Joshua Allen, the dancer who took home the crown on the fourth season of “So You Think You Can Dance,” has died after he was struck by a train in Fort Worth.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s database confirmed that Allen died early Tuesday morning at a local hospital. His manner of death and cause of death are pending, the database says. Allen was 36.
Police responded Tuesday around 1 a.m. to railroad tracks near the intersection of Millbrook Lane and Nuffield Lane, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Officers found Allen, who had been struck by a train, and took him to a nearby hospital where he died, police told the outlet. Police did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment Wednesday.
Christina Price, who represented Allen, also confirmed his death, saying in a statement that “what stood out most about Joshua was his heart.”
“He had a natural gift for movement — no formal training, yet he could watch something once and his body just knew how to do it,” Price added.”Beyond his talent, he gave back, teaching kids in Texas through dance workshops.”
Allen’s family member confirmed the entertainer’s death to TMZ, which first broke the news. The family member did not disclose his cause of death and asked fans for “privacy and prayers.”
The Texas-based dancer auditioned for “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2008, impressing judges with his fluid movements, controlled popping and locking and springy leaps. Throughout the season, he proved his ability to take on a variety of dance styles ranging from contemporary to Bollywood. He remained a strong competitor, eventually besting fellow contestants for the grand prize.
Allen notably bested Stephen “Twitch” Boss, who died by suicide in December 2022. Boss was 40. Allen mourned Boss on Instagram, writing “NO WORDS will ever be enough to explain the LOVE I have for you Stephen.” At the time, he recalled connecting with Boss prior to their auditions and wrote, “This isn’t goodbye more so I’ll see you later.”
Price, who also represented Boss, said his death “weighed heavily on Allen” and that “it’s heartbreaking to now be grieving Joshua as well.”
After his “So You Think You Can Dance” days, Allen’s work included a McDonald’s commercial, a role in the debut season of “American Horror Story” and appearances in “Freak Dance,” “Step Up 3D,” and the 2011 “Footloose” remake, according to IMDb. He was also an instructor for several dance competitions.
Allen faced legal troubles in summer 2016, when he was accused of attacking his girlfriend at a coffee shop. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office charged him with two felony counts of willfully injuring his girlfriend, one felony assault with a deadly weapon and four misdemeanors related to battery, vandalism and violating a protective order, according to TMZ. Allen was poised to be a mentor on Season 13 of “SYTYCD,” but longtime host Cat Deeley announced his departure from the series on-air amid his domestic violence case.
He pleaded no contest in August 2016 and was sentenced to one year in jail.
Ramos’ 90th minute goal capped off a come from behind win at Barcelona in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League.
Paris St Germain battled back from a goal down to grab a 2-1 win over Barcelona in a gripping Champions League encounter, with the defending champions overcoming a raft of injuries to secure a valuable victory away from home.
Barcelona started well on Wednesday, and their pressure paid off in the 19th minute when Marcus Rashford delivered a precise pass across the box to Ferran Torres, who slid in to beat the offside trap and slot past PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier.
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PSG, however, responded tenaciously, despite missing captain Marquinhos and their starting attacking trio of Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue.
They took control of proceedings and equalised in the 38th minute when Nuno Mendes embarked on a dazzling run down the left, beating three defenders before setting up 19-year-old Senny Mayulu, who finished clinically into the bottom corner.
After substitute Lee Kang-in hit the post with a shot from the edge of the box in the 83rd minute, PSG finally scored a deserved winner from a quick counter in the 90th, with Achraf Hakimi crossing for substitute Goncalo Ramos to fire home from close range.
“Very disappointing feeling at the end, when you concede in the last minute of the game, to lose at home, you have to be disappointed,” Barcelona captain Freddie de Jong told Movistar+.
“They [PSG] were better in the final stages, in the second half in general. We began the game better. So it went back and forward, but it’s true, they were better in the second half.”
Barcelona’s Ferran Torres scores his side’s first goal against PSG [Albert Gea/Reuters]
Man City and Juventus held but Arsenal and Newcastle win
Manchester City had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Monaco after Eric Dier scored a 90th-minute penalty for the hosts.
Villarreal and Juventus also ended 2-2 after Renato Veiga’s late equaliser.
Arsenal beat Olympiakos 2-0, with Gabriel Martinelli netting after 12 minutes and Bukayo Sako sealing the win in injury time.
“We want to be creative, we know the quality we have in the team,” Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard said.
“Everyone can see the quality and depth in the squad now, it is a feeling from every single player on the pitch that you want to keep your place.”
On Arsenal finishing second in the English Premier League for three consecutive seasons and being knocked out of the Champions League in the semifinals last year, Odegaard added: “We have used everything that happened to us in a good way and have also brought a few new players in – hopefully this is going to be our year.”
Nick Woltemade is doing his best to make Newcastle fans forget about Alexander Isak.
The club-record $93m signing scored his third goal in four starts for Newcastle to set up the 4-0 rout of Union Saint-Gilloise.
The German international was signed to fill the sizable void left by Isak’s contentious move to Liverpool. And he has made an instant impact.
His 17th-minute goal at Lotto Park might not have been the prettiest — diverting Sandro Tonali’s goalbound shot past Kjell Scherpen — but it got Newcastle off to the perfect start. It also highlighted his useful knack of being in the right place at the right time.
