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Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Oh Lorde! Singer crashes own themed party to fans' delight
Kiwi singer Lorde has shocked fans after crashing her own themed party at Sydney club Merv's Underground on Sunday night. The venue had promoted the event as a celebration of the 28-year-old's upcoming studio album Virgin, or as they put it, 'We're officially in the L4 era, so it's only right we throw a party for our true Lorde and saviour!' However, fans invited to 'dance (or cry) in the club' were not quite expecting their party queen to show her face — let alone rub sweaty shoulders with them on the dance floor. But after the Royals singer entered the scene, that's exactly what went down. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. The hitmaker could be seen dancing alongside DJ Xeimma on the decks, with the pair singing along to the star's lyrics and sharing a hug following the surreal moment. 'Lorde crashed my party,' the DJ said following the event. 'Still in disbelief. Feeling unbelievably grateful to @lorde for making this a night we'll talk about for years.' The event formed part of a series of themed parties across Australia and North America hosted by the DJ titled Sugarush. The surprise guest could be seen trading handshakes with fans before finding her groove in the crowd, and attracting attention. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. The New Zealand-born singer's upcoming 12-track album is set to drop on June 26, featuring single What Was That which was released in April. This project marks her fourth studio album, and follows her 2021 project Solar Power. Having emerged as an international party girl in recent years, the singer collaborated with Charli xcx in 2024 as the pair traded empathetic jibes on the British brat's second release of hit Girl, so confusing.
The Guardian
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Everton fans celebrate in style to mark end of an era at Goodison Park
The La's song There She Goes captured the mood perfectly, sparking a mass sing along before the second world war siren kicked in and Everton's men emerged to the sound of Z-Cars for one last time at Goodison Park. Then the PA system cut out and Z-Cars spluttered to a halt. Not now, please not now. A sign from the stadium gods? A little reminder that this iconic feature of English football is 133 years old and all the affection in the world can not hide the wrinkles? Perhaps, but it can still say goodbye in style. On a beautiful day in L4 4EL, under pale blue skies darkened by plumes of royal blue smoke from the flares outside, Everton delivered as its history demanded and departed with a win. Iliman Ndiaye danced through the Southampton defence twice and etched his name into Goodison folklore as the final goal scorer in the stadium's Premier League history. Nottingham Forest's Horace Pike has the honour of scoring the first league goal here in 1892. Legends, glory, torment, passion, misery, the School of Science, Dogs of War and so much more have filled the years in-between. The history is inescapable and Everton – club, team and fans alike – staged the perfect send-off on a poignant and emotional afternoon. Ndiaye took the match-ball home after delivering victory for David Moyes's team. He didn't get a hat-trick but no one cared. It was some achievement by the Everton team to get inside the stadium and perform at all. The call to greet the team coach as it made its way along Walton Lane and Goodison Road was answered by tens of thousands of Evertonians. The area around Spellow Lane and Goodison Road, where the statue of Dixie Dean stands, was impassable by 9.30am. On the quieter Bullens Road and Gwladys Street, families stood outside their usual turnstiles to have their photographs taken. Outside 29 Gwladys Street, bedecked in Everton paraphernalia, the elderly owner sat in a deckchair and held court with passersby. A few doors along a brave neighbour had decorated their house in Liverpool flags. They were not sat outside to welcome visitors. Once around the corner at St Luke's Church, Goodison Road was gridlocked with fans waiting to welcome Moyes's men. It was so packed that the coach couldn't get through and had to make a detour to drop the players off in the Bullens Road car park. Hundreds of fans without tickets remained outside for the duration of Everton's 2-0 win. Everton scarfs had been draped over every seat and supporters made their way inside the ground as soon as the gates opened. Just like old times. Moyes broke away from his team's pre-match warm-up to hug Wayne Rooney as the boyhood Evertonian made his way around the pitch with his son. The Gwladys Street ran through its old songbook as Ndiaye ran amok through the Southampton defence. Alan Ball, Super Kevin Campbell, Duncan Ferguson and Tim Cahill all got a mention. From the current squad, Seamus Coleman and Jordan Pickford were serenaded frequently. Moyes had given Coleman the fitting honour of captaining Everton's men in their