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Hindustan Times
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Soccer-England honour clubs where players' careers began ahead of Euro 2025
Jun 23, 2025 10:11 PM IST By Lori Ewing HT Image MANCHESTER, England, - The England women's Euro 2025 squad were presented with the shirts of their first clubs on Monday in homage to the teams where their careers began and to the coaches and volunteers. The Lionesses, who begin the defence of their European Championship title next week in Switzerland, were given the surprise at St George's Park where they trained. The 26 different shirts represented every level from grassroots clubs such as Alnwick Town FC , St Martins AC and Brandon Groves AFC to professional academies at teams such as Villarreal CF and Queens Park Rangers . Some 150 coaches and current players from the 26 clubs represented were invited to Monday's event. No two players came from the same club. "I often say to the squad 'Go back to that young girl who first started playing football, think about the happiness those days provided you,'" England coach Sarina Wiegman said. "All of the players have had a different journey but their love for the sport will have started at their first club. "For them to wear the shirt of their first-ever club and to have many people who were key to their development at training is really special." England will take the shirts to their base camp in Switzerland. They play Jamaica in a send-off match on Sunday at Leicester's King Power Stadium and then kick off at the Euros on July 5 against France in Group D. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text. Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory in Paris. Catch all the action from tennis Grand Slam tournaments, follow your favourite football teams and players with the latest match results, and get the latest on international hockey tournaments and series.
The Star
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Olympics-Russian teams remain banned from competing at 2026 Winter Games
FILE PHOTO: 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics - News conference to present Olympic and Paralympic torches - Milan, Italy - April 14, 2025 The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympic torches are displayed during a ceremony REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) -Russian teams, including the country's powerful national ice hockey side, remain banned from competing at next year's Milano-Cortina winter Olympics as part of sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. The IOC was responding to reports out of Russia that hockey officials from the country had held talks with the international ice hockey federation (IIHF) over Olympic participation. "The IOC Executive Board recommendation from March 2023 with regard to teams of athletes with a Russian passport remains in place," the IOC said. "It is based on the fact that, by definition, a group of Individual Neutral Athletes cannot be considered a team. We take note that the IIHF has confirmed that it will follow this recommendation. A small number of individual Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to take part in the Paris 2024 summer Olympics after rigorous vetting by the IOC. They competed without the Russian or Belarusian flag and anthem. Instead they took part as neutral athletes. All Russian teams were banned. Belarus has acted as a staging ground for the invasion. Four Russian figure skaters in men's and women's singles were recently approved by the International Skating Union to try to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics as neutral athletes. Russian ice hockey players won gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and silver four years later in Beijing. The IOC suspended the Russian Olympic Committee in October 2023 for recognising regional Olympic councils for Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine - Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. "This (October 2023) recommendation was made after consultations with the International Federations concerned and the other Olympic Movement stakeholders," the IOC said. "This position reflects the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee because of its annexation of regional sports organisations on the territory of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine." "Such action constitutes a breach of the Olympic Charter because it violates the territorial integrity of the NOC of Ukraine, as recognised by the IOC in accordance with the Olympic Charter," the Olympic body said. The Winter Olympics in Italy run from February 6-22. (Additional reporting by Lori Ewing, editing by Ed Osmond)
The Herald
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald
Scenes in and around Anfield as Liverpool fans finally celebrate a title
Soccer Covid-19 prevented the club fully celebrating first EPL title in 2020, but on Sunday the city was painted red By Lori Ewing - 28 April 2025 Liverpool fans hold up a banner that reads 'Champions', while standing on top of a merchandise stand and wave smoke flares outside Anfield as they celebrate the team's victory against Tottenham Hotspur to clinch the 2024-25 Premier League title on Sunday. Image:Five years after Covid-19 restrictions prevented Liverpool fans from celebrating at Anfield their team's first top flight title triumph in 30 years, Reds faithful wasted little time on Sunday getting the party started on another Premier League success. With Anfield filled to the brim, Liverpool equalled Manchester United's record of 20 English top-flight titles with their 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur. But it was after Alexis Mac Allister struck a blistering shot to put the Reds ahead for good in the 24th minute that the delirious crowd at the sun-drenched stadium erupted and they did not stop singing until well after the final whistle sounded. 'To win the Premier League here with the fans is special, it's an incredible feeling,' said Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah. 'This is way better than five years ago, without a shadow of a doubt. To do it again after five years is something special.' Kenny Dalglish, who managed Liverpool's victorious 1990 team, was among those celebrating with the Anfield crowd on Sunday. They broke into chants of 'Champions!' at numerous times during the second half, during which the match was stopped so a deflated Premier League trophy balloon could be removed from the pitch. Liverpool players and staff on the touchline dashed onto the pitch the second the final whistle sounded then danced wildly to 'One Kiss is All it Takes.' They lined up arm-in-arm in front of the Kop, team captain Virgil van Dijk with the game ball tucked under one arm, for a stirring rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' as stadium staff choked back tears. 'I was desperate for them [the fans to be here] of course, for all the fans around the world, for the fans here, but for us as well,' said Van Dijk, who was a part of the 2020 squad. Left-back Andrew Robertson, another member of that title winning squad, said it was a surreal experience to finally be able to celebrate with the fans. 