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- Sport
- New Paper
July 26 Perth form analysis of all eight Belmont races
RACE 7 (1) KING OF LIGHT was super on debut when settling last in running, following highly touted youngster Aberdeen Flyer into the home straight and then sprinting on past him in the home straight. It was the win of a nice horse and it is expected that he will safely take care of rivals to remain undefeated. (7) VATICAN STORM was in that same race and got into all sorts of bother in the home straight. Looked like he had something to offer if the gaps had appeared. (4) RADIANT LIGHT trialled well behind Twisted Steel and then was closing the margin late on Mardusa on debut. (10) MEDIA CLUB kept coming under pressure on debut. RACE 9 (10) SUPERNATURAL again steps up in grade but stays on the minimum. She is coming off a last-start Heavy victory and given the amount of rain that the metro area copped on Wednesday night/Thursday morning it is likely to be at least in the soft range come Saturday. These progressive fillies on the minimum are always hard to hold out and while this race has more depth, expect she will take beating. (3) COOL MEMORY sat outside Richanco first-up at 1,200m and returned a winner and second-up was squeezed out late in a 76+. This is a great race for him if he can roll to the top. (5) SUNNY HONEY has had no luck throughout the entirety of his preparation. He deserves to win one, he has been tough in defeat. (2) HELL I AM is building. RACE 11 (3) LUCKY I AM is just thriving on being ridden for pure speed and relishing the wet track conditions. Great opportunity for Chanel Cooper to open her Saturday winners' account with a jump-and-run horse with only 55.5kg on her back. (5) YORGA PRIDE was three-from-three undefeated leading into the WA Breeders when beaten under 3L by London's Image at Bunbury. Was immediately tipped out for a spell and now returns off the back of a strong trial. She has got gears. (8) SNOW GOD was heavily commissioned at stages in betting last week and ran really well, however, he is again dealt a tough barrier/map. (2) GOD'S GATE beat the older horses impressively last start. RACE 13 (6) FANCY RED won the Belmont Oaks. (1) ARCADIA PARK won the Aquanita Stakes. Which race is the stronger form reference? There is no doubt going into the race that the boys' division had more depth (Our Paladin Al, Elite Missile, Redback Flyer) but there was something to like about the way that Fancy Red sat back, cut her way through the conditions and the traffic and burst clear late. Going to go with the filly. Arcadia Park is drawn barrier 1 in a race without much speed. It remains to be seen if he leads or box-seats on (2) LANO, who is up in grade but is bred to stay. (8) LILLIAN did a stack of work in the Oaks. RACE 14 (Best Bet) (2) FAMOUS DAIN just could not quite reel in Lano last start in a 60+ Graduation over 1,690m at Bunbury on a Heavy track. He is "up in grade" but this race may not have any additional depth to it, and yet he drops 2.5kg and gains the services of William Pike. Drawn to stalk a solid tempo and should be given every possible. (7) ARCADIA KNIGHT was a last-to-first winner on a Heavy at Pinjarra and then never got into the contest second-up. (4) STYLISH LORD is a model of consistency but does seem to find it hard to win races. (1) KISSES FROM KELLY does his best work at Belmont and was not disgraced first-up in a 72+. RACE 16 (9) WANT A WINNER suffered his first career defeat at the hands of Desert Whisper last start. He is back out to 1,200m and considering that filly nearly pinched a 72+ last week at Bunbury, there is no issue with the form. He should bounce out and take cover on the speed that comes across from out deep and all of a sudden he is likely to be nearly each-way. (13) ESSENTRIC NATURE burst onto the scene with a brilliant first-up C3 1,100m win at Bunbury and trialled well at Lark Hill. Nice type. (10) OBJECTIFY can mix her form but her best is good enough to win this. (11) HORCRUX is better ridden for speed. Without Pike he will balloon in price. RACE 18 (1) MASAMUNE deserves to win another this prep. Was no better than three deep the trip behind En Plein Air three back. Got a squeeze out and had genuine excuses two back and last start, was the only horse to make ground behind high-speed filly Desert Whisper. (14) KARNUP QUEEN was seriously stiff last week at Bunbury. She