AMD’s new processors based on Zen 4 architecture have been anticipated for a long time. While AMD might not launch the products until September, the official announcement of AMD about being present at the Gamescom 2022 hints at an imminent Ryzen 7000 announcement.
AMD’s official Twitter account in a Tweet has confirmed that it will attend Gamescom 2022. While it’s not AMD’s way to introduce new products at a gaming-oriented event, their direct competitor Nvidia also launched the Geforce RTX 2000 series at Gamescom.
Finally, to be able to visit this enormous event in person after a 2-year break feels refreshing. I can’t wait to see you all there! pic.twitter.com/wl4p1MFfkO
It should be noted that AMD is expected to unveil the Ryzen 7000 series on August 29the day following the conclusion of Gamescom.
Also, this year’s Gamescom, unlike the other events, will be an in-person event. AMD, however, hasn’t had an official announcement about their plans for the event, but it is expected that the event will lead to the announcement of the Ryzen 7000 series.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Specifications
In the new AMD Ryzen 7000, we will see a new process node, TSMC’s 5nm technology. Also, according to rumours, all Zen 4 processors will feature a base clock speed of 5+ GHz single core. Even the maximum TDP of the chips is expected to reach a whopping 170 Watts.
Furthermore, rumors state that Ryzen 7000 series processors will have 20%+ IPC upliftment. If this is true, then Intel 13th gen Raptor Lake won’t be much of a challenge for AMD. The Ryzen 7000 series will feature Ryzen 5 7600X, Ryzen 7 7700X, Ryzen 7 7800X, Ryzen 9 7900X, and Ryzen 9 7950X.
Here is a list of all the processors with their specifications and expected prices:
Model
Cores / Threads
Freq. Max
Cache
TDP
Price
Ryzen 9 7950X
16/32
5.50GHz
80MB (64+16)
105-170W
$699
Ryzen 9 7900X
12/24
5.40GHz
76MB (64+12)
105-170W
$599
Ryzen 7 7800X
8/16
5.30GHz
40MB (32+8)
65-125W
$399
Ryzen 7 7700X
8/16
5.30GHz
40MB (32+8)
65-125W
$299
Ryzen 5 7600X
6/12
5.20GHz
38MB (32+6)
65-125W
$199
As things stand, the performance seems quite promising, which has excited us. Do you guys think AMD Zen 4 will beat Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs in single-core performance this time? Let us know in the comments.
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Olivia Newton-John will be honored in a special 7NEWS Spotlight after the legendary Aussie star died aged 73.
A special program featuring Delta Goodrem, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb and Cliff Richard will air this Sunday, after the Grease actress passed away after a 30-year battle with cancer.
The musicians will share their favorite memories of the late singer, with Wendy Matthews singing Olivia’s song, ‘I Honestly Love You’.
Olivia Newton-John will be honored in a special 7NEWS Spotlight, after the legendary Aussie star died aged 73
Dami Im is set to take a break from her maternity leave to lend her voice to the special, while Katie Noonan and Samantha Jade will also perform.
It comes as cities around Australia light up in tribute to the star, while famous faces across the globe have also paid tribute to her.
The Australian icon died peacefully at her home in southern California, surrounded by family and friends on Monday.
A special program featuring Delta Goodrem, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb and Cliff Richard (pictured) will air this Sunday after the Grease actress passed away after a 30-year battle with cancer
Olivia’s husband John Easterling broke the news of the star’s death in a heartbreaking Facebook post on Monday morning, following her brave and extraordinarily decades-long battle with cancer.
‘Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends,’ Mr Easterling wrote.
‘We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.
Among other tributes included Australian singer Delta Goodrem, who honored her beloved ‘mentor and friend’
‘Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer.
‘Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer.’
The actress famously beat breast cancer twice but was diagnosed again in 2017.
Just days before her death, Olivia Newton-John posted a heartwarming photo to Instagram with her husband John Easterling
Newton-John’s husband announced her death on her Facebook page on Monday. she was 73
Among other tributes included Australian singer Delta Goodrem, who honored her beloved ‘mentor and friend’.
Delta, 37, shared pictures of herself hugging Olivia and said she was ‘like family’ to her.
‘I love you forever,’ Delta wrote in her moving post. ‘The whole world will feel this heartbreak today because the entire world felt Olivia’s unmatched light. A force for good. A force of nature. Strong and kind.’
