne, Global Head of Quantitative Research at Societe Generale SA. The largest seven companies grew capital spending by 40% year-on-year in 2024, compared to growth of just 3.5% for the rest of the S&P 500, according to Lapthorne. Alphabet's cloud unit, considered one of the clearest indicators of the AI boom, missed expectations in the fourth quarter. The company expects $75 billion in 2025 capital expenditures, far exceeding the $57.9 billion that analysts expected. Trade tensions, geopolitical concerns and the sudden emergence of DeepSeek last week add to the pressure for the group. Meanwhile, investors will look for signs of stronger profit growth among the rest of the US benchmark. Year-over-year earnings growth is declining 'dramatically' for Magnificent Seven stocks while the trajectory improves for rest of the S&P 500, said Kristian Heugh, manager of Morgan Stanley's Global Opportunity Fund. While exposure to the Magnificent Seven group was important for fund managers trying to keep pace with benchmarks in recent years, it won't necessarily be the case going forward. 'While they are clearly at a high market cap, that may not be where the alpha is getting generated,' Heugh said. —With assistance from Henry Ren, Jeran Wittenstein and Subrat Patnaik. Amazon and SpaceX Want In on India's Satellite Internet Market Elon Musk Inside the Treasury Department Payment System Inside Elon Musk's Attack on the US Government The NFL's Flawed DEI Program Still Beats What Most Companies Are Doing The Internet Almost Killed Barnes & Noble, Then Saved It ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
