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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
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Blackburn Rovers trio earn international recognition after recalls
Yuki Ohashi has joined Balazs Toth and Kirsti Montgomery in earning a call-up for his national team's June fixtures. Rovers had no first-team players away with their countries in the March international break. However, that has changed this time around with Ohashi and Toth recalled by Japan and Hungary, respectively. Both were central to Rovers' late flurry of wins at the end of the season. Ohashi finished as the club's top-scorer, netting on the final day at Sheffield United whilst Toth started the last six league matches in which Valerien Ismael's side were unbeaten. Japan travel to face Australia on June 5 before hosting Indonesia five days later on June 10. Both games are World Cup qualifying matches, with Japan already qualified in first place with 20 points from eight games. READ MORE: Ohashi has been called up twice previously but is still looking to add to his solitary cap and score his maiden goal. Rovers will be keen for the forward to rest this summer having played a season and a half of football without a break. Toth will be hoping his form for Rovers can earn him a second cap for Hungary. First up, it's a clash against former head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson with Sweden on Friday, June 6. That is followed by a trip to Mardakan, for their second and final friendly of the camp against Azerbaijan, with the test to be played at the Dalga Arena. Montgomery has been rewarded for his breakthrough end to the season with Rovers by earning his first Scotland Under-20 call-up. Scot Gemmill's side face Slovakia on Friday, May 23, in a match that will serve as preparation for the Under-21 European qualifiers which begin in September. Having previously represented Scotland at Under-16 level, this latest call-up is Montgomery's first involvement at Under-20 level.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
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The stats behind Ohashi and Gueye's debut seasons at Blackburn Rovers
Yuki Ohashi and Makhtar Gueye both had their first tastes of Championship football with Rovers this season. Ohashi headed to Lancashire from Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima last summer, while Gueye arrived from Belgian outfit RWD Molenbeek. The duo had contrasting starts at Ewood Park. Ohashi hit the ground running with a goal on his debut against Derby. The 28-year-old also got on the scoresheet at Norwich and in the Carabao Cup tie against Stockport, quickly becoming a fan favourite. Ohashi also bagged a brace against Bristol City in September but then didn't get on the scoresheet again until Boxing Day. During that time, he was called up to the Japan squad and won his first cap against Indonesia in a World Cup qualifier. Ohashi had injury problems in the second half of the campaign but grabbed goals against Sheffield Wednesday, Luton and Sheffield United upon his return to the side. Meanwhile, Gueye had to wait until December for his first league goal although he had netted twice in the Carabao Cup by that point. The towering forward picked the perfect time to get off the mark in the Championship, grabbing a timely winner at Sheffield Wednesday. Gueye went on to score some important goals, including a brace at West Brom and the opener against Lancashire rivals Preston North End, although he had a fairly quiet end to the TIME Ohashi made 38 appearances in all competitions including 27 starts, racking up 2,347 minutes throughout the campaign. The forward had already been playing for several months in the J League before making the move to East Lancashire. Gueye played fewer minutes in the league but was more involved in the cup competitions, racking up 2,349 minutes including 24 starts. END PRODUCT Ohashi's strike on the final day at Bramall Lane saw the forward reach double figures, surpassing Andi Weimann's total for the campaign. Nine of those goals came in the league and he also provided four assists for his team-mates over the course of the season. Gueye applauds the fans (Image: CameraSport - Dave Howarth) Meanwhile, Gueye scored eight goals in all competitions and also contributed six assists for his team-mates. Tyrhys Dolan was the only other member of the Rovers squad who scored more than three times, ending up with seven goals. ACCURACY Ohashi attempted 53 shots in the league, for which we have the data for, and hit the target at a rate of 35.8 per cent. In terms of expected goals (xG), the data suggests that the attacker would be expected to score 7.1 goals based on the number and quality of chances he received, but he 'over-performed' those numbers by 1.9. Gueye attempted more shots than Ohashi in the league (62) but had a slightly lower accuracy rate (35.5 per cent). In comparison, Weimann had the highest accuracy figure in the Rovers squad this season, hitting the target at a rate of 60.6 per cent. Gueye's xG figure was also 7.1, according to the data, but he 'under-performed' those numbers by 1.1 goals. ALL-ROUND GAME The stats behind Gueye's aerial duels stand out, which isn't much of a surprise given the forward's impressive physical attributes. He won 164 headers against an opponent this season – a statistic which only Dom Hyam can better in the Rovers squad (173). Gueye also completed 23 dribbles in the league this term, often holding up play effectively to help his team-mates turn defence into attack. Ohashi was tidier in the build-up phase. The Japan international completed 68 per cent of his passes compared to Gueye's 54.2 per cent. Out of possession, both players won back possession 11 times in the final third. Ohashi completed 21 tackles in total compared to Gueye's 12. SUMMARY There have been promising signs from Ohashi and Gueye's starts to life in English football and the pair will be eager to kick on next season. In Ohashi's case, it was perhaps inevitable that injuries would catch up with him after a long campaign which began in the J League. But the forward has proven he can be effective at this level and given supporters reason to be optimistic about what he can offer next term. Gueye needed a bit of time to adjust to Championship football but soon started to show why he was brought to the club. He is a nuisance for defenders and will always pose an aerial threat if Rovers can provide him with service. Both players will be hungry for more next season and it will be interesting to see if they are utilised alongside each other more frequently, although Todd Cantwell's quality in the No 10 role makes it tough to leave him out of the side.
