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Tributes have poured in for the actor Richard Kiel , best known for his role as the steel-toothed villain Jaws in two 1970s James Bond films , who died yesterday aged 74 . The statuesque 7ft 2in actor portrayed the mercenary assassin Jaws in the 1977 movie The Spy Who Loved Me and the 1979 thriller Moonraker both opposite Sir Roger Moore as Agent 007 . Kiel died yesterday afternoon at a hospital in Fresno , California , according to a report on Wednesday by TMZ . Scroll down for video ... Remembered : Richard Kiel - posing here in 2012 behind a shot of him as Bond villain Jaws - has died aged 74 , TMZ reports . Sir Roger Moore , 86 , took to Twitter to express his grief at the sad news , posting : ' I am totally distraught to learn of my dear friend Richard Kiel 's passing . ` We were on a radio programme together just a week ago . Distraught . ' He later added : ` Ca n't take it in ' . Former . NFL player Carl Waethers , who appeared in 1996 's Happy Gilmore and . 1978 's Force 10 from Navarone alongside Kiel , tweeted : ` RIP Richard Kiel . Had the pleasure to work with you twice . #BePeace . ' Metal teeth : Richard as Jaws in the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me puts a strangehold on Agent 007 played by Roger Moore . Happy Gilmore star Adam Sandler said in a statement , ` Richard Kiel was one of the nicest , funniest guys I 've ever met . ` I 'll never forget hanging out with him & how good he was to everyone . ` Richard was a special man . My thoughts are with his family . ' American actress , Barbara Eden , who appeared with the actor . in the sitcom , I Dream of Jeannie , also wrote : ` Many fond memories of . Richard Kiel , sweet man & gentle giant . My thoughts & prayers to . his family & friends . - Barbara . ' Formidable foe : Richard is shown battling Roger Moore in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker . Kiel was a patient at Saint Agnes . Medical Center and his death was confirmed by Kelley Sanchez , director . of communications at the hospital . The towering star recently broke his leg and received treatment at the medical center , according to TMZ . A cause of death has not yet been reported . Kiel 's other memorable film and . television performances included imposing boss Mr. Larson in Happy . Gilmore starring Adam Sandler , lethal assistant Voltaire in The Wild , . Wild West and the extraterrestrial Kanamit in the memorable 1962 The . Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man . Steel teeth : Kiel is shown as Jaws biting through a cable with his steel teeth . Twilight Zone : Kiel played the alien Kanamit in the memorable The Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man . The . Twilight Zone episode that he starred in famously ends with a . cryptologist sharing the true nature of the alien 's To Serve Man tome as . she revealed : ` It 's a cookbook ! ' He . also portrayed a prisoner who played a bruising game of football . against the guards in the 1974 film The Longest Yard starring Burt . Reynolds and was a killer in the 1976 comedy Silver Streak starring Gene . Wilder and Richard Pryor . His character Jaws ranks among the top Bond villains alongside Goldfinger , Ernst Stavro Blofeld and Rosa Klebb . Jaws . was known for his enormous size and strength plus those sharp steel . teeth that he could use to bite through cables and to chomp on the neck . of his victims . Larger than life : Jaws with his towering height and metal teeth proved a formidable villain in The Spy Who Loved Me and again in Moonraker . Moore , who played the fictional British secret agent in seven films , wrote an August 2012 article in MailOnline about his favourite Bond villains . ` The . most memorable of all , however , has to be Jaws , sidekick to the evil . Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me , ' Moore , 86 , wrote in the . article . ` Jaws was . played by my good friend Richard Kiel , who stands 7ft 2 1/2 in . Jaws got . his name from the ominous , glinting steel teeth he wore , of course . Poor . devil , they were so uncomfortable to wear -- Richard could only keep . them in for about half a minute at a time , ' Moore wrote . Bond movie producer Albert R. Broccoli has been credited with adding steel teeth to the Jaws character for The Spy Who Loved Me . Mercenary assassin : Kiel is shown reprising his role as Jaws in Moonraker . The teeth were designed as cog-like in shape as it was believed pointy teeth would injure Kiel . When Jaws was required to bite through something , liquorice was use . Jaws only had one line in both of his appearances in the Bond franchise . ` Well , here 's to us , ' he said at the end of Moonraker as he opened a bottle of champagne with his girlfriend Dolly . Sad time : Adam Sandler , pictured on Saturday , made a statement about his Happy Gilmore co-star . Gentle giant : Richard , shown in May 2013 in London , was described by Moore as ` so kind , so gentle ' His character was inspired by Bond author . Ian Fleming 's description of a villain named Horror who revealed . steel-capped teeth while speaking in the novel The Spy Who Loved Me . Earlier this year , Kiel told the Daily Mail : ` To this day , I go out in sunglasses and a hat because people will shout `` Hey , Jaws ! '' at me from across the street . ` The only way I can explain it is that he 's like the Road Runner , which Coyote keeps trying to blow up , but he keeps going . ' Family man : Kiel pictured with wife Diane and their four children in 1982 - nearly two decades after his breakthrough role as Voltaire to Dr. Miguelito Loveless in The Wild , Wild West in 1965 . Quality time : Kiel looks overjoyed as he holds his baby daughter Jennifer for the first time in hospital in 1978 , right , and as he plays with son Richard during a break from filming The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 , left . Relaxed : The actor , who was born in Detroit , Michigan , and his wife Diane smile happily with their children during a 1982 photo shoot . Before finding fame as a Bond villain , Kiel got his career breakthrough starring as Voltaire to Dr. Miguelito Loveless in The Wild , Wild West in 1965 . Born in Detroit , Michigan , Kiel made his acting debut in the television series Laramie , in an episode titled Street Of Hate . He suffered a severe head injury in a 1992 car accident that affected his balance and forced him to walk with a cane , as shown in his appearances in Happy Gilmore , or use a scooter to get around . Moore in his 2009 memoir My Word Is My Bond described how Kiel was starkly different from his Jaws character . ` Richard is so kind , so gentle , ' Moore wrote of his co-star . On set : Kiel was joined by his wife Diane and their son Richard on the set of The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 , left , and plays happily on a swing with Richard and his three other children in 1982 . Kiel 's abnormal height and distinct features were a result of a hormonal condition called acromegaly that is often associated with gigantism . Kiel published an autobiography in 2002 titled Making It Big in the Movies . He also co-authored the 2007 book Kentucky Lion : The True Story of Cassius Clay about the politician who worked for the abolition of slavery . In 2009 , Kiel worked with former Star Trek actor , Robert Picardo , on horror science-fiction film , The Awakened . Today Picardo tweeted : ` Rest in peace gentle giant Richard Kiel . I am so glad we met through our mutual friend Mr. Marlowe and had the opportunity to work together . ' Bond favourite : Kiel , shown as Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me , ranks among the top Bond villains . Scooting around : Richard is shown in September 2012 using a scooter for mobility . 1960 Laramie TV episode Street Of Hate1961 The Phantom Planet1962 The Twilight Zone TV episode To Serve Man1963 House Of The Damned1965 I Dream Of Jeannie TV episode My Hero1966 Gilligan 's Island TV episode Ghost-A-Go-Go1967 The Monkees TV two episodes1968 The Wild Wild West TV episode The Night Of The Simian Terror1974 Kolchak : The Night Stalker TV two episodes1974 The Longest Yard1975 Barbary Coast1976 Starsky And Hutch TV episode Omaha Tiger1977 The Spy Who Loved Me1978 The Incredible Hulk TV1979 Moonraker1984 Cannonball Run II1996 Happy Gilmore2009 The Awakened . | Actor best known as the steel-toothed villain Jaws in 1970s Bond films . Died yesterday at hospital in California - cause of death is not yet known . Sir Roger Moore , who starred alongside Kiel , said he is ` totally distraught ' Death comes one week after pair featured on BBC Radio 4 's The Reunion . Moore , 86 , once called 7ft 2in Kiel the best Bond villain of all time . Giant actor 's other films included Happy Gilmore and The Wild , Wild West . | [[28, 50], [58, 140], [563, 602], [355, 408], [2096, 2124], [2096, 2112], [2121, 2140], [619, 634], [642, 704], [619, 634], [697, 704], [709, 759], [788, 843], [1204, 1237], [909, 933], [940, 973]] |
Roy Hodgson and Brendan Rodgers are set to meet at Loftus Road on Sunday for the first time since the row over Raheem Sterling blew up . England 's head coach intends to be at Liverpool 's game with QPR and will try to see Rodgers at some point to discuss his comments that followed Sterling telling him he was feeling tired ahead of England 's game in Estonia . Hodgson had said he intended to speak to Rodgers over Sterling and Daniel Sturridge , who was injured during the international break in September . Sturridge could return to action at QPR . Raheem Sterling drove to Liverpool training at Melwood on his own on Wednesday . Sterling has been heavily criticised after complaining of tiredness while on international duty last week . Sterling -LRB- right -RRB- told England boss Roy Hodgson that he was too tired to start against Estonia on Sunday . Hodgson started Sterling -LRB- second right -RRB- on the bench for England 's 1-0 Euro 2016 qualifying win in Estonia . Sterling -LRB- centre -RRB- came on as a second half substitute against Estonia in Tallinn . Of the players England used against Estonia , only Gary Cahill has played more minutes this season than Raheem Sterling ... Gary Cahill 1164 minutes played . RAHEEM STERLING 1079 mins . Jack Wilshere 1064 mins . Jordan Henderson 1035 mins . Calum Chambers 995 mins . Joe Hart 990 mins . Leighton Baines 990 mins . Phil Jagielka 919 mins . Danny Welbeck 836 mins . Wayne Rooney 758 mins . Fabian Delph 741 mins . Adam Lallana 538 mins . Rodgers , who said last month he has ` good communication with Hodgson ' , is expected to speak publicly about the Sterling affair for the first time on Thursday at his weekly press conference . Sterling was left out of the starting line-up for England 's 1-0 Euro 2016 qualifying win over Estonia on Sunday , but came off the bench to win the free-kick that led to Wayne Rooney 's second-half winner . Sterling returned to training with Liverpool earlier this week , being driven to Melwood on Tuesday by team-mate Jordan Henderson before driving himself in on Wednesday . Rodgers will be hoping the 19-year-old is fit enough to start against QPR on Sunday as Liverpool look to kick start their faltering season . Liverpool are currently ninth in the Premier League with 10 points after losing three of their first seven games . Sterling has featured in all of Livepool 's league games this season - and played 14 games in total for club and country - but has received criticism for his actions . A spoof Twitter account called ' @tiredsterling ' has been created mocking the Liverpool star . It has more than 16,000 followers to date . Former England international Paul Scholes also rubbished the idea that the midfielder needed extended periods of rest after games . Sterling returned to training at Liverpool 's Melwood training ground on Tuesday . Liverpool midfielder Sterling -LRB- left -RRB- performs sprints as part of the stripped-down training session on Tuesday . Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will meet Hodgson on Sunday to discuss Sterling -LRB- right -RRB- . A spoof Twitter account called ` Tired Sterling ' has been created mocking the 19-year-old Liverpool star . VIDEO Sterling rest row rumbles on . ` If you are 19 years old like Raheem Sterling , or even 25 years old like Daniel Sturridge , you do not need a two-day recovery after playing a game , said Scholes in his column for the Independent . However , Sterling 's former England team-mate Frank Lampard said he was ` brave ' to speak out and the criticism has been unfair . He told BBC Radio Five Live : ' I think he is actually quite a brave boy to say , `` You know what I am not quite at my best here '' . ' I am actually quite upset , not with the manager as such , but that the aftermath has been a lot of people criticising Raheem Sterling - who is probably in the top two or three players in our country and we need him to be at his best - for making quite a brave decision . ' I think we need to get behind him . Whether it is right or wrong , I do n't know , but we are all individuals and he made that call . ' | Roy Hodgson will be at Liverpool 's clash with QPR at Loftus Road . England boss hopes to meet his Liverpool counterpart at some point . Pair will also discuss Daniel Sturridge , who was injured on England duty . Rodgers expected to address the issue in front of the media on Thursday . | [[137, 202], [137, 202], [137, 158], [207, 268], [363, 446], [426, 448], [453, 510], [223, 230], [234, 362], [1507, 1514], [1582, 1668], [1507, 1514], [1594, 1701], [2983, 3016], [3045, 3084]] |
It 's been one hell of a rollercoaster year for Manchester United , who started the year hopelessly with one manager and end it somewhat optimistically with another . Kicking off 2014 with FA Cup and League Cup elimination , David Moyes ' six-year contract as boss at Old Trafford was continually questioned as United looked a shadow of their former selves under Sir Alex Ferguson 's compatriot replacement . Following Moyes ' sacking in April United appear to be revitalised under former Holland manager Louis van Gaal , who joined in the summer and broke the British transfer record with the signing of Angel Di Maria . Rajvir Rai reviews the year for Manchester United . David Moyes started the year under a dark cloud as he struggled as Sir Alex Ferguson 's successor . JANUARY . A month that very much set the tone for the rest of David Moyes ' doomed reign saw Manchester United crash out of the FA Cup -LRB- losing to Swansea at Old Trafford at the first hurdle -RRB- and the Capital One Cup -LRB- losing on penalties against Sunderland -RRB- . A humbling 3-1 defeat against Chelsea in the middle of the month left the reigning champions 14 points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal . The # 37.1 million signing of Juan Mata from Chelsea , however , did provide some cause for optimism . Despite a poor run in form Moyes dipped into the January transfer market by signing Juan Mata from Chelsea . FEBRUARY . Despite the addition of Mata , United still could not click into top gear and managed a single win -- a 2-0 victory at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace . United 's struggles were best summed up in the 2-2 home draw against Fulham , which saw Darren Bent score in ` Fergie Time ' for the visitors -- a sign that Old Trafford was no longer the fortress of old . Amazingly , Moyes ' side put in 81 crosses during the game , with Fulham 's Dan Burn saying afterward : ` I 've -LRB- not -RRB- headed that many balls since the Conference ! ' On the plus side , Wayne Rooney ended speculation over his future by signing a new five-and-a-half-year contract . Mata 's inclusion failed to inject much impetus into the flailing Manchester United squad as they drew to Fulham . United did have some positive news to tell fans as Wayne Rooney signed a new contract at Old Trafford . MARCH . Two successive 3-0 home defeats against Liverpool and Manchester City piled the pressure on Moyes . A 3-0 victory over Olympiakos secured United 's place in the Champions League quarter finals , but the atmosphere around certain sections of Old Trafford seemed to be growing more toxic . Marouane Fellaini 's substitution during the Manchester derby was greeted with loud applause and during the next home game , a 4-1 victory over Aston Villa , a plane carrying an anti-Moyes banner flew over the ground -- though it was booed by the large sections of the home fans . United ended the month 15 points off leaders Chelsea and 10 behind Arsenal in fourth . Trust in Moyes hit an all-time low when a seemingly clueless United side fell at home to rivals Liverpool . Certain fans at Old Trafford grew frustrated with Moyes as United also lost 3-0 to neighbours Manchester City . Yaya Toure -LRB- left -RRB- and Edin Dzeko -LRB- right -RRB- celebrate goals in City 's convincing victory at Old Trafford in March . APRIL . After just 10 months in job , Moyes -- who was given a six-year contract after replacing Sir Alex Ferguson -- was sacked . Ironically the nail in the coffin was delivered by his former club Everton who eased to a comfortable 2-0 win on the Scot 's first return to Goodison Park . Earlier in the month , United crashed out of the Champions League as they were beaten 3-1 -LRB- 4-2 on agg -RRB- by Bayern Munich , despite taking a surprise lead in the Allianz Arena through Patrice Evra . Ryan Giggs took over as interim manager and started his reign with a thumping 4-0 home win over Norwich . By April it was decided that enough was enough and David Moyes was sacked as Manchester United manager . Red Devils legend Ryan Giggs was appointed as interim manager , winning his first game by thrashing Norwich . MAY . The euphoria of the Giggs era -- which also saw former Class of ’92 members Phil Neville , Nicky Butty and Paul Scholes take prominent roles on the coaching staff -- was punctured by a 1-0 home defeat to Sunderland . In what proved to be Giggs ' farewell game at Old Trafford -- a 3-1 win over Hull -- there were debuts for youngsters Tom Lawrence and James Wilson . A 1-1 draw with Southampton on the final day saw United finish 22 points behind champions City in seventh -- their worst Premier League finish . Eight days after the season finished , Louis van Gaal was appointed as manager with Giggs as his assistant . In May the Premier League title was painfully handed back over to the blue side of Manchester . JUNE . With the Premier League over all eyes were on the World Cup and Van Gaal 's Holland to see what lay ahead at Old Trafford . Back in Manchester , chief executive Ed Woodward , under pressure after a botched summer 12 months earlier , swung into action as United announced the signings of Ander Herrera for # 29m from Athletic Bilbao and Luke Shaw from Southampton for # 30m . Alexander Buttner became the first casualty of the new era , leaving for Dynamo Moscow as speculation grew as to how Van Gaal would transform his squad . United chief Ed Woodward began the spending spree by bringing in Luke Shaw -LRB- left -RRB- and Ander Herrera -LRB- right -RRB- . JULY . With the World Cup over , Van Gaal arrived for his first day of work at Carrington on the 16th . By this point stalwarts Rio Ferdinand , Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra , as well as a number of fringe players , had left and United were being linked with a who 's who of football : Arturo Vidal , Mats Hummels and even Cristiano Ronaldo . The Dutchman 's first press conference will be remembered for his plea that it will take three months for his new squad to understand his philosophy . But Van Gaal 's first game was a thumping 7-0 friendly win over LA Galaxy and was followed by victories over Roma and Inter Milan . July said goodbye to Manchester United defensive stalwarts Rio Ferdinand -LRB- top -RRB- and Nemanja Vidic . Left back Patrice Evra was another experienced player to leave Old Trafford , joining Juventus in July . Louis van Gaal returned from the World Cup after his Holland side reached the semi-finals of the competition . AUGUST . United 's impressive pre-season form continued with victories over Real Madrid , Liverpool and Valencia . The new era was well and truly under way as United lined up in an unfamiliar 3-5-2 formation and Rooney was appointed the club 's new captain . Optimism abounded after such an impressive pre-season , but the mood quickly changed as Swansea ruined the party on the opening day of the season , winning 2-1 at Old Trafford in Van Gaal 's first competitive game in charge . Two league draws against Burnley and Sunderland followed , as well as a humbling 4-0 defeat in the Capital One Cup to MK Dons . United again dipped into the transfer market , adding Argentine duo Marcos Rojo and Angel Di Maria for a combined # 66m . United 's pre-season started well with a win over Real Madrid in front of 109,318 fans at the Michigan Stadium . Van Gaal continued the spending by bringing in Marcos Rojo -LRB- left -RRB- and Angel Di Maria for a combined # 66million . SEPTEMBER . September started with a bang as Radamel Falcao arrived on loan from Monaco and Daley Blind signed for # 14m from Ajax -- taking United 's summer spending to # 160m - but academy product Danny Welbeck was sold to rivals Arsenal . At the fourth time of asking , Van Gaal finally got his first win as United thumped QPR 4-0 at Old Trafford . A week later , however , they were embarrassed again as they lost 5-3 to Leicester -- squandering a 3-1 lead . United 's injury worries continued as Van Gaal was forced to turn to youngsters Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair in the absence of Shaw , Jonny Evans , Phil Jones and Chris Smalling . Star signing Radamel Falcao and Dutch World Cup star Daley Blind also joined the United ranks in September . Leicester City brought United back down to earth after coming back from 3-1 down to win the game 5-3 . OCTOBER . With no European or Capital One Cup football , United only played three times in October , stealing last-minute points against West Brom and Chelsea after beating Everton at home -- a game notable for Falcao scoring his first goal for the club . After nine games , Van Gaal 's side sat ninth with 13 points -- one fewer than Moyes had at the same stage the season before . October marked Falcao 's first goal for the Reds with this finish to beat former United goalkeeper Tim Howard . NOVEMBER . Defeat in the Manchester derby -- courtesy of a Sergio Aguero strike and a first-half Chris Smalling red card - meant it was United 's worst start to a season since 1986 . Level on points with West Brom and Newcastle , Van Gaal 's side were already 13 points behind league leaders Chelsea . But three wins on the bounce against Crystal Palace , Arsenal and Hull lifted United into the Champions League places . Two clean sheets in four games were a welcome boost after United 's defence had been so porous earlier in the season . More questions began to be asked about the United back line when Chris Smalling saw red against City . Sergio Aguero scored the only goal of the day as United 's city rivals took the lead just after the hour mark . DECEMBER . United 's good form extended into the Christmas period with wins over Stoke , Southampton , Liverpool and Newcastle and draws at Aston Villa and Tottenham -- meaning United finished 2014 on a nine-game unbeaten run . The upturn in form had sparked talk of a title a challenge -- notably from senior players such as Rooney and Carrick -- but Van Gaal 's side were still 10 points behind league leaders Chelsea and just three points ahead of Southampton and Arsenal in fourth and fifth . With the January transfer window set to open , United were again being linked with big money moves -- notably a # 120m move for Gareth Bale . After an eventful year United have again been linked to big money signings - Is the future red for Gareth Bale ? | Manchester United started 2014 badly with FA and League Cup elimination . By April United made the decision to sack struggling manager David Moyes . Louis van Gaal was appointed as club manager following the World Cup . The Dutchman has created a new-look side since taking over in charge . | [[167, 222], [784, 890], [409, 519], [3958, 4015], [409, 519]] |
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge had a late night this week but his manager Brendan Rodgers has nothing to worry about . The supermarket was Sturridge 's choice of night spot as the 25-year-old , recovering from a thigh problem , stocked up on some healthy foods . Sturridge posted a picture on Instagram of him at the Sainsbury 's checkout with the message : ` Late night shop ... What 's everyone 's fave food ? ' Pineapple , cucumber , spinach , olive oil and Corn Flakes were on Sturridge 's list . Daniel Sturridge shared this image of his late-night shopping trip on Instagram . The Liverpool striker picked up an injury while on international duty with England in September . Sturridge has been injured for over a month and Liverpool have struggled in his absence . Sturridge is on the road to recovery having been out of action since the beginning of September when he suffered a thigh strain on international duty before England 's Euro 2016 qualifier in Switzerland . In his absence , Liverpool were beaten by Aston Villa and West Ham in the Premier League and also went down to Basle in the Champions League . Liverpool take on QPR at Loftus Road on Sunday before a European showdown with Real Madrid at Anfield next Wednesday . | Daniel Sturridge posts picture on Instagram of his late-night shop . Liverpool striker pictured in Sainsbury 's buying selection of healthy foods . Sturridge recovering having been out since September with a thigh injury . Liverpool play QPR this weekend . | [[267, 359], [505, 586], [232, 266], [180, 195], [198, 229], [587, 684], [685, 728], [803, 870], [1123, 1241]] |
Liverpool 's summer signing Javier Manquillo has hailed his manager Brendan Rodgers for helping him settle in quickly at the club following his move from Atletico Madrid . The 20-year-old , who joined on a two-year loan from the La Liga champions in the transfer window , admits he is relishing life at Anfield and says the role his manager has played in that can not be overlooked . He told www.liverpoolfc.com : ' I get on very well with the manager here . He helps us with everything he can , which is great . He also speaks Spanish fluently too , so it 's really easy for us to communicate . Javier Manquillo gets right in the thick of the action during Liverpool 's emphatic 3-0 win against Tottenham . Javier Manquillo gets the better of Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor to fire a ball across goal . ' I have some fellow Spanish teammates with me over here too - Alberto Moreno , Suso and Jose Enrique are all here and there are some others in the squad who speak Spanish too , so it 's been really easy for me to adapt . ' Manquillo also revealed it has been a dream come true for him to be playing alongside Reds ' skipper Steven Gerrard , someone he looked up to hugely when he was growing up in Spain as a child . He added : ` The first time I watched Gerrard play , I was only a child . Now I play in the same team with him , he 's a truly great player and it 's a dream come true to share the field with him . ' Elsewhere , Liverpool will be looking to close the gap on leaders Chelsea when they face Aston Villa on Saturday evening , with Adam Lallana in contention to make his debut for the Reds . | The Spanish defender has hailed his manager Brendan Rodgers for helping him settle in quickly at Anfield . Javier Manquillo joined Liverpool earlier this summer on a two-year loan . The 20-year-old signed from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid . | [[0, 171], [56, 171], [0, 171], [172, 187], [194, 269], [172, 187], [194, 269]] |
Jose Mourinho is intent on bringing Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus to Chelsea next summer , according to reports in Spain . Marca claim that the Blues boss has made the Germany international his No 1 target at the end of this season as he looks to strengthen his squad . The Spanish newspaper believe Mourinho will face strong competition from La Liga leaders Real Madrid , who have already agreed a ` right to buy ' with the Bundesliga side . Spanish newspapers Marca -LRB- left -RRB- and Mundo Deportivo both lead on the chase for Germany star Marco Reus . Mundo Deportivo also lead on the chase for Reus ' signature , stating that the talented 25-year-old is ` within range ' for Europe 's top clubs . They also claim that Barcelona boss Luis Enrique is keen on signing the former Borussia Monchengladbach star , who is believed to have a buy-out clause of around # 20million . Elsewhere in Europe and Italy 's papers are also dominated by transfer talk , with La Gazzetta dello Sport focusing on five players whose contracts expire next summer . Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport -LRB- left -RRB- and Tuttosport both focus on transfer talk on Thursday . Juventus ' Sebastian Giovinco , AC Milan striker Giampaolo Pazzini , Fiorentina midfielder Alberto Aquilani , Lazio striker Miroslav Klose and Sao Paulo 's Alexandre Pato are all free to agree deals with clubs outside of Italy in January . Tuttosport claim that Arsenal are interested in Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio as Arsene Wenger looks to add a defensive midfielder to his squad in January . The same newspaper say that the Italian international is currently in talks with the Turin club over a new long-term contract but that the Gunners are hoping to lure him to the Emirates when the transfer window reopens . | Borussia Dortmund 's Marco Reus is a target for Europe 's top clubs . Real Madrid and Barcelona both want the Germany international . But Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has made Reus his top target . Arsenal are keen on Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio . | [[564, 579], [585, 623], [634, 709], [564, 579], [626, 709], [276, 376], [146, 222], [1434, 1497]] |
Steven Gerrard has been a magnificent leader of Liverpool through good times and hard and has striven mightily for England in the teeth of adversity . In terms of one-clubmanship this exemplary footballer stands just below Sir Tom Finney , the greatest of all English players who devoted his lifetime to Preston . When his country called , Stevie G never failed to answer with every sinew and fibre of his being . VIDEO Scroll down to see Steven Gerrard 's Liverpool career highlights . Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has announced he will leave the club when his contract expires this summer . Gerrard has made 695 appearances and scored 180 goals for Liverpool since making his debut in 1998 . Premier League : 494 appearances , 116 goals . FA Cup : 39 appearances , 13 goals . League Cup : 28 appearances , 9 goals . Champions League : 87 appearances , 30 goals . UEFA Cup/Europa League : 42 appearances , 11 goals . Other : 5 appearances , 1 goal . TOTAL : 695 appearances , 180 goals . From which I hope you , and he , will gather the esteem in which I hold one of the proudest Merseysiders ever to wear the Anfield red . Gerrard will head west this summer -- not quite into the sunset just yet but as distant as Los Angeles -- as a distinguished ambassador for this , the mother country of the world game . Liverpool will spend the intervening months in celebration of one of their finest , then go into mourning at his departure . As they should . English football at large will share in the nostalgia . But the placing of Gerrard in the history of our national game is more complicated than this immediate sense of loss . However moderate the strength of the Liverpool and England teams he has graced , the poignant reality is that he falls tantalisingly just short of the greatest , even in the pantheon of midfield . The Champions League miracle-worker of Istanbul ought to have delivered more across the spectrum of the domestic game . In part that was because he stayed true to Liverpool while others , his peer Frank Lampard among them , sought fame through transfer . Gerrard , pictured celebrating against Fulham last season , almost helped the Reds to the Premier League title . Gerrard -LRB- left -RRB- , pictured in action against Italy at the World Cup , retired from England duty last summer . One-club men are unlikely to harvest as many trophies . In their honesty -- and Gerrard has a heart as big as the Kop - they also end up trying too hard , endeavouring to do too much in the context of their team . As he did at times with England . The bizarre failure of any England manager to effectively harness Gerrard and Lampard into a midfield partnership potentially powerful enough to lift at least a European Championship was rooted in the end in Stevie G 's reluctance to be confined mostly to the anchor-man role . That would have been the natural balancing act with Lampard 's more prolific goalscoring but Gerrard always felt he had more to give and at times over-reached himself . Then Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez -LRB- right -RRB- holds aloft the Champions League trophy with Gerrard in 2005 . Gerrard lifts the FA Cup in May 2006 after a dramatic win against West Ham at the Millennium Stadium . That loss of footing against Chelsea which caused Liverpool to stumble so fatefully on the threshold of last season 's Premier League title should not be held against the captain without whom they would never have got that close . The most profound loss was his own , condemning him never to win that championship he so richly deserved . But in a symbolic sense that slip puts into a freeze-frame the reason why he comes no higher than tenth in this list of the greatest English midfielders of all time which , to Liverpool chagrin no doubt , is topped by four of Manchester United 's finest : . 1 -RRB- SIR BOBBY CHARLTON . World Cup winner extraordinaire and still this country 's leading goalscorer . Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton -LRB- right -RRB- in action against Arsenal in 1968 . 2 -RRB- BRYAN ROBSON . Captain Marvel for both Manchester United and England . 3 -RRB- DUNCAN EDWARDS . Rated by Charlton as greater than himself and may well have proved him right but for his premature death among other Busby Babes in the Munich air disaster . 4 -RRB- PAUL SCHOLES . The most deft feet to be allied to a computer of a brain in the modern era . Paul Scholes enjoyed an illustrious career with Manchester United before hanging up his boots in 2013 . 5 -RRB- JOHNNY HAYNES . The sublime passer who invented , with Fulham and England , the diagonal cross-field ball behind the full back and in so doing became this country 's first # 100-a-week footballer . 6 -RRB- PAUL GASCOIGNE . The genius of this age , albeit ultimately the self-destructor of his own magical talent . 7 -RRB- WILF MANNION . The Pied Piper of Middlesbrough who would have won many more trophies with his club and played dozen more games for England had he not spent World War 11 fighting for his country . Paul Gascoigne -LRB- right -RRB- , pictured in action for Tottenham against Man United , was a magician with the ball . 8 -RRB- RAICH CARTER . The Sunderland ball conjuror who was the darling of the north-east . 9 -RRB- FRANK LAMPARD . The engine , the vision but above all more goals than many of the most renowned strikers have mustered . 10 -RRB- STEVEN GERRARD . See above . Frank Lampard -LRB- centre -RRB- has been a pivotal figure for Manchester City this season after leaving Chelsea . | Steven Gerrard has announced he will leave Liverpool this summer . He has made 695 appearances and won 10 trophies for the Reds . Gerrard makes Sportsmail 's list of the 10 greatest English midfielders . But failures with Liverpool and England leave him far from No 1 spot . | [[487, 596], [534, 596], [1129, 1163], [597, 629], [4407, 4510]] |
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has been given the perfect medical advice to ensure he does not see any criticism of his management - by being banned from reading the newspaper by his doctor ! The Calatans drew 0-0 away at Gefafe on Saturday and a section of Barca supporters have criticised Enrique for his constant tinkering of team selection and formations . But Enrique insists he is not concerned by the criticism and , in fact , he has not even seen the majority of it due to his ban on reading about it in the press on medical grounds . Lionel Messi rubs his hand through his hair as it rains during Barcelona 's 0-0 draw with Getafe . Manager Luis Enrique holds his arms aloft as he appeals a decision during the match on Saturday . Speaking on Monday , Enrique said : ' I have n't read the criticism for some time now . My doctor told me not to . ' I like my team to play good , attractive , easy-on-the-eye football , though that does n't mean there are n't matches when you play poorly and end up getting points . ' Real Madrid now lead Barca by four points at the head of La Liga following the weekend 's matches . Yet Enrique remains unconcerned by the gap their rivals have opened up ahead of them . Messi -LRB- centre -RRB- attempts to take on the Getafe defence as Barca slipped four points behind leaders Real . He continued : ` The four-point lead ? It 's nothing definitive . ` We were four points ahead earlier in the season and the gap evaporated quickly . ' Interestingly , despite the criticism over his constant tinkering of the Barca starting XI , Enrique is adamant he will continue to change the team as often as he feels necessary . He added : ` We 're going to be constantly making changes and evolving . I 'm not disappointed with what we 've done so far . ' Enrique walks along with his hood up as he heads to a press conference through the rain . | Barcelona drew 0-0 away at Getafe on Sunday in La Liga . The result leaves the Catalans four points behind leaders Real Madrid . Manager Luis Enrique insists he has not been reading any criticisms . He claims his doctor ` told ' him ` not to ' for medical reasons . | [[189, 237], [587, 638], [1023, 1122], [1210, 1324], [1277, 1324], [362, 428], [758, 770], [775, 824], [0, 186], [43, 186], [431, 539], [825, 851]] |
A police boss has been forced to apologise after telling a scandal-hit chief constable the name of woman who accused him of sexism . Nick Gargan , 47 , head of Avon and Somerset Police , was suspended in May after allegations emerged that he had made inappropriate compliments about the appearance of 35 women . The Independent Complaints Commission launched an investigation , which concluded no criminal charges would be brought . Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens -LRB- left -RRB- has been forced to apologise after she disclosed the name of a complainant to Chief Constable Nick Gargan -LRB- right -RRB- . But the enquiry was brought into disrepute after it emerged Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens told Mr Gargan the name of one woman who had made a complaint . She said : ` In May 2014 , I was made aware by a member of my team that someone had approached them and made a verbal complaint against Chief Constable Nick Gargan . ` During a subsequent conversation with Mr Gargan I was discussing a concern I had around how that individual was coping generally , and I mentioned that a complaint had been made against him by that person . ` At the time of the conversation I was not aware of the full facts which became apparent subsequently - including the detail of the allegations being made and the request for whistle-blower status . ' Ms Mountstevens , who is an Independent Party member , said as soon as she became aware of the seriousness of the allegations she voluntarily referred the details of the conversation to the watchdog . She added : ' A complaint about the disclosure of the name was subsequently made to the Police and Crime Panel , who looked into the matter and found that I had made a mistake . Head of Avon and Somerset Police , Nick Gargan , 47 , was suspended in May after allegations of sexual harassment emerged - they included making inappropriate compliments about the appearance of 35 women . ' I agreed with their finding and I have already written to the individual concerned to apologise for the distress I caused . ' I firmly believe that everyone in public office needs to be held to the same high standard of conduct , which is why I told the IPCC of my conversation before their investigation began . ' I have co-operated fully with the Police and Crime Panel 's investigation process . ` This was a new situation for me and , while I could have handled it better , I have learnt from it and employees within the constabulary can feel confident approaching me or my team if they have issues they feel uncomfortable raising elsewhere . ` There are a number of ways staff and officers can raise issues confidentially which include speaking to their line manager , reporting it to the Professional Standards department or by using an anonymous phone line or email system . ' Mr Gargan was suspended on full pay , around # 150,000 a year , just 13 months after being appointed by Ms Mountstevens . It is claimed he sent a text to one young officer saying : ` You are doing a great job - do you fancy a drink tonight ? ' Complaints were made by two female members of staff and over 50 officers and staff from the constabulary were interviewed during the investigation . The British embassy in Paris : According to sources , his close relationship with a senior embassy colleague 's daughter was hushed up , and after returning home Mr Gargan , now 47 , continued his rise through the ranks . The IPCC has now finished its probe and sent a report to Ms Mountstevens who will decide next month if there is a case to answer for either misconduct or gross misconduct . Mr Gargan denies any wrongdoing . During the investigation it also emerged that Mr Gargan had left a previous post at the British embassy in Paris after he developed a close relationship with a senior colleague 's daughter . It is thought the affinity developed while he was working in France on the investigation into the death of Princess Diana . Ms Mountstevens said that she was unaware of Mr Gargan 's unhappy spell in Paris when she appointed him chief constable last year . Until a month ago he was being tipped as a potential future Scotland Yard commissioner . | Nick Gargan , 47 , was suspended after allegations of sexual harassment . Claims the chief constable made ` inappropriate compliments ' about women . Investigation by IPCC concluded no criminal charges would be brought . PCC Sue Mountstevens admitted telling Gargan name of complainant . She has been forced to apologise and Gargan denies all allegations . He was suspended at # 150,000 a year - 13 months after appointment . | [[133, 149], [178, 311], [1750, 1782], [1799, 1878], [99, 104], [109, 132], [133, 149], [178, 311], [1874, 1955], [312, 432], [359, 375], [384, 413], [433, 622], [491, 496], [513, 622], [623, 729], [694, 766], [433, 622], [2016, 2070], [3630, 3663]] |
Manchester City will once again face Barcelona in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League after the draw in Nyon . The Catalan side eliminated Manuel Pellegrini 's team at the same stage last season , winning 4-1 on aggregate . Chelsea were paired with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain as David Luiz comes up against his former club . The Blues overcame the French side in last season 's quarter-finals , prevailing on away goals after a 2-0 home win followed a 3-1 loss in Paris . Arsenal , meanwhile , will play Monaco as manager Arsene Wenger goes up against his former employers . Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea . Manchester City vs Barcelona . Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid . Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund . Schalke 04 vs Real Madrid . Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich . Arsenal vs Monaco . Basle vs Porto . First legs to be played on February 17/18 and 24/25 . Second legs on March 10/11 and 17/18 . The Champions League trophy on display at the last 16 draw in Nyon , Switzerland on Monday . UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino pulls Manchester City out of the pot during the last 16 draw . Asked beforehand about the prospect of facing Monaco , whom he managed between 1987 and 1994 and who lie sixth in Ligue 1 , Wenger said : ` I 'm not against it at all . ` It would be a visit to my first home . Of course I would love to go there . ' In the other ties , Bayer Leverkusen take on last season 's runners-up Atletico Madrid and Juventus play Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of the 1997 final . Schalke meet defending champions Real Madrid , Bayern Munich play Shakhtar Donetsk and Basle take on Porto . Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey was quick to respond to the draw , writing on Twitter : ` Monaco ! I 'm sure our fans will enjoy the away trip ... great place , great draw ! ' Club secretary David Miles added on Sky Sports News HQ : ` We 've picked some of the biggest teams in Europe over the last five years but we 're certainly not taking anything for granted , Monaco have earned the right to be here . ` It 's the first time we 've played Monaco in a competitive match so I 'm sure Arsene will be delighted at going back to one of his former teams . ' MANCHESTER CITY VS BARCELONA . February 18 , 2014 Last 16 , first leg - Manchester City 0 Barcelona 2 . March 12 , 2014 Last 16 , second leg - Barcelona 2 Manchester City 1 . PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN VS CHELSEA . September 14 , 2004 Group Stage - Paris Saint-Germain 0 Chelsea 3 . November 24 , 2004 Group Stage - Chelsea 0 Paris Saint-Germain 0 . April 2 , 2014 Quarter-final , first leg - Paris Saint-Germain 3 Chelsea 1 . April 8th , 2014 Quarter-final , second leg - Chelsea 2 Paris Saint-Germain 0 . MONACO VS ARSENAL . No previous competitive meetings . A screen in the hall at UEFA headquarters in Nyon shows the results of the last 16 draw . The other two ties also bring connections and City 's director of football Txiki Begiristain , a former Barca player and director , said : ' I will take the time to visit family , friends , I have a lot of friends there at the club . ' He labelled the draw itself ` unbelievable ' , adding : ` Every tie 's the same , we had Bayern Munich and CSKA Moscow in the group phase , and now we have to deal again with Barcelona . ` Beating Bayern Munich and then beating Roma away , we are confident and will arrive in a good moment to these games . ' Chelsea secretary David Barnard said : ` Obviously PSG are known to us because we played them in the quarter-finals last year and they 've got the added ingredient of David Luiz playing for them . ` Jose said before the draw that he 'd have liked to see PSG for our supporters , for the travel and the logistics , and he was right . ' Luiz transferred between the two teams after the World Cup and PSG sporting director Olivier Letang said : ' I think David will enjoy playing again in Stamford Bridge and the most important thing is that PSG wins . We hope we will have revenge on Chelsea after last season . ' Lionel Messi flicks the ball past Man City goalkeeper Joe Hart to score for Barcelona in last season 's tie . Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany look dejected after Barcelona score in last season 's first leg at the Etihad . Barcelona 's sporting vice-president Jordi Mestre said of the City tie : ` It is attractive , it is a good match to see . ` Manchester City are a very tough team , it will be a very hard match . ' Looking to the other ties , Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos tweeted a picture of himself and Germany team-mates Benedikt Howedes - the Schalke defender - and Mario Gotze with the World Cup . Underneath , he wrote : ` What a draw for the @ChampionsLeague ! Looking forward to meet @BeneHoewedes and @s04 with @realmadrid . ' Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummennigge told the club 's official website : ` FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a good draw , we are certainly favourite , but we will go with great respect in these two games . ` Shakhtar completed very good games in the group stage . This is definitely a new experience for us . ' Juventus director Pavel Nedved told uefa.com : ` It could have been worse because there was still Bayern and Madrid when Borussia 's name came out . ` It will be a very even tie . There are a few teams who are almost impossible to compete with , so we are happy to have a side against whom we have a chance . ' Demba Ba celebrates after scoring during last season 's Chelsea vs PSG match at Stamford Bridge . Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will come up against his former club Monaco in the round of 16 . 13/5 Bayern Munich . 11/4 Real Madrid . 6/1 Barcelona . 7/1 Chelsea . 14/1 Man City . 18/1 Atletico Madrid . 22/1 Arsenal . 25/1 PSG . 28/1 Borussia Dortmund , Juventus . 50/1 Porto . 100/1 Bayer Leverkusen . 125/1 Monaco , Basle . 200/1 Shakhtar Donetsk . 250/1 Schalke . Head here to Like MailOnline Sport 's Facebook page . | Manchester City will play Barcelona for second consecutive season . Catalan side knocked City out 4-1 on aggregate in round of 16 last year . Chelsea take on Paris Saint-Germain as David Luiz faces former club . Arsenal play Monaco as Arsene Wenger faces his former club . Defending champions Real Madrid take on German side Schalke . Favourites Bayern Munich will play Shakhtar Donetsk . 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In a sweltering Miami afternoon , hundreds of guys are sitting in an airless hotel reception room taking notes , hanging on every utterance by the speaker . They 've paid up to $ 3000 to be here -- to learn from the master himself . On the podium at the front is n't a religious guru . It is n't a business leader imparting the secrets of getting rich . It 's a guy dressed in jeans and an unironed shirt -- teaching men what should be the most natural thing of all : how to talk to women . Scroll down for video . The master : Julien Blanc is a dating coach at Real Social Dynamics and commands fees of up to $ 3,000 to teach men his secrets . Julien Blanc , 25 , is one of the most renowned ` pick-up artists ' around . As a dating coach for Real Social Dynamics , the company founded by Tyler Durden -LRB- Owen Cook -RRB- and Papa -LRB- Nick Kho -RRB- , Mr Blanc and his colleagues have near-rock star status amongst the men who 've traveled from across the U.S. -- earnestly writing down every insight on how to make yourself more attractive to women , and how no woman is beyond you . ` Why on earth would you need an excuse to talk to a girl ? ' Mr Blanc thunders from the front of the room . Scores of baseball caps nod , pencils scribble . I 've joined the disciples for a weekend 's bootcamp as part of my TV show , Tim Samuels : The Hunt for Real Men , which explores what it 's like to be a man today . Taking notes : The author Tim Samuels traveled to Miami , Florida to learn Mr Blanc 's secrets of how to pick up women . Closing the deal : As part of the bootcamp , Mr Samuels was forced to interact with female strangers in public and ask for phone numbers . How has it come to this , that men have to pay to learn how to meet women ? I sit through the lectures feeling a little smug and incredulous that guys are paying serious cash for a bit of confidence boosting and common sense . 1 . Never walk directly towards a woman - approach from the side as it 's less threatening . 2 . Do n't mumble - speak as though you 're on stage doing a spot of Shakespeare . 3 . Do n't hang around like a bad smell . 4 . Try and take the woman away from her group to talk somewhere quiet . 5 . Do n't leave without getting a phone number . But then we 're told that after lunch . we 've moving from the theory to the practical -- chatting up total . strangers on the street . The dread kicks in . For a British bloke , the idea of walking up to a woman on the street , mid-afternoon , entirely sober and having to chat her up with the aim of getting her phone number is a living nightmare . Committing armed robbery or heading on holiday to northern Syria would be less terrifying . What on earth would you say as an opening line ? How would you not sound like a complete cheese ball ? Before I can bail out , Mr Blanc leads a small group of us down to the main pedestrianized shopping street . 1 . Do n't speak to groups of models about woollen socks . 2 . Check for a wedding ring first . 3 . Check for a pram first . 4 . Do give up when the woman does n't speak a word of English . 5 . Do n't fight your national upbringing - drink at least four pints of lager before attempting any interaction . Women . are going about their business -- catching up with friends over coffee , . popping into shops , heading to fashion week events , and generally . displaying no inclination to want to be bothered by men who are paying . good money to learn how to bother them . As a few of us hang back , he demonstrates that he 's not all talk . He brazenly heads over to Starbucks . where a woman is stood outside , walks up to her , asks her where she 's . from and gets chatting . Just as that 's going well , another woman walks . past on her way into a store -- he stops her , and then brings her into . the conversation . A . classic technique - which demonstrates manly confidence , engenders a . spot of competition and creates that all-important vibe that ` you 're at . the center of your own party ' . Lo and behold , the second woman then asks for his number and what he 's doing that night . Astonishing stuff . And sober . Lining up : The author sat in a room packed with men who paid $ 3,000 each to learn how to interact with women . Buoyed by this display of manliness , I 'm sent off to do my own stranger-bothering . The first girl I approach does n't speak a word of English . She sounds Russian . I deploy my full repertoire -LRB- ` glasnost ' and ` perestroika ' -RRB- -- but she remains impassive . I 'm then directed to a pair of women . who are having coffee . One has a pram . Neither has any time for me . Before I 'd even opened my mouth , they raise a hand -- traffic cop style -- . to signal do n't even think of approaching . Down but not out , I 'm pushed towards two models -- who at least do n't raise any limbs towards me . What . then follows is two minutes of dire conversation , where all I can think . to ask about is where to buy socks around here , and bore myself into . submission , like a football player signalling to the coach that he wants . to come off the field . In the field : Mr Blanc demonstrates how to master the game by getting a woman 's attention . Training tactics : Mr Blanc coaches his students to develop enough confidence to approach complete strangers . Gaining confidence : The men are coached through a series of scenarios and told to visualize themselves being at the center of their own party . With confidence shot to pieces , I make my final approach -- to a waitress taking a break . After some initial confusion about where she came from -- ` Barcelona ' and ` Macedonia ' can be easily confused -- we manage a nice chat for a few minutes about former Yugoslavia and cocktails , before I plump up the courage to ask for a phone number . Which she actually gives me . I head off with a renewed sense of swagger -- and faith in the American can-do approach to all aspects of life . It was only when my director goes back to interview her that we notice a wedding ring on her finger . She 'd given me her number out of politeness . You would n't get that in Britain . Tim Samuels : The Hunt For Real Men airs on the Bio channel on Friday , June 27 at 10pm EST. . | Julien Blanc , 25 , is a dating coach for Real Social Dynamics . 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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has blamed England for Daniel Sturridge 's injury , criticising the international side 's coaching and recovery methods . The Liverpool striker missed England 's 2-0 win over Switzerland after picking up a knock in training and returning to Merseyside . Sturridge will now miss Liverpool 's clash with Aston Villa on Saturday , as well as the Champions League tie against Ludogorets on Tuesday . WATCH Scroll down for ` Rodgers : Sturridge has best 50 game record in Liverpool history ' Daniel Sturridge was injured on England duty , much to the annoyance of Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers . Daniel Sturridge in training for England against Phil Jones just before going down injured . But Rodgers thinks the injury could have been prevented and questioned the approach of England 's coaching and medical staff . He told talkSPORT : ` We 're disappointed because we feel it 's an injury which could have been prevented . Clubs work differently to international teams , it 's the recovery strategy . ` When we look at our players here , we look at them individually , in terms of what their needs are . ' Rodgers added : ` Some players are very fast , they will have a second day , active recovery , whereas other players can work on that -LSB- second -RSB- day . Daniel Sturridge played in the friendly against Norway at Wembley , which England won 1-0 . Daniel Sturridge could be out for up to two weeks but should return for the Merseyside derby . ` When you 're a type of player like Raheem Sterling or Daniel Sturridge , you need to recover them differently . ' Liverpool face a busy schedule in September with West Ham next up after Ludogorets , followed by a Capital One Cup tie against Middlesbrough and the Merseyside derby against Everton on September 27 . ` He 's one to two weeks away -LSB- from playing again -RSB- , ' Rodgers added on Sturridge . ` It 's disappointing for him because he 's worked so hard in pre-season and looked very fit and strong in the last game against Tottenham . ' | Daniel Sturridge injured while on international duty with England . Liverpool striker picked up a knock in training before Switzerland game . Brendan Rodgers criticises England 's coaching and recovery methods . Sturridge will miss games against Aston Villa and Ludogorets . | [[156, 287], [521, 565], [626, 685], [691, 718], [156, 287], [221, 287], [0, 83], [0, 33], [86, 155], [723, 845], [288, 306], [312, 376], [288, 359]] |
