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Daily Mirror
9 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Horror moment fairground ride sends kids crashing to ground after loss of power
Screaming riders at a funfair plunged to the ground after the ride, known as 'The Hammer', is understood to have lost power near the top of its tall tower, leaving at least 15 children injured Pictures and video show the aftermath of a horrifying fairground ride collapse that left at least 15 children and teenagers injured when it came crashing to the ground. Screaming riders plunged to the ground after the ride, known as 'The Hammer', is understood to have lost power near the top of its tall tower. Shocking video captures the carnage in El Carmen, Mexico, on June 14. In the clip desperate parents and fair-goers frantically pull riders from the wreckage. Screams can be heard as rescuers work to free riders from their seats and carry them to safety following the catastrophic failure. The ride, known as 'El Martillo' in Spanish, hoists riders dozens of feet up in the air and spins them around. Some appear too badly injured to walk more than a few steps in the footage, and are gently stretched out on the ground as they wait for paramedics. Others seem in shock and too traumatised to even leave their seats. At least 15 children and teenagers were injured in the ride collapse, one aged just 10, according to reports from local media. Many were reported to have suffered pelvic and spinal fractures plus hip and shoulder injuries. Six of the riders were so badly hurt they were kept admitted as patients at 21 Hospital, University Hospital and Metropolitan Hospital. The fairground reportedly continued to operate normally following the horrific incident, until safety officials closed it down. Investigators are now trying to establish if the ride failed because of operator error, mechanical failure or poor maintenance, NewsX reports. The news comes just two days after a two-year-old was killed and other children injured after they were electrocuted at a funfair in Spain. The nightmare unfolded as the little girl and three older children touched a metal fence surrounding a giant fairground trampoline at a funfair in Murcia. Paramedics fought desperately to resuscitate the two-year-old for half an hour but she was tragically declared dead in the early hours of June 15, after the children touched the fence around midnight. As investigations continue locals are calling for tighter rules and more inspections around the electrical supplies at the events.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
TGL Week 6: Ludvig Åberg leads The Bay past Justin Thomas, Atlanta Drive after Genesis Invitational win
Ludvig Åberg didn't waste any time after his win at Torrey Pines on Sunday. After taking a jet across the country almost immediately after winning the Genesis Invitational in Southern California, Åberg helped lead The Bay GC to a dominant win over Justin Thomas and Atlanta Drive GC in the second of three TGL matches on Monday. The Bay held on to grab a 6-5 win in their first match of the day on Monday in Florida, part of a special Presidents Day triple-header. That followed Thomas' wild overtime rally that he sealed with a chip-in to beat Los Angeles Golf Club. The Bay jumped to a 3-0 lead almost immediately, thanks in part to a clutch chip-in from Min Woo Lee on the fourth hole. That actually came after a timeout on the green when they forgot to bring a club up. Min Woo Lee already cooking, let's go — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 While Atlanta responded on the fifth, thanks to a 13-footer from Thomas after a hammer was thrown, Lucas Glover missed a perfect opportunity to win the hammer on the next hole and suddenly take the lead. Glover responded on the ninth to close out triples with a chip-in of his own, however, which kept their deficit at one as they entered singles. That chip-in sent Thomas rolling backward on the green in celebration, too. Come for Lucas Glover's chip-in, stay for JT's reaction — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 The Bay finally pulled ahead on the 13th after Clark won via a hammer throw and then Åberg dropped another dart on the par-3 14th. He was just inches away from an ace, which would've been the first in competition. Thomas had a chance to force overtime at the last hole, but Thomas' long putt was just a bit short. That gave The Bay the one shot win. Incredible roll — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 Teeing off in the afternoon out of its usual primetime setting, the first matchup featured the previously undefeated Atlanta Drive GC (1-0) and the Los Angeles Golf Club (2-0). LAGC took an early 1-0 lead on the third hole, with Justin Rose sinking a 14-foot putt. However, the match was tied at 1-1 on the next hole when Justin Thomas threw The Hammer for Atlanta, but LAGC declined. (Each team got three Hammers under new rules, compared to one during previous TGL matches.) Sahith Theegala missed a putt on the fifth hole that