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Kylian Mbappé’s challenging adjustment to life in La Liga continued as Real Madrid fell to a 2-1 defeat against Athletic Club at San Mamés, their second league loss of the season. The French forward, who had been expected to make an immediate impact, missed a crucial penalty and struggled to make his mark in a game that further highlighted the difficulties he faces in his new surroundings. The pivotal moment arrived in the 70th minute, when Mbappé had a golden opportunity to equalize after Antonio Rüdiger was fouled in the penalty area. However, Athletic goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala guessed correctly, saving Mbappé’s spot-kick. The miss echoed his penalty failure in last week’s Champions League clash against Liverpool, adding to his frustrations. Despite his struggles, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti defended Mbappé after the match, acknowledging that adaptation takes time. “He’s not at his best level yet, but he’s working hard to improve,” Ancelotti said. “He’s scored 10 goals and will continue to grow.” Mbappé was deployed in a central role due to Vinícius Júnior’s absence, but he often drifted wide, disrupting the fluidity of Real Madrid’s attacking play. While his pace and occasional flashes of brilliance were evident, the consistency that was expected from the 25-year-old has yet to materialize following his high-profile move from Paris Saint-Germain. The defeat leaves Real Madrid four points behind league leaders Barcelona, as they continue to search for the right balance and form in their bid for the title.Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou says Cristian Romero has apologised after appearing to question the club’s owners. The 26-year-old was forced off with an injury during the first half of Tottenham’s 4-3 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday and after the game spoke to Telemundo Deportes. Romero told the Spanish broadcaster: “You have to realise that something is going wrong. Hopefully they (club board) realise it. Advertisement “Hopefully they realise who the true responsible ones are and we move forward because it’s a beautiful club that, with the structure it has, could easily be competing for the title every year.” Speaking at his press conference before Tottenham’s Europa League match against Rangers , Postecoglou said Romero had been “very emotional” at having to leave the pitch prematurely but conceded “some of what he said wasn’t right”. “I’ve already spoken to Cristian about it. He’s apologised for the way he said it, particularly in the public sense, wasn’t the right way to go about things,” said Postecoglou. “He is a human being, he got emotional and I think he just expressed what he wanted to express publicly in the wrong way. He does care. “I think it would have been easier for him not to say anything. He does care, but like I said, there’s a way to do these things.” Romero’s centre-back partner Micky van de Ven also suffered an injury setback against Chelsea and both players will be unavailable for the trip to Ibrox. (Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images)ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — PGA Tour rookie Patrick Fishburn played bogey-free for an 8-under 64 for his first lead after any round. Joel Dahmen was 10 shots behind and had a bigger cause for celebration Friday in the RSM Classic. Dahmen made a 5-foot par putt on his final hole for a 2-under 68 in tough conditions brought on by the wind and cold, allowing him to make the cut on the number and get two more days to secure his PGA Tour card for next year. He is No. 124 in the FedEx Cup. "I still got more to write this weekend for sure," said Dahmen, who recently had said his story is not yet over. "But without having the opportunity to play this weekend, my story would be a lot shorter this year." Fishburn took advantage of being on the easier Plantation course, with trees blocking the brunt of the wind and two additional par 5s. He also was helped by Maverick McNealy, who opened with a 62 on the tougher Seaside course, making two bogeys late in his round and having to settle for a 70. People are also reading... Fishburn, who already has locked up his card for next year, was at 11-under 131 and led McNealy and Lee Hodges (63) going into the weekend. Michael Thorbjornsen had a 69 and was the only player who had to face Seaside on Friday who was among the top five. What mattered on this day, however, was far down the leaderboard. The RSM Classic is the final tournament of the PGA Tour season, and only the top 125 in the FedEx Cup have full status in 2025. That's more critical than ever with the tour only taking the top 100 for full cards after next season. Players like Dahmen will need full status to get as many playing opportunities as they can. That explains why he felt so much pressure on a Friday. He didn't make a bogey after his opening hole and was battling temperatures in the low 50s that felt even colder with the wind ripping off the Atlantic waters of St. Simons Sound. He made a key birdie on the 14th, hitting a 4-iron for his second shot on the 424-yard hole. Dahmen also hit wedge to 2 feet on the 16th that put him on the cut line, and from the 18th fairway, he was safely on the green some 40 feet away. But he lagged woefully short, leaving himself a testy 5-footer with his job on the line. "It was a great putt. I was very nervous," Dahmen said. "But there's still work to do. It wasn't the game-winner, it was like the half-court shot to get us to halftime. But without that, and the way I played today, I wouldn't have anything this weekend." His playing partners weren't so fortunate. The tour put three in danger of losing their cards in the same group — Zac Blair (No. 123), Dahmen and Wesley Bryan (No. 125). The cut was at 1-under 141. Blair and Bryan came to the 18th hole needing birdie to be assured of making the cut and both narrowly missed. Now they have to wait to see if anyone passes them, which is typically the case. Thorbjornsen in a tie for fourth and Daniel Berger (66 at Plantation) in a tie for 17th both were projected to move into the top 125. Dahmen, indeed, still has work to do. Fishburn gets a weekend to see if he can end his rookie year with a win. "I've had a lot of experience playing in cold growing up in Utah, playing this time of year, kind of get used to playing when the body's not moving very well and you've got to move your hands," said Fishburn, who played college golf at BYU. "Just pretty happy with how I played." Ludvig Aberg, the defending champion and No. 5 player in the world competing for the first time in more than two months because of knee surgery, bounced back with a 64 on Plantation and was back in the mix. Aberg played with Luke Clanton, the Florida State sophomore who looks like he belongs each week. Clanton, the No. 1 player in the world amateur ranking who received a sponsor exemption, had a 65 at Plantation and was two shots off the lead. Clanton already has a runner-up and two other top 10s since June. "Playing with him, it's pretty awesome to watch," Clanton said. "We were kind of fanboying a little it. I know he's a really good dude but to be playing with him and to see what he's done over the last couple years, it's pretty inspirational." Be the first to know