An Air Force Academy whistle blower who was recruited to work as an undercover agent and exposed a culture of rape , drug abuse and partying by cadet athletes - especially on the football team - was thanked for his service by being expelled from the academy and kicked out of the military . Investigators , including the Air Force 's own Inspector General , say that Eric Thomas was instrumental in ` Operation Gridiron , ' which led to 37 cadets being kicked out of the academy , including four football players and four basketball players . Two offenders , including star defensive back Jamil Cooks , were sentenced to prison time after being convicted of rape . Shunned : Eric Thomas was kicked out of the Air Force after working as an undercover informant in an investigation that led to 37 cadets being expelled . The investigation involved 16 members of the Air Force Falcons football team . Four players were eventually kicked out - two of them sentenced to jail time for committing rape . Jamil Cooks -LRB- no 46 -RRB- was sentenced to five months behind bars but was suspected of half a dozen rapes , authorities say . Air Force football stars Anthony Daniels -LRB- left -RRB- and Jamil Cooks -LRB- right -RRB- were both arrested , court martialed convicted and served jail time for sexual assault . ' I was crucified , I was told how much of a terrible cadet I was , ' Thomas told ABC News . Lieutenant General Michael Gould , who led the academy until recently , told ABC News that Thomas ` deserved to be disenrolled . ' ` You would not want that particular individual to be an officer in our Air Force today , ' he said . The landmark investigation , the biggest ever in the history of the Air Force Academy , has been hailed as a major step toward cleaning up a toxic culture in the athletic department and cracking down on sexual assault - which has become an epidemic in the US military . But Mr Thomas , and his handler Office of Special Investigations Sergeant Brandon Enos , paid the price . Thomas said that as more and more players on the Air Force 's vaunted football team became the subject of investigation , he found himself the target of disciplinary hearings . The Air Force Falcons football team has brought in millions of dollars in ticket sales , TV deals and alumni donations . As investigators turned up the heat on the team , many top boosters and powerful officers began to show their displeasure with the digging . Mr Thomas admits that he had received several demerits , but says nearly all of his discipline was a result of performing duties for his undercover work . The investigation rocked the Air Force Academy to its core and angered many top generals and alumni donors . Lt. General Michael Gould was superintendent of the Air Force Academy at the time and condemned Mr Thomas ' actions , saying he should never be an Air Force officer . Sgt. Brian Enos , Mr Thomas ' handler , was also drummed out of the Air Force . Sgt Enos was told by his supervisors not to testify in Mr Thomas ' defense and the Office of Special Investigations worked to deny that Mr Thomas had even been a part of the investigation . Mr Thomas was recruited as an informant by Sgt Enos in April 2011 . At the time he was a cadet and a third-string linebacker on the Air Force Falcons football team . He agreed at times to wear a wire and report any claims of sexual assault that he encountered . What he recorded for investigators was shocking . He went to one party where football players only let women drink out of a Captain Morgan rum bottle with a blue cap . The blue cap , the players said , meant that they had put date rape drugs in the drink . At that same party , he heard about players gang raping an unconscious woman . Cadets , including football players , also smoked synthetic marijuana and did other drugs at the party , authorities say . ' I can confidently say there would have been no convictions at the academy probably to this day without Eric , ' Sgt Enos told ABC . However , Sgt Enos did n't fair much better than Mr Thomas . He says he was stripped of his badge and transferred to a job picking up garbage for the Air Force - essentially drummed out . He eventually left after claiming medical disability . New York Senator Kirsten Gillibran has called Mr Thomas ' dismissal ' a case of retaliation . ' She has called for a full investigation . Mr Thomas , meanwhile , is appealing the dismissal and has moved back home to South Dakota . He still dreams of flying jets for the Air Force , he says . | Eric Thomas agreed to go undercover for ` Operation Gridiron ' that led to 37 cadets being kicked out on drug and rape charges . Many of those investigated were on the powerful and popular Air Force football team . 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It will cost the federal government -- taxpayers , that is -- $ 50,000 for every person who gets health insurance under the Obamacare law , the Congressional Budget Office revealed on Monday . The number comes from figures buried in a 15-page section of the nonpartisan organization 's new ten-year budget outlook . The best-case scenario described by the CBO would result in ` between 24 million and 27 million ' fewer Americans being uninsured in 2025 , compared to the year before the Affordable Care Act took effect . Pulling that off will cost Uncle Sam about $ 1.35 trillion -- or $ 50,000 per head . SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE REPORT . THE $ 2 TRILLION DOLLAR MAN : President Barack Obama was in India on Monday when the Congressional Budget Office reported the federal government 's gross costs for a decade of Obamacare will be $ 1.993 trillion . PROMISES : Obama pledged in 2009 during a speech before a joint session of Congress that his health insurance proposal would cost $ 900 billion over ten years -- a far cry short of current numbers . The numbers are daunting : It will take $ 1.993 trillion , a number that looks like $ 1,993,000,000,000 , to provide insurance subsidies to poor and middle-class Americans , and to pay for a massive expansion of Medicaid and CHIP -LRB- Children 's Health Insurance Program -RRB- costs . Offsetting that massive outlay will be $ 643 billion in new taxes , penalties and fees related to the Obamacare law . That revenue includes quickly escalating penalties -- or ` taxes , ' as the U.S. Supreme Court described them -- on people who resist Washington 's command to buy medical insurance . It also includes income from a controversial medical device tax , which some Republicans predict will be eliminated in the next two years . If they 're right , Obamacare 's per-person cost would be even higher . President Barack Obama pledged to members of Congress in 2009 , as his signature insurance overhaul law was being hotly debated , that ` the plan I 'm proposing will cost around $ 900 billion over 10 years . ' It would be a significant discount if the White House could return to that number today . PRICEY : The federal government will spend $ 50,000 for each person recruited to buy insurance or neroll in free Medicaid through the Obamacare exchanges . In that same speech , Obama claimed that there were ` more than 30 million American citizens who can not get coverage . ' $ 900 billion spent on those people would equate to no more than $ 30,000 each -- less than two-thirds of what the CBO now says the program will cost when the dust settles . The CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation , a group of members from both houses of Congress , prepared Monday 's report on the overall direction of the federal budget . They estimated that ` the net costs of the coverage provisions of the ACA -LSB- Affordable Care Act -RSB- will rise sharply as the effects of the act phase in from 2015 through 2017 . ' Those costs will ` rise steadily through 2022 ' before leveling off for three years , the groups ' economists determined . But even at that point , the Obamacare program will cost the governemnt ` about $ 145 billion ' each year . That number does n't include the insurance premiums and out-of-pocket health care costs paid by Americans -- only the government 's role in implementing the law and paying for its guarantees . And the law will still leave ` between 29 million and 31 million ' nonelderly Americans without medical insurance , says the CBO . CBO January 2015 Outlook on Obamacare uploaded by DailyMail.com . | Stunning figure comes from Congressional Budget Office report that revised cost estimates for the next 10 years . Government will spend $ 1.993 TRILLION over a decade and take in $ 643 BILLION in new taxes , penalties and fees related to Obamacare . The $ 1.35 trillion net cost will result in ` between 24 million and 27 million ' fewer Americans being uninsured -- a $ 50,000 price tag per person at best . The law will still leave ` between 29 million and 31 million ' nonelderly Americans without medical insurance . Numbers assume Obamacare insurance exchange enrollment will double between now and 2025 . | [[215, 315], [721, 825], [522, 606], [522, 580], [721, 825], [804, 852], [1339, 1456], [1339, 1425], [1407, 1456], [0, 87], [316, 429], [522, 606], [522, 580], [2159, 2219], [2430, 2532], [2367, 2400], [2405, 2427], [3385, 3472]] |
Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane has named just one Premier League star in his Dream XI - with Manchester City 's Yaya Toure getting the nod to start in midfield . Zidane 's side is littered with players from his former side Real Madrid and La Liga rivals Barcelona . In fact , all of the 11 players he has named in his mouthwatering line-up have plied their trade for one of Spain 's top two teams during their careers . Manchester City ace Yaya Toure is the only Premier League star to make Zinedine Zidane 's Dream XI . Cristiano Ronaldo -LRB- left -RRB- and Lionel Messi -LRB- right -RRB- are both included in Zidane 's ideal starting line-up . Zidane has named Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas in goal ahead of 2014 Ballon d'Or candidates Manuel Neuer and Thibaut Courtois . Three Real Madrid stars make up the defence with Barcelona 's Dani Alves joining Marcelo , Sergio Ramos and Pepe . Luka Modric partners Yaya Toure in a two-man midfield while Cristiano Ronaldo , Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are chosen to play behind Zidane 's fellow countryman Karim Benzema . Zidane has decided to omit the world 's most expensive player in Gareth Bale and # 63million-rated Real Madrid superstar James Rodriguez . The 42-year-old Real B coach has not named a single player from Joachim Low 's 2014 World Cup-winning Germany side . Head here to Like MailOnline Sport 's Facebook page . Zidane did not include a single member of Germany 's 2014 World Cup-winning side . Gareth Bale , who is the world 's most expensive player , has been left out while Luka Modric is included . VIDEO An unforgettable year for Madrid - Ancelotti . | Zinedine Zidane has picked 11 players who have played for either Barcelona or Real Madrid during their professional careers . The former La Liga star has left out Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez . He has not named a single player from Germany 's World Cup-winning side . | [[166, 269], [287, 340], [280, 301], [344, 423], [1084, 1204], [1477, 1488], [1535, 1584], [1223, 1339], [1307, 1316], [1317, 1339], [1394, 1476]] |
Click here to see Nos 50-41 . Click here to see Nos 40-31 . Click here to see Nos 30-21 . The centre forward : The leader from the front , the No 9 , the provider , the talisman , the goalscorer . Since 1992 , the Premier League has been blessed with the best , from homegrown talents Alan Shearer and Andy Cole , to foreign imports Tony Yeboah and Thierry Henry . In this international week , we are begging for goals , and these lot put the ball in the back of the net and make it look easy . Here , Sportsmail runs you through Nos 20-11 of the best strikers to have ever graced the Premier League ... do you agree ? 20 . Sergio Aguero -LRB- Manchester City -RRB- . Still in the prime of his career , there 's every chance Sergio Aguero could end up higher in this list if we were to re-visit it in five years ' time . But 64 goals in 98 league outings for Manchester City is n't a bad start . City paid a pretty penny - # 38m - for the Argentine 's service back in 2011 but he did n't waste any time making an impression , scoring a 30-yarder on debut against Swansea . And , of course , his dramatic last-gasp goal against QPR to win City the title will never be forgotten . He is arguably the best striker in the Premier League at the moment , as 12 goals in 11 games so far this season in an otherwise shaky team have testified . Sergio Aguero has been a hit for Manchester City ever since his # 38m move from Atletico Madrid in 2011 . Aguero scored a dramatic late winner against QPR to help City win the Premier League title in 2012 ahead of Manchester United . 19 . Carlos Tevez -LRB- West Ham , Manchester United , Manchester City -RRB- . From one Argentine hotshot to another , Tevez dragged West Ham to Premier League survival in 2007 with seven priceless goals , including the winner at Old Trafford on the final day of the season . His move to Manchester United that summer was protracted but Tevez was an instant favourite , winning hearts for his committed and high-energy performances . Sir Alex Ferguson bought him to score important goals and that 's what he did , especially in his first season when he ended up a Premier League and Champions League winner . Calls to ` sign him up ' fell on deaf ears and Tevez joined rivals City , prompting the famous ` Welcome to Manchester ' billboard . Tevez struck 23 and then 20 league goals in his first two seasons , and netted 58 times in all before leaving for Juventus . Carlos Tevez helped West Ham avoid relegation from the Premier League after joining from Brazilian side Corinthians . Tevez played for both Manchester giants , the highlight of which being his two Premier League titles with United in 2008 and 2009 . 18 . Luis Suarez -LRB- Liverpool -RRB- . Some would argue with his racism and biting controversies , Suarez should be nowhere near this list . But we 're hear to talk purely about goals and 69 Premier League strikes in 110 matches for Liverpool means there is certainly a place . This was the man who powered Liverpool to within touching distance of their first post-1992 title last season with 31 goals . And the season before that , he claimed 30 . Suarez averaged a hat-trick every 20 games , the best rate of all the players to have score more than one treble in the Premier League . Aided by Daniel Sturridge , he smashed all kinds of records last season and , despite adversity , won the Golden Boot and the PFA Player of the Year award . Luis Suarez scored 31 goals last season to lead Liverpool to the brink of the Premier League title . The Uruguayan was named PFA Player of the Year and sealed a # 75m dream move to Barcelona in the summer . 17 . Stan Collymore -LRB- Nottingham Forest , Liverpool , Aston Villa , Leicester City , Bradford City -RRB- . One of the Premier League 's finest strikers of the mid - to late-Nineties , Collymore scored a remarkable 41 goals in 65 league appearances for Nottingham Forest and 28 in 64 for Liverpool . After helping Forest back up to the top division in 1994 , Collymore 's 22 goals helped them to an unexpected third-place finish . Forging an irrepressible strike partnership with Robbie Fowler , he averaged a goal every 2.5 games for Liverpool and created many more . His dramatic late winner against Newcastle United , destroying their titles hopes in 1996 , will never be forgotten . Stan Collymore scores a dramatic late winner against Newcastle in Liverpool 's famous 4-3 win in 1996 . Collymore scored 41 goals in 65 league outings for Nottingham Forest and helped them back into England 's top-flight . 16 . Matt Le Tissier -LRB- Southampton -RRB- . The ultimate one-club man , Le Tissier 's record of 100 Premier League goals and 209 overall for Southampton rivals any attacker . He was already an established goalscorer by the time the Premier League was formed in 1992 and continued in the rich vein afterwards . He had an uncanny ability to score classy goals - that immaculate control and blistering finish against Newcastle in 1993 sticks in the memory . Oh and the touch , swivel and 30-yard volley later in the match . His awesome penalty record must not be overlooked either - unfazed by pressure , he scored all but one of his spot-kicks . Little wonder he is worshipped as ` Le God ' on the south coast . Matt Le Tissier scored 209 goals for Southampton during his 16 years with the south coast club . Le Tissier shoots against Manchester United in 1996 on a day Southampton won 3-1 but the match is better remembered for THAT kit . 15 . Dwight Yorke -LRB- Aston Villa , Manchester United , Blackburn Rovers , Birmingham , Sunderland -RRB- . With his smile and relaxed gait , Yorke is probably the most laid-back striker on this list but when it came to the business of scoring goals , he was deadly serious . The hotshot from Tobago first shot to prominence at Aston Villa , converting to a striker in the 1995-1996 season and helping Villa to League Cup success . In all , he scored 73 league goals for the club both before and after 1992 . Yorke joined Manchester United in 1998 and was the missing piece in Ferguson 's jigsaw as his haul of 29 goals and telepathic partnership with Andy Cole ended in Treble glory . He continued to score at a prodigious rate for United , helping them to a further two Premier League titles in 2000 and 2001 . Dwight Yorke scored 73 league goals for Aston Villa and helped them to League Cup success before moving to Manchester United . Yorke moved to Manchester United and formed a formidable strike partnership with Andy Cole -LRB- right -RRB- . 14 . Gianfranco Zola -LRB- Chelsea -RRB- . The man Claudio Ranieri described as a ` wizard ' and Alex Ferguson called a ` clever little so-and-so ' was the star of Chelsea 's first cosmopolitan team in the late Nineties . His # 4.5 m price tag proved a bargain and he helped Ruud Gullit 's team to FA Cup glory in 1997 , as well as the League Cup and European Cup-Winners ' Cup the following season . Gloriously skilful and a regular goalscorer , he was adored by the Chelsea faithful , who voted him their best-ever player in a 2003 survey . In all , he scored 59 goals in 229 league matches for the Blues . His audacious mid-air back heel against Norwich in the FA Cup in 2002 was the pick of his goals . Gianfranco Zola -LRB- right -RRB- was described as a ` wizard ' by Claudio Raniero and a ` clever little so-and-so ' by Sir Alex Ferguson . Zola scores a wonder goal against Norwich with an audacious flick in an FA Cup tie in 2002 . 13 . Teddy Sheringham -LRB- Nottingham Forest , Tottenham , Manchester United , Portsmouth , West Ham -RRB- . Sheringham 's professional career spanned an incredible 24 years , giving plenty of time to fit in his grand total of 355 goals . His first Premier League involvement was with Forest , briefly , and then Tottenham , with whom he became the maiden season 's top scorer in 1992-1993 . He continued to score at a furious rate before moving to Manchester United for # 3.5 m in 1997 as the replacement for Eric Cantona . The success and silverware that eluded him for most of his career quickly arrived , with three Premier League title wins , an FA Cup and the Champions League . He famously scored United 's last-gasp equaliser in the final with Bayern Munich and was named PFA Player of the Year in 2001 . He returned to Spurs after United and also represented Portsmouth and West Ham , finally hanging up his shooting boots aged 42 . Teddy Sheringham 's scored 355 goals during his glittering 24-year professional career . Sheringham won the Premier League three times with Manchester United and also tasted Champions League glory in 1999 . 12 . Ruud van Nistelrooy -LRB- Manchester United -RRB- . One of the best goal poachers the Premier League has ever seen , Dutchman Van Nistelrooy scored at an incredible rate for Man United , 150 times in all across just five seasons . His # 18.5 m transfer from PSV Eindhoven in 2000 was put back a year because of concerns over his knees but once in the United attack , there was no stopping him . RVN scored 23 in 32 league games in his first season , including in eight consecutive matches , then 25 in the next as United regained their title . He was the league 's Player of the Season in 2003 and later broke Denis Law 's European scoring record . He scored 21 goals in his final season at United before joining Real Madrid . Ruud van Nistelrooy 's goals helped Manchester United to Premier League glory in 2003 and FA Cup success the year after . Van Nistelrooy joined United from PSV in a # 19million deal and scored over 20 league goals in four of his five seasons . 11 . Les Ferdinand -LRB- QPR , Newcastle United , Tottenham , West Ham , Leicester City , Bolton Wanderers -RRB- . Direct and deadly in front of goal , Ferdinand racked up 149 goals in the Premier League . The first of those came with QPR and in the inaugural PL campaign , his 20 goals carrying the west London club to an unlikely fifth place finish . He backed this up with hauls of 16 and 24 in the next two campaigns , prompting title challengers Newcastle to pay # 6m for his services . His 25 goals in 1995-1996 took Newcastle to within touching distance of the title , though they ultimately blew a 12-point lead to allow Manchester United to profit . Forging a successful partnership with Alan Shearer , he scored 41 league goals in all on Tyneside . After moving to Tottenham , his vital goals spared them from relegation and he later played at West Ham , Leicester and Bolton . Les Ferdinand scored a total of 149 Premier League goals during his career with six top-flight clubs . | Sergio Aguero and Luis Suarez star in our latest list of top Premier League strikers . Gianfranco Zola , Teddy Sheringham and Ruud van Nistelrooy also feature in Nos 20-11 . | [[495, 499], [502, 560]] |
Michael Phelps ' self-proclaimed girlfriend Taylor Lianne Chandler has just made a shocking admission . In a post on her Facebook , Chandler is revealing she was actually born a boy , and named David Roy Fitch at birth . As a teenager however Chandler went on testosterone blockers and had her name changed and then , in her early twenties , underwent corrective surgery to get rid of her male genitalia . Scroll down for videos . Shocker : Michael Phelps ' self-proclaimed girlfriend Taylor Lianne Chandler -LRB- above -RRB- has admitted she was born David Roy Fitch , and had both male and female genitalia . In the dark : Chandler said her new man Phelps -LRB- above -RRB- was not aware of her past , though there 's no actual proof that the two were ever an official item . Her choice : Chandler began taking testosterone blockers in her teens , and had corrective surgery in her early twenties to get rid of her male genitalia . Feet in the sand : Chandler has since been a champion for gender rights . Chandler was born a male however in name only , and is actually intersex , meaning she had male genitalia , but no testicles , while also having a uterus and no ovaries . As she explains in a Facebook post , ' I was never a man , never lived as a man . No one can say they knew me as a man or produce a photo of me as a man . ' She then adds , ` There are people that remember me as an androgynous child at times because of what was forced upon me . ' She is also revealing how in love she is with Phelps , and claims the two clicked after meeting on Tinder . ` Spending time with him was like a teenage love affair , ' she says . ' I have never felt so comfortable and accepted in every way as I did with him . ' In costume : Chandler dressed as Wonder Woman for Halloween with a pal . Bad night : Chandler -LRB- left -RRB- claims she was with Phelps -LRB- right -RRB- the night he was arrested on suspicion of DUI . I 'm yelling Tinder : A look at Phelps ' alleged Tinder profile , which is how he and Chandler first met . She had previously detailed their first date , to a Baltimore Ravens games , to the National Enquirer . ` One thing led to the next , and we made love during halftime , ' she claims in the interview . ` Later , we had sex again . The intimacy with him was amazing ! It was the first time in my life that someone has made me feel like a true woman . ' She also told the magazine that she never lied to the swimmer about her past , saying it just never came up . Famous friends : Chandler cozies up to RuPaul 's Drag Race alum Detox . So sweet : Chandler posted this image of Phelps to her account and wrote about how excited she was to see him again . Now however , Chandler thinks Phelps may ` leave her ' after telling her truth . ' I am probably going to lose him because he is a brand that his team wants to protect and things since he went to rehab came to my attention that did n't put him or our relationship in the best light , ' she says . Her Facebook is a shrine to the swimmer , with his photos plastered all over her wall and banner . She also seems to repost any and all stories that mention their relationship . He 's out : Chandler said on her Facebook on Wednesday that Phelps is out of rehab . Still on ? : Phelps has yet to comment on any of this . Chandler claims she was with Phelps when he was arrested on suspicion of DUI on September 30 in Baltimore , Maryland . The swimmer entered rehab just a few days after the incident and completed his program on Wednesday according to Chandler . The alleged couple also have a bit of an age gap between them , and Phelps is 29 and Chandler is 41-years-old . Phelps , the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals , is currently serving a six month suspension from swimming as a result of his DUI . Boots for days : Chandler 's Facebook page is a shrine to Phelps , with the swimmer 's photos everywhere . In her post , Chandler also takes some time to discuss the difficulties she has faced in her life . ` In my early teens I was medically diagnosed and went on testosterone blockers , at 15 estrogen enhancers . My birth certificate was modified along with my name while I was a teenager , prior to any corrective surgery , ' she explains . ' I originally changed my name to Paige Victoria Whitney . At 16 I legally emancipated from my family . I had already left home at 15 . At 18 I got in trouble twice , once for a bad check and then a DUI . ' ` At 19 I thought it would be smart to blackmail someone into giving me the money for my surgery . As soon as I received the money I was arrested and charged with extortion . ' ' I spent 30 days in jail because I was too ashamed to tell my family what happened thinking no one knew . Even though my birth certificate and drivers license said female they put me in a cell with 3 men and I was raped . ' She has since spent much of her life crusading for gender rights . | Michael Phelps ' self-proclaimed girlfriend Taylor Lianne Chandler has revealed she was born David Roy Fitch . Chandler is intersex , meaning she has male genitalia but no testicles , and a uterus but no ovaries . She is revealing her ` amazing sex life ' with Phelps in a new interview , claiming the two had sex at a Baltimore Ravens football game . She began taking testosterone blockers as a teenager and had corrective surgery in her early twenties to get rid of her male genitalia . Chandler is now concerned that after this admission Phelps may no longer want to be with her when he leaves rehab . 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Paul Scholes has empathised with Steven Gerrard following his announcement to leave Liverpool at the end of the season . Despite a long list of honours with the Reds - including an heroic Champions League victory against AC Milan in Istanbul in 2005 - Gerrard has his critics for having never lifted a Premier League trophy with his boyhood club . Speaking with The Independent on Saturday , former Manchester United midfielder Scholes revealed his thoughts on the Liverpool captain leaving behind a 17-year professional career at Anfield without winning a domestic league title . Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season . Gerrard kisses the 2005 Champions League trophy alongside Jamie Carragher but will leave the club . ` It 's difficult for me , as a United fan , to say it 's a pity that Gerrard has never won the league . It is easier to say he deserves to have a league winners ' medal , ' Scholes said . The 40-year-old also aired his views about Gerrard 's admirable loyalty to the club hindering his chances of league success . ` If there was a time to leave Liverpool and join another club , he should have gone to Chelsea when they tried to sign him for the second time after he won the Champions League in 2005 . Paul Scholes said that Gerrard would have gone on to win league titles if he 'd have moved to Chelsea . The Blues have won the league twice since Liverpool lifted the Champions League trophy in May 2005 . Scholes lifts the 2013 Premier League trophy for Manchester United - a feat Gerrard has not accomplished for Liverpool . ` It always looked like Chelsea would win the league more than once , ' he added . Considering Chelsea 's two successful campaigns in England 's top flight since that memorable night in Istanbul - in 2005-06 and 2009-10 - Scholes was pragmatic in his approach . ` There are those who say it would have been worth less with Chelsea . I disagree . ` Moving clubs is part of football . I was lucky that my club were strong enough that I could fulfil my ambitions there . ' I wonder if part of his decision to leave Liverpool now was that , compared with last season , the club look much further away from the league title . ' | Steven Gerrard announced his decision to leave Anfield late on January 1 . Paul Scholes says that if Gerrard had to leave Liverpool he should have switched to Chelsea after the Reds ' Champions League win in 2005 . Chelsea have since won domestic league titles in 2005-06 and 2009-10 . Midfielder has won nine major honours with the Reds but is missing a league title . | [[33, 120], [581, 678], [1157, 1281], [1353, 1385], [1386, 1486], [1428, 1486], [547, 580], [1386, 1486], [1691, 1869]] |
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli insists there will be no more fireworks off the pitch - and says that anyone who thinks he has sex just before a match is having a laugh . The Italy striker is more famous for his off-field antics than his exploits on the pitch , and the most notorious incident was when fireworks were let off in his bathroom . Balotelli said : ' I have done mistakes in the past , like everybody did when they were young . Mario Balotelli prepares to fly out to Basle with Liverpool - and a fan sporting the same haircut stands behind . Balotelli with former girlfriend Fanny Neguesha in Miami Beach earlier this year . Mario Balotelli admits he needs to improve his goalscoring record of one goal in eight Liverpool appearances . Balotelli was speaking in an exclusive interview with Sport Magazine . ` And the firework thing did happen , but it was n't me who let it off . I know England is like this , though , so it 's OK . It 's a shame , sure , but I get used to it -- the newspapers are always trying to give an image of Mario that is bad , printing things that are n't true . ` Off the pitch , really I do n't have any problems because I am always home . When people speak bad about me , it 's only because they listen to the media and read what the newspapers say . They maybe lose a little bit of focus on my football , so everybody thinks I am famous for what happens outside the pitch . ' The 24-year-old also said rumours of him having sex just before a match were unfounded - and that he is only interested in scoring on the pitch . He told Sport magazine : ` Someone told me recently that I had apparently said that if I have sex three or four hours before a game , it is working for me on the pitch . Trust me , if I am having sex four hours before a game I am not able to play . I do n't think anyone could . It makes me laugh , but this is not me . ' I am only focused on football . I live out in the countryside , I am relaxed and I just hope the time that I 'm going to score is coming soon . Then maybe they will concentrate more on football and not all the other bull **** . ' To that end , Balotelli believes Brendan Rodgers 's strength of character can help him make a success of his Liverpool career . The Italy international said he was surprised by the quality in Liverpool 's squad when he signed and has admitted that he is desperate to score his first Premier League goal for the club . The striker has had the international break to focus solely on his club form after being dropped by the new Italy head coach , Antonio Conte , and says he is determined to repay the faith shown to him by the Liverpool supporters . Balotelli -LRB- second left -RRB- scored Liverpool 's opener in their 2-1 Champions League win against Ludogorets . Daniel Sturridge -LRB- right -RRB- is expected to feature alongside Balotelli against QPR after returning from a thigh injury . Asked about playing under Rodgers , Balotelli said : ` He is very good , a strong character , and I think that comes out in the way the team plays . ' I think he can help me improve as a player . He is very open , everybody can talk to him , but first he looks at the person , and second he looks at the footballer . With Brendan , you need to be a good person -- you do n't have to be , how do you say it , a d *** head . ' I need to get in the box more . I do n't do it enough , but it is something I am working to try to do more . I have never been a real , out-and-out striker -- I have always been someone who goes around the pitch , you know ? ` If it was my choice , I would always go with two strikers . It 's the way I like to play , but Brendan asked me to play as the first striker . I understand that when the ball comes from wide on the left or right , I need to be in the box otherwise there might be no-one there at all . ' I can see already that the Liverpool fans really like me , although I know that maybe they are a little upset because I do n't score . I see they appreciate that I am working hard , though , which is nice for me . ' Balotelli added : ' I did n't really know much about the club before coming here , but I 've been really surprised . ' I knew they were a very good team , but I did n't know they were as good as they are . Of course we need to improve many things because we have started off not very good , but I think the players here are amazing . ' Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard -LRB- left -RRB- has been compared to Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo by Balotelli . Balotelli said his current objective is to break his Premier League duck . ' I can see already that the Liverpool fans really like me , although I know that maybe they are a little upset because I do n't score . ' I see they appreciate that I am working hard , though , which is nice for me . I know I have one goal in the Champions League , but in the Premier League I have to start with one . After that , I might set myself a target , but I swear -- right now my first league goal is my first and only objective . ' I need to get in the box more . I do n't do it enough , but it is something I am working to try to do more . I have never been a real , out-and-out striker -- I have always been someone who goes around the pitch , you know ? ` If it was my choice , I would always go with two strikers . It 's the way I like to play , but Brendan asked me to play as the first striker . I understand that when the ball comes from wide on the left or right , I need to be in the box otherwise there might be no one there at all . ' Balotelli also compared Steven Gerrard to his fellow Italian Andrea Pirlo : ` Gerrard is an amazing player . I had really not seen much of him before this season , apart from for England , but wow . I think of him as being at the same level as Pirlo . Balotelli posted an Instagram picture of himself in a shark hoodie on Wednesday . ` Vision , technique , but he is powerful as well . Stevie can do anything . It 's going to be very difficult for the team to find another player like him in the future . ' Balotelli is settling on Merseyside but misses his pet dogs who are back home in Italy ; a labrador-pitbull cross Lucky , who lives in with the star 's foster parents and his other dog , a rottweiler called Tyson , he said : ` If I say kiss , then she kisses me . ` Of course I miss my family and friends in Italy . But when I go back , I spend hours talking with my parents . Then I visit my friends and we do normal stuff -- you know , playing PlayStation and ping pong . Then I pick up my dogs and we go for a walk . ` They are really clever , my dogs . Lucky is unbelievable -- when you look into her face , it is like you are with a real person . When I speak , she listens . I only have to say things one time . If I ask her for her paw , she gives it to me . I ask her to sit , she sits ; I say she can run , she runs . Everything I ask her to do , she does . ' Balotelli with his dog Lucky , who lives with the star 's foster parents in Italy . VIDEO Liverpool must make Balotelli behave - Mancini . | Liverpool signed Mario Balotelli in August for a # 16million fee . Brendan Rodgers has insisted Balotelli must score more for Liverpool . Balotelli admits to ` making mistakes in the past ' Italy striker insists it was n't him who let fireworks off -LRB- but it did happen -RRB- . Balotelli denies that he has sex three hours before a match . | [[346, 360], [365, 423], [363, 397], [821, 856], [863, 893], [0, 33], [94, 172], [1420, 1435], [1441, 1520]] |
Paul Scholes has rubbished the idea of Raheem Sterling needing extended periods of rest after games . Sterling sat out the majority of England 's 1-0 win in Estonia on Sunday after complaining of tiredness . The mercurial winger 's boss at Liverpool Brendan Rodgers has been on a collision course with England manager Roy Hodgson over his use of Sterling . Roy Hodgson elected to just use Raheem Sterling off the bench in Tallinn after he complained of tiredness . Fellow England international Jordan Henderson drove Sterling into training at Liverpool on Tuesday . But former Three Lions midfielder Scholes believes the Anfield star should be fine to play games in quick succession , pointing to his experience while training with Manchester United . ` If you are 19 years old like Raheem Sterling , or even 25 years old like Daniel Sturridge , you do not need a two-day recovery after playing a game , said Scholes in his column for the Independent . ` The `` two-day recovery '' concept was introduced at Manchester United during my time there by the fitness coach Tony Strudwick , who also works with England . Tony knows how to look after players . Roy Hodgson let Sterling start on the bench for England 's 1-0 Euro 2016 qualifying win in Estonia on Sunday . Sterling came on in the second-half and made an impact , winning the free-kick for Wayne Rooney 's winner . ` The two-day recovery was only for the oldest among us , generally speaking the over-33s . ` The second day after a game , the likes of myself , Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs would do some strides across the pitch , stretch for 20 minutes and go back in for a massage . The rest of the squad would train as normal . ' Sterling is in the middle of a club vs country row involving bosses Brendan Rodgers and Roy Hodgson . Scholes , however , does not blame Hodgson for Sterling 's set-back , rather pressure from Liverpool . He continued : ` That injury to Sturridge was not Hodgson 's fault . It could have happened to any player from any club . ` What has created the problem has been Rodgers complaining about the two-day recovery process in the aftermath of the injury . ' Paul Scholes -LRB- centre -RRB- , training here in his Manchester United days , claims rest days should be for older players . England maintained their unbeaten record in the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with victory in Estonia thanks to captain Wayne Rooney 's second-half free-kick . Hodgson 's side sit top of Group E with three wins from three matches , having yet to concede a goal . | England playmaker Raheem Sterling trained with Liverpool on Tuesday . Sterling complained of being tired ahead of England 's game in Estonia . Paul Scholes rubbishes concept Sterling needs two-days rest after a game . Brendan Rodgers and Roy Hodgson will discuss his condition this week . | [[465, 565], [102, 207], [102, 110], [175, 207], [357, 368], [377, 464], [0, 54], [846, 901]] |
Alert : Gregory Lewis fled his $ 1,000 bail in September and is suspected of at least six more violent sexual assaults across the country since . The nationwide manhunt for a child rape suspect has come to a dramatic end after he was arrested in Upstate New York Tuesday night after crashing his Jeep into the Hudson River following a police chase . Gregory Lewis , 26 , spent more than a month on the run after cutting off his GPS minoring bracelet in Massachusetts and fleeing across the country . Now , police reveal , he vowed to murder the 13-year-old girl who first accused him of sexually assaulting her . Lewis was arrested Tuesday night in Fort Edward , New York , after crashing his Jeep into the Hudson River during a brief chase . Police say he kidnapped , raped and robbed at least six women in North Carolina , Colorado , and Oregon during his crime spree that began on September 15 . However , at the time of his arrest , he was 165 miles from Southbridge , Massachusetts , the hometown where his alleged teenage victim lives . Police said on Wednesday that during his crime spree , he told people he encountered that he planned to kill the 13-year-old victim . Lewis arrested after a New York State Police trooper spotted his blue Jeep with no license plates about 9.30 pm outside Fort Edward . He fled , then crashed it into the Hudson River . ` He actually drove to the end of a dead-end street and did n't realize it was a dead end and drove down an embankment and into the water , ' Fort Edward Police Chief Justin Durway told WBZ-AM . As he fled his sinking car on foot . When a witness came over to help him , Lewis threatened the man with a gun . After a 20-minute search , a police dog found Lewis . Immediately after seeing police , he dropped his gun and raised his hands . ` Do n't you know who I am ? ' to bragged to cops . Officers recovered the pistol , which he had stolen from his step-father during a violent robbery in Massachusetts . Lewis is now being held in the Washington County jail , awaiting extradition to Massachusetts . The crime spree began on September 15 when he cut off his court-ordered GPS ankle bracelet while free on bail in Southbridge , Massachusetts . He was awaiting trail on charges that he groomed then raped a 13-year-old girl . Scroll down for video . Rescue workers are seen at the edge of the Hudson River where Lewis crashed into the water and was later arrested . This is the spot on the Hudson River where Lewis crashed his car while evading police . He allegedly threatened to shoot a witness who offered help . Spotted : Lewis is believed to have been spotted in Denver -LRB- left earlier in October and was last seen in Columbus , Ohio , over the weekend -LRB- right -RRB- . The monitoring device was found in the girl 's front yard . A nationwide alert had been sent to all law enforcement authorities to apprehend Lewis who is accused of luring multiple escorts to seedy motel rooms and beating and raping them . ` The victims have been handcuffed , threatened with a gun , robbed , and sexually assaulted , ' says a report issued to all state police in an update . Lewis was driving a blue 2004 Jeep Gran Cherokee that he stole from his stepfather on September 25 after returning home for an evening and beating and handcuffing him . He left home armed with cash , a 9mm handgun and more than 200 rounds of ammunition . Lewis was first arrested on August 5 and charged with raping the 13-year-old girl . He was released on $ 1,000 bail , a decision which left many dumbfounded . ` Certainly this gentleman should have never been released on bail , ' said Southbridge Town Councilor Clemence to the Boston Herald . ' I hope that the judicial system will fix some of those mistakes because it 's wreaked havoc across the country . ' The circumstances that allowed a suspected child rapist to flee on an alleged cross country raping spree began when Judge Michael Allard-Madaus set bail for Lewis at only $ 1,000 - but on the condition he wore a GPS ankle bracelet and stay away from anyone under 16 . Police dog Nass , a black Labrador , tracked down Lewis and allowed officers to catch up with him and apprehend him . Search : Lewis was driving stepfather 's Jeep Cherokee , which was stolen on September 25 from his home along with cash and a handgun . Rampage over : Lewis ' time on the lam ended Tuesday night 160 miles from where it began in Southbridge Massachusetts . Fort Edward , where he was captured , is about 200 miles north of New York City . While out on bail on September 15 , he drove to the girl 's house , in breach of his bail , removed his GPS tag and left it on her lawn and vanished . One week later , on September 23 , ABC affiliate WSOC in Charlotte has reported that Lewis attacked a 29-year-old woman at a motel on Yorkmont Road . The woman who did n't want to use her name said Lewis told her she he lived in Charlotte . ' I met him on Plenty of Fish , a dating website , ' the woman told WSOC by phone . It was just after arriving at the motel that Lewis began to attack the woman . ` He put me in a choke hold and put handcuffs on me with my hands behind my back and said I 'm not going to hurt you I just want your money , ' she said . to WSOC . The woman managed to engineer her escape after telling Lewis that most of her money was in her car . Trail of terror : A nationwide alert had been sent to all law enforcement authorities to apprehend Lewis . Police put out detailed identifying information in an attempt to find him , including a tattoo of a demonic female figure on his right upper arm and a tattoo of a hand holding a knife with a broken handcuff on his chest . When they reached the parking lot , she fled . Police have released several surveillance photos of Lewis from recent days , but have admitted he may have shaved his facial hair . Two days after the North Carolina assault was when Lewis returned home to rob his stepfather . He then traveled in his Jeep Cherokee to Denver in early October and is suspected of committing robberies and rapes there . He then moved onto Portland , Oregon on or around October 13 and then moved onto Boise , Idaho and then in turn to Salt Lake City , Utah . He is then thought to have made his way back through Denver and was last spotted in Columbus , Ohio over the weekend . ` We have reason to believe that Lewis is heading east again . We know that he was in the Columbus , Ohio , area Sunday evening and we know he was further west prior to that , ' said state police spokesman David Procopio to the Boston Herald . | Gregory Lewis , 26 , was arrested Tuesday in Fort Edward , New York , following a police chase that caused him to crash his Jeep into the river . He pulled a gun on a witness who came over to help him as he fled his sinking car . He was tracked and subdued by a police dog after a 20-minute search . He has fled Massachusetts on September 15 after cutting off his ankle bracelet while free on bail for raping a 13-year-old girl . Stole his step-father 's Jeep Cherokee , his handgun and 200 rounds . 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A Left-wing cookery writer has sparked outrage by saying David Cameron should resign for using his ` dead son ' as a front to privatise the NHS . Jack Monroe , who writes for The Guardian on cookery and poverty issues , said on Twitter that the Prime Minister should go because he ` uses stories about his dead son as misty-eyed rhetoric to legitimise selling our NHS to his friends ' . Mr Cameron 's son Ivan , who suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy , died aged six in 2009 . A father 's love : David Cameron with his son Ivan , who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy . Ivan died in 2009 . Offensive : Left-wing cookery writer Jack Monroe 's tweet attacking David Cameron . Last night , Tory backbenchers lined up to express their disgust at the ` distasteful ' and ` sick ' comments , and the idea that the Prime Minister would use his son for such a purpose . Mr Cameron has previously spoken about his admiration for the NHS and how it helped care for his son . At the last Tory conference , he questioned how Labour could ` dare ' to claim he does not care about the Health Service when it had been so important for his family . Miss Monroe made her comments on the social networking website , where users were coming up with their own suggestions of why ` #CameronMustGo ' . In the kitchen : Miss Monroe made her comments on the social networking website , where users were coming up with their own suggestions of why ` #CameronMustGo ' Guardian journalist : The grammar-school educated Miss Monroe writes a blog called A Girl Called Jack . Her suggestion was : ` Because he uses stories about his dead son as misty-eyed rhetoric to legitimise selling our NHS to his friends ' . The grammar-school educated Miss Monroe writes a blog called A Girl Called Jack . She started publishing recipes online aimed at people with low incomes , and last year began contributing recipes and columns to The Guardian . Miss Monroe also appeared in a Labour Party broadcast as a member of the public . Mr Cameron has been accused by the Left of promoting the privatisation of the Health Service as part of wholesale reforms which came into effect two years ago . Reaction : Andrew Rosindell -LRB- left -RRB- , Tory MP for Romford , said the comments were ` deeply shocking ' , while Philip Davies -LRB- right -RRB- , Tory MP for Shipley , said it shows ` how deeply unpleasant people on the Left are ' Ultimatum : Sarah Wollaston -LRB- pictured -RRB- , Tory chairman of the Commons health select committee , said the blogger should ` immediately apologise ... or The Guardian should decide if she should go ' Jack Monroe , 26 , is a mother-of-one and food writer from Southend-on-Sea in Essex . She attended Westcliff High School For Girls but left aged 16 and worked odd jobs before becoming a control room employee for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service in 2007 . Jack Monroe -LRB- r -RRB- with girlfriend Allegra McEvedy -LRB- l -RRB- . Five years later , having left that job too after becoming unable to balance night shifts with looking after a young son as a single mother , she started a blog called A Girl Called Jack . The blog on budget food and recipes became a huge success and Miss Monroe now writes a weekly Guardian column - also contributing to other newspapers and broadcasters . She had planned to marry a long-term police officer girlfriend earlier this year , but their relationship ended last October . Now , Miss Monroe lives in west London with her new partner , mother-of-one Allegra McEvedy , a chef who was 44 yesterday . But critics pointed out that it was under Labour that private companies were invited in to run NHS services . Tory backbenchers expressed outrage at Miss Monroe 's comments . Nadine Dorries said : ' I respect Ms Monroe for many of her principles , but this is shocking . She is a parent , she only needs to imagine the unimaginable to know how hurtful and wrong that comment must be . ' Charlotte Leslie added : ` Anyone of any integrity is left pretty speechless . Not only is this incredibly callous and hurtful from someone who is supposed to be in a position of some responsibility , it is also utterly inaccurate . ` It just goes to show what depths anyone must stoop to in order to find a criticism of a PM who has overseen a massive turnaround of this country from a Lefty Government that , in true Labour style , left us bankrupt . ' Andrew Percy , a Tory member of the Commons health select committee , said : ` This is not just a distasteful tweet , it is sick . ` If a Right-Wing politician or columnist had made such a comment , Miss Monroe would be writing hand-wringing columns about how evil or cruel such a comment was . ` If The Guardian had any moral compass it would sack Miss Monroe and publish a front-page apology to the Prime Minister and his wife for the distress this comment has made . ' Andrew Rosindell , Tory MP for Romford , said : ` This is thoroughly unpleasant and distasteful . David and Samantha 's tragic loss of their son has never been used to justify any Government policy . ` These comments are deeply shocking and will cause enormous hurt . They should be withdrawn immediately . ' Philip Davies , Tory MP for Shipley , said : ` Left-wingers like this are always the first to take offence in what others say , but think it is fine to make the vilest comments themselves . ` This just goes to show how deeply unpleasant people on the Left are -- something many of us see day in day out , but others tend not to see . They preach compassion one minute but are more lacking in compassion than anyone . ' Sarah Wollaston , Tory chairman of the Commons health select committee , said : ` What would The Guardian say about an MP who made such a disgusting and heartless comment ? ` Would they call for them to be sacked ? She should immediately apologise ... or The Guardian should decide if she should go . ' | Jack Monroe writes for The Guardian on cookery and poverty issues . Said PM ` uses stories about his dead son as misty-eyed rhetoric ' on NHS . His son Ivan , who suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy , died in 2009 . 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She denies she was close to the Communist rulers in East Germany , where she grew up . So this 1972 photo of her in military-style uniform has left German Chancellor Angela Merkel ` not amused ' . Then called Angela Kasner and aged 17 , she is shown happily involved in a civil defence exercise under the gaze of an East German officer . Drills included first aid and preparing for nuclear attack . Mrs Merkel -LRB- circled -RRB- who was 17-year-old Angela Kasner when the picture was taken in 1972 , is shown in fatigues marching with a group of friends and an East German officer . A member of Italy 's metalworkers union walks by a banner with a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a demonstration in Rome . The unrest came as Mrs Merkel tried to dampen speculation over her links with East German communists . All children had to take part if . they wanted to go to university , but Mrs Merkel is also alleged to have . been a propaganda secretary for the youth movement , the FDJ . The photo was found by an old schoolfriend , Sonja Felssberg , 58 , and handed to a German newspaper . Her smile is easily recognisable and her . forage cap is set at a jaunty angle as she strides along at the High . School Hermann Matern in Templin , where she was brought up behind the iron . curtain . Not even illness or a death in the family allowed for the youngsters to skip the martial lessons - they were simply postponed but had to be completed . Sonja Felssberg , now 58 and an old school comrade , found the photo and handed it to a national German newspaper . Mrs Merkel will hope the row does n't undermine her bid for a third term in office . It was published as Mrs Merkel , who was the subject of austerity protests in Italy at the weekend , tried to play down allegations in a new book that she was much closer to the Communist rulers of the lost Socialist state than she previously admitted to , including holding a post as a propaganda secretary in the youth movement the FDJ . Mrs. Felssberg said : ` We all had to sleep ten to a room in bunk beds when we did the exercises . In the day we learned things like treating wounds and stabilising patients - not much different from what you would learn today in first aid training with the Red Cross . ` But we also had to march and learn to use maps and a compass for hikes in the woods and wilderness . It was long ago but I remember it very well - and Angela . ' Mrs. Merkel is aiming for a third bid in office in the autumn . She is hoping that the rumours about her alleged closeness to the politburo of East Germany will not diminish her chances . But the photo of the old days has reportedly upset her . One of her aides said : ` Madam Chancellor is not amused ' | Photo found of her as 17-year-old marching with East German officer . Released as she 's forced to play down book which alleges communist past . | [[513, 583], [725, 827], [1659, 1661], [1679, 1689], [1760, 1804]] |
Manchester City have been allowed to name only one club-trained player in their squad for the opening stages of this season 's Champions League - three less than Arsenal , Chelsea and Liverpool . City , despite having failed UEFA 's FFP ruling which meant their squad had to be reduced from 25 to 21 for the tournament , have been allowed to reduce their non-overseas quota to five to compensate for the reduction , according to The Independent . Clubs in the Champions League are meant to have at least four ` club-trained ' and four ` association-trained ' players in their 25-man squads , but UEFA have seemingly accommodated City 's situation . Manuel Pellegrini has been handed a boost ahead of Manchester City 's return to the Champions League next week after UEFA allowed their squad 's non-overseas quota to be reduced from 25 to 21 for the tournament . Champions League football returns to the Etihad Stadium when City host Roma on September 30 . They open their group stage campaign against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday . Of City 's five non-overseas quota , Dedryck Boyata is the only club-trained player , with Joe Hart , James Milner , Gael Clichy and Frank Lampard making up the rest as association-trained players . Boyata , a Belgian-born midfielder signed as a teenager from Brussels , has made just 11 Premier League appearances for City since joining in 2009 . He was given a new contract in May to keep him at the club until 2016 . Daniel Geey , a football law specialist , told the Independent : ` UEFA have effectively rewritten their home-grown player rule . There is nothing in Uefa or FFP regulations about the home-grown rule changing . ' Dedryck Boyata , who has made just 11 Premier League appearances for City since joining in 2009 , qualifies as the club-trained player in the Champions League squad for this season . James Milner , seen here scoring for City in their win over Bayern last season , counts as an association-trained player under the Financial Fair Player regulations . It is thought that players union Fifpro - with full support of City - started making overtures to Uefa that they would potentially take legal action over theoretical restriction of trade . Uefa eventually relaxed the restriction and allowed City to have five non-overseas players , meaning 16 foreign players rather than the predicted 13 . The likes of Arsenal , Liverpool and Chelsea may argue that Uefa have let City off the hook . If Champions League squad was going to be shrunk from 25 to 21 , this would assume proportionally that eight home-grown players should become seven , not five . City believe they have fully complied with Uefa 's rules with regards to the composition of their Champions League squad . | Manchester City have been allowed only one club-trained player in their Champions League squad for the coming season . This is three fewer than Arsenal , Chelsea and Liverpool . A UEFA Financial Fair Play ruling meant their squad was reduced from 25 to 21 but the governing body has now compensated for this . Dedryck Boyata qualifies as City 's club-trained player . City travel to Bayern Munich for their first group match on Wednesday . | [[0, 195], [0, 15], [34, 195], [0, 195], [0, 15], [34, 195], [225, 243], [250, 318], [771, 861], [2471, 2530], [956, 1029]] |
Wayne Rooney arrived at Manchester United as a better all-round player than Cristiano Ronaldo despite signing a year after the Portuguese star , according to Rio Ferdinand . The former Everton striker signed in a # 27million deal in 2004 , with a huge reputation and the potential to become one of the game 's next global stars . Ferdinand claims there was so much excitement when Rooney joined , although Ronaldo has since gone on to dwarf the former 's achievements with United and most recently Real Madrid . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Wayne Rooney making his England youth and senior debuts . Wayne Rooney signed for Manchester United in a # 25million deal from Everton in 2004 . The striker arrived a year after future star Cristiano Ronaldo , but Rio Ferdinand says he was a better player . Ferdinand went on to play with the formidable duo during a hugely successful period for United . Speaking in an exclusive with The Sun , Ferdinand says : ` It 's hard to explain just how much excitement there was at Old Trafford when he -LSB- Rooney -RSB- joined us . He signed a year after Cristiano Ronaldo but Rooney was the better all-round player . ` He was a more mature footballer who could bring the rest of the team into the game and could score and make goals . ` Cristiano was special , too , and his tricks , flicks and dribbles were fantastic . But at the time he did not have the rounded game which Wazza had . ' Rooney and Ronaldo built up a fine partnership on the pitch , but famously clashed at the World Cup in 2006 when the English star was sent off in a quarter-final against Portugal . Ronaldo was spotted winking at his bench after protesting with the referee , ramping up claims that he helped get the youngster sent off . Rooney was sent off during the World Cup quarter-final against Portugal in 2006 . Ronaldo winked at his bench after the incident and worried the pair 's relationship would be affected . But Ferdinand claims the duo made up before leaving the stadium after the game , with Ronaldo worried that the incident was going to affect their relationship . ` He said to me , `` Can I talk to Wazza , is he OK ? '' , Ferdinand adds . ` He asked me to go and get him and kept saying , `` I did n't try to get him sent off , I really did n't . '' ` He was worried it was going to affect their relationship at United . I 'm not sure what they said to each other but by the time both teams left the ground it was pretty much sorted out between the two of them . ' VIDEO Carrick hails ` special ' skipper Rooney . | Wayne Rooney signed for # 27million from Everton in 2004 . Rio Ferdinand says team were ` so excited ' to have teenager arriving . Cristiano Ronaldo arrived a year before but Ferdinand says Rooney was a better all-round player . Ronaldo and Rooney made up soon after wink incident at 2006 World Cup . | [[174, 237], [330, 394], [934, 948], [953, 1025], [984, 1064], [0, 122], [0, 12], [145, 173], [753, 796], [1110, 1150]] |
