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Anchoring Indo-Pacific power: Why India's third aircraft carrier is essential for maritime dominanceCorning retired executive VP Curran sells $2.4 million in stockCARSON, Calif. — Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic scored in the first half, and the LA Galaxy won their record sixth MLS Cup championship with a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. After striking twice in the first 13 minutes of the final with goals from their star forwards, the Galaxy nursed their lead through a scoreless second half to raise their league's biggest trophy for the first time since 2014. MLS' most successful franchise struggled through most of the ensuing decade, even finishing 26th in the 29-team league last year. But the Galaxy turned everything around this season with a high-scoring new lineup that finished second in the Western Conference and then streaked through the playoffs with a playoff-record 18 goals in five games to win another crown. “I’m just so proud of this group after the challenges that we (had) and the way they bounced back and competed as a group,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said. “We spent a lot of energy at the start, but I’m just so proud of these guys. They’ve cemented themselves as legends in this club.” Sean Nealis scored for the seventh-seeded Red Bulls, whose improbable postseason charge ended one win shy of their first Cup championship. With the league's youngest roster, New York fell just short of becoming the lowest-seeded team to win MLS' playoff tournament under first-year German coach Sandro Schwarz. “I love these guys,” Schwarz said. “Some guys, they are crying. In the big picture, that’s a start. Sometimes when you lose the final, it’s tough, but you use this experience to create the next energy, the next intensity.” The Galaxy won this title without perhaps their most important player. Riqui Puig, the playmaking midfielder from Barcelona who ran their offense impressively all season long, tore a ligament in his knee last week in the Western Conference final. Puig watched this game in a suit, but his teammates hadn't forgotten him: After his replacement, Gastón Brugman, set up LA's opening goal with a superb pass, Paintsil held up Puig's jersey to their fans during the celebration. “I was really waiting for this moment,” said Paintsil, who scored his 14th goal of an impressive season. “I’m much more, 10 times faster than them, and Gaston saw the space. ... It was really a good thing. We did it for Riqui, and we did it for our family that came, and our supporters.” Just four minutes later, Joveljic sprinted past four New York defenders and chipped home the 21st goal of his outstanding year as the Galaxy’s striker. Brugman was named the MLS Cup MVP after a commanding performance in midfield. The Uruguayan hadn't started a match for the Galaxy since Oct. 5, playing only as a postseason substitute before the final. Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy made four saves to win his second MLS title in three seasons. He was the MVP of the 2022 MLS Cup Final for the Galaxy's crosstown rival, Los Angeles FC. Paintsil put the Galaxy ahead in the ninth minute when he ran onto that sublime pass from Brugman and pounded home his 14th MLS goal — including four in the playoffs — in the Ghanaian forward's outstanding first season. Just four minutes later, Joveljic sprinted past four New York defenders and chipped home the 21st goal of his outstanding year as the Galaxy's striker. Nealis got New York on the scoreboard in the 28th minute when he volleyed home a ball that got loose in LA's penalty area after a corner. The Galaxy's usually shaky defense gave up another handful of good chances before reaching halftime with a tenuous lead. The second half was lively, but scoreless. Red Bulls captain Emil Forsberg hit the outside of the post in the 72nd minute, while LA's Gabriel Pec and Galaxy substitute Marco Reus nearly converted chances a few moments later. The ball got loose again in the Galaxy's penalty area in the third minute of extra time, but two Red Bulls couldn't finish. The Galaxy bench rushed onto the field and prematurely celebrated a victory in the seventh minute of injury time, only to be herded back off for another 30 seconds of play. After Galaxy owner Phil Anschutz received the MLS Cup that bears his name because of his steady financial support of the league during its shaky years, Galaxy captain Maya Yoshida carried the trophy onto a stage filled with his teammates for a celebration amid fireworks and confetti. The Galaxy extended their lead over DC United (4) for the most MLS Cup championships in league history. The Red Bulls remain one of three original MLS franchises never to win the title, along with FC Dallas and the New England Revolution. The Galaxy's Greg Vanney became the fourth coach to win an MLS title with two clubs. The former Galaxy player also won it all with Toronto in 2017. The Galaxy finished 17-0-3 this season at their frequently renamed suburban stadium, where the sellout crowd of 26,812 for the final included several robust cheering sections of traveling Red Bulls supporters hoping to see their New Jersey-based club's breakthrough on MLS' biggest stage. Just last season, the Galaxy's own supporters boycotted the team at certain matches, fed up with years of mismanagement and no progress. The club famous for employing global stars from David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Robbie Keane and Javier "Chicharito" Hernández swiftly rebuilt itself into a contender this season by spending big to get lesser-known young talents from around the world. The Galaxy signed Pec from Brazil and Paintsil out of Belgium. The duo combined with incumbent Serbian striker Joveljic to form a potent attack that could outscore almost any MLS opponent. But the Galaxy also relied heavily on Puig, their Catalan catalyst and one of MLS' best players. Puig stayed in last week's game after injuring his knee, and he even delivered the decisive pass to Joveljic for the game's only goal. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
