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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Jack Grealish appears to take swipe at Pep Guardiola as he's set to be snubbed from Man City's Club World Cup squad
GUARD UP Jack Grealish appears to take swipe at Pep Guardiola as he's set to be snubbed from Man City's Club World Cup squad Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) JACK GREALISH has appeared to take a swipe at boss Pep Guardiola's selection policy. The Manchester City star, 29, has fallen out of favour at the Etihad. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Jack Grealish has fallen out of favour under Pep Guardiola Credit: Reuters Grealish started just seven Premier League matches during the 2024-25 season. Having made just one brief cameo in the final six games of the campaign, Grealish was left on the bench during the FA Cup final - with Guardiola instead turning to teenage debutant Claudio Echeverri as his side chased an equaliser. Appearing on talkSPORT, Grealish's former Aston Villa team-mate Gabriel Agbonlahor criticised Guardiola's treatment of his pal. Agbonlahor said: "I think towards the end of the season, it felt to me like it got a bit personal. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL 'STARSTRUCK' Grealish poses with unrecognisable Prem icon and calls him his 'boyhood hero' "Bringing on a young kid for his debut in an FA Cup final when you're chasing a goal, when you've got someone who's had the career Jack's had just seemed a bit odd. "That seemed a bit personal to me, like a last little dig to get you out, to upset you, to (make) you want to move. But we've seen this before from Pep. "Pep can be ruthless at times. If he feels that you're not part of his future plans, he will get rid of you." When talkSPORT posted the clip to Instagram, Grealish commented, appearing to point to how many sub appearances he's made: "What u want me to do score a hatty in 20?" The post received several other comments, including one that read: "Dude jack is been bad lately and I'm not surprised Pep did that." BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 4 Grealish replied to a talkSPORT post Credit: Instagram @talksport 4 The Man City star also responded to a fan Credit: Instagram @talksport Grealish responded: "haha I've been bad lately? "Scored 3 goals in my last 3 appearances over 45 mins but okie dokie love x". Jack Grealish to Napoli?! Conte Plots Shock £100M Raid – Would City Really Let Him Go? Grealish scored one goal and laid on one assist in 20 Prem appearances during the 2024-25 season. His three goals in all competitions came against Leicester, Paris Saint-Germain and Salford. Yesterday it emerged that Grealish will not head to the US with his team-mates for the Club World Cup, as he nears a City exit. The England ace is said to be attracting interest from the Premier League and overseas - with Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Napoli among the interested suitors. Boss Guardiola said in May: 'Of course Jack has to play. He needs to do it — with us or another place.' SunSport recently revealed that Grealish had accepted that he may need to leave City in order to reclaim his England place in time for the World Cup. 'I LOVE JACK GREALISH' Having missed out on last summer's European Championships, Grealish has been left out of both of Thomas Tuchel's squads so far as Three Lions boss. Asked about the 39-cap star in March, the German said: "I love Jack Grealish. I love everything about him; his personality, his quality. "The guy has courage, can take the heat, not afraid of the Bernabeu whistles when he's on the ball, it does not affect him, it affects him only in the best way. "Is he a player who should be available and have an impact in our (England) squad? Yes, 100 per cent. But lately, he simply has no rhythm and he and I agree 100 per cent. "He said, 'Thomas, I'm not a start-stop player. It's so hard for me to influence a match from the bench and be on the bench again, and two weeks later start again'. "I'm not judging anyone, but it's just a characteristic of Jack, he gets better with every minute. The more he plays the better he gets and then he becomes a proper machine."
Independent Singapore
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Know the athletes who won the Laureus World Sports Awards
The Laureus Awards ceremony was recently held in Madrid, and here are the athletes who were honoured for their exceptional performances in sports. Simone Biles was named Sportswoman of the Year, and the Swedish pole-vaulter Mondo Duplantis was honoured as the Sportsman of the Year. American gymnast Biles earned this recognition after an incredible performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she made a powerful comeback. In the prestigious competition, she won gold medals in the team event, the all-around, and the vault, along with a silver medal in the floor exercise. This success came after her three-year hiatus, when she withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health. This is the fourth time she has received the Laureus award. She now has the same number of awards as her fellow American and tennis legend, Serena Williams. Biles shared, 'I'm so happy to be here in Madrid and to receive my fourth Laureus Award… I won this Award for the first time in 2017, and Laureus has been a part of my story since then. There might be a little girl watching someone like me on television and deciding she can do it, too.' Meanwhile, Mondo Duplantis received the Laureus Sportsman of the Year for the first time after being nominated for the past three years. It was handed to him by last year's winner, tennis star Novak Djokovic. Duplantis made history by being the second track-and-field athlete to win the award, following sprinting legend Usain Bolt. