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SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBERCHELSEA 1NORWICH CITY 0GOALS:-CHELSEA: COSTA 64.JosÈ Mourinho returned to Chelsea’s bench to see his side claim a first win in four Barclays Premier League games. Mourinho, banned from attending the Blues’ last game, was frustrated for more than an hour by the stubborn Canaries. But the breakthrough came when Diego Costa finished off Cesc Fabregas’s quickly taken free kick.EVERTON 4ASTON VILLA 0GOALS:-EVERTON: BARKLEY 17, 42; LUKAKU 28, 59.Aston Villa remain anchored to the bottom of the Barclays Premier League after a dreadful display at Goodison Park. It was Villa’s heaviest defeat at Goodison since 1982, when they lost 5-0. Everton rose to seventh thanks to two goals apiece from Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku. In between Barkley’s two tap-ins, Lukaku claimed his 50th goal in the Premier League, then completed the rout.MANCHESTER CITY 1LIVERPOOL 4GOALS:-CITY: AG¸ERO 44. LIVERPOOL: MANGALA OG 7; COUTINHO 23; FIRMINO 32; SKRTEL 81.Manchester City squandered the chance to return to the top of the Barclays Premier League as Liverpool’s improvement under new boss Jurgen Klopp continued. After Eliaquim Mangala’s early own goal, Liverpool stormed on to a three-goal lead thanks to Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino. The returning Sergio Ag¸ero replied for City, but Martin Skrtel completed the rout.NEWCASTLE UNITED 0LEICESTER CITY 3GOALS:-LEICESTER: VARDY 45; ULLOA 62; OKAZAKI 83.Jamie Vardy equalled the Barclays Premier League record for scoring in 10 successive games as Leicester took advantage of defeats for Arsenal and Manchester City to go top of the table. Vardy converted Leonardo Ulloa’s pass for his 13th goal of the season. Ulloa added the second, then Shinji Okazaki bundled in the Foxes’ third goal.SOUTHAMPTON 0STOKE CITY 1GOAL:-STOKE: KRKIC 10.Stoke claimed their fifth win in seven games in the Barclays Premier League thanks to Bojan Krkic’s early strike. The Spaniard claimed the match winner with a cunning free kick from Erik Pieters’ clever cross from the left flank. Stoke had further chances to score but held on to hand Saints only their third defeat of the season.SWANSEA CITY 2AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2GOALS:-SWANSEA: AYEW 28; SHELVEY PEN 39. BOURNEMOUTH: KING 10; GOSLING 26.Swansea City fought back from 2-0 down to claim a thrilling draw against Bournemouth. Joshua King and Dan Gosling put the visitors in control to increase the pressure on Swanseamanager Garry Monk. Andre Ayew’s backheel and Jonjo Shelvey’s penalty brought Swansea level at the end of a breathless first half.WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2ARSENAL 1GOALS:-WBA: MORRISON 35; ARTETA OG 40. ARSENAL: GIROUD 28.Arsenal squandered the chance to go top of the Barclays Premier League after throwing away the lead and missing a penalty. Olivier Giroud gave the Gunners the advantage, but James Morrison replied before Mikel Arteta diverted James McClean’s cross into his own net. Santi Cazorla had the chance to level, but sent his spot kick high over the Albion crossbar.SUNDAY, 22 NOVEMBERTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4WEST HAM UNITED 1GOALS:-TOTTENHAM: KANE 23, 50; ALDERWIRELD 33; WALKER 83. WEST HAM: LANZINI 87.Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham moved to within four points of Barclays Premier League leaders Leicester City on Sunday night. Kane took nine games to score his first Spurs goal of the season, but he now has nine, including eight in his last five games. He also has 12 goals in 14 London derbies. The England striker opened the scoring, and after Toby Alderweireld added a second, Kane made it 3-0. Kyle Walker claimed a fourth, with West Ham replying late on through Manuel Lanzini.
