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Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
India enjoy ‘epic crossover' with visit to Man Utd
Manchester United welcomed the India cricket team to Carrington on Sunday as part of 'an epic crossover' between two of the world's most followed sport teams. The Red Devils opened pre-season with a 0-0 draw against Leeds on Saturday in Stockholm and welcomed some special guests to the training ground the following morning. India are in town ahead of the key fourth Test against England getting under way at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday, with their players and staff mixing with United counterparts at Carrington. The Board of Control for Cricket in India called it 'an epic crossover' in a post on X, which showed their team and the hosts mingling in one another's shirts with personalised names. India captain Shubman Gill said: 'It's very exciting to be able to meet top athletes in the world from another sport, to get to know their stories is very inspiring. 'You're playing two different sports, but the mindset that you play with is most of the times very similar.' Gill spoke with United skipper Bruno Fernandes about their respective roles, while head coach Gautam Gambhir chatted to counterpart Ruben Amorim. 'It was a nice interaction – what his ideology is towards team sport and what my ideology is towards team sport,' Gambhir said. 'The basic foundation of a team sport is very similar, where I feel that I think it's the players that adapt to what the team needs rather than the team that adapts to a certain individual. 'That is the culture which we want to build.' Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav seemed to particularly enjoy the experience and picked Amorim's brains about his approach for the new season. 'I was looking forward to talking to Ruben,' he said. 'I've been following him from Sporting. 'I asked him few questions about the tactics, whether they're going to stick with the 3-4-3 this season. 'I had a chance to chat to Casemiro about how I admire him as a player and, yeah, it was very nice.' Yadav later posted a picture of him with the Portuguese on X with the caption: 'Sharing football knowledge with the man who's redefining the game.' India arrive in Manchester trailing England 2-1 in the five-Test series, while United head to the United States for their pre-season tour on Tuesday.
The Independent
a day ago
- Sport
- The Independent
India enjoy ‘epic crossover' with visit to Man Utd
Manchester United welcomed the India cricket team to Carrington on Sunday as part of 'an epic crossover' between two of the world's most followed sport teams. The Red Devils opened pre-season with a 0-0 draw against Leeds on Saturday in Stockholm and welcomed some special guests to the training ground the following morning. India are in town ahead of the key fourth Test against England getting under way at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday, with their players and staff mixing with United counterparts at Carrington. The Board of Control for Cricket in India called it 'an epic crossover' in a post on X, which showed their team and the hosts mingling in one another's shirts with personalised names. India captain Shubman Gill said: 'It's very exciting to be able to meet top athletes in the world from another sport, to get to know their stories is very inspiring. 'You're playing two different sports, but the mindset that you play with is most of the times very similar.' Gill spoke with United skipper Bruno Fernandes about their respective roles, while head coach Gautam Gambhir chatted to counterpart Ruben Amorim. 'It was a nice interaction – what his ideology is towards team sport and what my ideology is towards team sport,' Gambhir said. 'The basic foundation of a team sport is very similar, where I feel that I think it's the players that adapt to what the team needs rather than the team that adapts to a certain individual. 'That is the culture which we want to build.' Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav seemed to particularly enjoy the experience and picked Amorim's brains about his approach for the new season. 'I was looking forward to talking to Ruben,' he said. 'I've been following him from Sporting. 'I asked him few questions about the tactics, whether they're going to stick with the 3-4-3 this season. 'I had a chance to chat to Casemiro about how I admire him as a player and, yeah, it was very nice.' Yadav later posted a picture of him with the Portuguese on X with the caption: 'Sharing football knowledge with the man who's redefining the game.' India arrive in Manchester trailing England 2-1 in the five-Test series, while United head to the United States for their pre-season tour on Tuesday.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
She-Hulk Scene Stealer Welcomes ‘Crossover' Between Madisynn and Superman's Eve Tessmacher
Don't wait up, Wongers. Madisynn King wants to party with Eve Tessmacher, in what could be the most awaited Marvel/DC crossover since Deadpool/Batman #1. WHO IS EVE TESSMACHER? Coming out of the first wave of showings for James Gunn's Superman movie, many were abuzz about Sara Sampaio as Eve Tessmacher. Supervillain Lex Luthor's superfashionable girlfriend is seen forever snapping selfies, and allegedly has 'mutant toes' (per Jimmy Olsen's Caller ID for her) that 'look like someone spilled shrimp cocktail on the floor.' More from TVLine James Gunn: Peacemaker Season 2 'Revolves Around' This Major Superman Movie Element TVLine Asks: Was Ballard Cameo Bittersweet? Will Colbert Go Scorched Earth? Your Superman Spinoff Pick? Did High Potential Cast Ex? And More! Why That One Superman Movie Cameo Is a Pretty Big Deal for Peacemaker Season 2 Without spoiling much of anything, Eve ends up playing an important role in the scheme of things that belies her daffy persona. A fun-loving, borderline-annoying and ultimately scene-stealing young woman in a comic book-based property? It's no small wonder that there has been a call on social media for DC Studios co-CEO Gunn