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Qatar tribune Tribune News Network doha QNB Group, received the Bank of the Year Qatar award from The Banker magazine, during a ceremony held recently in London to recognise banks across the world, mapping their financial strength and soundness via Tier 1 capital, their profitability and their performance versus their peers. This award comes as a recognition of the QNB’s continuous product development, service quality, wide array of digital banking services, enhanced customer experiences, seamless banking, innovation and technology, and overall performance in the market of Qatar. The award falls under a highly competitive selection process that collects over 1,000 different entities, and it highlights QNB’s exceptional performance in Qatar. Commenting on this award, QNB Group Chief Executive Officer Abdulla Mubarak Al Khalifa said, “We are deeply honoured to be recognised as the best bank in Qatar by The Banker. This prestigious accolade underscores our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional banking services, driving innovation, and addressing the evolving needs of our clients. At QNB, we are dedicated to excellence and remain steadfast in our mission to contribute to Qatar’s financial growth while setting new benchmarks in the banking industry.” QNB Group is one of the leading financial institutions in the MEA region and among the most valuable banking brands in the regional market. Present in over 28 countries across Asia, Europe, and Africa, it offers tailored products and services supported by innovation and backed by a team of over 31,000 professionals dedicated to driving banking excellence worldwide. Copy 05/12/2024 10Scientists have raised concerns about hospitality staff coming into contact with second-hand smoke at work after the Government rowed back on plans to make it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens. Concerns have also been raised about the “renormalisation” of smoking. Dr Rachel O’Donnell, senior research fellow at the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing and Health, said restrictions on smoking in outdoor places can “reinforce” a message that smoking “isn’t a socially acceptable thing to do” and could also help smokers to kick the habit. In November, it emerged that the UK Government is to scrap plans to ban smoking in the gardens of pubs and restaurants in England. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the hospitality industry has “taken a real battering in recent years” and it is not “the right time” to ban smoking outside pubs. But smoking and vaping could be banned in other public places in England – such as in playgrounds or outside of schools – under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. According to the World Health Organisation, there is no safe level of second-hand smoke exposure. In a briefing for journalists, Dr O’Donnell said decision-making “should be on the basis of all the evidence that’s available”. She added: “Any debate about legislation on smoking in outdoor settings shouldn’t only focus on air quality and second-hand smoke exposure levels, because the impacts of restrictions in outdoor settings are also evident on our social norms.” Smoke-free outdoor environments “reinforce smoke-free as the acceptable norm”, she said. “This, I think, is a critically important point at a time where in the media, over the last year, we’ve seen various reports and questions as to whether we might be on the cusp of renormalisation of smoking for various reasons, and so smoke-free public environments still have a critically important role to play. “If you reduce opportunities to smoke, it can also help individuals who smoke themselves to reduce the amount they smoke or to make a quit attempt.” Dr O’Donnell said visibility of tobacco products and smoking is a “form of marketing for tobacco companies” as she pointed to studies highlighting the increasing number of tobacco depictions on screen. She went on: “The more often young adults observe smoking around them, the more likely they are to believe that smoking is socially acceptable, which feeds back into this idea of renormalisation of smoking. “So, restrictions on smoking in outdoor public places have other positive knock-on effects, potentially for young people as well, just sending out that clear message that this isn’t a socially acceptable thing to do and see, and this could help to discourage smoking initiation among young people at quite a critical time.” On being exposed to second-hand smoke at work, she added: “I think sometimes when we think about exposure to second-hand smoke in outdoor settings, in pubs, in restaurants, we think about that sort of occasional customer exposure, the nuisance element of it when people are out enjoying a meal with friends, but we also need to be reminded that this is a repeated occupational exposure for those who are working in hospitality and serving drinks and food. “Now, as we’ve already seen, concentrations of second-hand smoke in these settings are generally low, and they’re likely to present a low risk to health for most healthy people. “But ... there’s no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke, and so any individual with pre-existing heart, lung or respiratory conditions may be particularly vulnerable even to low levels of exposure. “We know that second-hand smoke is its known carcinogen, and on that basis those exposed in the hospitality sector have a right to be protected. “On that basis, there’s a need to protect them, as there is anybody in any workplace setting from second-hand smoke exposure in all areas of workplaces and spaces.” Sean Semple, professor of exposure science at the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing and Health, said: “I think that if I were a policy-maker, which I am not, then I would be looking at those occupational exposures as well. “I have asthma, if I was being occupationally exposed to SHS (second-hand smoke), and knowing that I was one of a very small number of workers now being legally exposed to SHS in the workplace, then I might not be very happy about that.” A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “As part of our 10 Year Health Plan we are shifting focus from sickness to prevention, including tackling the harms of smoking and passive smoking. “The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill is the biggest public health intervention in a generation and will put us on track towards a smoke-free UK.”