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Duplantis won his second Olympic gold medal and broke his own world record for the ninth time. A month later, he broke the record again at the Silesia Diamond League event. Duplantis joked, 'I am incredibly honoured to have won my first Laureus, this is the ultimate award that we athletes want to win. I know because this is the fourth time I have been nominated –and that proves it's harder to win a Laureus than an Olympic gold medal.' Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade was also honoured with the Comeback of the Year award. She earned the award after making an incredible return to top-level competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the floor exercise and beat Simone Biles. Her journey as an athlete is inspiring because she battled through serious injuries that once threatened to end her career. Overcoming setbacks, her performance in Paris showed not only her talent but also her determination and resilience to keep doing what she is passionate about. Teenage football star Lamine Yamal won the Breakthrough of the Year award. The athlete played a key role in helping Spain win the European Championship last year. He is now the sixth footballer to win this award. Retired tennis star Rafael Nadal received the Laureus Sporting Icon award for his legendary contribution to the sport. The French Open will also pay tribute to Nadal on the opening day of the tournament. Here are the athletes who won the Laureus World Sports Awards this year: Simone Biles – World Sportswoman of the Year Mondo Duplantis – World Sportsman of the Year Real Madrid – World Team of the Year Lamine Yamal – World Breakthrough of the Year Rebeca Andrade – World Comeback of the Year Jiang Yuyan – World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Tom Pidcock – World Action Sportsperson of the Year Kick4Life – Laureus Sport for Good Rafael Nadal – Laureus Sporting Icon Kelly Slater – Laureus Lifetime Achievement
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Zak Starkey ‘surprised and saddened' the Who fired him after 28 years
Zak Starkey, the drummer son of Ringo Starr, says he was 'surprised and saddened' over reports that drama forced him from the Who after nearly three decades with the English rock band. The 59-year-old percussionist said in a statement to People Wednesday that he 'suffered a serious medical emergency with blood clots in my right bass drum calf' at the start of the year, though that's 'now completely healed and does not affect my drumming or running.' British outlets reported that Starkey was axed due to a March performance at Royal Albert Hall, wherein he was playing too loudly — 'overplaying,' as he recently joked on Instagram — making it difficult for lead vocalist Roger Daltrey to 'sing to that.' 'I'm very proud of my near 30 years with The Who. Filling the shoes of my Godfather, 'uncle Keith' has been the biggest honor and I remain their biggest fan. They've been like family to me,' Starkey said in the statement to People. Original drummer Keith Moon died of an accidental overdose in 1978. 'After playing those songs with the band for so many decades, I'm surprised and saddened anyone would have an issue with my performance that night, but what can you do? … 29 years at any job is a good old run, and I wish them the best.' Starkey began playing with the 'Won't Get Fooled Again' band in 1996.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Celebrating Hawaii's Remarkable Women: Nancy Wo's behind-the-scenes impact
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Throughout March, KHON has highlighted the incredible women making a difference in Hawaii's communities. The celebration culminates next week with the announcement of the 2025 Remarkable Woman award. Remarkable Women 2025 Jodi Leong shares the story of Nancy Wo, a woman whose quiet leadership and dedication have raised millions for local causes, making a significant impact behind the scenes. Wo, who prefers to stay out of the spotlight, has coordinated high-profile fundraisers supporting a variety of important causes. She has worked tirelessly to raise funds for events such as the 50th Anniversary of Title IX fundraiser for the University of Hawaii Athletics Department, the Laugh Out Cancer event for Queen's Medical Center and a casino night benefiting the Children's Alliance. Her friends describe her as a powerhouse, always ready to elevate any cause she supports. 'She sees the need in the community and just wants to put her head down and help as much as she can,' said her daughter, Ally Wo. Malindi Fickle, a longtime friend, agreed, saying, 'Nancy is such a powerhouse. She takes everything she does and elevates it. She rallies everybody around the cause.'Eileen Wacker, another friend, added, 'I was really impressed by how quietly Nancy works. When she swings, she makes a very, very big impact.' Nancy Wo's passion for community service stems from her late mother, an oncology nurse who dedicated her life to helping others. 'She would always help whoever needed help and never turned anyone away,' Wo said. 'I learned from a very young age to be generous with the heart. She always received so much back—not in terms of money or gifts, but her heart was always full.' Now, Wo is passing on this legacy of volunteerism to her three children, teaching them the importance of giving back. 'I'm really proud of them, and I want them to continue it,' Wo said. Her latest initiative, called Volunteer Ally, is a project she co-created with her daughter Ally. The platform helps streamline the search for volunteer opportunities with nonprofit organizations, making it easier for others to give their time and support to causes in need. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news Nancy Wo's work continues to inspire, proving that sometimes the most powerful impact comes from those working quietly behind the scenes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
20-02-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Iranian Christians feared death in Iran. Then the US deported them to Panama.
