Latest news with #McCabe
The 42
6 hours ago
- Sport
- The 42
Ireland 'need to be miles better' as Ward and McCabe target Slovenia shootout in Cork
HEAD COACH CARLA Ward and captain Katie McCabe say Ireland need to be 'miles better' than tonight's last-gasp rescue win in Türkiye. Emily Murphy bagged the winner in the 89th minute, sparing Irish blushes after another disappointing performance against lower-ranked opposition. But the 2-1 comeback victory kept them in the race for Nations League promotion: Slovenia remain top of Group B2 ahead of a Páirc Uí Chaoimh shootout next Tuesday, where Ireland must win by more than four goals to usurp them and return to League B. The runners-up get another shot in the play-offs in October. 'Listen, that's character. That's an Irish mentality,' Ward told RTÉ's Tony O'Donoghue after tonight's game. 'It was never rolling over, even when we went 1-0 down. We're disappointed with the goal. The reaction after that, the togetherness, the attitude to go and win tackles, close gaps, making sure that we were front-footed, was something that we can be proud of. I actually think winning it like that, at the death, puts us in a good position for Tuesday.' 🇹🇷 1-2 🇮🇪 Carla Ward praised the "character" and "Irish mentality" of her team after they came from behind to win in Turkey but admitted Ireland will need to be a lot better against group leaders Slovenia#UWNL #COYGIG — RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 30, 2025 Advertisement The former Aston Villa boss said there will be 'honest conversations about how we start bright' as she outlined some improvements required. 'We need to be better. We need to be way better come Tuesday, but most important thing is we got the three points tonight. 'We have to win 5-0 [against Slovenia], right? It's not easy against any team now because women's football is improving in every country. It's going to be tough, but we'll go out there with an attitude, a mindset and belief that anything is possible. The Irish love that, I love that, it's why I took the job.' 'You saw us finish with a lot of attacking players on the pitch, you might see that's the way we start. We certainly will give it absolutely everything,' she added, calling for 'every bit of Irish noise and blood' in Cork. McCabe, meanwhile, echoed her manager's sentiments as she finished a whirlwind week, in which she won the Champions League with Arsenal, with the Player of the Match award in Istanbul. 'We got the result and that's what matters in the end, but from a performance point of view, we have to be miles better going into Tuesday,' the skipper said. 'We didn't move the ball quick enough, we didn't move Türkiye quick enough, and allowed them to get in the game with some sloppy mistakes. We need a massive improvement if we're going to beat Slovenia on Tuesday.' 🇹🇷 1-2 🇮🇪 Ireland captain Katie McCabe: "We got the result and that's what matters in the end but from a performance point of view we have to be miles better going into Tuesday"#UWNL — RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 30, 2025 McCabe shared her disappointment with the 'cheap' concession early in the second half, and paid tribute to the impact substitutes, including match-winner Murphy, as Ireland laboured to four wins from five under Ward. 'We're trying to do a lot of different things in terms of how we approach games more on the front foot. That takes time. This is our fifth game under Carla and the new management, it's not going to be perfect, but for us from a standards point of view, we have to look to come out of the tracks a little bit sharper.' Putting four goals past Slovenia will be a 'tough ask,' McCabe conceded, but she believes Ireland can do it 'if we're at our absolute best'. The Dubliner also reflected on her European club success, and insists she feels 'really good' after a physically and emotionally draining few days — and season overall. 'It was a massive result for us and the club last week in Lisbon, we were absolutely ecstatic becoming champions. 'Yeah, you enjoy the celebrations, but it was full focus on these two games. I said to Carla when I came in, 'I'm ready to play and give it all for the team.' I feel good going into Tuesday now, another big performance, rest and recover.'