would have given LAGC the lead, but the shot lipped out. The two teams remained tied at 2-2 after Holes 6 and 7. A heartbreaker 💔 — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 LAGC won the ninth hole on a Thomas putt from seven feet to take a 3-2 lead. They built that margin to 5-2 when Tommy Fleetwood sank a birdie to win Hole 11. Dialed 🎯 — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 However, Atlanta rallied to make it 5-4 on Hole 13 with a Billy Horschel putt. LAGC held its slight edge until Hole 15 when Thomas chipped in to move the match to overtime. In overtime, it's a closest-to-the-pin challenge in TGL. Fleetwood looked like he gave LAGC the win when he holed in his shot. But Patrick Cantlay finished off Atlanta's rally and got the win, landing his shot to within five feet of the pin. An overtime win for @atlantadrivegc‼️ — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 With the win, Atlanta briefly improved to 2-0 before falling to 2-1 on the season. LAGC took its first loss of the season and fell to 2-1, but it still looks like the TGL favorite ahead of a match next Monday against New York GC, which has yet to win.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
TGL Week 6: Atlanta Drive GC rallies from 5-2 hole to beat LAGC in overtime
After a one-week break, TGL resumed its season with a Presidents Day triple-header on Monday. Teeing off in the afternoon out of its usual primetime setting, the first matchup featured the undefeated Atlanta Drive GC (1-0) and the Los Angeles Golf Club (2-0). LAGC took an early 1-0 lead on the third hole, with Justin Rose sinking a 14-foot putt. However, the match was tied at 1-1 on the next hole when Justin Thomas threw The Hammer for Atlanta, but LAGC declined. (Each team got three Hammers under new rules, compared to one during previous TGL matches.) Sahith Theegala missed a putt on the fifth hole that would have given LAGC the lead, but the shot lipped out. The two teams remained tied at 2-2 after Holes 6 and 7. A heartbreaker 💔 — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 LAGC won the ninth hole on a Thomas putt from seven feet to take a 3-2 lead. They built that margin to 5-2 when Tommy Fleetwood sank a birdie to win Hole 11. Dialed 🎯 — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 However, Atlanta rallied to make it 5-4 on Hole 13 with a Billy Horschel putt. LAGC held its slight edge until Hole 15 when Thomas chipped in to move the match to overtime. In overtime, it's a closest to the pin challenge in TGL. Fleetwood looked like he gave LAGC the win when he holed in his shot. But Patrick Cantlay finished off Atlanta's rally and got the win, landing his shot to within five feet of the pin. An overtime win for @atlantadrivegc‼️ — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 With the win, Atlanta improved to 2-0 and will try to remain undefeated against The Bay GC in their 4 p.m. ET. LAGC took its first loss and dropped to 2-0-1, but still looks like the TGL favorite ahead of a match next Monday against New York GC (0-2). The Bay Golf Club and Boston Common Golf will wrap up the night in the third matchup of the day. That will feature Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Åberg, who is fresh off his win at the Genesis Invitational in Southern California on Sunday.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
TGL Week 6: Atlanta Drive GC rallies from 5-2 to beat LAGC, 6-5 in overtime
After a one-week break, TGL resumed its season with a Presidents Day triple-header. Teeing off in the afternoon out of its usual primetime setting, the first matchup featured the undefeated Atlanta Drive GC (1-0) versus Los Angeles Golf Club (2-0). LAGC took an early 1-0 lead on the third hole, with Justin Rose sinking a 14-foot putt. However, the match was tied at 1-1 on the next hole when Justin Thomas threw The Hammer for Atlanta, but LAGC declined. Sahith Theegala missed a putt on the fifth hole that would have given LAGC the lead, but the shot lipped out. The two teams remained tied at 2-2 after Holes 6 and 7. A heartbreaker 💔 — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 LAGC won the ninth hole on a Thomas putt from seven feet to take a 3-2 lead. They built that margin to 5-2 when Tommy Fleetwood sank a birdie to win Hole 11. Dialed 🎯 — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 However, Atlanta rallied to make it 5-4 on Hole 13 with a Billy Horschel putt. LAGC held its slight edge until Hole 15 when Thomas chipped in to move the match to overtime. In overtime, it's a closest to the pin challenge in TGL. Tommy Fleetwood looked like he gave LAGC the win when he holed in his shot. But Patrick Cantlay finished off Atlanta's rally and got the win, landing his shot to within five feet of the pin. An overtime win for @atlantadrivegc‼️ — TGL (@TGL) February 17, 2025 With the win, Atlanta improved to 2-0 and will try to remain undefeated against The Bay GC in their 4 p.m. ET. LAGC took its first loss and dropped to 2-0-1 ahead of a match next Monday versus New York GC (0-2).