Woltemade has now scored in back-to-back games after his goal against Arsenal on Sunday. He still has some way to go to prove he can replace Isak, who scored 54 goals in 78 Premier League starts for Newcastle, but the early signs are promising after his move from Stuttgart.
Anthony Gordon struck twice from the penalty spot — scoring either side of halftime to put Newcastle in control, and substitute Harvey Barnes added a fourth.
Qarabag maintained its 100 percent start to the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Copenhagen. Abdellah Zoubir and Emmanuel Addai were on target for the Azerbaijani team.
Strictly Come Dancing 2025 viewers think they have already worked out who will win the BBC series from the launch episode, months before the live final in December
22:23, 27 Sep 2025Updated 22:23, 27 Sep 2025
Strictly Come Dancing 2025 viewers think they have already worked out who will win(Image: BBC)
Fans of Strictly Come Dancing think they’ve already cracked who will win the 2025 series as the launch show kicked off on Saturday.
As the new line-up hit the dance floor for the first time and performed for the judges, fans claimed to have spotted the winner. Just one performance in and months before the final in December, viewers picked out one pairing in particular that they say are “going to win”.
All of the new celebs and their professional dance partners hit the studio ballroom, having been introduced by hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. As the judges had their say on their first routines and their skills so far, it was clear some pairs were doing better than others.
As the show continued, fans shared their thoughts on the “clear winner” and named Emmerdale’s Lewis Cope as their champion. Despite Amber Davies and footballer Karen Carney proving popular, it was Lewis’ week one routine that left fans convinced he’d be this year’s winner.
One fan posted on X: “Oh stop it!! Katya and Lewis, finalists init,” as another said: “Oh Lewis is gonna walk this series. Wow.” A third fan added: “Anyone else got a strange hunch the star of West End DANCE show Billy Elliot, Lewis Cope, might win in 2025?”
A further comment read: “I can deffo see Lewis winning this,” as another commented: “Lewis stole the show.” One fan said: “Do think Lewis has a good shot at this, final if not winner.”
Some viewers did believe Karen would be the winner though. One said: “Calling it now. Karen and Carlos to win.” Another agreed: “Karen Carney is literally gonna win strictly come dancing 2025 I’m so serious,” as another said: “Karen to win.”
It comes after the news Dani Dyer had to pull out of the show days before the first live episode. She shared a sweet message for her Strictly co-stars ahead of Saturday’s episode after being forced to leave the show earlier this week due to an injury.
It was announced on Tuesday that the 29-year-old would no longer be able to compete on the show after a fall during rehearsals led to her fracturing her ankle. However, despite not being able to take part, Dani has sent a message of support to her co-stars.
Taking to her Instagram stories, the mum-of-three wrote: “Good luck to all the gorgeous cast starting there Strictly journey tonight. Can’t wait to watch you all, so proud & know how hard you’ve all been working.. see you all soon.”
The official Strictly Come Dancing Instagram page revealed the sad news of Dani’s exit as they captioned it: “Unfortunately due to an injury Dani Dyer is no longer able to compete in #Strictly 2025. She’ll be sorely missed and we wish her a speedy recovery.”
A news article implied that the company might have an advantage in the weight loss drug race.
A hopeful report about a potential blockbuster drug currently in development and news of an expansion of manufacturing capability helped push Eli Lilly(LLY 2.09%) stock skyward on Tuesday. Shares of the massive U.S. pharmaceutical company closed the day more than 2% higher in value, on a session when the S&P 500 index landed slightly in the red.
A quickened approval process
Reuters published an article speculating that orforglipron, Eli Lilly’s next-generation obesity drug currently in development, could earn Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval by the end of this year.
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The report was anchored by several analysts tracking Eli Lilly who believe a fast-track review process recently launched by the regulator could put orforglipron on pharmacy shelves very soon. Under the FDA’s Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher, the process for qualifying investigational drugs can be shorted to within 1-2 months. That’s well down from the roughly 10 months for a standard review.
The news agency quoted one of those analysts, Jefferies‘ Akash Tiwari, as saying that “We think orforglipron is a prime candidate for this pilot program as it treats a high-burden chronic condition and can be priced at parity.”
Virginia expansion
Meanwhile, Eli Lilly announced that it aims to construct a new manufacturing facility in Virginia. This factory, estimated to cost $5 billion, will concentrate largely on the production of antibody-drug conjugates, medications that are designed for delivery directly to affected cells in the body.
The Virginia plant is part of an assertive “capital expansion” program. Eli Lilly said it has devoted $50 billion to activities such as factory builds since 2020.
Eric Volkman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Jefferies Financial Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
GOLDEN Globe winning actress Patricia Crowley has died at the age of 91.
The screen star died in Los Angeles on Sunday – two days before her 92nd birthday.
Crowley won a Golden Globe in 1953 for her role in Forever Female – a flick that starred Ginger Rogers.
She was best known for her role in the 1960s show Please Don’t Eat the Daisies.
Crowley also appeared in series such as Dynasty during the 1980s.
She starred as Emily Fallmont in the drama.