In memory: Newton-John’s Instagram was mostly made up of flashback posts from throughout her career, but on April 18 the star shared a rare candid photo of herself with a beaming smile beside a bed of sunflowers
‘My mentor, my friend, my inspiration, someone who always guided me… she was always there for me. Family to me.’
She added: ‘I don’t have all the words I would like to say today but I hope everyone will join in celebrating our beloved Olivia, her heart, soul, talent, courage, grace… I love you forever ❤️.’
The Lost Without You songstress famously played the Aussie icon in the 2018 TV miniseries, Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You.
Iconic role: Olivia is most known for her famous role as Sandy in the 1978 movie Grease (pictured, Newton-John with Grease co-star John Travolta)
Deepest condolences: In a sweet Instagram tribute, Kylie Minogue, 54, shared a throwback photo of the pair in 1988. ‘I have loved and looked up to Olivia Newton-John. And, I always will,’
Kylie Minogue shared a throwback photo of herself and Olivia side by side at the Royal Bicentennial Concert. Kylie appears to be starstruck by the Grease star, as she looks on at her idol of her.
Singer Dionne Warwick, 81, wrote ‘Another angelic voice has been added to the Heavenly Choir. Not only was Olivia a dear friend, but one of the nicest people I had the pleasure of recording and performing with. I will most definitely miss her. She now Rests in the Arms of the Heavenly Father.’
Brooke Shields, 57, shared a lovely black and white photo of her and Olivia to Instagram, writing: ‘A true class act whose light shines everywhere she went… she inspired us all.’
‘A wonderful mother and wife, who was grace and strength personified. Sending all of my love to Olivias family and friends. She she’ll never be forgotten.’
Scarface star Michelle Pfeiffer, 64, posted a photo of her and Olivia writing: ‘Thank you for your art and talent you gifted us all so graciously with. You will be so greatly missed.’
Heartbroken: Delta Goodrem paid tribute to her beloved ‘mentor and friend’ Olivia Newton-John after the Grease star’s death at the age of 73 following a lengthy cancer fight
Ian Foster’s future will be decided in the coming days after the All Blacks’ tour to South Africa is debriefed.
Foster remains in limbo after the pressure-relieving win against South Africa, with NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson refusing to confirm he will retain the All Blacks job.
Robinson confirmed to media on Sunday that he will meet with team management when everyone gets home.
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A big final 10 minutes sees the All Blacks topple their hosts at Ellis Park.
No further comment will be made till after then. It is expected the result of the tour debrief will be known later this week.
“We believe we know where we stand and just got to work through it,” Robinson said.
“We will take stock, meet with management as soon as we can reasonably when we get home and debrief how the tour went and where we see things at the moment.”
Robinson said the appointment of the coach is ultimately the responsibility of the New Zealand Rugby board.
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New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson said the board will ultimately decide Ian Foster’s fate.
“The most we can really say is we are focused on getting everyone home, and we’ll have a number of conversations in the coming days.”
Robinson said Foster and his team had the support of NZ Rugby. But he could not say if he would remain the coach when the All Blacks run out to play Argentina in Christchurch on August 27.
“We just need to work through this little period to understand where the next steps are with this management team.
“We’ve been having conversations [with Foster] right through this time, so we believe we know where we are and where we stand. We’ve just got to work through that with him.”
On speculation Scott Robertson was on standby to takeover as All Blacks coach, Robinson said: “We will certainly not be commenting on anything regarding individuals in and around this.”
He emphasized the entire management team will be looked at, not just Foster’s position.
I have acknowledged this had been a tough time for Foster, in particular.
“These have been really challenging times right the way through the last few weeks, there’s no question around that.
“There’s a huge amount of passion and speculation, a huge amount of expectation around the team and the organisation, so we appreciate that.
“But as we’ve said, we need to take the time to make sure that we’ve got this team set up to do everything that it needs to be successful.”
Robinson said NZR was “absolutely delighted” for the team and management after their win on Sunday.
“It was an incredible performance and result, in an incredibly hostile stadium at Ellis Park, and the home of South African rugby.
“So we’re delighted that after the last few weeks of adversity and really challenging times that the team could come through that.
“We’re very proud of them, they represent everything that we know the All Blacks stand for, and it was a really critical moment in the development of this team which I’m real proud of.”
Watching her daughter’s chest rise and fall – with the help of machines – Natasha Wagner sat anxiously waiting for news of a liver that six-year-old Evie so desperately needed.
