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Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Aussie surfing duo dumped from El Salvador Pro
Australians Sally Fitzgibbons and Liam O'Brien have come up short in the elimination round at the World Surf League's event in El Salvador. But there was better news for compatriot Ryan Callinan, who progressed out of Heat 2 in the Punta Roca water on Friday. A day after top-ranked Aussies Ethan Ewing and Molly Picklum recorded opening-round wins on the fourth stop of the championship tour, veteran Fitzgibbons struggled in three-to-four-foot waves and missed her chance to progress to the round of 16. After American Sawyer Lindblad took out Heat 1, world No.16 Fitzgibbons could only muster wave scores of 5.50 and 4.50 to finish third in Heat 2, behind Brazil's Luana Silva (13.00), the 2024 world junior champion, and event wildcard Alyssa Spencer (11.33) of the US. "This wave has so many factors, the heat, the rocks, the sun in your face," said Silva. "7am, that sun's straight in your face, and it's really hard to navigate the waves with the sun directly in your face. I was trying to feel the wave, and just try to open up as much as I can." World No.17 O'Brien also finished a disappointing third in the men's second heat, his best two-wave score totalling 10.33, behind Southern California's Levi Slawson (13.10) and Alejo Muniz (11.47) of Brazil. first CT event and first CT heat win ✅Levi takes on Ethan in R/32 Heat 5 nextThe @surfcity #ElSalvadorPro is LIVE. Tune in at — World Surf League (@wsl) April 4, 2025 Through to the round of 32 though is world No.29 Callinan, who was second in Heat 4 behind 2022 rookie of the year Samuel Pupo. The Brazilian enjoyed his highest score of the season, bettering the 32-year-old from Newcastle 14.07 to 13.07. Local wildcard Bryan Perez (14.13) showed his knowledge and power at his home break to win Heat 1 and advance alongside Pupo's older brother Miguel. "I just wanna have fun in the water. Just enjoy my time, catch the wave, and have fun, just letting go of everything," said Perez. "I'm here with my family, with my coach, with the people that come to the city to support me. It's beautiful to see."
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29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Michael Mann Shares Positive Update on "Heat 2"
Yara Sameh It has a good day for action fiends, because the highly-anticipated "Heat 2" just got the best update it had until today. It has been a long time coming for the sequel to the 1995 Michael Mann movie, which fans have been anticipating since 2022, when the director published "Heat 2", the follow-up novel to the first one upon which the original film, "Heat", is based. In recent times, Mann has expressed continuous commitment to the sequel, and fans will be excited to learn that the crime maven is indeed keeping to his word about prioritizing the project. "Heat 2" is developed at Warner Bros. and could likely be the follow-up to Mann's most recent release, the biographical sports movie "Ferrari" (2023). The latest update comes from Mann himself, who, during a recent interview with Vulture, revealed that the first draft for the sequel is finally complete. "I just finished the screenplay and handed in the first draft," said Mann when asked about the prequel's status. Pressed for more details, Mann gave a cautious response, only revealing who's currently in possession of the script, adding: "In this case, it was Warner Brothers. Any more than that, I can't talk about. But it's an exciting project." Mann has been tirelessly working on the first draft for some time now. In his interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub last year, the director shared a bit of his schedule for completing the script, saying:"I'm finishing the screenplay, and at 2:30 this morning, it woke me up in the middle of the night. So, I'm in the middle of writing the screenplay, and I wound up driving through LA at 3 a.m., which is fantastic, there are no cars, and ended up at Canter's Delicatessen because that's the only thing open 24 hours. Then I sat in a booth and wrote there until about 9:00 this morning, trying to finish act four. It was ironic because it's the same booth I sat in when I wrote the first couple episodes of Starsky & Hutch back in the 1970s. Then The Jericho Mile and probably some early drafts of Heat." With the first draft now ready, "Heat 2" has made major progress towards beginning principal photography. However, it's important to note that an advancement towards filming depends on Warner Bros' satisfaction with the script. The production company might request rewrites or some tweaks, which could further delay the production process; however, given that Mann is adapting his own novel, those modifications could only be minimal. With that in mind, "Heat 2" should make another significant production progress, at least before the year runs out. While no plot details have been made official yet, Mann is expected to faithfully adapt the second book. Described as both a prequel and a sequel, the follow-up film is expected to jump between two time periods. It will again bring to focus the original characters — career criminal Neil McCauley and Detective Vincent Hanna, played respectively by Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the original. A key aspect of the prequel's story centers on Chris Shiherlis (played by Val Kilmer in the original), McCauley's right-hand man, as he tries to evade Detective Vincent and the LAPD after a bank robbery. Regarding the casting, no concrete name has been unveiled just yet, however, speculations are that Adam Driver, who struck a chord with Mann while working on "Ferrari", could feature. Also, co-star Shailene Woodley has expressed desire to star in the sequel. Mann had originally planned to begin shooting "Heat 2" by early 2025; hopefully, with the latest update, the ace filmmaker can assemble his team for shooting before the year runs out. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