A New Orleans woman has spoken out after being drugged at a celebrity hot spot and waking up the following day to learn she had not only gone home with one man , she had also had sex with two others . Maria Treme 's ordeal happened on June 30 after she went to The Country Club , a Bywater hot spot where A-listers Beyonce , Jay Z and Solange , partied less than a month later . Ms Tremem 30 , had gone to the venue to drink with a girlfriend , and had sunbathed naked , which the club allows . But after five hours beside the pool and $ 36 worth of drinks she blacked out . Maria Treme , 30 , said she woke up with bruised thighs and immediately knew she had been ` roofied ' The next day , she told WWL-TV , she woke up with bruises on her inner thighs and a lubricant beside her bed which she had never seen before . Her car keys were also gone . She said : ' I did n't know where they came from and I immediately knew I was roofied because I know how much I had to drink , I know how much I can drink and there was zero memory , nothing . ' Accompanied by a friend , she went back to the club where she watched security footage to help her piece together what had happened the night before . What she saw and heard from eyewitnesses shocked her . As well as signing a much larger bar tab and shouting at a bar tender , she learned that she had had sex with one man in the pool , another in the sauna , and had gone home with a third man dressed only in a towel . Ms Treme is n't claiming all the the men raped her , and only wants to find the person who drugged her . She said : ` I 'm kind-of of the opinion that if there 's three innocent people and one that 's not , I 'm not gon na take down the three innocent people because this one person wants to be a sicko , you know ? ' Scene : The incident took place at The Country Club , a Bywater hot spot which allows nude sunbathing . Beyonce and Jay Z , seen here with Jack Gyllenhaal at the premiere of his new movie this week , went to the Country Club on July 21 , along with Beyonce 's sister Solange . According to authorities , drug rape is common in New Orleans , which has a culture of heavy drinking . Leah Foster , director of Trauma Recovery Services at New Orleans Family Justice Center , said the crime was n't necessarily on the rise , but was receiving far more publicity . One high profile case involves former Saints star Darren Sharper who is accused of drugging and raping women in New Orleans and in four other states . But unlike in the Sharper case , where he is accused of using drugs that incapacitated the woman involved , Ms Treme is believed to have been drugged with a substance that simply makes its victims forget what they 've done . All traces of it , also disappear from the body within 12 hours . Ms Treme said : ` That 's where it gets tricky because , I mean , I saw myself on video walking out of there , laughing and waving to the bartender , stumbling out of there , and , you know , this guy 's drunk , I appear to be drunk and I just do n't think it would be right for me to say everybody raped me . ' Ms Treme is also angry at the way the New Orleans Police Department -LRB- NOPD -RRB- handled her case . By the time they took her to hospital for testing , it was too late for doctors to find traces of the drug used in her system . Former Saints star Darren Sharper is accused of drugging and raping women in New Orleans and in four other states ; he is accused of using drugs that incapacitated the women involved before having sex with them . Ms Foster said ` the number one thing ' anyone suspected of being raped should do , is get to the hospital immediately . The NOPD defended its decision to gather more evidence before taking Ms Treme to the hospital . A police spokesman said that 's standard procedure for such an investigation and said the department wants to keep working with Ms Treme . Ginesse Barrett , a forensic nurse at Interim LSU Hospital 's SAFE unit , says sex predators often use GHB , or LIquid X , which can be made at home and only stays in a victim 's system for 12 hours . The drug is known to lower peoples inhibitions . Another factor in the case is that New Orleans police also has a bad reputation for solving sex crimes . Reported rape cares there are far below any other U.S. city with a major crime problem . And a survey of 90 sex crimes in the area last year found nearly half of them had been mischaracterized as lesser offenses . Ms Treme said she has received a lot of support from women friends who say they had experienced similar things , but she is also getting criticized for not pursuing charges against all of the men she had sex with . Sarah Ney , The Country Club 's vice president and attorney , told WWL-TV that the club has very strict rules against sex on the premises and works hard to protect its clients . Maria Treme has spoken out about being drugged at a New Orleans bar and waking the next day with no memory of the previous night , only to learn she had had sex with three men -LRB- stock image -RRB- . | Maria Treme thought she had spent just $ 36 on drinks at a New Orleans bar . But woke to find she was bruised and suspected she had been drugged . After viewing bar CCTV , she learned she had had sex with three men . | [[0, 110], [575, 586], [594, 651], [677, 689], [710, 754], [2603, 2611], [2624, 2661], [1088, 1096], [1103, 1158], [1323, 1440], [4861, 4866], [4997, 5054]] |
Manchester City face the potentially daunting task of needing to topple the mighty Barcelona in a bid to reach their first ever Champions League quarter-final . The Premier League champions will host Barca at the Etihad Stadium on February 24 before a trip to the Nou Camp three weeks later . Sportsmail guides you through the mouthwatering second round clash . Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero do battle in the same fixture at the same stage last season . Will Manchester City be happy with their draw ? Well , director of football Txiki Begiristain said immediately after the draw that City were ` very confident ' . And who can blame them given the last couple of weeks ? ` We have plenty of confidence with the way we qualified beating Bayern Munich at home and Roma away , ' he said . ` The players will be working hard to get fit and arrive in confidence for those games . Have the two teams met before ? Just a bit - this is exactly the same tie as last season 's second round . City were beaten 4-1 on aggregate , largely thanks to Martin Demichelis horror performance at the Etihad Stadium . Manuel Pellegrini 's side were barely in it from the off . Who do Manchester City have to watch out ? A certain Lionel Messi is said to be a dab hand in these Champions League knockout games and is certain to cause even the very best all sorts of problems . Barcelona 's Messi has proven a thorn in the side of a number of top clubs over the last decade . Whether Luis Suarez is able to arrest his slump since joining the Catalans over the summer remains to be seen , and encouragingly for City , the Uruguayan only scored once in four games against them while at Liverpool . An awful lot rests on the shoulders of Sergio Aguero , so the importance of Gerard Pique can not be underestimated ; he is the sort of defender who is capable of shackling the Argentine in full flight . And what about the managers ? Luis Enrique is very much a novice at this level and that could be the sort of weakness City try and play on . Manuel Pellegrini is one of the best tactical coaches in Europe and definitely has the upper hand over the young boss . Manuel Pellegrini is one of the most tactically astute managers in European elite football . What kind of draw is it for the fans ? Supporters flying from Manchester to Barcelona can get tickets for around # 250 , so it 's not the cheapest option available from the draw . That coupled with the fact many will have been at last season 's second leg does n't make it as appealing as you 'd perhaps imagine . From the airport , hop on a train to Sants station and then take the green metro line to Les Corts . What has it done for Manchester City 's chances of winning the Champions League ? No bookie seems to know what 's going to happen here - the odds of both sides winning the competition have actually lengthened . There were n't too many draws more favourable than this for City , particularly given Barcelona 's indifference under Enrique , although it was they who drifted the furthest afterwards . | Champions League draw throws up Manchester City against Barcelona . It is a repeat of last season 's second round tie , which Barca won . Sergio Aguero , Yaya Toure , Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to do battle . | [[909, 983], [362, 454]] |
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero may have an outstanding goal tally so far this season , but Barcelona boss Luis Enrique had no hesitations when asked who he feels is the best player in the world . Following the Catalan giants ' draw against City in the last 16 of the Champions League , Enrique was asked his thoughts on their free-scoring front man . ` He 's probably up there in the top ten or so players , ' he said . Barcelona manager Luis Enrique expressed his opinion on Lionel Messi -LRB- left -RRB- and Sergio Aguero -LRB- right -RRB- . ` But for me the number one is Leo Messi . Everyone else comes after him . ' Having netted an impressive 19 goals in 20 games before suffering an injury against Everton , Aguero is not far behind his compatriot , who has 21 goals in 21 games for Barcelona . It 's not the first time City will face Barcelona in the last 16 of Europe 's most prestigious tournament , the Spanish side having eliminated Manuel Pellegrini 's team at the same stage last season , winning 4-1 on aggregate . That said , Enrique will not be getting carried away with past results . Manchester City will be missing out on Aguero 's talents whilst he is sidelined with a knee injury . Manchester City have been drawn against Barcelona in the Champions League for the second straight season . ` In principle -LRB- Manchester City -RRB- one of the hardest -LRB- teams -RRB- we could have faced , ' he added . ' I am sure it will be a very hard match , ' he added . ` The important thing in games like these is for us to be in good condition . ` If we 're on form , we are good enough to cope with any competition . I always think positively , and I know we are quite capable of getting through the round against Manchester City . ' | Barcelona boss Luis Enrique said he prefers Lionel Messi to Sergio Aguero . The Manchester City striker has netted 19 times for his side this season . Enrique said Messi 's 21 goals for Barcelona mean he is still ` number one ' | [[427, 501], [0, 91], [628, 719], [427, 501], [747, 761], [768, 808]] |
Adam Lallana was back in Liverpool training ahead of his possible debut against Aston Villa this weekend . The 26-year-old joined the club in a # 23million summer move but picked up a knee injury after returning from the World Cup and has not featured since . The former Southampton man is now back to full fitness and could make his first appearance for the club in their clash against Villa in the Premier League on Saturday . VIDEO Scroll down for Adam Lallana : Technical ability over strength and pace -LRB- archive -RRB- . Adam Lallana could make his Liverpool debut this weekend when they take on Aston Villa in the league . Adam Lallana joined Liverpool this summer in a # 23million deal but immediately picked up an injury . The 23-year-old Adam Lallana was one of three Southampton players to join Liverpool this summer . Paul Lambert 's side have made an impressive start to the season , sitting third in the table having won two of their three games . Brendan Rodgers ' task has been made harder by the news that Daniel Sturridge could miss up to two weeks with the thigh strain that caused him to sit out the recent England game against Switzerland . Mario Balotelli will likely lead the line in Sturridge 's absence but Rickie Lambert could also feature after an impressive cameo against Switzerland . In the absence of Daniel Sturridge Liverpool will be increasingly reliant on 19-year-old Raheem Sterling . Liverpool beat Tottenham in their last league game , Raheem Sterling and Steven Gerrard both scored . Adam Lallana will have to compete with the likes of Philippe Coutinho for a place in the Liverpool side . Brendan Rodgers ' side have six points from their opening three games after losing to Manchester City . Raheem Sterling featured heavily in both of England 's recent games , and got an assist against Switzerland . Rickie Lambert made an extremely short cameo for England but still set up a goal for Danny Welbeck . Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers shares a joke with Luis Enrique at Melwood . | Adam Lallana and Liverpool players train at Melwood . Former Southampton man could make his debut against Aston Villa . Brendan Rodgers will be without Daniel Sturridge . Sturridge missed England win over Switzerland with a thigh injury . | [[0, 43], [260, 314], [260, 286], [319, 428], [529, 631], [591, 631], [1316, 1422], [1074, 1090], [1096, 1163]] |
Mario Balotelli has been hungry for goals at Liverpool since joining in a # 16million deal from Milan in the summer but the Reds striker has portrayed his predatory instincts in an altogether different manner . The 24-year-old uploaded an Instagram picture of himself on Wednesday dressed in what appears to resemble a shark . Along with the caption , ' @pumarunnining #puma we are forever faster and different ?? ' the enigmatic forward has his face covered by a shark hoodie and with two hangers representing his hands . Mario Balotelli posted an Instagram picture of himself in a shark hoodie on Wednesday . While his style can be questioned , the Italy forward has already proven popular on Merseyside with Liverpool fans already singing a chant in his honour despite his lack of goals . Balotelli has only scored once in eight matches for the Reds this season - netting their opener in a 2-1 victory against Bulgarian side Ludogorets in the Champions League last month . This poor statistic is one Balotelli is all too aware of that needs improving - especially in the Premier League where he has failed to break his duck in five games for the club . Balotelli admits he needs to improve his goalscoring record of one goal in eight Liverpool appearances so far . Balotelli -LRB- second left -RRB- scored Liverpool 's opener in their 2-1 Champions League win against Ludogorets . Mario Balotelli was speaking in an exclusive interview with Sport Magazine . ' I can see already that the Liverpool fans really like me , although I know that maybe they are a little upset because I do n't score . I see they appreciate that I am working hard , though , which is nice for me , ' he said in an exclusive interview with Sport magazine . ' I know I have one goal in the Champions League , but in the Premier League I have to start with one . After that , I might set myself a target , but I swear -- right now my first league goal is my first and only objective . ' I need to get in the box more . I do n't do it enough , but it is something I am working to try to do more . I have never been a real , out-and-out striker -- I have always been someone who goes around the pitch , you know ? The forward has been used largely as a lone striker by Reds boss Brendan Rodgers in the absence of Daniel Sturridge - who is expected to return from a thigh injury to face QPR on Sunday . Sturridge 's inclusion in the Liverpool squad is a boost to Balotelli , who revealed his preference is to play alongside another striker in the first-team . ` If it was my choice , I would always go with two strikers , ' he added . ` It 's the way I like to play , but Brendan asked me to play as the first striker . I understand that when the ball comes from wide on the left or right , I need to be in the box otherwise there might be no-one there at all . ' Daniel Sturridge -LRB- right -RRB- is expected to feature against QPR after returning from a thigh injury . Balotelli 's stuttering start has matched that of his new club , who have won three of their first seven league games . However , the striker is confident things will improve and believes a strong English core can only help on the domestic front . ' I did n't really know much about the club before coming here , but I 've been really surprised , ' said the Italian , who spent two-and-a-half years at Manchester City before returning to his homeland . ' I knew they were a very good team but I did n't know they were as good as they are . Raheem Sterling -LRB- right -RRB- is one of many English talents to have impressed Balotelli at Liverpool . ` Of course we need to improve many things because we have started off not very good but I think the players here are amazing . ` It 's good to see young English players here too : -LRB- Raheem -RRB- Sterling , -LRB- Jordan -RRB- Henderson , -LRB- Adam -RRB- Lallana . I think the more players you have like this , the better . ` Maybe over time you have got used to not seeing so many good , young English players like that but now we are seeing some - it 's good that they are in my team . ' Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard -LRB- left -RRB- has been compared to Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo by Balotelli . The best English player in the striker 's eyes remains Steven Gerrard , whom he compared to his veteran Italy team-mate Andrea Pirlo . ` Gerrard is an amazing player . I had really not seen much of him before this season , apart from for England , but wow ! ' Balotelli said . ' I think of him as being at the same level as Pirlo . Vision , technique , but he is powerful as well . Stevie can do anything . ` It 's going to be very difficult for the team to find another player like him in the future . ' | Liverpool face QPR at Loftus Road on Sunday at 1.30 pm . Mario Balotelli has only scored once in eight Liverpool appearances . Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says Balotelli needs to score more goals . Balotelli says ` right now my first league goal is my first and only objective ' Daniel Sturridge is expected to return to the Liverpool squad this weekend . | [[792, 864], [1156, 1267], [1173, 1267], [1173, 1267], [1886, 1893], [1897, 1927], [1907, 1960], [2284, 2305], [2310, 2351], [2837, 2944], [2837, 2871], [2884, 2944]] |
An image of a gold Bugatti Veyron graffitied with a drawing of a penis may have upset car lovers - but it turns out the vehicle was included in a YouTube hoax . Photos from multiple Instagram accounts have revealed the luxury vehicle was n't permanently damaged . Instagram user @andreysmygov uploaded a photo last Friday of the Veyron with a caption that suggested it was painted on as a stunt for TwinzTV , Car Crushing noted . Scroll down for video . Graffitied : A photo of the ` vandalised ' Bugatti Veyron was reportedly taken in Seattle , according to a Reddit post . Busted : This Instagram photo from @andreysmygov included a caption suggesting the car was spray-painted as a stunt with TwinzTV . ` How often do u get to spray paint on a Bugatti lol shoutout to the homie @vgtorious for letting us @twinztv1 @twinztv2 @twinz_tv @nigxl @alexwood66 , ' he wrote online . Brothers Jeremy and Jason Holden run the YouTube pranks channel TwinzTV . A Saturday photo @andreysmygov shows user @vgtorious standing next to the Veyron , this time with different graffiti . Instead of a drawing of male genitalia , there is graffiti of the initials ` VG ' A Sunday photo from his account shows both @andreysmygov and @vgotorious leaning on a scrubbed-clean Veyron , suggesting the luxury vehicle no longer features any markings . ` Filming new vid with @vgtorious this one is going to be sick ! #vgproductions #bugatti ' @andreysmygov captioned the photograph . A photo of the car being waxed - with no graffitti visible - was posted by @vgtorious to Instagram on Saturday , though it is not clear when that took place . Different drawing : A second photo @andreysmygov 's account shows different graffitti on the hood of the Veyron . He also re-grammed the photograph showing him next to the with the letters ` VG ' on the hood , confirming the hoax . ` Oops I think we pranked the WORLD and the video has n't aired ... yet #bugatti #veyron #vw #youtube #global #news #pranks #funny #bugattifamilyimsorry ' , he captioned the snap . Jeremy Holden also uploaded a snap of the penis drawing on the Veyron on Saturday . He wrote , ' I got to spray paint this on @vgtorious #buggati today haha #prank #twinztv #youtube #funny #seattle with @_twinztv_ @twinztv2 @andreysmygov . ' TwinzTV already featured the Bugatti Veyron in an August YouTube video , Car Crushing pointed out . In that clip , a man leans against the Veyron picking up women , with a much less expensive silver car parked behind him . When he convinces the women to get food with him , all but one leave when they realize he is not the Veyron 's actual owner - and actually owns the silver car . | A gold Bugatti Veyron seen in Seattle was reportedly graffitied with a drawing of a penis in a YouTube hoax . Instagram photos have revealed the expensive sports car was used in a prank for YouTube channel TwinzTV . TwinzTV featured the Bugatti Veyron in an August YouTube video . | [[0, 96], [103, 160], [467, 543], [584, 705], [103, 160], [575, 581], [584, 604], [584, 705], [878, 951], [2273, 2343]] |
Steven Gerrard has confirmed what many Liverpool fans had never thought possible - he will leave Liverpool at the end of this season . The 34-year-old former England captain is out of contract at the end of the current campaign and he has taken the difficult and emotional decision not to renew terms . His glittering Anfield career spans across three decades and to celebrate his glorious achievements , Sportsmail remembers Gerrard 's highs and lows through these stunning pictures . Steven Gerrard has been at Liverpool 's academy since the age of nine but his uncle once dressed him in an Everton shirt -LRB- right -RRB- . Gerrard -LRB- top -RRB- celebrates with future first-team ally Michael Owen -LRB- centre -RRB- during a FA Youth Cup match at Anfield in January 1997 . Gerrard made his Liverpool debut aged 18 in a 2-0 win against Blackburn on 29 November 1998 as a substitute for right back Vegard Heggem . A TV cameramen follows Gerrard off the pitch after he scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 4-1 victory against Sheffield Wednesday in 1999 . The agony on Gerrard 's face is clear to see after he is shown the first red card of his career following a foul on Everton 's Kevin Campbell -LRB- floored -RRB- . Gerrard was sent off in the final minute after Campbell had scored the only goal of the game at Anfield in September 1999 . Gerrard 's first goal in Europe came from a header during a UEFA Cup third round first leg against Olympiakos in Athens in November 2000 . Gary Neville -LRB- centre -RRB- is unable to stop Gerrard smashing in his first goal against bitter rivals Manchester United at Anfield in March 2001 . Gerrard wheels away to celebrate his first goal against Liverpool 's local rivals Everton in September 2001 . These Liverpool fans were proved right as Gerrard scored his first Champions League goal at Dynamo Kiev in October 2001 . Captain Robbie Fowler -LRB- right -RRB- holds up the Worthington Cup after Liverpool beat Birmingham City in the final at the Millennium Stadium in February 2001 . Gerrard punches the air next to Fowler after the penalty shootout victory , celebrating his first major trophy as a professional . Gerrard strikes Liverpool 's second goal in the thrilling UEFA Cup final of 2001 . The Reds would win 5-4 after extra time at the Westfalenstadion . -LRB- from left -RRB- Jamie Redknapp , Robbie Fowler , Gerrard , Gerard Houllier and Sami Hyppia show off Liverpool 's cup treble in 2001 . Gerrard was named PFA Young Player of the Year at the awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London in 2001 . This two-footed tackle on Everton 's Gary Naysmith during the Merseyside derby in December 2002 earned Gerrard a three-match ban . David Beckham -LRB- centre -RRB- looks on as Fabien Barthez is beaten by Gerrard 's rocket shot as Manchester United concede the opening goal of the League Cup final in 2003 . Michael Owen grabbed the second goal with four minutes remaining at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . Gerrard wears the armband against Leeds in October 2003 after being appointed Liverpool 's permanent captain in place of Sami Hyppia . Gerrard twice came close to signing for Chelsea but here he shakes hands with Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry after confirming he would stay at Anfield in June 2004 . Parry said : ` It is slightly unusual today in that we are announcing that a player is not going anywhere . ' Gerrard 's thunderous 30-yard half-volley against Olympiakos sealed progress from the Champions League group stages in December 2004 following a scare . The goal is one of Gerrard 's finest and caused TV commentator Andy Gray to scream the immortal line ` you beauty ! ' Gerrard headed an own goal in the 2005 League Cup final -LRB- left -RRB- and reacts to the 3-2 defeat against Chelsea after extra time -LRB- right -RRB- . Jose Mourinho shakes hands with Gerrard after the Champions League semi-final first leg in 2005 and would again try to sign him that summer . Gerrard rises above the AC Milan defence to head home Liverpool 's first goal in the 2005 Champions League final - they had been 3-0 down . Milan 's Gennaro Gattuso -LRB- second right -RRB- brought Gerrard down in the box before Xabi Alonso scored the equaliser after his penalty was saved . Gerrard was left stunned along with everyone else after inspiring Liverpool 's - and arguably football 's - greatest comeback . Liverpool 's captain gives European football 's most coveted prize a kiss after Liverpool 's penalty shootout win over Milan . Gerrard hoists the trophy after inspiring the Miracle of Istanbul and crowning Liverpool as European champions . A first hat-trick for Liverpool was sealed by this strike against Welsh club TNS in a Champions League qualifying round match in July 2005 . With Liverpool losing 3-2 against West Ham in the 90th minute of the 2006 FA Cup final , Gerrard scored a 35-yard thunderbolt on the volley . Gerrard soaks up the adulation from Liverpool 's support at the Millennium Stadium after his latest heroics on the biggest stage . Rafael Benitez joins his captain to show off the FA Cup after Liverpool 's eventual penalty shootout victory against West Ham . Gerrard collected the PFA Player of the Year award in 2006 , while Wayne Rooney was named Young Player of the Year by his fellow pros . Gerrard 's goal at Marseille in 2007 saw him become the first Liverpool player since John Aldridge in 1989 to score in seven consecutive games . FIFA president Sepp Blatter watches a dejected Gerrard after Liverpool were beaten by AC Milan in the 2007 Champions League final . Gerrard had inspired his team to another shock final but were powerless to stop the peerless Milan playmaker Kaka -LRB- centre -RRB- . Gerrard celebrates scoring his 100th goal for Liverpool during a 3-1 Champions League victory against PSV Eindhoven in October 2008 . A 100th European club appearance for Liverpool was marked by two goals against Real Madrid in March 2009 . Gerrard kisses a TV camera after scoring one of Liverpool 's four goals against Manchester United at Old Trafford in March 14 2009 . Just days later Gerrard tucked home a penalty against Aston Villa to secure his first Premier League hat-trick in a 5-0 win . Gerrard lifts his second League Cup , this time after beating Cardiff City on penalties at Wembley Stadium in February 2012 . The match ball went home with Gerrard after a hat-trick in the Merseyside derby in March 2012 . It was his 400th Premier League appearance . Gerrard wore the Liverpool captain 's armband for the 400th time in the 2-2 draw at Swansea in September last year . His goal against Crystal Palace in October last year saw Gerrard become the first Liverpool player to score in 15 successive seasons . Gerrard repeated his celebration of five years previous as he scored twice during Liverpool 's 3-0 humiliation of Manchester United in March . His successful penalty against West Ham in April this year saw Gerrard overtake Kenny Dalglish on Livepool 's all-time goalscorers list . Gerrard came agonisingly close to winning the Premier League title last season , giving his team-mates a tearful and rousing team-talk on the pitch after beating Manchester City -LRB- left -RRB- but slipping to allow Demba Ba to score -LRB- right -RRB- and Chelsea to end Liverpool 's dreams two weeks later . Gerrard and several other Liverpool stars were benched for the Champions League clash at Real Madrid in November in a shocking move . Gerrard scored two penalties against Leicester on New Year 's Day but announced on January 2 that he will be leaving Liverpool in the summer . | Steven Gerrard has announced he will leave Liverpool in the summer . Gerrard has been at the club since the age of nine but looks set for move to MLS . Midfielder helped club to Champions League glory in 2005 , plus UEFA , FA and League Cup victories . Gerrard revealed the decision was the ` toughest of my life ' | [[0, 134], [7467, 7474], [7537, 7609], [486, 555], [232, 302]] |
Loic Remy has labelled Liverpool ` dishonest ' after the striker 's move to Anfield fell through due to a failed medical . The new Chelsea forward was poised to join Liverpool for # 8million from Queens Park Rangers , but the Premier League club pulled out of the agreement after Remy 's medical tests . The France international remains unsure as to why his move did not come off , insisting : ' I did not understand Liverpool 's decision . It was not very honest from their side . ' VIDEO Scroll down to watch Loic Remy score for France in a match against Spain . Loic Remy was set to move to Liverpool before the Anfield club pulled out of the deal due to a failed medical . The 27-year-old continued , telling Telefoot : ' I was not scared . I know exactly what I have , I met all the specialists in the world . A lot of players share the same situation as mine and Liverpool know it . ' Remy was diagnosed with a heart defect in 2010 , but the problem seemed to put Liverpool off . Instead , Chelsea pounced and signed the striker on a four-year contract . Remy became Chelsea 's sixth major signing of the summer following the captures of Cesc Fabregas , Diego Costa , Mario Pasalic -LRB- now loaned to Elche -RRB- , Filipe Luis and Didier Drogba . Loic Remy signed for Chelsea on the final week of the summer transfer window from Queens Park Rangers . | Loic Remy following his failed medical at Anfield : ' I did not understand Liverpool 's decision . It was not very honest from their side ' The Queens Park Rangers striker signed for Premier League rivals Chelsea . Remy was due to join Liverpool for # 8million before his medical tests . | [[0, 44], [47, 83], [53, 122], [304, 328], [382, 391], [396, 440], [441, 481], [611, 676], [996, 1003], [1016, 1060], [1254, 1357], [53, 122], [123, 215], [222, 303], [565, 627]] |
` In no way careless ' : The family of Amber Vinson , who has Ebola , vigorously defended her conduct . The family of a Dallas nurse who cared for Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan then caught the disease herself have angrily denied she was ` careless ' in flying to Ohio and back while carrying the virus . Amber Vinson , 29 , who works at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital , caught Ebola after helping to care for Duncan . She then went on a trip to Ohio and back - and was hospitalized with the virulent illness hours after her return . In the wake of her trip 153 people are being monitored for signs of the disease , and three are in quarantine . In a statement released by her family today , they say Vinson would never ` knowingly ' put anybody at risk , was vigilant in testing herself for signs , and followed all the relevant protocols . The statement attacked any suggestion that she ignored medical or government guidelines . Medical staff dealing with Ebola are allowed to fly provided they wore protective gear while dealing with the virus . The statement said she reported her body temperature three times before boarding her flight home last week.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has acknowledged Vinson checked in repeatedly and was cleared for travel . Cleveland station WOIO reported the family 's statement and said that they feel public comments and media outlets ` mischaracterize Amber and her actions ' . It said : ` Suggestions that she ignored any of the physician and government-provided protocols recommended to her are patently untrue and hurtful . Scroll down for video . Infection scare : 153 people are being monitored - and three are under quarantine - in Ohio as a result of a visit Vinson made while unknowingly carrying Ebola . Police line : Police keep watch over the house in Ohio where Vinson stayed with her stepfather , who is one of the three in quarantine . ` Although the majority of the correspondences we have received since her diagnosis have been positive , we are troubled by some of the negative public comments and media coverage that mischaracterize Amber and her actions . ` To be clear , in no way was Amber careless prior to or after her exposure to Mr. Thomas Eric Duncan . She has not and would not knowingly expose herself or anyone else . ' Three people have been quarantined in northeast Ohio following Vinson 's visit to Cleveland to prepare for her wedding . None of the three , quarantined after new monitoring guidelines by the state , has exhibited Ebola-like symptoms . Treatment : Vinson is now being cared for in Atlanta , having originally been admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian , where she works . Flight : Vinson went to Ohio after treating Thomas Eric Duncan . She checked whether she could fly and got approval from the CDC . By the time her flight home landed she had a fever . ` Patient zero ' : Thomas Eric Duncan was the first person to die of Ebola in the United States . He brought the virus over from Liberia , his homeland , and died on October 8 . Every day , the Ebola sufferers in the United States and their caregivers produce an astonishing eight 55-gallon barrels of medical waste PER DAY . Masks , gloves , linens , utensils , medical instruments -- everything the patient contacts must be destroyed and the garbage is piling up . While one surefire way to destroy the pathogen is to incinerate the waste , some states have already said ` no way ' to requests they accept the tainted garbage . Missouri 's attorney general has even made moves to bar Ebola-contaminated waste from being destroyed at a St. Louis facility , reports the LA Times . Earlier this month , a Louisiana waste disposal site refused to accept the ashes generated when a Thomas Eric Duncan 's belongings from his apartment were incinerated and a judge even signed an order temporarily blocking the disposal in the state . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas Frieden said during a news conference that the virus is not considered to be hardy in the environment and that incineration and chemical treatment of the infected waste is sufficient to remove any risk . Initially , only Vinson 's stepfather had been quarantined , in his home in suburban Akron . The two others , in Cuyahoga County , which includes Cleveland , and in Summit County , were quarantined after . Ohio governor John Kasich ordered the new guidelines , which include travel restrictions , on Saturday . A state health official said the guidelines are meant to remove any chance of Ebola spreading . ` As we 've seen , travel is a potential problem , ' state epidemiologist Dr. Mary DiOrio said . ` It 's why the people of Ohio are dealing with the situation we have right now . ' Under the guidelines , anyone who has had direct contact with the skin , mucus membranes , blood or bodily fluids of someone diagnosed with Ebola must be quarantined for 21 days . Anyone who did not have direct skin contact but reported spending more than an hour in close proximity to an infected person is not to travel commercially for 21 days . Such people also are to seek permission to travel outside the health jurisdictions where they live . People who were in the same enclosed space as an Ebola carrier are not to travel outside the U.S. Workplace : Vinson is a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital , which treated the United States ' first Ebola victim . Kasich said the federal government should ban travel from West African countries hit hardest by the Ebola epidemic , which has killed thousands of people , mainly in Sierra Leone , Liberia and Guinea . Vinson cared for a man who died from the disease in Dallas . She was diagnosed last week . She flew from Dallas to Cleveland on Oct. 10 and flew back on Oct. 13 . Ebola is spread through bodily fluids . Someone who is infected does not become contagious until he or she shows symptoms of the disease . Health officials have said Vinson exhibited some symptoms while in Ohio . There are 153 people being monitored in Ohio because of contact or potential contact with Vinson . They include people with whom Vinson had direct contact , those who visited the Akron bridal shop where her bridesmaids tried on dresses on Oct. 11 and those who were passengers on the flights she took . Vinson is being cared for at a specialized unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta . Her family said she is a ` deeply committed nurse driven by a fundamental passion for helping others . ' One of Vinson 's Dallas hospital colleagues , Nina Pham , also is being treated for Ebola . | Vinson , 29 , works at Dallas hospital that cared for Thomas Eric Duncan . She flew to Ohio and back while carrying Ebola , triggering quarantines . Vinson was not diagnosed until after return , and had asked before flying . Family says some comments ` micharacterize ' her action . They refuted any suggestion she was ` careless ' in decision to travel . | [[118, 132], [137, 178], [306, 323], [330, 373], [306, 323], [376, 423], [5340, 5374], [5383, 5431], [104, 132], [191, 202], [211, 305], [424, 464], [1620, 1635], [1681, 1734], [1727, 1781], [2318, 2438], [2699, 2754], [5725, 5728], [5774, 5796], [2755, 2820], [1289, 1311], [1349, 1442], [2084, 2098], [2104, 2143], [104, 132], [179, 234], [104, 132], [191, 202], [211, 305]] |
A man accused of burning his girlfriend 's 5-month-old son so badly that part of the child 's left leg had to be amputated has pleaded guilty to a felony assault charge in central Ohio . Twenty-year-old Zachariah Keen , of Mount Vernon , entered the plea Tuesday in Knox County court , avoiding a scheduled trial . Two child endangering charges were dismissed . Guilty : Zachariah Keen , pictured , pleaded guilty to a felony assault charge on Tuesday . Keen was accused of burning his girlfriend 's 5-month-son so badly part of the child 's leg had to be amputated . Girlfriend : Mother Lora Miller 's baby also needed skin grafts on one arm . According to Fox28 , Keen said ' I was going to give him a bottle and I heated it in a microwave for too long of a time . ' ' I then had this occurrence and the baby was burned , ' he also said . ` And I did not seek help right away because I did not know the severity of the burn at the time . ' The affiliate station reported ' -LSB- t -RSB- he child 's father Zach Hammons appeared angry and had tears streaming down his face during Keen 's confession . ' Fox28 reported the child is in Hammon 's custody . Keen will be sentenced next month . A message left with his attorney from the Associated Press was n't immediately returned . Prosecutors have said Keen told police he tripped and spilled a baby bottle of hot water while baby-sitting in mid-January , but authorities did n't believe the second - and third-degree burns were accidental . Keen was accused of knowingly hurting and failing to seek appropriate medical help for the child , who also needed skin grafts on one arm . In January following the incident , the baby 's mother Lora Miller told Mount Vernon News ` the burn is to the bone . ' Last month , Keen said on Facebook he is expecting a child with Miller and uploaded photos that purportedly show her sonograms . Parents : Last month , Keen said on Facebook he is expecting a child with Miller . | Twenty-year-old Zachariah Keen pleaded guilty to a felony assault charge Tuesday . Prosecutors have said Keen told police he tripped and spilled a baby bottle of hot water while baby-sitting the boy in mid-January , but authorities did n't believe the burns were accidental . Keen was accused of knowingly hurting and failing to seek appropriate medical help for the child , who also needed skin grafts on one arm . Last month , Keen said on Facebook he is expecting a child with girlfriend Lora Miller . | [[0, 58], [81, 102], [107, 186], [187, 235], [238, 283], [362, 368], [371, 385], [399, 453], [454, 511], [1281, 1403], [1410, 1491], [581, 607], [613, 644], [1492, 1588], [1579, 1588], [1600, 1631], [1752, 1762], [1765, 1786], [1787, 1842], [1904, 1925], [1926, 1963]] |
Brendan Rodgers gave Mario Balotelli a helping hand in training as the misfiring striker bids to get back on the goal trail in Liverpool 's trip to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday . Balotelli has found the net just once for his new club since joining at the end of August - against Ludogorets in the Champions League - and desperately needs to rediscover his goalscoring touch in the Premier League . The Italian has scored with just one of his last 66 shots in Premier League action , over 21 games for Liverpool and former club Manchester City . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Liverpool must make Balotelli behave - Mancini . Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers helps Mario Balotelli back to his feet during training at Melwood . Rodgers checks Balotelli is OK after the striker fell awkwardly during the training session at Melwood on Friday morning . The Italian was holding his back as he returned to his feet but was soon back in the thick of the action . Rodgers imparts some advice to his misfiring striker as he seeks to rediscover his scoring touch against QPR . Balotelli has yet to open his scoring account for Liverpool in the Premier League , though he did score against Ludogorets in Europe . Balotelli fires off a shot during a practice match as Liverpool geared up for their trip to QPR in the sunshine at Melwood . The Italian striker controls the ball on his chest as Rodgers watches on closely in the background . Balotelli 's presence is enough to knock Raheem Sterling off his stride as the teenager tries to fire off a shot . CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT RODGERS HAD TO SAY ON RAHEEM STERLING . Rodgers was deep in conversation with the 24-year-old during Friday morning 's training session at Melwood and dragged Balotelli back to his feet when he landed awkwardly on his backside during a shooting drill . The striker grimaced in pain when he got back to his feet but was soon back in the thick of the action . One player absent from the session but expected to return at Loftus Road is Daniel Sturridge . The forward suffered a thigh injury while on international duty with England in September and Liverpool have missed his goalscoring touch . Before his injury , Liverpool had won two of their three matches and scored six goals . During his absence , they have won just two of seven games and scored only eight goals . Balotelli , Sterling and a determined-looking Jordan Henderson are amused by something as they stretch prior to the training drills . Balotelli leads the way in the sprint reaction drills as the striker looked sharp ahead of Sunday 's visit to London . Balotelli , wearing No 5 on his training kit , bursts between the poles in training . Balotelli is joined by Raheem Sterling for the pre-training stretches . The young England star was full of energy during the session . Joe Allen , Martin Skrtel , Dejan Lovren and Lucas Leiva quick-step their way through a warm-up drill . Dejan Lovren gets in a shot at goal despite the close attentions of his defensive colleague Martin Skrtel . Lovren keeps a close watch on Joe Allen as they line up on opposite teams during a small-sided practice match . Alberto Moreno curls over a pass during the pre-QPR training session on Friday morning . Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva looks for a pass as Kolo Toure looks on in the background . He played no part in the training session and Rodgers said a decision on his match fitness will be made on Saturday . Sturridge 's return will be a massive boost - he has 32 goals in 46 Premier League matches for Liverpool , twice as many as Luis Suarez had at this stage . Rodgers said : ` We 'll see how Daniel Sturridge is tomorrow -LSB- Saturday -RSB- . He 's training , looking well . ` When Sturridge is playing , he 's one of the top European strikers . It 's important for him to play games to prove that consistently . Rodgers also confirmed that Emre Can and Joe Allen are again available and they played a full part in training on Friday . He added that Dejan Lovren should also be fit . Raheem Sterling displayed plenty of energy in training despite claiming he was feeling ` tired ' while away on international duty . Sterling started on the bench for England 's Euro 2016 qualifier with Estonia after complaining of fatigue . Rodgers was in a good mood as he oversaw Liverpool 's last training session of the week . The manager gets to grips with a quartet of mannequins as he starts a free-kick drill . Captain Steven Gerrard tries to win the ball as his orange-bibbed team-mates watch on . Skrtel produces a no-holds-barred slide challenge on Joe Allen during the training session . Glen Johnson gets shirty in an effort to try and stop Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho . Coutinho is within sight of goal as he attempts to negotiate a way past young Irish defender Daniel Cleary . Striker Rickie Lambert contests a header with Lazar Markovic as two of the club 's summer signings go head-to-head . VIDEO Liverpool must make Balotelli behave - Mancini . | Mario Balotelli and Brendan Rodgers were deep in conversation as Liverpool trained at Melwood on Friday morning . Balotelli is desperate to improve his form , having scored just one goal since arriving at Anfield . Rodgers confirmed that Dejan Lovren , Emre Can and Joe Allen will be available for Sunday 's trip to QPR . Daniel Sturridge , who did not train with the rest of the group , will be assessed on Saturday after thigh injury . Rodgers said the criticism levelled at ` tired ' Raheem Sterling had been unfair , saying he needs protection . | [[1604, 1657], [67, 179], [180, 234], [180, 189], [321, 398], [399, 481], [1065, 1146], [67, 179], [3842, 3849], [3855, 3964], [1922, 2016], [2017, 2106], [3373, 3431]] |
CLICK HERE to see full details of the Champions League last 16 draw . After being pitted against Manchester City in the last 16 of the Champions League , Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi joked that he is looking forward to playing against his close friend Sergio Aguero ... as he always beats him at FIFA video games . The Premier League champions were drawn against Barcelona for the second consecutive season - losing 4-1 on aggregate last term - after edging second place behind Bayern Munich in their qualifying group . Messi took to Facebook after the draw was made in Nyon on Monday to express his excitement at the tie and gently tease his childhood friend over his ability with video games . VIDEO Scroll down for Sportsmail 's Barcelona and Manchester City head to head . Lionel Messi posted a picture and message to Sergio Aguero -LRB- left -RRB- after the Champions League draw . Manchester City have been drawn against Barcelona for the second consecutive season . Messi joked that he always got the better of his childhood friend when they play FIFA together . Aguero is currently sidelined with a knee injury - giving him plenty of time to polish his Playstation skills . CLICK HERE to read Sportsmail 's guide to Manchester City vs Barcelona . The Argentina international posted a picture of the pair together with a message : ` Looking forward to playing in the next round of the UEFA Champions League . It 'll be really nice to face my friend Sergio Aguero as I always beat him at FIFA , but let 's see what happens on the pitch . ' Aguero is currently sidelined with a knee ligament but expected to return for the glamour showdown on February 24 and March 18 next year - giving him plenty of time to brush up on his gaming skills . The tie also brings connections for City 's director of football Txiki Begiristain , a former Barca player and director . He said ' I will take the time to visit family , friends , I have a lot of friends there at the club . ' A screen in the hall at UEFA headquarters in Nyon shows the results of the last 16 draw . Paris Saint Germain defender David Luiz -LRB- top -RRB- will come up against his former club Chelsea . Arsene Wenger was handed a relatively easy draw after Arsenal were pitted against his former club Monaco . He labelled the draw itself ` unbelievable ' , adding : ` Every tie 's the same , we had Bayern Munich and CSKA Moscow in the group phase , and now we have to deal again with Barcelona . ` Beating Bayern Munich and then beating Roma away , we are confident and will arrive in a good moment to these games . ' In other ties for Premier League sides , league leaders Chelsea will take on big-spending Paris Saint Germain while Arsenal had arguably the easiest draw with Arsene Wenger facing his former club Monaco . 13/5 Bayern Munich . 11/4 Real Madrid . 6/1 Barcelona . 7/1 Chelsea . 14/1 Man City . 18/1 Atletico Madrid . 22/1 Arsenal . 25/1 PSG . 28/1 Borussia Dortmund , Juventus . 50/1 Porto . 100/1 Bayer Leverkusen . 125/1 Monaco , Basle . 200/1 Shakhtar Donetsk . 250/1 Schalke . | Manchester City have been drawn against Barcelona in Champions League . Sergio Aguero is currently sidelined with injury but is expected to return . Lionel Messi wants to face his Argentina team-mate as he ` always beats him ' when playing FIFA video games . | [[891, 976], [1074, 1093], [1104, 1150], [1074, 1080], [1084, 1160], [1550, 1556], [1560, 1600], [70, 151], [154, 255], [277, 318], [977, 1047], [994, 1073], [1420, 1422], [1442, 1459], [1474, 1502]] |
Everton have been dealt a hammer blow after John Stones was ruled out for up to 14 weeks with ankle surgery . The England defender saw a specialist on Wednesday after he was injured in last Sunday 's 2-1 defeat at Manchester United , having initially undergone scans on Monday . It was initially hoped Stones would miss no more than eight weeks but it was determined that an operation would be required to rectify the damage , which means the 21-year-old is now expected to be sidelined until the New Year . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Stones faces four months out . Everton have been dealt a huge blow with John Stones ruled out for up to four months with an ankle injury . Everton will miss Stones , grappling here with Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao , during his absence . Ross Barkley - Knee . James McCarthy - Thigh . Sylvain Distin - Thigh . Seamus Coleman - Hamstring . Arouna Kone - Knee . Kevin Mirallas - Hamstring . John Stones - Ankle . Stones had been in excellent form for both club and country -- he would have started Thursday night 's game against San Marino -- and Everton manager Roberto Martinez has admitted his absence will be felt . Martinez said : ` John will need surgery , which will give us a perfect recovery for his left ankle . We expect him to be out for probably the next 10 to 14 weeks depending on how everything goes . ` It 's a clear injury -- not a complicated injury . Obviously , it 's a little bit of a setback because you do n't want to lose any players , but in John 's case we were very worried in the moment that it happened because those injuries can become a little bit difficult to treat . ` But this one is going to be straightforward and we are already counting down the days for him to come back and we 'll make sure he comes back stronger and ready for the final and most important part of the season . ' Stones is treated on the pitch at Old Trafford on Sunday after badly injuring his ankle . The 20-year-old England international , was carried off on Sunday , requires surgery on his ankle . VIDEO Stones faces four months out . Everton have endured a difficult period in terms of injuries , as they have lost Seamus Coleman , James McCarthy and Kevin Mirallas to hamstring problems . Influential midfielder Ross Barkley is , however , making good progress from knee ligament damage . Meanwhile , Liverpool are sweating on an abdominal injury suffered by Dejan Lovren while on international duty with Croatia . The defender will be examined by the club 's medical staff at Melwood on Friday . Premier League : Oct 18 - Aston Villa -LRB- h -RRB- , Oct 26 - Burnley -LRB- a -RRB- , Nov 1 - Swansea -LRB- h -RRB- , Nov 9 - Sunderland -LRB- a -RRB- , Nov 22 - West Ham -LRB- h -RRB- , Nov 30 - Tottenham -LRB- a -RRB- , Dec 3 - Hull -LRB- h -RRB- , Dec 6 - Manchester City -LRB- a -RRB- , Dec 14 - QPR -LRB- h -RRB- , Dec 20 - Southampton -LRB- a -RRB- , Dec 26 - Stoke -LRB- a -RRB- , Dec 28 - Newcastle -LRB- a -RRB- , Jan 1 - Hull -LRB- a -RRB- , Jan 10 - Manchester City -LRB- h -RRB- . Europa League : Oct 22 - Lille -LRB- a -RRB- , Nov 6 - Lille -LRB- h -RRB- , Nov 27 - Wolfsburg -LRB- a -RRB- , Dec 11 - FK Krasnodar -LRB- h -RRB- . England internationals : Oct 12 - Estonia -LRB- a -RRB- , Nov 15 - Slovenia -LRB- a -RRB- , Nov 18 - Scotland -LRB- a -RRB- . | England international injured ankle in loss at Manchester United on Sunday . Defender was stretchered off and requires an operation to fix the issue . Twenty-year-old could be ruled out for up to 14 weeks . Roberto Martinez 's is already without several first team players . | [[110, 231], [607, 673], [1865, 1954], [1865, 1871], [1928, 1954], [349, 424], [372, 384], [403, 507], [1165, 1178], [1183, 1205], [1181, 1258], [1955, 1992], [2023, 2054], [0, 109], [38, 109], [372, 384], [403, 507], [607, 673], [1267, 1355], [1319, 1362]] |
Socceroos star Tim Cahill has been connected to an alleged tax avoidance scheme in the UK that has embroiled more than 200 wealthy British celebrities and investors . The fund was created by Ingenious Media in 2008 to take advantage of a policy set up by Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor , which allowed investors to slash their tax bills if they backed the film industry . Scroll down for video . Socceroos star Tim Cahill has been linked to an alleged tax avoidance scheme in the UK . Documents show Cahill , who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls , is one of 229 sports stars , actors and politicians who paid a total of # 1.2 billion -LRB- $ 2.2 billion -RRB- into Phoenix , the Sydney Morning Herald reported . The film funding scheme was initially approved by Her Majesty 's Revenue and Customs -LRB- HMRC -RRB- , but HMRC officials now believe that Phoenix might have been aimed primarily at avoiding tax and not bolstering the British film industry . There is no suggestion Phoenix investors did anything illegal but HMRC officials wrote to them in May last year rejecting their claims for tax relief . It is not known how much each individual paid into Phoenix but the average amount was # 5.2 million , and the minimum investment amount to be eligible for tax breaks was # 100,000 . The football player has been linked to the alleged tax avoidance scheme . Among those who invested in schemes connected to Ingenious Media are David and Victoria Beckham , Tory MP Geoffrey Cox QC , Sir Michael Caine , and British celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall . Last month Mr Fearnley-Whittingstall said he left Phoenix in June after first joining in 2008 believing he was making a ` bona fide ' investment in the British film industry . David Beckham those who invested in schemes connected to Ingenious Media . He added : ` It seems from reports in the media that HMRC does have reservations about some of these types of investments . ' I always want to be transparent about and indeed comfortable with my investments and my tax affairs , so earlier this year I resigned my subscription to this particular investment and handed back all the tax gain I had made , plus interest , to HMRC . ' Phoenix bought the distribution and production rights to the 2010 re-make of the 1980s TV series The A-Team and Gulliver ' s Travels . Investors could make significant profits if the films prospered at the box office . However , Ingenious Media , which ran the partnership , admitted in 2011 that ` box office performance had not met expectations ' and was unlikely to deliver ` significant upside ' . Regardless of the poor returns , investors were able to claim tax relief worth about half the cash they put in . Phoenix is one of more than 1,200 alleged avoidance schemes identified by HMRC where investors are being forced to hand over unpaid tax before their disputes are settled by a tribunal . . Ingenious has denied that Phoenix , or any of its other film investment schemes , are tax-avoidance structures . Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall said he left Phoenix in June after first joining in 2008 believing he was making a ` bona fide ' investment in the British film industry . | Tim Cahill is one of 229 investors who paid a total of # 1.2 billion to Phoenix . Phoenix Film Partners LLP created in 2008 to take advantage of tax breaks . Investors could slash their tax bills if they backed the British film industry . The scheme was initially approved but the UK tax office has since said it goes against the rules . | [[280, 290], [299, 341], [0, 89], [401, 489], [727, 828]] |