But when doctors came into the room announcing they had found a “match”, the mum was struck with fear.
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“The one they found was from a man in his 40s who had died of an aggressive brain tumor,” Natasha tells 7Life.
“So Evie would have a one-in-1000 chance of getting the same tumor.”
However, without the organ transplant, specialists gave Evie just 24 to 48 hours to live.
Without a new liver, Evie was given 24-48 hours to live. Credit: Instagram/ tashwagner
Natasha was left with two, terrible choices.
Pray that another liver would be found for her little girl within a day – or go ahead with the transplant and hope a brain tumor never emerged.
The Melbourne mum chose the latter.
Growing up in the dark
Evie was born healthy, with “absolutely no indication she had anything remotely wrong”, the mum of seven explains.
And as she entered her first year of school, she was just a “normal” kid.
So when Natasha was invited to speak at a 10-day forum in India, she jumped at the chance, leaving her husband Erich to care for the kids.
Natasha says her daughter’s skin looked like an Oompa Loompa. Credit:
instagram/tashwagner
But the moment she stepped foot off the plane after her 13-hour flight, her phone lit up.
“My eldest daughter said Evie looked a little yellow,” Natasha says.
“I told her to take Evie to hospital.”
While Natasha worked to get a flight home, Evie was admitted to hospital and doctors began running tests.
They discovered the little girl had an enlarged liver and began treating her with medication while trying to uncover the cause.
Finally, after a circuitous five-day trek home, Natasha went straight to the hospital and ran to her daughter’s side.
Evie was fitted with a nasogastric tube, which pumped nutrients and medication directly into her stomach.
With her oxygen levels too low, she was ventilated and transferred into the ICU.
“No one wants to see their loved ones with tubes and wires coming out of everywhere,” Natasha says.
‘Oompa Loompa’
From a liver biopsy and genetic testing, doctors worked around the clock to find a reason for Evie’s continuing deterioration.
With a collapsed lung, her skin turned bright yellow overnight.
Evie underwent an emergency organ transplant after doctors discovered she had Wilson’s disease. Credit:
instagram/tashwagner
“Her tummy just grew and grew, the bottoms of her feet and her eyes they were so yellow – she looked like an Oompa Loompa from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the mum describes.
“She looked like she was pregnant.”
Desperate to try to soothe her daughter’s suffering, Natasha turned to alternate methods.
“Honestly .. I don’t know how I functioned on a daily basis,” she says.
“I hired a healer who put crystals on her stomach.”
It’s been two years since Evie’s transplant and she is a happy and healthy school girl. Credit:
instagram/tashwagner
Unable to eat or move, Evie’s arms were stretched above her head to allow her lungs to inflate.
As Natasha watched on helplessly, doctors revealed that her little girl now needed a liver transplant.
Just as the mum started to process the news, the transplant team revealed they had found a donor.
The man was in his 40s and had died from an aggressive brain tumor.
death’s doorstep
Sitting the mum down, the transplant team explained that, if she were to accept the liver, Evie would have a one-in-1000 chance of contracting the same disease that took the donor’s life.
“I didn’t know what to do. I called my husband and he didn’t know either,” Natasha says.
“I just had all of these questions, could we even reject it, could she wait for another one?”
The parents turned to their children, a doctor, for advice.
Natasha is sharing Evie’s story to help encourage others to become organ donors. Credit:
instagram/tashwagner
“She said, ‘Take it, she (Evie) needs it’,” Natasha says.
After her parents agreed to the transplant, Evie was quickly taken into surgery – and for 12 agonizing hours, Natasha waited for news.
“I was just sitting there watching people walk past, thinking how lucky we are,” she says.
“How lucky we are that, if the surgery is a success, Evie will go on to live a normal full life.”
positive mindset
Natasha’s positivity was met with great news, as the transplant was declared successful.
Evie received a split liver, meaning half the donor’s liver went to her and the other half to another individual in need.
The six-year-old spent three days in an induced coma to allow her body to recover.
Meanwhile, doctors revealed they finally found the cause of her liver failure – Wilson’s disease.
The rare genetic disorder is a result of a build up of excess copper.
The mum of seven will be forever grateful to the stranger who saved her Evie’s life. Credit:
instagram/tashwagner
Evie was slowly woken up and just two days later she bravely took her first post-op steps.