ran fourth beaten nearly 2L but watching the replay it is easy to sell yourself that with clear galloping room, she nearly wins that event. Great placement on the seven-day back-up. (6) TRUE APOSTLE lumped 59.5kg first-up and peaked late. (4) SOLDANELLE is a hard mare to catch but Stefan Vahala has now figured her out: She is best fresh and she does not stay. RACE 20 (13) SURF PATROL is knocking on the door and looks to strike a very winnable race on the seven-day back-up. Closed off well behind Fancy Red in a C3 1,400 (she has since won a 60+ Grad, Belmont Oaks and likely jumps favourite in the Belmont Classic), finished half-a-length off Simply Thinkin' and gets a 1.5kg weight swing and then last week ran third in a 3-year-old Plate behind Timeless Gem. All stacks up. (11) ANTIQUE STAR was held up the entire last week and looked to be bolting. (1) SIMPLY THINKIN' is a mare in form and is versatile. (14) MY JIMMY trialled like the horse of old. Hopefully he can show it on race day. Comments courtesy of Racing WA
Daily Express
22-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Express
Single mum urges help to buy special back brace for daughter
Published on: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 22, 2025 By: Sherell Jeffrey Text Size: Nazihah posing with some of her certificates (Photo Credit: Nor) Kota Kinabalu: A single mother is seeking public help to buy a special back brace for her 17-year-old daughter who has a curved spine and is getting ready for her SPM exams. Nor said her daughter Nazihah has had scoliosis, a condition where the spine curves sideways since 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Back then, it was hard to get proper medical help because of the movement restrictions. 'She always complains about back pain, especially when she wakes up. She cannot stand or sit for long, cannot do heavy work and cannot play sports,' Nor said. Even with her health problems, Nazihah is still a top student studying Science subjects. She has won many awards including a Gold Award at the STEM PBL Carnival 2024 and represented Sabah at the National Science Competition 2024. She also holds important positions in school, including President of the PPIM school body and Head of the Biology Subject Committee. Her spine problem has gotten worse over time. Doctors now say she needs a special back brace instead of surgery to stop her spine from curving more. 'Sometimes she even says it is hard to breathe because her lungs are being squeezed by her curved spine,' Nor said. The back brace costs about RM7,800. This does not include the money needed for weekly treatment and X-rays, making it even more expensive for the family. As a single mother, Nor had to stop her daughter's physiotherapy sessions because she could not afford them after losing her job. 'I can only take her for treatment when I have extra money. If not, she does simple exercises at home to help with the pain,' Nor said. With SPM exams coming up soon, an important test that will decide if she can go to university, there is no time to waste. Her health problems do not just cause pain but could also affect how well she does in her exams during this important time. 'Even if we could get just a few thousand Ringgit, I would be so grateful. I hope there are kind people willing to help my daughter, especially since she is preparing for her SPM exams,' Nor said. She said doctors cautioned that if treatment is delayed, her daughter's spine could curve even more, cause more pain and lead to problems including breathing difficulties. Nor is appealing to the public for donations to help buy the essential medical equipment for her daughter. 'I really hope there are kind and generous people who would help lighten our burden by donating money to buying a scoliosis brace for my daughter. This help would mean so much to us, especially for her health and future. 'I pray that everyone who helps us will be blessed with good health, plenty of food and God's protection,' Nor said. Those wishing to contribute can make donations directly to Nor's Maybank account (Account Number: 1600 185 848 51, Account Holder: Dayangku Nor Laila Bt Pg Ahmad Tajuddin). * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Pink Villa
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Jin says BTS members are prepping hard for spring 2026 album, 'doing well' physically and mentally: 'They're giggling...'
