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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Official: Tomás Conechny leaves Alavés to sign for Racing
It's been several days since the news was known, but this Friday it was made official: Tomás Conechny terminated his contract with Alavés, where he played in the 24/25 season, and returns to Argentine football, to wear the jersey of Racing team of Gustavo Costas went to the market in search of offensive reinforcements, after the controversial departure of Maximiliano Salas, and Conechny, a 27-year-old left winger, was the one chosen by the Academy. Conechny arrives to sign with Racing The player from Comodoro Rivadavia started in the youth teams of San Lorenzo and also played for Almagro, but his best performance was in Godoy Cruz, where he played between 2023 and 2024. At Godoy Cruz, he played 61 games, scored 14 goals, and gave 10 assists, which earned him his move to Europe. In that cycle at Godoy Cruz, he formed a great duo with Hernán López Muñoz - who was also on the Academy's radar but will finally join Argentinos Juniors - in a team that was a protagonist of the 2023 Liga Profesional (finishing in 5th place in the Annual Table). In Alavés, he didn't manage to consolidate himself, and was alternating in the team, so now he's making a comeback and dreams of regaining his rhythm in Costas' team, which is preparing to compete in the Liga Profesional and also the Copa Libertadores. The figures of the agreement between Racing and Alavés have not been officially disclosed, although it is mentioned that the Academy would have paid around 4 million euros for Conechny. Half of the transfer fee was paid by Alavés, while the other 50% belongs to Godoy Cruz, which will receive a share of the agreement. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 David Ramos - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Liverpool set to hand new deals to duo amid squad reshuffle
Liverpool Show Faith in Youth as Stephenson and McConnell Enter Contract Talks Academy core remains part of Slot's long-term plan While the headlines swirl around Liverpool's aggressive summer recruitment, another key strand of the club's strategy is unfolding more quietly. According to The Athletic, the Premier League champions are in talks with academy products Luca Stephenson and James McConnell over new contracts. These discussions are not glamorous, but they matter. Amid the £170 million already spent on marquee names like Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong, and with Hugo Ekitike on the brink of joining, the club's commitment to its academy continues to run deep. For all the global scouting and big-money deals, Liverpool still understand the value of homegrown development. Stephenson earns his opportunity Luca Stephenson, 21, returned from a successful loan spell at Dundee United with his stock significantly higher. Slot named him in Liverpool's 29-man squad for the pre-season tour of Hong Kong and Japan, and the midfielder has already featured in the opening friendlies. Photo: IMAGO '[It was] a little bit [of a surprise], yeah. A little bit,' Stephenson told about being included in the tour squad. 'So, it feels kind of even better to feel like you're with more senior boys and learning from more senior players.' After 34 appearances and three goals in Scotland last season, his inclusion is a deserved reward. Stephenson's energy, intelligence and work rate have not gone unnoticed. McConnell set for loan after injury setback James McConnell, 20, is also in line for a new contract. He missed the pre-season tour through injury, but remains part of the club's longer-term vision. A loan move is being arranged to ensure he gets valuable first-team football next season. Photo: IMAGO McConnell showed flashes of quality last term and has impressed coaches with his versatility in midfield. A year out on loan could unlock his full potential and offer Liverpool another reliable option from within. Contract renewals maintain squad balance While the futures of senior players like Ibrahima Konate, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz remain uncertain, these youth extensions provide stability and continuity. Slot's system relies on tactical understanding and adaptability, traits more easily instilled in players raised through the club's own philosophy. These aren't headline moves, but they reflect smart planning. Amid all the noise of transfer speculation, Stephenson and McConnell's negotiations reinforce Liverpool's continued focus on building from the ground up. Our View – Anfield Index Analysis It is refreshing to see the club not only splashing the cash but also staying true to its roots. Players like Luca Stephenson and James McConnell represent the work being done behind the scenes, the sessions at Kirkby, and the graft that goes unseen while cameras flash for the high-profile arrivals. Stephenson's inclusion on the Asia tour feels significant. It is not just a pat on the back, it is a vote of confidence. With 34 games under his belt last season, he is no longer a rookie. There's a chance for him to become a reliable squad option if he continues this trajectory. McConnell's injury is a setback, but the fact Liverpool are still pressing ahead with a contract renewal tells you how highly they rate him. Loaning him out, as long as it is the right environment, is the smart step. The modern game demands depth, flexibility and trust in the pathway. These renewals show Liverpool are not losing sight of that. Big signings win the headlines, but homegrown players often win the respect of the fanbase. And right now, both sides of the club are delivering.
Time of India
15 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Sahara refund resubmission: Is there an option to resubmit refund application offline?
Which are the four Sahara group cooperative societies? Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills What is CRCS Sahara Resubmission Refund Portal? What are 'Payment Failed Applications'? What is the process for resubmission of my application on the resubmission portal? If valid, the CRN will get the Aadhaar number from the stored reference number and the OTP will be sent to the Aadhaar linked mobile number. If invalid, the depositor must enter the full 12-digit Aadhaar number for verification Will the depositor be able to modify the form once it's generated? How long will it take for the Sahara Societies to verify the claim? How will the depositor receive the refund /claimed amount? Can a depositor exit even though he/she has partially filled up the claim application form on the resubmission portal? The Ministry of Cooperation, under the Supreme Court's watch, established a specialized online refund portal in July 2023 to make it easier for legitimate depositors of the four Sahara group cooperative societies to get their money there is any deficiency found in the application of the depositor on the portal, deficiencies are being informed to them for resubmission of their application through the resubmission portal. The resubmission portal was launched in November 2023 for payment of failed applications and resubmission of applications where deficiencies have been communicated and 45 days have lapsed after initial four Sahara group cooperative societies are Humara India Credit Cooperative Society Ltd, Sahara Credit Cooperative Society Ltd, Saharayn Universal Multipurpose Society Ltd, and Stars Multipurpose Cooperative Society Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS) Sahara refund portal is currently accepting resubmission of claims with an aggregate amount of up to Rs 5,00,000. Depositors whose earlier applications were marked as deficient or faced payment failures can now reapply within this limit. The government has clarified that the timeline for resubmission of claims exceeding Rs 5,00,000 will be announced at a later stage. Once a resubmission is completed successfully, the claim will be processed within 45 working there an option to resubmit a refund application by submitting a physical application?The process is completely digital. According to the Sahara refund FAQs, 'The current process of receiving claim applications is a digital process considering the magnitude and scale of the process. Accordingly, no physical claim application can be submitted in the current process.'The CRCS Sahara Resubmission Refund Portal is an online platform designed for reprocessing the claims of those depositors of four Sahara Group Co-operative Societies, to whom deficiencies have been depositor whose claim was approved by the portal and the payment was attempted by the portal, however, the same could not be made to the depositor's Aadhaar Seeded bank account for various depositor will enter the 14-digit Claim Request Number (CRN) and validate through captcha. The system retrieves the linked Aadhaar reference is requested that you rectify all the deficiencies for all the deficient claims before generating and signing the resubmission form and uploading (submitting) the same. Once the resubmission form is generated you cannot modify the Sahara Societies will verify the claim and process in 30 days after successful submission of the refund of the claimed amount will be directly credited to the depositor's Aadhaar seeded bank account only after 45 days from the date of successful claim depositors can exit the resubmission portal by clicking on the logout button. The depositor can come later and login to continue the claim application.
Boston Globe
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
How Alan Bergman kept the music playing
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Honorees Alan, left, and Marilyn Bergman arrive at the ASCAP Film and Television music awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Matt Sayles/Associated Press Advertisement Before teaming up with Marilyn in 1958, Alan worked at a Philadelphia television station. Though both Bergmans were born in the same Brooklyn neighborhood, and often attended the same events, they didn't meet until they worked separately for composer Lew Spence. It was Spence who suggested the two collaborate. The trio wrote several songs, including Frank Sinatra's 'Nice 'n' Easy' and Dean Martin's 'Sleep Warm.' The Bergmans's first movie song inadvertently described their career. They always found the right approach for the material, and their first song for a movie was the theme for the 1961 drama, 'The Right Approach.' But it wasn't until six years later that they began their streak of cinematic successes. Advertisement In the opening credits of Norman Jewison's 1967 masterpiece, 'In the Heat of the Night' Mr. Virgil Tibbs ( Sidney Poitier, center, in the 1967 film 'In the Heat of the Night.' United Artists The song is a blues number meant to evoke a sense of dread. Charles nailed the haunting vocal, and Billy Preston's organ playing added a gospel-like quality. Quincy Jones provided the music that set the tone for this murder mystery, but it's the Bergmans's lyrics that provide the protagonist's innermost thoughts. Tibbs is a Black man who is about to be stuck in racist Sparta, Mississippi during Jim Crow. As the song tells us, he'll have 'trouble wall-to-wall.' In his memoir 'This Terrible Business Has Been Good to Me,' Jewison recalls Charles asking Jones if the people who wrote the lyrics were Black. 