“The surgeon came in after we had been on the ward for about eight days,” Natasha says.
“He basically said Evie had been on death’s door and how lucky she was because she had 24-48 hours left to live.”
Evie continued to excel and was discharged from hospital shortly after.
Two years on
It’s now two years since the transplant and the young girl is happy and healthy.
She takes just one daily dose of anti-rejection medication and still has checkups with her GP.
And thankfully, there are no signs of any brain tumor.
Her mum will always be grateful for the stranger who gave her daughter life.
“It is just the most selfless gift,” Natasha says.
“I will never be able to say thank you to Evie’s donor but every day I think about him.
“If there wasn’t a donor at that exact time I wouldn’t have my little girl right now.”
organ donation
Looking back at Evie’s time fighting for life in hospital, Natasha thinks of the friendships she made with other parents of children who received organ transplants.
But she confesses, her mind is with those kids who died waiting.
“Two weeks after Evie left hospital, a little boy died,” she solemnly reveals.
“Every day people die waiting for an organ – there is a lot of fear around organ donation and there really doesn’t need to be.”
Information on organ donation can be found via the Australian Government Organ and Tissue Authority.
The authority says it takes just one minute to register as an organ donor – and that up to seven lives can be saved from a single person.
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amd you have confirmed that they will be attending Gamescom this year and it looks like we will finally have the official Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” & AM5 announcement taking place during the event.
AMD Hints at Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” CPU & AM5 Platform Announcement at Gamescom 2022
We previously revealed the dates for when AMD will be announcing its Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” Desktop CPU lineup and the respective AM5 motherboard platform. According to the official NDA, AMD has plans to announce the full details on the 29th of August at 8:00 PM ET which matches closely with the event itself that is to be held between the 23rd and 28th of August.
Based on the information we have, it looks like AMD will be hosting a product announcement event later this month which will focus on the specifications and prices of its Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” lineup and will also allow motherboard manufacturers to reveal the preliminary prices of their boards. As far as this event is concerned, it will take place on 29th August but you won’t get to purchase Ryzen 7000 CPUs until two weeks later.
The embargo on the AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs & X670 motherboards reviews will lift two weeks later on 13th September followed by a full retail launch for the said products on 15th of September. To sum up the dates:
Product announcement: August 29, 2022 at 8:00PM ET / August 30, 2022 at 2:00AM CET / 8:00AM TW
Press however: September 13, 2022 at 9AM ET / 3PM CET / 9PM TW
sales embargo: September 15, 2022 at 9AM ET / 3PM CET / 9PM TW
Based on a previous leak from AMD themselves, it looks like there will be four SKUs on offer at the start which would include:
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ Desktop CPU ‘Preliminary’ Specs:
CPU Name
Architecture
Process Node
Cores / Threads
Core Clock (SC Max)
Cache
TDP
Price
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Zen 4
5nm
16/32
~5.5GHz
80MB (64+16)
105-170W
~$700US
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Zen 4
5nm
12/24
~5.4GHz
76MB (64+12)
105-170W
~$600US
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
Zen 4
5nm
8/16
~5.3GHz
40MB (32+8)
65-125W
~$400US
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Zen 4
5nm
8/16
~5.3GHz
40MB (32+8)
65-125W
~$300US
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Zen 4
5nm
6/12
~5.2GHz
38MB (32+6)
65-125W
~$200US
AMD’s first wave of 600-series motherboards would focus on the higher-end X670E & X670 designs followed by B650E & B650 products a few weeks later (around October/November). The new CPUs will feature a brand new Zen 4 core architecture which is expected to deliver up to 8% IPC, >15% ST (Single-Threaded), and >35% MT (Multi-Threaded) performance improvement over the Zen 3 cores . Additionally, AMD is going bonkers with the clock speeds on their next-gen CPUs with up to 5.8 GHz frequency limits, 170W TDPs and 230W PPT. Plus, the platform itself will be outfitted with the latest technologies such as PCIe Gen 5.0 slots, Gen 5.0 M.2 support, DDR5 memory support (EXPO), and a new SAS (Smart Access Storage) Firmware suite that runs on the DirectStorage API framework.