BBC News
03-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Blackburn miss out on play-off spot with Blades draw
Blackburn Rovers missed out on a Championship play-off place following a 1-1 draw at Sheffield United on the final day of the Ohashi's goal five minutes after half-time had given Rovers the lead at Bramall Ahmedhodzic's equaliser nine minutes later meant Blackburn miss out on a chance of extending their season in the post-season shake finish their league campaign third on 90 points while Rovers finish seventh on 66 points, two points outside the to follow.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Politics
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SAGE Livingston County reacts to criticism from the city
HOWELL, Mich. (WLNS)— The city of Howell hate groups—and a group that fights against hate. Last week, Stand Against Extremism Livingston County (SAGE) sponsored the screening of a documentary called which explores the history surrounding a white supremacist in Howell. The screening prompted Nazi protestors to show up outside the event. Last Friday, the city of Howell issued a release stating, 'HATE HAS NO HOME IN HOWELL.' The release denounced the Nazi protestors, saying 'Howell Community Leadership continues to denounce these messengers of hate, including messages that insinuate hate is tolerated in our community.' The statement also criticized SAGE, saying the city, 'strongly denounces the SAGE organization for bringing masked, untrained, and armed individuals as 'security' to their event.' City officials say those actions were irresponsible, but Daniel Wheeler-Pfau, a volunteer with SAGE thinks otherwise. 'We invited individuals,' said Wheeler-Pfau. 'Who were volunteers, who are trained in de-escalation techniques, specifically to address issues such as those that might've come up during those interactions.' Wheeler-Pfau says they feel like the city is ignoring the actual issue. 'The city is literally saying 'I don't want to listen to this minority group, but we will denounce them.' They're basically saying 'We don't want the voices of minority individuals to be upheld, and to be shared,'' said Wheeler-Pfau. Julie Ohashi, co-founder of SAGE says she can't believe the city is criticizing them. 'The city's statement made it clear that they have not seen the important content that's in the documentary that we are trying to get out there which is the face of hate. It has unique lessons for our community, specifically on what we can do to improve and be better,' said Ohashi. Ohashi says local enforcement was present but didn't do too much to protect the people at the event. 'The police were contacted they just sat by and watched,' said Ohashi. 'There was an assault on a minority veteran, who is a Howell business owner. There was a Latino woman who was called an ethnic slur.' The city's statement says that extremism is a Michigan problem, not just in Howell, but SAGE wants to see more from their local leaders. ''The Face of Hate' clearly proves that we have an active white supremacy issue in Livingston County,' said Ohashi. 'And what are going to do about it? We can't pretend this away.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Nazi protestors demonstrate against anti-racism film in Howell
HOWELL, Mich. (WLNS) — A group of men holding swastika flags and yelling slurs were spotted in Howell Thursday night during the screening of an anti-racism documentary called 'Faces of Hate.' This incident comes a few months after a similar group of men were seen back in November waving Nazi flags and protesting against a showing of 'The Diary of Anne Frank' play at the American Legion. Jeffrey Amayo, a construction worker, says he was invited to the screening of the film and approached one of the men holding the flags. 'He barged into the theater, they pushed him out, and I decided to get in his face, and just tell that he's a joke,' said Amayo. 'You know, let him know that a Black man is telling you you're a joke, and I made him afraid.' Amayo says this incident hits close to home. 'I grew up in West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills,' said Amayo. 'I was a victim of racial harassment and racial violence, and I decided to put my foot down. No more. No more.' The film, 'Faces of Hate,' tells the story of an ex-white supremacist who changes his racist ideology. Tyler Deperro, the owner of Historic Howell Theater, says a man came inside earlier that day upset about the film. 'And then later on as the movie was ending,' said Deperro. 'That group came back around 8 o'clock across the street with their Nazi flags and yelling slurs.' Julie Ohashi, co-founder of Stand Against Extremism (SAGE) Livingston County, the group that sponsored the documentary says, the film was what caused the extremist to show up. 'We did receive verbal abuse. Threats of direct physical violence,' said Ohashi. 'They're saying things like, you know 'race mixers are the death of the white race,' and 'stop killing white children,' 'end white genocide.'' Ohashi says SAGE combated against the protestors the best way they could. 'The response was to drown them out in any way we could, just play really loud music,' said Ohashi. 'Yell over top of them, but we didn't want them to have the platform.' Although the event ended on a sour note, Ohashi says the screening was a success, with 100 people viewing the documentary. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