BTS member Jin is in the midst of his RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR's U.S. leg. While being busy in Anaheim for a pair of concerts, he squeezed in a live session on Weverse on July 18, to engage with his fans. During then, he shared that he recently reunited with his BTS bandmates, who are currently in LA. Jin updated the fans on his fellow members' current state of mind as they worked on the upcoming full-group album. Jin reveals BTS members were preparing for new album, while taking care of themselves In his latest livestream, Jin revealed that he met up with his BTS teammates RM, SUGA, Jimin, V and Jungkook a few days ago at Los Angeles. According to them, they were working hard for the spring 2026 release. Notably, it will be BTS' first-ever new musical offering since they became a military-training completed group. As the Don't Say You Love Me singer watched over their album prep session, he took note of their behavior. As per Jin 's shared account, the BTS members "seem to be doing well and working hard [on the new album]." With his usual older brother-like affection, he called them "our babies" and mentioned they were fit both mentally and physically. "Their mindset as well, they've gotten healthier," he shared. He checked out the recording sessions and must have felt relieved on seeing them enjoying each other's company. "They seem to be giggling away and having fun among themselves," Jin stated, delighting the fans. The BTS ARMY felt a wave of nostalgia hit them as Jin spoke about his fellow members, evoking a warm and cozy sense of home. The group's chemistry drew admiration from fans, who felt that their bond remained unchanged despite periods of separation due to military service and solo pursuits. About Jin's current solo world tour and union with BTS members Jin is currently busy with his solo world tour, which will conclude with two shows in Amsterdam, Netherlands on August 9-10. Following that, he is expected to fly to LA to join his BTS bandmates and work on the full-group comeback with them. The new album will drop on spring 2026, with speculations suggesting a March release.
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tooling change
Beijing's weaponisation of engineers must be countered through expansion of Indian engineering beyond IT In yet another example of China's weaponisation of economic interdependencies, Beijing has ordered the pullout of Chinese engineers working at iPhone manufacturer Foxconn's Indian factories. While their strength is less than 1% of Foxconn's employees at Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, they play crucial engineering roles. The move is clearly aimed at disrupting production at these factories and comes on top of Beijing delaying the delivery of critical machinery to Indian operations. This is plain economic bullying. China is using its manufacturing heft to undermine any moves by international players to relocate their production bases to third countries like India. With US & China locked in a strategic-economic tussle – notwithstanding recent attempts at trade war de-escalation – countries like India are getting squeezed. Vietnam just agreed to a trade deal with US that involves accepting 20% tariff on Vietnamese exports to US and an even higher 40% tariff on goods transshipped through the Southeast Asian nation – the latter aimed at stymieing Chinese exports to US via Vietnam. Thus, US is trying to leverage its market size to get concessions from its trading partners, while China is trying to leverage its manufacturing capacity to keep its trading partners locked into Chinese supply chains. But when China was admitted to WTO in 2001, the West and Beijing made an implicit deal: the former will focus on innovation and high-end manufacturing, leaving mid- to low-value manufacturing to the latter. China used this to deliver massive scale and achieve engineering expertise in a wide array of intermediaries and components. As a result, Chinese tooling engineers today are the best in the world. China also refines 90% of global rare earths. And when it comes to India, Chinese supply of APIs, electronic components, chemicals, magnets etc is gargantuan. To reduce this dependency, GOI's PLI schemes have shown promise. But more needs to be done to set up indigenous manufacturing supply chains. A closer look at technical education is imperative. India produces around 1.5mn engineers annually. But only 10% of this number were expected to secure jobs in 2024. Plus, according to some estimates, India produces around 600,000 IT engineers each year. Materials engineers, more relevant for industrial manufacturing, are only in few thousands. Unless this cohort of engineers is boosted through govt investments and policies in relevant sectors, India will continue to be vulnerable to Chinese bullying over supply of critical components and human resource. India must steadily build its technical expertise to expand its manufacturing base and emerge as an alternative to China. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email This piece appeared as an editorial opinion in the print edition of The Times of India.