By . Simon Carr . A daring World War 2 hero who captured 42 German soldiers armed only with his trusty Scottish sword has been ranked as one of the world 's greatest adventurers . Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm ` Mad Jack ' Churchill is featured in a new book compiled by the Norwegian Royal Explorers Club which honours the finest explorers and adventurers of all time . He is known for his courageous exploits , including making the last recorded bow and arrow kill in wartime , saving 500 people in Jerusalem from certain death and capturing German troops with the use of his Claybeg sword - a smaller version of a Claymore . Mad Jack made the last wartime kill with a bow and arrow and represented Great Britain at and international archery contest . When once asked about the basket-hilted blade , Churchill - who prepared his men for battle by playing bagpipes - said : ` In my opinion , any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed . ' Espen Lazarus , co-founder of the Royal Explorers Club , and researcher of the currently untitled book , said : ` When we first read the stories of Jack Churchill , it immediately become obvious that it would strengthen the book greatly to tell his tale . ` The common trait for all our club members is a desire for adventure and the book we are writing is a homage to the explorers that have inspired us . ' The book , which is set to be released . in summer , will see the Lt Colonel commemorated among the likes of . American frontiersman Hugh Glass and evolutionary biologist Charles . Darwin . The Royal Explorers . Club , founded in 2003 , is devoted to celebrating adventure and . exploration and has members working across the globe . Espen . added : ' I would rate Jack Churchill as one of , if not the most , . inspirational and impressive people we have researched in relation to . the book . ` His key traits . that contribute to this impression are of course his resilience , . somewhat demanding leadership style and obvious disregard for danger . ' The book , which is set to be released in summer , will see the Lt Colonel commemorated among the likes of American frontiersman Hugh Glass and evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin . Lt. Churchill , pictured here training American troops , instilled his impressive skills in others . Lt Churchill -LRB- right -RRB- the day after his capture , on June 6 , 1944 . The picture was sent to him by German officer Wilhelm Herz -LRB- left , facing camera -RRB- in 1969 . Lt. Churchill -LRB- far right -RRB- leading the charge at Maaloy , Finland with his sword in hand . Lt Colonel Churchill regularly brought his trusty basket-hilted Claybeg sword , a set of bagpipes and a longbow into battle . Born in Surrey in 1906 he graduated from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and joined the 2nd Battalion of the Manchester Regiment in 1926 . His glittering career won him two Distinguished Service Orders and the Military Cross . His son , Malcolm Churchill , 71 , also from Surrey , explained when these weapons were used . He said : ` He would use the bagpipes to rouse the troops before battle and he 's the last soldier to be credited with killing somebody with a bow and arrow . ' ` Mad Jack ' made the last ever recorded bow and arrow kill in WW2 when he shot a German officer in 1940 while holding the village of l'Epinette in France . Malcolm added : ` He and his section were in a tower and as the Germans approached he said , ' I will shoot that first German with an arrow ' and that 's exactly what he did and they held the rest off with machine guns . ' Lt Colonel Churchill used his bagpipes to raise the morale of his troops and lower that of the enemy . He launched into a rousing rendition of the March of the Cameron Men before raiding a German garrison in Operation Archery in Vaagso , Norway in 1941 . Lt Churchill playing the bagpipes . he famously played the instrument to rouse his troops . After recovering from an injury he sustained in the operation , he further raised his profile by leading troops through Sicily and then the landings in Salerno . It was here that , with the help of a corporal , he captured 42 German troops and a mortar crew with just the use of his Claybeg . But on a later assignment in Yugoslavia in 1944 , he and his troops were struck by a German attack and he was sent to the notorious Sachsenhausen concentration camp . Malcolm said : ` He should n't have been captured inasmuch as he was a colonel and should n't have been in the front lines . ` However he was a fighting soldier and he did n't care much for being at the back filling out paperwork . ' Lt Churchill at the barrel of a gun in Belgium . He died in 1996 aged 89 . A Zenith-JAP overhead-valve single cylinder machine such as that Lt Churchill rode across India and Burma . True to form , Lt Colonel Churchill managed to escape but was recaptured and sent to a PoW camp in Austria . After escaping a second time , Churchill walked 150 miles over to Verona , Italy where he met with an American column who sent him to England . Despite these amazing feats , however , Mad Jack , who died in 1996 at the age of 89 , did n't spend much time boasting . Malcolm added : ` He did n't brag about these things at all but he would be happy to talk to anyone who asked , particularly if it was over a couple of nice glasses of wine in the evening . Mother ran the house , not him . Father was quite happy to have things quiet at home . ' Mad Jack 's civilian efforts were nearly as impressive as his wartime feats as he represented Great Britain in the 1939 World Archery Championships , worked as a professional bagpiper , played roles in films such as Ivanhoe and The Thief of Baghdad , and was commemorated in a comic strip . Malcolm added : ` He was slightly eccentric . He had very unusual taste but was happy so long as he was doing his own thing . ' His feats also include motorcycling across Burma and helping to save 500 Jewish doctors and patients during the Hadassah medical convoy massacre in 1948 . A cartoon made from Lt Churchill 's motorbike adventures in Burma . He helped save 500 Jewish doctors and patients during the Hadassah medical convoy massacre in 1948 . | Lieutenant Colonel John Churchill 's exploits are featured in a new book compiled by the Norwegian Royal Explorers Club . 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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is not anything like Mario Kart -- a statement that may come as a shock to some , but is -- in fact , wholly justified . For developers Sumo Digital have not simply repackaged Nintendo 's winning formula , but have carved their own niche . The result is a wonderful , often moving , tribute to the golden age of gaming -- a high speed trip down memory lane exploring the titles which shaped video game history . Vibrant : Graphics stay true to each one of SEGA 's masterpieces , while giving them a current-gen twist . Thankfully , every bit of SEGA 's work has been handled with respect and care . You 'll race across the aircraft carrier decks made famous in Afterburner , meander through the orange canyons of Panzer Dragoon , and weave through rivers of lava in Golden Axe . The visuals , too , are exceptional -- striking a perfect balance between achieving nostalgia without taking away from each one 's distinct artistic direction . Colours are vibrant , draw distances impressive and every mascot has been lovingly restored in pixel-perfect glory . Refreshingly , gameplay has had as much love and care spent on it , too . For starters , it does n't simply involve driving around in a cart . Instead , your vehicle can transform into a boat or plane to adapt to the ever-changing levels . Laps are rarely the same , and see you gliding through the skies one minute , and tackling waves the next . All vehicles handle very differently . In cart mode , you can drift around corners to accumulate boost , while you 're encouraged to zip through checkpoints when in plane form . Boats bob up and down gleefully , handling in a way reminiscent of Wave Racer . It 's this variation in gameplay that makes the career mode so enjoyable -- all too often the weakest hand in these sort of games . There 's even an XP system , which allows you to upgrade your character and their vehicle . Other modes include World Tour , Grand Prix and Battle Arenas . Multiplayer , though , is where most of the fun is -- both offline or when taking on up to 10 players online . Old favourites : There 's a large roster of SEGA stars to choose from , each with their own powers and cart . Although graphics and frame rate take a hit when competing in split-screen mode , there are wonderfully inventive party modes -LRB- that are best left a surprise -RRB- , as well as more traditional racing . That 's what best describes All-Stars Racing ... ' a surprise ' . A game that stands head and shoulders above every carting game of recent years , and one -- like the titles it pays tribute to -- will be remembered and cherished . -LRB- Wii U Version out November 30 -RRB- . Follow Talal on Twitter : @TalalMusa and on Facebook : Daily Mail Games . | Stunning trip down memory lane revisiting SEGA classics . Well balanced gameplay - transformations work well . Levels constantly change , so gameplay never gets boring . Multiplayer graphics noticeably worse , with some framerate issues . | [[382, 448], [2218, 2288]] |
The center of a Quebec town has been wiped out , according to the mayor , after a runaway freight train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in a fireball at 1am on Saturday . One person was killed and about 30 buildings were destroyed as the unmanned train exploded . About 60 people are believed to be missing , but the force of the fire has slowed rescue efforts . Parts of the town were evacuated in the early hours as fireballs shot several metres in the air , flames spread to nearby homes and thick acrid smoke filled the air in Lac-Megantic , which is close to the Maine border and about 250km from Montreal . Scroll down for videos : . Fireball : A cloud of fire is blasted into the sky above Lac Megantic after a freight train exploded . Explosive : Balls of fire and thick smoke fill the sky above Lac Megantic after a train carrying crude oil derailed . The name of the person killed in the blaze , caused by a runaway Montreal Maine & Atlantic train , has not yet been named . The train 's conductor , who was in a hotel at the town at the time of the crash , is being questioned by police , according to CTV News . He had parked the train in Nantes , about 12km away , as he waited for someone to take over his shift , when it somehow ` got released ' , the railway company 's vice-president Joseph McGonigle said . ` We 're not sure what happened , but the engineer did everything by the book . He had parked the train and was waiting for his relief , ' he added . The train 's engine was found about 1km from where the explosions took place , creating what authorities have described as ' a war zone ' . About 30 shops and homes in the town center , including the library and local weekly newspaper 's office , were destroyed by the fire , which is being dealt with by firefighters from Quebec and Maine . ` Words can not tell the damage that had been done , ' Sergeant Gregory Gomez del Prado , of Quebec Police , said . ` Many , many buildings have been damaged . It 's a catastrophe for the town of course , but also for the whole province . ' Scorched : Burnt out cars and rubble can be seen as the railway cars continue to burn . Extensive : The damage caused by the runaway train extends over a couple of blocks in the town center . Wiped out : Piles of brick are all that remain of several buildings close to where the rail cars exploded . Witnesses said the blast flattened an apartment building and part of a bar , which had a terrace packed with people at the time of the fire , according to CBC . Yvon Rosa had just left the bar when he saw the runaway train . ' I have never seen a train traveling that quickly into the center of Lac-Megantic , ' he said . ' I saw the wagons come off the tracks ... everything exploded . In just one minute the center of the town was covered in fire . ' The ferocity of the blaze has made authorities fear for the safety of many of the lakeside town 's 6,000 residents . About 120 firefighters are still trying to contain the fire in the town center . ` When you see the center of your town . almost destroyed , you 'll understand that we 're asking ourselves how we . are going to get through this event , ' the town 's mayor , Colette . Roy-Laroche , said . ` We 're told some people are missing but . they may just be out of town or on vacation , ' Lieutenant Michel Brunet , . of Quebec police , said . A Facebook page has been set up to help friends and family check on their loved ones , according to the Toronto Star . Devastation : Residents said the explosion looked the the end of the world , as thick smoke and flames filled the sky . Rescue : As the town was evacuated residents watched in horror as the fire spread . Destruction : About 30 buildings in the center of the town , near the border with Maine , have burnt down . About 250 residents have taken shelter in a Red Cross center set up in the town 's high school , and more are expected to arrive there later today . ` Many parents are worried because they have n't been able to communicate with a member of their family or an acquaintance , ' Ms Roy-Laroche said . Canada 's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sent his sympathy to the stricken town . ` Thoughts & prayers are with those impacted in Lac Megantic . Horrible news , ' he said on Twitter . Flames . could be seen from several miles away as the fire spread to several . homes after the 73-car Montreal Maine & Atlantic train , which was . heading towards Maine , derailed . Zeph Kee , who lives about half an hour from Lac-Megantic , told CBC : ` It was total mayhem ... people not finding their kids . ' Resident Anne-Julie Hallee , who saw the explosion , said : ` It was like the end of the world . ' Another resident , Claude Bedard , said : ` It 's terrible . We 've never seen anything like it . The Metro store , Dollarama , everything that was there is gone . ' Still burning : Flames and smoke pour from one of the wagons hours after the derailment . Locator : The Montreal Maine & Atlantic train derailed about 250km from Montreal . Doused : Water is sprayed on to a burning rail car close to the railway track . Rubble : The remains of a building flattened in the blast can be seen through the smoke . Only 1,000 litres of oil on board the train has been recovered , and firefighters said that all of the 73 cars were on fire , according to a press conference held in the town on Saturday afternoon . A lot of the oil has leaked into a lake and the Chaudiere River , and plumes of thick smoke could be seen from about 10km away , nearly 10 hours after the blast . A 1km section of the town has been cordoned off and boats have been banned from coming close on the river , after flames were allegedly seen in two aqueducts . ` We have a mobile laboratory here to monitor the quality of the air , ' Environment Quebec spokesman Christian Blanchette said . ` Firefighters are working hard to extinguish that fire , but it 's burning hard because of the crude oil , ' Gergeant Gomez del Prado said , adding that it would take a while for the fire to be contained . ` We also have a spill on the lake and . the river that is concerning us . We have advised the local . municipalities downstream to be careful if they take their water from . the Chaudiere River . ' Firefighters . have set up a perimeter around the town as they try to tackle the . blaze , which was caused when four of the cars that were pressurized blew . up . Derailment : Smoke is still filling the streets around where the 73-car freight train derailed . Pollution : Environmental workers are monitoring the plumes of smoke , as well as contamination of a river . ` There are still wagons which we think are pressurized . We 're not sure because we ca n't get close , so we 're working on the assumption that all the cars were pressurized and could explode . That 's why progress is slow and tough , ' local fire chief Denis Lauzon said . The cause of the derailment is not yet known . The railway company 's Mr McGonigle , said the middle section of the train had derailed , the Montreal Gazette said . Investigators are headed to the town to begin gathering information and statements from witnesses . | First confirmed victim of freight train fire . About 30 buildings destroyed in Lac Megantic . Force of blaze preventing rescue workers from checking for survivors . Oil from train cars is spilling into nearby river . | [[206, 272], [1624, 1728], [1731, 1757], [3710, 3754], [3778, 3783], [3786, 3803], [322, 371], [5410, 5473]] |
England 's Steve Way finished 10th in the men 's Commonwealth Games marathon and set a new personal best with a time of 2hrs 15mins 16secs . He also beat Ron Hill 's 1979 British record . of 2hours 15mins 46secs , for runners aged 40 or over . It has been a quite extraordinary . turnaround for a ` fat bloke ' who decided to run the 2006 London Marathon . ` on a whim ' and ended up beating many younger , thinner , fitter club . runners by clocking 3hrs 7mins 8secs . Personal best : Steve Way completed a remarkable turnaround by finishing 10th in the marathon . Pleased : Steve Way tweeted shortly after the race describing it as the ` Best day ever ' Going the distance : Steve Way will represent England in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow . The 40-year-old has changed his life completely in the last seven years , going from a man that had high blood pressure , smoked 20 cigarettes a day and weighed 16-and-a-half-stone , to one of the best marathon runners in the Commonwealth . Other notable British . finishers include Nicholas Torry -LRB- England , 13th -RRB- , Ben Moreau -LRB- England , . 14th -RRB- , Ross Houston -LRB- Scotland , 16th -RRB- and Andrew Davies -LRB- Wales , 17th -RRB- . The race was won by Australian Michael Shelley , who finished second in the marathon at the Delhi Games in 2010 . Way , who now weighs just 10st 8lbs , was the third British man home in this year 's London Marathon , crossing the line in 15th place , just eight minutes behind Mo Farah , to earn his place at these Games . Turnaround : Steve Way was overweight and unhealthy before he changed his life through running . He now runs around 130 miles a week -- averaging 11 miles a day for the past seven years -- and believes he could win gold in the 100km -LRB- 62-mile -RRB- World Championships in Doha in November if he can clock under 6hrs 20mins . He is a self-confessed ` running nerd ' but still struggles to define himself as an elite athlete . There is clearly still disbelief that he found himself posing for pictures with Sir Bradley Wiggins in the athletes ' village in Glasgow and ` casually `` hanging out '' with the guys I 'm normally watching on the Diamond League circuit -- even though I 'm old enough to be most of their dads ! ' . | Way finished 10th for England in the marathon at Glasgow 2014 . Shortly after the race he tweeted with the hashtag #BestDayEver . He once weighed more than 16st and smoked 20 cigarettes a day . He changed his lifestyle and now runs 130 miles a week . The 40-year was the fourth man home at the London marathon . | [[0, 76], [486, 565], [608, 653], [765, 768], [887, 913], [918, 945], [1640, 1675]] |
Failing to find any serious buyers for his decked-out Highland Park , Illinois mansion - basketball legend Michael Jordan is taking his home to the auction block . Jordan originally listed the 56,000-square-foot monolith on the shores of Lake Michigan in February 2012 . He told the Wall Street Journal in an email that he 's selling the property because his three kids are grown now and he does n't need a big house in Chicago . Jordan put his home of 20 years on the market for $ 29million originally , which ended up by the most expensive listing price in the area ever . The closest sale in the area was a $ 16million Lake Bluff home in 2007 . Clearing house : After failing to sell his Highland Park , Illinois mansion with the original asking price of $ 29million , basketball legend Michael Jordan will auction it off on November 22 . But now Mr Jordan is hedging his bets on an auction . The home will be auctioned on November 22 by New York-based Concierge Auctions in association with listing agent Katherine Chez Malkin of Baird & Warner realtors . There is no minimum reserve , but bidders must make submit a deposit of $ 250,000 . The secluded property boasts nine bedrooms , 19 bathrooms and five fireplaces . Downsizing : Jordan said he was auctioning off the house because his three kids are grown and he does n't need a big house in Chicago anymore . He 's pictured on the right with daughter Jasmine and sons Jeffrey Michael and Marcus when they were younger . Grand entrance : The gate leading up to the private home is emblazoned with the number 23 , his jersey number when he played on the Chicago Bulls team . There 's also a three-bedroom guesthouse , pool area , outdoor tennis court and three climate-controlled multi-car garages . The private gate is boldly embellished with a huge number 23 , the jersey number Jordan famously wore during his initial tenure with the Chicago Bulls . Unsurprisingly , the stellar feature is an indoor basketball complex featuring a full-size regulation court with specially cushioned hardwood flooring and competition-quality high intensity lighting . It has a sound system set up to provide perfect acoustics within the court space . Practice space : Of course the main attraction of the home is Jordan 's indoor basketball complex with a full-size regulation court constructed with specially-cushioned hardwood flooring and competition lighting . Living large : The enormous home boasts nine bedrooms , nineteen bathrooms and five fireplaces . There 's also a three-bedroom guesthouse , pool area and outdoor tennis court . Win Jordan 's home by Thanksgiving : In order to participate in the auction on November 22 , bidders need only submit a deposit of $ 250,000 . The professional-caliber court also has its own entrance and parking , Forbes.com reported . The privately-gated residence , where Jordan lived with his former-wife , Juanita , and their three children , is to be sold furnished . It took two years to build and was designed ` to Jordan 's exacting specifications , ' according to the listing . The Jordans divorced in late 2006 , after 17 years of marriage . Mr Jordan remarried model Yvette Prieto last April . Their home : The Highland Park mansion was Jordan 's home for 20 years and where he raised his three children with wife Juanita before the couple divorced in 2006 after 17 years of marriage . Moving on : Jordan remarried this past April to model Yvette Prieto -LRB- pictured above -RRB- . He now spends most of his time between his homes in North Carolina and Florida - as well as a vacation home in Utah . Jordan now splits his time between his homes in North Carolina and Jupiter , Florida . He also has a vacation home in Utah . In 2010 Jordan bought a mansion in ` The Bears Club ' , an exclusive Florida golfing community developed by golfer Jack Nicklaus . The NBA star paid $ 4.8 million for the land , and another $ 7.6 million for construction of the home . The mansion has 11 bedrooms , a guard-house , a media center , and of course , a basketball court . business insider reported . Six time NBA champion Jordan became part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats in 2006 , and then majority owner in 2010 . making him the first ex-player to own a team . | Basketball legend Michael Jordan put his Highland Park , Illinois mansion on the market in February 2012 with an asking price of $ 29million . It was the most expensive listing in the area ever , and he had a hard time finding a serious buyer . Now Jordan is planning to auction off the property on November 22 . | [[70, 106], [115, 163], [164, 270], [430, 502], [480, 502], [511, 574], [729, 769], [0, 67], [480, 502], [511, 574], [70, 106], [115, 163], [772, 841], [896, 989], [1237, 1280]] |
Scorned spouse : Officials say Adam Garibay murdered the man he discovered was having an affair with his wife . A Texas Border Patrol agent has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man he discovered was having an affair with his wife . Adam Garibay , 33 , of Corpus Christi , discovered the affair online early Thursday , brutally beat and restrained his wife , then drove more than two hours north to murder Keith Martin , officials said . He then took police on a high speed chase before being run off the road and Tazed into submission . Mr Garibay 's young son witnessed the distraught man restrain his wife , 28 , with duct tape and handcuffs before running to a neighbors for help while he sped off , KSAT reported . Mr Garibay discovered the Facebook affair and immediately confronted his wife , demanding to know where Mr Martin , 35 , lived , police told KSAT . ` They were having an affair . She got caught , ' Medina County Sheriff Randy Brown told the San Antonio Express . When she resisted , he restrained her with duct tape and handcuffs , forcing her to give them Mr Martin 's Hondo , Texas address , authorities said . ` He was able to get from her by threat the address of the man , ' Mr Brown told KSAT . The scorned spouse then drove more than 160 miles north to Mr Martin 's Hondo , Texas home to confront him about the affair . Mr Martin 's young son ran next door to a neighbor 's for help , saying his mother was hurt , KRISTV reported . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . The first crime scene : Mr Garibay first restrained and beat his wife until she gave up the man 's address . Second crime scene : Mr Garibay then sped more than two hours north to Mr Martin 's Hondo , TX home - where police say he shot the man dead . Authorities were made aware of the murder plot when they arrived to free Ms Martin . Police told KIII they found her ` pretty severely beat up ... tied up with duct tape around her face , her legs , the tape behind her arms , waist , everywhere . ' It is not clear if Mr Garibay walked in and opened fire , or if there was an altercation before shots were fired , but police have fingered the Border Patrol agent as the main suspect in the killing . KRISTV reported that members of Mr Martin 's family witnessed his murder . Ran off the road : Mr Garibay then took deputies on a high speed chase in this car before being run off the road . Next stop : Mr Garibay was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries , but his next stop will be Medina County Jail . Police say Mr Martin then led them on a high speed chase for 18 miles before being rammed off the road . He was then shot by deputies with a Taser before finally being taken into custody . ` They did an outstanding job , ' Mr Brown told the Express , praising the deputies . ` This guy was still armed . ' It is not clear if Mr Martin was armed with his service weapon or a personal firearm when he was apprehended . The suspected killer was taken to a local hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries . He will eventually face multiple charges in both Corpus Christi and Medina County . He is due in Medina County Court Friday morning . | Adam Garibay discovered his wife 's cheating on Facebook . Police say he restrained her with duct tape and handcuffs before savagely beating her until she gave him her lover 's address . The border patrol agent then reportedly drove more than two hours north and shot dead Keith Martin before leading deputies on a high speed chase . | [[239, 276], [279, 322], [726, 767], [290, 322], [325, 338], [239, 251], [343, 362], [989, 1006], [1009, 1041], [989, 993], [1009, 1011], [1058, 1101], [1141, 1201], [1489, 1510], [1545, 1597], [1825, 1925], [1842, 1938], [112, 187], [239, 251], [365, 424], [444, 543], [1227, 1304], [1619, 1687], [1706, 1739], [2284, 2379], [2501, 2577], [2512, 2598]] |
Take a look at these two photos . Can you see any difference between them ? A little , but not too much ? Good , that is exactly how it should be . The pictures were taken a week apart -- I think you 'll agree that in the second one , I look a little sharper , fresher , more alive . Nothing too revolutionary or extreme , though . In fact , most people have assumed I 've just had a really lovely , relaxing Christmas break . Which is precisely what I intended . Scroll down for video . Before : Helen , 46 , -LRB- pictured -RRB- went in for the new threadlift treatment at winner of The Apprentice Dr Leah Tottton 's clinic in London before the school-run one day . You see , a few weeks ago , before the school-run , I nipped out for a threadlift -- known in the cosmetic surgery world as a ` non-surgical ' or ` lunchtime ' facelift -- at the London clinic of Dr Leah Totton , the 25-year-old winner of 2013 's The Apprentice . It 's said to be the most furtive , discreet and effective facelift of all . My surgeon , Dr Roberto Pizzamiglio , trained Leah , along with hundreds of other medics , in how to perform the Silhouette Soft lift , in which fine threads with tiny cones along the length of them are sewn into the face , beneath the subcutaneous layer of fat , with a needle , then pulled tight , gently lifting sagging skin . As it takes just half-an-hour and there is no recovery time , the procedure , which is available at clinics the length and breadth of the country for around # 1,200 , could be -- and frequently is -- performed during a lunch break , leaving colleagues none the wiser . After : Helen , 46 , -LRB- pictured -RRB- underwent the half hour procedure , which has no recovery time , and was thrilled with the results . In fact , if you decided to greet inevitable comments like ` Gosh , you look well ' and ` You must tell me which foundation you use ' with a knowing smile , no one need ever know you 'd succumbed to a secret moment of vanity . While I 'm all for gilding the lily -LRB- I never leave home without a good smearing of make-up and regularly have my grey hair highlighted -RRB- , I never imagined I would go so far as to have foreign bodies inserted in my face in my quest for eternal youth . But I became far more receptive to the idea a few months ago when , aged 46 , I was shown an alarmingly jowly profile photograph of myself , taken by my ten-year-old daughter Isobel . I 'd not seen myself in profile for some time and struggled with the harsh truth : my face , like the rest of me , was heading south . Dr Roberto Pizzamiglia -LRB- left -RRB- and Dr Leah Totton -LRB- right -RRB- performed the threadlift procedure on Helen at The Apprentice winner 's clinic in London . Shortly afterwards , while washing up , I caught sight of my reflection in the kitchen window and recoiled in shock , actually believing I 'd seen a vision of my mother , who died six years ago aged 82 . A more public low-point followed one evening when , on my way home from work , a woman in her 30s stood up to offer me her seat on the Tube . Not so long ago , that act of kindness would have propelled me on to a crash diet , convinced she thought I looked pregnant . But it was so much worse to have to face up to simply looking old . Going under the scalpel was out of the question . Apart from the huge expense and weeks of recovery , as the mother of three children -- aged 13 , ten and six -- I could n't justify risking a general anaesthetic unless it was absolutely necessary . Effects of the treatment are meant to last around 18 months , at which point the threads and cones biodegrade and are absorbed into the body . So , the Silhouette Soft threadlift , done using a local anaesthetic , sounded like the perfect solution . Better still , the results promised to be subtle and discreet , so there was no danger of me looking like Jocelyn Wildenstein -- infamous as the Bride of Wildenstein after extreme plastic surgery wrecked her face . While threadlifts have for years been the beauty treatment of choice for the rich and famous -- Madonna is understood to be among them -- who want to rejuvenate without looking like they 've been through a wind tunnel , what 's new about the Silhouette Soft technique are its ` bi-directional cones ' . With the procedure 's previous incarnation , the cones only pointed downwards , embedding themselves into the facial tissue to keep the thread in place , and at the same time causing inflammation beneath the skin to stimulate production of collagen , the protein that provides scaffolding for the face . The needle and thread are pushed upwards beneath the skin to the exit point near the hairline , the thread was pulled taut at both ends , so that the cones nudge the facial tissues northwards . But these new threads -LRB- developed in the U.S. and introduced here last year -RRB- are dotted with cones pointing up and down . As well as stimulating collagen production , the upward ones push into facial tissue , making skin tauter and giving more of a lift . Effects are meant to last around 18 months , at which point the threads and cones -- which contain polylactic acid , the biologically-compatible substance used in suture threads and orthopaedic pins -- biodegrade and are absorbed into the body . And so I made an appointment with Dr Pizzamiglio at Dr Leah 's clinic , in Moorgate , London . The ten local anaesthetic injections into each side of my face were , I was relieved to discover , the worst part of the whole procedure . Red dots were drawn to indicate where the threads would go in and out of my face . Then , as I lay on the bed , covered in sterile paper , I could vaguely feel the surgeon , assisted by Dr Leah , injecting a needle -- to which the 30cm thread and cones were attached -- into the centre of my cheek . Once both the threads have been place in one side of the face , the doctor turns to the other side to create the same lift in the second cheek - Helen is pictured here during the procedure . It travelled 5mm from the top layer of skin -LRB- the epidermis -RRB- through the dermis , the subcutaneous tissue , the collagen and stopped just past the fibroblasts -LRB- the skin cells that make connective tissues -RRB- . The needle and thread were pushed upwards beneath my skin to the exit point near my hairline , which was pricked with another needle to make a hole for the needle and thread to come through . The thread was pulled taut at both ends , so that the downward-pointing cones embedded into the subcutaneous fat and the upward cones nudged the facial tissues northwards . A second thread was inserted in the same way , further up my face , close to my cheekbones , and pulled upwards then downwards , until it was taut and embedded . As with many medical processes there was some blood visible at the end of the process and some had even run into Helen 's hair . With both of the threads in place on my right side , the doctor turned to creating the same lift on my left cheek . The whole process took just 30 minutes , though it felt far longer -- despite my efforts not to dwell on what was happening . Inevitably , there was some blood and , when the surgeon handed me a mirror , I was taken aback to see some had run into my hair . Back home , the children could n't see past the blood , and begged for the gory details . But my husband -- a hardened doubter of cosmetic surgery -- was astounded . Helen is pictured here after the procedure , her kids were keen to know the gory details , while her husband was astounded by the results . He even compared my new face to a picture that hangs on our landing , in which I 'm holding Isobel as a baby ten years ago . I could n't have hoped for a lovelier comment . In the days afterwards , I was told to keep the incision points clean , dry and infection-free : showers were out , as was make-up . Also banned were saunas , contact sport and dental surgery , while the tissue around the cones healed . I was also ordered to sleep on my back for five nights -- the biggest problem of all . Even without make-up , I could see I looked much better : like a fresher , less exhausted version of myself . And because the reflection staring back at me appeared less tired , I felt like I had more energy . Helen , pictured after the treatment , was thrilled with the results and can see that even without make-up she looks like a ` fresher , less exhausted version ' of herself . The following Saturday , I met up with my friend Rachael , who I 've known since playgroup . I had n't told her about my threadlift and her first reaction on seeing me was : ` Wow , you look great ! Sooo well . ' My sister , Louise , an advanced nurse practitioner who administers Botox and fillers , is also thinking about training to do threadlifts , after seeing my results on Skype . ` It 's knocked a decade off you ! ' she said . ` Yet your face still looks natural -- just plumper and less lined . ' That plumping effect should be even more noticeable over the next few months as more collagen is produced , thanks to stimulation from the cones . But will I tell anyone what I 've had done next time they ask ? Probably not . This is my little secret . Visit silhouette-soft . com . | Threadlifts are the new ` non-surgical ' facelifts available . It takes just half-an-hour and there is no recovery time . Winner of 2013 's The Apprentice , Leah Totton , offers the treatment at her London clinic . Helen Carroll has put the new treatment to the test . | [[737, 749], [753, 813], [1342, 1368], [1608, 1626], [1629, 1712], [7015, 7053], [488, 507], [510, 635], [2629, 2725], [5299, 5361]] |
Prince Harry was launched into a new leading role in the royal family last night when he took centre stage at the Olympic closing ceremony . In his most important solo Royal engagement yet , the third in line to the throne was selected as the figurehead for the spectacular farewell to the Games , which the Queen opened two weeks ago . The high-profile task of celebrating Britain 's glory at London 2012 fell to the 27-year-old prince , sitting alongside the Duchess of Cambridge , after a succession of prominent appearances in the crowd at many of the history-making events of the competition . He stepped in after his brother William , the Duke of Cambridge , had to return to work as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot at RAF Valley in North Wales . Scroll down for video . All smiles : Prince Harry shares a joke with his brother 's wife , the Duchess of Cambridge , as the pair enjoy the Closing Ceremony . Celebration : Prince Harry took centre stage at the Closing Ceremony of London 2012 tonight as the most senior Royal in attendance . Having fun : The young Royals looked like they were having a great time at the closing ceremony , which showcased British musical talent . Thrilled : The young Royals showed their appreciation for some of the performers at the ceremony . Respect : Prince Harry , the Duchess of Cambridge and Lord Coe stand for the national anthem at the Closing Ceremony . The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh , who have been following the Games closely , always agreed they would only attend the opening ceremony . It was part of a plan to leave the Games to the younger . members of the family notably the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge . and Prince Harry who were official Team GB Ambassadors . Last night in a stirring written . message , Harry said the Games had been ` extraordinary ' , and added : ` They . will stay in the hearts and minds of people all over the world for a . very long time to come . ` I congratulate all the athletes who have competed . They have shown us that there are few boundaries to human endeavour . ' The spirit of the Olympics , he said , . represented ` a magnificent force for positive change ' . The athletes , he . said , had ` captured the imagination of the world ' . His appearance on behalf of the Queen . also cemented his image in the public eye as a prince of the people , a . down-to-earth ambassador for what has been widely acclaimed one of the . best things to happen to Britain for decades . Animated : Prince Harry excitedly explains something to the Duchess of Cambridge during the spectacular show . Enthusiastic : The pair clap during the performances . Although he was n't present last night , Prince Charles did attend the Queen 's official . Buckingham Palace reception for heads of state as well as the opening . ceremony followed by the men 's cycling and badminton on the opening . Saturday before heading off to Scotland on holiday . Whilst staying at his Birkhall estate he even attended his local highland games . His wife the Duchess of Cornwall . stayed on in London for a few days to attend the eventing in Greenwich . Park as Patron of the British Equestrian Federation but then headed to . Scotland to join him . The Queen similarly attended the . opening ceremony and was shown round the Olympic Park the following day . before heading off to her own estate north of the border , Balmoral . In a separate message , the Queen . congratulated the athletes of Great Britain and the Commonwealth , saying . their efforts had ` captured the public 's imagination and earned their . admiration ' . The monarch said Team GB 's success - . the best performance in more than a century - would inspire a new . generation of Olympians and remind everyone how sport ` unifies . communities and nations ' . The Queen herself played a starring . role in the opening ceremony for the Games , featuring in pre-recorded . film scenes with Daniel Craig starring as James Bond , before appearing . to parachute from a helicopter into the stadium . Dignitaries : Princess Anne , second left , is also in attendance at the event . She is pictured next to Jacques Rogge , President of the International Olympic Committee with Prince Harry and Duchess of Cambridge . Princess Anne , the Princess Royal , takes her seat next to the Foreign Secretary William Hague . Friendly : The Duchess of Cambridge speaks with Prime Minister David Cameron , his wife Samantha and Lord Coe before the event got underway . More than two weeks on , she said : ` As . the 2012 London Olympic Games come to a close , I offer my . congratulations to the athletes of Great Britain and the Commonwealth , . whose efforts across the range of Olympic disciplines have truly . captured the public 's imagination and earned their admiration . ' ` The outstanding performance of Team . GB , in achieving the greatest Olympic success since 1908 , will , I am . sure , have inspired a new generation of Olympians and reminded us all . how sport unifies communities and nations . ` I congratulate , too , the organisers . of the Games , as well as the thousands of volunteers who have epitomised . the Olympic spirit through the warm welcome they have shown to the . sporting teams and spectators from all around the world . ` As a nation , we now look forward to the Paralympic Games and wish all athletes every success . ' Proud : The Duchess of Cambridge is pictured at the Closing Ceremony next to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt . Getting ready : The Duchess of Cambridge takes her seat with Lord Coe before the ceremony got underway . Happy : Catherine , Duchess of Cambridge and the Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee Sebastian Coe , right , are pictured at the the Closing Ceremony . The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh . will also hold a reception for the 2012 Great Britain Olympic Team in . Buckingham Palace on October 23 . Prince Harry has been a frequent . presence at the Games , enthusiastically cheering our rowers and other . athletes , enjoying the beach volleyball and watching his cousin Zara . Phillips win an equestrian team silver medal . He and his brother Prince William gave . an extraordinary TV interview last week in which they spoke with . chat-show casualness about how much they were enjoying the Olympics . His clear appreciation of Team GB 's . performance , and the image it promoted for the nation , earned praise and . thanks from both athletes and organisers . Royal : Prince Harry applauds during the Closing Ceremony . He was seen singing along to God Save the Queen ' Delighted : Prime Minister David Cameron enjoys the Closing Ceremony . Great time : Prime Minister David Cameron is pictured next to his wife Samantha , who is seated next to Boris Johnson during last night 's Closing Ceremony . Likewise from fellow servicemen at . Stratford - Harry is an Apache helicopter pilot and chatted easily with . troops at the stadium . None of it would have been possible , he told us . last night , without the work of everyone who helped to bring the Games . in London to fruition . So it was Harry who waved goodbye to . them yesterday , while the Queen and his father Prince Charles stood . aside . Kate took a seat alongside her young brother-in-law but it was he . who gave the formal message of goodwill , the first page of the closing . ceremony programme . Huge : More than 10,000 athletes have competed for 302 gold medals in 26 sports , across 16 days . Colourful : Flagbearers enter the Olympic stadium during the ceremony . Olympic spirit : Prince Harry has been a high-profile spectator throughout the fortnight . Left , he was there to cheer on Chis Hoy to gold , while he also was seen at the beach volleyball -LRB- right -RRB- . | Their appearance was part of a plan to leave the Games to younger Royals . Kate accompanied Harry as the Duke of Cambridge was at work in Wales . | [[1549, 1570], [1564, 1606]] |
With its explicit sex scenes featuring bondage , nudity and whips , you might think Fifty Shades Of Grey had all the fantasy action any viewer could wish for . But there was one scene the producers drew the line at -- featuring the film 's main female character Anastasia Steele and ` sexual ' jellyfish . The jellyfish were the bizarre idea of the film 's British director Sam Taylor-Johnson . She said : ` We went to this beautiful aquarium and there were these jellyfish . They 're so sexual , jellyfish , when you look at them in tanks -- just the way they move , the fluidity . ` So there was a scene when we go into Anastasia 's world and her head , and we just had these jellyfish on the screen . ' Scroll down for video . Erotic fiction : The adaptation of EL James ' controversial novel starring Dakota Johnson as Anastasia -LRB- left -RRB- and Jamie Dornan as her sadistic lover Christian Grey -LRB- right -RRB- is one of the most anticipate films this year . She added : ` It was beautiful , very impressionistic . Everyone went , ` What the f *** are those jellyfish doing there ? ' ` So we had to take them out . I was n't happy to let them go . ' Fifty Shades Of Grey , which stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia and Jamie Dornan as her sadistic lover Christian Grey , is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year , and its trailer has already been viewed more than 45 million times on YouTube . But Taylor-Johnson , 47 , said that although the film is true to E L James 's best-selling book , it may not be as explicit as people might be hoping for . ` The thing that was most difficult was how and where to pepper the sex , and to not make it feel like it was gratuitous , ' she said . ` So it had to be a really strong part of the story , and I had to give characterisation to each sex scene , to make them different . Overruled : Director Sam Taylor-Johnson -LRB- pictured -RRB- said : ` It was beautiful , very impressionistic ... Everyone went , `` What the f *** are those jellyfish doing there ? '' So we had to take them out ' ' I did n't want it to be graphically explicit , and I know that 's going to be disappointing to some people . ' Taylor-Johnson , who is married to British actor Aaron Johnson , 23 , added in an interview with The Guardian newspaper : ` It 's the build up and titillation of touch and sensuality . So I do n't think it goes into the realm of porn . ' She explained there were constraints on sexual content because she wanted the film to earn an ` R ' rating in the US -- meaning it can be viewed by mainstream audiences . Taylor-Johnson , an artist who also directed the 2009 John Lennon bio-pic Nowhere Boy , said she had been initially nervous about taking on the project . But she added : ' I sat down with Aaron and he said , ` Just do it . ' | Director wanted to use jellyfish to portray inner workings of character 's mind . But the film 's producers thought Sam Taylor-Johnson 's idea was too bizarre . Taylor-Johnson said : ` It was beautiful , very impressionistic ... Everyone went , `` What the f *** are those jellyfish doing there ? '' So we had to take them out ' Adaptation of EL James ' novel is one of the most anticipated films this year . It stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey . | [[306, 394], [306, 394], [395, 403], [408, 475], [970, 979], [984, 1025], [1026, 1039], [1044, 1092], [1026, 1034], [1042, 1092], [1100, 1125], [1853, 1906], [1909, 1978], [1930, 1952], [1955, 1968], [1972, 1988], [1971, 2022], [2029, 2052], [922, 969], [1161, 1181], [1280, 1332], [765, 866], [1161, 1181], [1190, 1240]] |
England 's players were finally able to get out and train in the Miami heat on Tuesday after the weather held off . Roy Hodgson 's squad had expected to have their first training session on Monday , but it was washed out because of a storm , forcing the players to train in the gym instead.Thankfully the weather was much improved on Tuesday , with conditions inside the Sun Life Stadium - home of the Miami Dolphins - so warm and humid that four giant fans were set up by the pitch to help keep staff and players cool . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Raheem Sterling training in the Sun Life Stadium . Close control : Frank Lampard and Adam Lallana -LRB- right -RRB- show off their ball skills . Talking tactics : Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling chat as the players warm up . As ever , . the goalkeepers were first out , still wrapped up in base layer bottoms . and layers of kit as coach Dave Watson led them through a warm up . routine . Gary Neville and Ray Lewington set out cones and mannequins on an immaculate surface ready for the outfield exercises . As Hodgson waited for the rest of the players to emerge from the dressing room , he chatted to Sir Trevor Brooking and Dr Steve Peters - who has been helping the players prepare for the World Cup physiologically . The rest . of the players finally emerged at 11am local time - when pitchside . temperature , according to the FA 's sports science team , measured at 27 . degrees . Fighting fit : Phil Jones -LRB- centre -RRB- trained with the rest of the team after injury problems . Keeping together : Joe Hart -LRB- left -RRB- , Ben Foster -LRB- second right -RRB- and Fraser Forster -LRB- right -RRB- warm up . Feeling the heat : Four giant fans were pitch-side to keep the players and staff cool . As . the serious business started , fitness coaches Chris Neville and Tony . Strudwick warmed the players up in two groups . Neville had 12 players - . eight defenders and four strikers - and Strudwick eight midfielders - meanng a full . complement of 23 , including the keepers , trained . The . midfielders were straight into ball work , with lots of touches and . twists in a confined area , while the defenders and strikers practiced . passing over a longer distance . High hopes : England will be hoping Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere -LRB- right -RRB- are 100 per cent ready for Brazil . All smiles -LRB- from left -RRB- : Dr Sam Peters , Sir Trevor Brooking and Roy Hodgson share a joke . Passing game : Liverpol team-mates Steven Gerrard -LRB- right -RRB- and Raheem Sterling sharpen their skills . Some players - including James Milner , Chris Smalling and Phil Jones - wore the GPS vests to monitor their mileage during the session . After Monday 's aborted session , it was surely a relief for Hodgson and his players to be able to train as they look to build on the momentum of Friday 's 3-0 win over Peru and overcome Ecuador on Wednesday evening . Capacity : 80,000 . Who plays there ? American football team the Miami Dolphins . Why are England there ? England are training in the stadium ahead of Wednesday 's friendly with Ecuador - which kicks off 8pm English time - and Saturday 's game against Honduras . How many fans are expected to attend ? Unfortunately there may be quite a few empty seats on Wednesday as only 20,000 tickets have been sold so far . But the FA hope walk-up sales will swell the crowd . How hot is it in the stadium ? The FA 's science team measure the temperature to be 27 degrees at 11am local time . Taking it in : Ross Barkley admires the stadium as he stretches before training . Bombing on : Left-back Leighton Baines charges forward during training . Handy work : Frank Lampard shows his gratitude towards a team-mate during training . Distracted , Roy ? Hodgson 's focus is elsewhere as his team warm-up in the heat . | Roy Hodgson 's players train in Miami for first time after a storm ruined Monday 's session . England face Ecuador in a friendly on Wednesday . Players were kept cool in 27-degree heat by four giant fans . | [[0, 104], [116, 196], [199, 239], [2705, 2736], [2739, 2789], [3029, 3108], [437, 520], [1692, 1760], [3451, 3504]] |
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has fired back at former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee for calling New York women ` trashy ' for swearing . ' I do have news for you before I let you go , ' she told him on her show , The Kelly File , on Wednesday . ` We are not only swearing . We 're drinking , we 're smoking , we 're having premarital sex with birth control , before we go to work and sometimes boss around a bunch of men . ' After Kelly , who lives in New York City , made the comments , Huckabee laughed , saying : ' I just do n't want to hear that . ' Scroll down for video . Not impressed : Fox News ' Megyn Kelly educated Mike Huckabee on the ways of the modern woman on her show on Wednesday after he said it was ` trashy ' that New York women swore in the workplace . Her comments came after Huckabee , who quit his show on Fox News earlier this month , described his shock at hearing women swear in the workplace while he worked in New York . ` In the South , or in the Midwest , there in Iowa , you would not have people who would just throw the F-bomb or use gratuitous profanity in a professional setting , ' Huckabee , 59 , told host Jan Mickelson . ` In New York , not only do the men do it , but the women ... My gosh , this is worse than locker-room talk . As we would say in the South , that 's just trashy . ' After Politico published an article saying he had been referring to his female colleagues at Fox News , he sought to clarify what he had said . ' I never said anything derogatory about the people at Fox News , ' he told radio host Tyler Cralle , who is based in North Carolina , on Wednesday . ' I talked about the overall coarseness of conversation and gratuitous profanity that I hear in places in what I call the bubble zoo like New York , Washington and Hollywood . ' Huckabee , the former governor of Arkansas , announced earlier this month he is considering running for president . He is pictured after speaking at the Freedom Summit in Des Moines , Iowa on Saturday . He said it was ` an outright lie ' that he was referring to women at Fox . Huckabee , who joined Fox in 2008 , quit the network earlier this month as he announced he is thinking of running for president . He ran in the Republican presidential primaries in 2008 . The latest furor comes less that two weeks after he slammed Beyoncé and Jay-Z for their explicit lyrics in his book , and suggested that the rapper was ` exploiting his wife as a sex object ' . After making headlines for the comments , he told Fox News : ` You know , if people read the full chapter , it 's in the context of , first of all , saying , `` Beyoncé is a wonderful talent . '' ` My point is , she does n't have to do some of the things that she does in the lyrics because it 's not necessary . She has nothing to make up for . She 's an amazing talent . ' See below for video . | The Fox News anchor teased Huckabee , who quit his Fox show earlier this month , over remarks he made during a radio interview . He had said that he was shocked when he worked in New York and heard women swearing in the workplace , saying it was ` trashy ' He later clarified his remarks to say he was n't talking about women at Fox . Huckabee , 59 , left the network earlier this month as he announced he is considering running for president . | [[0, 111], [799, 807], [814, 858], [1799, 1807], [1844, 1872], [2077, 2085], [2113, 2167], [704, 743], [712, 749], [735, 774], [799, 807], [861, 920], [884, 950], [1327, 1428], [1431, 1470], [799, 807], [814, 858], [1799, 1807], [1844, 1872], [1873, 1914], [2077, 2085], [2113, 2167], [2152, 2206]] |
Angel di Maria 's imminent move to Manchester United is a step closer after he passed a medical ahead of his # 59.7 million plus add ons deal from Real Madrid . The deal , which would be a British transfer fee record , would see Di Maria earn # 200,000-a-week wages over a five-year contract . The scale of the extra fees due from United will depend on the 26-year-old 's performances and the prospect of him winning the Ballon D'Or award . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Angel di Maria 's career highlights . On the move : Angel di Maria has passed his medical ahead of his move to Manchester United . Step closer : Di Maria -LRB- right -RRB- is expected to join the club in a # 59.7 million plus add ons deal from Real Madrid . In the money : Di Maria -LRB- right -RRB- is expected to sign a # 200,000-a-week five-year deal at Old Trafford . In the money : Di Maria -LRB- right -RRB- is expected to sign a # 200,000-a-week five-year deal at Old Trafford . Winning smile : Di Maria played an integral part in Real Madrid 's Champions League success last season . All smiles : Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal -LRB- right -RRB- was spotted with agent Jorge Mendes -LRB- left -RRB- . In cahoots : The pair were driving to United 's training ground to complete Di Maria 's move to the club . Deal to be done : Mendes is pictured leaving the Lowry Hotel in Manchester on Tuesday . International pedigree : Di Maria was part of Argentina 's 2014 World Cup squad that were finalists . The Argentina star flew to Manchester on Monday ahead of the move to England and his agent Jorge Mendes was spotted with Red Devils boss Louis van Gaal on Tuesday afternoon . Van Gaal was all smiles with Mendes as the pair drove to United 's Aon Training Complex as they look to finalise the deal to bring Di Maria to the club . Di Maria will join up with his new United team-mates at training on Thursday and the club hope to formalise his work permit and registration by noon on Friday if he is to figure against Burnley on Saturday . Di Maria 's arrival would provide a boost to the club after a poor start to the season . Van Gaal 's side have only picked up one point from a possible six after losing their Premier League opener 2-1 at Swansea and drawing 1-1 at Sunderland on Sunday . Like our dedicated Manchester United Facebook page . Serious : Injured midfielder Marouane Fellaini drove into United 's Aon Training Complex . In the zone : Manchester United assistant Ryan Giggs looks focused as he made his way to the training ground . VIDEO Di Maria joins La Liga 's England exodus . | Angel di Maria has passed his Manchester United medical . Angel di Maria is expected to join in a # 59.7 million deal from Real Madrid . Argentina international is set to sign a five-year # 200,000 contract . Louis van Gaal and Angel di Maria 's agent Jorge Mendes spotted together . Pair were on their way to Manchester United 's Aon Training Complex . | [[0, 128], [506, 517], [520, 598], [111, 160], [613, 697], [672, 725], [1747, 1809], [161, 216], [219, 293], [726, 738], [741, 839], [840, 852], [855, 953], [1060, 1070], [1117, 1170], [1562, 1655], [1695, 1777]] |
There is an 800lb elephant in the room for this Australian Open semi-final in the shape of Dani Vallverdu , but my advice would be : do n't make it personal . Andy Murray 's match with Tomas Berdych will be won between the lines of the tennis court , although there is no doubt it can be strange for all concerned when a coach switches corners . I experienced this in 2003 in my first match as a coach against Andre Agassi following our eight-year association . I was working with Andy Roddick at Queen 's Club and he won in three sets against Andre . The whole experience gave me a vaguely sick feeling . Andy Murray celebrates his straight sets win over Nick Kyrgios in the quarter-finals . Murray is set to come up against his long-term friend Dani Vallverdu , who now coaches Berdych . The key to this match is whether Murray can maintain the more aggressive style he has been playing . The stats do n't lie and there is a reason Andy has a 4-6 record against the Czech : too often he has tried to beat him relying on his more defensive game and most of the time it has not worked . If I was coaching Andy , I would tell him he needs to keep playing ` first-strike ' tennis -- being aggressive with the first ball that is there to hit . He has to take the ball on if it is anywhere near the centre of the court , and must avoid giving Berdych ` meatballs ' , those more passive plays that give him the chance to belt heavy groundstroke winners . The second serve will be crucial for Andy . He has been averaging 87mph on it here as opposed to 84mph in 2014 -- an improvement , but still not enough by the highest standards . Novak Djokovic tends to average around 100mph and Murray needs to get closer to that . Tomas Berdych is Murray 's next opponent after he saw off Rafael Nadal 6-2 , 6-0 , 7-6 in the quarter-finals . Murray , working on his serve in practice on Wednesday , will have to serve well against the big hitting Czech . If the Czech has a weakness , it is that his second serve tends to be the most predictable of the top 10 , but there are already signs Vallverdu is doing a good job coaching him . Tomas is picking when to really go for a winner much better . Before he would strike out too soon , especially when out wide , but now he is more intelligent . Another key for Tomas is that , at 29 , he has improved his movement around the court significantly . Conditions are going to play a part . If , as expected , it is a cool evening and the ball flies relatively slowly , that favours the greater power of Berdych . But if it is significantly breezy , then Murray 's control is superior in the wind . Put me on the spot and I will say that there will be four tight sets , with the Brit going through to another final . The two-time Grand Slam champion has been in fine form so far in Melbourne , aiming for a fourth final . | Andy Murray faces Tomas Berdych in Australian Open semis on Thursday . The Czech World No 7 is coached by Andy Murray 's friend Dani Vallverdu . Murray has a 4-6 head-to-head record against Berdych . The winner will face Novak Djokovic or Stan Wawrinka in the final . Click here for more from Australian Open 2015 . | [[1716, 1826], [726, 746], [768, 789], [916, 973]] |
