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India.com
5 hours ago
- Sport
- India.com
We Are Preparing For Pakistan, Dont Want To Give Excuses Later: India Head Coach Reacts On Asia Cup 2025 Fixture
After a disappointing Pro League campaign in Europe, the Indian men's hockey team has returned to full-strength training with renewed focus. The players have been training in Bengaluru for the past two weeks as they prepare for the upcoming tour of Australia, keeping the Asia Cup in mind, which is scheduled next month in Rajgir. Although the squad for the Australia tour has already been finalized, trials for the Asia Cup will take place on Friday. Head coach Craig Fulton is set to finalise his 18-member squad for the World Cup qualifying tournament. "It's going good and it's nice to have the India A group back as well. I expect good competition and we are excited about the Asia Cup, that's the main priority for the year. We specifically chose Australia to tour for that reason (tougher opponents than the teams in Asia Cup) because we want to make sure we have covered all bases. To play a top team like Australia, from a physical and a tactical point of view, it will highlight quite quickly if we are on track or not," said Fulton. "It's not always easy; we had a tough time when we went there the last time, but 3 to 4 months later, we beat Australia for the first time (in Olympics). That's the ideal scenario, to play someone better than you and then close the gap between where you started and where you finished," he added after the team's training session on Tuesday. The India A team also had mixed outcomes on its European tour, but Fulton emphasized that the results were part of a larger development framework. With the India A, it's all about development. They are not there to win games against Holland, Belgium, and England. At the same time, we are looking at developing the next group of talented athletes, but they need good games, and they need to be tested. I think we really got a good balance of seeing that. "We just want to create more depth because what happens now with the Under-21s? They finish the World Cup, they can't come straight into the senior group, where do they go? This squad is for that and then it's always really competitive. Whoever comes in is better than what's currently going out and that's how we are trying to manage that programme," he added. Fulton is also focused on preparing for India's Asia Cup rivals and remains cautious about the unpredictability of participation "I'm preparing for Pakistan, and that's how we're approaching it. The worst thing to do is not prepare, and if they arrive, then use the excuse, 'Oh, we didn't think they were coming," he concluded.
Herald Sun
7 hours ago
- Health
- Herald Sun
Layton McCann: Grovedale teacher recovering in hospital after horror honeymoon
Don't miss out on the headlines from Geelong. Followed categories will be added to My News. A Grovedale man who spent days sedated and on a ventilator in the intensive care ward of a Mexican hospital is on the mend. Local cricketer and schoolteacher Layton McCann was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with pancreatitis while on his honeymoon in Mexico with wife Whitney earlier this month. After a couple of days in the general ward, he was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where he was sedated and hooked up to a ventilator for more than four days. Ms McCann's sister Bronte Holland shared some 'great news' on Friday. 'Layton is awake and breathing for himself again. He is however heavily medicated and a bit disoriented still,' Ms Holland said. 'He still has an infection and a temperature and his pancreas is still very inflamed, he will remain in ICU for at least another week. 'A long way to go but he is slowly on the mend.' Since then, Mr McCann has been taking further steps to recovery. 'Layton is looking better today,' Ms Holland said on Tuesday. 'Still not 100 per cent but getting stronger every day. 'He is struggling mentally a bit. 'It's possible that he'll be flown home by the end of the week with a nurse escort. 'Just depends if everything stays stable and if he is able to eat and keep it down.' Earlier this month, Mr McCann was rushed to the hospital after waking up in 'excruciating pain.' He has been in hospital in the coastal surfing town of Playa del Carmen since. Ms McCann said the experience was 'terrifying'. Both of their mothers have travelled to Mexico to assist. Ms Holland has set up a GoFundMe to help cover the cost of accommodation and these flights. It had raised more than $32,000 as of Wednesday afternoon. Originally published as Layton McCann: Grovedale teacher recovering in hospital after horror honeymoon
STV News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- STV News
Spider-Man 4 sets and production vehicles spotted in Glasgow ahead of filming
