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For the past several months, rumors have circulated online claiming that various corporate entities are interested in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the media conglomerate’s planned split into two divisions. That possibility has taken another step towards becoming a reality, with WBD announcing in a press release this morning that they’re officially exploring a sale.
“While [WBD] continues to advance its previously announced separation of Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, its Board of Directors today announced it has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, in light of unsolicited interest the Company has received from multiple parties for both the entire company and Warner Bros,” the statement reads.
The release confirmed that the company is open to selling off parts of the business, or a full acquisition, depending on what would earn the most money for shareholders. In the meantime, it will continue to move towards the corporate split in the event that a successful sale doesn’t materialize.
WBD has served as the primary broadcast partner for AEW since the company was founded in 2019. The two parties signed a media rights extension last year, which should keep the business relationship going for the next few years even if a sale does occur. However, it’s very possible that AEW representatives will be negotiating with an entirely different company when it comes time to start working out the next agreement. It’s also worth noting that WBD is said to own a stake in AEW, and any company that acquires WBD would presumably take on that piece of ownership as well.
The next time Broad was an Ashes winner, England’s famous triumph down under in 2010-11, he played only two Tests before his series was ended by a side injury. He cried as he was hugged by England team doctor Nick Pierce in the dressing room at the Adelaide Oval and spent the third Test in Perth with the Test Match Special team before heading home to watch the rest of the series from his sofa.
Broad was two from two in Ashes series, but his role as the Pom the Aussies loved to hate was not forged until 2013.
In the tight first Test, Broad’s edge off the spin of Ashton Agar deflected off the wicketkeeping gloves of Haddin and into the hands of Clarke at first slip. Broad did not walk, Australia were out of reviews and the runs he went on to add helped England win the match.
In Broad’s defence, his brass neck looked worse because of Haddin’s inability to hang ont o the edge, but that did not stop Australia coach Darren Lehmann labelling him a “blatant cheat” whom he hoped “cries and goes home” in the return series down under six months later.
Broad knew he was going to cop it, not least when the Brisbane Courier Mail refused to print his name and ran a headline calling him a ‘smug Pommie cheat’.
“In the warm-up games I walked around the boundary edge with the psychologist or on my own,” he says. “If you walk around the Gabba there might be 45,000 people, so you just hear noise. If you walk around at a warm-up where there might only be 100 people, you hear every word.
“I wanted to build a shield around me. I wanted to hear the abuse to strengthen me. I worked with the psychologist, because I knew it was coming, to strengthen my resolve.
“When my name got announced that I was bowling my first ball in the first Test at the Gabba, the boos were unbelievable.
“The day before, I’d done my pre-match mental routine. I stood at the end of my mark, bowled four overs in my mind and I imagined the boos. I could feel it. I felt like I’d been there before. It definitely fazed me. I bowled a no-ball, a short one that got hit for four first ball. It was quite overwhelming.”
Despite that feeling, Broad recovered to take five wickets and, that evening, walked into the news conference with the Courier Mail tucked under his arm. It was England’s best day in a series where they were dismantled by Mitchell Johnson and lost 5-0.
Eighteen months later Broad was doing some dismantling of his own in a career-defining and Ashes-clinching performance.
In the fourth Test on his home ground of Trent Bridge, Broad was bowling England’s first over for the first time in the absence of the injured James Anderson. Using his local knowledge, Broad urged captain Alastair Cook to bat first if he won the toss.
“I was marking my run-up out and Shane Warne came over and said ‘That’s a bowl first, isn’t it?’,” says Broad. “I remember thinking Shane Warne is bat first everywhere. If he thinks it’s bowl first…
“I went over to Cookie. ‘Chef, it could be a bowl first’. He said ‘Don’t worry, I’ve made that call already’.”
Broad’s legs were pumping. Australian edges were swallowed by England slip fielders. Figures of 8-15 remain the best in Ashes history by a pace bowler from either side. Australia were torn apart in 18.3 overs and 94 minutes. 60 all out.
“You can’t take it in,” says Broad. “I got the five-for, it came up on the big screen and I didn’t have a clue.
“It took a bit of time – months – to see the scorecard and see 8-15 written. What was so special was Joe Root got a hundred in the same day. If we’d been bowled out for 100, it’s a different conversation.”
The San Francisco 49ers have already been depleted by injuries this season, and another key member of the defense has been lost for the season.
After being carted off in the first quarter of Sunday’s 30-19 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with an air cast on his right leg, linebacker Fred Warner was diagnosed with a dislocated and broken right ankle, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters.
He will need surgery and miss the remainder of the season. On Monday, Warner released a statement to fans on Instagram and included an inspirational quote from Kobe Bryant:
“There’s certain games you wake up knowing it’s gonna be your day, and yesterday was one of those days,” Warner posted on Instagram on Monday. “I knew I was bout to go off, and then boom everything over in one instant that was completely unpreventable. The love everyone has shown me and the prayers being had for me mean the world to me. Some ask why I was able to smile on the cart heading in and it’s because (aside from the shock) I have complete peace in knowing Gods plan is so completely perfect and I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. I’ve had the privilege of being able to have a very healthy 8 seasons and now it’s time to inspire through the comeback I’m bout to have. It will be LEGENDARY and right on time God willing. Thank you guys, love always GO NINERSðŸðŸ¾â¤ï¸”
Warner, who agreed to a three-year, $63 million extension that made him the league’s highest-paid linebacker this offseason, is not only one of the 49ers’ best defensive players, but one of the best players in the entire NFL.