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Actress Patricia Crowley has diedCredit: Getty
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There were two questions the 77th Emmy Awards, held Sunday night at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, had to answer, other than who would win what. (It’s an honor just to be nominated.)
One was how the show, a glittery evening devoted to the most popular of popular arts, would play against a world gone mad. The other, not distinct from the first, was how first-time host Nate Bargatze would do.
The ceremony is hosted by a round robin of the major networks, and this year the honor fell to CBS, whose corporate overlord, Paramount, has come to represent capitulation to the Trump administration, settling a baseless lawsuit in what is widely viewed as a payoff to grease the wheels of its merger with Skydance and promising to eliminate its DEI protocols. Executive interference in the news department amid an apparent rightward turn has led to the resignations of “60 Minutes” producer Bill Owens and CBS News President and CEO Wendy McMahon. And there’s the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” the timing of which some have found suspicious.
But if your goal was to avoid insulted celebrities, social media outrage or petulant notes from the White House, you could have done no better than to hire Bargatze, a clean, calm, classical, noncontroversial, nonpolitical, very funny, very successful comedian. Bargatze, who has been in comedy since 2002, saw his career explode over the last few years; his appeal is not so much mainstream, which is to say soft-edged, as it is broad — something for everybody.
The show opened quite brilliantly — perhaps confusingly, if you had missed Bargatze’s “Washington’s Dream” sketches on “Saturday Night Live” on which the routine was closely modeled, including the presence of Mikey Day, Bowen Yang and James Austin Johnson — with the host as Philo T. Farnsworth, “the inventor of television,” foreseeing the medium’s less than sensible future. First presenter Stephen Colbert followed immediately to a standing ovation and chants of his name. “While I have your attention, is anyone hiring? I have 200 very qualified candidates with me tonight who will be available in June.”
Emmys host Nate Bargatze, right, and Bowen Yang appear in an opening sketch at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Then the host introduced his much publicized, one would say quintessentially Bargatzean, gimmick. To keep acceptance speeches short, he would donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America; $1,000 per second would be deducted for anyone going over the allotted 45 seconds. Money would be added to the pot for anyone running short. (J.B. Smoove, a former Boys Club member, was a sort of co-sponsor, in the audience with a young boy and girl.) This efficiency made professional sense, though it had the potential to put a lid on what is usually the most interesting, unruly, moving, unpredictable part of the show. (If anyone had thought for a second, it also spelled trouble: Try talking for what you imagine is 45 seconds. You will be wrong.)
As it happened, the state of the world was addressed, sidelong and directly. Presenter Julianne Nicholson said of living in a post-apocalyptic bunker in “Paradise,” “compared to headlines that’s positively feel-good TV.” Jeff Hiller, winning supporting actor in a comedy series for “Somebody Somewhere,” thanked the Duplass brothers “for writing a show of connection and love in this time when compassion is seen as a weakness.” “Last Week Tonight” senior writer Daniel O’Brien dedicated their second award to “all writers of political comedy while that is still a type of show that is allowed to exist.” And in a generational echo of their “Hacks” characters, fourth-time winner Jean Smart (who has won seven Emmys overall) ended her acceptance speech saying, “Let’s be good to each other, just be good to each other,” while co-star and first-time winner Hannah Einbinder, finished with, “I just want to say: Go Birds, f— ICE, and free Palestine.” Going way over the 45-second limit, she promised to pay the difference on the tote board.
Hannah Einbinder accepts the award for supporting actress in a comedy series for “Hacks” during the show at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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After Einbeinder, the most direct acknowledgment of current bad events came from Academy Chair and CEO Cris Abrego, speaking of the Governors Award given the week before to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting. In a highly quotable speech, he noted how “Congress had voted to defund it and silence yet another cultural institution.” He continued, “In a time when division dominates the headlines, storytelling still has the power to unite us … In times of cultural regression [it reminds] us what’s at stake and what can still be achieved,” and he rattled off a number of much loved shows that challenged the status quo. “In a moment like this, neutrality is not enough. … Culture does not come from the top down, it rises from the bottom up. … Let’s make sure that culture is not a platform for the privileged but a public good for all.” The stars in the audience nodded approvingly.
There were also some pure delights among the bedrock of desultory scripted banter and unimpressive tributes to old shows (“Law & Order: SUV,” “The Golden Girls”). Reunited “Everybody Loves Raymond” co-stars Ray Romano and Brad Garrett, presenting the award for comedy series, recaptured the essence of their television brotherhood. Jennifer Coolidge, presenting the award for lead supporting actress in a comedy, sounded like she’d walked in from a Christopher Guest film. “Between us, I was actually hoping to be nominated for you tonight for my work on this season of ‘The Pitt.’ I played a horny grandmother having a colonoscopy during a power outage and I had to play a lot of levels. I even had to do my own prep.” She went on, after a while, to tell the nominees that winning “is not all it’s cracked up to be. It’s really not… I thought I had gotten really close with my fellow nominees especially after I won but I’m pretty sure they removed me from the group chat.”