FILE – In this Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 file photo, Kenneth To from Australia swims a Men’s 100 meter Individual Medley heat at the FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kenneth To, a former swimming world championships medalist for Australia, died Tuesday March 19, 2019, after falling ill training with the University of Florida. He was aged 26. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)HONG KONG — Kenneth To, a swimmer who won a silver medal for Australia at the 2013 world championships, has died after becoming ill while training in Florida. He was 26.To won six medals for Australia at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, including gold in the 400-meter medley. At the 2013 worlds in Barcelona, To was part of Australia’s silver medal-winning 400 medley relay squad.ADVERTISEMENT Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. View comments Ginebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors’ Cup title Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Eugenie Bouchard’s bid for Australian Open spot ends in qualifying Rogue cops marked as Gamboa’s targets in his appointment as PNP chief Gretchen Barretto’s daughter Dominique graduates magna cum laude from California college LATEST STORIES Japeth Aguilar wins 1st PBA Finals MVP award for Ginebra PBA D-League: Chabi Yo helps UST stay unbeaten at 4-0 Trending Articles PLAY LIST 00:50Trending Articles00:50Trending Articles00:56At least 25 dead in Indonesia bus plunge02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award MOST READ Phivolcs: Slim probability of Taal Volcano caldera eruption Ginebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors’ Cup title Tom Brady most dominant player in AFC championship history Will you be the first P16 Billion Powerball jackpot winner from the Philippines? “(To) felt unwell at a training session and was taken to hospital where sadly, he passed away,” the Hong Kong Sports Institute said on Tuesday in a statement. “Kenneth was known as a truly exceptional person, warm, funny and kind.”The cause of death was not immediately clear.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGolden State Warriors sign Lee to multiyear contract, bring back ChrissSPORTSCoronation night?SPORTSThirdy Ravena gets offers from Asia, Australian ball clubsBorn in Hong Kong, To’s family moved to Australia when he was young. He transferred his nationality in 2016 to swim for Hong Kong and was training for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.To was in Florida for a three-month training camp with the Gator Swim Club at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In December he competed at the world short-course championships in China and placed sixth in the 100-meter medley — his first individual final at a major championships in six years, he wrote on Twitter .World swimming body FINA said it learned of To’s death “with immense sadness.”“Owner of many Hong Kong national swimming records, Kenneth To was a reference and example for the youth in the territory,” the Switzerland-based governing body said.ADVERTISEMENT
The two men who were on trial for the murder of Caitanya Kishundyal, called “Haribol” during the commissioning of a murder were set free on Wednesday by a mixed jury.Sadif Persaud also called “Guitar” of Port Mourant and Daniel “Dutty” Mc Clennon of Lot 163 Second Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, were found not guilty of the heinous crime.It was alleged that Kishundyal was shot during the commissioning of a robbery at his Police Outpost Street home back in 2016.Police had arrested Persaud in relation to another matter in March 2017 and it was during an interrogation that he told investigators that he was a part of the foiled robbery and as such, provided the name of the alleged shooter.However, Persaud and Mc Clennon were represented by Defence Attorney Sasha Roberts while the Prosecution’s case was presented by Mandel Moore.Justice Jo Ann Barlow on Wednesday summed up the evidence in the case and noted that two officers gave conflicting accounts as to the alleged confession statement given by Persaud and that there was no evidence coming from Detective Sergeant Lawrence Thomas, who reportedly took the statement.The trial Judge also noted that the deceased’s parents testified of hearing explosive sounds resulting in them exiting their bedroom and going outside where they saw Kishundyal seated in a chair with a wound to his abdomen.However, in their evidence, no mention was made about the location of the deceased’s car or whether the gate was opened. In addition, the prosecution did not present footage from the CCTV camera which was fully operable on the night of the incident, and which would have recorded the tragedy.Further, no evidence was presented connecting the visits by senior lawmen to the crime scene on the night of the incident, nor any evidence of a damaged fence.Government Pathologist Dr Neaul Singh in his evidence gave the cause of death as gunshot injuries and peritonitis. However, Justice Barlow pointed out that no ballistic expert testified about the six metal objects which were extracted from the stomach of the deceased.After deliberating for just under two hours, the jury returned with a not guilty verdict setting the two men free.Speaking with <<