The office market in Mumbai and other major Indian cities has reached a new peak in 2024, with leasing activity hitting 66.4 million square feet, marking a 14% year-on-year growth, according to Colliers. Bengaluru led the way with a record 21.7 million square feet leased, a 40% increase from the previous year. Hyderabad and Mumbai followed, with 12.5 and 10.0 million square feet respectively, both seeing double-digit growth. Delhi-NCR also showed strong demand, nearing the 10 million square feet mark. The final quarter of 2024 was particularly strong, with 19.7 million square feet leased, a 14% increase from Q3. Hyderabad and Bengaluru drove this growth, accounting for 54% of Q4's leasing activity. Bengaluru saw the highest quarterly leasing at 6.6 million square feet, while Mumbai and Hyderabad experienced the highest quarter-on-quarter growth at 71% and 41% respectively. Arpit Mehrotra, Managing Director of Office Services at Colliers India, noted, "Grade A office space demand in India has broken all past records in 2024. With three of the six major cities seeing over 10 million square feet of annual leasing, we anticipate annual uptake exceeding 60 million square feet to become the norm." Flex spaces saw a record 4.7 million square feet leased in Q4, making up 24% of Grade A space uptake. For the year, flex space absorption reached 12.5 million square feet, up 45% YoY. The technology sector continued to lead overall demand, while engineering, manufacturing, and BFSI sectors also showed strong. New office space completions totaled 53.3 million square feet in 2024, a 6% increase from 2023. Despite the new supply, vacancy levels dropped by 80 basis points due to high demand, while rental rates rose by 5%. Vimal Nadar, Senior Director and Head of Research at Colliers India, predicts continued growth in flex spaces and anticipates their expansion into Tier-II and Tier-III cities in 2025. The preference for managed office spaces is expected to drive further investment and development in this sector.Jackson Warne shares shock photo holding assault rifle amid Las Vegas getaway with glamorous girlfriend Kiah Broadsmith READ MORE: Shane Warne's son Jackson, 25, competes in a poker tournament in Las Vegas alongside longtime girlfriend Kiah Broadsmith By MIKAELA WILKES FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:45, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 23:50, 12 December 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Shane Warne ’s son, Jackson Warne, is getting into the American spirit on his Las Vegas holiday. The 25-year-old picked up an assault rifle on Wednesday after competing in the World Poker Championships in Sin City. Jackson, who bears an uncanny resemblance to his late father, shared a carousel of photos from his week in the U.S. with his beautiful girlfriend, Kiah Broadsmith. The cricketing scion flashed a wide smile as he posed for a selfie with his girlfriend at the five-star Wynn Las Vegas hotel, where the third annual WPT World Championship events started this week. In the second photo from his trip highlight reel, Jackson flashed his pearly whites as he posed with an M4 assault rifle. He paid a visit to the largest indoor shooting range in Las Vegas, located just a few minutes off the Strip, and in another picture showed off his target littered with bullets. Shane Warne ’s son, Jackson Warne, is getting into the American spirit on his Las Vegas holiday and on Wednesday visited the largest indoor shooting range in the U.S state Jackson proudly displayed the results of his machine gun session as he held up his battered target to commemorate the activity The shooting range offers a wide selection of firearms, including AK-47s, MP5s commonly used by elite special forces, US military standard-issue automatic rifles M4/M16s, and belt-fed squad automatic weapons M249 SAW guns, made famous in video games like Call of Duty and films such as Black Hawk Down. Jackson proudly displayed the results of his shooting session as he held up his battered target to commemorate the activity. The poker player and his partner then stepped away from the tables last night to play tourist in Las Vegas. The lovebirds posed for postcard snaps outside the Gordon Ramsey Hell's Kitchen restaurant at Ceaser's Palace, Little Venice, and did a spot of window shopping for Italian sports cars. In another shot, Jackson photographed a Pagani parked in a neon-lit showroom. The cheapest models of the coveted hypercars cost USD$1.4million and the most expensive run up to USD$17.6million. They then capped off their lively evening by taking in a UFC fight. Jackson cut a casual figure for his big day on the tables, wearing a plain black T-shirt underneath a grey puffer jacket. He complemented his ensemble with a pair of plain black chinos, tall white socks and a pair of brown slides. Jackson Warne and his long-time girlfriend Kiah Broadsmith are in Las Vegas for the World Poker Tournament Championship this week The only son of the late Shane Warne flaunted the thousands of dollars he had on the table He also did a spot of Italian sports car window shopping... Jackson, who bears an uncanny resemblance to his late father, shared a carousel of photos from his week in the U.S. with his beautiful girlfriend, Kiah Broadsmith. The couple capped off their gung ho American night by taking in a UFC fight Read More Shane Warne's son Jackson's shock new career move as he's named the face of 'cult-like' members club He finished his look with a white baseball-style cap that featured a black heart in a little nod to his favourite game. The WPT Championship kicked off this week on December. 3 with a US$1million guarantee No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament and an $800 entry fee. The festival runs through Dec. 23 and features numerous promotions and more than $100,000 million in prize pools from events played across many variants of poker with the most popular No-Limit Hold ‘em. Jackson is the only son of one of Australia’s greatest cricket players of all time, Shane Warne. After his dad’s untimely death in 2022, Jackson and his two siblings, Brooke and Summer, inherited 31 per cent of Warne’s 20.7 million fortune. At first glance Jackson’s life looks pretty enviable. He shares photos of his globe-trotting adventures from London to Mykonos and beyond with his girlfriend. But he has also been candid about his grief and how he has had to actively choose not to let it overcome him. In a frank Instagram post, Jackson shared that he could have let himself go 'downhill' after his dad’s tragic death, but instead he’d used it as motivation. 'I used this trauma as energy for life. I surrounded myself with good people, went to the gum every day, drank water, swam, laughed a lot and was consistent,' he shared. Jackson added that he is 'the happiest and healthiest' that he's ever been and pointed out that it costs 'zero' to move your body every day and laugh. The legendary leg spinner died on March 4 at the age of 52 while on holiday with friends on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand. An autopsy concluded he died from 'natural causes'. Las Vegas Share or comment on this article: Jackson Warne shares shock photo holding assault rifle amid Las Vegas getaway with glamorous girlfriend Kiah Broadsmith e-mail Add comment