AMD Ryzen ‘Zen 4’ Desktop CPU Expected Features:
Up To 16 Zen 4 Cores and 32 Threads
Over 15% Performance Uplift In Single-Threaded Apps
Brand New Zen 4 CPU Cores (IPC / Architectural Improvements)
Brand New TSMC 5nm process node with 6nm IOD
25% Performance Per Watt Improvement Vs Zen 3
>35% Overall Performance Improvement Vs Zen 3
8-10% Instructions Per Clock (IPC) Improvement Vs Zen 3
Support on AM5 Platform With LGA1718 Socket
New X670E, X670, B650E, B650 Motherboards
Dual-Channel DDR5 Memory Support
Up To DDR5-5600 Native (JEDEC) Speeds
28 PCIe Lanes (CPU Only)
105-120W TDPs (Upper Bound Range ~170W)
You can find the full details of AMD’s next-gen Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs and the respective 600-series motherboards in our full roundup of the next-gen family here.
AMD Mainstream Desktop CPU Generations Comparison:
AMD CPU Family
code name
ProcessorProcess
Processors Cores/Threads (Max)
TDP’s (Max)
Platform
Platform Chipset
memory support
PCIe Support
Launch
Ryzen 1000
Summit Ridge
14nm (Zen1)
8/16
95W
AM4
300-Series
DDR4-2677
Gen 3.0
2017
Ryzen 2000
Pinnacle Ridge
12nm (Zen+)
8/16
105W
AM4
400-Series
DDR4-2933
Gen 3.0
2018
Ryzen 3000
Matisse
7nm (Zen2)
16/32
105W
AM4
500-series
DDR4-3200
Gen 4.0
2019
Ryzen 5000
Vermeer
7nm (Zen3)
16/32
105W
AM4
500-series
DDR4-3200
Gen 4.0
2020
Ryzen 5000 3D
Warhol?
7nm (Zen 3D)
8/16
105W
AM4
500-series
DDR4-3200
Gen 4.0
2022
Ryzen 7000
raphael
5nm (Zen 4)
16/32
170W
AM5
600-Series
DDR5-5200/5600?
Gene 5.0
2022
Ryzen 7000 3D
raphael
5nm (Zen 4)
16/32?
105-170W
AM5
600-Series
DDR5-5200/5600?
Gene 5.0
2023
Ryzen 8000
Granite Ridge
3nm (Zen 5)?
TBA
TBA
AM5
700-Series?
DDR5-5600+
Gene 5.0
2024-2025?
Which AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs are you most interested in?
Anne Heche’s son has paid tribute to his mother saying the family had lost “a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend.”
In a statement Heche’s son, Homer Laffoon, 20, wrote: “My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom. After six days of almost unbelievable emotional swings, I am left with a deep, wordless sadness.
“Hopefully my mom is free from pain and beginning to explore what I like to imagine as her eternal freedom.”
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Last Friday, Heche was in a car that was traveling at a high speed when it ran off the road and collided with a residence that became engulfed in flames, Los Angeles Police Public Information Officer Jeff Lee told CNN at the time.
One week after the crash, Heche is “brain dead” but remains on life support, according to a statement from her family and friends and shared with CNN by their representative.
Under California law, due to her condition, Heche is considered legally dead.
Heche has not been taken off life support so they have time to determine if she is a match for organ donation, according to the representative.
Actor Anne Heche remains on life support in LA as she undergoes evaluation for organ donation. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AP
“We have lost a bright light, a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend,” the earlier statement from the family said.
“Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy.
“Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact.”
Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury, which deprives the brain of oxygen, as a result of the crash, according to the family’s representative.
A woman inside the home at the time of the crash suffered minor injuries and sought medical attention, according to Lee.
In their message on Thursday, Heche’s family and friends thanked her care team at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital and paid tribute to Heche’s “huge heart” and “generous spirit.”
Anne Heche’s car after the ‘horrific’ crash. Credit: NBC Los Angeles
“More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work — especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love,” the statement read.
She rose to fame on the soap opera “Another World,” where she played the dual role of twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love from 1987 to 1991.
She earned a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on the show.
He followed that success with numerous films, including “Donnie Brasco,” “Wag the Dog” and “Six Days Seven Nights” opposite Harrison Ford.
In more recent years, Heche has appeared in television shows like “The Brave,” “Quantico,” and “Chicago PD”
Following the crash, there was an outpouring of support for the actress from the Hollywood community.
Her ex and former “Men in Trees” co-star James Tupper, with whom she shares one of her two sons, wrote on Instagram: “Thoughts and prayers for this lovely woman, actress and mother tonight Anne Heche. We love you.”