Irish Daily Mirror
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Emily Murphy's stunning late goal secures victory for Ireland
Turkey 1-2 Ireland Ireland have found themselves a manager. Carla Ward gambled here. She rolled the dice when her team trailed 1-0, throwing a trio of subs on with half an hour to go, another replacement appearing with 17 minutes remaining, two of them coming up with the key moments to turn a likely defeat into a stunning win. And it is a victory that keeps their Nations League promotion hopes alive, even if their chances of topping the group remain slim, a 5-0 victory needed over Slovenia on Tuesday for them to return to the top tier. Yet even if they don't make it there automatically, there is a route to promotion via the play-offs. More to the point, there is clearly a future for this team, their two world class players, Katie McCabe and Denise O'Sullivan, now backed up by the deepest squad Ireland has ever had. Two of their subs, Megan Campbell and Emily Murphy, got them back into this game, Campbell with the Rory Delap-esque throw-ins which directly led to the Irish equaliser, Seker's panicky header going beyond her keeper, Selda Akgoz, after Campbell's missile had landed in the Turkish box. That made it 1-1, Murphy's thumping volley 2-1, that winning goal coming with a minute of normal time remaining, McCabe the creator this time. And it was no more than Ireland deserved because they absolutely dominated this match, everything about their first-half performance having a touch of class to it, everything about their second half display having a degree of guts to it. And credit has to go to Ward, their recently appointed manager, whose positivity is reflected in the quality of her team's passing, through to the way they upped the tempo just before the break to turn an impressive display into an utterly dominant one. Yet for so long they had no goals to show for their labour; just a plethora of chances, six in a 15 minute spell, including five in the final five minutes of the first half. Their play merited a one-goal half time lead but to their credit, the Turkish defence was as brave as it was organised, Selda Akgoz making a diving save to her left to deny McCabe, then getting down low to her right to keep Amber Barrett's shot out. Her best save of all, however, was from Lucy Quinn, the winger cutting in from the left, where the speed of her footwork allowed her to get an angle to fire in a curling, dipping shot which Akgoz was equal to. Those three saves were only half of the clear-cut chances Ireland carved open; Barrett shooting wide from 20 yards; Seker blocking McCabe's point blank effort on the line; Stapleton heading narrowly off target from a McCabe corner. All of which was a product of Ireland mastering the basics, being brave enough to build the play from the back, Anna Patton superb in her deliveries; O'Sullivan the pivotal player in midfield who created two of the six first half chances. And yet they nearly lost this game, Kader Hancer putting Turkey in front on 49 minutes, Ireland losing confidence on the back of that concession, forcing Ward to make three personnel switches on 60 minutes, a positional change on 73, each roll of the dice coming good. She is building a squad, Ward; Ireland building a case to be World Cup qualifiers again down the line. Next up, it's Slovenia who defeated Ireland 4-0 in the opening game. So Ireland owe them one, revenge the cold dish on Tuesday's menu. Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Boy, 14, charged with 1st-degree murder after Pickering senior fatally stabbed
A 14-year-old boy from Pickering has been charged with first-degree murder after an elderly woman was fatally stabbed in the city on Thursday, Durham police said. The accused appeared via Zoom in Oshawa court on Friday from Durham Regional Police Division 17. During the hearing, he spoke to confirm he had the opportunity to speak with a lawyer, and he understood the charge he faces. His identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He is scheduled to appear in court again on June 20. Police previously said the accused was 13 years old, but corrected his age on Friday morning. Acting Staff Sgt. Joanne McCabe declined to say what led police to arrest the accused, saying the information is part of the ongoing investigation. She said Friday the homicide unit will investigate any motive in this case. Police also are not saying whether any weapon was recovered from the scene. "This appears to be a random attack and we do have no connection between the victim [and] the male in custody," McCabe said. She said police are not releasing the name or age of the victim at the request of her family. The incident happened around 3 p.m. near Lynn Heights Drive and Fairport Road, police said in Friday's news release. A passerby found an elderly woman on the ground outside a residence "suffering from traumatic injuries," the release said. She was taken to a trauma centre, where she was pronounced dead, police said. WATCH | What we know about the fatal stabbing in Pickering on Thursday: Police said Thursday the woman was approached by a male she did not know outside her home. There was a "brief conversation" between the accused and the victim before the alleged stabbing, McCabe said. Durham police Chief Peter Moreira said the suspect stabbed the woman "in a sadistic and cowardly unprovoked attack that was captured on video," speaking to reporters on Thursday night. McCabe thanked community members who stepped in to help the victim. "We appreciate their efforts. The family appreciates their efforts," she said. Ontario Provincial Police issued an emergency alert on behalf of Durham police around 5:40 p.m., saying officers were investigating a homicide suspect on Lynn Heights Drive and asking residents to shelter in place. Following the alert, the city of Pickering shut down all public facilities, including community centres and libraries. Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe said the closures happened "after an abundance of caution until there was an arrest made." "Thankfully that was done in short order," he told CBC Radio's Metro Morning earlier Friday. The alert lifted around 9 p.m. when the boy was in custody. He was arrested without incident at 8:30 p.m., Durham police said in a news release Friday. Ashe said the boy was arrested at his home. "The randomness of this act, the senseless violence that occurred on our usually safe city streets is very troublesome," Ashe said. He said the boy had previously interacted with police and was also "very recognizable in regards to his outfit." "I think there was an awareness in fairly short order of who the alleged assailant was," Ashe said. Before the accused was arrested, police had said they were looking for a male suspect wearing a long black trench coat that reached his ankles. Ashe said he spoke to the victim's neighbours on Thursday, who described her as a "very nice" woman who walked her dogs in the neighbourhood and took care of her husband. "It struck a chord in our community and it's obviously ripped a family apart," he said. There was a growing memorial outside the victim's home on Friday, as several people left flowers on the lawn. Shedia Serrao Fredericks and Gabriela Fredericks live opposite the victim. Both women said they saw a person who matched the police suspect description walking in the area before the stabbing. Gabriela said she was sitting in her bedroom when she saw the suspect walking toward the victim's home. As her view was partially blocked, she did not see the stabbing, she said. "It seems like a lot of people have seen him walking around that day, around that time, just because he stood out quite a bit," she said. Later as she left her house to go to an appointment, Gabriela said she saw someone giving CPR to the victim while a few other neighbours were also there. "Everybody was here within minutes, police, firefighters, ambulance," she said. Shedia said she has lived opposite the woman for 31 years. She described her as a quiet lady who always would say hello when she saw her. "We just go over, clean the snow and help her, because her husband is ill," Shedia said, adding that she was a "very, very nice lady." Police are investigating reports that the accused was in the area prior to the incident, McCabe said. Anyone with information about the incident or who may have video footage is asked to contact Durham police or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.