Filming for Marvel's upcoming blockbuster Spider-Man 4 is set to get underway with sets and film production vehicles spotted in Glasgow. Filming for a project, understood to be Spider-Man 4, will be taking place in the city centre from the end of July until August 15. Ahead of production beginning later this week, fake construction sites and American flags have appeared. Prop vehicles with the name 'Blue Oasis' – which is the project's code name – have also been seen in the city. STV News Production for Marvel's upcoming blockbuster Spider-Man 4 kicked off in Glasgow STV News The name was said to be a working title for the film in 2024 before the official title of Spider-Man: Brand New Day was confirmed earlier this year. Holland is set to return as the web-slinging superhero in the latest instalment, directed by Shang-Chi and The Legend Of The Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton. STV News Fake construction sites have been set up across the city, and American flags are on the walls of buildings. STV News He will be joined by fiancée Zendaya, who will be reprising her role as love interest MJ. Marvel Studios confirmed in April that Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be released on July 31, 2026. STV News Tom Holland is set to return as the web-slinging superhero in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. STV News Ahead of the production kicking off, Glasgow City Council confirmed that filming would impact several roads. The following roads will be impacted by the production: From 3pm on July 31, until 11.59pm on August 15 Bothwell Street between Pitt Street and Hope Street Wellington Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street West Campbell Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street Blythswood Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street Douglas Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street Pitt Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street (southbound closed) St Peter's Lane for its full length Bothwell Lane between Blythswood Street and Wellington Street St Vincent Lane between Hope Street and Pitt Street Waterloo Lane for its full length From 5am on August 1 until 10pm on August 9 Bothwell Street between Pitt Street and Hope Street Wellington Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street West Campbell Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street Blythswood Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street Douglas Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street Pitt Street between St Vincent Street and Waterloo Street St Peter's Lane for its full length Bothwell Lane between Blythswood Street and Wellington Street St Vincent Lane between Hope Street and Pitt Street Waterloo Lane for its full length From 3pm on August 7 until 11.59pm on August 9 Blythswood Street between Waterloo Street and Argyle Street Cadogan Street between Wellington Street and Douglas Street West Campbell Street between Waterloo Street and Argyle Street From 3pm on August 8, until 11.59pm on August 10 Queen Street between Ingram Street and George Square South Frederick between Ingram Street and George Square St Vincent Lane between Wellington Street and Hope Street West Nile Street between West George Street and Gordon Street Ingram Street between Queen Street and Glassford Street From 3pm on August 8 until 11.59pm on August 13 Bothwell Street between Wellington Street and Hope Street Drury Street for its full length Hope Street between Waterloo Street and West George Street Renfield Lane for its full length Renfield Street between West George Street and Gordon Street St Vincent Lane between Wellington Street and Renfield Street St Vincent Street between George Square and Wellington Street Waterloo Lane between Waterloo Street and Bothwell Street West George Lane between Wellington Street and Hope Street From 3pm on August 8, until 11.59pm on August 13 West George Street, north side between Hope Street and Renfield Street From 12.01am on August 9, until 11.59pm on August 10 Bothwell Street between Wellington Street and Hope Street Drury Street for its full length Hope Street between Waterloo Street and West George Street Queen Street between Ingram Street and George Square Renfield Lane for its full length Renfield Street between West George Street and Gordon Street South Frederick between Ingram Street and George Square (northbound closed) St Vincent Lane between Wellington Street and Renfield Street St Vincent Street between George Square and Wellington Street St Vincent Lane for its full length Waterloo Lane between Waterloo Street and Bothwell Street West George Lane between Wellington Street and Renfield Street West Nile Street between West George Street and Gordon Street Ingram Street between Queen Street and Glassford Street (westbound closed) From 12.01am on August 9 until 11.59pm on August 13 Drury Street for its full length From 12am on August 11 until 6pm on August 13 St Vincent Street between West Nile Street and Wellington Street Bothwell Street between Wellington Street and Hope Street Drury Street for its full length Hope Street between Waterloo Street and West George Street West George Lane between Wellington Street and Hope Street St. Vincent Lane between Wellington Street and Hope Street Renfield Lane for its full length Renfield Street between West George Street and Gordon Street St Vincent Lane for its full length Waterloo Lane between Waterloo Street and Bothwell Street Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
New York Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Was Elvis Presley's Manager the Colonel a Villain? It's Complicated.