England coach Steve McNamara is confident his side can overcome the shock of losing new captain Sean O'Loughlin for their opening Four Nations Series clash with Samoa . The influential Wigan loose forward , who was the logical choice to succeed Kevin Sinfield as captain of the national team , has failed to recover from a quad strain sustained in the Warriors ' Grand-Final defeat by St Helens 10 days ago . Former St Helens skipper James Graham will lead the side out at Brisbane 's Suncorp Stadium for the first part of Saturday 's double-header while Hull loose forward Joe Westerman will take over the number 13 jersey and win his first cap . Wigan loose forward Sean O'Loughlin will miss England 's opening Four Nations Series clash with Samoa . ` Sean tried his best and our medical staff tried their best but the Samoa match has come too soon , ' McNamara said . ` We thought it was right that we made an early decision but we remain confident he 'll be ready for Australia the week after . ` It 's a blow because he 's our leader and obviously he 's a really , really good player . ` But I 'm really happy with his replacement . Joe had a great season for Hull FC , a team that did n't make the top eight , and to be a real stand-out for them shows what a quality player he is . England coach Steve McNamara is confident his team will cope without O'Loughlin . ` James will step in as captain for this week and he 's a tremendous leader . We saw that with the -LRB- Canterbury -RRB- Bulldogs towards the back end of the season when he single-handedly more or less led them to the Grand Final . ` He leads by example and gives 100 per cent effort in everything he does . He inspires everyone around him to follow his lead . ' Graham , who is set to skipper his club in 2015 , took over the captaincy for England 's 2010 Four Nations campaign in the southern hemisphere when Adrian Morley was forced to return home due to injury . McNamara has named two other debutants in his starting line-up - Wigan scrum-half Matty Smith and Hull KR hooker Josh Hodgson - while 2014 Man of Steel Daryl Clark is set to make his England bow from the bench . Former St Helens skipper James Graham will lead England against Samoa at Brisbane 's Suncorp Stadium . ` There is a slight evolution to the squad this year with some new faces on show , ' McNamara said . ` The debutants are exciting and they can prove themselves on the international stage . ' Hodgson , who will stay on in Australia at the end of the tour to take up a two-year contract with Canberra Raiders , has been given the number nine jersey but McNamara also expects the Warrington-bound Clark to make an impact . ` Daryl 's -LRB- the -RRB- Man of Steel and has been the best player in the competition this season so there is no doubting his ability , ' he said . ` Josh is a tough , tenacious player and I think for this game , his robust start will help us . I think Daryl 's undoubted electric speed will also help us when he comes on when the sting goes out of the game . ' S Tomkins -LRB- New Zealand Warriors -RRB- ; J Charnley -LRB- Wigan -RRB- , K Watkins -LRB- Leeds -RRB- , M Shenton -LRB- Castleford -RRB- , R Hall -LRB- Leeds -RRB- ; G Widdop -LRB- St George Illawarra -RRB- , M Smith -LRB- Wigan -RRB- ; G Burgess -LRB- South Sydney -RRB- , J Hodgson -LRB- Hull KR -RRB- , J Graham -LRB- Canterbury Bulldogs , capt -RRB- , L Farrell -LRB- Wigan -RRB- , J Tomkins -LRB- Wigan -RRB- , J Westerman -LRB- Hull -RRB- . Replacements : D Clark -LRB- Castleford -RRB- , B Ferres -LRB- Huddersfield -RRB- , T Burgess -LRB- South Sydney -RRB- , C Hill -LRB- Warrington -RRB- . The only surprise is the selection of Joel Tomkins , whose appearance in the Grand Final was only his seventh in rugby league since his return from a three-year stint in the 15-man code , ahead of Super League Dream Team second rower Elliott Whitehead . ` Joel is very experienced and a very good player , ' McNamara said . ` He fought his way back into the Wigan team , played in a Grand Final and has been in this group before . He brings a whole lot of leadership and energy into the group . He 's a tremendous player to have back with us . ' It will be Tomkins ' first appearance for three years alongside younger brother Sam , who is one of nine survivors from the team that lost 20-18 to New Zealand in their last match , their World Cup semi-final at Wembley 11 months ago . The Super League-based players have been in Australia for less than a week but McNamara is confident that by Saturday his side will be ready for what could be a tricky opening test . ` We 've only had nine days to get ready but we knew that from the outset , ' McNamara said . ` The thing with this group is that they are very intelligent players and you generally only have to tell them once or twice and they pick it up . ` We 've got some great combinations going . Ideally you would like to test them out in a game situation before the tournament but I 'm really confident . ' Samoa will make their Four Nations debut under a cloud after three players - Reni Maitua , Tautau Moga and Sauaso Sue - were not considered for selection after it was revealed they are the subject of an NRL Integrity Unit review into an alleged nightclub brawl in Brisbane over the weekend . ` Come game day , they will be past all of that , ' McNamara said . ` They will be ready for this game . I do n't think it will affect them . ' | Wigan loose forward Sean O'Loughlin failed to recover from a calf strain . Canterbury Bulldogs prop James Graham will lead England against Samoa . Hull loose forward Joe Westerman set to deputise for O'Loughlin . | [[648, 751], [1734, 1740], [1784, 1876], [2150, 2252], [549, 623]] |
British hopes for a medal at Ibrox were brutally snuffed out as each of the participating home nations lost in the rugby sevens quarter-finals . Another 45,000-strong turned out at the home of football giants Rangers for the second day of action - with the loudest cheer reserved for Scotland as they took on South Africa . But , despite putting up a brave fight , the Glasgow 2014 hosts joined England and Wales in crashing out of the tournament after slumping to a 35-12 defeat . Tough draw : Mark Bennett of Scotland holds off the challenge of Chris Dry of South Africa . Scotland had pushed world champions and four-time Commonwealth champions New Zealand close in Saturday 's group-stage meeting but failed to replicate that intensity as they fell three tries behind the Springboks early on . ` We 're massively disappointed , ' Scotland coach Stevie Gemmell said . ` We made far too many errors against a quality team . ` We did n't learn the lesson from the first half against New Zealand yesterday and the same things happened to us again . ` If you give one of the best teams in the world a 20-point start you will end up with that outcome . ` But I do n't think there is a massive gulf between us and the southern-hemisphere teams . We showed against New Zealand what we can do . But we do need to work hard to close the gap further . ' Winner : Pama Fou of Australia scores the winning try during their quarter-final against Wales . The Scots found themselves 21-0 down as Cornal Hendricks , Branco du Preez and Seabelo Sentala all crossed over . But Mark Bennett gave his side hope when he pulled a score back just before the break . Expectations rose further when Lee Jones - who scored five tries on the opening day of action - grabbed another at the start of the second half but , when skipper Colin Gregor sent his conversion attempt wide , Scotland 's momentum faltered . That allowed South Africa to step up the pressure and Sentala and Cecil Afrika put the seal on their victory with two further touchdowns . There was agony too for Wales in the first last-eight clash of the afternoon . They led Australia 19-7 at half-time but were left sickened after the hooter went when Cam Clark stuck over a last-gasp conversion to seal a 21-19 win and a semi-final slot against the All Blacks . Diving try : Lio Lolo of Samoa is tackled by Philip Burgess of Scotland as he scores a try . And England were also punished with a 15-14 defeat by Samoa . Leading by Marcus Watson 's try , they soon found themselves behind as James Rodwell was penalised for his late challenge on Samoa Toloa as he grounded the Pacific Islanders ' first score in first-half stoppage time . He was sin-binned and Samoa allowed one last attack before the break . They made the most of it as Toloa ran in another score , while Lio Lolo added a third try early in the second half . Dan Norton pulled one back for the English after running on to his own chip but it was not enough to save their medal hopes , with Samoa now progressing to face South Africa . Rodwell admitted his disappointment but felt his yellow card was harsh . ` It was just the ref 's interpretation , ' he said . ` Their player was taking his time to put the ball down and I made a challenge on him . The ref said I took him after the whistle had gone . ` We came here for a medal , so to lose like that is annoying . ' Scotland now take on England in the plate semi-finals on Sunday evening , while the Welsh meet Kenya . | Scotland crashed out after losing 35-12 to South Africa at Ibrox . Wales had earlier lost to Australia in their quarter-final , while England limped out following a 15-14 loss to Samoa . Scotland coach Stevie Gemmell said he was ` massively disappointed ' Samoa are up next for South Africa , and Australia will battle it out with New Zealand in the other semi-final . | [[365, 481], [72, 144], [1356, 1443], [2398, 2459], [800, 829], [834, 870], [2173, 2304], [2997, 3041]] |
Police have narrowed their search for the man suspected of fatally pushing a 20-year-old college student under a New York City subway train after new surveillance footage of the alleged attacker was released today . LaGuardia Community College student Joshua Basin died on Friday night after an oncoming train pinned him between the tracks and the platform at the Bedford Avenue stop in Brooklyn . Authorities released CCTV footage on Monday of an L train passenger believed to have fled the scene after allegedly starting the fight with Basin that led to the deadly altercation . Scroll down for video . Suspect : Authorities released CCTV footage on Monday of an L train passenger who fled the scene after allegedly starting a deadly altercation . Profile : Video footage shows a slim-built white male believed to be in his 30s . Narrowing the search : The suspect was wearing brown pants , a black zip-up jacket and sneakers around the time of the attack , police say . As the New York Daily News reports , video footage shows a slim-built white male believed to be in his 30s . He is wearing brown pants , a black zip-up jacket and . sneakers . Police told the newspaper he has dark blond hair and pock . marks on the right side of his face . Joshua Basin , 20 , died Friday night . after an oncoming train pinned him between the tracks and the platform . at the Bedford Avenue stop in Brooklyn . The Howard Beach , Queens resident got . into a verbal argument with another man while riding the Manhattan-bound . L train , police said . He and the man , thought to be white . and in his early 30s , exited the train at the trendy Bedford Ave stop . The man , wearing a black fleece , reportedly said , ` It 's showtime . ' Manhunt : The NYPD released a sketch of the man who allegedly pushed college student Joshua Basin , right , on the subway tracks . Late night fight : 20-year-old Joshua Basin died after he was struck by an oncoming L train at Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn . That 's when things got physical , witnesses said . During the fight , both men fell onto the tracks as hundreds of horrified witnesses looked on . Though the attacker - who is believed to have been drunk - managed to escape before the train came into the station , Mr Basin was not so lucky , and was hit by an oncoming train . ` When I looked , he was trying to pull himself out , but there was n't enough time , ' one witness told the New York Post . Another witness told CBS New York : ` There was a woman kneeling beside -LRB- Basin -RRB- , and she was doing the best she could . Investigating : Police quickly blocked off the scene and have since arrested the man that was picking a fight with Mr Basin , believed to be a white male . Nightmare : Hundreds of witnesses waiting on the platform watched in horror as the two fell onto the tracks and Basin was crushed . He was taken to Bellvue Hospital with series injuries , and later died . His mother , Zena Basin , described her son as ` happy-go-lucky , ' -- the opposite of a fighter . ` The conductor told us all to back up away from the windows . She kept shouting , `` Get back ! You do n't want to see this ! '' ' - Sean R Nyffeler , train passenger . ` If you met him once , you will never forget him , ' she told CBS New York . She told the New York Daily News that she 's seeking justice for her son . ` Whoever did this to my son needs to turn himself in . I need to find out why he did this to my son . ' Police are still investigating the incident ; no arrests have yet been made . One Brooklyn resident , Sean R. Nyffeler , who was riding on the train wrote of the horrific experience on his blog . Demanding answers : Joshua 's mother Zena Basin told reporters that she has no idea why someone would do this to her son . Get back : The train conductor told riders ` You do n't want to see this ! ' as they ushered riders out of the car . He said he was sitting in the front . car -- the one that pinned Mr Basin -- and felt ` two or three dull thuds . that jostled the entire car . ' Mr . Nyffeler wrote : ` The conductor ... told us all to back up away from the . windows . She kept shouting , `` Get back ! You do n't want to see this ! ''' Though he did n't mean to look at the gruesome scene , he said he looked before police ushered him out of the station . ` He was stuck ... between the car and the platform from his waist down , facing the train , ' Mr Nyffeler wrote . ` He was moving his arms so I knew he was n't dead yet , but as I stumbled up the stairs and onto Bedfore Ave. I also knew there was no coming back from that . ' Brooklyn bound : The Bedford Avenue stop is in Williamsburg , a trendy Brooklyn neighbourhood that was known for its Orthodox Jewish community . The New York subway has been a backdrop to several gruesome deaths this year . Only two months ago , an unidentified man 's severed head was found wedged between the train and the platform as the L train pulled up to the 14th Street and Sixth Avenue station . The same day , 22-year-old Brian O'Mara was struck and killed while wandering in the tunnel between the First and Third avenue stops . It was unclear why Mr O'Mara , who worked at a web firm , was on the tracks . The L train runs east from 14th Street and Eighth Avenue in Chelsea , passing through Union Square , East Village , and then entering Brooklyn via Bedford Avenue . It continues out to Canarsie in Brooklyn . Watch video here . | Joshua Basin , 20 , died after oncoming subway train after falling onto the tracks during a fight . Hundreds of horrified witnesses watched as he was crushed by train . 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A high school teacher , 41 , resigned from his job and left his family so he could move in with a former student , now 18 , he is having a relationship with . Enochs Hugh School teacher James Hooker quit his job after going public about his relationship with Jordan Powers from Modesto , California . Police are now investigating to discern whether or not something inappropriate or illegal took place before she turned 18 . Since then , the teen 's mother has waged a public campaign on Facebook after her daughter moved out of their home . She is alleging Mr Hooker actively pursued her daughter when she was underage and said his actions are tantamount to abuse . Forbidden Love : Jordan Powers , 18 , left , is now living with her former teacher James Hooker , 41 , right , who she says is ` more than just a lover , but a best friend as well ' Where it all began : James Hooker quit his job at Enochs High School in Modesto - where his daughter , 17 , is a student and where he met his teenage lover - so he could be with Jordan . The 41-year-old left his wife and children - one of whom is a year younger than Jordan and went to the same school - to move into an apartment with his teenage lover . Mr Hooker was placed on administrative leave on February 3 by Modesto High Schools before resigning a few weeks later . Mother Tammie Powers has launched an aggressive Facebook campaign against Hooker who she calls a ` sick child molester ' He taught business and IT as well as running several after-school clubs , one of which Jordan was a member . Speaking to the Sacramento Bee , he said : ` In making our choice , we 've hurt a lot of people . We keep asking ourselves , `` Do we make everyone else happy or do we follow our hearts ? '' ' Jordan 's mother Tammie Powers is blaming Mr Hooker for pursuing her daughter and taking advantage of her . She claims her daughter 's grades fell this year and she started to have panic attacks ` from the stress ' . She said Jordan was always a good and ` compliant ' daughter . She told The Bee : ' I was really , really careful . I wanted her to be safe . In hindsight , in retrospect , I should have looked at things differently . ` She looked up to him . He was in the position of an educator , you do n't . abuse your student . Period . ` She 's still in high school . She still lives . at home . She has a curfew . That 's not OK . ' Jordan has now stopped attending classes at the school and is doing independent study . She and Mr Hooker both maintain they only got together once she turned 18 and their feelings blossomed as they spent time together during and after school . True Love : The couple maintain their feelings for each other blossomed slowly by spending time together during and after school , and then via phone calls and text messages . Love nest : Hooker left his wife and children to move into one of these apartments with Jordan - 23 years his junior . ` He 's my best friend ' , she told ABC . ' I mean , he 's more than just a lover . ' On Tannie Powers ' Facebook account , she posts a picture of James Hooker with this message : . ` This is a picture of JAMES HOOKER from . Enochs High School ... a perverted man in his forties , who has taken . advantage of a little girl . ` Now , James if you 're reading this while you . have my daughter , you better believe everyone will know you 're a sick . child molester . ` Do n't . think for one second you will win . I 'm smarter , stronger , and . way more determined . I WILL NEVER give up . ` I 'll be getting my daughter back you . sicko . ' The former teacher said he felt nothing for the teen when she was in his business class . ` She was just a student , ' he said . ` There was no attraction . There was nothing that was out of the ordinary , as opposed to any other student . We were very much a teacher-student role . ' Mrs Powers does not believe these claims . She discovered up to 8,000 text messages exchanged between them , emails and late night phone calls . She has now even started a Facebook campaign against Hooker , calling him a ` sicko ' and a ` pervert ' Mr Hooker said , though he is being investigated , he is confident that he will be cleared of any inappropriate behaviour , but said he can see why people would be alarmed . He told ABC : ' I think the stigma of the teacher-student relationship just makes it messy , makes it really hard for people to get through to the point that we really do like each other . ` We really do want to have a future together . ' | He 's more than a lover , he 's my best friend , ' teen insists . Mother has waged Facebook campaign against teacher . Authorities are investigating any illegal or inappropriate behaviour . | [[791, 818], [2930, 2950], [2972, 2978], [2981, 3011], [425, 435], [438, 541], [1324, 1404], [301, 315], [330, 401], [301, 307], [312, 401], [301, 307], [330, 412]] |
Liverpool legend Dietmar Hamann has revealed that if he was in charge at the club he would only have signed under-fire striker Mario Balotelli as a last resort in the summer transfer window . Hamann , who last week criticised Balotelli for swapping shirts with Real Madrid 's Pepe at half-time while the Reds were 3-0 down against the Spanish giants , says he would have evaluated every other option available before signing the controversial Italian . In an exclusive interview with Sportsmail at the London Sports Writing Festival he said : ` I would have taken Balotelli on the last day of the window , but not before . VIDEOS Scroll down to watch . Mario Balotelli continues to struggle for form in a Liverpool shirt , again firing a blank in the 0-0 draw with Hull . Balotelli courted controversy this week when he swapped shirts with Real Madrid 's Pepe at half-time . Liverpool legend Dietmar Hamann says the club should have signed Balotelli only as a last resort . ` I would have tried to look at every other option which was out there to see if the right player could be found and a deal could be done . ` And then on the last day if you do n't get anyone and he -LRB- Balotelli -RRB- is still keen on coming to the club I would have taken him , but I would n't have taken him a week before -- that 's for sure . ` Having said that I 'd rather have him at the club than not have him at all , because I think he can produce the moments of magic which can win you games . We just have n't seen that yet . ' Despite his criticism of Balotelli last week , Hamann insists the 24-year-old is being made a scapegoat at Liverpool to disguise their poor form , with the Reds already eight points off leaders Chelsea , having played a game more . He added : ` He is part of a team that is struggling and is not playing well but all the blame seems to be directed onto him -- he 's an easy target . Balotelli tries to beat Hull 's James Chester and goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic to the ball . Balotelli appeals in vain for a penalty after colliding with Hull defender Alex Bruce . ` He is not playing any differently to what he has done in the last five years . You know what you 're getting with Balotelli , and the only difference with him now to previous years is that he 's not scoring . ` I do n't think he 's as good as people make out but he is a very talented player and could be a success at Liverpool . ` I 've been critical of Mario recently -LRB- the shirt swapping incident -RRB- , but I feel the criticism elsewhere has been overboard in particular after the Real Madrid game . ` He should n't have swapped shirts with Pepe but ultimately it had no bearing on the result and the way Liverpool played . ` They 've been under par most of the season and have struggled for results and that is n't Mario 's fault . He needs support now from everyone at Liverpool because the last thing he needs is people hitting him over the head with a sledgehammer . ' | Dietmar Hamann says Liverpool should have only signed out-of-form striker Mario Balotelli if nobody else was available . The Italian has scored just one goal since joining from AC Milan . He was criticised for half-time shirt swap with Pepe in midweek . Liverpool drew another blank against Hull City on Saturday . But Hamann believes Balotelli will come good eventually . | [[0, 191], [82, 191], [653, 720], [875, 891], [907, 973], [192, 198], [215, 293], [772, 874], [817, 874]] |
A charming , never-seen-before picture of Prince George emerged on social media last night . The portrait shows the adorably chubby-cheeked royal , who would have been around ten months old , being cuddled by his glamorous mother and with his father Prince William standing behind . According to sources , it was taken by photographer Jason Bell for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in March this year at the same time as a series of official pictures that were released to the media . Scroll down for video . A newly released royal portrait shows an adorably chubby-cheeked Prince George posing with his parents . The framed picture was sent as a thank you to to people involved in their then forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand . In line with other members of the royal family , it was commissioned by the couple to send as a ` thank you ' to people involved in their then forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand . The portrait , which was first posted anonymously on a photo sharing website before being picked up by royal enthusiasts worldwide , is contained in a frame embossed with William and Kate 's cyphers and featuring their signatures underneath . There is no suggestion who the delightful gift was sent to , but a glass of champagne can be seen reflected in the glass frame . A Kensington Palace spokesman confirmed that members of the Royal Family frequently sent photographs of themselves as gifts to members of the public . A Kensington Palace spokesman said last night : ' I can confirm it is a photo the Duke and Duchess used as official gifts on their tour to New Zealand and Australia . It was taken by Jason Bell before the tour . ' The portrait , which was first posted anonymously on a photo sharing website before being picked up by royal enthusiasts worldwide , is contained in a frame embossed with William and Kate 's cyphers and featuring their signatures underneath . Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge with their son Prince George taken to mark Prince George 's first birthday in July . We have n't seen the adorable royal , pictured , left , with father William , since his first birthday celebrations . Jason Bell , who took the commemorative thank you snap , also took the royal family 's official picture ahead of the tour . | Taken by Jason Bell for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in March . Prince George was ten months old at the time . Commissioned as a thank you to people involved in their tour of Australia and New Zealand . | [[306, 392], [2161, 2171], [2223, 2284], [112, 189], [616, 671], [665, 742], [743, 862], [856, 933]] |
A 10,500-square-foot , three-floor luxurious apartment owned by a Saudi prince that has three panic rooms and a clear view of the Hudson River in New York 's Upper West Side has been put on the market for $ 48.5 million - down from the $ 75million price is was listed for in 2012 . The apartment , reportedly owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud , is located in the Heritage at Trump Palace and has four bedrooms , four bathrooms and six half bathrooms . Though the extravagant space had all the amenities a person could ask for , the prince , 82 , is selling his apartment because he rarely uses it , according to listing agent Ryan Serhant . Saudi Prince Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 's 10,500-square-foot Upper West Side three-floor apartment has been listed for $ 48.5 million . The condo , which is located in the Heritage at Trump Palace , is filled with marble slabs and beautiful furniture . It might be sold furnished . This Jacuzzi is just one amazing feature in the home . The apartment also has three bullet-proof panic rooms and a fitness center . The prince is reportedly selling the massive Upper West Side condo because he does n't use the residence as much as he would like . One reason the prince does n't use the apartment could be the fact that he is confined to a wheelchair . He suffered a stroke in 2002 , according to The Washington Institute . The home was originally created by merging six smaller units of the 31-story condo building on the fifth , sixth and seventh floors , according to court records released by the Wall Street Journal . With large slabs of Calacatta marble throughout the space , the apartment has three bulletproof panic rooms , a gym , billiards room , hair salon , a ventilated cigar room , a fully automated smart-home feature and a 60ft living room that overlooks the Hudson River . The apartment also has a built-in saltwater aquariums , a sushi bar , outdoor terraces , a spa and a six-person Jacuzzi . There are also monthly common charges of $ 19,705 and buyers have the option of hiring the apartment 's current caretaker , according to Curbed . The apartment is listed by a corporation in which Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud is the principal , according to a lawsuit relating to a past sale in the building . The apartment was created by merging six smaller units in the 31-story building . It takes up space on the fifth , sixth and seventh floors . Along with its own spa , the apartment also has a billiards room , hair salon , ventilated cigar room and built-in saltwater aquariums . The space overlooks the Hudson River , has outdoor terraces , fully automated smart-home features and a 60ft living room . The apartment has four bedrooms , four full bathrooms and six half-bathrooms spread throughout its luxurious space . Mr Serhant , the real estate broker , said there is a possibility that the apartment could be sold furnished . The unit is selling for nearly $ 4,600 per square foot , which is high for the Upper West Side . The price is more likely to be seen in areas of New York like ` billionaire 's row ' , on 57th Street , according to Johnathan Miller , president of appraisal firm Miller Samuel . The average price-per-square-foot in the Upper West Side is $ 1,572 , which is nearly three times higher than New York 's average of $ 627 , according to Zillow . Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud is a senior member of the House of Saud and was a close ally to the late King Abdullah . He served as the Director General of Saudi intelligence from 2001 to 2005 . The unit is selling for nearly $ 4,600 per square foot , which is high for the Upper West Side , where the average is $ 1,572 . At $ 4,600 per square foot , the apartment is selling for seven times the average price per square foot of a New York apartment , which is $ 627 . The space 's price is in line with listings on ` billionaire row ' on 57th Street . Listing agents for the apartment are Nest Seekers International 's Ryan Serhant and Brian Chan and Raphael De Niro of Douglas Elliman . The principal of the corporation listing the apartment is Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia , according to a lawsuit relating to a past sale in the building . Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud 's three story apartment is in the Heritage at Trump Palace , pictured above . | Saudi Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud is selling because he rarely uses it , real estate agent says . Apartment was originally created by merging six smaller units on fifth , sixth and seventh floors of 31-story condo building . 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This is the cute dog that suffered a slow and agonising death at the hands of a female solicitor who ` could n't cope ' with the responsibility of looking after her . Katy Gammon , 27 , abandoned five-year-old boxer . Roxy while she stayed with her mother , leaving the dog to spend six . days clawing at the door until she went blind , slipped into a coma and . died . Gammon and her former boyfriend Adam Taylor , 24 , adopted Roxy together but split up soon after , with Taylor saying his ex-girlfriend later contacted him to say she was struggling to look after the dog . WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Scroll down for video . Cute : Five-year-old boxer Roxy because her solicitor owner ` could n't cope ' with the responsibility of looking after her . Cruel : Katy Gammon -LRB- right -RRB- abandoned five-year-old boxer Roxy -LRB- left -RRB- while she stayed with her mother . She left the dog to spend six days clawing at the door until she went blind , slipped into a coma and died . Horrific : Roxy the five-year-old boxer died a long , painful death after being locked in the kitchen by trainee medical negligence solicitor Katy Gammon , 27 . She was only found when a neighbour saw swarms of flies . When Gammon returned from her mother 's home a week . after abandoning Roxy , the stench through her letterbox was so strong that she could not face . going inside . She then returned to her mother for another nine weeks . Roxy 's dead body was only discovered when a neighbour . saw a swarm of flies at the kitchen window , and was so decomposed that an . RSPCA inspector had to scrape her body off the floor with a shovel . Gammon , is now facing prison after . admitting two cruelty charges , and has lost her job with leading . Bristol law firm Lyons Davidson . She will be sentenced on April 9 . Mr Taylor said he was shocked and horrified at hearing how Roxy died - and could not understand why his former girlfriend had failed to get help . Affectionate : Roxy -LRB- pictured with Adam Taylor -RRB- originally belonged to a friend but developed anxiety problems after being left alone all day . Adorable : Adam Taylor worked evening shifts and Gammon worked in the daytime , so they thought that between them someone would always be around to look after Roxy . Punishment : Gammon , is now facing prison after admitting two cruelty charges relating to her treatment of Roxy . She has lost her job with leading Bristol law firm Lyons Davidson and will be sentenced on April 9 . Gammon had appeared to dote on the dog during the time they were together , he told the Bristol Evening Post . Roxy originally belonged to a friend but developed anxiety problems after being left alone all day . As Mr Taylor works evening shifts and Gammon worked in the daytime , they thought that between them someone would always be around to look after Roxy , so agreed to adopt her in December 2012 . But five months later the couple split up - with Gammon saying she would take on the sole responsibility of looking after Roxy . Mr Taylor says that within a few months , Gammon contacted him to say she was struggling to cope and was looking for a new home for Roxy . No explanation : When the RSPCA showed Gammon , pictured leaving Bristol Magistrates ' Court , the horrific photographs of her dog 's body she told the inspector : ' I do n't know what you want me to say ' Abandoned : Adam Taylor says that within a few months of them splitting up , Gammon contacted him to say she was struggling to cope and was looking for a new home for Roxy . SHe abandoned her instead . When they spoke a short time later , Gammon told him the dog was now with her sister . Mr Taylor said he then heard nothing until police contacted him in November 2013 with the news that Roxy had been left to die . During a hearing at Bristol Magistrates ' Court , Gammon admitted she last fed the dog at the end of August . The animal welfare charity , which prosecuted Gammon , described the case as one of the worst it has ever dealt with . Pet : Gammon had appeared to dote on Roxy , her ex-boyfriend Adam Taylor claimed . Horrified RSPCA inspector Chris James had to remove the dog 's body with a shovel . He said a stream of maggots had crawled from the kitchen down the hallway - to where there were tins of dog food on a table . When shown photographs of the scene Gammon added : ' I do n't know what you want me to say . ' Gammon . pleaded guilty to one count of causing unnecessary suffering to an . animal , and another of failing to prevent causing unnecessary suffering . to an animal . The two offences each carry a maximum sentence of six months in prison and possible fines of # 20,000 . ' I had no idea about the extent of what happened - the police only told me part of it , ' Mr Taylor said . ` Katy . was great with the dog when we were together , that 's why I 'm so . confused . She played with toys , treats , and we took her out for walks . together the odd time , although granted I did it most days . ' ` Katy . and Roxy used to be cuddled up in bed and on the sofa together all the . time . I would walk in from work to find them both cuddled up on sofa . watching telly . When we were together she was great to the dog . ' ' I had a feeling something was up when she said she could n't cope with her anymore - I just wish I could have done more . ' Offender : Gammon , who Bristol Magistrates ' Court heard was sorry for her actions , pleaded guilty . Mr . Taylor claims he had no idea that Gammon locked the dog in the kitchen . each day , as before he left the dog was behaving better . He added : ' I do n't know why Katy did n't ask for help - she 's got lots of family and friends in the area . ` She told me her sister had the dog and she lied to her family , telling them I had her . ' I . want to make it clear that I had absolutely no idea what was happening . to Roxy - if I 'd have known I would have stepped in straight away . '' Gammon is due to be sentenced on April 9 . | Katy Gammon , 27 , tied up her pet boxer Roxy and left home for a week . Solicitor returned to a stench so strong she could not face going inside . Five-year-old boxer was eventually found maggot-infested 10 weeks later . Now ex-boyfriend says Gammon contacted him to say he could n't cope . RSPCA inspector had to scrape dead Roxy off the floor with a shovel . 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Life has not always been easy for Anne , Britain 's last circus elephant , whose story touched the nation after footage emerged of her being beaten by her groom . But the time has finally come for her to put her feet up -- as she retires to a # 1.2 millon luxury home partly funded by kind-hearted Daily Mail readers . Work is due to begin this month on the enclosure at Longleat Safari Park , which our readers donated more than # 350,000 to help build . It should be finished within a year . Footage was handed to the Daily Mail in 2011 of . Anne being beaten by her Romanian keeper . He fled , but Bobby Roberts , . the owner of the circus , was prosecuted for allowing the abuse . The development , to be known as Anne 's Haven , will include under-floor heating , a bathing pool and a four-acre garden . Asian elephant Anne , who is in her sixties , was rescued from the Bobby Roberts Super Circus three years ago after the horrific video of her suffering was passed to the Daily Mail . Nicolai Nitu , the Romanian groom . filmed beating her with a pitchfork , fled after welfare charity Animal . Defenders International released the footage . However , circus boss Bobby . Roberts , from Northamptonshire , was found guilty of animal cruelty in . 2012 after it emerged he kept her constantly chained in her winter . quarters and failed to prevent the abuse . Anne , who is Europe 's oldest elephant , was brought over from Sri Lanka in the 1950s and worked in the circus for 50 years . Anne 's Haven elephant enclosure is being built at Longleat Safari Park using # 350,000 donated by readers . Anne , who is in her sixties , is Britain 's last circus elephant and was filmed being beaten by her groom . Since being rescued and moved to . Longleat , Wiltshire , she has had physiotherapy for her arthritis and is . now being cared for by three designated keepers , a vet and an osteopath . Longleat 's experts decided that it is best for Anne to live alone for the time being , due to her age and health problems . But the building can house up to four elephants , and the park said it remained open to the possibility of rehoming others in need of rehabilitation . Jon Cracknell , director of animal operations at Longleat , said : ` Anne 's health has dramatically improved since she arrived . Her transformation has been incredible . ' | Anne , who is in her sixties , is Britain 's last circus elephant . Footage emerged of her being beaten by Romanian groom in 2011 . Since then funds have been raised for # 1.2 million Anne 's Haven . Anne will now retire it enclosure in Longleat where she will live in luxury . Includes underfloor heating and ` spa ' to take weight off arthritic legs . | [[809, 828], [835, 852], [1601, 1605], [1632, 1666], [131, 162], [494, 543], [1601, 1605], [1671, 1709], [241, 267], [275, 318], [226, 267]] |
Lots of acounts , few passwords : New research out on Monday revealed the spiralling number of internet accounts is behind a dramatic rise in online fraud . The average Briton now has 26 online accounts , yet uses just five passwords to keep them secure . Remembering a huge number of different passwords is simply impossible for most of us . But using the same password , for instance , across an email account and an online banking account can leave people terrifyingly vulnerable to hackers . New research out on Monday revealed the spiralling number of internet accounts is behind a dramatic rise in online fraud . Fraudsters in the UK illegally traded more than 12 million pieces of personal information online in the first four months of 2012 alone . Figures from credit checkers Experian says online fraud has increased three fold since 2010 , when 9.5 million pieces of information were traded illegally . Online accounts cover everything from banking to utility bills to social networks , with 25 to 34-year-olds signing up to an average 40 accounts . The number is set to grow , with nearly one in five people -LRB- 17 % -RRB- signing up to six or more new accounts every month . One in four of the 2,000 people quizzed use a single password for the majority of accounts and one in 20 -LRB- four per cent -RRB- sticking with the same login details for all their accounts . Experian says people are putting themselves further at risk by no longer using many of their accounts - meaning passwords are not changed regularly . Six in 10 adults -LRB- 66 per cent -RRB- admit to having defunct profiles that hold valuable personal and financial information , including social network profiles -LRB- 26 per cent -RRB- , email addresses -LRB- 18 per cent -RRB- and shopping accounts -LRB- 21 per cent -RRB- . Peter Turner , managing director at Experian Consumer Services , said : ` The problem is that most people do n't realise there is huge market for login credentials - email and password combinations . ` These outnumber sales of credit card details by nine to one because they give access to a huge amount of other valuable information , such as address books and related accounts . ` Using a different password for each account will minimise risks , but if password information is stolen from a website , all accounts using the same details will be compromised , and this information can spread among fraudsters rapidly . ` Changing passwords after a theft can be like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted . Users need to protect themselves with a service like CreditExpert 's web monitoring , which will alert them by text or email if details turn up somewhere they should n't . ' Two million people said they have been victims of online fraud , leading to debt and refused loans or credit cards . | Rise in e-shopping and banking sites forces net users to reuse passwords . Easy prey for hackers who want access to banking accounts . Fraudsters traded 12 million pieces of info in UK . | [[619, 756]] |
An arrest has been made in the mysterious case of a New Hampshire 15-year-old girl who went missing nine months ago and reappared home last week . Nathaniel Kibby , 34 , was arrested at his home in Gorham Monday afternoon and charged with the felony kidnapping of Conway teen Abigail Hernandez . The New Hampshire Attorney General 's Office said in a press release that Kibby confined Hernandez on October 9 , 2013 ` with purpose to commit an offense against her . ' Scroll down for video . Collared : Nathaniel E Kibby , 34 , was arrested Monday in connection to the nine-month disappearance of New Hampshire teen Abigail Hernandez , who reappeared alive in her hometown last week . ` Hernandez provided police with details of her kidnapping sufficient to warrant -LRB- the -RRB- arrest , ' investigators added . Kibby was allegedly arrested without incident and is set to be arraigned in Tuesday at Conway District Court . Neighbor Donald Stgermain , 76 , was at home at the time Kibby was arrested and described the scene to MailOnline . Mr Stgermain said he was making food around noon when law enforcement showed up outside his neighbor 's house , ` dressed in battle gear with rifles ' . He says about an hour later FBI agents showed up at his house , asking if he knew Kibby or had ever seen a young girl near the house . Mr Stgermain said he never had , and never noticed anything strange happening at Kibby 's house . Kibby has been living at the residence on Brookside Drive for about five years , Mr Stgermain said . When he moved in he had a girlfriend , but Mr Stgermain says they appeared to have broken up and Kibby has since lived alone . Mr Stgermain 's wife has seen Kibby walking a Doberman around the neighborhood on a few occasions . Abigail made headlines last October 9 - . just days before her 15th birthday - when she unexpectedly disappeared . after last seen by her boyfriend walking home from school . Back home : Abigail Hernandez made headlines last October when she disappeared from her hometown of North Conway , New Hampshire while walking home from school . She reappeared home last week . The . only contact she had with any friends or family was a letter believed . to have been sent by the schoolgirl to her divorced parents , Zenya and . Ruben Hernandez , in the weeks after her disappearance . Then last Sunday , she suddenly reappeared . Kibby 's arrest came just hours after Hernandez 's mother gave an interview , to speak out against rumors surrounding her daughter 's disappearance . In an interview with the Today show , mother Zenya Hernandez shut down speculation that her daughter ran away because she was pregnant . ` The majority of people somehow believe that she was pregnant . She was not . She did not run away . I firmly believe that , ' Mrs Hernandez said , adding that she does not believe her daughter knew her alleged abductor . ` She did not run away ' : Zenya Hernandez spoke with the Today show on Monday to dispell rumors her daughter ran away nine months ago because she was pregnant . Mrs Hernandez says she believes her daughter was abducted . Police have since released a sketch of the man believed to have abducted Abigail , according to the teen 's descriptions . However , law enforcement have not released further details of their investigation since her reappearance . ` Our biggest challenge is , we 're . dealing with incomplete information , ' Kieran Ramsey , assistant special . agent in charge of the Boston Division of the FBI told The Boston Globe . ` The . victim in this case is a 15-year-old girl . It 's not as cut and dried as . people think that somebody can exactly recount what happened , when , and . where . ' Mrs Hernandez also described the moment her daughter returned home last week , wearing the same clothes as the day she went missing in October 2013 . ` We just stood and looked at each other and then we hugged and I just said , `` Thank god you 're home , thank god you 're home . '' ' While it was a happy homecoming , Mrs Hernandez was worried by the change in her daughter who had lost a lot of weight and was very pale . ` She had a look in her eyes that I 've never ever seen before and that 's haunting me , ' Mrs Hernandez said . In her interview , Mrs Hernandez vowed to bring her daughter 's abductor to justice . ' I feel like they just took and ripped something out of our souls and just as I swore that I 'll find her - I 'll find the person . I 'll find out what happened , ' Mrs Hernandez said . Clues : This week police released video of Abby on the day she . disappeared , left , and a sketch of a man they believe drove her away in a . blue pick-up after interviewing Abby for three hours . A missing person poster of Abigail Hernandez displayed in a storefront window in North Conway , N.H. , shows Hernandez has been found . On Saturday , authorities released a . sketch of a man , provided to them by Abby , who they believe drove her . away in a blue pick-up back in October . On Friday , the District Attorney 's office . revealed that police had received 20 tips from members of the public , . following the release of the sketch . Despite conducting a three-hour . interview with the teen , it is unclear whether they know where she was . or if she was taken by force . They . have also appealed for witnesses who may have seen Abby return after . she was apparently dropped off on the same road that she was possibly . abducted from all those months ago . Sources . close to the investigation said the teenager has so far not been able . to tell officers many facts about her disappearance . But . they are convinced a crime has been committed - as they believe there . is no way the 15-year-old could have stayed hidden for nine months . without some kind of adult involvement . Abigail 's reappearance has baffled her North Conway community , including her old boyfriend Jimmy Campbell , 15 , and his family who spent a lot of time with the teen before she went missing . Heartbroken : Jimmy Campbell , 15 , was left confused when Abigail , his first love , disappeared while walking home from school on October 9 last year ¿ just days before her 15th birthday . So far , they have had little contact with Abigail and her mother , and have received no answers in relation to her nine month absence . ' I have instant messaged Abby 's mother . Zenya , but we have not had any contact . All I want is the truth , I do n't . care what happened , but I want to know who the sons of b ***** s were who . had her for nine months , ' Jimmy 's father James Campbell told MailOnline . Because Abby spent so much time with . Jimmy at the Campbell 's house , the family were questioned by FBI agents . as a matter of course when she first disappeared . Mr Campbell says his family are overjoyed . Abby is home , but he feels the community , who invested so much time and . effort into the search , deserve to know what happened . Zenya Hernandez , center , and her daughter , Sarah Hernandez look at Senior Assistant Attorney General Jane Young , during a news conference on Friday . ' I . understand the police want to keep the investigation hush hush to an . extent , but they wanted our help when they were looking for her , so how . about giving us some answers now ? ' , he said . Abigail has not spoken publicly about her alleged abduction , but has released a statement thanking those in her community that aided in the search . ` My gratitude is beyond words . It 's an incredible feeling to be home and I believe in my heart that your hopes and prayers played a major role in my release , ' she said . However , many locals in North Conway feel the same as James Campbell and are still incredibly frustrated by the lack of answers . A number of people posted their views on the Facebook page of The Conway Daily Sun . One , . Jaime McKinnon , wrote : ` Okay ... So I hate to be a huge jerk here . . but . seriously . It 's like pulling teeth to get any darn info . The entire area . has gone above and beyond to support and help with the search for her . Now she 's back and we ca n't get any darn answers . ' Mystery : James Campbell , who says he was close to Abby and her family , has not talked to Abby 's mother since she returned . He , like the rest of the town , are left searching for answers over where she has been . Reunion : Ms Smith said she spoke to Zenya this week who told her : ` It 's over . The nightmare 's over . ' Ms Smith added that : ` They could just sit in a room staring at each other and they 'd be happy . They are just enjoying being around each other ' Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy . | Abigail Hernandez , 15 , mysteriously returned to her North Conway , New Hampshire home last week , after disappearing in October . On Monday , 34-year-old Nathaniel Kibby was arrested for her kidnapping . According to a press release , Kibby confined Abigail on last year ` with purpose to commit an offense against her ' He is set to be arraigned in Conway District Court on Tuesday . | [[50, 82], [87, 146], [596, 632], [639, 683], [1942, 2042], [2092, 2123], [2333, 2349], [2352, 2377], [3537, 3580], [147, 162], [165, 221], [147, 162], [226, 295], [491, 499], [522, 632], [296, 429], [430, 464], [4843, 4854], [4857, 4881], [814, 819], [871, 924]] |
The boy at the center of the cyber bullying feud that drove a young girl to suicide after she was terrorized online for a year admitted last night his feelings for her may have been the cause of the torment . John Borgen was dating Florida teen Rebecca Sedwick , 12 , who jumped to her death on September 10 , before he started seeing Guadalupe Shaw . The 14-year-old was arrested on Monday in connection with her death along with Katelyn Roman , 12 , and Borgen admitted last night his continued affection for Rebecca may have been the cause of much of her death . The 12-year-old was ` terrorized ' by as many as . 15 girls who ganged up on her and picked on her for months through . online message boards and texts . Jealousy : John Borgen - pictured with Guadalupe Shaw , who has been arrested in connection with the death of Rebecca Sedwick - said he did n't know Rebecca was being bullied . Accused : Katelyn Roman , 12 , left , and Guadalupe Shaw , 14 , right , were arrested and charged with aggravated stalking in connection with the death of Rebecca Sedwick . Victim : Rebecca Sedwick jumped to her death on September 10 . She would have been 13 this weekend . He had dated Sedwick when they were classmates at Crystal Lake Middle School in Lakeland , Florida , and had known her since she was eight-years-old . After they split up he began dating Shaw - but said she was consumed with jealously because he made no secret of his affection for Rebecca . ` Guadalupe did not like the fact that I still liked Rebecca , ' said Borgen , whose cover photo on his Facebook page shows him holding Guadalupe . ` She was angry that I still liked Rebecca and that I 'd talk about her . ` It shocked me , it made me mad because she should have just told somebody , ' he told WTSP . He said of the tormentors : ` They need to take life seriously . Why do you need to be bullying somebody ? ' Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said . Tuesday that Shaw allegedly posted this heartless message on Facebook : . ` Yes IK -LSB- I know -RSB- I bullied REBECCA nd -LSB- sic -RSB- she killed her self but . IDGAF -LSB- I do n't give a f *** -RSB- . ' Sheriff . Judd said that even though Shaw 's parents say that she is nice and must . have been hacked since she would never do such a thing , he can not . believe that they would allow her back online amid the controversy . ` This girl is back on Facebook after Rebecca dying ? Can you believe parents would let their child do that ? ' he said . ` We will not tolerate that . If I can find something to charge her parents with - who are in total denial about this - I will . The apple does not fall far from the tree . ` Rebecca took the bullying to heart and we are not putting up with it . When I stood there at the base of that tower and saw that baby - that child - deceased on the ground it broke my heart and I know it would break the hearts of people all over the country if they were in my position . ` We want to send a message out to kids that anyone who cyber stalks or cyber bullies will be punished . ' In the middle : John Borgen previously dated Rebecca and her alleged tormentor Guadalupe Shaw . Devastated : Rebecca Ann Sedwick , 12 , pictured with her mother Tricia Norman , is said to have had a disturbing upbringing . Denial : Guadalupe Shaw 's parents - who did not want to be pictured - said their daughter was loving and caring and would never write those terrible things . While Shaw 's parents are still in denial about their daughter 's supposed actions , the parents of the other accused girl - Katelyn Roman - concede that they could have done more . Katelyn 's father told ABC : ' I feel horrible for the whole situation . It 's my fault that maybe I do n't know about that kind of stuff but I wish I did . ' One parent who was left reeling even after the arrests was that of Rebecca 's mom Tricia as her daughter 's 13th birthday would have been this weekend if she had not died last month . After the arrests of her daughter 's tormenters were announced , Tricia said : ' I felt like a big weight had been lifted . It was a mixture of tears , relief and sadness . Tragic loss : Rebecca with her sister Amy . Bullied : Rebecca was withdrawn from her . elementary school after being bullied and was home schooled by her mother Tricia -LRB- right -RRB- who says her daughter 's death should be a warning to all parents to be vigilant . Tributes : Flowers , candles and messages are left out in memory of 12-year-old Rebecca . ` Nobody took Rebecca 's complaints of . bullying seriously . They just said , `` you need to toughen up - adapt to . new surroundings - develop a thicker skin . '' ' Judd said they decided to arrest Shaw after she posted the ` reprehensible ' message on Saturday . ` We decided that we ca n't leave her out there . Who else is she going to torment , who else is she going to harass ? ' he said . Roman . was Rebecca 's former best friend , but Judd said the 14-year-old turned . her against Rebecca . Other girls also stopped being friends with her in . fear of being bullied , the sheriff said . Missed : Rebecca Sedwick took her own life after being relentlessly bullied . ` Several . students corroborated stories of both girls bullying Sedwick on . different occasions , through name-calling , intimidation , threats to beat . her up , and at least one actual physical fight , ' the sheriff said . today . He warned parents in a . news conference yesterday : ` Watch what your children do online . Pay . attention to what your kids are doing . Quit being their best friend and . be their best parent . ' Roman . and Shaw were arrested on Monday night and detained at the county 's . juvenile center before being released to their parents , the Orlando . Sentinel reports . They were charged with felony aggravated stalking . | Rebecca Sedwick , 12 , was bullied online by a gang of up to 15 school girls . She threw herself off a tower on September 10 . Katelyn Roman , 12 , and Guadalupe Shaw , 14 , were arrested and named yesterday by the local sheriff , both charged with aggravated stalking . Shaw posted on Facebook : ' I know I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself but I do n't give a f *** ' The fight started over their mutual ex-boyfriend , who has now told the suspects to talk to the authorities and ` stop bullying ' | [[25, 48], [54, 126], [566, 611], [617, 625], [630, 646], [617, 625], [651, 685], [232, 260], [272, 307], [1079, 1132], [352, 449], [897, 904], [907, 953], [961, 982], [897, 904], [907, 953], [987, 1069], [5769, 5820], [5792, 5820], [1940, 1996], [2016, 2065], [2092, 2133], [5098, 5166]] |