USA Today
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Is LA Golf Club the favorite to win Tiger Woods' TGL? Maybe so
Is LA Golf Club the favorite to win Tiger Woods' TGL? Maybe so Show Caption Hide Caption Video inside Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy's TGL golf league SoFi Center Inside the SoFi Center with three of the 24 PGA Tour pros who will make up the six teams and be televised on ESPN on January 7, 2025. The L.A. team is undefeated in the TGL, having won both of its matches. L.A. team members say their secret is treating the competition seriously and spending a lot of time practicing. The L.A. team will put its undefeated record on the line Feb. 17 during the league's first triple header. PALM BEACH GARDENS — In the middle of a serious TGL practice session last Monday inside the SoFi Center, members of the Los Angeles Golf Club decided to have some fun. Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa and Justin Rose placed a mat in the main lobby by the fan shop and started chipping balls through an executive suite next to the television booth and onto the green. The objective was to see if anyone could knock it in the hole from outside the arena floor. "It started off we were just meant to hit 10 each, and we hit like 10 buckets each, so the competitive juices started kicking in," Rose said. "Then you started to get into a bit of a flow where you're beginning to hone in on it and you can feel yourself getting close." "Collin holed it a couple times," Fleetwood said, "in the wrong hole." More: Where is TGL golf located? What to know about SoFi Center, Tiger Woods' golf league arena The fun continued Tuesday for L.A., which turned another TGL match into a rout, clinching its 6-2 victory over Boston Common Golf and Rory McIlroy on the 11th hole after leading 5-0 after triples. The night featured Morikawa breaking out into dance after good shots and Rose holding his ear and saying "I can't hear you" while looking at McIlroy after a Morikawa tee shot led to another L.A. birdie. And L.A. was so confident in victory that it never once considered throwing The Hammer. "We don't need that Hammer," Fleetwood told fans urging L.A. to toss the flag. Having won both its matches and 15 of 18 holes (12 were halved) against Boston and Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links, L.A. is becoming the favorite in the first year of this unique indoor golf league created by McIlroy, whose team has lost both its matches (one in overtime) and Woods. "You want to be focused and keep encouraging the guys ... 'Okay, no complacency, stay focused, this is your shot, you ready, let's go,' " Rose said. "And good planning. Then all the planning was in place and you just have to execute. "The fast start helps because then the other team, they have to start to press. Maybe they chase pins. Who knows, maybe make mistakes, maybe start to get aggressive on the greens. Obviously we had them exactly where we wanted them today, but we just kept piling on the pressure. Preparation the key for Los Angeles Golf Club L.A.'s secret sauce is not all fun and games. The team, which also includes Sahith Theegala, who was not active Tuesday, spent several hours inside SoFi Center the day before its match against Boston strategizing and trying to figure out the synthetic greens. In other words, treating this as much as a competition as a fun night out with the boys. "Like Tommy said, out there early," Rose said. "Maybe what surprised him is how much we've actually treated it like this is exactly what we do. This is how we prepare for any other big tournament that we play in. We are competitive. We want to be prepared." Fleetwood missed L.A.'s first match with Theegala filling one of the three roster spots. "I think that's exactly how we worked as a team out there," Rose continued. "Even in practice, we were sort of getting the rhythm going ... 'Okay, how do the triples feel?' … 'How do we read putts?' ... 'in this scenario, who's going to call the shot clock?' ... try to give the other player comfort and time. So there was a lot of mini-strategies out there, obviously, and then you have to hit golf shots, which these two lads are pretty awesome at." After TGL's first break in the schedule the week of Feb. 9, Los Angeles puts its unbeaten record on the line Feb. 17 during the league's first triple header. L.A. faces Atlanta (1-0) to start off the three-match day. The biggest difference was putting. L.A. made 32 feet of putts, Boston 5 feet. L.A. converted 88% of its short putts (up to 10 feet) compared to Boston's 20%. "We spent a lot of time trying to figure out these greens and reading them," Morikawa said. "They're really difficult. Around the holes don't always go the same way so you've got to figure it out and feel it out while we're there. "It was nice to hit some close but also make some putts out there, and I think this is just another learning curve for us to figure out, okay, how do we keep putting well if not better." Keep putting well. Keep playing well. All while having a little fun. And, most importantly, playing to win. "Got to play the right way out here and we've got to win," Rose said. "We came here to win, and that's what it's all about." Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@