0Shares0000Agent Mogi Bayat has been charged with money laundering and conspiracy © BELGA/AFP/File / YORICK JANSENSBRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct 12 – Belgian prosecutors have charged 19 suspects and detained nine in a massive fraud and match-fixing scandal that has mired Belgium’s elite league in scandal, they said on Friday.The charges came after police on Wednesday carried out a massive operation in Belgium, arresting 29 people, 10 of which were released without charges. Among the detained were at least three players’ agents, a referee, and a top executive from a major football club, a statement from prosecutors said.Mogi Bayat, portrayed in the media as Belgium’s most powerful sports agent, was charged with money laundering and conspiracy, the statement said.Bayat was detained pending his next hearing, as were fellow agents Dejan Veljkovic and Karim Mejjati, who were questioned this week as part of the operation targeting Belgium’s football elite.Referee Bart Vertenten was also charged with conspiracy and arrested, while former Anderlecht club lawyer Laurent Denis was charged for both conspiracy and money laundering.On Thursday, another referee, Sebastien Delferiere, was charged but was immediately released on parole.Vertenten and Delferiere were suspended on Thursday with immediate effect by the Belgian Football Federation.The charges against referees are part of a probe into suspected match-fixing by Veljkovic in a failed effort to save formerly top-tier KV Mechelen from relegation to the second division.Club Brugge coach Ivan Leko, whose team is playing in the Champion’s League, was charged with money laundering on Thursday and released.Hearings before the judge were held throughout night with former Anderlecht boss Herman Van Holsbeeck released without charges.The operation led to a total of 60 police searches Wednesday, including the headquarters of leading clubs in the Belgian first division, with Club Brugge, Anderlecht, Standard Liege and Genk among them.The huge operation took place simultaneously in Belgium and six other European countries, including France and Serbia, where an agent was arrested Thursday and awaits extradition.0Shares0000(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)
Maria and her children.A quest for information and support on a wide range of baby-related matters has led a local mother of two to organise Donegal’s first baby fayre called ‘Bump and Beyond” in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny on April 3rdSchoolteacher Maria Rushe, who writes a regular mother and baby blog under the title S-Mum, says she was inspired to organise the event when she saw regular online posts from local mothers desperate for information and advice on a whole host of different topics.“A lot of the time people were just trying to find out where they could get advice on different issues and I thought it would be a great idea to try to put as much of that together under one roof. “I saw in magazines that there were events like this in other places but there were none in Donegal so I thought I might as well set about organising one myself.”With her background in musical theatre, Maria is no stranger to helping pull together huge, high-quality events, but this has presented an entirely different type of challenge.“It can be tough to juggle everything when you are a mother of two small children, but it doesn’t mean that it can’t be done. Taking on a challenge like this has been great. It’s very different from choreographing a show for instance, but it is hugely rewarding to call someone up and explain what you want to do and they buy into the concept right away.”Maria who is married to well-known health and fitness expert Emmet Rushe of Rushe Fitness, saw her eldest daughter Julia turn 4 this week. Their baby Danielle is just 3 months old. Her experiences with her babies led Maria to commence writing her blog and she explains that contrary to what people might believe, the ‘S’ in S-Mum doesn’t stand for ‘super’ – although that doesn’t meant that it can’t.“On any given day the ‘s’ stands for a different word, there have been ‘sick baby mum,’ ‘silly mum,’ even ‘snake mum,’ the ‘s’ is just a letter, it could just as easily have been any letter of the alphabet. It can be a bit daunting to put it out there for everyone to read, but thankfully the reaction has been brilliant.”If the reaction to her blog has been superb, then Maria says she has been totally overwhelmed by the reaction to her announcement about the forthcoming baby fayre.“I was delighted to be able to secure BabyZone.ie as a major sponsor for the event and when I made the official announcement on my S-Mum Facebook page, I really couldn’t believe the reaction. As well as information and advice there will now be several baby and family-related businesses attending the event that is very much one for all the family – so dads and children are welcome too.It is called ‘Bump and Beyond’ because it will cater for parents-to-be as well as parents and the aim is to have as wide a range of information and family resources available.” Of course that means that there is still plenty to be done in terms of sorting the logistics, but even with her parenting duties to juggle, Maria is excited about how things are shaping up.“The event will be the first of its kind in Letterkenny and I am working really hard to make it a day to remember, the aim is for the ‘s’ in the blog post to be ‘successfully achieved mission – mum,” Maria concluded.You can read Maria’s blog here – https://secretsofsmum.wordpress.com/ or visit her Facebook page where more details of the event will be posted in the coming weeks – https://www.facebook.com/SecretsofsmumMUM’S THE WORD AS MARIA ORGANISES DONEGAL’S FIRST BABY FAYRE was last modified: February 11th, 2016 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Tags:Baby FayredonegalMaria Rushe