Through five games, the veteran had racked up 50 tackles, two tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. His 28 solo tackles are the fifth-most in the NFL this year. Needless to say, losing Warner for any amount of time would be a huge loss for the 49ers defense.
San Francisco has arguably had the worst injury luck of any team so far this season. The Niners came into Sunday’s matchup missing Nick Bosa, Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle, Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall and more, and a depleted roster has been the story all year.
Yet the 49ers have managed to thrive even with all the injuries. They came into Sunday 4-1, sitting in first place in the NFC West after last week’s overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Much of San Francisco’s success can be attributed to the unexpected breakout of backup quarterback Mac Jones, who came into Sunday having thrown for 905 yards, six touchdowns and an interception in three starts, all of which were wins.
Even if Jones keeps up his tremendous play, losing Warner will be a significant downgrade.
Warner, who has spent his entire eight-year career with the Niners, has missed just one game since coming into the league, and he played through a broken bone in his ankle in 2024.
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Damian Warner had gone into the Hypo Meeting aiming to become the event’s first six-time winner but he ended up making history in other ways at the World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events meeting in Götzis on Sunday (30).
World decathlon bests of 8.28m in the long jump – a mark which also breaks Edrick Floreal’s Canadian record – and 13.36 in the 110m hurdles helped multiple global medallist Warner to a lifetime best of 8995, smashing his own Canadian record and elevating him to fourth on the world all-time list.
Canadian 1-2 from start to finish
Warner opened his competition with 10.14 (0.7m/s) to lead the 100m – a mark just 0.02 off his own world decathlon best. His 8.28m (1.2m/s) long jump followed before marks of 14.31m in the shot put, 2.09m in the high jump to match his PB and 47.90 in the 400m.
It gave him a score of 4743, the best ever wind-legal day-one score and well ahead of PB pace.
“Everything went well,” said Warner in his trackside interview. “It’s been a long time since I was out here, so to come out here and perform this well is awesome.
“Before I started doing the decathlon, I was a long jumper in high school. I had a couple of injuries and it didn’t quite work out and I kind of gave up on the long jump and moved to the decathlon. It has always kind of picked at me – would I have been able to make it as a long jumper? Today’s result was awesome because it shows if I keep working at it then I can compete with some of the world’s best.”
Compatriot Pierce LePage also enjoyed a strong start, clocking a 100m PB of 10.30. He went on to leap 7.45m, throw 14.31m in the shot put, clear 2.00m in the high jump and run 47.65 for 400m to score 4421 after the first five events.
Vitaliy Zhuk of Belarus launched himself up the standings by throwing a big outdoor shot put PB of 16.86m which he followed with a 1.97m high jump and 49.33 400m to end the day in third with 4279 points.
Like Warner, Belgium’s Thomas van der Plaetsen also achieved 2.09m in the high jump which helped him to fifth place on 4254 points behind Dutch athlete Rik Taam with 4257 at the end of the first day.
Warner picked up where he left off on day two, scorching to a 13.36 clocking in the 110m hurdles to break his own world decathlon best.
He followed it with 48.43m in the discus, one of his best ever throws within a decathlon, and then cleared 4.80m in the pole vault, equalling his best ever decathlon vault and keeping him on pace for a score close to 9000 points.
A 59.46m throw in the javelin meant his task in the final discipline, the 1500m, would be a tough one if he were to break the 9000-point barrier. He produced one of his best ever runs for the metric mile, clocking 4:25.19 – just 0.46 shy of his lifetime best. Although it wasn’t quite enough to make him the fourth member of the decathlon’s 9000-point club, he was rewarded with a national record of 8995.
Just as Warner maintained pole position throughout the whole contest, LePage did likewise with his second-place spot, securing a Canadian 1-2 finish. He set PBs of 14.05 and 48.25m in the 110m hurdles and discus respectively. A 5.10m vault and 57.06m throw in the javelin kept him 100 points ahead of Van Der Plaetsen going into the 1500m.
With a 4:40.69 run, just ahead of Van Der Plaetsen’s 4:41.39, LePage finished second with a PB of 8534. Van Der Plaetsen, who once again excelled in the pole vault (5.40m), was also rewarded with a PB in third, scoring 8430. Zhuk was fourth with 8331, ahead of world champion Niklas Kaul (8263).
Krizsan crushes Hungarian record
European indoor bronze medallist Xenia Krizsan came from behind in the final event to take heptathlon victory, improving on her own Hungarian record with 6651.
