Fire, noise, fury, a sense of empty energy. And across town, a football match too.
Do any of these randomly pitched autumnal Champions League fixtures mean anything? Probably not when you’re Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, and the only game in town is risk-free TV income and a semi-guaranteed place in the knockout stuff.
Continue reading...Andoni Iraola and Iñigo Pérez parked their long and close friendship in the buildup to the Champions League duel between two old Athletic Bilbao teammates. They will have a humdinger of a contest to dissect when communications are restored. Liverpool, driven by Alexis Mac Allister and ignited by Rio Ngumoha, recovered from two goals down against Villarreal to maintain their 100% record in the competition in emphatic style.
Mac Allister struck twice as Liverpool fought back from a tepid start to record a third successive win in all competitions. They were given a scare when Tani Oluwaseyi volleyed in a late third for Villarreal but were well deserving of their latest impressive result.
Continue reading...Phil Foden shouted the loudest on a quiet night at the Etihad Stadium, announcing his personal return to form with an instinctive hat-trick as Manchester City dispatched AEK Athens with little fuss. Enzo Maresca had called for City to make their own noise amid the cacophony around the club but a businesslike victory in front of 20,000 fewer than watched the weekend’s win over Ipswich was required to get their Champions League back on track after suffering at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
Those in attendance, officially 40,042 but that felt optimistic, saw Foden shine on the right wing and as a central striker, showing there is life without Erling Haaland, who watched from the bench. Admittedly, the opposition were not a match for the Premier League side, whose other goals came from Elliot Anderson and Rayan Cherki. Stavros Pilios’s consolation was more a reward for the boisterous fans in yellow and black, who created the atmosphere, than for the overall efforts of the visitors.
Continue reading...Kennedy taught in New York public schools and advocated for disability rights after suffering severe spinal cord injury
Kyle Kennedy, the granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, has died at the age of 42.
Kyle, the daughter of Michael Kennedy, who died in 1997, and Victoria Gifford Kennedy, “passed away peacefully” on 21 September at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts, according to her obituary published by Burke Funeral Homes.
Continue reading...League consulted with Eagles doctors over treatment
Hurts played in London after initial clot diagnosis
Quarterback expected to miss rest of NFL season
The Philadelphia Eagles will not face disciplinary action over their handling of quarterback Jalen Hurts’ blood clots, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because conversations between the league and the team were to remain private.
Continue reading...Elon Musk’s company reports a 161% growth in revenue year over year driven by its Starlink and AI segments
SpaceX released its second-ever public earnings report on Tuesday, revealing a far better quarter than Wall Street projected. Elon Musk’s company, which encompasses rockets, artificial intelligence and satellite communications, reported a 161% growth in revenue year over year, driven by its Starlink and AI segments.
The company declared $14.58bn in revenue against analysts’ projected $12.72bn. SpaceX reported earnings per share of 35 cents and a net income of $4.4bn. The company’s stock, which started the day down around 8% for the year, shot up 2% in after hours trading immediately after the results.
Continue reading...BertvB posted a photo:
A magical, low-angle macro portrait of a classic Fly Agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria) perching among fallen beech leaves and moss-covered tree roots at the historic Elswout Estate in Overveen. The vivid red cap dotted with white warty spots catches the ambient woodland light beautifully, creating a enchanting, storybook atmosphere against a dark bokeh background.
ROTTERDAM (ANP) - De Nederlandse turners zijn zevende geworden in de landenfinale bij de WK in Rotterdam. Casimir Schmidt, Elijah Faverus, Amine Abaidi, Loran de Munck en Jermain GrĂĽnberg kwamen uit op een score van 241,294 punten.
Olympisch teamkampioen Japan pakte het goud en prolongeerde de wereldtitel. Met olympisch kampioenen Daiki Hashimoto en Oka Shinnosuke in de ploeg turnden zij 251,928 punten bij elkaar.
De Russische ploeg pakte het zilver (250,329), gevolgd door China (249,193). De medaillewinnaars verzekerden zich bovendien ook van een olympisch teamticket voor de Olympische Spelen van 2028. De overige negen teamtickets worden bij de WK van volgend jaar verdeeld.
Het was pas de tweede keer in de geschiedenis dat een Nederlandse mannenploeg de WK-teamfinale haalde. Eerder lukte dat in 2018 in Doha, Qatar. Destijds werd Oranje achtste en laatste.
OUAGADOUGOU (ANP/AFP) - De militaire junta in Burkina Faso heeft de doodstraf weer ingevoerd. De onverkozen regering stemde unaniem voor de maatregel, die juist in 2018 was afgeschaft.
Volgens het regime moet het herinvoeren van de doodstraf zorgen voor meer veiligheid op straat en de "fundamentele waarden van het land verstevigen". Juntaleider Ibrahim Traoré kondigde vorig jaar al aan dat hij de invoering van deze straf door wilde zetten. De junta regeert sinds 2022, toen het leger met een coup de macht greep.
Misdadigers kunnen de doodstraf krijgen voor onder meer "terrorisme, spionage, verraad, vadermoord en het importeren van verboden of bedorven goederen waardoor mensen komen te overlijden".
De laatst bekende executie in Burkina Faso vond volgens Amnesty International plaats in 2018.
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