Formula One chiefs are proposing a speed limit to slow down cars during dangerous situations on the track , following Jules Bianchi 's crash at the Japanese Grand Prix which has left the French driver fighting for his life . Race director Charlie Whiting says it would be best to give teams the ability to cut speed automatically if there is danger on track , rather than leaving it up to the drivers . Whiting presented a report on Bianchi 's accident to FIA on Friday and later joined top officials in briefing the media . Formula One driver Jules Bianchi received urgent medical treatment after the crash but remains in hospital . Formula One chiefs are proposing a speed limit to slow down cars during dangerous situations on the track . Race director Charlie Whiting says it would be best to give teams the ability to cut speed automatically . Whiting briefs the media after presenting a report on French driver Bianchi 's accident to FIA on Friday . Whiting said Bianchi had slowed down in his Marussia car before skidding off the wet circuit in Suzuka and ploughing into a recovering tractor . But not all drivers had slowed down during a double yellow-flag situation and many did not reduce their speed . Whiting would not say at what speed Bianchi was traveling when he lost control . ` Jules slowed down , ' Whiting said , adding that it was a ` matter of degrees ' and that more data will have to be studied before his speed could be given with certainty . With international federation president Jean Todt sitting next to him , Whiting showed previously unreleased footage of Bianchi 's crash , which shows him driving into the tractor as the marshals had lifted a green flag to signal all clear . Philippe Bianchi , brother Tom , mother Christine , and sister Melanie arrive at the Mie University Hospital . The Bianchi family are pictured outside the hospital . Melanie -LRB- left -RRB- and Tom -LRB- right -RRB- arrived there on Thursday . ` Nothing could have been done better , ' Whiting said of the reaction to Bianchi 's accident . Whiting said he had asked Suzuka organisers to start the race earlier because of heavy rain and fading light but was turned down . He added the time of the start was not a factor in the accident . The planned speed control would enhance a system already available and would , in some situations , replace the safety car , which was not on the track during Bianchi 's accident . ` It 's probably better to take the decision to slow down away from the drivers , ' Whiting said . The aim was to build a ` way to control speed with complete certainty and clarity , with the same effect as a safety car . ' Formula One officials were beginning talks with the teams on Saturday , but Whiting said it would be unrealistic to expect any new systems to be in place before the next season . The 25-year-old Bianchi remains in hospital where he is being treated for a severe head injury . Jules Bianchi 's seat is vacant for this weekend 's inaugural race in Russia . Marussia are entering only one car . Formula One fans pay tribute to the stricken Frenchman ahead of this weekend 's Russian Grand Prix . Nico Rosberg sports a ` Tous Avec Jules ' -LRB- all with Jules -RRB- sticker on his crash helmet during practice in Sochi . VIDEO Drivers respond to Bianchi recovery . | Race director Charlie Whiting says it would be best to give teams the ability to cut speed automatically if there is danger on track . Jules Bianchi remains in critical condition following Japanese Grand Prix . French driver 's father Philippe says there are ` no significant changes ' and adds that his son 's crash was ` more like a road traffic accident ' | [[0, 105], [225, 338], [634, 741], [667, 741], [742, 819], [777, 779], [794, 848], [0, 18], [108, 167], [141, 167], [174, 224], [525, 557], [612, 633]] |
Ministers are working on plans to commemorate the anniversary of the Christmas truce during the First World War with a football match on the battlefields of Flanders . Next Christmas will mark the centenary of when the guns fell silent and British and German troops emerged from the trenches in Belgium and played football in no man 's land . The Government is talking to the . Football Association and the National Children 's Football Alliance about . how the 1914 matches can be remembered . Scroll down for video . Unarmed : An artist 's impression of a football match in no man 's land between British and German troops . Defence Minister Andrew Murrison said a . football match was ' a no-brainer in terms of an event that is going to . reach part of the community that perhaps might not get terribly . entrenched into this ' . When World War One began in July 1914 , many troops were excited to be sent to the front line . People were optimistic that the war would be over promptly and they would be back by Christmas . But within a few months the death toll had reached one million before a single trench had even been dug . The fighting soon ground to a stalemate and the reality of war sunk in . Major JV Bates from the Royal Army Medical Corps wrote : ' ... the real horror of it came home to us , and if everyone else was as frightened as I was , then we were all petrified . ' The fighting lasted for four years , with 16 million troops and civilians losing their lives - one million of them British . Prime Minister David Cameron raised the possibility last year of football matches forming part of an extended series of events to mark the centenaries of key moments during the First World War . Speaking to The Guardian , Dr Murrison indicated that it was an idea was being pursued although planning was still at an early stage and ` discussions are ongoing ' . He said : ' I think football has a particular part to play because of the totemic significance of the Christmas truce in 1914 . ` We have been in touch with Football Association and the National Children 's Football -LRB- Alliance -RRB- to see how this can be done . ' I know they are enthused and have already clocked the fact that other countries are thinking along similar lines . ' He added : ` It is clear the Christmas truce is going to be commemorated in a very significant way . It had no real relevance to the outcome of the war but at that deeply , intensely , personal level , it is something that people really do latch on to . ' Remembered : Troops at Dale Barracks in Chester marked a previous anniversary of the Christmas Day truce by playing a football match against German soldiers . The Christmas truce of 1914 was a spontaneous and unofficial laying down of arms across various sectors of the entrenched Western Front . In some areas , soldiers on both sides merely held their fire throughout the day . But in some sectors , troops climbed out of their trenches and made contact with their enemies , some reportedly exchanging gifts and handshakes and playing football . More practically , soldiers used the time to reclaim their dead from no man 's land and bury them behind the lines . In the evening , soldiers of both sides sang carols and hostilities were only resumed when fresh battalions were moved into the line , breaking the bonds between the enemies which formed during that day . The Christmas Day truce of 1914 was never repeated during the rest of World War One . VIDEO : . | Government in talks with FA about remembering the no man 's land matches . Minister says match is ` no brainer ' for centenary commemorations next year . | [[0, 167]] |
The elusive ` God particle ' discovered by scientists in 2012 has the potential to destroy the universe , Professor Stephen Hawking has warned . At very high energy levels , the Higgs boson could cause space and time suddenly collapse - and ` we would n't see it coming ' , the former Cambridge professor of mathematics says . The God particle , which gives shape and size to everything that exists , could cause a ` catastrophic vacuum delay ' if scientists were to put it under extreme stress . Scroll down for video . Stephen Hawking wrote that the recently-found Higgs boson ` God particle ' could destroy the universe . The God Particle could destabilise at high energy , threatening the universe , but the Cern particle accelerator is too slow to cause such a problem . A disaster like this is very unlikely for the time being as physicists do not have a particle accelerator large enough create such an experiment , but Prof Hawking 's comments have excited scientists , the Sunday Times reported . The theoretical physicist wrote his thoughts on the Higgs boson in the preface to a new book , Starmus , a collection of lectures by scientists and astronomers including Neil Armstrong , Buzz Aldrin , Queen guitarist Brian May . Prof Hawking wrote : ` The Higgs potential has the worrisome feature that it might become megastable at energies above 100bn giga-electron-volts -LRB- GeV -RRB- . ` This could mean that the universe could undergo catastrophic vacuum decay , with a bubble of the true vacuum expanding at the speed of light . ` This could happen at any time and we would n't see it coming . ' The theoretical physicist wrote his thoughts on the Higgs boson in the preface to a new book , Starmus , which is released in early November this year . British scientist Peter Higgs predicted the God Particle in the early 1960s but it was only found in 2012 . The Higgs boson was a key missing piece in the jigsaw for physicists in trying to understand how the universe works . Scientists believe that a fraction of a second after the Big Bang that gave birth to the universe , an invisible energy field , called the Higgs field , formed . This has been described as a kind of ` cosmic treacle ' across the universe . As particles passed through it , they picked up mass , giving them size and shape and allowing them to form the atoms that make up you , everything around you and everything in the universe . This was the theory proposed in 1964 by former grammar school boy Professor Higgs that has now been confirmed . Without the Higgs field particles would simply whizz around space in the same way as light does . A boson is a type of sub-atomic particle . Every energy field has a specific particle that governs its interaction with what 's around it . The professor did add sarcastically , however , that such an event is unlikely in the near future . He said : ' A particle accelerator that reaches 100bn GeV would be larger than Earth , and is unlikely to be funded in the present economic climate . ' Professor John Ellis , a theoretical physicist at Cern , said : ` One thing should be made clear . The discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider -LRB- LHC -RRB- did not cause this problem , and collisions at the LHC could not trigger the instability , because their energies are far too low . ' Particle accelerators make subatomic particles travel at greater and greater speeds as they are pumped with more energy before smashing them together . Scientists do this to try and spot tiny fragments of particles which fly off , and it is how the Higgs boson was discovered at the Cern LHC in Switzerland in 2012 . In that experiment , physicists noticed unexpected debris from the collisions that fitted with what British scientist Peter Higgs had predicted in the early 1960s . The Higgs boson particle is thought to be part of the mechanism that gives matter its mass , but scientists do not fully understand it yet . The Higgs boson particle is thought to be part of the mechanism that gives matter its mass , but scientists do not fully understand it yet . | The Higgs boson ` God particle ' could destroy the universe , Hawking says . Space and time could suddenly collapse - and ` we would not see it coming ' If scientists put too much energy in the Higgs boson the universe could end . Disaster very unlikely as physicists do not have large enough collider . | [[106, 144], [66, 103], [521, 624], [548, 624], [625, 641], [677, 701], [217, 236], [241, 269], [1579, 1607], [66, 103], [145, 171], [174, 201], [521, 624], [548, 624], [625, 674], [776, 826], [836, 920]] |
A Grade II listed hunting lodge favoured by Queen Victoria has gone on the market for the first time in a century . The imposing neo-gothic 19th century New Lodge has a price tag of # 15 million and has been converted into offices but estate agent , Savills , hope it will be converted into a family home . The building , in Winkfield , near Windsor , is set in a stunning 55-acre estate that neighbours the ancient parkland of Windsor Great Forest . The hunting lodge that was once a favourite of Queen Victoria has been put on the market for the first time in 100 years . The building has been converted into dozens of offices all with catering and toilet facilities but retaining the stunning features of the building , including a grand staircase with a large stained glass window . But , with current businesses relocating and leases ending in 2017 , it is thought that it may now be restored to its former glory . Guy Robinson , Head of Savills Home . Counties , said : ` The Royal links at New Lodge are never ending , most . notably to Queen Victoria who visited regularly with her children and . it 's believed they planted the splendid trees down the driveway . ` Last . sold nearly 100 years ago , New Lodge is an opportunity to own a small . piece of history and it 's the closest country house of this scale to . Windsor Castle itself . The stunning building is currently an office conversion featuring around 30 units . It is hoped that the hunting lodge will be restored to its former glory and turning into a family home . ` It would be wonderful to see it transformed back into a magnificent British home . ' Queen Victoria and her children were regular visitors to the lodge and planted the Wellingtonia trees that line the driveway and it was used in the Second World War as accommodation for refugees . After the war it became a Barnardo ' orphanage before becoming the British Railways School of Transport in the 1950s . In 1972 New Lodge appeared in the Hammer House of Horror classic ` Asylum ' starring Robert Powell , Peter Cushin and Brit Ekland . More . recently , the estate has been used as office accommodation , first in . 1972 as the headquarters for Barbour Index and after considerable . refurbishment in 2004 as independent business suites owned by Marchday . Group Plc. . The building still has many of its original period features , including this imposing fireplace . In 1972 New Lodge appeared in the Hammer House of Horror classic ` Asylum ' starring Robert Powell , Peter Cushin and Brit Ekland . The floors have been converted into dozens of . offices all with catering and toilet facilities but maintaining the . stunning features of the building , including a grand staircase with a . large stained glass window . The building went under considerable refurbishment in 2004 as independent business suites owned by Marchday Group Plc . | The 19th century New Lodge has a # 15 million price tag . Estate agent Savills hopes it will be converted into a family home . The neo-gothic former hunting lodge was favoured by Queen Victoria . It currently holds 30 offices but leases end in 2017 . | [[116, 162], [187, 247], [116, 152], [260, 306], [1434, 1538], [1446, 1538], [0, 58], [0, 10], [18, 115], [451, 468], [474, 512], [451, 573], [832, 853], [1350, 1433]] |
He 's been searching for a ` fox in the box ' since the days of Ian Wright and Thierry Henry , and Arsene Wenger thinks he might just have found one in his # 16million signing Danny Welbeck . Wenger , who also revealed his preference had been to sign Welbeck on loan from Manchester United rather than permanently , once mistakenly thought Francis Jeffers had fox-like qualities but the in-form England striker might fit the bill . Welbeck is set to make his debut against Manchester City on Saturday , with the Arsenal manager confident he has solved his striking conundrum and given Welbeck an opportunity to finally play his club football in a central position . VIDEO Scroll down for Arsene Wenger and Phil Neville on Danny Welbeck Arsenal transfer . Welbeck enjoys his first training session with his new club alongside Oxlade-Chamberlain at London Colney . Danny Welbeck completed his move from Manchester United to Arsenal on transfer deadline day . Danny Welbeck scored twice to help England to a 2-0 win against Switzerland during the international break . Jeffers -LRB- left -RRB- was hailed as Wenger 's original ` fox in the box ' but failed to live up to Henry 's standards . ARSENAL suffered their three biggest defeats of last season in 12.45 pm games on Saturdays . Will it be the same this time ? Dec 14 , 2013 6-3 v Man City . Arsenal had only just returned from Italy following a 2-0 defeat at Napoli . Goals from Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Negredo put City 2-1 up at half-time , and Arsenal collapsed after the break to a Fernandinho double and goals from David Silva and Yaya Toure . Feb 8 , 2014 5-1 v Liverpool . There were no European excuses when Arsene Wenger 's side went to Anfield . They had a clear week to prepare but were caught napping as Liverpool fired in four goals in the first 20 minutes . They never recovered from that blitz and Raheem Sterling completed the rout . Mar 22 , 2014 6-0 v Chelsea . A 1-0 win at Tottenham the week before ought to have given Arsenal plenty of confidence but three early goals and Kieran Gibbs 's red card for handball , despite Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain committing the offence , led to another long afternoon for Wenger 's men . Wenger said : ` He 's happy and confident because he scored two goals for England in a very important game -LRB- against Switzerland -RRB- and that can only boost his confidence . ` When you analyse his game , you think he has the qualities to play through the middle . At United , where you had many big stars , he had to make room for players to play through the middle . But he has the perfect style to play through the middle . ' Wenger rather cryptically claimed that nothing would have happened if he had not been on a trip to Rome . He was criticised at the time for being out of the country on September 1 as part of a trip to meet the Pope , but said the journey was important both individually and for the club . ` Meeting the Pope was an experience I did not want to miss , ' said Wenger . ' I am a Catholic , so it was an experience , and one -LRB- invitation -RRB- I accepted a long time ago , and on top of that it was a game for peace and multi-religion understanding . ' I thought today where we are a bit in front of an international religious war , it was a very important game . ' Wenger hailed Pope Francis as ' a great person ' , who met the likes of Argentina 's World Cup-winning captain Diego Maradona during the reception at the Vatican . ` He shows humility and is available to meet for everybody , has a word with everybody , ' said Wenger . ` He is a supporter of San Lorenzo in Argentina . He is a football fan , you can not be born in Argentina and not be a football fan . ` He spoke with many Argentinians , so I wanted to be discreet and say ` it was nice to meet you and bye-bye ' . ' Danny Welbeck is expected to be given more chance to impress in his favourite central role at Arsenal . Danny Welbeck celebrates his second England goal against Switzerland with Rickie Lambert on Monday . Divine intervention is one of many theories put forward for United selling an England striker to a rival , a transfer that stunned Gary Neville among others . Wenger said his first instinct upon learning Radamel Falcao had joined United was to sign Welbeck on loan , with a view to buying him next summer . He muddied the waters by suggesting Welbeck had initially only been available on loan , but it is understood a temporary switch was his preferred option . Wenger held off competition from Tottenham to land the 23-year-old , pulling off a coup in the wake of France striker Olivier Giroud 's foot injury and Falcao 's loan to United from Monaco . Wenger conducted his business from Italy -- a decision he defended by claiming the deal never would have happened if he was in London . ` If I had not travelled that day , Welbeck would not be here , ' he said . ' I will tell you that story one day but that 's the truth . We are in 2014 and you can always be in touch with everybody even when you travel . The advantage of that day was I had to get up at 6am and I was available the whole day . ' When asked if Sir Alex Ferguson would have sanctioned such a deal to a rival , Wenger said : ` You should ask him . I met him by coincidence on Wednesday and I would like to keep that conversation to myself ! ' Arsenal are sweating on Aaron Ramsey 's fitness after he injured an ankle for Wales against Andorra . Wenger said : ` The news is not bad . He has a chance to be available . ' Welbeck chats to Jack Wilshere during Arsenal 's squad photoshoot at London Colney on Thursday . | Welbeck was rarely played as a striker for Manchester United . Arsenal bought the striker for # 16million on transfer deadline day . Wenger famously described Francis Jeffers as a ` fox in the box ' in 2001 . Jeffers failed scored just four league goals for Arsenal in three tough years . Wenger said he would have signed Welbeck on loan if he had been in the country but was in Rome for deadline day . Aaron Ramsey ` has a chance ' to play on Saturday against Manchester City . | [[99, 191], [863, 956], [192, 198], [316, 402], [1066, 1140], [192, 198], [210, 296], [192, 198], [219, 313]] |
A male friend of the Indian gang-rape victim who was with her when she was attacked has described how he had to carry her bleeding body into a police van on his own - because none of the officers wanted to touch her . The 28-year-old said no passersby stopped to help them as they lay naked and bleeding in the road after they were thrown off a Delhi bus on which the gruesome ordeal occurred on December 16 . When the police finally arrived they wasted two hours arguing over which police station was responsible before finally taking the victims to a hospital which was n't close to the crime scene , he said . Claims : Awindra Pandey , the male friend with Miss Singh Pandey when she was subjected to the brutal gang-rape ordeal , spoke out in an interview on Indian television . Treatment : The rape victim was taken to intensive care at a Singapore hospital but died of her injuries . Police in India today denied the man 's claims . The 23-year-old woman died on December 29 in a specialist hospital in Singapore after a 13-day struggle to survive injuries so grievous that her intestines had to be removed . She underwent three major surgeries and suffered a cardiac arrest in India before being flown to Singapore for treatment . The horrifying crime has appalled India and brought simmering anger about widespread crime against women to the boil amid angry calls for safer streets , more sensitive policing and changed social attitudes . In an interview with Hindi TV channel . Zee News , the victim 's friend said the gang of six men aboard the bus - fitted with . curtains and tinted windows - had planned to trap them . Once on the bus , he was attacked and his . 23-year-old friend was gang-raped by a group of allegedly drunk . men , including the driver , who also violated her with an iron bar . causing immense internal damage that led to her death . The man , believed to be the only witness in the case , said he did his best to fight off the attackers . ` They . beat us up , hit us with iron rod , snatched our clothes and belongings . and they threw us off the bus on a deserted stretch . ` From where we boarded bus , they moved around for nearly two and a half hours . We were shouting , trying to make people hear us , ' said the 28-year-old , who suffered a broken leg in the attack . ` But . they switched off the lights . We tried to resist them . Even my friend . fought with them , she tried to save me . She tried to dial police control . room number 100 , but the men snatched the mobile . ' Police officer Vivek Gogia has denied claims that officers debated for half an hour before taking the rape victim and her friend to a hospital . In a statement , Gogia said police vans reached the spot where the rape victim and her friend were dumped within three minutes of receiving the alert . ` Police vans left the spot for hospital with the victims within 12 minutes , ' the officer said . That time was spent borrowing bed sheets from a neighboring hotel to cover the naked rape victim and her friend , he said . Indian police personnel stand guard outside the district court Saket in New Delhi after fears of mob violence against the suspects . Public interest : Indian citizens queue to enter the Saket district court in New Delhi - where two of the five men accused of raping Miss Singh Pandey today begged to be allowed to turn witness for the prosecution . The friend of the rape victim made the comments after her alleged killers were kept away from court on Thursday amid fears of mob violence . ` After throwing us off the bus , they tried to mow us down , but I saved my friend by pulling her away in the nick of time . ` We . were without clothes . We tried to stop people passing by . Several auto . rickshaws , cars and bikes slowed down but no one stopped for about 25 . minutes . ` Then someone on patrol stopped and called the police , ' he told Zee News . He claimed three police vans arrived at the scene after about 45 minutes , . but wasted time in deciding under which police station 's jurisdiction . the case fell . He alleged nobody , including the police , gave them clothes or called an ambulance . ` They . were just watching us , ' he said , adding someone gave them a part of bed . sheet to cover his friend after repeated requests . ` My . friend was bleeding profusely . But instead of taking us to a nearby . hospital , they -LRB- police -RRB- took us to a far away hospital . ' Anger : India lawyers participate in a protest outside Indian Saket District Court . He said he carried his badly injured friend to the PCR van on his own as . the policemen did n't help them because the girl was bleeding profusely . ` Nobody . from the public helped us . People were probably afraid that if they . help us they would become witness to the crime and would be asked to . come to police stations and courts , ' he told the channel . ` Even . at the hospital we were made to wait and I had to literally beg for . clothes . I borrowed a stranger 's mobile and called my relatives , but . just told them that I met with an accident . My treatment started only . after my relatives came , ' he said . ' I . was hit on the head . I was not able to walk . I was not able to move my . hands for two weeks , ' he said , detailing the injuries he suffered . on that horrific night . Five people have been formally charged over the rape and murder of the student paramedic , with one named as Ram Singh . It has emerged that a sixth suspect , . who is believed to be a juvenile and is expected to be tried . separately , was the cruelest of all . Indian TV station NDTV has shown footage understood to be the suspects charged in the gang-rape case . According to The Hindustan Times , a . police charge sheet reveals in horrendous detail exactly what he is . alleged to have done to the unconscious victim - after she had been . raped . The newspaper reported that he pulled her intestines out with his bare hands and was also responsible for suggesting that she be thrown naked from the bus . Yesterday , her father called for the hanging . of those responsible for the attack saying ` the death penalty is . compulsory for a crime so great . ' The trial will be held in a fast track court . ` Of all the persons in the bus , two . had engaged in the most barbarism - Ram Singh , the main accused in the . case , and the juvenile ' said an officer according to the paper . ` Both of them had subjected her to . sexual abuse twice . Singh was the first to rape her followed by the . juvenile and then Akshay . Later , when she lost consciousness , Singh and . the juvenile raped her a second time . ' Authorities . are waiting for the outcome of a bone marrow test before deciding . whether the sixth suspect in the attack will be charged as a juvenile or . an adult . Calls for hanging : In an interview the victim 's father said ` The death penalty is compulsory for a crime so great - the assailants must be hanged ' The results of the test , intended to determine the suspect 's exact age , are expected to arrive soon . The other five men are expected to appear in court on Monday for pre-trial proceedings . Police plan to ask for the death penalty in the case . The men - the bus driver , his brother . and four of their friends - are residents of a south Delhi slum near . the site of the attack . Indian Chief Justice Altamas Kabir . said the accused should be tried swiftly , but cautioned that they needed . to be given a fair trial and not subjected to mob justice . ` Let us not lose sight of the fact . that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty , ' he said . yesterday , while inaugurating the new fast-track court . Criminal lawyer Ajay Digpaul told India . Today : ` In my view , it should not take more than 10-15 effective . hearings to decide the case it as there is plenty of evidence . ' Sanjay Kumar , a lawyer and a member of the Saket District Bar . Council said that 2,500 advocates registered at the court had decided to stay away to ensure ` speedy justice ' . ` We have decided that no lawyer will . stand up to defend the rape accused as it would be immoral to defend the . case , ' he said to AFP . The government is to set up four . other such courts in the capital to hold timely trials in sexual assault . cases , which often get bogged down for years in India 's notoriously . sluggish court system . Women 's activists hope the rape and . killing of the university student on December 16 will mark a turning . point in India 's behavior towards women . Poignant : White lilies could be seen in the back of the ambulance as the body was transported through the city . Yesterday the father of the . physiotherapy student paid tribute to his ` fiercely determined ' daughter . in his first interview since the attack happened . In an interview with the BBC the day . after he scattered his daughter 's ashes on the sacred waters of the . River Ganges , her father revealed how his daughter wanted to be a doctor . and had promised to lift the family from their poverty . He said : ` She was very adamant about whatever she wanted . ` When . we used to stop at a sweetshop on the way to school she was adamant . about wanting a sweet and even the shopkeeper had to relent . ` It . was the same in high school . She wanted to be a doctor and said it was . only a matter of a few years and that when she was a doctor -LRB- all our . suffering -RRB- it will end . ' ' I remember asking her once , who are all your friends ? She replied , Dad it 's only my books I am friends with . ' Her . father moved the family to Delhi from a rural part of India in order to . improve her chances of realising her ambition of a career in medicine . The dream was cut short on December 16 . when she was attacked by six men after as she caught the bus home after . going to the cinema to watch The Life of Pi . WATCH Delhi protests as its . revealed rape victim was thrown under bus . | The 28-year-old and his female friend , 23 , were ambushed on a Delhi bus , she was gang-raped by six men and violated with an iron bar . Man says he prevented his friend from being run over by the bus after their beaten and naked bodies were dumped on the road . He claims no-one helped them and when police arrived they were slow to act . The 23-year-old died as a result of her injuries . Five of the accused men are expected to appear in court for pre-trial proceedings on Monday . 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Flood alerts have been issued for parts of Britain as heavy rain and high winds are expected to hit the country over the next ten days . The Environment Agency said areas in south-west England , the Midlands and Wales were at risk of flooding despite breaks in the wet weather which could see some parts warmer than Mexico City over the next few days . The South East may experience temperatures of . up to 18C -LRB- 64F -RRB- today and tomorrow , five degrees higher than the . national average for October . However , recent . gales and heavy downpours have triggered weather warnings and the . Environment Agency has issued more than 30 flood alerts for areas in . Wales , the Midlands and the South West . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Drenched : A walker is splashed by waves as they battle to keep their umbrella in tact amid heavy wind and rain that battered the Mount Batten Pier in Plymouth , Devon . Marooned : A car is surrounded by flood water in Kilwinning , Ayrshire , as the Met Office issues severe weather warning for parts of Britain . Deluge : Recent gales and heavy downpours have triggered weather warnings and the Environment Agency has issued more than 20 flood alerts . Making waves : A driver battles their way through floodwater near Thorpe in The Derbyshire Peak District . In Wales , residents in ten areas have . been advised to be vigilant amid predictions that the heavy rainfall and . flash flooding that began over the weekend , is set to continue . Gareth . Harvey , a forecaster with MeteoGroup , the weather division of the Press . Association , said : ` We are expecting heavy rains and gales over the . next 10 days or so . The weather pattern is very mobile and it is likely . to stay unsettled . ` Tomorrow . and Thursday see some drier weather but the rain is likely to be . relentless , and as there has been quite a lot of rain in recent weeks we . might start to see some localised flooding . ` There is also a suggestion that it might turn a little colder and drier towards the end of the month . ' Evasive action : A car is forced to go up onto the central reservation to avoid heavy flooding in Glasgow . Downpour : A worker sweeps up debris after heaving flooding at Wolverhampton train station . Rain stops play : A football pitch in the Scottish town of Kilbirnie is partially submerged after a downpour . Heavy going : Downpours caused problems for rush-hour commuters across Wolverhampton -LRB- above -RRB- . Unsettled : Heavy is expected to hit large parts of Britain over the next ten days , but there will be some breaks in the inclement weather . Tredegar . in south Wales saw the heaviest rainfall yesterday , with 40mm , or . 1.6 in , falling in the 12 hours to 7pm , Mr Harvey said . The . Met Office has issued a number of severe weather warnings for the . central , Tayside and Fife area , south-west Scotland , Lothian , . Strathclyde and borders and south-west England as well as Wales . It . said the risk of river and surface water flooding was low for south . west England and south Wales today , and very low tomorrow . Dan Williams of the Met Office said : ` It looks unsettled into the weekend and indeed into the start of next week as well . ` It looks as though we will see periods of rain and perhaps some drier brighter spells . ' The . heaviest rain so far this week was in Boscombe Down , Wiltshire , where . 1.4 in -LRB- 35mm -RRB- fell in 24 hours . Good gourd : Dmitri Galitzine puts in some final practice before attempting to make history by crossing one of the world 's busiest shipping channels in a pumpkin . Halloween hero : Mr Galitzine will leave Gosport , Hants , on Thursday before arriving in Ryde , Isle of Wight , four miles away . He hopes to arrive in three hours . Easy does it : Torrential rain on the London bound carriageway of the A127 in Basildon Essex . Light and stark : Stormy seas batter the lighthouse at Porthcawl harbour in South Wales . Wave of fear : More than 30 people from the 400-strong village of Walcott on the North Norfolk cost evacuated to the local pub after the high tide smashed over the sea defences . Batten down the hatches : Windows are boarded up to help save houses and holiday homes in Walcott on the North Norfolk cost . Natural Resources Wales said it was . asking people to be vigilant for localised flooding . The Environment Agency said the wet start to the week would give way to more settled weather by Thursday . A spokesman said : ` There is a low risk of . river and surface water flooding today across Devon and Cornwall and a . low risk of surface water flooding in other parts of south west of . England . ` On Tuesday there is a low risk of . river and surface water flooding across much of south west England and . south Wales as shown in the map below for tomorrow . ` This is as a result of further heavy rain expected through tomorrow . ` The forecast flood risk remains very . low for all other areas today and tomorrow , and for all of England and . Wales on Wednesday . ' Take cover : A man on a mobility scooter struggles against gale-force winds in Hunstanton , Norfolk . Autumnal hues : Walkers enjoy a stroll with their dog in Hazlehead Park as more than 30 flood alerts for parts of Britain during a period of unsettled weather over the next ten days . Playing fetch : A dog walker enjoys the sunny weather in Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen on Monday . Warm air flowing across the country from the south west is keeping temperatures hovering above average for this time of year . However , . the tepid air has triggered extreme conditions as it moves in , clashing . with cold air from the north , stirring up squally wind , rain and storms . that even triggered a tornado . On . Sunday , a twister damaged 100 homes , uprooted trees and flipped a . caravan as it swept across Hayling Island off the Hampshire coast . And . a mini tornado ripped roofs off garages and tiles from homes , leaving a . trail of destruction in its wake in Walsall , West Midlands . Lucky : Jody Cadwell and her niece , two-year-old Issey Webb , in Bissoe where a tree toppled over in a storm . Destruction : Three cars and a house were damaged when the 100-year-old beech tree fell down yesterday . Close-call : Karl Cadwell was sleeping when the tree narrowly missed hitting his bedroom window . Met . Office spokeswoman Laura Young said : ` You have this warm air going over . the sea and crashing into colder air over land , combines and produces . the rain and wind . ` It has . been slightly warmer than average by one or two degrees . All of our air . is currently coming up from the south west , so conditions are on the . warm side for this time of year . ` If . it was coming from the west conditions would be closer to normal for . this time of year , or if it was coming from the north west it would be . slightly cooler . ` The big difference is the overnight temperatures have been much warmer than average and the nights have been quite mild . ' Residents in Walsall launched a clean-up operation today after a tornado hit the West Midlands area . Destroyed : Andrew Ely stands in his roofless garage in Walsall , West Midlands . Kamaldip Kaur holds bits of her roof tiles in Walsall where a tornado hit on Sunday . However , the mild nights and close days will soon change as wind directions change toward the end of the week . Ms Young said : ` Early indications are showing that there will be a return to normal temperatures for this time of year . ` In . the south , you would usually have temperatures between 12C and 14C for . the maximum during the day , our if you were in the north you would be . looking at between 8C and 12C , and further north in Scotland it may be . closer to 9C or 10C . ` Night-time . temperatures for this time of year all depend on the conditions , if . there is cloud cover it will keep it lightly warmer . Asbestos roofs on two private garages were torn off by strong gusts while tiles from three houses were damaged . A garage with the roof missing in Segundo Road in Walsall which experienced a tornado . It is claimed that the UK gets more tornadoes per square kilometre than the USA but not more tornadoes in total . On average , around 30 tornadoes are reported each year in the UK , although these are generally much weaker than their American counterparts . However , there have been a number of notable exceptions -- such as the Birmingham tornado on July 28 2005 , which left a significant trail of damage . ` Night-time . temperatures this week are anything between 15-16 degrees in the south . That continues as a trend until dipping to between 11-13 in the south . and seven and nine in the north , before warming up again on Thursday . ` But early indicators suggest a return to usual temperatures for this time of year in between five and 10 days time . ' Meanwhile , a family had a lucky escape after a tree toppled over in 50mph storms smashing into their three cars and house . The 100-year-old tree came crashing down in Bissoe , Cornwall , as parts of Britain were lashed by high winds over the weekend . Bill Cadwell , 55 , heard the 40ft trunk landing on his driveway early on Sunday morning , crushing his son Karl 's Alfa Romeo and badly damaging a Peugeot 208 and a BMW . It narrowly missed the bedroom windows where Karl , 23 and sister Jody , 27 , were sleeping and is now resting against the side of the house . | Thirty flood alerts issued as rain set to move in over the next ten days . Temperatures may reach up to 18C in parts of Britain today and tomorrow . Forecaster : ` Weather pattern is very mobile and it is likely . to stay unsettled ' | [[0, 79], [54, 136], [597, 667], [1122, 1187], [1336, 1404], [1562, 1573], [1576, 1580], [1583, 1634], [2467, 2537], [3208, 3295], [4806, 4847], [1710, 1729]] |
Jules Bianchi 's father has revealed there is no change in his son 's condition as he continues to fight for his life in hospital . Bianchi 's brother Tom and his sister Melanie arrived at the Mie University Hospital late on Thursday where the Frenchman is being treated for a severe head trauma sustained in last weekend 's rain-lashed Japanese Grand Prix . His British-based team confirmed earlier on Friday that they will only enter one car for this weekend 's inaugural race in Russia out of respect to the 25-year-old and his family . Philippe Bianchi , brother Tom , mother Christine , and sister Melanie arrive at the Mie University Hospital . The Bianchi family are pictured outside the hospital . Melanie -LRB- left -RRB- and Tom -LRB- right -RRB- arrived there on Thursday . Jules Bianchi 's seat is vacant for this weekend 's inaugural race in Russia . Marussia are entering only one car . Philippe Bianchi , who revealed he has n't watched any footage of his son 's crash which happened in the closing stages of the Suzuka race , said the driver remains in a critical condition . ` Jules is fighting as he always did , the same way as if he was racing . He is strong , ' Bianchi Snr said . ` There are no significant changes . Everyone knows that he is in a critical phase . ' Bianchi was diagnosed with a diffuse axonal injury to the brain -- whereby damage is widespread rather than localised in one particular area -- after he ploughed into a recovery vehicle sent out to retrieve Adrian Sutil 's Sauber during the latter stages of Sunday 's race . Formula One fans pay tribute to the stricken Frenchman ahead of this weekend 's Russian Grand Prix . Nico Rosberg sports a ` Tous Avec Jules ' -LRB- all with Jules -RRB- sticker on his crash helmet during practice in Sochi . The prognosis is not good as such injuries often result in coma , and if severe , 90 per cent of patients never regain consciousness . ` I do not want to see the video , ' Bianchi 's father , who was speaking to French newspaper Nice Matin , added . ` It is difficult to speak of a racing incident . To me , it 's more like a traffic accident . ' The Formula One paddock has paid tribute to Bianchi with all the drivers carrying the message ` Tous avec Jules ' -LRB- All with Jules -RRB- on their helmets , along with his race number of 17 . The 25-year-old Bianchi remains in hospital where he is being treated for a severe head trauma . VIDEO Drivers respond to Bianchi recovery . | Jules Bianchi remains in critical condition following Japanese Grand Prix . Frenchman 's father Philippe says there are ` no significant changes ' He added that his son 's crash was ` more like a road traffic accident ' Bianchi 's brother Tom and sister Melanie have arrived at Mie Hospital . | [[901, 917], [1042, 1091], [1259, 1286], [0, 79], [1202, 1238], [1961, 1978], [2031, 2038], [2097, 2133], [132, 169], [178, 233], [540, 650]] |
Cristiano Ronaldo 's social life may now be focus of more speculation than the footballing future of Lionel Messi , but make no mistake -- Saturday 's rush of blood to the head was all about football and had nothing to do with the Real Madrid star 's life off the pitch . The best evidence of that came as he walked off the pitch at Cordoba 's Archangel stadium on Saturday brushing the dust from the World Club Champions badge on his Real Madrid shirt . His supporters will say it was an act of defiance . His critics will say it was one of arrogance but neither will argue it was n't rooted firmly in football which is all Ronaldo cares about from the moment he steps off the team coach to the moment he gets back on it . Cristiano Ronaldo lashes out at Cordoba defender Edimar while Real Madrid were chasing a late winner . The Real Madrid superstar 's customised CR7 boot clearly makes contact with the defender 's leg . Ronaldo appears to claim there is nothing wrong as the defender goes down shamefully clutching his face . Ronaldo is reportedly dating TV presenter Lucia Villalon -LRB- right -RRB- after his split from Irina Shayk -LRB- left -RRB- . The split with Russian model Irina Shayk and speculation that Ronaldo is now dating Real Madrid TV presenter Lucia Villalon will have been a million miles from his mind when he hit-out at Jose Crespo . Elma Aveiro , speaking to Portuguese media Correjo de Manha , talks about the family 's hope that he finds a woman who ` loves and respects him ' and who also denied the link to Villalon , will not have been what was troubling him as kicked Edimar with eight minutes left of Real Madrid 's hard-fought win over Cordoba . When football 's most focused player loses it , it is only ever about the game . It was the fifth red card of his six-year career in Spain and much like the one 13 months ago against Athletic Bilbao it will have been born out of frustration at perceived lack of refereeing protection and perhaps even more importantly at the ineptitude of Real Madrid 's performance against inferior but supremely motivated opposition . Surprise surprise Ronaldo hates not winning . He was frustrated . He has scored against 27 of the 29 teams he has faced in Spain . Cordoba , along with Real Sociedad are the only one to have resisted him . Marca match reporter Santiago Segurola called it ` his worst game since signing in 2009 ' and while that might have been stretching it , the performance was summed up by the degree to which Bebe was overshadowing him on the other side by showing all the pace and flair that made Manchester United gamble on his signing , as well as all the misplaced crossing and shooting that helped ensure he was never a success at Old Trafford . Bebe overshadowed fellow former Manchester United player winger during the La Liga clash . Manchester United flop Bebe , pictured with Marcelo , impressed against Real Madrid . Bebe attempts to win back possession from Real Madrid right back Dani Carvajal . Ronaldo and Madrid also felt aggrieved by the match referee who gave a first minute penalty when Bebe 's shot hit Sergio Ramos thigh and cannoned up on to his arm making it completely accidental . Ramos himself should have been given a penalty shortly after when Crespo held him down in the area . The same player could be seen holding Ronaldo at various set-plays and it is he who received the first of Ronaldo 's right-handers -- the one the referee does n't spot . Edimar , who was kicked by Ronaldo for the sending off said after the game , said : ` He had become a bit hot-headed because things were not working out for him . ` Things were not going right for the team and he had become a bit nervous because he was n't able to do what he normally does . He crossed the line but it 's gone and forgotten . I hope he gets just a normal ban and nothing more . ' What is ` normal ' will be decided by Spanish football 's disciplinary committee who usually sit on Tuesday . The referee 's report does not mention him striking Crespo in the face after the kick and neither does it call the incident ` violent conduct ' so a two-game ban is most likely . Ronaldo raises his arm as Cordoba defender Jose Angel Crespo moves closer following his kick at Edimar . The committee could ask Mr Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez to ` elaborate ' on his brief summary of the incident and if he chooses to include the slap on Crespo then the ban could run to three games . If that sounds a bit amateur-hour bear in mind a year ago the referee actually changed his report post-match . First he said he had sent Ronaldo off for striking Carlos Gurpegui then he said it was because he had hit out at Ander Iturraspe . So it is possible the referee could add some misdemeanours to the list which would make for a longer ban . If Ronaldo is given a three-match ban it will include Real Madrid 's trip to the Vicente Calderon in the league to play Atletico Madrid . Real will need their talisman there more than ever . Could the player 's moment of madness actually cost them the title ? Ronaldo will be reflecting on that on Sunday morning . But no one at Madrid will be turning the drama into a crisis . Gareth Bale has already said : ` The team has shown it can cope without certain key players , even when we have been without him -LSB- Ronaldo -RSB- . ' Carlo Ancelotti actually congratulated Cordoba for their performance , saying they made Madrid ` suffer ' . No one was suffering more than Ronaldo and he reacted , as he has done before - four times before - with some costly petulance . In a final act of petulance , Ronaldo takes a backhand swipe at Crespo before being shown the red card . Ronaldo can only offer a nonchalant shrug as referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez shows him a red card . Ronaldo appeared to look at the badge on his shirt as he left the field and passed coach Carlo Ancelotti . Ronaldo heads into the dressing room with the game still balanced at 1-1 in the race for the La Liga title . | Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in the 82nd minutes . His side were drawing 1-1 with Cordoba when he was shown a red card . Gareth Bale saved Ronaldo 's blushes with late match-winning penalty . Ronaldo is no longer dating Russian model Irina Shayk . | [[5722, 5782], [5932, 5998], [1031, 1157], [1158, 1326]] |
Sergio Aguero was lucky to stay on the pitch against West Ham on Saturday during a game in which Sam Allardyce 's side marshalled the Manchester City striker with relative ease . West Ham duo Winston Reid and James Collins were able to deal with everything that was thrown at them - with Aguero forced into feeding off scraps during the Premier League encounter . And the Argentina international should have been sent for an early bath for a studs-up challenge on Mark Noble . Sergio Aguero was lucky to stay on the pitch during Manchester City 's match against West Ham . The Argentine went in for a challenge on Mark Noble with his studs up . Aguero was forced into dropping deep to try to get involved in the game . Premier League 2014/15 . Appearances : 9 . Minutes on pitch : 618 . Goals : 9 . Shots on target : 22 . Shots off target : 12 . Shooting accuracy : 65 % . Chance conversion : 26 % . Blocked shots : 9 . Data courtesy of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index , the Official Player Rating Index of the Barclays Premier League . Aguero looked lively during the opening minutes as the 26-year-old tried to test Hammers stopper Adrian . His effort flashed just wide of the goal but his attempt sent a warning to West Ham 's defence - they had to keep a close eye on the Premier League 's joint-leading scorer . West Ham 's rearguard were forced into stopping Aguero 's typically mazy runs on two occasions by simply hacking the striker down on the edge of the box . Yaya Toure was handed the responsibility of taking the subsequent free-kicks but his attempts did not trouble Adrian . His link-up play with David Silva was particularly impressive but he was not allowed the time and space to test West Ham 's Spanish keeper . Aguero , who cut a frustrated figure during the first half , should not have even appeared back on the Upton Park turf after the interval as the former Atletico Madrid man swiped at the legs of Noble on the stroke of half-time . Manuel Pellegrini brought on Stevan Jovetic for Edin Dzeko to try to get the best out of his star forward and the substitution seemed to have an immediate effect on City 's forward play . Aguero had the perfect opportunity to put City on level terms in the 65th minute when he was played in by Jesus Navas but his shot from close range smashed against the bar . Silva stepped up to the plate after West Ham had doubled their advantage by twisting and turning inside the area before curling the ball past Adrian but the champions were unable to find the equaliser . Aguero tested Adrian on several occasions but was unable to beat the West Ham goalkeeper . The Argentine smashed a close range shot against the bar during the Premier League encounter at Upton Park . Aguero was kept at bay by West Ham defenders James Collins -LRB- pictured -RRB- and Winston Reid . | Manchester City 's Sergio Aguero failed to make an impact at Upton Park . Aguero should have been sent off for challenge on Mark Noble . The Argentine hit the woodwork from close range . | [[2624, 2732], [2646, 2732], [364, 476], [573, 639], [1150, 1190], [2292, 2329], [2624, 2732], [2646, 2732]] |
John Balyo , 35 , -LRB- pictured at his arrest last week -RRB- a former DJ for Christian station WCSG , was charged with having sex with a minor . FBI revealed today they found his storage unit containing handcuffs and duct tape . A Christian radio host has admitted to raping a 12-year-old boy , a prosecutors said on Monday . John Balyo , 35 , was arrested last Friday while at the Big Ticket Christian music festival in Gaylord , Michigan . He was a morning show host on Christian station WCSG . The 35-year-old admitted to raping the child , a Calhoun County prosecutor said at Balyo 's arraignment on Monday . The accused , of Caledonia , Michigan , was denied bail after being charged with first - and second-degree criminal sexual conduct . He is now facing the rest of his life in prison . Balyo got married in April and has a stepson , according to the Christian Post . According to Mlive.com , prosecutor . David Gilbert said Balyo admitted to ` some ' charges which police said . related to a single incident at a home in Battle Creek on May 17 . The . DJ allegedly paid resident Ronald Moser , 41 , to have sex with a young boy . Authorities who raided Moser 's property on June 5 found him at the home with a 12-year-old boy . According to mlive.com , in a photo album allegedly posted online by Moser , there were ten images of a young boy lying face down on a bed . His hands and feet were bound and he was wearing only underwear , which had been rolled up to show his buttocks , according to a federal agent . The albums had titles such as ` very cute boy , ' and ` sexy boys ' , police said . The FBI said Moser put images online and planned to trade in child . porn . It is alleged that Moser ran a website providing sex with underage boys for money . The investigation into the alleged pedophiles has involved multiple agencies as part of a larger ` Operation Predator ' . Balyo was fired from his job at WCSG and the station publicly asked for prayers for the former host , his family and alleged victims . The 35-year-old had been at the radio station for eight years . Scroll down for video . The Christian radio host , pictured on his show , allegedly had sex with a boy after he paid a pedophile to set up the encounter for him . In a statement , WCSG said : ` We sincerely grieve over these recent . events , in particular the tragic impact on victims and their parents . The trafficking and exploitation of minors is absolutely deplorable . ` The WCSG family is deeply aching and know you may be hurting as well . ' A spokesman added : ` We know that no one , absolutely no one , . is immune from falling into the darkness of sin . And yet , we have hope . Those who truly follow and live for Jesus Christ know He alone has the . power to restore broken lives and broken trust . ' Balyo is due back in court on July 7 and faces trial on August 18 . | John Balyo , 35 , was arrested last Friday while at the Big Ticket Christian music festival in Gaylord , Michigan . The 35-year-old admitted to raping the child , a Calhoun County prosecutor said at Balyo 's arraignment on Monday . Balyo , who got married in April and has a stepson , was immediately fired from his radio job . | [[328, 338], [341, 430], [0, 15], [97, 146], [231, 294], [297, 327], [499, 543], [546, 614], [798, 824], [798, 803], [829, 842], [1892, 1928]] |
Nathaniel Clyne appears in no rush to sign the contract extension offered to him by Southampton . Since arriving from Crystal Palace in 2012 , the 23-year-old has improved markedly and subsequently broken into the England set-up . Such performances have led to understandable interest from a number of clubs , with Manchester United strongly reported to be one of the vultures circling over St Mary 's . Nathaniel Clyne -LRB- left -RRB- challenges Crystal Palace 's Wilfried Zaha for possession at St Mary 's Stadium . Ronald Koeman is relaxed about Clyne 's future , although suggested last week that he would like to know by April whether he will be signing the contract extension on the table - a schedule the right-back is happy to stick to . ` My contract , we 're still negotiating , ' said Clyne , whose current deal expires in summer 2016 . ` I 'm negotiating with my agent and also with the club so , yeah , we 'll wait until April . ' Clyne 's decision could be a whole lot easier then if Saints ' march towards the Champions League is still on track . Southampton boss Ronald Koeman wants to know by April whether Clyne will sign a contract extension . While Saturday 's FA Cup fourth-round defeat to his former club was disappointing , this still looks like being a season to remember given Koeman 's men sit third in the Barclays Premier League after 22 matches . It is a remarkable feat considering the doom and gloom which followed the summer talent drain from St Mary 's , and Clyne believes they can continue their a top-four tilt . ` Definitely , we 're optimistic , ' he said . ` We have got a good side . ` We know that we can continue the league form , the good run of form that we 're in . ` We had some tough away games , we got the wins , so we 're going to start again next game against Swansea . ' Clyne -LRB- left -RRB- shields the ball from Ikechi Anya during England 's 3-1 win against Scotland in November 2014 . | Nathaniel Clyne moved from Crystal Palace to Southampton in 2012 . The 23-year-old has impressed for the Saints since his transfer . Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Clyne . The England right-back 's current deal expires in summer 2016 . Southampton lost 3-2 to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on Saturday . | [[98, 140], [143, 180], [98, 140], [143, 180], [315, 376], [763, 765], [792, 848], [1164, 1245], [1248, 1284]] |
Even Steve Jobs worried about the effects of exposing children to technology . The late Apple co-founder did n't allow his children to spend too much time with the shiny gadgets he created -- and even as the iPad roared into success in 2010 , his youngest daughters did n't even have one . ` They have n't used it , ' Jobs told the New York Times back in 2010 , the year the first-generation tablet came out , as recalled this week by Times columnist Nick Bilton . ` We limit how much technology our kids use at home . ' Tech parents : Steve Jobs and wife Laurene Powell limited how much their young daughters , Erin and Eve , were exposed to technology . At the Jobs home , the girls were n't even allowed to have an iPad . Jobs had three children with wife Laurene Powell : a boy , 23-year-old Reed , and girls Erin , 19 , and Eve , 16 . He also has an older daughter , Lisa Brenna-Jobs , 36 , with his first serious girlfriend , Bay Area painter Chris-Ann Brennan . His youngest girls , Erin and Eve , were about 12 and 15 when the iPad came out . ` Every evening Steve made a point of having dinner at the big long table . in their kitchen , discussing books and history and a variety of . things , ' biographer Walter Isaacson , who wrote ` Steve Jobs , ' told the Times . ` No one ever pulled out an iPad or computer . The kids . did not seem addicted at all to devices . ' Jobs , who died in October 2011 , was not alone : a number of executives limit how much they expose their children to the very technology they produce or sell to put food on the table . ` My kids accuse me and my wife of being . fascists and overly concerned about tech , and they say that none of . their friends have the same rules , ' CEO Chris Anderson , of drone maker 3D Robotics , told the Times . Anderson , who has five children between ages 6 to 17 , has a clear reason for now allowing his kids too much screen time . ` That 's because we have seen the dangers of technology firsthand , ' he told the Times . ` I 've seen it in myself , I do n't want to see that happen to my kids . ' Some techie parents disagree . Ali Partovi , who advises tech giants such as Facebook and Dropbox , says he differentiates times when hils children use the computer as a tool of creation from times when they 're just playing games or wasting time . ` Just as I would n't dream of limiting how much time a kid can spend with her paintbrushes , or playing her piano , or writing , I think it 's absurd to limit her time spent creating computer art , editing video , or computer programming , ' Partovi told the Times . | The Apple co-founder and wife Laurene Powell were strict about how much their young daughters , Erin and Eve , got to be in front of a screen . Even as the iPad was flying off shelves in 2010 , his children were n't allowed to have one . | [[467, 518], [536, 555], [571, 655], [243, 289], [204, 240], [656, 672], [675, 724]] |