The Irish Sun
23-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Shelbourne begin life after Damien Duff with a draw as Harry Wood brace salvages a point against Waterford in thriller
HARRY WOOD scored a brace as life after Damien Duff began with a share of the spoils for Shelbourne following a titanic battle with Waterford. The man who gave Duff his finest moment as Shels chief with the goal that won the league title in Advertisement 2 Harry Wood scored twice as Shelbourne drew with Waterford Credit: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile 2 Grant Horton of Waterford celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match against Shelbourne Credit: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile A whirlwind 36 hours for the Tolka Park club saw Joey O'Brien take over as interim manager after And the ex-assistant was on the edge of the touchline like his predecessor, dishing out the orders as a dramatic start to both halves was the tale of this encounter. And he could have been celebrating seven minutes into added time. O'Brien proclaimed in his post-match interview that it was a 'mad 24 hours' and that the players were 'shocked' by Duff's departure early on Sunday morning, but that his players were 'paid professionals', and it was Daniel Kelly who nearly won him his first game in the hotseat only to rattle the bar. The post-Duff era was only three minutes old when the champions struck the front. Advertisement Read More on League of Ireland Tyreke Wilson found space on the left before putting in a cross that saw Mipo Odubeko get a touche that took the ball into the path of Wood at the back post, and he squeezed the ball past Stephen McMullan. The madness continued five minutes later as Shels gifted their hosts an equalising goal. McMullan's long clearance was touched back to Kameron Ledwidge but his header to stopper Conor Kearns fell short before Grant Horton nipped in between defender and keeper to finish to an empty net. It took strong hands from Blues No 1 McMullan to deny the visitors from regaining the lead on 20 minutes. Advertisement Most read in Football Ali Coote cut through the centre before slipping the ball out left to his hitman Odubeko only for his stinging to be kept out. And when Reds attacker Odubeko outmuscled Darragh Leahy on the right five minutes later, he released Wood into a one-on-one run with Jesse Dempsey. Shelbourne manager Damien Duff gives sweet birthday shoutout to his mother after his side's draw against St Pat's And after the winger got the better of the battle, he could not beat McMullan, who saved at his near post. A wind-assisted McMullan goal kick on 41 minutes almost bounced for Amond on 41 minutes but keeper Kearns came out to collect just in front of the striker . Advertisement An incredible start to the first-half was bettered by a kamikaze start to the second. Within three minutes, the champions were the cause of their own downfall again as they fell behind. Paddy Barrett got his clearance all wrong and Conan Noonan's effort was parried by Kearns but striker Amond was on hand to finish the rebound from close range. Sixty seconds later though, interim chief O'Brien was celebrating after Mark Coyle made a lung-bursting run towards goal. Advertisement He then sprayed the ball out for Ali Coote who put in a teasing delivery and Wood was on hand to touch home. There was even time for more drama in the seventh added minute of five added on as the impressive Wood burst from midfield to slip the ball out wide right for Kelly — who let fly with a thunderous strike . But his effort came crashing back off the bar with McMullan beaten. SUN STAR MAN Harry Wood (Shelbourne) Advertisement WATERFORD : McMullan 7; Horton 7 (McCormack 84, 4), McDonald 7 (White 84, 4), Leahy 7, Burke 7, Dempsey 6 (Boyle 62, 5); Lonergan 6, Olayinka 7, Glenfield 7 (McMenamy 72, 5), Noonan 6; Amond 8. SHELBOURNE : Kearns 7; Gannon 7, Barrett 7, Wilson 7 (Norris 62, 5), Ledwidge 7; Lunney 7, Wood 9, Coyle 8 (Chapman 74, 5), Coote 7 (Boyd 74, 5); Odubeko 7 (Martin 86, 4), Caffrey 6 (Kelly 62, 7). REFEREE : D Toland (Athlone) 5