The inevitable losses incurred by Bargatze’s charity gimmick provided a sort of running joke at the host’s expense, which he managed quite well, while some winners made a game of trying to put money back on the board. But the longer it went on, the more pressure it put on the winners to be short. Eventually, the show found its natural level, as winners said what they needed to, or much of it, and the count dropped tens of thousands of dollars past zero. For everyone but the bean counters, the least important thing about an awards show is it running on time; in any case, it was only a few minutes over.
And, as one might have expected, Bargatze — who made it through the three hours in a way that served the event and his own down-home ethos — paid the originally promised $100,000 and added a $250,000 tip.
ADOLESCENCE star Owen Cooper has earned a major honor as the youngest male winner ever at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The actor nabbed the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
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Adolescence star Owen Cooper made history at the 77th Primetime Emmy AwardsCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
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Actress Sydney Sweeney presented the award to the young actorCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
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He was the youngest male winner in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieCredit: Reuters
This was also the first nomination for the 15-year-old.
Owen tearfully hugged his parents and colleagues before approaching the stage where actress Sydney Sweeney presented him with the gold trophy.
He then delivered a heartfelt speech, acknowledging all those who had worked on the project.
His words touched host Nate Bargatze, who appeared to stop the countdown he’d set during his opening monologue, penalizing those who went over the allotted 45-second acceptance speeches.
The comedian jokingly threatened to take away money from his $100,000 donation to the Boys and Girls Club for every second an Emmy winner extended their speech.
Owen, however, didn’t have those same rules, despite it being an ongoing bit throughout the show.
Nate addressed the change in rules afterward, revealing that he hadn’t penalized the teenager, although his speech had exceeded the time limit.
Owen was up against some heavy hitters in the category, including his co-star Ashley Walters, Presumed Innocent’s Bill Camp and Peter Sarsgaard, Javier Bardem in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and Rob Delaney for Dying for Sex.
Before Owen, the youngest actor to win the award was then-23-year-old Michael A. Goorjian, for his portrayal in 1994’s David’s Mother.
Adolescence premiered on Netflix in March 2025 and also stars Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, and Faye Marsay.
Sydney Sweeney leads the glamour as stars walk the red carpet for the 2025 Emmys
The psychological drama had gained recognition not only for its intense storyline but also for its impressive filming.
All four episodes of the series were shot in one continuous take, with no cuts.
Owen played Jaime, a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering his classmate in Northern England.
Ahead of the star-studded awards ceremony, the young star spoke with People about making his acting debut on the project.
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The Emmy Awards Giving Suite will provide an exclusive backstage experience for presenters, nominees, and winners with a generous swag bag worth a fortune. The gifting suite will be open on Emmys rehearsal days as well as during the live telecast on Sept. 14. Among some of the items the stars will get to take home include:
Miage Skincare set – $200
Alma hair restoration treatment – $3,900
Hasbro game pack – $150
Krovblit Fine Art – ranges from $100 to $10,000
Peta x Miomojo vegan leather bag – $400
Beboe marijuana basket – $300
Brightharbor disaster relief for LA fire victims still struggling – Up to $1m in relief
DESUAR day spa experience – $400
Helight Sleep device – $140
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Blended Scotch Whisky – $230
LifeRegen skincare bundle – $200
Senorita THC-infused drinks – $100
SKANDINAVISK candles – $150
Training Loft personalized training, coaching, nutrition & wellness services for one month – $1,000
“It’s my first role — it’ll be the best role of my life,” Owen gushed to the outlet.
“It was the best summer of my life to film, and I just can’t wait to be there on the night of the Emmys. I can’t wait.”
The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed in March that the streamer is exploring options to extend the series after its rave reviews.
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Owen portrays a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering his classmate in AdolescenceCredit: Courtesy of Netflix.
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Adolescence premiered on Netflix in March 2025Credit: Courtesy of Netflix.
Picking a stake in this high-quality artificial intelligence (AI) networking stock can supercharge your portfolio.
The benchmark S&P 500 has recovered dramatically from a tariff-driven shock in April 2025, and is now trading close to record highs. “Magnificent Seven” stocks, in particular, have been the key driver of this mid-year rally. Increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) globally, coupled with strong earnings performance, has been fueling investor confidence for these technology giants.
Semiconductor giantNvidia continues to be the paragon of this ongoing AI boom. However, another company may soon become a Wall Street darling, as it is helping enable GPUs to work together efficiently in large AI clusters. That company is Arista Networks(ANET -8.77%).
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While most investors have been focusing on AI chips, networking is also equally important. AI training and inference (real-time deployment) workloads demand enormous clusters of GPUs, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars each. However, without fast, low-latency connections between GPUs, both the training of large AI models and inference at scale suffer from slower performance and higher costs. Arista is well positioned to resolve these challenges.
AI data center catalyst
Arista has established itself as a pure-play Ethernet networking company, delivering hardware and software networking solutions for large-scale AI data centers, as well as for campus and routing networks.
Until recently, Ethernet wasn’t considered strong enough for AI workloads. Instead, Nvidia’s InfiniBand technology was the go-to choice for scale-out back-end AI networks, linking racks of servers and accelerators in massive GPU clusters. Even in scale-up back-end AI networks (within a server rack), Nvidia’s proprietary high-bandwidth interconnect technology NVLink is used to connect GPUs for high-performance and low-latency networking. However, that seems to be changing now.
Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) released its first full specification in June 2025, creating an Ethernet-based system designed for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) at scale. Since then, hyperscalers and enterprises have been migrating away from proprietary InfiniBand to open-source Ethernet. Over time, Arista also expects clients to migrate from NVLink to Ethernet/UALink networking in scale-up back-end networks.
Arista stands to benefit dramatically from this transition, as its Ethernet-based Etherlink portfolio (20-plus products launched since 2024), paired with its Extensible Operating System (EOS) operating system, is being increasingly preferred by data centers for scale-out networking.
The company already accounted for nearly 21.3% of the data center Ethernet switch market at the end of the first quarter 2025. As more AI workloads move to Ethernet, Arista is well-positioned to capture an even bigger share of the global data center AI networking market, estimated to be nearly worth $20 billion in 2025.
Customer base
Management is guiding for AI networking revenue to exceed $1.5 billion in 2025. That includes about $750 million from back-end AI networks alone, a dramatic improvement from absolutely nothing in 2022.
A major chunk of this $750 million revenue target is firmly supported by two hyperscaler clients, Microsoft and Meta Platforms, which have deployed 100,000 GPUs in distributed AI clusters. Each of these clients is expected to account for at least 10% of Arista’s revenues in fiscal 2025. The third hyperscaler client is also close to that scale, while the fourth hyperscaler client is on the way. With its sticky hyperscaler customer base, Arista enjoys significant near-term revenue visibility.
Arista is also expanding its customer base beyond hyperscalers. The company now caters to 25 to 30 enterprises and Neocloud customers (new generation of cloud providers) actively deploying AI clusters. While individually smaller than the big four hyperscaler clients, they are helping offset the slowness in ramp-up of the fourth hyperscaler customer and the loss of the fifth sovereign AI customer. The diversified revenue base has also helped reduce Arista’s overreliance on a smaller client base.
Other markets
Besides AI networking, Arista is also strengthening its position in enterprise campus and wide-area network (WAN) segments. The VeoCloud purchase gives Arista an AI-ready WAN portfolio that helps customers connect branch sites securely, while managing traffic flows more efficiently for AI workloads. Arista now expects its campus switching business to add $750 million to $800 million in revenues in fiscal 2025.
What about the valuation?
Arista shares trade at 47.4 times forward earnings, which is not cheap. Additionally, the company also faces competition from technology giants such as Nvidia and Broadcom, as well as from hyperscalers exploring in-house options in the networking space.
But Arista can still see its share price grow despite the high valuation multiples. The company’s software offerings, comprising EOS operating system and CloudVision network management and automation platform built atop EOS, helps improve networking performance. Since GPUs use high amounts of power, the networking software plays a critical role in reducing the overall GPU usage. Arista’s Ethernet also works across different accelerators, giving customers more flexibility.
The data center industry is gradually moving from a network connection speed of 400 gigabits per second of data to 800 gigabits per second of data. With its Ethernet-based networking products, robust software stack, and long-term customer relations, the company can capitalize on this opportunity. Hence, Arista can emerge as a major winner in the AI networking boom in the coming years.
Manali Pradhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Arista Networks, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
AMIR KHAN fears Canelo Alvarez has lost his hunger for boxing – leaving Terence Crawford ready to feast.
Canelo defends his undisputed super-middleweight titles against Crawford on Saturday night – which will be the 68th bout of his iconic career.
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Amir Khan was knocked out by Canelo Alvarez in 2016Credit: Getty
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Khan also lost to Terence Crawford in 2019Credit: Reuters
The red-haired boxing hero – who was bullied for his ginger hair earning him the nickname Canelo, which translates to cinnamon in Spanish – turned pro aged just 15.
And now two decades later the 35-year-old is the sport’s top attraction.
He is on course to become a BILLIONAIRE and has world titles in four division’s clogging up his trophy cabinet.
So Khan – who was beaten in his retirement fight against Kell Brook in 2022 – reckons Canelo has lost the same fire which burnt him in their 2016 clash.
Khan, 38, told SunSport: “I think that Crawford takes the fight in my opinion.
“I like Canelo and he’s very respectful but the reason why I think this is because Crawford’s a fresher fighter.
“I’ve just started seeing little things in Canelo in the last couple of fights where he moves more.
“I just don’t think he’s got the fire in the belly like he used to or have that killer instinct like before.
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“I don’t think he has that killer instinct now. Normally they have that killer instinct where they wanna go for the kill and hurt the guy, but I think he’s calm and he’s a made man.
“I know how that is. Like when I fought against Brook, you don’t have that fire in your belly like you are coming up and you wanna achieve something.
Canelo Alvarez hit me so hard I was KO’d before I even hit the canvas, warns Amir Khan ahead of Terence Crawford fight
“You know when you’ve achieved everything – which Canelo in my opinion has when it comes down to belts, titles, and also weight categories and also financially – that fire in the belly just goes and I know you might say that it might not go, it’s automatically it’s gonna happen.
“Your mind’s a very strong muscle that it just takes over your whole body.”
Khan boxed to an early lead against Canelo almost ten years ago – before a frightening right hand in the sixth robbed him of his momentum and senses.