New York Times
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Don't Tell, but Mark Greaney Is No Fan of ‘Goldfinger'
With 'Midnight Black,' the latest installment just out, he disclosed in an email interview the weird way he names his characters — and his love for Martin Short. SCOTT HELLER What books are on your night stand? I am reading 'Flames of Heaven,' by the criminally underappreciated thriller author Ralph Peters, probably for the fourth time. It's one of my favorite novels, and it captures the chaotic end of the Soviet Union so well. I consume books for research and right now I'm exploring the history of the Irish Republican Army. On my night stand is 'Four Shots in the Night,' by Henry Hemming, nonfiction about an assassination in Ulster in 1986. What's the last great book you read? 'Heat 2,' by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner. As both a massive fan of the 1995 film and a cynic, I wasn't expecting much from a sequel, but I was blown away. The book is a masterpiece, and I can't wait for the movie! Disappointing, overrated, just not good: What book did you feel as if you were supposed to like, and didn't? It's probably heresy to say this — I'll start by saying I love James Bond books and movies. The first Bond film I ever saw was 'Moonraker.' It's ridiculous; astronauts battling with space lasers and metal-jawed villains … but I was 11 years old, so I thought it was the most extraordinary piece of cinema ever created. I wonder sometimes if seeing 'Moonraker' at that age fostered my love for the genre. That said, 'Goldfinger' was not a great book. Ian Fleming put in too much golf and not enough … you know, secret agenting. Who's your favorite fictional villain? Anton Gruber from 'Nothing Lasts Forever,' the novel adapted into the movie 'Die Hard.' He isn't nearly as quippy and charming as his cinematic counterpart, but he's still a near-perfect 'baddie.' What's the last book you read that made you laugh? 'I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend,' by Martin Short. I've been a huge fan since I was a kid. His autobiography is as hilarious and wonderful as he seems to be. The last book that made you furious? 'Red Notice,' by Bill Browder. This nonfiction account of the Kremlin-sanctioned murder of a Moscow-based lawyer after the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars from Browder's company reads like a top-notch thriller. This book, and the equally infuriating and compelling sequel, 'Freezing Order,' should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand the nature and magnitude of state-endorsed crime and corruption in Russia today. What's the most terrifying book you've ever read? 'Four Battlegrounds,' by Paul Scharre. It's all about the future of artificial intelligence, including, but not limited to, the weaponization of the technology. Scharre lays out the incredible challenges the world will face in the years to come. Do you have sources in the C.I.A. that help with your research? I speak exclusively with ex-agency personnel, but I do have quite a few contacts who are currently employed in other government agencies, as well as the military. When I worked with Tom Clancy years ago it opened a lot of doors for me. How do you know when you've included enough technical information to make spycraft believable? How do you know when enough is enough? This is a topic I discuss with other authors all the time. There's a danger of going too deep into the weeds with details, and I never want my books to feel like advertisements for certain brands of equipment, or how-to manuals of vehicle surveillance tactics or other esoteric aspects of tradecraft. A little goes a long way. What's the most memorable thing that happened to you on a research trip? I don't suppose I'll ever top flying in a Navy F-18 over the Gulf of Mexico, making seven and a half G turns, passing Mach 1, and flying in formation during strafing runs at a Navy range near Hattiesburg, Miss. The most intense two hours of my life, no question! How do you name your characters? My answer is absurd, but true. I go online and pull up the website of the national volleyball league in whatever nation my character is from. I then pick a couple teams at random, then find given names on one team and surnames on the other, making sure the names work well together and don't sound too much like other characters in the same book. I use volleyball because it's random; nobody knows volleyball players' names! Did the casting of Ryan Gosling in 'The Gray Man' affect how you continue to write the character? I thought he was a perfect choice, very in line with the Court Gentry in the books, so his casting hasn't really changed how I write the character. Gosling played him capable but vulnerable, smart but fallible, and that's how he's written. You're organizing a literary dinner party. Which three writers, dead or alive, do you invite? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Winston Churchill and David Sedaris. That would be a weird night.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Chase Sexton Retains Red Plate After Tampa Crash, 450SX Championship Shakeup
