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KORE Announces NYSE Acceptance of Plan to Regain Listing Compliancehas opened up on a tradition that has been broken this year amid the club’s poor run of form. , City have won just once in their last 12 games across all competitions and have slipped to seventh in the . Now 12 points behind league leaders Liverpool, it’s almost certain Guardiola’s side will not be crowned champions of England for a fifth year in a row as the target must surely be to ensure a top-four finish and Champions League qualification. With the Spaniard calling on his players to give it their all over the festive period in an attempt to turn around their dire form, has revealed City boss has called the squad in to train on Christmas Day. Ultimately this is with the Boxing Day clash at home to in mind. Though it’s not something that City players have become accustomed to in recent seasons. "We've been fortunate in the past couple of seasons that we haven't had to train on Christmas Day,” the City captain said when speaking on his ‘ . “We are doing this season because we've got Everton at 12.30 on Boxing Day. “But the last couple of seasons we've had Christmas Day off, which has been very nice..." Going into further detail with regards to training plans on Christmas Day, Guardiola issued a rallying cry to his players demanding total commitment. “We train today and we train tomorrow night, and then we stay here and then play on Boxing Day,” he said in the pre-match press conference. “Tonight and tomorrow, they will be with their families. Tomorrow night they will be here. Hopefully they want to be here - it is our job.” Guardiola will be hopeful for a change in fortunes on Boxing Day as there is a scenario where they can drop to 10th if they lose to Everton and other results go against them.
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KORE Announces NYSE Acceptance of Plan to Regain Listing Compliance
Couple charged in ring suspected of stealing $1 million in Lululemon clothes33 Products I Wish Everyone Knew AboutEditor's note: A&M's Chancellor John Sharp's announcement that he will retire in 2025 is The Eagle's No. 4 news story of 2024. This is part of a daily series of the top 10 stories in Bryan-College Station and the Brazos Valley this year. Stories will appear daily with No. 1 running in the Dec. 31 edition. Longtime Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp announced on July 1 that he would retire on June 30, 2025. During his 13-plus years as chancellor, Sharp became one of the most transformative figures in A&M history as he was able to take the A&M System to new heights under his leadership by wielding his political prowess to the advantage of his beloved school. Sharp is A&M Class of 1972 and was a member of the Squadron Six "Flying Tigers." He had no prior experience in higher education, but used his career in Texas politics to his advantage. Sharp said it doesn't hurt to be a member of "the club." "I hope I'm remembered as the chancellor that made everybody realize that A&M ain't nobody's little brother anymore," Sharp told The Eagle the day he announced his retirement. "And 14 years ago, we were, and we ain't anymore. We are the school of choice for this state. Period." One of Sharp's original main goals was to land A&M a law school, something A&M leaders had sought for decades. He accomplished that less than a year into the job when A&M spent $25 million to buy operational control of Texas Wesleyan School of Law in Fort Worth. Sharp didn't stop there, though. The law school purchase only opened the door for him to do more. The epicenter of his work as chancellor has been the RELLIS campus in Bryan. Since Sharp announced the transformation of the campus to become a technology and testing research hub in May 2016, the A&M System and state have invested over $1 billion in various initiatives. RELLIS has now become a hub for academic, government and industry partners to collaborate in applied research for various initiatives. The campus is home to a 5G research testbed, the Bush Combat Development Complex featuring a hypersonic testing site and will soon be home to A&M's Semiconductor Institute and possibly a modular nuclear reactor. In 2022, the Bryan City Council renamed Texas 47 — the road that leads to RELLIS — as John Sharp Parkway for his efforts at the campus. "It'll be a national laboratory for the Pentagon or somebody one of these days," Sharp said of RELLIS. A&M is still in the process of its national search to find Sharp's successor. Sharp decided to stay on for a year since he still has several irons in the fire and the 2025 state legislative session looming. The lengthy transition period also has allowed a longer runway for regents to find Sharp's successor. "It's an understatement to say we have giant boots to fill," Regent Bill Mahomes said when Sharp retired. "John Sharp is an Aggie icon — bigger than life — and we all are the beneficiaries of his bold leadership. He has made the System smarter, more innovative, and more responsive to the needs of Texans in every corner of the state." "John Sharp is an Aggie icon — bigger than life — and we all are the beneficiaries of his bold leadership. He has made the System smarter, more innovative, and more responsive to the needs of Texans in every corner of the state." Bill Mahomes, regent