In the history of rock 'n' roll, there may be no behind-the-scenes figure more vilified and less understood than Colonel Tom Parker. As the longtime manager of Elvis Presley, Parker was the chief business force behind an artist who had a world-shaking impact. His deals generated millions of dollars for Presley and helped make him rock's first global superstar. Yet Parker — who was born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk in Holland, and concealed his origins for decades — has long been portrayed as a crass huckster who boxed Presley into an unfulfilling career in Hollywood and Las Vegas. According to that critique, he exploited Presley with deals that benefited Parker as much as his client; by the 1970s, Parker was taking a 50 percent commission on most of Presley's earnings. If anyone could challenge that view, or at least put the story of Parker, who died in 1997, into proper context, it is the music historian Peter Guralnick. His latest book, 'The Colonel and the King,' which comes out Aug. 5, attempts to demythologize Parker and his relationship with Presley. It draws from tens of thousands of private letters and other documentation Parker left behind; Elvis Presley Enterprises, which had acquired Parker's files, gave Guralnick access to the documents. In music circles, a new entry in Guralnick's Presley chronicles is practically the equivalent of an update to Robert Caro's series on Lyndon Johnson. Guralnick's exhaustively researched two-volume biography of Presley in the 1990s — 'Last Train to Memphis' and 'Careless Love' — revolutionized Presley scholarship and remain vital documents. 'Peter Guralnick not only is an extraordinary researcher, getting details that no one can imagine even existed,' Sean Wilentz, a professor of American history at Princeton, said in an interview. 'But he also writes as an historian, which is to say that you don't know the ending when you begin. He chronicles how great artists evolve, come from one place and go to another.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Book Review: ‘Victory ‘45' chronicles the long, winding road to ending WWII
Most wars begin with a unilateral act. Americans fired 'the shot heard round the world' in Lexington in 1775, the Germans invaded Poland in 1939, and the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. To call off a war, however, the belligerents must agree to terms and conditions, a collaborative and convoluted process. In the popular imagination, World War II concluded in 1945 with the deaths of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in Europe, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. As historians James Holland and Al Murray chronicle in their finely detailed book 'Victory '45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders,' those events alone were not capable of halting the colossal military might unleashed over the previous six years. Consider how the ultimate aim of the Allies — unconditional surrender as set in a joint declaration — contrasted with the Nazi blood oath calling for a '1,000-year Reich or Armageddon.' President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, meeting in Casablanca in January 1943, outlined the strategic, political, and moral clarity necessary to fight a global conflict. By spring 1945 Hitler and his supporters were rotting in his Berlin bunker. Holland and Murray use the bunker setting — depicted in the 2004 German film 'Downfall' featuring a meme-able Hitler tirade — as the predicate for the multiple European surrenders to come. If rehashing Hitler's suicide, in April 1945, early in the book seems anti-climactic, 'Victory '45' justifies itself by moving on to the unsung but equally dramatic tales of those who navigated the confusion of a war that was won but hardly finished. The first significant capitulation began weeks earlier when two backstabbing rivals in the Nazi SS high command in Northern Italy separately schemed to save their own postwar skins. Their intrigues delayed the first of Europe's unconditional surrenders, limited to their sector, signed just a day before Hitler's demise. A recurring motif was the futile attempts by the Germans to only yield to the West in hopes of splintering the Allies and escaping Soviet vengeance. While Holland and Murray include brief profiles of famous politicians and commanders as further European surrender ceremonies were staged and announced, 'Victory '45' finds its relevance and poignancy when it directs its focus downward. There, ordinary individuals journeyed to the intersections of triumph and despair, relief and revulsion. Examples include the Jewish-American college student haunted by the atrocities at a slave compound in Austria seized by his Army unit. Those rescued included a Jewish-Czech teen who lied about his age to avoid extermination at Auschwitz and joined his father in surviving stints at multiple camps. Liberation was punctuated by grief just days later in a makeshift hospital when his father died in his arms. On the Eastern Front, a young female translator in Soviet military intelligence was integral to a search in Germany's devastated capital. Were the reports of the Fuhrer's death Nazi disinformation? She interrogated captured witnesses, attended the autopsy of the burned corpse, and was even given custody of the teeth that were eventually confirmed as Hitler's. Not much further west, a bedraggled teenage German conscript who did escape Berlin's aftermath lived on the run until captured by a Russian soldier who simply told him, 'War is over! All go home!' Turning to the Pacific Theater, 'Victory '45' examines the grim prospect the Western Allies faced in 'unconditionally' conquering a warrior ethos in Japan, epitomized by their civilians' suicidal resistance to the Allied invasion of Okinawa. The necessity of the atomic bombings was proven by the attempted military coup staged by high-ranking Japanese holdouts who wanted to defy Emperor Hirohito's orders and continue fighting despite the threat of nuclear annihilation. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Not simply targeted to WWII enthusiasts, 'Victory '45' illustrates for those with a broader historical interest the myriad challenges in bringing to heel the dogs of war. Brits Holland and Murray cannot be expected to quote Yankee baseball legend Yogi Berra, but their book deftly explains 80 years later why in war as well as sports, 'It ain't over 'til it's over.' ___ Douglass K. Daniel is the author of 'Kill — Do Not Release: Censored Marine Corps Stories from World War II' (Fordham University Press). ___ AP book reviews:
