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CBC
3 hours ago
- General
- CBC
Montreal Victoire defender Erin Ambrose 'going through scenarios' as PWHL expansion draft looms
Ambrose is not one of the Victoire's three initial protected players, which means she's available to the new PWHL expansion teams in Seattle and Vancouver. She spoke to Jay Turnbull and Sean Henry on CBC Radio's Daybreak.
Business Recorder
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Ride-hailing sector calls for fair taxation
KARACHI: Ride-hailing sector has called for fair and progressive taxation framework in the coming fiscal budget. Amid the country's growing urban population, a lack of adequate public transport, rising fuel costs, traffic congestion, and parking challenges, ride-hailing services have seen substantial growth in recent years. Despite this progress, industry experts argue that the current uniform service tax is hindering further expansion. 'It's concerning that platforms charging drivers commissions as low as 10% are subjected to the same service tax rates as those taking up to 25%,' said Anton Ambrose, Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs for inDrive in the Asia-Pacific region. Ambrose proposed a tiered taxation model in the upcoming budget. 'Platforms that charge less than 11% commission should be completely exempt from service tax,' he recommended. 'Those with commission rates between 11% and 15% could be taxed at 5%, while platforms exceeding 15% commission should fall into the 15% or higher tax bracket.' Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
RTÉ News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Limerick retain Munster Senior 'B' title in goal fest against Clare
LIMERICK 4-07 CLARE 4-05 Limerick retained their TG4 Munster Senior B Football Championship title after a highly entertaining game against Clare in Mallow. It was a goal fest throughout, but in the end two late points from Limerick was the difference between the sides, as they ran out just about deserving winners on the day. There were impressive displays all over the pitch for the winners, with Yvonne Lee, Rebecca Delee and Roisin Ambrose the pick of Limerick. A bursting run from Delee set up the opening score for Limerick as she took on the Clare defence to find Caoimhe McNamara who blasted to the corner of the net. With five minutes gone they could have had a second goal, this time Amy Lenihan saved well to deny Roisin Ambrose a green flag. Delee made another great run and this time she put the ball over the bar herself, to make it 1-01 to no score after six minutes. Ambrose added another point before Teresa Collins got Clare's first point, with nine minutes played. They narrowed the deficit to a point after 15 minutes, when Megan Downes pounced on a defensive mistake to score a goal, to make it 1-02 to 1-01. Clare turned the game on its head after 22 minutes, with two goals in a minute as they were now playing some great football. The first was scored by Lucy Shanahan, who was quickest to react after her initial shot was saved and she made sure with the follow-up. From the restart Shanahan regained possession and she played Chloe Moloney in to make it 3-01 to 1-02. Ambrose pulled a point back for Limerick and with three minutes to half time it was the Banner who were in front by 3-01 to 1-03. just before half-time Limerick got their second goal, with Delee playing Cathy Mee in, to make it 3-01 to 2-03 and all to play for in the second half. Two minutes into the second half and the sides were level when Caoimhe McGrath pointed for Limerick. Collins put Clare back in front, but from the restart Limerick got their third goal. Ambrose picked up the ball in the middle of the pitch and drove at the Clare defence. She beat several players before playing Mee in to score, making it 3-04 to 3-02. They could have had another goal, but this time Lenihan made another great save to deny Orla Ryan. Meadhbh MacNamara added a point for Limerick to stretch their lead and with 40 minutes gone it was 3-05 to 3-02 in their favour. But again, Clare responded and after a goalmouth scramble Ellie Hanrahan scored their fourth goal to level it, 4-02 to 3-05. Points from Shanahan and Moloney put Clare in front, before Limerick got their fourth goal to retake the lead, after 49 minutes. A long ball in from Ambrose deceived the Clare defence and bounced into the back of the net, to make it 4-05 to 4-04 in her side's favour. A free from Moloney had Clare back on level terms, before an Ambrose free put Limerick back in front. Delee added another from play, and with two minutes to go it was 4-07 to 4-05 to Limerick. They proved to be the final scores as Limerick retained their title after a game worthy of the final. Limerick: S Hennessy; S Dillon, Y Lee, C Hynes; G Lee, L O'Brien, M MacNamara (0-01); O Ryan, G Mullane; C McGrath (0-01), R Delee (0-02), C McNamara (1-00); C Mee (2-01), T Geoghegan, R Ambrose (1-02, 1f). Subs: G Keane for T Geoghegan (38'), E Woulfe for G Mullane (44'), A O'Sullivan for C McNamara (50'). Clare: A Lenihan; C Byrne, G Harvey, R Doohan; S Melican, J Doohan, E Burke; T Collins (0-02), R Martin; M Downes (1-00), C Moloney (1-02, 1f), L Conway; E McNamara, E Hanrahan (1-00), L Shanahan (1-01).
