Ak

Arrogantly humble.

[US Open Tennis @usopen]

Roger putting on the headband.

Takes us back.

[Noah @noah_bino]

Spent 3 weeks building a texting app slower than email. Messages fly at pigeon speed — LA to NYC takes 22 hrs. Sometimes the bird dies & the message isn’t delivered.

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

NEW: The Ford government spent $2.1 million promoting its Ontario Place redevelopment last year, as part of a total $9.38 million advertising spend by the tourism ministry.

Across four ministries, we’ve now uncovered more than $65 million in taxpayer-funded advertising.

[Ak @applesforakbar]

How do I turn off this tap to view image trend, it's all I see now and it's making me want to hurl

[Man City Brazil @ManCityBrazil]

O comentarista suíço David Lemos, encerrou a transmissão resumindo com precisão os problemas desta Copa do Mundo, ele foi perfeito.

🗣️"Não há dúvidas de que esta foi a Copa do Mundo mais comercial da história e também uma das mais politizadas."

"Não esqueceremos os preços que pessoas sem grande poder aquisitivo tiveram de pagar para viver sua paixão pelo futebol."

"Em alguns casos, sequer puderam entrar no país por causa de sua nacionalidade, fossem torcedores, jornalistas ou até árbitros, como o somali Omar Artan."

"Também lembramos do tratamento inaceitável dado à seleção do Irã, que não pôde defender suas chances de forma adequada durante o torneio."

"E há ainda o caso de Folarin Balogun. Vimos um presidente se vangloriar de ter ligado para o presidente da FIFA para conseguir retirar a suspensão de um jogador."

"A política se infiltrou no coração do futebol, embora a FIFA afirme querer mantê-la acima de tudo. Fica claro que isso só vale até certo ponto."

"Foi uma Copa do Mundo em que todas as partidas foram disputadas em quatro tempos, e cuja final teve um intervalo de quase 30 minutos."

"A crise tem dois nomes: dinheiro e poder. Hoje existe uma crise de confiança entre muitos dos envolvidos no futebol e a FIFA."

"Nas próximas semanas, muito dinheiro será distribuído a diversas federações e a muitos agentes do futebol, que serão educadamente convidados a permanecer em silêncio."

"Esperamos que tudo isso seja levado em consideração e que não volte a acontecer."

[Rachel Gilmore @atRachelGilmore]

Anyway.

[davey @jerseyh0mo]

Breathing in hefty lungfuls of smoke as I get explosive diarrhea from salad, the sky turns apocalyptic orange while oil companies drill in protected lands, screwworms are eating cattle alive and the president just paid $6 million for rape. And I’m also able to bet on all of it!

[Goals from the stands 🏟️ @GoalsFromStand]

Hydration Break 1994 😂

[Isaac @roundrobin42]

Lot of Zverev discourse today.

As someone who stands strongly in the anti-Zverev camp, I’d like to better articulate my thoughts.

1) Alexander Zverev is very likely a domestic abuser. The odds are, in my opinion, at least 80% (2 women, timelines/stories corroborated by others, reported photos/messages, etc).

2) There is a non-zero chance the allegations are false/made up. No charge against him has ever been proven, and the ATP’s investigation couldn’t substantiate the claims.

3) Given 2), it is not possible/fair for him to be removed from the tour.

4) This situation is objectively horrible for tennis, and there is no easy way to deal with it; taking action isn’t feasible but not taking action means lots of people will be, justifiably, furious.

5) Stuff like this is worse for tennis vs team sports because bad actors can more easily be hidden if there are 10 others on the field; in tennis there’s only one.

6) All of this is complicated further by the fact that Zverev is really good, and seemingly destined to be a fixture at the top of the game for years to come (despite being a lifelong underachiever). Also because there are parts of his story––diabetes, injury recovery, constantly coming so close and finally crossing the line––that are very inspirational.

If I knew there was an 80% chance someone punched and strangled their girlfriend, I wouldn’t send them to jail, because that is not beyond a reasonable doubt.

I would not, however, want them to be the face of a sport, or see them idolized and held up as examples for young people and fans.

For all those saying there wasn’t enough proof to convict and therefore the sport shouldn’t address it, or that we should separate one’s actions on and off the court: sure, but that strategy is bad for the long-term health of this sport. I’ve spoken to ~a dozen people this week (men and women, mostly women) who aren’t big tennis fans but are aware of the allegations and either stopped watching or expressed displeasure towards the tour because of them.

I love tennis, and want to be able to enjoy it knowing that, even if my guy loses, the other guy kinda deserves it—or at least that I don’t *actually* hate him. As a big Alcaraz fan, it stinks when Sinner beats him, but it doesn’t ruin me: Sinner is a decent guy, a good role model.

Zverev very likely isn't, and it sucks that someone who is almost certainly a horrible person has now cemented himself in tennis history.

In summary: Alexander Zverev won a grand slam, and everything is worse now.

[Ak @applesforakbar]

Banger of a tweet

[David Rattigan @davidmrattigan]

buying this and then dying immediately and forcing my descendants to finish building it over the next 100 years

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

So let me get this straight…
Doug Ford can take a 102-day summer break with full pay, taxpayer-funded pensions, benefits, travel budgets, and perks while classrooms are overcrowded, hospitals are understaffed, ERs are closing, and families are struggling to survive?
Teachers are being told there’s “not enough money” for smaller class sizes, educational assistants, special education supports, or properly funded public schools.
Healthcare workers are burning out.
Parents can’t find family doctors.
Students are falling through the cracks.
But Queen’s Park gets a 3+ month vacation?
How is this acceptable?
And before anyone says politicians still “work behind the scenes,” most Ontarians don’t get 102 days off with six-figure salaries and guaranteed pensions while the systems WE pay for collapse around us.
Public education and healthcare are not luxuries. They are the backbone of a functioning society.
Maybe if politicians had to live in overcrowded classrooms, wait 14 hours in ERs, or watch children lose supports because there aren’t enough EAs, they’d stop treating public services like a budget line to cut while protecting their own comfort.
Ontario deserves better than a government that always seems to find money for itself while telling everyone else to lower their expectations.

[Automatic @automaticnba]

he really did it bro, he REALLY did it

[Ak @applesforakbar]

@RomainNextGen It's not like they didn't have the big 3 at their prime to deal with... All things considered I think they all had fantastic careers

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

From 2005 to 2026: 19 Roland-Garros appearances, countless memories.

Merci La Monf 🧡

[BrickCenter @BrickCenter_]

WEMBY FROM HALF COURT 😭😭😭

[Mike Meech @meechone]

Hey @ArtButSports

[Sir Jenkinson @theEpicGooner]

Nah this is TOO cold 😭❤️

This video is pure Arsenal heritage

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

Hope you enjoyed it, @Gael_Monfils 🧡

#RolandGarros

[Nike @Nike]

Jannik Sinner can do it all. 6 consecutive titles, a career Golden Masters, and a new record set on home soil. This isn't just history — it's his story in the making.