The former super-lightweight champ was caught so hard he was out for the count well before the he even hit the deck.
Khan said: “I don’t know if he’s got the same kind of power that he had then, but in my opinion, he does hit very, very hard.
“I mean, even before I hit the floor, I was probably knocked out, to be honest with you. That’s how hard he hit me. So that just shows pure power.
“The guy’s very strong and he can definitely hurt someone really badly. But like I said, I don’t know how much power he has left in him now.
“Obviously, as you get older, the power’s not gonna be the same, but I’m sure it’s still very strong.”
Crawford, 37, beat a past-his best Khan in 2019 but the pair reunited as training partners three years later before the Brook grudge bout.
I just don’t think he’s got the fire in the belly like he used to or have that killer instinct like before.
Amir Khan on Canelo
But Khan – who had Crawford in the corner the night he lost to Brook – warned the unbeaten American can hang with the biggest and best of them.
He said: “Crawford is a bigger guy in camp. He’s always a stronger and bigger guy. I’ve seen him take down heavyweights.
“The guy, he’s a good wrestler and also he’s just a very strong guy. He’s got a strong upper body.
“So yeah, I don’t think anyone’s gonna give him any problems, especially Canelo, I don’t think Canelo’s gonna give him any problems.
“Look, you make them wrestle, I guarantee you Crawford will take Canelo down easy. That’s how strong he is.
“He’s a very good strong wrestler as well. But obviously that shows how much strength he has, core strength is solid. He’s a solid guy.”
The pound-for-pound greats meet at the Las Vegas Raiders’ 65,000-seat NFL stadium – streamed live on Netflix.
It has the hallmarks of a bonafide super-fight for the ages – one Khan reckons cannot disappoint.
He said: It’s gonna be a fantastic fight though still regardless because one thing I can say about both fighters is that they’re not gonna sit back and they’re not gonna put on a performance, they’re gonna fight till they die.
“But I just feel that Crawford has that little bit more than Canelo.”
WHERE to start? It’s a ‘wow wee woo’ weekend of hardcore racing with a host of exciting horses strutting their stuff.
Take your pick from Group 1 sprinters, Arc contenders and star milers. And that’s not to even mention belting handicaps at Ascot and Haydock.
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Chappers previews a huge weekend of racingCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd.
Let’s start with a huge 24 hours for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, headed by Kalpana at Kempton and a host of sexy perfomers lining up for trials at Longchamp tomorrow.
Kalpana is the defending champion in the Group 3 September Stakes, and she will be expected to see off a decent line-up that includes the Hong Kong victor Giavellotto, no mug.
Andrew Balding’s stable star is generally 6-1 market leader for the Arc on October 5, and she will need to score in style to consolidate that position live in front of the ITV cameras.
The daughter of Study Of Man comes into this race on the back of a second to Calandagan in the King George VI at Ascot. A polished performance is needed and Juddmonte’s retained rider Colin Keane misses many other tasty prizes this afternoon for this one.
A spectacular card on Sky Sports Racing tomorrow at Longchamp sees three more Arc trials. The Prix Foy numbers Sosie (last year’s fourth and a 16-1 shot this time) and Los Angeles, the former Derby third.
The Prix Vermeille has Arc runner-up Aventure (16-1 for 2025 redemption) and Oaks placed Whirl, while the Niel has another Derby third in Tennessee Stud.
Also at Longchamp is the Group 1 Prix du Moulin, in which Rosallion goes again in desperate need of a win after placed efforts in the Queen Anne and Sussex Stakes and then a disappointing fourth in the City Of York.
Matt Chapman’s Saturday tips
Haydock
1.15 Checkandchallenge each-way
1.50 Bow Echo
2.25 Fantasy World each-way
3.00 Caballo De Mar each-way (NAP)
3.35 Kind Of Blue each-way
Kempton
1.35 Kalpana
2.05 Dragon Icon each-way
Ascot
2.40 Native Warrior
3.15 Tenability
Jacques le Marois third Dancing Gemini will be a huge player for Roger Teal with some juice expected in the ground, while Lockinge winner Lead Artist also returns.
The one to beat for me is Henri Matisse, the French Guineas hero who was third in the Sussex but who for me was not at his best. He was previously second to Field Of Gold in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Back to today, and the feature race is the Group 1 Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock, with seventeen runners expected to go to post.
All eyes will be on favourite Lazzat, who was superb when landing the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Royal Ascot but who was beaten into second by Sajir in the Prix Maurice de Gheest when an extra half a furlong should not have been an issue.
Lazzat can win, but it’s his owner-companion KIND OF BLUE (3.35) that interests me, despite the fact that very high draw numbers at Haydock are not always the place to be and James Fanshawe’s ace is in box 19.
Kind Of Blue was back in form at the Curragh last time and should have his ideal conditions to run a big one under Danny Muscutt. The Wathnan purchase has been poor in 2025, having ended last term with success in the Group 1 success in the mud at Ascot.
The third, though, to Bucanero Fuerte was finally a step in the right direction and he might just be a horse who is better in the Autumn when some are deteriorating. James Doyle has ditched him for Lazzat which is totally understandable. But Kind Of Blue was second in this last year and has a brilliant each-way chance.