Iranian Christians feared death in Iran. Then the US deported them to Panama. Show Caption Hide Caption Critics question the legality of undocumented migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay For the first time around ten undocumented migrants arrived at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. The U.S. government has begun flying migrants to Panama and Costa Rica as part of a strategy to increase deportations. Immigrant advocates say the flights violate migrants' rights and could put asylum-seekers in danger. The young woman in the video sounds desperate. Sitting on a bed in a hotel room surrounded by eight other people, including several children, she explains to the camera that they're all Iranian Christians who journeyed to the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana to seek asylum – then were shackled and flown six hours in a military plane to Panama. 'All of our cases are legitimate,' she says, her eyes burrowing with worry. 'I'm a protester in Iran with a record. I can't go back.' The woman – later identified as 27-year-old Artemis Ghasemzadeh – was part of a group of Iranian Christians, as well as migrants from Afghanistan, Nepal, China and other countries, who were recently flown from the U.S. to Panama and Costa Rica. The flights are part of President Donald Trump and his administration's strategy of outsourcing some of its most challenging deportations and removing as many people as possible who are in the U.S. without permission. On Thursday, the administration took another step designating eight gangs from Latin America as "foreign terrorist organizations," increasing the reach of U.S. law enforcement as they race to deport record number of migrants and deliver on one of Trump's biggest campaign promises. But these deportation flights trample migrant's rights and could return some asylum-seekers to dangerous situations, immigrant advocates and attorneys say. 'This is unprecedented,' Hillary Walsh, an immigration attorney in Phoenix whose office has been in touch with the Iranians in Panama, said of the new flights. 'It's not making asylum law hard – it's eliminating asylum law.' Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which oversees the deportations, did not respond to a request for comment. 'Cries and horrifying noises' Ghasemzadeh and the other Iranians traveled through several countries, including Mexico, to reach the U.S.-Mexico border at Tijuana, Walsh said. After they crossed the border, U.S. officials took their passports and other documents and gave them immigration detention wristbands. They were never given 'credible fear' interviews, Walsh said, often the first step to determining whether migrants could apply for asylum. The migrants were told detention centers there were full and they were transporting them to Texas, Walsh said. Instead, they were shackled, boarded onto a C-17 military cargo plane and flown to Panama. 'They tied our hands and feet,' Ghasemzadeh says in the video, which, as of Wednesday, had been shared more than 160,000 times. 'Women and children were getting sick, fainting … You could hear cries and horrifying noises from the plane.' As of 2019, there were about 385,000 Iranian immigrants living in the United States, or less than 1 percent of the nearly 45 million immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute. That year, there were approximately 7,000 unauthorized Iranian immigrants, or less than 0.1% of the estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the country. Iranian Christians present a particularly compelling asylum case, according to immigrant advocates, since the Iranian government prohibits converting from Islam to any religion. Sharia, or Islamic religious law, as interpreted by the government considers conversion from Islam apostasy, a crime punishable by death, according to the U.S. State Department. The vast majority of Iranians who arrive in the U.S. do so through a third country, often Turkey, and with the proper visas, said Peyman Malaz, chief operating officer of the PARS Equality Center, an L.A.-based advocacy group that helps mostly Persian-speaking migrants. More Iranians arrive at the border Over the past four or five months, however, his center has seen an uptick in Iranians arriving at the border who complain that their wait times in third countries are stretching past five or six years, he said. Those who arrive at the border are often the most persecuted and desperate, such as Iranian Christians, he said. Malaz said he was dismayed to hear of the Iranian Christians who were flown to Panama without any process for asylum. 'I was shocked,' he said. 'The United States has always been a beacon of hope for refugees. These people are running away from an autocratic government.' The Iranian Christians were part of a flight of 119 people who arrived in Panama aboard the C-17 on February 12, the first of three flights to arrive in the country the past week, said Tom Cartwright, who tracks deportation flights using publicly available flight records for the advocacy group Witness at the Border. Another flight filled with migrants later landed in Costa Rica. More: 'Woman, life, liberty': Iranians on why they'll risk beatings and death for change The last time the U.S. government transported migrants to a third country that was not their country of origin was when immigration officials flew asylum-seekers from Guatemala, Honduras and other countries to southern Mexico under the Biden administration, Cartwright said. Those flights ended in late 2022. The use of military cargo flights is baffling, he said, since U.S. officials could transport migrants on commercial charter flights for a fraction of the cost. Also, some of the nationalities on the flights, such as Nepal and India, the U.S. could deport directly to their countries of origin rather than pay to take them through a third country, Cartwright said. More: OnPolitics: Why Iranians are fighting for their freedom 'From a financial sense, it makes no sense at all. Zero,' he said. 'They'll definitely be harmed' Cartwright said he and other immigrant advocates suspect Trump is using an executive order he signed last month to invoke a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that gives the president the authority to 'suspend the entry' of certain noncitizens, whose entry would be 'detrimental to the interests of the United States.' Earlier this month, immigrant rights groups sued the Trump administration in federal court, claiming the executive order unlawfully shut down asylum at the border. 'This is an unprecedented power grab that will put countless lives in danger,' Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, said in a statement accompanying the filing. 'No president has the authority to unilaterally override the protections Congress has afforded those fleeing danger.' On Tuesday, Ghasemzadeh and the other Iranians were transferred from their hotel in Panama City to a remote migrant center at the edge of the jungle, according to Walsh's office. It's unclear what rights and procedures are being afforded to them. Attorneys are trying to help her and others, Walsh said. But at such a distance and with communication a challenge, it's becoming increasingly difficult, Walsh said. Her top concern: That Ghasemzadeh and the others could be returned to Iran. 'They'll definitely be harmed when they go back,' Walsh said. 'There's no question in my mind.' Follow Rick Jervis on X: @MrRJervis.