USA’s Taliyah Brooks gained the early lead as she clocked 12.93 in the 100m hurdles, but her competition came to an end soon after, when she was unable to clear her opening height of 1.74m in the high jump. Pan American Games silver medallist Annie Kunz started with 13.12, while 2017 world bronze medallist Anouk Vetter ran 13.35 in the hurdles.
Adrianna Sulek moved into the lead after the high jump, thanks to a PB of 1.86m, while Krizsan moved into contention thanks to a 1.80m clearance, lifting her from seventh to third overall.
After two fouls in the shot put, Vetter maintained her composure to achieve the leading mark of 15.28m. USA’s Annie Kunz took the overall lead, though, thanks to her throw of 15.22m. A 14.47m PB from Krizsan meant the Hungarian climbed into the No.2 spot overall.
Kunz maintained her lead after the 200m (24.07) while Vetter and Krizsan swapped places in the overall standings, posting respective times of 23.65 and 24.32. Norwegian 17-year-old Henriette Jaeger was the fastest overall in the 200m, clocking a PB of 23.28.
Heptathlon winner Xenia Kriszan at the Hypo Meeting in Gotzis
The second day started well for Krizsan as she leaped a PB of 6.41m in the long jump, moving her back into the second spot. Burkina Faso’s Marthe Koala equalled her own national record of 6.64m to move into the overall lead. Cuba’s Adriana Rodriguez achieved the same mark, temporarily moving her into the top three.
The positions changed again after the javelin, with Vetter excelling in her strongest event, throwing 54.77m. Krizsan wasn’t too far behind, though, throwing 52.02m. It meant just 36 points separated the pair going into the final discipline, the 800m. Koala, Kendell Williams and Maria Huntington occupied the next three spots.
Krizsan, a strong 800m runner, easily made up the difference on Vetter in the final event, clocking 2:11.51 to Vetter’s 2:22.33 and securing the title with 6651. Vetter took second place with 6536, her best ever score outside a major championships, while Williams came through to finish third with 6383.
Just 10 points separated the next four positions as the top seven women scored 6300+ and the first 12 finishers bettered 6200.
Jess Whittington and Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics
Canada’s multiple global medallist Damian Warner will aim to become the Hypo Meeting’s first six-time winner when he competes at the World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events meeting in Götzis, Austria, on 29-30 May.
But with the decathlon field also featuring the likes of Germany’s world champion Niklas Kaul and world silver medallist Maicel Uibo of Estonia, Warner will have to work hard to make history, having joined Roman Sebrle and Carolina Kluft in winning five times following his 2019 victory.
The Canadian set his national record of 8795 points when winning the 2018 edition of the Götzis event, having first triumphed in 2013 before his four consecutive wins between 2016 and 2019. During that time he also claimed world silver in 2015 and bronze in 2013 and 2019, as well as Olympic bronze in 2016 and world indoor heptathlon silver in 2018.
Kaul, meanwhile, set a PB of 8691 points to win the world title in 2019 and this will be his first decathlon since that performance in Doha. He returns to the Hypo Meeting for the third time, following a sixth-place finish in 2018 and a fourth-place finish in 2019.
Uibo, who scored a PB of 8604 in Doha, joins his fellow 2019 world medallists and will be looking to build on his runner-up finish in 2018 and third place in 2019.
Germany’s 2015 winner Kai Kazmirek, who claimed world bronze in 2017, also returns, as do Canada’s world fifth-placer Pierce LePage, who makes his second Hypo Meeting appearance, and Belgium’s 2016 European champion Thomas van der Plaetsen.
Sweden’s Fredrik Samuelsson, who wants to give his home-based ‘Yellow Wall’ a show to enjoy, will be competing at the event for the fifth time.
Rodriguez and Vetter look to make their mark
The USA’s Erica Bougard and Kendell Williams are among the leading names in the heptathlon field as they too return to multi events action for the first time since their respective fourth and fifth-place finishes at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Bougard set her PB of 6725 points when finishing third at the 2018 edition of the Hypo Meeting, while Williams has a best of 6610 from 2019 and recently joined the seven-metre club in the long jump, soaring out to a lifetime best of exactly 7.00m in Georgia in April. She also backed that up with marks of 6.94m and 6.77m.
Among those looking to achieve the Olympic qualifying mark of 6420 points will be Cuba’s 2018 world indoor pentathlon bronze medallist Yorgelis Rodriguez, who set the national record with her 6742 score when finishing second in Götzis in 2018.
Another is Dutch record-holder with 6636 points Anouk Vetter, the 2017 world bronze medallist and 2016 European champion who recently explained how her indoor performances had left her feeling “back in the game” after setbacks including injury.
They will be joined in Götzis by athletes including Hungary’s Xenia Krizsan, who finished third at the last edition of the meeting in 2019, plus Burkina Faso’s Marthe Koala and Nadine Broersen of the Netherlands.
Germany’s Carolin Schäfer had been set to make her eighth Hypo Meeting appearance but announced on social media that “unexpected side effects” from her vaccination had affected her training.
The World Athletics Heritage Plaque which was awarded to the Hypo Meeting in 2019 will be unveiled by European Athletics Council Member Erich Teigamagi on the first day of the event.
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