It’s great to see Kieran Shoemark pick up the ride on Commonwealth Cup hero Time For Sandals, who found 5f a bit sharp at Goodwood but who is improving all the time. Shoemark is in terrific form.
The major betting race at Ascot is the Schweppes Handicap over 7f. It’s hard to think there is a better jockey booking out there than Jamie Spencer for NATIVE WARRIOR (2.40) — and not just because Spencer rides this straight track so well.
Native Warrior was a fine third to the re-opposing and admirable Great Acclaim at Glorious Goodwood. Bumped at the start and slow into stride, the lightly raced four-year-old was short of room a furlong out before keeping on and being hampered again close home.
Basically he was very unlucky and he goes from the same mark here of 95. He’s run well at this track before when third in a Britannia and his come-from-behind style is what Spencer loves.
I’d need another 1,000 words to write about all the other highlights. A weekend to sit back and enjoy. Yeeehaaa!
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Winning the Derby in 1971 was the crowning moment in one of the finest seasons ever seen in the saddle.
With Mill Reef he captured the Derby, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris – victories that remain etched in the sport’s history.
He also claimed the Oaks, the Coronation Cup, the Ascot Gold Cup and the Lockinge, making him virtually unbeatable that year.
Although his family moved to London when he was a boy, Lewis’ roots in Wales were never forgotten.
His journey into racing began at the Waldorf Hotel, where he worked as a page boy before jump jockey Tim Molony spotted his build and suggested he try racing.
Apprenticed to Ron Smyth at Epsom, he quickly rose through the ranks, riding his first winner in 1953.
By 1957 he was first jockey at Kingsclere, enjoying big-race victories for Sir Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II.
But it was Mill Reef who defined him, the little colt who carried a Welshman to racing immortality.
Lewis went on to partner 1,880 winners in Britain, twice finishing runner-up in the jockeys’ championship and winning five Classics.
After retiring as a jockey, Lewis turned his hand to training and found success once more.
Based in Epsom, his stable included champion sprinter Lake Coniston, who stormed to glory in the 1995 July Cup.
In November 2024, Lewis’ lifelong contribution to Welsh sport was celebrated when he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Welsh Horse Racing Awards in Cardiff.
Too ill to attend in person, his daughter Mary and grandchildren Luci and Alex collected the award on his behalf.
The award was a fitting reminder of his place in Welsh sporting history.
Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat during his Triple Crown year in 1973 and electrified the sport, died Friday at his home near Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada. He was 84. According to his longtime friend and business partner Leonard Lusky, his death was due to natural causes.
Turcotte, who despite being in a wheelchair since 1978 after a riding accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, often showed up at big races to sign autographs, pose for pictures and act as an ambassador for the sport.
During his almost two-decade career, beginning in 1961, Turcotte won 3,023 races with lifetime earnings of more than $28 million. He was forced to retire in 1978 when, at 36, he suffered career-ending injuries in a spill at Belmont Park.
Turcotte’s accomplishments earned him a spot in six different Halls of Fame, including the National Racing Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. He won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, presented at Santa Anita, the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award, given in Canada, and the Turf Publicists Big Sport of Turfdom Award.
He spent much of his later years bringing attention to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, or PDJF.
Of all his more than 3,000 wins, he will most be remembered for his ride aboard Secretariat winning the Triple Crown and Belmont Stakes by an unheard of 31 lengths.
“I couldn’t hear the announcer all the time, saying how far I was in front,” Turcotte told The Times in 2023, to mark the 50th anniversary of Secretariat winning the Triple Crown. “I knew I was quite a ways in front because I couldn’t hear any other horses hitting the ground behind me. When I got the quarter pole I looked and I could barely see them and I looked at the clock and saw 1:59 on the board, which was faster than we ran the Derby.”
The family plans a private funeral and asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the PDJF. Turcotte is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Gaetane, and their four daughters: Tina, Ann, Lynn and Tammy.
Toni Laites emerged victorious from the latest series of Love Island but it’s now been alleged that she was actually spotted by a top ITV producer when he was on holiday
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Toni was working as a bar girl in Las Vegas when the producer saw her and told her she would be great for the show(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Toni Laites emerged victorious from the latest series of Love Island when she and now-boyfriend Cach Mercer were voted the nation’s couple. But now, it’s being claimed that the US native, 25, was actually handpicked by a top ITV boss who spotted her working in a club when he was on honeymoon to star in the show.
Olivia Attwood, who shot to fame on the third series of Love Island in 2017 and now has a successful TV career with a string of documentaries and a regular spot on the Loose Women panel, has alleged that this year’s winner didn’t apply for the show in the traditional manner. She said: “You know Mike Spencer, the producer? He found Toni in Vegas, she was a cabana girl – he was on his honeymoon.”
Olivia explained that the ITV boss simply struck up a conversation with the then-bar girl and decided there and then that she would be a good addition to the ITV2 programme, from which she eventually walked off with the £50,000 prize. She said: “He met her, got chatting with her and told her, ‘you’d be amazing on Love Island’. That’s how she got on [the show].”