1 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has promised Yaya Toure the “biggest possible” birthday cake on Saturday – but will not announce whether the Ivorian midfielder has a new contract until the end of the season.Guardiola says he has made up his mind on the future of City’s seven out-of-contract players, including Toure, but will not reveal those decisions to the players – or the public – until the campaign is over.Toure, along with Pablo Zabaleta, Jesus Navas, Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna, Willy Caballero and Tosin Adarabioyo, are coming to the end of their deals but Guardiola is keeping his thoughts to himself with three games of the season left as City push for Champions League qualification.“It doesn’t depend if you’re going to play the last three matches (if you are) going to stay or not. The decision is already done. But we are going to communicate it after the season,” Guardiola said.“Of course the club is going to do it properly like always. Still we are fighting and playing for something so, so important for the club for the future. Now is still the time to be focused on what we have to do.”The majority of the seven are expected to leave the Etihad Stadium, including veteran midfielder Toure after seven years at the club.He turns 34 on Saturday, when City face Leicester, and Toure’s agent Dimitry Seluk has asked fans to mark the occasion by bringing cakes to the game.Seluk famously questioned Toure’s future at the club three years ago after claiming City had not sufficiently marked the occasion, although he now insists it was a joke that was misunderstood.Toure need have no worries on Saturday about whether the club will provide him with a cake, though.“He’ll have the biggest one possible,” said Guardiola. “We are going to do that. But after the game.”City will have striker Sergio Aguero and defender John Stones available after both returned to training following injuries.Guardiola’s side will be seeking revenge for one of the lowest moments of their season. They trailed Leicester 4-0 at the King Power Stadium in December before scoring twice late on.If City win their three remaining games they are guaranteed to finish third, but Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United all remain in the race for the Champions League spots.Finishing fourth would mean again going through the Champions League play-offs, while third would bring direct entry into the group stage.Guardiola insisted it will make little difference to him, saying: “If we finish fourth, we’ll go into the Champions League play-off like this season and my first at Barcelona.“The pre-season will already be done. We’re going to the US to play tough friendly games. You go there, you have to make a good performance there.“Of course, if we have already qualified for the Champions League, we are going to prepare and arrive at the first game in the Premier League ready. If it doesn’t happen, we’re going to prepare for the play-offs.“When you play that, it becomes the most important game of the season. If we’re not able to do third or fourth we’re going to prepare for the first game of the Europa League.” Yaya Toure turns 34 on Saturday 
YOU’VE heard the phrase: “It’s Baltic!”If you think it’s cold here, you want to try swimming in the Baltic Sea in December.Which is exactly what endurance swimmer Anne Marie Ward did at the weekend….and landed two gold medals in the Open International Winter Swimming Championships. “So proud of being from Donegal and Ireland,” said the Portnablagh woman.“As the only Irish competitor I was honoured to fly the flag and again meet so many wonderful people from around the world.” ENDURANCE SWIMMER ANNE MARIE TAKES DOUBLE BALTIC GOLD! was last modified: December 7th, 2014 by John2Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:Anne Marie WardBalticdonegalIrelandSWIMMER
Emery has endured a tough start to life in the Premier League possible standings Tottenham v Brighton LIVE: talkSPORT commentary and team news for Boxing Day opener 2 ALTERED Aubameyang and Lacazette will not partner each other on Saturday “And after this possession, to do the attacking moments and defending moments with this balance.“But, it is one possibility to continue in our progress and in one moment to try also to play with two scorers. In the last match of the pre-season, against Lazio, I did it with Lacazette and Nketiah.“But also, this position also for the players, they know that in one moment we can do that. But at the moment, no.” LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS How the Premier League table could change after the Boxing Day fixtures NEW ERA smart causal Best clips, calls and talkSPORT moments of 2019, feat Hearn, McCoist and more Lacazette has been forced to start both games on the bench, while Aubameyang has struggled in front of goal, squandering two glorious chances against Chelsea.Many fans are desperate to see them paired together against West Ham on Saturday, but Emery doesn’t think that is the answer.Asked if he will play the two up top, he answered: “At the moment, no. At the moment, I think we need to have the control with the possession, with the positioning on the pitch, with more players inside.
