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The Sun
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
CBS Sports reporter asks Cole Palmer why he's carrying trophy in his shorts and Chelsea star's answer doesn't disappoint
COLE PALMER gave a typically deadpan answer when quizzed about why he was storing his Conference League Player of the Match trophy down his shorts last night. Palmer earned the individual award after a second-half masterclass that saw him inspire the Blues to a comeback 4-1 victory over Real Betis to win the Conference League in Poland. 5 5 Palmer assisted two goals to turn around a one-goal deficit and make Chelsea the first team in history to have won the Conference League, Europa League and Champions League. And the 23-year-old midfielder was his usual nonchalant self when he stopped for a post-match chat with CBS after his super showing. CBS reporter Anita Jones noticed that Palmer has stuffed his POTM award in his waistband to come over to chat to her, prompting her to question why he had done so. She said: "Cole, interesting way to carry your trophy there." And Palmer simply replied: "I've got no pockets, so I put it there". . On social media, one fan wrote: "Effortlessly funny". While another added: "I hope this man never changes". Join SUN CLUB for the Chelsea Files every Tuesday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Stamford Bridge And a third joked: "Greatest football quote ever". Palmer has been criticised for his performances at times this season, failing to recreate the sky-high standards he set for himself last term. Moment Chelsea & Real Betis fans CLASH in Poland launching bottles & smoke grenades hours before Europa Conference final But the England international stepped up when he was needed most to help Chelsea lift the trophy. His performance saw him hailed as a "genius" by former Blue Joe Cole, who told TNT Sports: " Cole Palmer is an absolute genius. "He took the game by the scruff of the neck and there are not many players in world football that can do what he does." Despite being Chelsea's standout star, Palmer joked in his post-match press conference that teammate Tosin Adarabioyo was after the individual accolade for Player of the Tournament. Prompting a chorus of laughter in the press room, Palmer said: "Can I ask a question, who gives Player of the Tournament out for the competition? "Can someone tell him Tosin wants it". 5 5 5
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
CDC safety workers worry job cuts could hurt workplace protections
In less than two weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could see its workforce cut by more than 50 percent. Channel 2's Michael Doudna spoke Tuesday with three employees of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, who are set to be terminated in less than two weeks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] NIOSH is part of the CDC, and its staff checks for safety hazards such as chemicals and vehicle hazards, research aimed at saving lives. Their workforce will be drastically cut soon, and they fear it could impact protections for workers. For decades, employees at NIOSH have tried to make workplaces safer. 'We look at, of course, construction, that area,' said Anita Jones with NIOSH. 'We look at firefighters. We look at mining. We look at healthcare.' 'There are a lot of things that can harm a worker in the United States,' said Nicholas Coombs with NIOSH. 'You can get sick from pesticides. You can get sick from a chronic disease like cancer.' On April 1, more than half of the institution learned their jobs were on the chopping block, cut in the name of efficiency. 'All of us believe that when it's your job on the line, it's an emotional thing,' said Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman. He says cuts need to be made for the fiscal health of the country, and not cutting jobs could lead to an economic catastrophe. 'Those consequences far outweigh the programmatic impacts on any of these agencies,' he said. But for those with NIOSH, they worry the cuts will not only hurt the agency, but workers everywhere. 'It harms the American workplace, it harms the American industry,' Coombs said. 'It no longer puts protections in place for if and when the other shoe drops. Unless the federal government reverses course, those on the chopping block will lose their jobs on June 2. TRENDING STORIES: Georgia Tech student dies after being shot in the head at off-campus apartment Canton man found guilty of burning boy with cigarette 20 parks to close on Lake Lanier [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
The Sun
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Roy Keane ‘looks like he immediately regrets CBS Sports job' just seconds into Europa League final coverage
FANS have been left in hysterics by Roy Keane's reaction to his CBS Sports welcome. The Irishman joined Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards and host Anita Jones for the banter-filled American coverage of the Europa League final. 4 Keane, who was with CBS for the first time, replaced Thierry Henry from their normal Champions League punditry line-up. Jones introduced the trio by saying she was "joined by three men who know all about big game pressure". To welcome Keane, she added: "And joining us at the big desk for the very first time, a great whose trophy cabinet is loaded with silverware - Manchester United legend Roy Keane." There was a huge round of applause led by Carragher and Richards as a shy-looking Keane awkwardly smiled. Jones then said: "It's a bit hard to replace Titi. We're very happy to have you. I know everyone in America is very happy to have you too. We're expecting the no-nonsense approach tonight." Keane bluntly replied: "Yeah, I hope so, pretty straightforward." Richards then interjected with a reference to a Ted Lasso character, saying: "Who's more famous in America? Roy Keane or Roy Kent?" He then burst into laughter as Keane again calmly smiled and joked: "You are going to be like this all night?" Jones responded: "I can't promise it will be any different." Fans found Keane's behaviour hilarious, with one saying: "He looks like a man who immediately regrets agreeing to this CBS gig here." Micah Richards forced off CBS Sports' Europa League final coverage live on air after awkward toilet emergency Another added: "He doesn't know what he got into." A third wrote: "Why are you applauding him? It's his job." 4 MAN UTD VS TOTTENHAM - EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL LIVE 4 Man Utd vs Spurs - Europa League final: Kick-off time, TV channel and live stream info for Bilbao clash
The Sun
08-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘Damn she's savage' – Awkward moment reporter raises eyebrow at Arteta claim as new interview emerges after PSG loss
MIKEL ARTETA was questioned for a bold claim he made following Arsenal's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. The Spaniard was adamant his side were the better team over the two legs, despite a 3-1 aggregate defeat. 4 4 4 4 He suggested PSG had their goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to thank for the win, saying he was the man of the match in both legs. CBS Sports reporter Anita Jones quickly corrected Arteta, telling him Achraf Hakimi was named man of the match for the second leg. The interview continued awkwardly as the reporter began to press Arteta after he made an interesting claim. The Arsenal boss responded by suggesting he had spoken to his opponents, claiming they agreed with his view. Jones hit back, saying: "Who did you speak to sorry?" Arteta ignored the interjection and instead explained why his team lost, suggesting they did not have enough quality in the attacking box. Jones again asked: "Who was it that you spoke to?" "A few people of them," replied Arteta. Join SUN CLUB for the Arsenal Files every Friday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from The Emirates Jones then said wryly: "Oh and they shared that opinion." Fans love the exchange and the no-nonsense approach from the reporter. This week's title: How 'brave' Arsenal were denied by PSG in Champions League semi-final On reacted saying: "Damn she's savage." Another added: "That woman has more balls interviewing him than any other interviewer, fair play to her for sticking it to him." And a third wrote: "This is comedy gold. The way she pushes him and you just can see how he is straight up lying." Arteta also made the claim Arsenal have been the best team in this year's Champions League. He said: "I don't think there has been a better team in the competition so far. "But we are out tonight and we deserve much more in both games. "But this competition is about the boxes, the strikers and a goalkeeper, who was their best player in both games."
