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MORGANTOWN, WV – The Center for Applied Coaching and Sports Science at West Virginia University, in partnership with Mountaineer Athletics, will host the fourth annual Youth Sports Day, featuring the West Virginia Mountaineers taking on the Albany Great Danes at the Capterton Indoor Practice Facility on Saturday, September 7. Youth Sports Day is proudly sponsored by UScellular.”Youth Sports Day is an opportunity to provide the community with information about quality youth sports programs and the importance of sports experiences to develop the athletic skills and physical fitness that youth need to participate in sports programs,” said Kristen Dieffenbach, professor of…

Outside of Beijing, the Taliban regime has not been officially recognised by any foreign capital. [GETTY]Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Foreign Ministry has announced the appointment of its first accredited ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, making it only the second country after China to host an ambassador of that level. The UAE foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The Associated Press earlier reported that the UAE accepted the Taliban’s ambassador’s letter of credentials to the oil-rich Gulf Arab state on Wednesday, marking the biggest diplomatic win for Afghanistan’s leaders, who are not formally recognized as the country’s legitimate…

Monica Austin has been named the new chief marketing officer of game publisher Blizzard Entertainment. In the role, Austin will oversee the marketing teams for all Blizzard titles, including the popular franchises Warcraft, Diablo and Overwatch. Blizzard Entertainment is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft in October 2023. Prior to joining Blizzard in June 2024, Austin served as Chief Marketing Officer at Linktree, the company that provides link-in bios tools. Austin previously served as Global Head of Marketing and Communications at Calm. She also led global content expansion go-to-market strategy at Netflix for titles such as…

Recipe for success: Chef Jovani Manalo of 3Fils shares advice and a delicious snapper and za’atar recipe DUBAI: Filipino chef Giovani Manalo’s culinary career began when he landed a job as a kitchen steward straight out of university. What changed his course was a call from a friend asking if he was interested in working overseas. He jumped at the chance and was in Dubai within a week. “I’ve worked in Chinese, Korean and Italian restaurants, as well as Latin American and Mexican restaurants,” Manalo told Arab News. But it was his move to 3Fils at Dubai’s Jumeirah Fishing Harbour,…

Everyone loves a golf-specific workout that ticks all the boxes. This week, Golfweek fitness guru and long-distance driver Averee Dovsek and trainer Jon Freed introduce the four-legged plank kettlebell pull-through, which is a great workout for golfers for a few reasons. Golfers need strong, stable core muscles to maintain balance and control during the swing, and this exercise targets the core, especially the transverse and oblique muscles, which are essential for rotational stability and power. This movement mimics the rotational motion of a golf swing. Pulling the kettlebell across your body engages the muscles important for generating rotational force, improving…

To the uninitiated, it may seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to investors, even if it currently has no track record of revenue or profits. Sometimes, these stories can cloud investors’ minds, leading them to invest on emotion rather than on the merits of the company’s strong fundamentals. Unprofitable companies can act like a sponge to soak up capital, so investors should be careful not to waste good money.If companies like this aren’t your cup of tea, but you do like companies that generate revenue and even profits,…

Ademola Lookman is expected to leave Atalanta after being approached by Paris Saint-Germain, with two Premier League clubs, Liverpool and Arsenal, also making offers in the last 24 hours, meaning the Super Eagles attacker will be left to decide his future before the summer transfer deadline. Ademola Lookman has become one of the hottest prospects in European football with two more clubs joining the race for his signature in the last 72 hours.Paris Saint-Germain first contacted Gonzalo Ramos’ agent about a transfer after the Portuguese attacker sustained an injury in the opening game of the season.Ademola Lookman reacts to Atalanta’s…

The Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) main stock index rose 14.18 points, or 0.33 percent, to close at 4,309.08 points on Thursday. A total of 375.27 million shares were traded during the session, with the trading value reaching AED 442.14 million. Drake & Skull International (DSI) recorded the highest trading volume of AED 67.56 million and was the most traded stock with 173.88 million shares. National Industries Group Holding (NIND) was the top gainer with a 10.13% increase, while National International Holding (NIH) was the top decliner with a 10% drop. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s benchmark index (ADX) also rose…

As we enter the final week of the summer transfer window, Barcelona youngster Hector Fort faces an uncertain future at the club. That’s because SPORT report that Barcelona are open to the possibility of him moving out on loan if they can sign the right-back before the market closes. Sporting Gijon interested in Fort The report adds that La Liga second division club Sporting Gijon are interested in signing Fort on loan from Barcelona, ​​adding a new twist to the story. The 18-year-old Fort recently signed a new long-term contract at Barca after his breakthrough season under manager Xavi Hernandez…

Elon Musk likes to claim that he bought Twitter to protect free expression. If the seven banks that provided him with huge amounts of funding had listened more to him and understood that his motives were not purely business-driven, they might have reconsidered lending to him. Instead, Musk and his people are left with the worst loans since the 2008 global financial crisis.In a deal that closed in October 2022, Musk acquired Twitter Inc. for $44 billion, which has since changed its name to X. Last year, the company announced its value had fallen to $19 billion, a more than…