and his Marvel counterpart Kevin Feige to make happen a crossover between Superman's Eve and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law's resident party girl, Madisynn King. WHO IS MADISYNN KING? Played by Patti Guggenheim, Madisynn was introduced as a slightly tipsy volunteer assistant to stage magician Donny Blaze, and later appeared in court to testify against him — after she had gotten sucked into an inter-dimensional hellscape and made a blood pact with a talking goat/demon named Jake. Madisynn, who, yes, spells her name with two Ns and one Y (though it's not where you thiiiiink), wound up forming a sweet connection with Mystic Arts master Wong (MCU vet Benedict Wong), and last was seen accidentally spoiling The Sopranos for him during a cozy binge-watch at Kamar-Taj. (Since then, Madisynn was 'heard' but not seen in a panel from the comic book What If… Venom? #3.) Guggenheim recently got wind of the wish for a Madisynn-Tess team up, and promptly shared her endorsement on Threads: 'Honestly, in. Love her.' Interestingly, Guggenheim's Madisynn almost crossed over with Agatha Harkness and her coven, but Agatha All Along head writer Jac Schaeffer just couldn't make it work. 'I really wanted to include Madisynn because I think she's so deeply funny, and she talked about Jake the goat,' Schaeffer recalled in a November House of R podcast. 'We were all banging our heads against the wall trying to figure out, 'How do we make the goat our literal and figurative gateway to getting Madisynn on the [Witches] Road?' and it just didn't work. It was shoe-horning, and I had to let that go.' Superman cast member Sampaio's previous acting credits include an episode of Showtime's Billions, while Guggenheim since She-Hulk's one-and-done run has guested on shows such as Matlock (in Season 1's two-part finale), The Spiderwick Chronicles and the upcoming second season of Peacock's Twisted Metal. Want scoop on any Marvel or DC TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More
Top Gear
7 days ago
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Renault 4 Review 2025
It's a new small electric crossover. Here at Top Gear we might as well have that sentence set up as a keyboard shortcut (cmd-alt-E-C) because we use it so often. New small electric crossovers keep coming, many from Chinese brands you haven't heard of. This one's different, because it has deep roots. Renault has been selling electric cars in Britain for more than a decade. And if the electric Megane and Scenic are anything to go, it's gotten rather good at them. Advertisement - Page continues below The 4 itself is closely related to the wonderful Renault 5 EV, but has an 8cm longer wheelbase so there's more room for the legs of the people in the back, and their stuff in the boot. That's why it's actually a little more expensive than the R5, even if their names might make you think the prices are the other way around. The R4 takes stylistic inspiration from the 1961 Renault 4: that was one of the first hatchbacks, before the term was recognised. It also, by decades, predated the word 'crossover', but it was one of those too. Which is why French farmers and all sorts of residents in North Africa and South America loved it. It needed only a track, not a road. So is it retro or not? Let's not get too carried away, because the original R4 was super-cheap and the new one is a bit more premium. Maybe if the original Land Rover had died in the mid 1990s, then the current Defender appeared now, you'd have a parallel. Here's how they've updated the old lines. The face was once a single chromed frame with the round lamps at the end, and grille in the middle: now the chrome is substituted by an LED perimeter track. A cut-line between this and the wings follows a gap between the original's wings and forward-opening bonnet-grille assembly. Advertisement - Page continues below On the tall flattish sides, you've ridged door panels, like the R4 GTL had. The reverse-raked rear door window and trapezoid rearmost side window keep the faith with the characteristic rhythm of the old car's fenestration. An upright tailgate and tall narrow little lamp clusters complete the picture. Our hot take? The design isn't as successful as the Renault 5, with more than a whiff of breadvan about it and palpable Mini Countryman vibes from the back. But it's friendly and accessible, and on balance we like it. And inside? Sliding windows? Rubber mats? Garden-implement gear lever? This latest Renault 4 is dripping with nods to the past. But it's not here to bait you with nostalgia, the detailing throughout is genuinely lovely and fully modern at the same time. The fabric seats (pictured) are ace, and you'll be noticing new details for ages. Look out for the Easter egg on the windshield… Renault's excellent interface includes well-organised screens and plenty of useful quick-access switches. In the back, two grown-ups can sit without much hardship. Three across would be a squeeze but doable for a short trip. The boot is surprisingly deep too. More about this under the Interior tab of this review. How does it drive? Brilliantly. It's a real pleasure to get along with. You drive it with your toes and fingertips, as the pedals and steering are light and quick-acting. But once you've acclimatised, that makes it feel perky. The single motor is 148bhp, but it's well under 1,500kg so gets along well enough: 0-62mph takes 8.2 seconds. The suspension is pretty sophisticated in design, with multi-link at the rear, so it's precise through bends and quiet when it hits bumps. The old R4 had a pillowy ride and leant pretty much onto its wing mirrors at the sniff of a tight corner. The new one is quite tightly sprung and very controlled. It's also pretty efficient. Both versions in the UK have a 52kWh battery, for 250 miles WLTP range. We saw 215 miles in practice, including some quite vigorous back-road driving. Cruising at motorway speeds will knock the estimate down to 180-odd miles, even in warm weather. The real test will come in the depths of January, when conditions are at their least agreeable. What