final appearance at Goodison. A lovely touch, although it backfired to a degree when the 36-year-old pulled up injured and had to be replaced in the 18th minute by the soon-to-be-released Ashley Young. After the final, final whistle there was a 15-minute delay while club staff put seats and stages in place for 'Operation Farewell Goodison'. It was a moment to reflect on what it has taken for Everton to get to a point where leaving its cherished home for a new stadium at Bramley-Moore dock is met with excitement more than regret. Everton's house move has been more complicated and stressful than most. There was the proposed relocation to a 60,000, £100m super-stadium at an unidentified location under Peter Johnson in the late 1990s. That one never got off the ground. Goodison's final game would have been staged 22 years ago had Everton made the transformative move to a prime waterfront site at King's Dock. Bill Kenwright's refusal to cede boardroom power to the former director Paul Gregg put pay to that scheme. Then came the awful plan to move to Kirkby as part of a giant Tesco retail development. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion 'A glorified cow shed built in a small town outside Liverpool,' as it was described at the time by the former Liverpool city council leader Warren Bradley. That cheap and unambitious project was rejected by the government after a public inquiry prompted by the Keep Everton In Our City campaign. The debt that present and future Evertonians, plus present and future owners, owe the KEIOC founders Dave Kelly, Colin Fitzpatrick, the late Tony Kelly and the late Anthony AJ Clarke among others is immeasurable. But that is the past. Everton's farewell to Goodison could have morphed into a sombre memorial but was pitched perfectly. Goodison would get one last rendition of Z-Cars after all. In the penalty area where Dean scored his record-breaking and still unmatched 60th league goal in 1928, a lone violinist played a heart-wrenching version of the club's adopted anthem. A series of goodbye tributes then appeared on the giant TV screens from Carlo Ancelotti, Sir Alex Ferguson, Thomas Tuchel, Mikel Arteta, Tim Howard and Roberto Martínez. There were also messages from Dame Judi Dench, an Everton fan and honorary patron of the club's charity, Jodie Comer, whose dad, Jimmy, had been the club's masseur for decades, and Sylvester Stallone. Centre stage was eventually and rightly given to former players, many of whom are responsible for Goodison's greatest moments. Joe Royle, Bob Latchford and Johnny Morrissey led the first wave. The great 1980s team followed. The legendary goalkeeper Neville Southall looked resplendent in a floral shirt. Graeme Sharp, who stayed away for two years due to protests against the club's former board, was welcomed home with a fine reception. Peter Reid took to the mic and apologised for his dreadful sunglasses. 'I was on the lash last night,' he said. Next to him stood Andy Gray, who remarked: 'We are all leaving Goodison but Goodison will never leave us.' Bill Ryder-Jones, co-founder of The Coral, closed proceedings with a moving version of In My Life. 'There are places I remember, All my life.' Evertonians could not have loved Goodison more.
Forbes
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
WeRide Stock Soars 40% On Uber's $100 Million Robo Taxi Expansion
GUANGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 30: Passengers have their body temperature measured before taking a WeRide ... More L4 autonomous driving bus on April 30, 2022 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. Passengers can experience the driverless bus line in Guangzhou, which opens for a test ride from Saturday. (Photo by Chen Jimin/China News Service via Getty Images) China News Service via Getty Images Shares in WeRide, a China-based autonomous vehicle technology provider, popped 40% Tuesday, according to Google Finance . Why? The $2.6 billion (market capitalization) company is partnering with Uber – which is adding $100 million to its investment in WeRide – to expand its robotaxi services from Abu Dabhi to 15 more cities worldwide by 2030, according to CnEV Post . Should you buy stock in WeRide? Although the company's revenue fell in 2024 and its losses are huge, Uber's vote of confidence in WeRide could contribute to significant growth and ultimate profitability. WeRide – which operates a driverless commercial Robotaxi service in Beijing and does business in 10 countries – suffered a decline in revenue and a substantial loss in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the company's Q4 2024 earnings call transcript. More specifically, in the fourth quarter WeRide's revenue fell 3% to $15.8 million coupled with a net loss that increased 112% to $34 million, noted the earnings call transcript. WeRide has the potential to grow rapidly – with positive contribution margins – with help from local partnerships. Outside China, the company provides 'autonomous vehicles and services to local partners and global platforms through