Hamilton Spectator
11 hours ago
- Hamilton Spectator
‘Just unimaginable':14-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder in random Pickering stabbing
The 14-year-old suspect in Thursday's fatal stabbing in Pickering has been charged with first-degree murder, a court heard Friday morning. The incident spurred a massive local manhunt and a shelter-in-place warning for residents. Around 3 p.m. on Lynn Heights Drive , the victim was in front of her home when a male approached and stabbed her repeatedly , police said. A passerby found her and she was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. The suspect was arrested "without incident" after what investigators called an "extensive search" around 8:30 p.m., officials said in a news release late Friday morning. Durham police acting staff Sgt. Joanne McCabe told media at the scene on Friday morning that police are looking into reports from residents that someone was seen prowling homes in the area in the weeks leading up to the incident. 'This is something that I think ... is going to impact this community for a very long time,' McCabe told reporters at the scene. The attack appears to be random, noting that the boy and the victim had a brief chat before she was fatally stabbed, McCabe said. 'What that conversation was will also be part of the investigation,' she said. McCabe could not confirm whether the suspect was known to police prior to Thursday's attack. Acting staff Sgt. Joanne McCabe told reporters Friday that a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder following a stabbing outside a Pickering home on Thursday evening. 'This is something that I think ... is going to impact this community for a very long time,' she said. Calvi Leon/Toronto Star Neighbours identified the victim as Eleanor Doney, a retired school teacher who loved to garden and dress up a makeshift scarecrow at the edge of her front lawn. On Friday, it was dressed in a plaid shirt, a red hat and holding two Canadian flags. A sign below it read: 'God keep our land glorious and free.' One resident said Doney lived at the residence for more than 30 years and looked after her husband. 'She was a beautiful woman. She wouldn't hurt anybody,' the woman said. 'It's just unbelievable.' Laurie DeOliveira said she didn't know her personally but often saw her decorating the scarecrow, a community staple. 'I always have a bit of gratitude for how she kind of lights up the neighbourhood with her different kind of characters that she portrays for the rest of the community to enjoy,' said DeOliveira. 'I just wanted her family to know she was meaningful to us.' Syed Ali said he felt compelled to come by the home where the stabbing occurred to pay his respects to the victim. 'She was just gardening,' Ali said. 'It's very shocking.' Ali said he remembers when his son was 14 years old — the same age as the suspect. Kids are supposed to be outside playing and studying, he said. 'We have to check (kids') mental health. We should be concerned about this.' John Meloche, who lives down the street from where Doney was attacked, said he was home at the time and saw his video surveillance captured who he believed to be the boy walking towards and then away from the victim's house. The teen could be seen wearing a long, black, shiny trench coat, black dress shoes and a black mask and gloves and was holding a black briefcase. In one video, the teen stops and bends down, fiddling with something near his bag, before continuing, walking at a steady pace. Arrest of boy Thursday evening ends an intense police search following the death of a Pickering On Thursday evening at the scene, Durham police Chief Peter Moreira called the incident a 'sadistic and cowardly, unprovoked attack that was captured on video.' 'I worked in homicide for a long time, and I can tell you that an unprovoked attack like this is just unimaginable.' Moreira declined to comment further on the details of the arrest, saying the investigation is still in its early stages. Police have not publicly stated whether there was a relationship between the victim and suspect, adding the victim's name is being withheld at her family's request. The suspect's identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The apparently random nature of the fatal stabbing pushed Durham officers to take 'unusual steps,' Moreira added, including deploying the OPP Alert Ready service. Although the shelter-in-place was only intended for the people in the immediate area, the alert was received on cellphones elsewhere in the GTA. McCabe said on Friday investigative work is done before emergency alerts are deployed, and police 'understand the fear that they may cause.' 'We don't release them lightly,' she added. 