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Michael McCullagh pictured at the recent launch of the bike gathering with his first cousin from Ballyshannon Aisling McLoone who is participating in the Great Ethiopian Run in November.Since 2002 Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) have been sending volunteers to work in education and community projects across Ethiopia.Over the past eleven years more than twenty volunteers from Co. Donegal have travelled and worked in these projects.To celebrate the magnificent contribution that these and all VLM volunteers have made through the years, VLM has organized an All Ireland Vintage Motorbike Gathering which will finish in Donegal on Sunday August 18th next. Fr. Michael McCullagh, a Vincentian priest from Dungloe, is a director of VLM, a returned volunteer and one of the core team of bikers who will take to the roads of Ireland next week.He said “As a celebration of our work over the last decade we are holding an All Ireland Vintage Motorbike Gathering from Tuesday August 13th to Monday August 19th at locations all over the country. Local motor cyclists will come to meet the touring group and escort them into the various towns on the route.“We are also planning to meet with past volunteers on our tour which will stop in Carlow, Enniscorthy, Cork, Ennis, Galway and Sligo. I am delighted to say that the tour will finish in Dungloe and Gweedore on Sunday August 18th where a welcoming function will be held that evening.’‘In the past 10 years we have been sending volunteers to Ethiopia and have always got an excellent response from Donegal. Some of the projects where Donegal volunteers worked include St Josephs Kindergarten and Primary School, Bulbula, Alemachin rehabilitation centre for disabled children, Addis Ababa, the Ambo Lazarist School for the Deaf, Ambo and the Vincentian primary school in Bonga’ stated Fr. Michael at the recent launch of the All Ireland Motorbike Gathering. ‘We recruit volunteers on from various backgrounds including education, childcare, sign language, creative arts, carpentry, plumbing or electrics, hotel management, business and IT. Placements are generally for 1-3 months, available year-round. Anyone interested in volunteering with us can find out more on www.vlm.ie. The projects we are involved in make a huge difference to disadvantaged communities in Ethiopia and many past volunteers have stated that their time in Ethiopia was one of the most rewarding experiences of their lives’ he added.VLM works in partnership with the Vincentian Fathers and the Daughters of Charity. Both congregations run a variety of projects across Ethiopia in both urban and rural settings. Projects are focused on education, women’s development and supporting people to build up their own business and livelihoods.RTÉ’s Mary Kennedy will officially launch the All-Ireland Motorbike Gathering from The Church Bar and Restaurant, Mary’s Street, Dublin 1 on Tuesday August 13th at 11.00 a.m.The core group of bikers, including Fr Michael will be waved off to their next stop which is Carlow town. Bikers from the U.K will join the main body of the tour and bikers from Germany will join the gathering later in the week.The final stage of the rout will be Donegal, with the core group passing through Bundoran, Ballyshannon, Donegal Town and Mountcharles around Sunday lunchtime. The main highlight of the gathering will be an ascent of Glengesh Pass on Sunday afternoon, where over 100 bikers will gather in the local beauty spot, with the moment being captured by ariel photographers. This event will mark the centenary of a famous ascent of the Pass in 1913 by celebrated motor cyclists of the time.‘We hope that the All Ireland Vintage Motorbike Gathering will raise much needed funds for VLM’s work in Ethiopia. If you are a past volunteer, a regular VLM supporter or have attended our Gala Ball over the past few years come out and generously support the Bike Gathering this August’ concluded Fr. Michael.To donate online to this event, visit the Vincentian Lay Missionaries page on www.idonate.ie and for more information on the event please visit www.vlm.ie/bikegathering. There will be daily updates on Radio na Gaeltachta or you can follow the event on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VLMIreland or Twitter at #VintageBikeGathering.BIKER PRIEST TO HIGHLIGHT WORK OF DONEGAL VOLUNTEERS IN ETHIOPIA was last modified: August 12th, 2013 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)
Gardai are investigating an incident in Annagry this morning in which a car struck a house in the village.One man, believed to be the driver, was taken to hospital but is not understood to be seriously hurt.The incident happened at around 7am. It is not understood anybody else was injured in the crash. MAN HOSPITALISED AFTER CAR CRASHES INTO HOUSE was last modified: January 5th, 2014 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:AnnagrycrashdonegaldriverGardaihouse