a combination of selling the vehicles, charging a fixed service fee, and a revenue-sharing arrangement,' WeRide chief financial officer Jennifer Li told investors in the earnings call. To be sure, WeRide faces challenges when it introduces autonomous vehicles in a new location. To overcome those challenges, WeRide builds up mutual trust – gradually introducing 'automobile driving products, like we can always introduce RoboSweeper at first, and also fixed-route minibus, which the challenges for safety for this product relatively low compared to the requirements for Robotaxi,' WeRide CEO Tony Han told investors, according to the earnings call. This trust has scaled sufficiently for Uber to expand its partnership with WeRide. By 2025, Uber – which already operates a robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, with Dubai next in line – will roll out WeRide's Robotaxi services in '15 new cities across Europe and other regions outside of China and the U.S.,' noted TipRanks . This partnership splits up the work of operating robotaxis between the two companies based on their mutual strengths. WeRide provides the self-driving technology, while Uber integrates the service into its app and manages fleet operations, TipRanks reported. WeRide offers another advantage to the ride-sharing giant's efforts to expand autonomous services globally. That's because WeRide's presence in 30 cities across 10 countries includes 'test licenses in China, UAE, Singapore, France, and the U.S.,' TipRanks reported, which will make it easier for Uber to overcome regulatory barriers to entry in key markets. Should You Buy WeRide Or Uber Stock? Based on analyst price targets, WeRide stock has more upside than Uber. Two analysts who cover WeRide set an average price target of $22, according to Zack's – representing 133% upside. Meanwhile, Uber – which is about to report first quarter 2025 results – has less upside based on analyst estimates. More specifically, the ride-sharing giant's stock has 5.6% upside based on the average price target of 33 analysts of $90,20, noted TipRanks . The short-term fate of Uber's stock depends on whether the company beats expectations and raises guidance when it reports Q1 results. To do that, Uber would need Q1 earnings per share to exceed 51 cents while revenue rises by more than 15.8% to exceed $11.63 billion, according to analysts views featured by TipRanks . With the global market for robotaxi services growing at an 80.8% average annual rate to $119 billion by 2031, according to Fortune Business Insights , WeRide stock may have further to rise with help from the Uber partnership.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
3 landing spots for Darwin Nunez as Liverpool willing to make summer transfer
Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez has three potential landing spots in the offing if he is to depart the Reds in the summer - with a move to either Italy or Spain a possibility. The Uruguayan striker has experienced a mixed three-year spell on Merseyside after becoming the club's all-time record purchase back in 2019. However, the 25-year-old's mercurial stay at Anfield could well be brought to a close in the upcoming transfer window following a season which has yielded just seven goals in 43 appearances. Overall, the ex-Benfica man has 40 strikes to his name in 139 outings in the red shirt, with observers having oft lambasted his perceived wastefulness in front of goal. The divisive star does not appear to have convinced head coach Arne Slot of his merits either, with Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz ahead of him in the center forward pecking order in L4. READ MORE: Jamie Carragher has changed his mind on Liverpool selling $49M Arne Slot star READ MORE: Liverpool transfer news amid 'serious' Rodrygo chance and $100M Juventus swoop The striker was signed during the previous regime under Jurgen Klopp and his successor and sporting director Richard Hughes are expected to be open to letting their No. 9 leave this summer. That is according to the Athletic, who have reported that this current campaign is "set to be his last" at Anfield. They contend that the forward will not be short on potential suitors in the coming months either, with interest in his services set to come from Saudi Arabia. It was previously reported that Pro League outfit Al Nassr had been keeping tabs on Nunez's availability back in January - having been purportedly willing to part with £70m for the player. In terms of interest from European clubs, the above report also claims that the ex-Penarol ace is also being courted by Spanish club Atletico Madrid, alongside Italian giant AC Milan. As for potential replacements at Liverpool if the Uruguayan is to depart, it appears that Newcastle United's Alexander Isak may well be out of financial reach. However, other options do exist on the market such as Hugo Ekitike of Eintracht Frankfurt and Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig, with both highly-rated following strong respective seasons in Germany. As