Ryan Tillotson, the producer of Heche’s podcast “Better Together,” said in a statement she was “irreplaceable” and will be remembered for “her big heart, her commitment to the people she loved, and the fearless way she fought for what she believed in.”
“More than a beloved host, Anne was my friend, collaborator, and a damn good actress. Anne added life to every room she entered with her tremendous energy and welcoming presence,” Tillotson said.
Erik ten Hag said he wanted to substitute his entire Manchester United team at half-time after a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Brentford.
Manchester United conceded four times in the first 35 minutes at the Gtech Community Stadium and ended the day at the bottom of the Premier League table.
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Ten Hag replaced Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez and Fred after a dismal first-half performance but the Dutchman, who is the first United manager to lose his first two competitive games since John Chapman in 1921, said he wished he could have axed his whole starting XI.
“I subbed three but I could’ve changed them all,” said Ten Hag.
“We want to bring some fresh energy in the game, so not specific to the ones we sub because I don’t think that’s honest to them.
“I think we all have seen the game and I think Brentford was more hungry. We have to question that and we will do in the coming hours. You can have a good plan but we had to put the plan into the bin.”
Afterward Ten Hag faced questions about his tactical approach after his team were caught in possession trying to pass out from the back for Brentford’s second goal.
The United boss suggested he would not change his style after a second successive defeat but admitted his team had been “naive.”
“I don’t want to play from the back when it’s not possible,” he added.
“It was naive how we played today. You have to play more directly.
“We attracted them, the space was high up the pitch, you have to do that option but that is what we didn’t do. We will learn, we will have to learn, it’s not good enough and it’s not the level and the standard of how we want to act.”
It was a day to forget for David de Gea, who first let Josh Dasilva’s shot squirm under his body and then played a part in a shambolic attempt to play out which ended with Mathias Jensen making it 2-0.
“I think I cost three points to my team today to be honest,” De Gea told Sky Sports.
“After the first mistake and the second it was very tough for the team to get playing. It was a horrible day.
“We should react better but in the moment we are living now it’s tough every time we concede a goal. I should have saved the shot and probably the result will be different.
“We are not like other teams that concede one goal and they win 5-1 or 6-1. It doesn’t matter if they make a mistake. This is why I think today I cost three points. Because it was an easy save and it was 1-0 for them and I already feel the team was going down, down, down.”
An Australian tourist has made international headlines and was labeled a “barbarian” after he was arrested for riding through a UNESCO world heritage site in Italy.
The male tourist, aged 33, was charged with “unauthorized access” by police after he drove a moped for almost two kilometers through the ancient ruins of Pompeii in the country’s south.
Italian police allege the Aussie man rode through the world-famous archaeological park via a service gate following the entry of cars from construction companies.
An Australian tourist was captured on CCTV scooting through Pompeii. Supplied Credit: NCA NewsWire
Security and guards apprehended the man before any damage was done to the 2000 year old site following a series of CCTV footage.
“The route taken is a dirt road outside the ancient city walls, used by site vehicles for excavation works,” the park said in a statement.
“It is safe, restored, and not accessible to the public. So there was no danger for either visitors or for the archaeological heritage at any point.”
The man claimed he was unaware he drove through the ancient site – which was destroyed in 79AD following a volcanic eruption.
The UNESCO world heritage site does not allow tourist vehicles to drive through.
No parts of the ancient city were accessed or damaged by the tourist, however Italian media has slammed the man, labeling him as a “barbarian”.
The Saints Row file size for PS4 and PS5 has surfaced, and it seems that the PS5 version is once again a tad smaller thanks to new compression tech available on Sony’s next-gen console.
The size has been unearthed by PlayStation Store data scraper @PlayStationSize, and lists the Saints Row file size to be exactly 60,394 on the PlayStation 4, and 53,546 GB on the PlayStation 5. In addition to that, the pre-load date has been tagged as August 21 as well.
However, for PC, the game’s official system requirements seem to indicate the game will in fact require at least 50 GB in free disk space. Xbox console players can also expect the game to be at least similar in size on the Xbox One to that on the PS4, and on the Xbox Series X/S to that on the PS5.
Here is the description of the game according to the Epic Games Store:
As the future Boss, with Neenah, Kevin, and Eli by your side, you’ll form The Saints – and take on Los Panteros, The Idols, and Marshall as you build your empire across the streets of Santo Ileso and battle for control of the city. Ultimately Saints Row is the story of a start-up company, it’s just that the business The Saints are in happens to be crime. Experience the biggest and best Saints Row playground ever created; the unique sprawling world of Santo Ileso is the backdrop for a wild, larger than life sandbox of thrilling side hustles, criminal ventures and blockbuster missions, as you shoot, drive, and wingsuit your way to the top.
Saints Row is now available for pre-order on the game’s official website for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via the Epic Games Store.
This week she announced – via a personal essay published in American Vogue- that she will stop playing tennis competitively.
She has played little in the last couple of years, but this announcement made her official withdrawal from competition.
At 40 – nearly 41 – she wants to have another baby (she has a daughter Olympia, four).
“I definitely don’t want to be pregnant again as an athlete,” she wrote.
Even Serena Williams’ body won’t let her be pregnant and play tennis the way Serena Williams is expected to play tennis.
The language she used to announce the decision was important, as was the forum in which she announced it.
She wrote the story herself, accompanied by iconic pictures where she looks like a sort of Olympian mother-goddess, her little girl hiding in the folds of her flowing gown.
Williams said she didn’t like the word “retirement” because it didn’t feel modern to her.
Instead, she used the word “transition” and said she was “evolving away from tennis”.
Serena Williams won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant with daughter Olympia.Credit:AP
She was open about the disappointment and frustration that accompanied her decision.
“Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family,” she wrote.
“I don’t think it’s fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.”
What do you do when your incredible body, which has given you one of the greatest sporting careers of the contemporary era, starts making demands of its own – demands that are non-negotiable? No advance in gender equality can alter the inexorable decline of female fertility with age.
And what lesson can we lesser mortals take from this rueful withdrawal by Williams?
Some commentators have said it shows that women can’t have it all, after all. Not even the most soaringly brilliant and driven ones.
But I am not sure any woman who has tried combining motherhood and paid work; blissed-out baby years and economic security; she has ever been under the illusion that “having it all” was possible.
Perhaps the public resignation letter is yet another advance Williams had made on behalf of us, lesser women.
Historically, it has been dangerous to openly lament the frustrations and limitations of female biology. Female bodies – while miraculous – also let us down and impede us in ways that men don’t experience.
Serena Williams with sister Venus (left) at the Critics Choice Awards in May.Credit:AP
But we daren’t talk too openly about it – it feels a little like we are giving over to our enemies. “See,” the chorus might say, “You thought you could do it. You tried, but you’re just not up to it, physically. There’s nothing to be done!”
But Williams’ essay rejects that fear. It forms part of an emerging feminism that is concerned with the physical, lived experience of women in their bodies, and how those bodies interact with a society that is still built for male bodies.
Open conversations about the practical and social consequences of menstruation and menopause have begun, particularly in relation to workers.
These conversations are being led by younger women who refuse to feel shame about bleeding, and older women tired of being ignored by a medical and economic establishment that expects them to silently endure sometimes-excruciating physical experiences.
Progressive companies are introducing menstrual leave, and governments and health authorities are having frank conversations about the impact of menopause on older women in the workforce. Female tennis players have started speaking about the “mental stress” of the all-white Wimbledon dress code, praying they don’t get their period during competition.
Female body business is no longer something we have to hide or pretend away.
This is the ultimate third (fourth?) wave feminist dream: not just that women will be allowed to take an equal place in society, but that society itself will become more feminised, and meet them halfway.
But Williams’ made it clear she accepted her body’s ultimatum very reluctantly.
“I hate that I have to be at these crossroads,” she wrote.
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This reluctance is contrary to the marvelous spirit of resistance she embodies on the court and off.
The most interesting part of the fashion essay is when Williams talks about her anger, and the stubborn contrarianism that urges her to prove her critics wrong.
Just reading it made me want to punch the air. It’s an underdog’s mantra: “There were so many matches I won because something made me angry or someone counted me out.
“That drove me. I’ve built a career on channeling anger and negativity and turning it into something good.”
She also has a great line on hostile media: “No matter what you say or what you write, you’ll never light a candle to me.”
There is much talk about “the great resignation” but as a friend of mine remarked: “Maybe Serena’s had the great realization.”
That realization is the one that comes to all of us – that there is a season for everything, and it’s OK to say that, sometimes, that really sucks.
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