'No, Ray, they're white,' Jones responded. 'Can't be, man!' Charles said. 'Not with lyrics like that.' Indeed, 'In the Heat of the Night' contains some of the most soulful lyrics the Bergmans wrote. It's one of many examples where they understood the assignment. It really does sound like a Black man's lament, setting the stage for whatever will befall Virgil Tibbs as he deals with Rod Steiger's irascible racist, Chief Gillespie. Proving their versatility, the Bergmans also wrote lyrics for the country songs the Sparta characters listen to on their car radios and jukeboxes. These ditties are as far away from the blues as you can get. Glen Campbell sings a catchy yet hilarious one called 'Bowlegged Polly.' Advertisement The songwriters would take a more serious country music route by writing Charley Pride's 'All His Children' for the 1971 Paul Newman film, 'Sometimes a Great Notion,' but I'm getting ahead of the story. Steve McQueen in "The Thomas Crown Affair." United Artists Though it won best picture, 'In the Heat of the Night' was robbed of a best song nomination for its theme. The Academy made up for it a year later, giving Regardless, Noel Harrison's original version was a hit, and it was later covered by Dusty Springfield, Sting (for the Pierce Brosnan remake of 'Thomas Crown'), and a very, very anxious Muppet on 'The Muppet Show.' In total, Legrand and the Bergmans would earn seven Oscar nominations and two Oscars. Conversely, the next Oscar win by the Bergmans wasn't with Legrand, and it was for a song that everyone loves but me. Thanks to their fellow Brooklynite, Barbra Streisand, 'The Way We Were' may be the duo's most famous movie composition. A frequent collaborator, Streisand brought them on for 'Yentl,' where they earned their third Oscar. Streisand also sang the worst thing the Bergmans wrote, that hideous hit duet with Neil Diamond, 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers.' Advertisement 'The Way We Were''s Oscar win in 1974 capped a three Oscar night for the song's composer, From left, Ralph Carter, Esther Rolle, John Amos, Jimmie Walker, and BernNadette Stanis in a scene from "Good Times." CBSAlso in 1974, the Bergmans wrote the famous theme song to the Chicago sitcom, 'Good Times,' with Dave Grusin. The trio had previously collaborated on Donny Hathaway's ' If that wasn't confusing enough, 'Good Times' is saddled with and one of those lyrics (the one after 'scratchin' and survivin'') is practically unintelligible. I recall reading an article where Alan provided the lyric that's been misheard for the past 50 years. You can look it up, because I don't believe him! Grusin was also part of the Bergmans's biggest Oscar year, in 1983. He wrote the music for 'It Might be You' from 'Tootsie,' one of the couple's three best song nominations that night. They were also up with John Williams for 'If We Were in Love,' from the atrocious Luciano Pavarotti movie, 'Yes, Giorgio.' Their third nod that evening was for ' Advertisement I admit it's a bit ironic for me to devote so much time to discussing an Oscar category whose choices are so bad that I wish it would be retired. But songwriters like Alan and Marilyn Bergman and their collaborators remind me why the category exists in the first place. Odie Henderson is the Boston Globe's film critic.
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Republican Jim Jordan deposed in federal suit tied to sex abuse by late Ohio State team doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was among those questioned under oath this month after release of a new documentary about the sexual abuse of Ohio State University athletes decades ago by a team doctor, according to a court filing. Jordan's deposition Friday came in a federal lawsuit brought by former student athletes against the university over its failure to stop abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss, who died in 2005. Hundreds say they were abused by Strauss, who worked at the school from 1978 to 1998. Many ex-wrestlers over the years have accused Jordan, who served as assistant coach of the Ohio State wrestling team from 1986 to 1994, of knowing about the abuse and failing to act. The 10-term congressman's office had declined to confirm Friday's deposition, but it reiterated Jordan's denial of any awareness of Strauss' crimes or the cover-up. 'As everyone knows, (House Judiciary) Chairman Jordan never saw or heard of any abuse, and if he had, he would have dealt with it,' a statement said. Jordan formerly sat for questioning during the university's independent investigation of the matter, but this was his first time under oath. A Monday court filing shows attorneys for the former athletes also questioned Michael Murphy and John Doe 72, both plaintiffs in the case, on July 9 and July 11 respectively, and former long-time Ohio State Athletic Director Andy Geiger on Wednesday. The depositions follow the airing of 'Surviving Ohio State,' a documentary on the Strauss scandal produced by George Clooney and directed by Academy and Emmy award-winning director Eva Orner. The film was released June 17 on HBO and Max.