for Nunez, manager Slot was quick to dash suggestions of a feud between him and the striker recently. Rumors had emerged of a bust-up in training after the star was left out of Liverpool's clash with West Ham last month. However, Slot was quick to dash these whispers, saying: "He didn't feel himself the day before the match, and he went inside and he wasn't able to be part of the team the day after. "That can mean multiple things, yes. He didn't feel himself," he said, before definitively clarifying that no harsh words were exchanged, adding: "No, he didn't. He did leave the pitch because he didn't feel himself. As in he didn't have words with a staff member." As for suggestions that he was not playing Nunez due to a clause in relation to his transfer fee from Benfica three years ago, he also hit back at these claims, saying: "Do you always believe what journalists say? Not always? Me neither. Sometimes it is better not to believe everything that is written about players. READ MORE: Liverpool's odds to sign Alexander Isak in sensational summer transfer READ MORE: McConnell class, Tsimikas reckless — 7 things we noticed in Liverpool training ahead of Chelsea "[The clause is] completely new to me. The last thing I would expect Richard Hughes [the sporting director] to do is tell me that if I play Nunez it would cost us this much. He would never do that. He never interferes with the line-up." Looking ahead to next season after securing the Premier League title against Spurs, Slot admitted that the carnival-like scenes at Anfield after the triumph was confirmed would likely help to attract new recruits. He said: "It definitely helps, I think, to attract new players as well, because mostly the players that we want to have, we are not the only clubs who think they are good players so these players have probably more options."
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Arne Slot serenades Liverpool fans and hails Jurgen Klopp after winning Premier League title
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot serenaded the supporters while paying tribute to Jurgen Klopp during a memorable moment on the pitch at Anfield - after the Reds were confirmed as Premier League champions. The Dutchman secured the English top flight title at the first time of asking after succeeding his German counterpart in the dugout. Many observers had written the Merseysiders off as credible challengers for the crown as they looked to adapt to life without arguably the most significant figure in the club's recent history. However, Slot's meticulous approach put his team in pole position to claim a first title in front of fans at Anfield since 1990 heading into this weekend's clash with Tottenham Hotspur. Rapturous celebrations ensued at the final whistle during a landmark occasion in L4 as Liverpool secured a historic triumph with a 5-1 victory. READ MORE: Liverpool vs Tottenham LIVE score and goal updates as Mac Allister rocket and Diaz put Reds ahead READ MORE: Conor Bradley's glaring Liverpool absence vs Tottenham explained Following the game, the Reds supporters hailed their heroes in memorable scenes, as the players and coaching staff expressed their gratitude towards the Kop. Lining up in front of the famous grandstand at the club's hallowed old ground, basked in the glory of their momentous feat amid a rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone". Supporters then proceeded to sing the names of each member of the squad in a moving moment which demonstrated the unity between the fanbase and the stars on the pitch. They also heralded Slot's mesmeric achievement, as the Dutchman returned the gesture as he addressed the crowd on the mic. With shades of similar scenes which took place on the field at Klopp's farewell following the final game of last season, the former Feyenoord man even broke into song. Drenched in beer by his surrounding players, the Reds boss' elation was plain to see as he chanted the name of the man he succeeded - singing "Jurgen Klopp" to the tune of Opus' "Life is Life". Fans will recall the man Slot replaced making a request to Kopites to back his replacement in a rousing speech, which also included him chanting the name of his peer. The charismatic German asserted: "You welcome the new manager like you welcomed me. You go all-in from the first day. And you keep believing and you push the team," before leading the crowd in song in a seminal moment." Fast forward a year and it is clear that supporters took heed of the previous manager's words, as Slot himself acknowledged the significance of his own achievements in his first season at Anfield. Speaking as the league championship was confirmed, he said: "It was clear we couldn't lose this game. "Everyone on the bus said there's no way we're going to lose this game. They always find a way to win. Incredibly proud, not only of the players but the people standing here, sport directors, my staff members, we should give them a big round of applause. Let's forget it's the second in 35 years, it's the second in five years."