Eliaquim Mangala 's # 32million transfer fee to Manchester City squeezes him between Barcelona 's Dani Alves , at # 31m , and former Juventus full-back Lilliam Thuram , who moved there for # 36.5 m , in the most expensive ever defenders list . On current form for his new club , he would be more suitably positioned between a pair of unknown Sunday League defenders . ` Where did they sign him from ? ' one spectator at the Boleyn Ground asked . It was pointed out he came from Porto . ' I hope they kept the receipt . ' Elaquim Mangala was poor against West Ham on Saturday and has not impressed in his seven games for City . The Manchester City centre back -LRB- right -RRB- is beaten to the ball by West Ham striker Carlton Cole -LRB- left -RRB- . Mangala -LRB- left -RRB- is challenged in the air by West Ham 's on-loan defender Carl Jenkinson -LRB- centre -RRB- . Mangala struggled to deal with the likes of Cole -LRB- left -RRB- and had an especially torrid time against Diafra Sakho . The defender moved to Manchester City for # 32million in August , signing a five-year-deal with the Blues . Mangala -LRB- left -RRB- appeals before Sakho 's match-winning header was deemed to have crossed the line . What City manager Manuel saw in the player when he signed him in the summer is a mystery , at the moment . 9 min - Almost scuffs a clearance over Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart . 18 min - Easily beaten to a long-ball by West Ham striker Diafra Sakho , which lead to a chance for the home side . 19 min - Sakho steals the ball from the City defender near his own box on the right . 41 min - Leaves Enner Valencia unmarked in the City , but misses to the left . 42 min - Fails to clear the ball and loses posession to Sakho yet again . He was a constant liability at the back for City against West Ham . This is not the first nightmare afternoon he has had , in only seven games . Against Hull , last month , he conceded a penalty and scored an own goal . Fortunately on that day his team-mates managed to score four so he got away with it . That was not the case this time . From as early as the ninth minute it started going wrong , when he was facing his own goal and thrashed a leg at the ball sending the clearance looping over Joe Hart and heading in , only for the goalkeeper to push it over . Ten minutes later and Hart saved him again . Diafra Sakho all too easily beat Mangala to a long-range free kick sent into the box and his cushion header played in Enner Valencia , who was only denied by Hart from point-blank range . The same happened again in the second half -- another ball booted high and long which the centre-back took time to position himself under and jump for the header , only for Sakho to beat him again . Nothing came from it on this occasion . On 19 minutes he was at fault again . This time Mangala had his pocket picked by Sakho near his own box on the right . Vincent Kompany eventually rushed back to clear , while tumbling , when the ball was crossed into the box . He must 've been wondering how much more covering he had to do . Against Hull , Mangala conceded a penalty and scored an own goal in City 's 4-2 victory at the KC stadium . The defender was in the French international squad for this summer 's World Cup in Brazil but did n't feature . Just before half-time , he knew for sure . A low ball was played into the box and Valencia , completely free , took a touch before shooting narrowly passed the left post . Kompany pointed at the space and looked over at his defensive partner , questioning why so much was allowed . And it was heart-in-mouth stuff a minute later when he failed to clear the ball and Sakho got possession of it instead . In his defence , he hustled the player across the pitch to win the ball back . There was a moment of promise , midway through the second half , when he dived back , at full stretch , to intercept a rapid West Ham break to stop what would have been a certain goal . That is by no means # 32m defending , though . Premier League 2014/15 . Appearances : 4 . Minutes on pitch : 360 . Total tackles made : 11 . Tackles won : 72.7 % . Shots blocked : 1 . Interceptions : 6 . Ground duels : 26 . Ground duel success : 53.8 % . Aerial duel : 24 . Aerial duel success : 70.8 % . Total clearances made : 25 . Headed clearances : 12 . Data courtesy of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index , the Official Player Rating Index of the Barclays Premier League . | Eliaquim Mangala moved to Manchester City for a fee of # 32million . The Frenchman was a constant liability against West Ham on Saturday . Against Hull last month he conceded a penalty and scored an own goal . | [[0, 108], [992, 1055], [521, 574], [1747, 1814], [1892, 1899], [1907, 1917], [1920, 1941], [1907, 1917], [1920, 1922], [1946, 1966], [3091, 3117], [3091, 3098], [3122, 3183]] |
A woman was shot by her ex-boyfriend after he came looking for her while she was working as a parking attendant at a baseball stadium . Though the woman has not been identified , the shooter 's name is Marcus Collins and he proceeded to kill himself after firing several shots at his ex-girlfriend as she approached by foot . The woman , 41 , was hit at least once in the abdomen after she walked up to Collins ' silver Cadillac . Scene : The woman took a golf cart towards Marcus Collin 's car before approaching by foot . He then fired several shots at her and then shot and killed himself inside the silver Cadillac . The Kansas City Star reports that she lost her spleen , kidney , and portions of both her liver and pancreas due to the shooting , but she is expected to survive . However , police have not been able to interview her to learn more about her relationship with Collins due to her injuries . As the woman was running away , Collins proceeded to shoot and kill himself . Police told the paper that Collins , who lived in Raytown , Missouri , knew the woman for nearly two decades but they had only recently started dating . That said , his family had never heard of her , and her family had never met Collins , implying that the relationship was not serious . On with the game : The shooting took place Friday afternoon in the Kauffman Stadium -LRB- pictured -RRB- parking lot just hours before the Kansas City Royals played the Los Angeles Angels . The incident took place at 3.20 pm on Friday in a parking lot between Arrowhead Stadium , home to the Kansas City Chiefs football team , and Kauffman Stadium , home to the Kansas City Royals baseball team . The Royals played the Los Angeles Angels at home just hours later and the shooting did not disrupt the scheduled game . AOL Sporting News reports that the team issued a statement later that evening saying that they were ` deeply saddened by the tragic events ' . | Marcus Collins shot the woman first and then shot himself . Thought to have known the woman for 20 years but just started dating . | [[0, 72], [179, 216], [221, 297], [242, 304], [524, 558], [942, 987], [988, 1096], [1101, 1140]] |
England stalwart Peter Reid has called upon Liverpool 's Jordan Henderson to be given the key role of becoming Roy Hodgon 's long-term holding midfielder -- rather than Jack Wilshere . Reid believes finding the right `` destroyer '' is the biggest question left for Hodgson after the 2-0 win in Switzerland . Man in the middle : Jordan Henderson should be England 's holding midfielder , according to Peter Reid . Shadow : Henderson keeps tabs on Switzerland 's Admir Mehmedi on Monday night . He admitted : ` I am not sure about Wilshere in the holding midfield role . ` We have good forward players like Ross Barkley and Adam Lallana to come back but at the other end , when Phil Jones lost the ball at 0-0 , if we were against top quality opposition , we would have been 1-0 down . ` That extra defensive shield is my one area of concern but we have time to improve on that . I think Henderson could go in there , he has great leg and could do a job . ' Speaking out : Former Sunderland boss Reid was talking at the Soccerex Global convention . Reid 's 1986 World Cup team-mate Bryan Robson agreed as they spoke at the Soccerex Global convention in Manchester . ` I think you have to be good defensively to play that holding midfield role . Can Wilshere do that ? ' | Liverpool man has established himself in England 's engine room . Reid reckons Henderson should be given long-term holding role . Former Sunderland boss reveals doubts over Wilshere for key position . | [[0, 184], [0, 27], [44, 53], [64, 184], [327, 385], [329, 345], [388, 413], [494, 505], [510, 569]] |
The Japanese Grand Prix top 10 in Suzuka as shown by our live leaderboard . It was one of Lewis Hamilton 's stellar drives , the kind that lifts people off their seats to marvel at what sport at its best is all about . He was brave and relentless and skilled in a rain-splattered Japanese Grand Prix , seizing one of the finer of his 30 race victories by hunting down and passing his championship rival Nico Rosberg . But within minutes of the win , his face was sombre , his words grave , as he waited in the ante-room ahead of the podium ceremony . Rosberg had just whispered in his team-mate 's ear the news that Jules Bianchi of Marussia had been seriously injured . Although the seriousness of Bianchi 's condition was not entirely known , the podium men -- Hamilton , runner-up Rosberg and third-placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull -- refrained from spraying the champagne . In the fading light of a drab , sodden day , even Hamilton 's pyrotechnical driving had found sombre context . The whole benighted weekend had been beset by talk of the incoming weather -- a super-typhoon called Phanfone . Would it tip an oceanful of water over the track at 3pm local time , the scheduled start of the race ? The rain was incessant but only pitter-pattering down all day . As the cars were driven from the garage to the grid only Sergio Perez slipped off the track ; the rest got round easily enough . As they waited to start , the rain markedly intensified . The teams prepared their cars under gazebos , turning the grid into a tented village . Puddles glistened even in the gloom . Rivulets ran across the track . Fans in ponchos were soaked to the marrow . Lewis Hamilton recorded his third straight win after winning a rain-affected Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka . Jules Bianchi was taken to hospital after crashing into a recovery vehicle that was removing Adrian Sutil 's stranded Sauber . Bianchi was taken to hospital in an ambulance after being left unconcious following his crash at Suzuka . Bianchi 's Marussia crashed into the recovery vehicle that was removing Sutil 's stranded Sauber . 1 . Lewis Hamilton -LRB- Mercedes -RRB- - 266 . 2 . Nico Rosberg -LRB- Mercedes -RRB- - 256 . 3 . Daniel Ricciardo -LRB- Red Bull -RRB- - 196 . 4 . Sebastian Vettel -LRB- Red Bull -RRB- - 136 . 5 . Fernando Alonso -LRB- Ferrari -RRB- - 133 . So the race started behind the safety car . It was a reasonable decision but even at this stately pace , Marcus Ericsson 's Caterham slid off . Hamilton came on to the radio to ask the team to tell Rosberg not to stop suddenly , so poor was the visibility . Perhaps rather cautiously , race director Charlie Whiting called for a red flag after only two laps . There was a 20-minute delay during which the Ferris wheel next to the track was the only wheel that turned . The race finally restarted , again behind the safety car . Hamilton was not keen on this artificial brake racing . In increasingly exasperated tones , he made it clear he thought conditions sufficiently good to take the safety car away . ` Charlie , the track is fine , ' he said , addressing Whiting directly . Hamilton 's almost self-destructive blindness to danger is one of his finest traits as a sportsman . Not everybody agreed with his gung-ho promptings . Felipe Massa of Williams complained animatedly that the conditions were unsafe . Whiting waited a little longer before withdrawing the safety car . Now Hamilton was a dog off his lead . Ahead of him was Rosberg , who took pole position brilliantly in the dry on Saturday but was now being harried every lap by the other Mercedes . So it was no surprise when Hamilton passed him by coming out of the final chicane on lap 29 more cleanly , closing on his quarry on the straight and going round him on the outside of the first corner . It was clean , hard racing . There was no reprise of the Senna-Prost chicanery . ` I was pushing to get by Nico , ' said Hamilton . ` I had the DRS -LRB- overtaking device -RRB- open and I forgot to take it off . When I went into the corner the rear end stepped out . It was very , very close but I saved it . ' Paramedics and marshals attend to Bianchi after his Marussia crashed into a recovery vehicle towards the end of the race in Japan . Sutil , who spun off at the Dunlop Curve , looks distressed as he talks to medical staff following Bianchi 's crash . Bianchi was rushed away in an ambulance and was unconscious after his crash with a recovery vehicle at Suzuka . Once he was ahead , he simply blitzed away to open up a 10-point gap at the top of the world championship standings with four races remaining . He takes the momentum of three victories on the bounce into next Sunday 's inaugural Russian Grand Prix , although the absurdity of double scoring at the final race in Abu Dhabi renders his advantage less significant than it should be . The race was brought to a premature end when Bianchi slid off as he exited Dunlop , the long left-hander seventh corner , and hit the crane that was trying to lift Adrian Sutil 's Sauber off the track . A safety car was deployed before the rising concern over his condition -- and possibly the worsening light -- caused the race to be brought to an end six laps early . The conditions were bad , but the typhoon stayed away . An honourable mention should go to Jenson Button , the supreme tactician , who was first in for intermediate tyres after the restart and finished an impressive fifth for McLaren . It was a timely reminder of the Briton 's ageless skills , with Fernando Alonso linked with his seat if , as expected , the Spaniard leaves Ferrari to be replaced by Vettel , who announced this weekend that he is moving from Red Bull . However , Alonso , it seems , may instead opt for a year out of the sport . His race ended after three laps with a suspected electrical failure . He was taken back to the garage on a scooter and threw his hands up in a resigned shrug . VIDEO Hamilton claims dramatic Japan GP . Celebrations on the podium with the top three Hamilton -LRB- second right -RRB- , Nico Rosberg -LRB- left -RRB- and Sebastian Vettel -LRB- right -RRB- were muted . Hamilton -LRB- right -RRB- moved 10 points clear of Rosberg -LRB- left -RRB- in the drivers ' standings , but his celebrations were understandable low-key . The Japanese Grand Prix started behind the safety car after heavy rain at Suzuka in the hours before the race . Heavy rain had threatened to wipe out the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka , but a full race was completed . The safety car led the first 10 laps of the race before pitting and allowing Rosberg -LRB- front -RRB- and Hamilton -LRB- rear -RRB- to resume their title battle . The torrential rain at Suzuka in the hours before the Japanese Grand Prix left the track flooded in places , as seen on the pit straight . Hamilton -LRB- right -RRB- was on the tail of Rosberg -LRB- left -RRB- for the first half of the race and overtook him on lap 29 . Vettel came home third in his Red Bull ahead of team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in fourth . | Lewis Hamilton recorded third straight victory after wins at Monza and Singapore . The Brit started second on the grid but overtook Nico Rosberg on lap 29 . Hamilton extends advantage in drivers ' standings to 10 points with four races remaining . Sebastian Vettel came home third to clinch final podium place ahead of Daniel Ricciardo in fourth . 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When Matthew Crawley got down on one knee before Lady Mary in the Christmas snow outside Downton Abbey , it seemed to be the quintessential fairytale proposal . And now one lucky super-fan of the TV series has had her own fairytale come true , after her clever boyfriend popped the question in exactly the same spot . Emma Harris , 30 , was delighted when her boyfriend Andy Chapman , 38 , asked her to marry him in the setting for her favourite ITV drama - Highclere Castle in Hampshire - pretending to be Matthew Crawley to her Lady Mary . Downton one knee : Andy Chapman , 38 , proposed to girlfriend Emma Harris , 30 , during a tour of Highclere Castle in Hampshire , where her favourite TV show - ITV period drama Downton Abbey - is filmed . Miss Harris , who lives in Upnor in Kent , became the future Mrs Chapman during a surprise day out in the grounds of the stately home - the fictional estate of the Earl of Grantham and his family - on a fundraising tour organised by the charity Young Epilepsy . The surprise began when she turned up at work at 9am that morning and found Mr Chapman waiting for her in the office , ready to whisk her off to Hampshire . Originally thinking the day out was the whole surprise , Miss Harris was shocked when during the tour her boyfriend got down on one knee and asked her to marry him , just as Matthew Crawley -LRB- played by Dan Stevens -RRB- had to Lady Mary Crawley -LRB- played by Michelle Dockery -RRB- in the series . Life imitating art : Matthew Crawley , played by Dan Stevens , proposes to Lady Mary , played by Michelle Dockery , on Downton Abbey . Inside the Abbey : Andy Chapman and Emma Harris in Highclere Castle following his proposal outside . She said : ` When we . drove up the huge driveway to the castle I knew it was Downton Abbey , I . was so excited . It 's my favourite show on TV . ` We walked around the grounds of the estate and then out of the blue , Andy proposed . I was overwhelmed and so happy to accept in this beautiful setting . ` The whole experience was lovely - thank . you so much to Young Epilepsy for organising the day , what you do is . such a great cause . ' The couple . toured Highclere thanks to a special event that saw people buying . tickets for a tour , with the proceeds going to the Young Epilepsy . charity . The open day at the castle raised # 20,000 for the charity . Abbey-ly ever after : Lady Mary and Matthew Crawley following his proposal outside Downton Abbey . Kiss the bride : Matthew Crawley and Lady Mary share a kiss outside the Abbey following his proposal on the TV show . Young Epilepsy is a national charity dedicated to British children and young people aged 25 and under living with epilepsy . hristine Mankelow , a spokesman from . Young Epilepsy , said : ` Andy told us about the proposal before the day . It was such a lovely idea and we were more than happy to accommodate the . happy couple . ' Epilepsy affects more than 112,000 children and young people aged 25 and under . For more information , visit www.youngepilepsy.org.uk . Full house : The cast of Downton Abbey during the second series . | Downton Abbey is filmed at Highclere Castle in Hampshire . Andy Chapman , 38 , proposed to Emma Harris , 30 , from Kent on a tour . Tour was organised by charity Young Epilepsy . | [[356, 369], [390, 500], [678, 732], [735, 746], [542, 558], [561, 573], [581, 620], [623, 669], [1223, 1331], [1624, 1705], [1925, 1940], [948, 991], [2054, 2057], [2069, 2106]] |
A bidding war between sportswear giants Nike and adidas is set to push the value of Manchester United 's next kit deal beyond the # 70m-a-year mark , it emerged on Tuesday evening . Just a day after Arsenal signed a British record deal with Puma of # 35m-a-year , Sportsmail can reveal that the battle for United 's next kit reached fever pitch this week with rival companies adidas , Warrior and Puma all attending meetings with commercial director Richard Arnold to pitch for the deal . United 's current suppliers Nike are favourites to renew the present contract that runs at # 23.5m-a-year and expires in 2015 . Looking good : Nike currently produce Manchester United 's strip -LRB- right -RRB- . Back in the day : Clayton Blackmore and Steve Bruce in Adidas strips as Manchester United beat Montpellier on the way to winning the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1991 . adidas supplied the kit for United between 1980 and 1992 . Three stripe : Brian McClair , Steve Bruce and Mark Hughes celebrate United 's progress to the final of the 1991 European Cup Winners ' Cup by beating Legia Warsaw . However a period of exclusivity -- . during which United could talk only to them about a new contract -- ran . out at the end of last July and United are now free to speak to rival . bidders . Adidas were first . through the door at Old Trafford this week , spending Monday outlining . their plans to Arnold and his team . Officials from up and coming US firm . Warrior -- who pay # 25m-a-year to supply Liverpool 's kit -- spent all day . at the club on Tuesday while Puma are expected to attend meetings on Wednesday . New look : Last season , United wore a gingham red home strip , worn by Rio Ferdinand -LRB- right -RRB- . Retro ? Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were rampant in this Nike kit . It . is understood that United and Nike have had some serious disagreements . over the way a new contract would be structured in the last two weeks . and it is this that has opened the door for adidas and others . The . winner from the whole thing will be United , of course , as serious . competition from other brands will only serve to drive up the price over . and above the # 65m-a-year mark experts originally thought it would come . in at . Big stage : Bryan Robson in an adidas kit with Crystal Palace captain Geoff Thomas prior to the 1990 FA Cup final at Wembley . Kitted out : Norman Whiteside , Bryan Robson and Frank Stapleton in adidas sweaters in a 1986 picture . One industry expert said : ` This . is great news for United as the more serious interest they attract from . rival competitors , the higher the numbers they will manage to . eventually get on the contract . ' The . new deal is expected to run over five years and come in at over # 350m . in total . It serves to indicate just how powerful the Barclays Premier . League champions are , regardless of their recent difficulties on the . field under new manager David Moyes . Vintage : Ray Wilkins -LRB- left -RRB- and Bryan Robson -LRB- right -RRB- in adidas Manchester United strips of the eighties . The . deal will dwarf not only Arsenal 's recent Puma contract but also . Chelsea 's # 20m-a-year contract with adidas and Manchester City 's . # 12m-a-year arrangement with Nike . Another . number to look out for in the coming weeks is that attached to . Barcelona 's forthcoming new deal with Nike . It is understood that Nike . are contractually bound to match that at least when dealing with United . A club spokesman said : ` We currently are in discussions with multiple parties regarding our Global Retail , Apparel & Product Licensing business starting in the 2015/16 Season . ` This process is a routine practice used for our global and regional sponsorship deals and helps us maximize the value/structure of the Club 's partnerships . ' | Nike , adidas , Warrior and Puma attend meetings with United 's commercial director to pitch for contract . Current suppliers Nike are favourites to renew present contract . | [[0, 147], [182, 488], [385, 401], [406, 488], [489, 566], [489, 521], [537, 616]] |
A Hillsborough style investigation will probe the suspicious deaths of 92 pensioners at a hospital unit accused of ` routinely ' administering morphine to elderly patients . The two-year inquiry will focus on the Gosport War Memorial in Hampshire which had higher than expected death rates of elderly patients between 1988 and 2000 . Care Minister Norman Lamb announced the investigation yesterday appointing former Bishop of Liverpool James Jones to head the inquiry . Gillian MacKenizie , pictured , welcomed the new independent inquiry which will examine the treatment her mother Gladys Richards received at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital before her death in 1998 . The independent inquiry into the Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire , pictured , is expected to take two years and will probe the suspicious deaths of 92 elderly patients who died between 1988 and 2000 . A police review into a number of the deaths did not provide enough evidence for prosecution , however and earlier review of clinical practice at the hospital criticised the routine use of opiates while treating elderly patients . Minister Lamb said : ` Following the publication of the Baker Report in August 2013 into higher than expected death rates of elderly patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital between 1988 and 2000 , families have continued to raise concerns about the initial care of their relatives and the subsequent investigations into their deaths . ` In order to try and address their concerns , and having given consideration to a number of alternative options , I am setting up an independent panel to review the documentary evidence held across a range of organisations . ' I have asked Bishop James Jones to chair the panel . Having successfully steered the Hillsborough panel , he brings a wealth of expertise and experience to this work . He has begun to work with affected families , and will continue to do so over the coming weeks and months to ensure that the views of those most affected by these deaths are taken into account . ' Gillian MacKenzie , whose mother Gladys Richards , 91 , died at the hospital in 1998 after a routine hip opeation welcomed the probe . She told The Mirror : ' I am very happy there is finally to be a full inquiry , but I will be unhappy if it is contained simply to the hospital as there are far wider ramifications involving the police and the General Medical Council . ` It 's frustrating that there has never been a criminal prosecution . I want to know why not . ' The terms of reference of the investigation will be announced in the Autumn . Prof James Baker 's earlier review of the hospital 's clinical practice found that the ` almost routine use of opiates ' for elderly patients ` almost certainly had shortened the lives of some patients ' . Prof Baker said a number of those patients could have reasonably expected to make a full recovery . Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb , right , announced the independent inquiry into the hospital . Dr Jane Barton , left , was found guilty of serious professional misconduct by the General Medical Council in 2010 . The earlier probe found that the hospital routinely used morphine to make patients ` comfortable ' as far back as 1988 . Commenting on his new role , Bishop Jones said : ' I am aware of the heavy responsibility of accepting the invitation to chair the Gosport Independent Panel . ` My first priority will be to consult with the families so that their views are taken into account when framing the terms of reference . My next task will be to assemble a panel and secretariat with the appropriate skills . ' I have already met with some of the families and will ensure that the panel has regular contact throughout its duration . ' I believe the experience of chairing the Hillsborough Independent Panel will help to equip me in chairing the Gosport Independent Panel . ` Independence and integrity will be the hallmarks of the panel 's work . ' Gosport MP Caroline Dineage said : ` For the families involved , this has been a long and hard journey . I am pleased that the Government has expressed its commitment to addressing their ongoing concerns and finding out what really happened at Gosport War Memorial Hospital . ' I have always called for openness and transparency - the families deserve nothing less . The inquiry , selected by the families as their preferred course of action , is an important first step in finally bringing closure to this difficult case . ' One of the hospital 's clinicians Dr Jane Barton avoided being struck off following a General Medical Council investigation in 2010 into her treatment of patients at the hospital during the 1990s . The investigation found Dr Barton guilty of serious professional misconduct and placed 11 restrictions on her registration . Commenting after the hearing , Dr Barton said : ' I am disappointed by the decision of the GMC panel . ` Anyone following this case carefully will know that I was faced with an excessive and increasing burden in trying to care for patients at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital . ` None of the nurses who gave evidence were critical of my care of the patients in this inquiry . ` The consultants who had overall responsibility for the patients never expressed concern about my treatment and working practices . ` Throughout my career I have tried to do my very best for all my patients and have had only their interests and wellbeing at heart . ' | Investigation will probe 92 deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital . Former Bishop of Liverpool James Jones will lead the investigation . The deaths occurred over a 12-year period between 1988 and 2000 . 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It may be the UK 's most successful film of all time , but it 's also one of the most error-strewn . Skyfall has 35 continuity mistakes which means the film starring Daniel Craig as secret agent James Bond has come second in a poll of the top ten most gaffe-ridden films of the year . Top of the list is Men In Black III which had 63 errors . Error-prone : Daniel Craig as James Bond in 2012 's Skyfall . The film contained 35 mistakes despite costing # 100million to make . Skyfall 's most obvious blunder happened in the opening car chase scene , the jeep that Mr Bond and a female agent are driving crashes . She knocks out the cracked windshield , but later on , the window appears perfectly in place . In third place is the Hollywood action film The Amazing Spider-Man , followed by The Avengers in fourth . Last night film critic Barry Norman said : ` If you analyse the number of continuity errors it 's astonishing how many mistakes seem to go under the radar but there 's no accounting for human error ' . But Mr Norman , 79 , said continuity errors do not hinder the enjoyment of the film . He said : ` I never really noticed these so called bloopers and I 've been watching films ever since I can remember . ` To be honest I think the people who pick these things out have far too much time on their hands ' . Chart-topping : Men in Black III starring -LRB- left to right -RRB- Josh Brolin , Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones , had the most blunders in any 2012 film . Error-strewn : The third film in Christopher Nolan 's Batman trilogy The Dark Knight Rises had 24 mistakes in it . Also on the list is the multi-million pound film franchise The Hunger Games , as well as the final instalment in the Batman series : The Dark Knight Rises . The top ten films with the most mistakes in 2012 : . 1 . Men In Black III -LRB- 63 -RRB- . 2 . Skyfall -LRB- 35 -RRB- . 3 . Batman : The Dark Knight Rises -LRB- 24 -RRB- . 4 . The Amazing Spiderman -LRB- 24 -RRB- . 5 . The Avengers -LRB- 22 -RRB- . 6 . Looper -LRB- 14 -RRB- . 7 . Prometheus -LRB- 13 -RRB- . 8 . Argo -LRB- 13 -RRB- . 9 . Underworld : Awakening -LRB- 10 -RRB- . 10 . The Hunger Games -LRB- 10 -RRB- . The errors have been compiled by moviemistakes.com , a website which encourages fans to email in and point out the blunders they notice . Earlier this week it was revealed Skyfall is the first film to take # 100million at the UK box office . It is still on general release more than two months after it first hit Britain 's cinemas . And although Skyfall had a budget of more than # 100million , it appears not enough of the cash went into the editing and continuity . The most obvious blunder happened in the opening car chase scene , the jeep that Mr Bond and a female agent are driving crashes . She knocks out the cracked windshield , but later on , the window appears perfectly in place . Another error involves Bond 's black lace-up shoes morphing seamlessly into ankle boots while he battles an assassin aboard a moving train . And another mistake involves Mr Craig 's co-star Dame Judi Dench who plays Bond 's boss M in the film . When Bond meets with M in her office , M - who is silhouetted from behind - is wearing one dangling earring and one clip on earring . When the shot moves to a side view , M has two clip on earrings . In the action film Men in Black III , which took # 624 million worldwide , a little alien sneaks inside the character Boris 's hand , and at one point his fingers are stretched out in one shot , yet bent a frame later . In another sequence when the character ` J' is trapped by the Chinese alien 's tongue , a red napkin magically appears on the counter . Film : The Amazing Spiderman -LRB- 2012 -RRB- with Andrew Garfield in the lead roll came joint third with 24 mistakes . Third on the list is the Hollywood action adventure The Amazing Spider-Man , a reboot of the popular comic book series . It had a budget of more than # 230million , and grossed in excess of # 700million at the box office worldwide . But fans pointed out 24 mistakes in the continuity . In one scene when fighting against the character Lizard in the lab , Peter 's jacket changes randomly from spotless , to covered in dust , to partially covered in dust . And in another scene when Lizard confronts Peter by the lockers , a girl with a blue striped sweater runs by twice between shots . Other films to make the top ten include the final instalment of the Batman trilogy , The Dark Knight Rises , which has 24 errors , and The Hunger Games with a total of 10 . Gaffes : The Hunger Games , starring Jennifer Lawrence -LRB- pictured -RRB- was tenth on the list with 10 mistakes . | Men In Black III tops the Moviemistakes.com 2012 list with 63 errors . Action film The Amazing Spider-Man was in third with The Avengers in fourth . | [[285, 320], [311, 320], [327, 342], [1321, 1334], [1436, 1476], [707, 750], [725, 750], [776, 812], [3669, 3781], [3782, 3856]] |
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has added two new titles to his resume : Husband and father . The mayor confirmed on Thursday that he had married his fiancee , former beauty queen Sara-Elizabeth Langford , have welcomed a baby girl into the world and the couple could n't be happier . Maria Kristan Reed was born Thursday at an Atlanta hospital , the mayor 's office has confirmed . Loved up : Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed and former beauty queen Sarah-Elizabeth Langford have revealed they 're engaged , just three months after making a splash at the 30th Annual UNCF Mayor 's Masked Ball at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta in December -LRB- pictured -RRB- . ` Today , Sarah-Elizabeth Reed and I are . blessed to announce the birth of our first child , Maria Kristan Reed , '' the mayor said in a statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday . ' I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of . love and support we have received from our family and friends . This is . truly the happiest moment of my life . As we celebrate our daughter 's . birth , we ask that you continue to respect the privacy of our growing . family . ' Prior to his engagement , Reed was considered one of Atlanta 's most eligible bachelors . In March , however , the the popular politician announced that he was off the market after he 'd become engaged to his now-wife . ' I . could not feel more blessed that she agreed to marry me , and we look . forward to building a family together in the greatest city in America , ' Reed , 44 , said in a statement announcing his engagement . ' I . am honored to have our friends and family share this special moment . with us and I ask that our privacy is respected as we celebrate this . personal occasion . ' The news of the engagement after years of . speculation that the couple - who had stayed stayed out of the media spotlight despite attending numerous public events together - were headed for the altar . The Bahamas Press broke the story of the engagement after spies spotted the beaming couple dining at the Ocean Club 's Dune restaurant and noticed the impressive rock on 33-year-old Langford 's finger . ` BP almost choked on our steak 'cause we are certain we saw a glittering diamond ring on the Queen 's finger , ' the publication wrote . ` News only Bahamas Press can confirm suggests the couple are in the Bahamas and are staying at the beautiful , luxurious Ocean Club on a mini-vacation . ' After he proposed , Reed 's long-time barber told Atlanta Magazine his client sprang the news on him after returning from his vacation . ` He sprang it on me as he got up out of my chair , ' Rick . Walker said . ` He pulled up the pictures to show . me . He looked very happy . I cut his hair just before he . left last week and had no idea he was going to propose . I just made sure . he was looking good for his trip . ' Beauty queen : Langford participated in several pageants , and won the Miss District of Columbia USA in 2005 -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Smart and beautiful : Langford -LRB- center -RRB- is a former beauty queen with degrees from the University of Michigan and Howard University School of Law , Reed ¿ s alma mater . Observers have noted the union could be the beginning of a political dynasty , as . Langford 's father , the late Arthur Langford Jr , was an Atlanta . councilman and Georgia state senator . Langford 's mother , Susan Pease Langford , is a former Atlanta City Attorney . Langford is a developer and graduate of the University of Michigan and Howard University . School of Law , Reed 's alma mater . But she made a name for herself as a beauty queen contestant , including winning the Miss District of Columbia title in 2005 . Getting hitched : Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed -LRB- left -RRB- has confirmed he is engaged to Sarah-Elizabeth Langford -LRB- center -RRB- . It is not known when the pair first got together , but they are pictured here with singer Usher at the launch of the U-Cast Podcast series in Atlanta on July 25 , 2008 . The news brought a rare focus on the mayor 's . private life , which until then had been mainly limited to speculation in gossip blogs . It 's not clear when Reed and Langford first got together , but Straight From the A reported in 2012 that it appeared the pair had ` been on for most of 2011 ' . They were also photographed together at an event with Usher in Atlanta in 2008 . The good-looking couple set tongues wagging in 2011 after attending the 28th Annual UNCF Mayor 's Masked Ball together . Scene : The Bahamas Press reported Reed proposed to Langford over the weekend , after spies spotted them dining at the Ocean Club 's Dune restaurant in the Bahamas -LRB- pictured -RRB- and Langford wearing a giant rock on her ring finger . | Kasim Reed , 44 , today announced he 's married his fiancee , former beauty queen Sarah-Elizabeth Langford . His office confirmed Thursday that the couple just had a baby girl . The mayor and his wife named the baby Maria Kristan Reed . Reed proposed in March while on vacation in the Bahamas . Reed was considered one of Atlanta 's most eligible bachelors . | [[87, 196], [376, 384], [387, 460], [387, 435], [442, 491], [3711, 3815], [153, 172], [188, 239], [338, 375], [1117, 1140], [1143, 1206]] |
Less than 24 hours before one of the biggest-ever FA Cup giant-killings , Bradford 's players are sitting in Kensington 's Marriott Hotel watching Celebrity Big Brother . There are more enthralling ways to spend Friday night in London , but for these players the excitement is all to come . Two down against Chelsea on Saturday , the League One side mustered a glorious comeback , scoring four times to leave Jose Mourinho 's hopes of an historic quadruple in tatters and the Chelsea boss talking of being ` ashamed ' . But how did this team of free transfers pull it off ? Bradford 's players celebrate in front of their travelling supporters at Stamford Bridge after beating Chelsea . The League One side were only the fourth side to score four goals against a team managed by Jose Mourinho . Goalscorer Andrew Halliday -LRB- centre -RRB- and his team-mates enjoy the result on the Stamford Bridge pitch . 4 - Bradford became the fourth opponents to score four goals against a team coached by Mourinho after Barcelona -LRB- 2010 , 0-5 -RRB- , Borussia Dortmund -LRB- 2013 , 1-4 -RRB- and Tottenham -LRB- 2015 , 3-5 -RRB- . The Bantams are the first team ever to do it away from home . 2008 - The last time Chelsea lost to a lower league team in the FA Cup was against Barnsley in 2008 . Jon Stead has scored four goals and assisted four in his last five FA Cup games . 1 - This is the first time Chelsea have conceded more than two goals at home this season in all competitions . # 7,500 - Striker James Hanson is the only Bradford player to command a fee , # 7,500 . In contrast , Chelsea 's starting line-up cost a whopping # 101million . 10 - Mourinho 's side have conceded 10 goals in 2015 -- only four teams in the Premier League , Championship , League One and League Two have let in more in the same period . Former Chelsea winger Filipe Morais has scored three goals and provided two assists in his last five FA Cup games for Bradford . 1958 - Chelsea conceded four goals to a third-tier team for the first time since 1958 , when they lost 4-1 to Darlington -- the goals coming from Tommy Moran -LRB- two -RRB- , Ron Harbertson and Dave Carr . Parkinson started devising his Stamford Bridge blueprint on Thursday , taking shape and tactical sessions aimed at nullifying Chelsea 's threat . Midfielder Filipe Morais said : ` We had an idea they might rest a few players and that gave us more confidence . ' Parkinson informed his squad of the starting line-up after Friday morning 's training session and they arrived in Kensington at 5.30 pm . They sat down for dinner in the plush hotel restaurant at 6.30 pm , when players were given a choice of steak , pasta or chicken , and whisper it , a small bowl of apple crumble and custard . With no curfew , players retreated to their rooms to watch Cambridge v Manchester United . Some , though , found themselves switching over midway through the clash at Abbey Road to Channel 5 for some lighter viewing . Those who stuck with the football were impressed by Cambridge 's gutsy display in securing a goalless draw . ` They were hungry and I took great inspiration watching them , ' revealed Morais . Bradford 's soon-to-be heroes were back in the hotel restaurant between 8am-10am for breakfast before congregating in the lobby at 11.30 pm for a 10-minute pre-match walk around Kensington . Some did impressions of Jose Mourinho to ease their nerves , while goalkeeping coach Lee Butler -- very much the joker in the Bradford pack -- did his utmost to keep the players relaxed . Bradford had lunch at the hotel at 11.45 am before setting off for Stamford Bridge at 1.15 pm . As they got caught in some light Fulham Road traffic they were confronted with a heart-warming ice-breaker as thousands of Bradford fans , enjoying a few pre match beverages , swarmed the coach to provide the loudest of good luck messages . Arriving at Stamford Bridge at 1.30 pm , some stayed in dressing room until the warm-up , while others immediately took a stroll on to the pitch to soak in the growing atmosphere . Less than 24 hours before the victory , Bradford watched Katie Price and Co on Channel 5 's Big Brother . The League One side stayed in Kensington 's Marriott Hotel ahead of the FA Cup clash against Chelsea . Some of the Bradford squad watched Cambridge 's draw with Man United and took inspiration from the result . Parkinson re-iterated his side 's gameplan in the team talk 10 minutes before kick-off - to break down the flanks , not to run through the middle of Chelsea , to hit diagonal balls into tall forward James Hanson allowing attacking midfielder Billy Knott to pick up second balls , not to press all over the pitch but only in their own half and to minimize any risk taking . Then it was time for Parkinson to inspire ; ordering his charges to believe in themselves , convincing them they were fitter than Chelsea . ` We were all in their wishing each other luck , it was really genuine , ' said Morais . ` At some clubs you 'll see players just tap someone and say ` good luck ' and not really mean it . But we were all shaking hands and hugging and we meant it . ' Filipe Morais -LRB- left -RRB- runs away to celebrate after Mark Yeates sealed Bradford 's historic win . Former Chelsea midfielder Morais celebrates wildly after finding the back of the net against his old club . Chelsea 's players are left dejected after Bradford 's stunning comeback in west London on Saturday . And there was even time for one more wise crack when one player 's over-zealous attempts to gee-up his team-mates with some rather colourful language prompted substitute Alan Sheehan to tell his team-mate to calm down , prompting a huge ripple of laughter . As they opened the door into the tunnel , Chelsea were already waiting for them . For Morais , who played in Mourinho 's first ever game as Chelsea manager , this was a poignant moment . But his attempts to remain focused were scuppered by his old mentor . ` As I come out I hear a scream of : `` Filipe Morais '' in a Portuguese accent . It 's Jose , ' said Morais . ' I did n't know where to look . I said : `` Hello Mister '' which is gaffer in Portuguese . He shook my hand , gave me a hug and said to me you 're 29 now , you 're a big man . ` At that time I did n't want to see him because I was so focused . That 's just Jose . ' Jose Mourinho -LRB- right -RRB- exchanges some angry words with his opposite number Phil Parkinson . Jon Stead -LRB- right -RRB- scores for Bradford to make it 2-1 and give the visitors some hope late in the first half . Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech dives to try and stop Stead 's effort but comes up short . After the first 39 minutes , you could forgive Morais for fearing that his impromptu reunion with Mourinho would be the highlight of his afternoon as Chelsea raced into a 2-0 lead . But Jon Stead 's phenomenal strike before half-time changed the game 's complexion . And then came the moment that will remain with Morais for the rest of his life . Here it is in his own words : ` It was an easy tap in but it was crazy . I dreamt about it twice in the week . ` Before the game I thought I would n't celebrate scoring against Chelsea . In my mind I did n't know what to do , but my overriding emotion was that I scored for Bradford , they deserve my passion . ' ` We could sense the tide was changing , we could smell it , ' said Morais . Mark Yeates beats the Chelsea defence and slots home past Cech to make it 4-2 to Bradford . Chelsea boss Mourinho admitted he felt ashamed after Chelsea 's defeat by the League One side . Bradford boss Parkinson is hoping to draw Manchester United if they beat Cambridge in a replay . Indeed it was , two more goals and Bradford were legends . Even Mourinho got caught up in the romance of it , making his way into the visiting dressing room telling the players that the achievement could never be taken from them before shaking the all coaching staff 's hands . Morais ' night ended with Eden Hazard 's shirt and a meal in the Marco Pierre White restaurant on the Stamford Bridge site . | Bradford City came from behind to beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge . The League One side went for a walk around Kensington before the match . Manager Phil Parkinson told his players they were fitter than the Blues . 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Stoke City midfielder Wilson Palacios has revealed how losing his younger brother to armed kidnappers has made him determined to tackle gang culture . It was in 2007 , while Palacios was playing for Birmingham City , that his younger brother Edwin , 14 , was kidnapped from his family home in Honduras by an armed gang - before being found dead 19 months later . ` My brother was taken from us by one of these gangs , They wanted money so we paid the ransom but he never came back to us , ' Palacios told the Daily Star . Stoke midfielder admits he considered quitting football after losing his brother . ` It was devastating . It changed my life and made me think I did n't want any other children to go through the same things . ' Since then , the former Tottenham midfielder has worked to prevent gang crime , including his latest project alongside coffee brand Kenco . The ` Coffee vs Gangs ' project aims to help 20 youngsters who are at risk of joining gangs by offering them opportunities to become coffee entrepreneurs through education and training . Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world with an average of 20 killings a day , while drug trafficking , gang violence and poverty are also rife . Palacios is supporting Kenco 's Coffee vs Gangs project to help youngsters in his homelane . The project aims to offer young people opportunities to become coffee entrepreneurs . ` After the kidnapping I wanted to quit football . But I realised that my brother would have wanted me to keep playing . ` He loved football . So as a family we decided that I should continue , ' reveals Palacios . The 30-year-old has named his son Edwin too preserve the memory of his brother . Wilson Palacios supports Kenco 's Coffee vs Gangs project . For more information go to www.coffeevsgangs.com . | Wilson Palacios ' brother was kidnapped in 2007 by a gang in Honduras . Although a ransom was paid , the 14-year-old was later found dead . Stoke midfielder is dedicated towards tackling gang culture . Former Tottenham star supports Kenco 's Coffee vs Gangs project . | [[0, 150], [0, 37], [51, 101], [62, 150], [217, 241], [250, 301], [363, 415], [305, 362], [0, 150], [62, 150], [733, 743], [746, 872], [733, 743], [746, 872], [1216, 1271], [1691, 1750]] |
Sebastien Aymar Bassong Nguena is currently playing for Watford on loan from Norwich City . The defender was captain at Carrow Road but fell out of favour towards the end of last season and moved out on loan to Vicarage Road in October . A product of the famed French academy at Clairefontaine , Bassong has also played for Metz , Newcastle United , Tottenham and Wolves . The defender also has 15 caps for Cameroon . In his second appearance in the Footballers ' Football Column , he talks about last season at Norwich , Cameroon 's terrible World Cup and his hopes for the future . Things can go up and down in football really quickly as I discovered at Norwich . Things change . If someone goes and someone else comes in -LSB- Chris Hughton was replaced by Neil Adams in April -RSB- with a different mindset your situation changes . You can see the difference between the way it was and the way it is . But I 've dealt with it . It 's now in the past and I do n't want to go in to the situation again . It is part of my career . Bassong gets to grips with Pajtim Kasami of Fulham in an FA Cup tie with Norwich City last season . Bassong shadowing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney during a Premier League match at Old Trafford . Bassong celebrates scoring for Norwich at Everton back in November 2012 with Anthony Pilkington . Of course it was disappointing to see Norwich relegated and I was sad not to play in the games near the end . As regards the future , I do n't want to think about it . When the time comes , I will talk about it . I am just enjoying playing regularly , I am grateful for the chance and I want to be 1,000 per cent focused for Watford . It 's been so far , so good at Watford . I 'm really happy here , especially after not playing for a while . I 'm enjoying competing at the top of the Championship . We are an attacking side and when we are performing we are capable of scoring plenty of goals . I do n't know what will happen when my loan ends in January . I will talk to Norwich and I will talk to Watford . For the moment , I am just trying to focus and get my rhythm back . Watford have a really ambitious owner who is trying to do good things . Step-by-step we are getting there . We all want to do well and I feel we are on the right path . Bassong -LRB- left -RRB- in action for new club Watford against Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga . Watford are flying high in the Championship , one of a cluster of teams with promotion ambitions . It 's always difficult when the club is changing managers , as happened at Watford earlier in the season , but as players you have to cope with it and the squad here has coped really well . All you can do is focus - you know what you have to do and that 's win games . It 's a bit awkward when you have four managers but this happens in football . It can be very short-term for managers these days . The World Cup left every citizen of Cameroon disappointed about the results and the incidents that happened . It went against the Cameroon culture and you ca n't defend what is indefensible . The Cameroonian people could not wait for it all to finish . It was an embarrassment . If I am to get my place back in the national team , I do need a run of games . That did n't happen for me before the World Cup and I did n't get picked . But it is not a big deal . Cameroon and the national team is in my DNA and I am always available to them . Cameroon 's defence stands motionless as Croatia 's Mario Mandzukic celebrates in their 4-0 World Cup win . Alex Song sees red in Cameroon 's World Cup group match with Croatia in Manaus . Bassong in action for Cameroon against Denmark at the last World Cup in 2010 . The Championship is a very competitive division . There are many , many teams who could go up . It is very physical and it is demanding because you are often playing Saturday then Tuesday then Saturday . The pace and the level is different to the Premier League . I can understand why many players can struggle with the intensity . At Watford , we are trying to find that consistency week-in , week-out , get back to the top and open up a gap . I did find it physically tough at first as I had to get my body used to playing every week again . With the games so close together , it is important to get enough rest but I like the fact that the busy schedule allows the players to bond . Slavisa Jokanovic came here with a winning mindset , a mindset that suits the club and that is shared by the players too . We play from the back and like to play good football . He 's not against me going forward either ! Slavisa Jokanovic has enjoyed a fairly successful start to his tenure as Watford manager . Mauricio Pochettino has found the going tough at Bassong 's old club Tottenham this season . Bassong closes out Liverpool 's Raheem Sterling during his Tottenham days . It can only improve at Tottenham -- they have a great squad and manager . It is 50-50 when someone new comes in and Mauricio Pochettino had an alright start . But things can very quickly change and not go so well . But they 'll get back up there . Chelsea look really , really strong in every area from the goalkeeper to the strikers . They have experience , strength , style and quality . They will be confident they can go the entire season unbeaten but the magic of the Premier League is that there is a long way to go and anything can happen yet . Which defenders do I admire ? Raphael Varane at Real Madrid is very , very talented and still so young . I also really like watching Thiago Silva at Paris Saint-Germain . Bassong is a big admirer of the Real Madrid and France defender Raphael Varane . Thiago Silva , of Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain , has also impressed Bassong . Bassong 's former Tottenham team-mate Gareth Bale has enjoyed an excellent start to life at Real Madrid . Gareth Bale has had an outstanding impact at Real Madrid . Wow . He is a part of Real now despite the pressure of his transfer fee . For me , his first season was amazing . Few leave the country at all but he did and he is learning Spanish and on the pitch he is just flying . He is doing his part , scores great goals and has had a special impact . There were loads of rumours about the threat of Ebola at the Africa Cup of Nations but it is good that the tournament had now been moved to a safe place for the players and the fans . The likes of Nigeria will always be the favourites but sometimes you can get a surprise -- look at Zambia when they won in 2012 . I hope that Cameroon can do well , they will go there and try to win it . After the difficulties of the last six months , I just want to stay healthy and play week-in , week-out . If I can stay injury free , I believe I 'll do well and my team will do well . My future is a little bit cloudy and I may have to go back to Norwich . But it 's not in my hands , let 's wait and see . Stay at Watford ? Why not . I am enjoying my football here and why would I want to leave when I 'm having fun ? BT Sport brings fans top-flight British football from the Barclays Premier League , FA Cup and Scottish Professional Football League alongside Serie A , UEFA Europa League , Germany 's Bundesliga , France 's Ligue 1 and the Portuguese Primera Liga . | The Cameroon defender is currently on loan at Watford from Norwich . He lost his place in the Norwich side and they suffered relegation . Bassong went on loan to Watford at the start of October . He admits his long-term future is still up in the air . Bassong was n't picked for Cameroon at the World Cup in Brazil . 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Employees at New York City 's Medical Examiner 's Office have been accused of sickening abuses of privilege by looking at autopsy pictures and reports of recent high-profile deaths such as Philip Seymour Hoffman and Mick Jagger 's girlfriend , L'Wren Scott . According to whistleblowers inside the department , the intimate details of the celebrities last moments and graphic photographs have been sordidly passed around and ME staff not authorized to see the files have been accessing the system anyway . Insider 's at the office , which is supposed to keep these kinds of details confidential , have told the New York Post that the practice is rife and that it is relatively easy to pull the information despite efforts to plug the gaps . No respect : It has been alleged that employees of New York City 's Medical Examiner 's Office have been accessing and looking at the autopsy pictures and files of actor , Philip Seymour Hoffman and Mick Jagger 's girlfriend , L'Wren Scott -LRB- right , with the Rolling Stone -RRB- . Philip Seymour Hoffman died of a drugs overdose in February after being kicked out of the family home by his partner and L'Wren Scott committed suicide in March , reportedly in millions of dollars of debt . ` Too many people have access to the files - crime scene photos , autopsy reports - and share it was co-workers , ' said an ME souce to the Post . Despite efforts to stop the indiscriminate peeking , the office has failed to prevent the voyeuristic leering because there are ' a million holes ' in the ME 's operational system . ME spokeswoman Julie Bolcer denied the whistleblower 's claims . Last public pictures : Philip Seymour Hoffman is pictured here in Utah in January at the Sundance Film Festival - two weeks before his death . Tragedy : Philip Seymour Hoffman 's body is brought out of his West Village apartment in February . ` Only authorized employees who use our systems for their daily casework have access . There are extensive security measures in place , ' she said . This news comes in the week that it was revealed that Hoffman , 46 , who died of a drugs overdose in February inside his Manhattan apartment , did not heed his accountant 's advice to leave his $ 35 million fortune to his children . The Oscar winner bristled against any ideas his children would be ` trust fund ' kids and in a July 18 filing in the Manhattan Surrogate Court , the actor 's accountant David Friedman recalled conversations with Hoffman where the topic of a trust for his children was raised . He said Hoffman wanted his estimated $ 35 million fortune to go his longtime partner and the children 's mother , Mimi O'Donnell . Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment in February of a drug overdose . Privacy : A medical examiners van leaves The scene outside the Chelsea apartment building on March 17 , 2014 in New York City , where fashion designer L'Wren Scott , 47 , was found dead from an apparent suicide . Ms Spencer , a costume designer who met the actor in 1999 , had reportedly recently kicked him out of the family 's $ 4.2 million apartment as he tried to get his drug problem under control . The actor admitted struggling with drug addiction in the past , and reportedly checked himself into rehab in May last year for heroin abuse after 23 years of being clean . According to the filing , Friedman said the Oscar-winning actor treated O'Donnell ` in the same manner as if she were a spouse ' . Hoffman told the accountant that he just did n't believe in marriage . The court-appointed attorney says the actor 's will should be approved by the court because there is n't anything suspicious about it . Attorney James Cahill Jr. , interviewed Hoffman 's accountant as part of his court-appointed duties to protect the interests of Hoffman 's children , Cooper , ten , Tallulah , seven , and five-year-old Willa , according to the New York Post . Hoffman also said that he wanted his son to be raised in Manhattan , Chicago or San Francisco , an edict that was written before his daughters were born . Mick Jagger , 71 , was devastated when his lover , L'Wren Scott was found dead in her New York apartment in March . An inquest ruled she had committed suicide . At her memorial service , Jagger sang the Bob Dylan classic Just Like a Woman at the service at Manhattan 's St Bart 's Church . | Employees at New York City 's Medical Examiner 's Office are accessing confidential pictures and reports of celebrities autopsies . Among the files accessed are actor , Philip Seymour Hoffman and Mick Jagger 's lover , L'Wren Scott . Whistleblower alleges that security across the ME 's systems is riddled with holes . | [[0, 107], [0, 56], [108, 241], [311, 433], [754, 1025], [0, 56], [108, 241], [754, 1025], [1433, 1443], [1455, 1561]] |