The US-born star is now considering a permanent move to the UK thanks to her sudden TV fame(Image: ITV)
The former TOWIE star then explained that she had spoken to Toni herself, and claimed that the Love Island beauty is in a little bit of a predicament because she hasn’t been back home ‘for months’ thanks to her career suddenly taking off in the UK. But Olivia was quick to offer her advice. During an appearance on Pete Wicks‘ Sunday Roast podcast, she added: “I said to her, ‘what are you going to do? When was the last time you went home?’ She said, ‘I haven’t been home for months, I don’t know what to do’. Because she’s now got this boyfriend who’s English. If I was her, I’d want to make the most of it and stay here for a bit.”
Toni and Cach made it to the final after weeks of being coupled up in front of millions of Love Island fans, and managed to beat Harry and Shakira and Yas and Jamie to the top prize with 33% of the vote. And since she has become the first American to be in such a position on the UK version of the hit franchise, Toni admitted that she ‘never expected’ any of it at all.
Discussing her aspirations at the ITV Reality event, Toni revealed: “The love has been insane. I never expected it in a million years honestly.”, reports the Daily Star I think for me this is all new. It’s a whole new world so I’m still trying to find my feet.
“There’s a lot of opportunities at hand but I think presenting is my thing. All the love is so incredible so shout out to the UK.”
In her first interview alongside her now-boyfriend after leaving the villa, she hinted that a move to the UK could be on the cards as she explores opportunities that have come with her newfound fame.
During an appearance on last Friday’s This Morning, she told hosts Joel Dommett and Emma Willis : “Crazy, isn’t it? I don’t think I’ll be spending much time in America. No decisions are made yet but obviously, but Cach is here, I have a lot of opportunities coming up, my friends are here. I see no reason to be in America anymore.”
Toni also explained just how ‘insane’ it is to her and Cach that they are now suddenly very famous in the UK after weeks of living in the Spanish villa, and noted that she even had her ‘doubts’ about their reception prior to landing back after the show had finished. She added: “Insane, I was a very regular person before the show and now there’s like millions of comments and followers.”
Toni also explained just how ‘insane’ it is to her and Cach that they are now suddenly very famous in the UK after weeks of living in the Spanish villa, and noted that she even had her ‘doubts’ about their reception prior to landing back after the show had finished. She added: “Insane, I was a very regular person before the show and now there’s like millions of comments and followers.”
Alan Bergman, the decorated lyricist who over the course of seven decades penned songs including “The Windmills of Your Mind,” “The Way We Were,” and “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” with wife Marilyn Bergman, has died. He was 99.
Bergman died late Thursday evening in his home in Los Angeles, family spokesperson Ken Sunshine confirmed in a statement to The Times on Friday. The songwriter “suffered from respiratory issues” in recent months but remained steadfast in his songwriting “till the very end.”
A Brooklyn native, Bergman was best known for his collaborations with his wife, Marilyn, which spanned music, television and film. The husband and wife, after meeting through composer Lew Spence, married in 1958. Together, they penned music for a variety of high-profile acts including Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, John Williams and Barbra Streisand, with the last eventually becoming the couple’s muse.
The Bergmans were three-time Oscar winners. The couple won their first Oscar in 1969 for the moody “Windmills of Your Mind,” featured in “The Thomas Crown Affair,” shared with French composer Michel Legrand. Their second and third Oscar wins stemmed from works with Streisand: the title song from “The Way We Were” in 1974 (shared with Marvin Hamlisch) and in 1984 for the score of “Yentl,” shared with Legrand.
The composers and their work were consistent contenders at the Oscars, with their contributions to films “The Happy Ending,” “Tootsie,” “Yes, Giorgio” and the 1995 remake of Billy Wilder‘s “Sabrina” also receiving nominations from the academy. On the small screen, the Bergmans left their personal touch on numerous TV series from the 1970s to the 1990s, providing the theme music for shows including “Good Times,” “Alice,” “In the Heat of the Night” and Norman Lear’s “Maude.”
In addition to Oscars, the Bergmans also won four Emmys, two Golden Globes and two Grammys, including the song of the year award for “The Way We Were.”
Oscar-winning songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman at their home in 2008.
(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Alan Bergman, born Sept. 11, 1925 in Brooklyn, was a son of a salesman and knew from an early age that songwriting was his passion. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and pursued his graduate studies in music at UCLA. He briefly worked as a television director for Philadelphia station WCAU-TV but returned to Los Angeles to fully pursue songwriting, at the behest of mentor Johnny Mercer.
Alan and Marilyn Bergman are members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which awarded the duo its Johnny Mercer Award in 1997. They also received the Grammy Trustee Award for lifetime achievement, the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Music Publishers Assn. Lifetime Achievement Award and honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and the University of Massachusetts. In 2011, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill honored Bergman with a distinguished alumnus award.
Marilyn Bergman died in January 2022 of respiratory failure at 93. After her death, Alan continued working, most recently collaborating with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, who will record his nine songs co-written with Bergman later this year for an upcoming album.
Alan Bergman is survived by his daughter Julie Bergman and granddaughter Emily Sender. He will be laid to rest at a private graveside burial. Ruth Price’s Jazz Bakery announced earlier this month it would celebrate Bergman’s 100th birthday with a tribute concert at Santa Monica’s Broad Stage in September. The performance will go on as planned, The Times has learned.