about the rivals? The Ford Puma Gen-E is the most obvious, along with a bunch from the Stellantis empire – Peugeot e-2008, and the electric versions of the Vauxhall Mokka and Jeep Avenger. You could also get into a slightly larger Chinese-branded EV for similar money, like the MG4. A base-model from the Volvo EX30 or Smart #1 or Mini Aceman line-up all cost more than an R4 for less range. The mighty VW group's small EVs are still stuck in the concept-car stage. Nope, a Skoda Elroq doesn't count because it's an order of magnitude bigger than this. The R4's battery range is on-target for those price rivals. Few have substantially bigger battery options either, except the MG4 for considerably more money. And on the subject of money… Ah yes, some numbers would help. Things kick off at a fiver under £27k for the base model, with mid- and top-spec trims pitched at £29k and £31k apiece. Like-for-like that makes it two Gs more than the Renault 5. And at the time of typing, it looks like both will qualify for a handy government grant worth thousands too. We'll explain what you get at each trim level on the Buying tab. What's the verdict? ' The interior is sublime, the tech is well executed, it's value for money and… unfailingly uplifting to drive ' A staggering eight million original Renault 4s were sold, but your memory of it is likely as rusty as they mostly are now. So don't worry if all this retro talk doesn't resonate with you. The new Renault 4 combines dynamic talent with an admirable amount of suppleness over the UK's often cratered road network. That's a hard trick to pull off. And while the design isn't as – how shall we put this – purposeful as the R5's, it's recognisably different from the waves of generic-looking stuff washing up in dealers all over the country, with marvellous detailing inside and out. If you're not keen at first, give it time… it'll grow on you. And there's goodness in the R4 that goes beyond design: the interior is sublime, the tech is well executed, it's value for money and (most importantly of all) unfailingly uplifting to drive. Renault has hit another home run with this.
Al Bawaba
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- Al Bawaba
Unique Honeycomb design defines Nissan's All-New Magnite in the Middle East
Following its successful regional debut earlier this year, the all-new Nissan Magnite continues to capture attention across the Middle East for its bold and distinctive design that sets it apart in the compact crossover segment. Nissan's entry-level SUV incorporates a unique honeycomb pattern that unifies the new Magnite's exterior and interior for a striking visual impact. Aligned with Nissan's global vision of "One Car, One World," the all-new Magnite prominently features a cohesive honeycomb design across key touchpoints, from the front grille and LED tail lamps to the air-conditioning vents and the uniquely crafted leather seats. Complemented by distinctive Magnite badges on the fenders, this design approach reinforces the crossover's unique identity, that resonates and appeals to younger drivers navigating dynamic urban environments. Thierry Sabbagh, Divisional Vice President & President – Middle East, KSA, CIS – Nissan & INFINITI, commented: 'Recognizing the growing popularity of compact SUVs, we were keen to expand our SUV lineup in the Middle East and introduce something distinctive and exciting to the segment. The all-new Magnite is carefully crafted to deliver best-in-class features, including its standout design complemented by advanced safety and technology. Designed specifically with young drivers in mind, the Magnite is packed with segment-leading practicality and is all about challenging the status quo, further enhancing our leading position in the SUV segment.' In the front, the Magnite makes a powerful first impression with its bold, dual-tone grille featuring a pronounced honeycomb design. LED Bi-Projector Auto Headlamps and LED lightsaber-style turn indicators enhance the vehicle's assertive appearance, complemented by a dual-tone floating skid plate that adds to its robust stance. The honeycomb motif continues prominently at the rear through LED tail lamps with 3D honeycomb gradient effect, creating visual depth and an instantly recognizable design. Complementing this theme, the Magnite's profile features distinctive 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels with a dual-tone finish, further enhancing its aesthetic appeal and responsive handling. Inside, the Magnite's cabin thoughtfully carries through the honeycomb design, particularly noticeable in the front air-conditioning vents, front and rear seat upholstery, and door trims, ensuring cohesive styling throughout. Premium MODURE leather quilted seats with Heat Guard technology maintain comfort by effectively reflecting heat, making journeys pleasant even in warmer climates. Under its stylish exterior, the Magnite is equipped with an efficient 1.0-liter Turbo engine, incorporating Nissan's advanced "mirror bore cylinder coating" technology. This technology ensures optimal heat management, improved combustion efficiency, smooth acceleration, and delivers an impressive 99 horsepower and 152 Nm torque, paired with exceptional fuel efficiency at 17.3 km/l. The cabin offers advanced connectivity with an 8-inch infotainment touchscreen supporting wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Comprehensive safety features, including six airbags and a 360° Around View Monitor, ensure peace of mind for drivers and passengers. Adding to its practicality, the Magnite features a spacious boot, increasing from 336L to 690L when the rear seats are folded flat. Functional and stylish roof rails further enhance its practicality, offering an additional load-carrying capacity of up to 50 kg, perfect for weekend getaways. The all-new Nissan Magnite, one of five SUVs launched by Nissan within the past twelve months in the Middle East, is now available at the brand's partner network across the regoin, setting a new benchmark with its bold design, advanced features, and practical versatility.
