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Irish Examiner
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Kerry FC release two players due to 'values and principles not matching club standards'
Intrigue surrounds the abrupt departure of two players from Colin Healy's Kerry FC, one of whom was signed only five days ago. Both goalkeeper Mathyas Randriamamy and defender Shane Maroodza have been released by the First Division club with a brief, curious statement. 'Unfortunately, their values and principles didn't match the standards of the club,' a message on the Twitter account read. Kerry FC opted to disable the comments facility under the message. It's understood the incident that triggered the parting of ways occurred outside of club activities. Zimbabwe international Maroodza (21) made his one and only appearance for the Kingdom on the day he was announced, Friday's 3-0 home defeat to UCD. 'He has been in training with us for the last few weeks and has been really good around the group, and has fit in really well,' Healy had said. 'He comes with some fantastic experience, from his time with Huddersfield and, of course, making his international debut with Zimbabwe. Hopefully, he enjoys his time here in Kerry.' Mathyas Randriamamy joined Kerry within a week of the season kicking off in February. Hailed as a goalkeeper who graduated through the Paris Saint-Germain system, working with Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Angel Di Maria was cited. He had been a substitute goalkeeper for three Champions League matches of the current holders, including the semi-final defeat to Manchester City.
New York Times
6 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Times
San Diego Wave sign 21-year-old French midfielder Laurina Fazer through 2027
The San Diego Wave continue to make summer transfer moves with the signing of French international midfielder Laurina Fazer. Upon receipt of her P-1 visa, the 21-year-old will join the Wave from Paris Saint-Germain, where she began her professional career at age 16. Fazer will occupy one of the Wave's international roster slots. 'Laurina is a highly intelligent and composed midfielder who brings a high level of technical excellence,' Wave sporting director and general manager Camille Ashton said in a statement. Les Bleus starlet in SD 🌊 Bienvenue à Wave FC, @LaurinaFazer! — San Diego Wave FC (@sandiegowavefc) July 29, 2025 With PSG, Fazer marked her November 2020 debut with two assists in the team's 14-0 victory over Issy. The following year, she helped PSG claim its first-ever Division 1 Féminine title, as well as Coupe de France trophies in 2022 and 2024. At the international level, Fazer has been a fixture at Clairefontaine (the academy of the French Football Federation), having played at the U-16, U-17, U-19, U-20 and U-23 levels. In 2022, she captained the U-20s at the 2022 U-20 World Cup, where France lost to Japan on penalties in the quarterfinals. Advertisement That same year, Fazer earned a call-up to the senior French women's national team at 18, playing her first match in April 2023 in a friendly against Colombia, which France won 5-2. She made enough of an impression at the senior level to make the roster for the 2023 World Cup in Australia, where France again lost in the quarterfinals. Since then, Fazer has been spending time with the U-23 national team, most recently at the 2025 Sud Ladies Cup held in the South of France. Fazer was the skipper, contributing a brace and an assist in the French team's victory over Japan's U-19 side and earning Best Player honors. 'She's played at the highest level in Europe with PSG, won major trophies, and shown real leadership as a captain for France's youth national teams,' Ashton added. 'Her ability to read the game and progress play forward makes her an exciting addition to our group.' Fazer is the second young international signing in the past week for the Wave, who sit third in the National Women's Soccer League (NSWL) table as teams prepare for the second half of the season following a mid-year break for continental tournaments. On July 24, the San Diego club signed 20-year-old Brazilian forward Dudinha, who's currently competing in the Copa América Feminina in Ecuador. Fazer is also the fourth French player to sign with the Wave, following midfielder Kenza Dali, defender Perle Morroni and winger Delphine Cascarino, who recently competed with France at the 2025 European championship in Switzerland, where Germany knocked out Les Bleues in the quarterfinal. All four French players have had significant minutes on the national team (Fazer and Dali were on the 2023 World Cup roster); that familiarity could also smooth the 21-year-old's transition to the league. As the Wave aim to secure their spot in the playoffs during the season's second half, they will likely be looking to acclimate their newer, young player signings like Fazer and Dudinha to the fast-paced, direct and aggressive play of the league. The recent departure of preeminent forward María Sánchez in June to Tigres in Liga MX Feminil, however, could result in a shuffling of the bench and create opportunities for Dudinha to slot in earlier. (Photo courtesy of PSG)
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- General
- Winnipeg Free Press
Sponsored Content Commissionaires 100th Anniversary