Round 5 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship inside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, was one for the record books with a first-career win for the Floridian Malcolm Stewart on the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team. In the battle for the championship, however, there were some shakeups. The championship points leader, #4 Chase Sexton of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, looked strong all day in Tampa. He topped the qualifying charts, won Heat 2, and carried that momentum into the main event by grabbing the holeshot. Sexton led three-quarters of the race and appeared to be on his way to victory until a crash at the end of the whoop section on lap 18, with the pressure of Stewart behind, forced him to surrender the lead. He quickly remounted in second, but the crash had damaged his front brake and throttle, making the bike difficult to control. With no choice but to nurse it home, he focused on salvaging points and ultimately finished fifth on the night. "Not the way I wanted to end my night after a good day in Tampa. I was solid all day and qualified fastest, but on a bad lap in the Main Event I went down in the whoops while leading and damaged my front brake and throttle, so basically just had to salvage what I could, limping it home to finish out the race – not an ideal way to finish out the weekend. We'll get to work again this week and come out swinging at Detroit." - Chase Sexton. Progressive Insurance / ECSTAR Suzuki's Ken Roczen was 2nd in points leading into Tampa. During the main event, he had an incident threading the needle between two lappers in the sand section, crashing hard. A bent rear sprocket from the collision caused the chain to come off, forcing him to retire from the race and finish 21st on the night. Roczen escaped injury but dropped to fourth in the standings, now 18 points behind the leader. 'It was an unfortunate situation that happened in the main event in Tampa,' said Roczen. 'It's a long season though, so we are going to put this behind us and focus on the next race in Detroit.' As Roczen's championship hopes took a hit, Eli Tomac also faced adversity in Tampa. Tomac, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing, was third in the championship ahead of Tampa and only a few points back from the lead. He looked good throughout the timed qualifying sessions earlier in the day until a dab on the ground with his left foot exiting a rutted corner, causing a lower leg injury. He fought hard through the night with the nagging injury, grabbing some points in the main event by placing 17th. Tomac now sits 5th in the championship standings, 21 points behind Sexton. In the press release from Yamaha, Tomac stated, 'It was a tough day in Tampa. I caught my leg underneath the foot peg on a jump during qualifying, and sprained the top of my ankle and bruised my lower leg. I'm going to do everything possible to get back on the line in Detroit.' The one rider who capitalized on the front runner's mishaps in the championship battle from Tampa is Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing's Cooper Webb, who gained five points and jumped from 4th in points coming in, to 2nd in the standings from his charge from the back to a 2nd place on the night. 'Overall, it was a good day. I was able to qualify second, won the heat race, and finished second in the main. I just made a mistake on the start, got some wheel spin, and was buried. I made a good charge through the pack and was picking guys off. I'm just a little bit bummed because I felt like I was coming through with Malcolm (Stewart), and then I was making some mistakes, lost the tow, and the lappers kind of interfered. Overall, it was a good points night and a good second-place finish. We'll take the points, get better, and move on to Detroit.' - Cooper Webb. Jason Anderson of Monster Energy Kawasaki had a good main event, finishing third in Tampa. The #21 machine has three podiums in five rounds and is now third in the points standings ahead of Detroit. Coming into Tampa, Anderson sat 6th in points and climbed to 3rd by the night's end. 'Tonight I was more likely to be a fifth-place guy. I was figuring out my rhythm through the whoops, but was dealing with some arm pump that dropped me back a little. I hung in there and I was able to pass Chase [Sexton] at the end for third so that was good. This class was tough and you never know what can happen. Being able to get three podiums so far in the season and being third in points is nice. I definitely want to keep moving further up and it would be nice to have more of these nights where I feel super comfortable and can make a charge for the win' - Jason Anderson. With the crash and the 5th-place finish on the night, the #4 will continue onto Detroit this Saturday at Ford Field with the red plate and a five-point buffer between him and Webb. Related: How to Watch: Detroit Supercross | Track Map: Detroit Supercross | Race Recap: Tampa Supercross | Tampa Supercross Results