Winnipeg Free Press
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Changes looming for Montreal Victoire with PWHL expansion ahead
MONTREAL – Erin Ambrose said the hardest part of the Victoire's playoff exit was knowing the same group won't return to Montreal next season. And with Professional Women's Hockey League expansion looming, she knows that might include her. 'More than anything, I'm anxious that I might not be in Montreal, I might not be a part of the Victoire,' Ambrose said. 'That's something for me that means a lot.' Victoire players, following a semifinal series loss to the Ottawa Charge, cleaned out their lockers at Verdun Auditorium on Tuesday — a day after the league announced expansion procedures for incoming franchises in Vancouver and Seattle. The guidelines are clearly designed to make both teams competitive as soon as they hit the ice next season. 'It's a great buffet that those expansion teams have,' Victoire general manager Danièle Sauvageau said. Each of the league's original six franchises will lose four players. Teams can initially protect only three, before adding a fourth after two players are selected from their rosters. Even as last season's defender of the year, Ambrose knows she could be the odd one out on a Victoire roster loaded with high-end talent. Montreal boasts star forwards Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey — who are married — and netminder Ann-Renée Desbiens, the heavy favourite to win goaltender of the year after a stellar season. They were the first three signings in franchise history back in September 2023, and Ambrose expects they'll be the first three protected come expansion time. 'All of us could probably collectively agree on who the three (should be),' Ambrose said. 'Ann-Renée, Stace and Pou, if that happens, it's definitely not a bad choice. I'm not oblivious. 'It's something that's just weird, you have no control over. My hands are up in the air and we'll see where everything falls.' Expansion will unfold in two phases: An exclusive signing window from June 4 to 8, followed by the expansion draft on June 9. Ambrose isn't the only player anxiously waiting for those dates to pass. 'It's pretty hard to process,' said forward Kristin O'Neill, another Canadian national team player. 'I thought I was going to be here for three years, but that has become a little unknown and that's pretty scary, especially because as female professional athletes we're not used to that.' Sauvageau said she hadn't yet chosen her three protected players, although one spot is clearly spoken for. 'Marie-Philip Poulin is going nowhere,' she said. All players, including Ambrose and O'Neill, still acknowledged the bigger picture — that expansion is a positive step for the league's growth. 'Growing to two new cities that are thriving in the women's sports world and really want a women's hockey team, from that perspective, it's amazing to see,' said Stacey, the Victoire's players' association representative. 'We all knew they wanted the two teams to be competitive, and to do that every single team is going to have to lose some great players.' Parity has been a calling card in the PWHL. In each of the league's first two seasons, the Walter Cup final has featured the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds. Poulin believes the even playing field needs to continue with the Seattle and Vancouver franchises. 'That's something we take pride in here for this league, that we want to put the best product on the ice,' she said. 'That's what made these rules happen, to make sure everybody has a great start and is able to compete.' A short protection list means U.S. defender Cayla Barnes and Canada winger Jennifer Gardiner — Montreal's first two picks in last year's PWHL draft — could be on the move. Gardiner is from Surrey, B.C., while Barnes hails from California. 'It would be nice,' said Barnes about the possibility of moving back West. 'My family's close, so that would be nice to be able to see them and them to be able to come out to more games.' Sauvageau, meanwhile, said she's prepared to rebuild. 'It's like our children, we have to let them go,' she said. 'We're probably going to lose players that we recruited, that we developed, for the good of the league.' When the NHL expanded to Vegas in 2017, several teams made trades with the Golden Knights to shield players from selection. Sauvageau said such deals won't be possible in the PWHL, which does not yet allow teams to trade draft picks. HERE TO STAY Sauvageau made it clear that Kori Cheverie, a nominee for the PWHL's coach of the year, will return next season. 'Kori is here to stay,' she said. 'We're going to continue to build.' The Victoire exited the playoffs in agonizing fashion for a second consecutive season. Montreal, after finishing first in the regular season and earning the right to select third-place Ottawa, lost to the Charge in four games. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Goals dried up in the playoffs again. The Victoire scored six in four games and parts of 16 periods, including a quadruple overtime victory in Game 2 — the only playoff win in the franchise's young history. Sauvageau, however, didn't want to hit the panic button. 'We had a good season, the playoffs are another story, we'll ask questions of ourselves and learn,' she said. 'To restart and sweep away everything we've done in a season would be a lack of respect, a lack of recognition. 'We won't panic.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 20, 2025.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A 'just once before I die' achievement
Hidden in YouTube's archives is a Darren Ambrose goal of the year video from the 2011-12 season. Set to The Cinematic Orchestra's 'To Build a Home', it shows Ambrose scoring from range at Old Trafford in the League Cup quarter final. The camera cuts to a father and his two boys celebrating in disbelief. I'm not sure how many times I've looked back on that video, but I did once more on the morning of the FA Cup Final – a failed attempt to distract myself and temper the nerves before heading to Wembley Stadium. That image of the dad and his sons made me emotional 13 years ago, long before we all knew their story that followed. For that moment to be unveiled as the tifo display at an FA Cup final encapsulated what this match and event meant to the club, the fans in the stadium and those watching elsewhere. We all have different versions of a similar Palace experience. I have many people and connections in my life whom I'd have never met had my own father not grown up a few roads away from a particular football stadium in south London. This wasn't a game that a club like Crystal Palace are meant to win. For many, it was a 'just once before I die' achievement, and in the aftermath, we are collectively unsure about what comes next now that we have reached our mountain top. The semi-final was a party atmosphere, a spectacle of footballing brilliance. The final was the antithesis, a nervy defensive affair that needed a counterattack to spark the fans to life - we didn't expect the first foray to result in the winning goal. It wasn't until 90 seconds before the end of stoppage time that I realised it was over. The Kevin de Bruyne overhit pass that Dean Henderson ushered out for a goal kick. It seemed the other shoe wouldn't drop like it did in 1990 and 2016. A wave of emotion followed: euphoria, shock, tears of joy, and a sense of loss for the friends and family who didn't make it to see this finally happen with us. Crystal Palace are now the 45th team to lift the FA Cup, and that can never be taken away. Find more from Alex Pewter at FYP podcast