'The last time we won it was a stranger time, but I suppose we kind of got that feeling against Manchester United at home. It was pretty much done at that point ... It's not like quite clinching it and then obviously the world paused,' he said. 'We enjoyed it, of course we did, but you can't beat what we experienced today and how we went to the ground and the fans during and after the game. Nothing quite compares to that and I'm glad we got to experience it that way as well.' 🗣️ "Liverpool is most definitely red tonight" Scenes across Liverpool after Arne Slot's side claimed the Premier League title 🔴 — Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) April 27, 2025 Liverpool clinched the 2020 title under Juergen Klopp, 30 year's after the Reds' previous top-flight title in 1990, but many said the title should come with an asterisk since no fans were permitted in the stadium when Liverpool lifted the trophy. "[The fans being here] is what makes it special,' Liverpool boss Arne Slot said. "[Five] years ago they won the league. It was an amazing accomplishment. But the fans weren't there. So you can feel how important it was for them to be here. And the boys did an outstanding job today — including our fans.' Arne Slot sings "Jurgen Klopp, la la la la la" 🙌 Liverpool win with four games to spare and join United at the top with 20 top-flight titles 🏆 — SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) April 27, 2025 In his final game at Anfield, Klopp had encouraged the Anfield crowd to embrace Slot as their incoming manager by leading them in a singalong of the Dutchman's name. Slot repaid the compliment on Sunday as he took the microphone to sing 'Juergen Klopp! Na-na-na-na-na!' Thousands of fans not fortunate to be inside Anfield on Sunday celebrated outside, setting off flares before the game ended in a party that was sure to go well into the night. Reuters
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dark and dangerous shadow of stalking hovers over growth of women's sport
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Emma Raducanu described being unable to see the ball through her tears after spotting a stalker at a match last month, and the image of the British tennis player taking refuge behind the umpire's chair encapsulated the darker side of women's sports. On the eve of International Women's Day, women's sports are celebrating greater participation numbers and an unprecedented surge in popularity, but the rise of social media exposure and increased visibility have made women athletes more vulnerable than ever, experts say. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. "People wanting photographs, people coming up close to (athletes), wanting to put their hands on them -- you've got a different dynamic with sports stars," safeguarding consultant Marcella Leonard told Reuters. "There's an expectation that they should be nice to the public, they should allow the public to touch them, they should allow them to get photographs. "That gives a stalker the permission to do what they want to do and that's a really serious issue." Although one-in-five women in the UK will experience stalking at some point in their lives, there are no scientific studies around the stalking of athletes, Canadian forensic psychologist Sarah Coupland said in an interview with Reuters. Between 35% and 75% of people in the public eye such as politicians and television presenters, however, experience stalking, she added. The 22-year-old Raducanu had not yet been born when world number one Monica Seles was stabbed in the back by a fan in a 1993 on-court attack that brought the risk of stalking starkly into the public eye. MULTIPLE STALKING INCIDENTS Despite it being an under-reported crime, there have been countless stalking stories since, including several in the past few months. Last month, Michael Lewis was arrested on a felony stalking charge after he repeatedly sent threats and sexually violent messages to Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark. The 55-year-old told Clark he had been "driving around your house three times a day." In December, 40-year-old Robert Cole Parmalee pleaded guilty to charges of stalking University of Connecticut basketball player Paige Bueckers. Parmalee had posted on social media that he was travelling to Connecticut to propose to the player and to get her expelled from the university. Last month, a distressed Olympic 200 metres champion Gabby Thomas posted on TikTok about her frightening experiences with a group of men who had stalked her at several airports. Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee and tennis player Coco Gauff were among the athletes who replied to her post, saying they had similar experiences while travelling. Social media gives female athletes more exposure than ever, which is a double-edged sword as it opens up the possibility for fans to develop "parasocial relationships," said Coupland. "You've got a person who's consuming a piece of media, and they start to form a one-way relationship," she said. "The relationship is viewed (by the fan) as mutual, even though the (athlete) has no way of knowing that the person is actually there." BRAND EXPOSURE Since athletes with large followings can amplify brands, sport sponsorship contracts usually require athletes to post on their social media platforms. Stephanie Hilborne, the chief executive of the UK-based Women in Sport charity, said sponsors and sport organizations need to stop pressuring female athletes. "It's just so wrong. The opposite should be true. Female athletes should be protected more and advised to do less exposing of their personal life," she told Reuters. "It's almost like as part of the mechanism for righting the wrongs of the past, where no investment or sponsorship were made in women's sport, women are expected to expose themselves to additional risk. It couldn't be more wrong, could it?" The majority of stalking results in psychological harm, Coupland said. "Anxiety, potentially post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, depression, changes in functioning, ability to go to work, or in athletes' performance," she said. Raducanu told reporters she "could barely breathe" when she spotted her stalker, who had previously approached her in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Doha, in the crowd at the Dubai Championships. It was not her first experience. Three years ago, another stalker Amrit Magar was given a five-year restraining order after he turned up at Raducanu's London house on several occasions, leaving unwanted gifts and cards and stealing personal items. Some sport federations are ramping up their online protection of athletes. World Athletics recently offered 25 athletes year-round AI protection on their social media platforms after they were targeted by cyber bullies. The Premier League and Women's Super League have been monitoring players' social media accounts for several years.