'The Alert Ready is a system that is in place to notify our community members of an ongoing situation that is deemed a risk to public safety. The decision was made to have residents shelter in place as the suspect was at large and armed. The process for doing so is for the DRPS to submit a request in writing to the OPP. The OPP has the final approval if an alert should be made. The DRPS provided a suggested area to shelter in place in our alert request to the OPP. The area the alert extends to, is at the discretion of the OPP. My understanding is the reach for the alert went further than the requested area as the armed suspect was mobile and there was an imminent threat to public safety … My understanding is that it was a possible glitch in the system. DRPS did not classify it as a terrorism event,' McCabe said in a statement. Durham Regional Police investigate a murder near the intersection of Fairport and Lynn Heights in Pickering. The city of Pickering cancelled all evening activities and classes in the wake of the attack, but after the suspect was arrested, locals were told they could go back to their activities. 'I'm shocked that a person so young has so much hate in them,' Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe told reporters at the scene Thursday. Ashe added the boy was affected by the 'burden of mental health.' Police previously reported the suspect was 13 years old. Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact detectives at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2529 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). With files from Jason Miller and Jennifer Pagliaro
Hamilton Spectator
11 hours ago
- Hamilton Spectator
Why did I get an emergency alert for a homicide in Pickering? Teen boy charged with 1st-degree murder following ‘sadistic and cowardly' attack
Thousands of Ontario residents received a shelter-in-place alert during the Thursday afternoon commute. The alert indicated police were investigating a homicide suspect at 2125 Lynn Heights Dr., but it failed to mention the community name of Pickering. The alert appeared to create confusion on social media and included the r/askTO subreddit on . People receive this alert on Toronto-area cellphones as police hunt for a suspect in Thursday's stabbing death. Commenters reported receiving the alert in downtown Toronto and Newmarket. Others who said they received it, live more than 100-kilometres away from the impacted area, in places like Haliburton and Barrie. Alert Ready is the public-facing brand name for the National Public Alerting System administered by Public Safety Canada. Canada's emergency alerting system is intended to deliver critical alerts to Canadians through television, radio and LTE-connected and compatible wireless devices. The May 29 Pickering alert was sent by the Ontario Provincial Police on behalf of Durham Regional Police. In an email to Metroland, Durham police spokesperson Joanne McCabe said the local police service provided a suggested area to shelter in place in its alert request to the OPP. 'The area the alert extends to and what information is released, is at the discretion of the OPP,' McCabe added. 'My understanding is the reach for the alert went further than the requested area as the armed suspect was mobile and there was an imminent threat to public safety.' Metroland has also reached out to the OPP and will update this piece when we receive a reply. A shelter in place can be issued for major police events. The Government of Canada website advises people to follow the directions and advice of law enforcement and first responders. Here's what you should do if you receive a notice: In a May 30 update, Durham police said a 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after an older adult woman was stabbed to death in the Lynn Heights Drive and Fairport Road area of Pickering Thursday afternoon. The suspect was initially thought to be 13, according to a previous news release. On May 29 at 3:05 p.m., police responded to the area for an unknown trouble call. After a brief encounter, the suspect 'assaulted the victim in an unprovoked attack (by) stabbing her multiple times,' police said. The woman was outside her home on Lynn Heights Drive near Fairport Road around 3 p.m., when police say the suspect approached her. A passerby found a woman on the ground outside a residence suffering from traumatic injuries. She was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre and pronounced dead. In a media briefing Thursday evening, Durham police Chief Peter Moreira called the suspect 'sadistic and cowardly' in the unprovoked attack, which was captured on video. 'I worked in homicide for a long time and I can tell you that an unprovoked attack like this is just unimaginable,' Moreira added. The woman was doing what 'everyone else would do at the front of their home,' according to Moreira and added she does not hold any responsibility for the attack. Following the stabbing, police said the suspect fled eastbound on Lynn Heights Drive, which prompted a massive search that included a rare shelter-in-place alert issued across the Greater Toronto Area in a bid to minimize any risk to public safety. Police said the suspect was arrested without incident Thursday evening at 8:30 p.m. The stabbing death is Durham Region's second homicide of 2025, said police. The woman's name is being withheld at the request of the family. — With files from Kristen Calis, Toronto Star Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