Monday , January 17 , 1966 , will forever be a day of embarrassment for the US Air Force , and one of infamy for the village of Palomares on Spain 's Andalucian coast . It was on that day that a giant B-52 bomber from the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro , North Carolina , was completing a 24-hour global patrol at the height of the Cold War . Nestling in the bomb bay was a deadly cargo : four 1.5 megaton Mark 28 thermonuclear hydrogen bombs , each about 70 times more powerful than the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima . Devastating : On January 17 in 1966 , two US Air Force planes collided mid-air and dropped four nuclear bombs over Palomares on the Andalucian coast . On the last leg of the flight towards home , during refuelling at 31,000 ft with a KC-135 tanker , disaster struck . An official investigation later concluded that the B-52 overran in manoeuvres to hook up with the trailing fuel boom and rammed the tanker . There was an explosion and a huge fireball engulfed both aircraft . All four men on the tanker and three of the bomber 's crew died instantly . Four others managed to eject before plunging into the sea where they were rescued by Spanish fishermen . And the H-bombs ? Mercifully there was no detonation . But while one splashed into the Mediterranean and a second drifted down on its parachute and landed intact in a dried-up river bed , the remaining two bombs split open upon impact , scattering plutonium and covering the tomato fields of Palomares with a fine and deadly radioactive dust . The rest of the world has mostly forgotten -- or simply does n't care . Today 's holidaymakers are as oblivious to this brush with Armageddon as they are ignorant of the ancient history of these beaches where Hannibal 's war elephants once landed . The reality , however , is that Spain 's so-called Costa Bomba is scarred for ever -- and that the toxic legacy is getting worse , not better . There are 1,600 residents in this tiny farming and fishing village , half of them expatriate British , and they are understandably alarmed about the vast acres of ` no-go ' farmland where , even now , men in masks drill deep down to search for the decaying remnants of H-bombs . No go area : A sign warns against entering one of the still-contaminated areas near the village of Palomares . Deadly legacy : American sailors recover one of the H bombs , still wrapped in its parachute , that fell into the sea , in April , four months after the crash . They are dismayed that America 's promises to clean up the mess they made have never been fulfilled , despite continuing pressure from the Spanish government . And they are furious that while America has fined BP # 2.5 billion for violating US environmental and pollution laws after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill , it has so far paid the residents of Palomares a pittance of # 353,000 for the ruination of their livelihoods and , quite possibly , their health . The nuclear accident was not on the agenda when US President Barack Obama met Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in January , despite assurances made by the American Secretary for Energy , Ernest Moniz , that he would personally ` look into the matter in detail ' . ` The Spanish government has been negotiating with the Americans for years without success to return and get rid of the radiation threat , ' said 70-year-old Ken Lee , originally from Stock , near Chelmsford in Essex , who now lives near Palomares . ` It 's alarming when more hot spots keep being found that blight the land on which the farmers depend for their livelihood . ' His wife Carole , 71 , added : ` We 're disgusted at the way the Americans have been bullying the British over the Mexico oil spill disaster . ` There 's little sign of that `` special relationship '' and no sign of President Obama fulfilling the promise to clean up the H-bomb mess in Palomares . ' Georgette Hurcomb , another local expat , who is from Islington , North London , said : ` America 's lack of effort to come and clean up the nuclear poison is a disgrace . Many farming families have given up and left because they 're banned from growing crops in certain areas . ' Indeed , the passage of time has only made the problem more deadly still . Nearly five decades on , the plutonium has degraded to become americium , a substance that emits lethal alpha particles . ` I would be very surprised if local people have n't suffered already some increased risk of cancer , or leukaemia or lymphoma , ' explained British scientist Dr Christopher Busby . ` They should be very concerned . ` In 1966 it was n't appreciated how dangerous this stuff was . Then the emphasis was mainly on external radiation and gamma doses . But after years of research , we know that internal radioactive particles , like plutonium , are singularly hazardous . ' Dr Busby , who serves on the European Committee on Radiation Risk , said : ` Hot particles would burn a hole through your gut causing colon or lung cancers , or if they were small enough would pass through the lymphatic system causing lymphomas and leukaemia . ' Environmentalists accuse Spanish and American scientists of secrecy about health checks among Palomares residents . Each year 150 are sent to Madrid for physical examinations . The Spanish government claims only small levels of radiation have been detected though in several cases plutonium has attached itself to their bones . ` I think the public has a right to know if this disaster has had consequences for their health , ' said Francisco Castejon , of Ecologists in Action . ` The type of radiation now being emitted after almost 50 years is totally different . ' It is true that , back in the 1960s , America originally spent more than # 10 million recovering the intact bombs from the Mediterranean and the dried-up river bed . The authorities shipped out 4,810 barrels of radioactive soil for burial at the Atomic Energy Commission headquarters in Charleston , South Carolina . More radiological ` hot spots ' have recently been discovered around the village and sealed off , along with a large area right in the centre of the village and others by the local cemetery and in neighbouring Villaricos . In nearby foothills , where lettuce had been grown for many years , Spanish scientists have made a grim discovery . Masked and wearing protective clothing , they were drilling to establish whether alpha particles had leached underground into the water table . Instead they located two trenches 30ft wide and 100ft long emitting high radiation levels . They also found the area was contaminated with americium , the disintegrating product of plutonium . Buried here are thought to be remnants . of the two H-bombs that broke open and wreckage of the two planes that . collided and crashed . At . some point , and at massive expense , the debris will have to be dug up . and shipped across the Atlantic back to the United States as it should . have been in 1966 . America . stands accused of secrecy about the location of the trenches . US . Department of Energy officials admit knowing about their existence , but . not exactly where they are , claiming no proper notes or maps were kept . back in the 1960s . Now the governments in Washington and Madrid continue to squabble over the best way forward . Scientists . from CIEMAT , the Spanish Centre for Energy , Environmental and . Technology Investigations , want a complex three - year plan that would . involve vacuum-sealed tents and compacting contaminated soil and debris . into bricks . The B-52 bomber from the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro , North Carolina , has been on global patrol over Europe loaded with ur 1.5 megaton Mark 28 thermonuclear hydrogen bombs when it collided with a tanker mid-air . It 's an operation that could cost more than # 20 million . The Americans disagree , saying the fastest and most cost-effective solution would be to shovel the debris into barrels and ship them out for burial in South Carolina . But the scientists concede that once the land has been surgically cleaned , radiation will still persist and still have to be monitored . Plutonium is one of the most toxic materials and as it degrades into americium it takes 24,400 years for even half of a given amount to dissipate . This is the reason why , since 1966 , air monitors have been installed in and around Palomares , crops and animals are regularly examined , and why over 1,000 villagers have had to undergo more than 4,000 physical examinations . Although test results have never been made public , they reveal that five per cent of those screened by doctors are carrying plutonium in their bodies , which is attached to their bones . However , none of the villagers affected have been told about this , only that their annual medical check-ups are satisfactory . After 20 years , an estimated 75 per cent of the plutonium will remain in their bodies . The official view has always been that the population was exposed to only small levels of plutonium . There are suspicions , though , that some of those in the area died young after the H-bombs fell . Some farmers and their families have spoken about deaths from cancer and other mysterious illnesses following the accident . General Franco , the Spanish dictator , was in power at the time and medical records were destroyed or suppressed . He was enraged that the disaster should threaten what was then the country 's fledgling tourism industry . Today , two of the H-bombs , battered and bruised , rest in peace thousands of miles away at the US Atomic Museum in New Mexico , safely stripped of their lethal plutonium contents . The original decontamination involved 7,000 American troops who burned crops and scraped up three inches of topsoil . As is now all-too clear , however , the operation was far from complete . After almost half a century , Palomares 's nuclear nightmare is set to continue -- for centuries to come . Christopher Morris is a former BBC TV News correspondent and author of The Day They Lost The H-Bomb . | Two US Air Force planes - a B-52 and a tanker collided mid-air in 1966 . B-52 carried four nuclear bombs , three fell over Palomares in Andalucia . Non-nuclear explosives in two of the weapons detonated upon impact . The explosion contaminated a 0.78 square mile area with plutonium . | [[555, 576], [579, 619], [7683, 7794], [541, 552], [555, 576], [579, 602], [624, 691]] |
Say cheese ! This baby great white is in quite the great mood -- and he 's ready to show off his big smile along California 's Golden Coast . The amazing footage out of Monterey , just south of San Fransciso , shows the growing predator swimming along the harbor as a group of tourists watch . Videographer Patrick Anders Webster on Monday submerged his camera at Monterey Beach Harbor and captured the incredibly photogenic fish . The little white shark appears to smile a toothy grin as he swims around the clear-watered harbor . Hello ! The baby white shark swims close to diver Patrick Webster off the coast of Monterey Beach , California . The juvenile fish appears to smile as it swoops by the camera . The shark show happened at Monterey Beach Harbor , where this type of shark does n't usually swim . Experts say they 're showing up that far north along the California coast due to unusually warmer waters . Tourists can be seen gathering in the dock as the shark swims laps around . ` Adults and children were amazed and intrigued after the lifeguards identified it as a harmless shark , ' eyewitness Rachael Zalan told KSBW . ` There was a giant crowd following it as it was cruising in the shallows for a good 20 minutes . ' Wildlife experts at the Monterey Beach Aquarium say these juvenile white sharks can usually be found along the coast of southern California and Mexico . The warmer fall waters sometimes will draw the unusual guests much farther north . After capturing the stunning footage , Webster could only say : ` WOW . I mean ... Wait , what ??! ' | Diver Patrick Webster captured the incredible footage of a juvenile white shark south of San Francisco . The baby shark appears to smile as it does loops in front of the camera . The show attracted quite a crowd at the beach . | [[294, 339], [390, 431], [645, 708], [645, 662], [671, 708]] |
Daley Blind 's agent says Manchester United are yet to launch a bid to sign his client . Blind is understood to be on Louis van Gaal 's transfer shortlist , but the Manchester United manager has not made a move for the Ajax utility man , according to his representative Rob Jansen . ` At this moment Manchester United have not been in touch with me or Ajax about Daley and I 'm not sitting here waiting for the call , ' Jansen told talkSPORT . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Daley Blind scoring 30 yard screamer against Utrecht . Sitting tight : Manchester United have not made a bid for Ajax 's Daley Blind , according to his agent . Van Gaal knows Blind well from his time in charge of the Dutch national side . The 24-year-old son of former Holland international Danny Blind , can operate at left-back or in central midfield , where United are in desperate need of reinforcements . United expect to complete the record # 59.7 million transfer of Angel di Maria from Real Madrid on Tuesday , and more signings are expected thereafter . International pedigree : Blind -LRB- left -RRB- starred under Louis van Gaal during Holland 's 2014 World Cup tournament . United could make a move for Arturo Vidal , although the club have reservations about the state of the Juventus midfielder 's right knee , which was operated on in May . Central defence is another area where Van Gaal needs to strengthen before the transfer window closes , even though he bolstered his back line with the # 16million acquisition of Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon last week . Like our dedicated Manchester United Facebook page . Prime target ? Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal -LRB- right -RRB- has been linked with a move to United this summer . | Ajax are yet to receive a bid for Daley Blind from Manchester United , says his agent Rob Jansen . Utility man Blind has been linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer . 24-year-old has worked under Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal previously for the Dutch national team . | [[0, 67], [161, 235], [542, 603], [526, 539], [606, 630], [26, 43], [52, 88], [89, 154], [631, 709]] |
Born out of the Iraqi War in 2003 , Islamic State 's deadly grip has stretched across the Middle East and into northern-Africa where today , only the Mediterranean Sea separates the militants from Europe . It has conquered regions of Iraq , Syria and recently Libya while building a terrifying support structure in Turkey , Yemen , Saudi Arabia , Egypt 's Sinai Province , Afghanistan , Tunisia and Algeria . And this tyrannical expansion is all part of its ` global strategy ' to seize control of destablised countries while ` engaging in all-out battle against the West , ' The Institute for the Study of War told MailOnline . Counter-terrorism analyst Harleen Gambhir said : ` What we 've started to see is ISIS has begun to accelerate its operation to activate these sleeper groups that its reaching out to and it 's having international effects . ' The vastness of its influence went largely unnoticed among the wider public until Sunday when it released a gruesome video showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians on a Libyan beach . Growth of terror : Since its formation as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in 2013 - it has conquered regions of Iraq , Syria and recently Libya - while building support among marginalised Muslims in Turkey , Yemen , Saudi Arabia , Egypt 's Sinai Province , Afghanistan , Tunisia and Algeria . The strength of ISIS ' control went largely unnoticed until footage of 21 Egyptian Christians being beheaded on a beach in Libya -LRB- pictured -RRB- emerged . Control : Supporters brazenly show their support for Islamic State in their Iraqi stronghold of Mosul -LRB- pictured -RRB- , which the government is now trying to take back . Expansion : As the West 's gaze was transfixed on Islamic State 's brutal acts of terror in Iraq and Syria , it was gaining support from marginalised Muslims as far as Kashmir -LRB- pictured -RRB- on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border . The country 's proximity to Europe and its role as a ` hub ' for radicalism now poses a ` disaster scenario ' according to Middle East and Africa legal consultants Perim Associates . Its Chief Executive Ethan Chorin told MailOnline : ` There is real concern that dynamics in Libya could destabilise neighboring states like Algeria which , like Egypt , has had a long and particularly violent battle with extremism . ` Radicals from neighboring countries have been using Libya as a refuge and a base for operations against their home countries . ' ISIS commands 31,500 loyal fighters according to the CIA but a commander of the Kurdish fighters who battled the extremists told the Independent on Sunday that they number closer to 200,000 . Its growth in power and territory has been staggering since 2004 when it was known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq -LRB- AQI -RRB- . The group played a prominent role in the violent insurgency against the US and British occupation of Iraq after toppling Saddam Hussein 's rule in 2003 . After a string of bombings and murders over the next two years , its membership grew to around 1,000 according to the Washington Monthly . AQI then merged with its Mujahideen Shura Council allies in October 2006 to form the Islamic State of Iraq -LRB- ISI -RRB- . During the Iraq War which took place between 2006 and 2008 , ISI had strongholds in Mosul , Baghdad , Al-Anbar and Diyala and commanded between 1,000 and 2,500 soldiers by late 2012 . When it expanded into Syria in April 2013 , it finally transformed into the Islamic State of Iraq in Syria -LRB- ISIS -RRB- as it exists today . Islamic State has now self-proclaimed the Syrian city of Raqqa as its capital , although there have been reports of increased defections . New ground : Its presence in Libya went largely unnoticed - but footage emerged of terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia parading a fleet of Toyota Land Cruisers in Benghazi while carrying Islamic State flags . Europe 's doorstep : Islamic State has now gained control of a number of Libyan coastal towns including Benghazi , Sirte , Derna and Nofilia . It was once a rebel group defying the British and US occupation of Iraq . Now other extremists across the Middle East and northern-Africa are pledging allegiance to it . ` ISIS has name brand power , ' Harleen Gambhir says . ` What we 've seen in a few different places is ISIS ability to transfer new military expertise , explosives planning , new planning to other groups to win over their allegiance and we 're seeing that in Libya . ' Terrorist organisations inside the country such as Ansar al-Sharia - which has taken control of Benghazi and declared its own Islamic state - also announced its alliance with ISIS in 2014 . While Yemen-based militant group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -LRB- AQAP -RRB- - one of Al-Qaeda 's most powerful branches - defected to ISIS this month according to US monitoring group SITE . And while it has no confirmed territory in Tunisia , the country has become a breeding ground for ISIS fighters with the Interior Ministry claiming 2,400 citizens had become combatants since 2011 . ISIS does control regions in the north and west of Iraq , including Fallujah near the capital Baghdad and its second largest city Mosul . It continued presence in Iraq has forced the West into action , with the US announcing it will train as many as 25,000 Iraqi soldiers to retake it . Fighters in Kobane , northern-Iraq were able to successfully expel the insurgents from its village last month with the aid of Coalition air strikes . But Western aggression only fuels Islamic State 's propaganda , counter-terrorism think tank Quillam has said . Fightback : The majority of ISIS ' territory lies inside Iraq and Syria but there have been recent reports of defections in Syria , while Iraq plan to retake its second city of Mosul from the Jihadists . Researcher Charlie Winter told MailOnline : ` One of the mainstays of IS ideology is provocation . So air strikes by the Coalition were always going to be interpreted as air strikes by the crusaders . ` What better propaganda can you use to convince people there is a conspiracy against the Muslim world than showing horrible images of children who have been killed in air strikes ? ' ` Their ability to menace and intimidate the rest of the world is all based on propaganda . If you took away their propaganda , they would not look nearly as dangerous . ' In Egypt 's Sinai region , which became the centre of a violent insurgency after Hosni Mubarak was overthrown , the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group has pledged its support to ISIS . As did Algerian-based miltants Jund al-Khilafah - or soldiers of the Caliphate - who swore their loyalty to ISIS after kidnapping and beheading a French citizen in September . Earlier this year , pro-ISIS slogans and graffiti even began to appear on walls in North Waziristan , Pakistan . Local Taliban groups there have considered joining ISIS after becoming frustrated by the army 's almost total control in the region , the BBC has reported . Propaganda : Experts say Islamic State 's brutal execution videos are designed to entice the West into a war , while more ` inane ' videos are planned to build support among ` marginalised Muslims ' Exaggerated presence : Counter-terrorism experts also believe the group uses effective and carefully produced propaganda videos to amplify ` the exact amount of power it has in a region ' Extremism : Islamist groups in Egypt , Nigeria , Libya and even the Philippines have pledged their support to Islamic State . Although it controls no territory in the country , the New York Times says it has declared an interest in the country and its neighbour Afghanistan - where it has reportedly sent envoys to recruit . Nigeria 's Boko Haram publicly declared its support for the Sunni extremists just one month after it established a worldwide Islamic caliphate in June 2014 . There have even been reports of guerrilla units taking its brand of brutal militancy to the Philippines , where its spokesperson said : ` We have an alliance with the Islamic State and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi . ' Experts say the group 's recent surge in military support is down to obscure propaganda videos showing the militants fixing roads and planting flowers which are ` enticing ' to Jihadists excited about the idea of a global caliphate . It also uses effective and carefully produced propaganda videos which could ` exaggerate the exact amount of power it has in a region ' . | ISIS began as Al-Qaeda in Iraq in 2004 and militants had just 1,000 soldiers , but it has grown to more than 30,000 . Reach of ISIS now spans Middle East and northern Africa , with only the Mediterranean sea separating from Europe . Terrorist groups around the world now pledging allegiance to Islamic State as groups seize destabilised countries . Experts say ISIS ' control in Libya could create potential ` disaster scenario ' and coalition airstrikes are fueling the militants ' manipulative propaganda . ISIS has 31,500 loyal fighters according to CIA but estimates place this far higher at around 200,000 militants . | [[2651, 2771], [2716, 2771], [34, 126], [141, 205], [454, 475], [478, 571], [4080, 4175], [4445, 4511], [4554, 4624], [6341, 6365], [6451, 6526], [7372, 7485], [7685, 7776], [1912, 2094], [1998, 2019], [2022, 2094], [2148, 2242], [5472, 5529], [2459, 2494], [2473, 2555], [2583, 2650]] |
An ancient stone monument marking the grave of a king 's nephew who inspired one of the greatest love stories in British history is to be moved - to make way for a housing estate . The ` Tristan Stone ' was erected 1,500 years ago , reputedly to show the final resting place of Tristan , whose forbidden affair with the beautiful Irish princess Isolde has inspired poets for centuries . But a council has now given a developer permission to move the stone , described by English Heritage as ' a significant scheduled monument ' , to a nearby field so that they can build a housing estate and park and ride next to the site . Testament to doomed lovers : The Tristan Stone in its current site in Cornwall . Local campaigners are furious at Cornwall Council 's decision to move the 5th Century stone from its spot outside Fowey so that Wainhomes can begin development work there . Bert Biscoe , a member of Cornwall Council 's cabinet , said : ` Such desecration is the equivalent . of Napoleon shooting at the Sphinx for target practice . ' The developer plans to build 80 homes as well as a park-and-ride on the land close to the A3082 , and have been given permission as long as they move the seven-foot high stone monument to a nearby field . Mr Biscoe , condemned the decision to shift the ancient obelisk as ` cultural violence ' and one of the ` worst attacks on heritage in the world ' . He said : ` How dare anybody . presume to shift it without good reason ? Building a mundane houses in . its vicinity is not good reason . Ancient relic : The Tristan Stone is 1,500 years old . ` It 's an infringement of the cultural integrity of Cornwall ; it is cultural violence . ' Cornwall Council confirmed permission for . the homes had been granted subject to agreement on a number of issues , . including the relocation of the Tristan Stone . A spokesman for Wainhomes said moving the stone was a condition imposed on the company . He said : ` We would be quite happy for . it to remain where it is and we are simply responding to concerns . raised during the planning process . ' According to legend , Tristan was killed by his uncle , King Mark of Cornwall for falling in love with his Irish wife , Isolde , also known as Isolde . Tristan , a Cornish knight , is said to have fled Cornwall a number of times , often going into hiding with Sir Lancelot , one of King Arthur 's Knights Of The Round Table . According to one of several versions of the legend , he eventually died -LRB- different versions have different culprits -RRB- and is said to have been buried in a field near Fowey , Cornwall , close to the stone monument . The love story later inspired poems by Biroul , Thomas of Britain and Gottfried von Strassburg and the opera Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner . Touching history : The story of Tristan and Isolde is one of the greatest romances in history . Forbidden lovers : James Franco and Sophia Myles in the 2006 film Tristan and Isolde . New site for the stone : This is where Cornwall Council want the developer to relocate the stone to . The story of Tristan , a Cornish knight and Isolde , or Iseult , an Irish princess , is an ancient Celtic legend that became popular in the12th Century through French medieval poetry . Several versions of the tale exist . One popular telling of the story has Tristan defeating an Irish knight and bringing back the beautiful Isolde for his uncle , King Mark , to marry . Tristan and Isolde unwittingly drink a love potion on their way back from Ireland and fall in love . One version of the legend says the potion 's effects last a lifetime , another says just three years . Isolde has to marry King Mark , but she and Tristan seek each other out as lovers because of the potion . After evading several attempts by courtiers to entrap them , the lovers are eventually shown up to the King who sentences them to death . In one version , King Mark poisons Tristan while he is playing the harp to Isolde and she is so upset that her lover is dying , she begs him to crush her to death so they can die together , which he does . In another version , Tristan escapes on his way to the gallows and rescues Isolde , but the pair are later caught . King Mark agrees to pardon Tristan if he hands Isolde back to him and goes abroad , and Tristan goes to France where he marries another girl simply because she is called Isolde . Years later he is poisoned by a dart and can only be saved by the first Isolde . The second Isolde tells him the first one refuses to come , and he dies in despair . Isolde arrives to heal him and dies swooning over his corpse . Mark . was a king of Kernow -LRB- Cornwall -RRB- in the 6th Century , the son of King . Felix of Cornwall who died after a raid on his castle at Tintagel by the . King of Ireland . After this drama , the relationship between the two kingdoms was shaky , and Ireland demanded protection money from Cornwall . When King Mark refused to pay , he sent his nephew Tristan to fight . him , and bring back the beautiful Irish princess Isolde to be his wife . The story begins when Tristan and King Mark 's intended drink a love potion on the way back . In various versions of the story , King Mark discovers his nephew is . cuckolding him with his wife , tries a variety of schemes to stop the . lovers or to catch them out , and eventually his suspicions are . confirmed . One telling has King Mark ordering his nephew to be hanged , and his wife to be banished to a leper colony . Another version has him as a villain who rapes his niece and . murders her when she has his child , and yet another has him murdering . Tristan with a poisoned dart while he plays the harp for Isolde . The Tristan Stone bears a Latin . inscription believed to refer to King Mark . It says : ` Drustans hic . iacet Cunowori Filius ' which translates as ` Here lies Tristan , son of . Cunomorus ' . It is believed this refers to Tristan and King Mark , who was also known as Quonomorus , or Cunomorus . Again there are various versions of how King Mark met his own end . but he is believed to have been murdered by Sir Bellangre le Beuse , a . grandson of his murdered brother . | 1,500-year-old Tristan Stone will be moved by developer for park and ride . Weather-beaten obelisk marks legendary grave of doomed lover of Isolde . | [[0, 63], [129, 145], [1532, 1545], [1548, 1586]] |
As far as foreign investors in English football go , Valeri Belokon - a garish tangerine suit aside - is one of the more inconspicuous . But the Blackpool president , widely credited with funding the club 's startling rise to the Premier League , has had enough . In his most revealing interview since buying a 20 per cent stake in the Seasiders eight years ago , Belokon does not hold back in tearing into the running of the crisis club . The Latvian millionaire takes aim at the controlling family , the Oystons , whose stubbornness with new manager Jose Riga saw just eight players contracted to the club three weeks before the Championship season . He implores them to pay back the parachute payments they have taken out of the club and claims ` some people lose their mind when they 've got so much ' . Blackpool president Valeri Belokon is unhappy with the running of the club under the ownership of the Oystons . Belokon sat down to speak with Sportsmail reporter Jack Gaughan in the Latvian captial of Riga this week . Blackpool fans have long been protesting for owner Karl Oyston to leave the club as their club sit bottom . Belokon is credited with funding the club 's rise to the Premier League after buying into the club eight years ago . Belokon claims Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston does n't care what division the club play in . Blackpool 's recent history is entrenched in bitterness and disappointment at the missed opportunities after striking it rich by winning promotion four years ago . Belokon - speaking in Russian so as to not mix his words - backed supporters protesting against the ownership at Bloomfield Road . Talking at his Baltic International Bank headquarters in Riga , with a Havana cigar nestled between index and middle fingers , he left little unturned . Belokon , 54 , announced he has opened legal proceedings against owner Owen Oyston and his son , chairman Karl , over unpaid loans and could lodge a bid to buy the club . He has sounded out a wealthy local investor who wants to partner him if , crucially , the Oystons included the stadium and properties in any deal . Kaspars Varpins , a director at Blackpool , takes a stroll besides Belokon and Sportsmail 's Jack Gaughan . Belokon has opened legal proceedings against the Oystons and is willing to buy the club . ` I would n't be able to do it alone but I 'm ready to be a partner . They need to be local . I have to be able to believe in them now I 've had this experience with the Oyston family , ' he said . ` Given Karl 's addictiveness to money , it wo n't be easy in the short term . ` It would be fair if they told the fans `` we love money more than the club and help us sell '' . Karl does n't care what league Blackpool play in . ' He added : ` Soon it will be a point of no return . We asked our lawyers to start requesting a breakdown of the financial information not shown in the accounts over the last five years we are entitled to . It 's a letter before action . They have basically ignored us before now . Blackpool supporters staged a mass walk-out against the owners during October 's clash against Cardiff . Current manager Jose Riga began the season with just eight players and the club have endured a poor start . July 2006 - Valeri Belokon buys 20 per cent stake in the club . May 2007 - Simon Grayson 's side promoted to the Championship . December 2008 - Grayson leaves for Leeds . January/February 2009 - Caretaker boss Tony Parkes given money to sign Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell and the club stay up . July 2009 - Ian Holloway appointed and calls training ground a ` hell hole ' August 2009 - Belokon sets up player trust fund after directors refuse to sanction # 500,000 permanent deal for Adam . March 2010 - South Stand - funded by Belokon - is opened . May 2010 - Blackpool reach Premier League via play-off final , with Belokon wearing a tangerine suit . Players are promised shared # 5m bonus . November 2010 - Adam wins court case over unpaid bonuses . January 2011 - Blackpool lie 12th in top flight . May 2011 - Relegated . March 2012 - Accounts reveal Oystons paid # 11m salaries . Monies transferred to other companies without Belokon 's approval . May 2012 - Lose Championship play-off final . November 2012 - Holloway joins Crystal Palace . January 2013 - Michael Appleton leaves for Blackburn after just 65 days in charge . March 2013 - Last time Belokon flew to Blackpool . July 2014 - Belokon issues open letter to Karl Oyston criticising the chairman , who hits back days later . Jose Riga has just eight players three weeks before new season . ` I thought I was investing in a club and I feel as if I 've invested in the Oyston family . We voted against the # 11million salary from the parachute money and some other payments . They paid no attention . The only reason Owen would have a salary was for bringing me to the club . ' He laughed but there is more than a tinge of resentment . ` I 'm not angry ... I pity . The optimist in me says we can still work but I 'm very sceptical now . There are emotions , ambitions and Blackpool has to come first . ' Karl Oyston had argued in 2012 : ` The # 11m was paid out as part of sound tax planning - we 're UK-based and believe in paying our taxes but still have to plan sensibly . But , frankly , after the way he has supported the club all these years , if it was an # 11m salary to my father , so what ? ' Belokon , who asserts he is owed around # 9m in direct loans , has not been to Lancashire since March 2013 ` because they do n't listen ' and has spent a minimal amount on the club over the last four years . ` They should n't have needed my money . ' Blackpool remain rooted to the bottom of the Championship following Saturday 's 3-0 defeat to Reading . Belokon has not been to Lancashire since March 2013 and has spent little money on the club in recent years . The partnership began fruitfully . Then manager Simon Grayson was backed in order to keep the team in League One and won promotion the following year . The foreign money man set up a modest ` player fund ' to alleviate problems the Oystons were enduring when bringing in new faces . Belokon claims Ian Holloway was ready to resign two months into the job after initially being told he could n't sign Rangers ' Charlie Adam for # 500,000 . Adam was purchased through the fund and became a major factor in their promotion . ` It 's likely we would n't have reached the top without this trust fund , ' said Belokon . ` We agreed I would take 70 per cent of sales from players bought through the fund but I changed . I took 30 per cent and gave the club the rest from the sale of Adam . ' He alleges the club asked him to plough more money in to fund players after Adam left for Liverpool : ` Maybe it was a joke ... But I think Karl thinks I 'm stupid . If you love something you 're stupid . ' Ian Holloway , pictured after winning promotion in 2010 , was ready to resign from the club after just two months . Belokon smiles and applauds following Blackpool 's 3-2 play-off final victory against Cardiff at Wembley . It was a swelteringly hot day at Wembley against Cardiff in the Championship play-off final when Belokon overtly showed what an exuberant character he can be . The tangerine suit . ` I made a promise to wear the suit . We had 10 days after the semi-final and the tailors all said no . I had it made quickly by those in the theatre here in Riga . ' Fans still buy into that ebullience but the Oystons less so . In an open letter posted on the club 's website in July , Karl slammed Belokon for asking for # 24m . The latter said that figure is ` out of context ' - that he never asked for that to be taken from club funds - and said the suggestion he was involved in money laundering in Kyrgyzstan was ` nonsense ' . The case was thrown out on Friday by an arbitration tribunal , and the Kyrgyz government was ordered to pay more than # 10m for seizing his ` Manas Bank ' . The purchase of Charlie Adam was made through a ` modest player fund ' set up by the club 's Latvian president . Adam played a huge part in the club 's promotion to the Premier League and netted in the Wembley final . Belokon had initially flown to the Fylde Coast to flog his brand of beer in the hope they would stock it on matchdays . The joke goes he was so bad at selling that Owen enticed him to spend # 1.8 m on shares . ` When I came it was a very similar situation to now . It 's symbolic - the first time I arrived there were fans carrying an `` Oyston out '' banner , ' Belokon added . ` Owen joked that I should n't pay attention . He said `` out '' was his last name . ` I fell in love with Blackpool . I received different proposals to buy other English clubs but this is about heart and soul - I can make money elsewhere . I have no other club . Belokon insists he wants to stay with Blackpool but is not prepared to invest in the Oyston family . ` Owen can reverse this situation if he wants but there is a small chance of that . We would have the strength to achieve what we did before . ' What Belokon regrets is the extra millions he poured in for no return . He was responsible for the building of the Jimmy Armfield Stand and has never seen any of the profits the new structure yielded . ` Investment for football is good but this has all gone to their family , ' he said . ` I want to stay with this club but do n't want to invest in the Oyston family . You can spit on the fans but if they do it to you , you might drown . ' Blackpool were unavailable for comment . | Blackpool president Valeri Belokon is unhappy with running of the club . Latvian millionaire implores Oyston family to pay back parachute payments . Belokon is willing to buy the club and has issued legal proceedings against the Oystons . Fans have regularly protested for the Oystons to leave Bloomfield Road . Belokon : ' I want to stay with this club but do n't want to invest in the Oyston family . You can spit on the fans but if they do it to you , you might drown . ' Tangerines currently sit bottom of the Championship table . | [[808, 919], [653, 704], [1793, 1800], [1808, 1923], [2220, 2276], [2220, 2227], [2281, 2309], [1027, 1134], [8812, 8859], [9348, 9377], [9348, 9349], [9382, 9426], [9427, 9451], [9479, 9496], [1072, 1134], [5650, 5753]] |
Sam Burgess has become the first English winner of the Rugby League International Federation 's International Player of the Year Award at a function in Australia . Burgess , who defied a fractured eye socket and cheekbone to help South Sydney to victory in the NRL Grand Final , received the prestigious award at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane , where the 2014 Four Nations Series gets under way without him on Saturday . The former Bradford forward will link up with Bath next week ahead of his cross-code switch , although he will not be able to make his rugby union debut until December as he recovers from the injuries he sustained in the first tackle of the match against Canterbury Bulldogs earlier this month . Sam Burgess -LRB- right -RRB- receives the International Player of the Year 's Award from ex-Aussie great Wally Lewis . Burgess takes a big hit during the NRL Grand Final at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney , which his side won . The rugby league star received the award at an event in Brisbane , becoming the first ever English winner . Burgess has just received another rugby league accolade but is making the switch to union with Bath . Past winners of the award , which is not to be confused with the Golden Boot , are : . 2008 - Billy Slater -LRB- Australia -RRB- . 2009 - Jarryd Hayne -LRB- Australia -RRB- . 2010 - Todd Carney -LRB- Australia -RRB- . 2011 - Billy Slater -LRB- Australia -RRB- . 2012 - Cameron Smith -LRB- Australia -RRB- . 2013 - Sonny Bill Williams -LRB- New Zealand -RRB- . Burgess was chosen by a panel of 10 judges from a group of nominees which included former St Helens prop James Graham , who will lead England against Samoa at the Suncorp Stadium on Saturday , Dally M Medal winners Johnathan Thurston and Jarryd Hayne and Super League Man of Steel Daryl Clark . ` Sam was wonderful for England in the World Cup last year and his performances for South Sydney through the NRL season were first class , all the way to his Clive Churchill Medal effort in the Grand Final against Canterbury-Bankstown , ' RLIF chairman Nigel Wood said . ` He is a worthy recipient and deserves to be recognised for his achievements over the past year on the international stage as well as in the NRL competition . ' Sam Burgess -LRB- left -RRB- played on with a suspected broken cheekbone for South Sydney in the NRL Grand Final . Burgess went on to win the Clive Churchill Medal -LRB- left -RRB- man of the match before getting his hand on the trophy . Cook Islands - Dominique Peyroux . Fiji - Semi Radradra . France - Remi Casty . Ireland - Liam Finn . Jamaica - Nathan Campbell . Lebanon - Chris Saab . Papua New Guinea - Israel Eliab . Russia - Kirill Kosharin . Samoa - David Fa'alogo . Scotland - Matty Russell . Serbia - Stefan Nedeljkovic . South Africa - Ruaan du Preez . Tonga - Jason Taumalolo . Ukraine - Oleksandr Skorbach . Wales - Rhys Evans . United States - Joseph Paul . Canada - Steve Piatek . | Sam Burgess fractured eye socket in South Sydney 's NRL Grand Final win . Burgess named Rugby League International Federation 's Player of the Year . He is the first ever Englishman to claim the prestigious international award . Burgess has agreed to switch codes and join Bath in rugby union . | [[164, 171], [178, 276], [861, 940], [0, 163], [164, 171], [279, 366], [741, 860], [0, 163], [964, 985], [1031, 1071], [445, 536], [1072, 1079], [1132, 1173]] |
Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie joined Stoke three days before the transfer window shut in a player-exchange deal which saw Kenwyne Jones head the other way to Cardiff . He scored his first goal for the Potters , his third Premier League club , in last weekend 's 2-2 draw with Southampton . Before you read his second Footballers ' Football Column , check out his video ... In football you have to be ready to make changes quickly and that has happened to me . I have moved from Cardiff to Stoke and this is a new chance to make a mark , to show what I can do . I like what I am seeing so far . I have only been here a short time but already it feels comfortable and I 'm happy . The gaffer , Mark Hughes , is a man I like working with . His team talks , before and during matches , are very good . He is a passionate man who knows how to get a point across . He does n't join in with training too much , but every now and then the ball will come near him and he 'll do something -- he can still hit a great volley ! I also like his tactics . We are playing some very good football and doing well , even if the Premier League is crazy this year . It is extremely competitive . But the manager has been calm about it . He knows what he wants us to do and we are doing it . When you have that clear idea of what a manager wants it makes changing team much easier . I scored against Southampton and that helps too -- it 's always important to get going fast . City slicker : Peter Odemwingie -LRB- left -RRB- swapped Cardiff City for Stoke City in the winter transfer window and is loving life under Mark Hughes -LRB- right -RRB- at the Britannia Stadium . The style of football is important . I must admit I was frustrated at Cardiff . I enjoyed being there , with a really nice group of players and good people as well . But the style of football under Malky Mackay was not really right for me . It was effective in the Championship but not in the Premier League . We played a lot of long balls and sometimes we did n't really have wingers . As a striker , you can get isolated that way . The spirit in the team was excellent , though . I stay in touch with Steven Caulker by text and I look forward to seeing the boys when we go there to play in April . But that is football . Things change and you move on . Finishing touch : Southampton 's Artur Boruc -LRB- left -RRB- is unable to stop Odemwingie 's effort during the 2-2 draw . Bluebird buddy : Odemwingie has maintained his friendship with Cardiff captain Steven Caulker , here celebrating his goal against Swansea with Kevin Theophile-Catherine . For me , football is always more important than just liking a place . I wanted to move on for the sake of my football . There is a hassle that goes with it that maybe people do not understand . You go through the process of leaving a place , finding a new home , getting settled in . Luckily for me , my wife is very supportive . Her and I and our baby have moved into a small apartment for now and we will move into our old house in the summer . I still have a house in the Midlands from my time at West Brom and there is a player on loan currently living there . We 'll move in during the summer . My wife is expecting another boy in June so it is an exciting time for our family . Stoke is probably a better fit for me in a football sense . We play the ball to feet more , which is great for me . And more often than not I am playing off someone , rather than being the target myself . It suits my game more . It creates more shooting chances and that is what every striker wants . I had n't had a proper shooting chance in a while before the Sunderland game so to get that sight of goal and then to score felt great . These things matter to a striker . The whole place feels good right now . Stoke have this brilliant training ground , and that is good when you are a player . It is where you go to work every day . And the medical team is very good , very professional . When I arrived , I was having cramps at first because I had not been playing 90 minutes -- I had been getting taken off in games at Cardiff . Now I am feeling sharper and up to speed again . The Premier League has been crazy so far . I have been around it for quite a long time and I have not seen it quite like this before . Normally , you have some idea of who is going to win and who is going to go down . There are maybe a couple of teams in the top half of the table who look like they will stay where they are . The other 18 are moving all the time . It is intense . What 's the Mata ? Odemwingie clips the heels of Manchetser United signing Juan Mata during Stoke 's 2-1 win at the Britannia . The screamer : Odemwingie reacts to missing a chance v Southampton . A few weeks ago you would have looked at the table and thought Crystal Palace and Sunderland were going down . Now look at them . New managers have come in and totally changed their circumstances . Then you have Fulham , who were struggling quite badly and then they get a draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford . It is hard to say what will happen . The top of the table is more exciting than it has been for years . As a player , you find it quite stressful but also very exciting . There is so much on every game . Even now , at the start of February , it feels like the games mean so much . If you go four or five games without winning you are going to be in huge trouble . If you go four or five games without losing , you will jump up the table . I think this next month will be crucial . | I was frustrated with the football at Cardiff , it was effective for the Championship . But I 'm looking forward to seeing my old mates when we play in April . When I arrived at Stoke I was suffering cramps because I 'd not been playing the full 90 minutes . I 've still got a house in the Midlands - I 've rented it to a player on loan there . BT Sport offers fans three channels showing live top tier action from the Barclays Premier League and the Aviva Premiership as well as a host of other sport . Visit btsport.com . | [[1693, 1735], [1706, 1735], [1897, 1933], [2186, 2255], [3981, 4068], [3052, 3114]] |
Britain has more rapists in jail than any other EU country , research shows . There were 5,408 prisoners serving rape sentences in England and Wales in 2013 , compared to 3,600 in Germany , 2,287 in Spain and just 2,034 in Italy , a report by the Council of Europe reveals . The figures could be attributed to tougher sentencing guidelines , higher reporting rates and more ` progressive ' rape laws , according to women 's charities . Leading : There were 5,408 prisoners serving rape sentences in England and Wales in 2013 , compared to 3,600 in Germany , 2,287 in Spain and just 2,034 in Italy , a report by the Council of Europe reveals . The number of rapes in Britain hit a record high in 2013 - with more than 35 women attacked every day according to the latest official figures , released in October . While this accounts for between just 20 and 25 per cent of rapes committed , the government claims - others place the estimate at 10 and 15 per cent - it is still higher than other European countries . Reporting rates in Germany fall at roughly 11 per cent , according to a study published by the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony , in Hanover , Germany , in 2011 . While in Italy , 92 per cent of rapes are not reported to police , according to the 2009 UN Secretary-General 's Database on Violence against Women . This higher reporting rate in Britain means that there are more opportunities for the offenders to be prosecuted , convicted and jail - contributing to the larger number of rapists in jailed . Sarah Green , Acting Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition , said : ` The relatively high sentencing rate for the UK does not necessarily indicate that there are more rapists here . ` Progressive ' : The Director of Public Prosecutions , Alison Saunders , said last month it was time to move past ` no means no ' when investigating rape . ` Only about 10-15 per cent of rapes are reported to the police in the UK but this rate is still one of the highest in Europe and means more perpetrators are prosecuted and then sentenced . ' Numbers of rape cases coming to court in the past two years in Britain have also risen by 30 per cent . Of the cases sent to prosecutors for trial in 2012/2013 , around 60 per cent result in convictions . However , this represented a drop on 3 per cent from the previous year . Tougher sentencing guidelines are one of the reasons there could be a higher number of Britons jailed for rape than in other European countries . Between 2005 and 2011 - the most recent set of data available - there has been an increase of 20.1-month increase in the length of sentence for raping a woman . It is now more than eight years . The average sentence for raping a man rose by 28 months over the same period to more than eight years . Ms Green added that the law on rape in the UK , which based on a definition of the absence of consent , is ` clearer and more progressive than many other countries ' . Last month , the Crown Prosecution Service announced a major overhaul to the way rape cases are investigated , saying it was time to move past ` no means no ' . The Director of Public Prosecutions , Alison Saunders , said she wanted police to ask suspects how they knew the alleged victim was saying yes , and was doing so ` freely and knowingly ' . The CPS wants to tighten the law against offenders who target people incapacitated through drink or drugs , or where the alleged rapist holds a position of power over the victim . Questions on consent should also be raised where the complainant has mental health problems or learning difficulties , it was said . Tougher sentencing : Between 2005 and 2011 - the most recent set of data available - there has been an increase of 20.1-month increase in the length of sentence for raping a woman . -LRB- Above , file image -RRB- . This means it can be more straightforward for the CPS to convict rapists - and increases the chance of them being sentenced to time in prison . Ms Green noted : ` Some other countires are still examining rape as though it must involve physical force and resistance for example which is not the case here . ' But , she added : ` The fact is that the UK 's reporting rates are still very low and we also still fail to ask the question about what survivors of rape want in terms of justice and for support services - there is no guarantee of long-term counselling and support here . There 's a long way for all EU states to go . ' | There were 5,408 rapists serving time in jail in England and Wales in 2013 . Compares to 3,600 in Germany , 2,287 in Spain and just 2,034 in Italy . Could be attributed to tougher sentencing and ` more progressive ' laws . Average jail sentence for rape raised more than 20 months in six years . | [[78, 156], [436, 443], [446, 516], [446, 524], [159, 187], [436, 443], [527, 555], [275, 399], [2359, 2411], [2824, 2849], [2908, 2967], [2505, 2665], [2700, 2803], [2732, 2803], [3635, 3653], [3673, 3816]] |
Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha will receive three points on his licence and be fined at least # 100 after being caught speeding . The 21-year-old was driving his # 188,000 Lamborghini Gallardo through South London on Wednesday 20 August when he went over the 30mph speed limit . He was stopped by police and given a fixed penalty notice . VIDEO Scroll down for Wilfred Zaha Ice Bucket Challenge . Penalty : Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha was caught speeding in his # 188,000 Lamborghini Gallardo . Fine : Zaha is expected to receive a fine of at least # 100 and he will also be given three points on his licence . Zaha has been linked with a return to former club Crystal Palace on loan after struggling to break into the United team , having signed for # 15million in January 2013 . The winger was loaned back to Palace for the remainder of the 2012-13 season before returning to United and struggling to break into first David Moyes ' and then Louis van Gaal 's first-team plans . He was loaned out to Cardiff City last season but struggled to make an impact as the team were relegated from the Premier League . A Metropolitan police spokesman , quoted in the Croydon Guardian , said ; ` On Wednesday , August 20 , at approximately 11pm , traffic officers stopped a black Lamborghini Gallardo in Farthing Way and the driver , a 21-year-old man , was issued with a fixed penalty notice for speeding . ' Wanted : Crystal Palace hope to bring the player back to the club on loan from Manchester United this season . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Wilfried Zaha will receive three points and be given a fine of at least # 100 . He was caught speeding in South London on Wednesday 20 August . The winger stopped by police while driving # 188,000 Lamborghini Gallardo . Zaha has struggled to establish himself in the Manchester United side . The 21-year-old is a Crystal Palace target , who want to take him on loan . | [[0, 79], [0, 38], [72, 137], [521, 573], [578, 629], [0, 38], [72, 137], [138, 286], [415, 513], [1331, 1341], [1358, 1417], [138, 286], [287, 311], [415, 513], [1233, 1235], [1257, 1341], [703, 749], [800, 810], [908, 998], [999, 1001], [1049, 1088], [630, 702], [1429, 1530]] |
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