The Independent
07-03-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Sports presenter Anita Jones says she was ‘gaslit by doctors for 14 years' over endometriosis diagnosis
Sports broadcaster Anita Jones, 34, says she spent years feeling "gaslit" by doctors who dismissed her excruciating pain, telling her "nothing was wrong". The CBS Sports and Premier League presenter finally received surgery last year for endometriosis, a debilitating condition affecting one in 10 women and those assigned female at birth in the UK. Jones's experience highlights a concerning lack of awareness and understanding surrounding endometriosis. Despite being a common gynaecological condition, impacting individuals from puberty to menopause, Endometriosis UK reports that only half of young adults in the UK recognise the disease. Worryingly, many healthcare professionals, including GPs and A&E doctors, also fail to identify its symptoms. Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the womb lining grows elsewhere in the body. Responding to menstrual cycle hormones, these cells cause inflammation, pain, and scarring. Jones, who has also been a Sky Sports and BBC Sports presenter, first went to the doctors for painful periods at the age of 14. 'My periods were extremely heavy and I could never concentrate in school. When I went to the doctors they told me girls can just have painful periods and nothing was wrong,' she says. 'As I got older, I wasn't just having pain when bleeding. I was having pelvic pain for at least two to three weeks of the month.' March marks Endometriosis Action Month, and the charity says those with the condition face an average of nearly nine years before receiving a diagnosis. Jones found some relief when she was prescribed the contraceptive pill at the age of 18, but by 26 the effects had worn off. The following year, the Londoner came across a post online about someone else's endometriosis diagnosis. 'She had listed all of these symptoms such as painful periods, pelvic pain and being extremely tired all the time. I identified with 90% of the things she had been living with' Jones went to see a doctor immediately. 'I told her I wanted to be referred to a gynaecologist – I wasn't taking no for an answer this time. 'After years of being told nothing was wrong with me, for once I had felt like I had a voice.' Then followed nine months of scans and laparoscopic surgery before finally being diagnosed with endometriosis when she was 28 years old. 'I remember asking the anaesthetist if they found anything when I woke up from surgery,' Jones says. 'They did and I remember being in floods of tears. I had been gaslit for so long.' At that stage the doctors had found endometriosis on the right side of Jones' bowel and on her abdominal wall – which they would need to remove. To help with the pain she had a contraceptive coil fitted. 'Getting the coil [fitted] felt like a bomb [had] exploded inside me, but after six months it changed and for the first time in my life I felt like those girls that say they don't really have any issues with their period.' The relief was short lived though and six months later she was advised take a nasal spray to suppress her hormones, in an attempt to trick her body into thinking it has gone into menopause. 'I went through all the menopausal symptoms for six weeks with no sleep and intense sweating.' Jones finally had surgery in May 2024, at a private hospital, after the endometriosis had spread to the outside of her womb, causing her large intestine to stick to it – and the organs had to be separated. 'Although they have got rid of everything, which is great, my life since then has been a real shadow of itself,' says Jones. 'I'm a very active person and I'm still not fully recovered. 'I have physio every once or two weeks. I have assistance at work and even airports. I can't walk long distances or carry heavy things. It is getting better but its approaching 10 months of recovery now.' Jones – now an ambassador for Endometriosis UK – is keen to make sure young girls are taught the difference between a normal period and what endometriosis is. 'When you're a 14-year-old girl, you are already going through so many changes in your body. I didn't even have the vocabulary to express myself. 'Now as a grown woman, I have needed therapy. I didn't anticipate my recovery would take this long and some days are challenging to the point I just think, What is the point in going to work or doing anything because I'm in so much pain?' Jones says she's now 'very open' talking about her diagnosis at work. 'I will always take my small hot water bottle and painkillers with me to the grounds when I'm working at matches. I really don't care and I will openly tell people if I'm having a bad day. 'So often people will look at me and think I'm OK because I'll go to work and show up and they can't fathom there is something wrong with me. Sometimes I feel like I have to justify why I need assistance or if I'm walking slowly. She says: 'To any woman who feels like something is not OK with her body, I would say push to see a gynaecologist. Listen to that inner voice. 'We need to talk about periods. We are all here and alive because women have periods. If you're not going to talk about that and look into it, we are doing young girls such a huge disservice.'