It's a celebration marked by a century of service to Canadians and shaped by a desire to provide meaningful employment for those who stood on guard for thee. You might recognize the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires as those smartly-dressed security officers serving in a variety of locations across the country. But you might not realize the backstory worth celebrating or the ongoing commitment that will take the Corps into its next century of service to Canadians. So, let's return to its roots in the years following the First World War, when many returning home from the battlefield were struggling to find meaningful employment or were finding it difficult to transition to civilian life. Based on the British Corps of Commissionaires founded in 1859, the Canadian model was officially launched in 1925. The Second World War added to the Corps' importance, as many members left to serve overseas in various branches of the Canadian Armed Forces or took on roles with organizations supporting the home front, such as the Veterans Guard of Canada. Upon their return, the Corps once again offered meaningful employment to a new generation of veterans. By 1950, Commissionaires was a truly a coast-to-coast operation, protecting and providing security to Canadians whenever and wherever needed – including royal visits. The Manitoba Division of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires was established in 1938. The province's first commissionaire was Henry S. Bennett, a retired member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Today, the Manitoba Division is a security force 1,200 members strong. True to its motto — 'Best Team, Best Led, Best Cared For' – the Division commits to supporting its employees, their families, and the communities it serves. For example, the Division has partnered with community groups to build raised community garden beds on its property. It has also achieved certification from With Glowing Hearts, a military leave-friendly HR policy program. In addition, the Division works with the Military Family Resource Centre and the Military Spouse Employment Network to help military spouses who otherwise may find it difficult to maintain employment due to the challenges faced because of their spouse's career. As commissionaires mark their centennial, they can take pride in remaining true to that mission born in the years after the Great War. The original marching orders have created the country's largest not-for-profit security provider with over 20,000 employees from all walks of life, including retired RCMP officers, first responders and civilians who share the same sense of service. The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires have helped keep us true, north, strong, and free for 100 years. That's a record of service we can all consider worthy of saluting.
The Star
6 days ago
- The Star
Indonesia arrests two foreigners for smuggling cocaine to Bali
An Indonesian Narcotics Agency officer escorting the Brazilian national identified as YB (left) and the South African national identified as LN who were arrested on accusation of smuggling cocaine into Bali, during a press conference in Denpasar on July 24, 2025. - AP DENPASAR, Bali: Indonesian authorities said Thursday (Jully 24) they have arrested two foreigners accused of smuggling cocaine to the tourist island of Bali. A Brazilian man and a South African woman were arrested separately on July 13 after customs officers at Bali's international airport saw suspicious items in the man's luggage and the woman's underwear on X-ray scans. Indonesia has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. The 25-year-old Brazilian man, who police identified by his initials as YB, was arrested with 3,086.36gm (6.8 pounds) of cocaine in the lining of his suitcase and backpack shortly after he arrived at the airport from Dubai, said Made Sinar Subawa, head of the Eradication Division at Bali's Narcotic Agency. The same day, customs officers caught a 32-year-old South African woman, identified as LN, and seized 990.83gm (2.1 pounds) of cocaine she in her underwear, Subawa said. During interrogation, YB said that he was promised 400 million rupiah (US$2,450) to hand the cocaine he obtained in Brasilia to a man he called as Tio Paulo, while LN expected to get 25 million rupiah ($1,500) after delivering the drugs to someone she identified as Cindy, according to Subawa. Subawa said a police operation failed to catch the two people named by the suspects, whom police believe are low-level distributors. Authorities presented the suspects wearing orange prison uniforms and masks, with their hands handcuffed, at a news conference in Denpasar, the capital, along with the cocaine they were found with. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major drug-smuggling hub despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, in part because international drug syndicates target its young population. The Denpasar District Court later Thursday is set to sentence two other groups of foreigners on drug charges. Verdicts for an Argentine woman and a British man who were accused of smuggling cocaine onto the island, and for drug offence against a group of three British nationals, including a woman, are expected to be read out separately at the same court. About 530 people are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections' data showed. Indonesia's last executions, of a citizen and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. - AP
RTÉ News
22-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
St Patrick's Athletic to take on Shelbourne in third round of FAI Cup
St Patrick's Athletic will face Shelbourne as one of four all-Premier Division ties following the draw for the third round of the Sports Direct FAI Cup. The Saints and Shels will clash at Richmond Park, while Derry City will host Cup holders Drogheda United at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. Bohemians will take on Sligo Rovers at Dalymount Park and there is an all-Munster affair between Cork City and Waterford FC. Shamrock Rovers will host First Division strugglers Longford Town at Tallaght Stadium. The only non-league team left in the draw Salthill Devon have been rewarded by taking on the only professional outfit in their county in Galway United. Despite just five First Division clubs being in the draw, there were two ties involving teams from the second tier. Finn Harps will meet Bray Wanderers at Finn Park, with Kerry FC taking on Cobh Ramblers. The matches will be played 15-17 August. Sports Direct FAI Cup third round draw: Finn Harps v Bray Wanderers Kerry FC v Cobh Ramblers Shamrock Rovers v Longford Town Cork City v Waterford FC Salthill Devon v Galway United St Patrick's Athletic v Shelbourne Derry City v Drogheda United Bohemians v Sligo Rovers
