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The Herald
13 hours ago
- General
- The Herald
Sterley, Korkie, Van der Bank crowned EP Masters champions
The highlight of the Eastern Province bowls calendar played out at the weekend as the prestigious EP Bowls Masters tournament was contested across three categories — open men, open ladies, and, for the first time, U25. The tournament, regarded as the pinnacle of bowls in the province, did not disappoint, delivering nail-biting action and showcasing some of the finest talent in the region. Open Men's Final: Sterley claims third title in epic duel The men's final saw an intense battle between two seasoned competitors, Andrew Sterley and Arthur Langley. In a match filled with precision, strategy, and moments of brilliance, Sterley edged Langley 21-18 to secure his third EP Masters title. Langley, himself a former champion and three-time finalist, pushed Sterley to the limit in a game that could have swung either way. Ultimately, Sterley's consistency in the final few ends earned him the victory and further cemented his legacy in EP bowls history.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Liverpool transfer news: The Premier League star set to follow Florian Wirtz to Anfield, why Reds have huge warchest to spend and the TWELVE stars who could leave
The wait for No 20 is over and Liverpool are Premier League champions again. But the chase for No 21 starts now and Liverpool have already gotten a huge headstart on their rivals.
New York Times
27-05-2025
- General
- New York Times
‘It destroyed a perfect day' – How Liverpool's Premier League title parade turned into chaos
In the shadow of the Royal Liver Building, just before 6pm yesterday, the bus carrying Liverpool's team of Premier League champions passed by and supporters reacted to a sight they'd been waiting for all day with a raucous rendition of the club's anthem, You'll Never Walk Alone. More than 500,000 people had attended a parade marking Liverpool's record-equalling 2oth league title, one which started in Allerton, in the south end of the city, three and a half hours earlier. It was a family affair with mums, dads and their kids lining the streets. There were children, if they were not in their prams, perched on shoulders. Advertisement Arne Slot, Liverpool's head coach, had responded to the scenes as he made his way from Mather Avenue to the centre by suggesting 'you can't compare this with anything'. 'Every age is here, you look into their eyes,' he said. 'You can hardly imagine there are more citizens of Liverpool… It's beyond my dreams.' Then the mood changed in a dreadful instant. The route had led along The Strand. Water Street is an adjoining road, wide enough to service the area, allowing fans to wander back towards the bars, pubs and restaurants of Castle Street and beyond. With the bus travelling southward and past the Albert Dock, Water Street was packed when a black Ford Galaxy car appeared. The police told a press conference on Tuesday that the area was closed to traffic, but that the driver followed an ambulance after a road block was lifted when paramedics tried to attend to a patient having a heart attack. The driver, who has since been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and driving under the influence of drugs, was then recorded reversing the vehicle into one person. But, despite pedestrians attempting to prevent it from moving, the car was driven forward and able to progress a few hundred yards from the merging thoroughfare of Dale Street, somewhere near the town hall. How it was allowed in remains a question for the authorities in charge of security and safety for this event. But, after passing an ambulance and with more fans trying to stop it from going any further, it accelerated towards The Strand, swerving and ploughing through the crowds, skittling people away. When the vehicle stopped, four people were trapped underneath. As of Tuesday afternoon, 50 people had been treated for injuries with 11 still in hospital. Two of them — including one child — were originally described as being seriously injured, but all of those now being treated are now in a stable condition and according to police, 'recovering well'. Advertisement The police do not consider it a terrorist attack, confirming that a 53-year-old white man from West Derby in Liverpool has been detained. This was supposed to be a city in celebration, but Water Street is now a crime scene. Given the number of graphic videos which appeared online in the hours after the emergency services and investigators went to work, it might seem there should be many witnesses to this dreadful incident. Yet it all happened so quickly and many, still in shock, are understandably only able to offer snapshots of their experiences. One was Jaiden Blackburn, 16, who had booked a hotel in Liverpool for the night, having travelled to join the celebrations from Norfolk. He went to the parade with his father and younger brother, Freddie, who was nearly run over. When Jaiden saw the car moving slowly, he sensed something was not right, so he signalled his father away. For a moment, the car stopped and Freddie tried to have a closer look at what was happening before Jaiden dragged him back. Suddenly, the car was speeding forward. 'Everyone was scrambling in different directions,' Jaiden tells The Athletic. When the car stopped, there was anger and confusion. The windows of the car were smashed. 'But the majority were frightened… it was genuinely such a frightening moment,' adds Jaiden. Jean Leroux, aged 34, was walking towards Water Street from Castle Street with his girlfriend, Anna, when he saw 'people running and screaming in terror with blood on them'. A few minutes later, at the other end of Water Street, medics were seen rushing towards the scene with defibrillators. 'There was so much panic and chaos,' Leroux says. 'When we looked down Water Street, we could see the car involved surrounded by fans trying to get to the driver. It was mayhem. People were shouting: 'He's killed a kid.'' Advertisement Last week, Liverpool City Council had advised people attending the parade not to drive — particularly into the city centre — advising fans to walk or try to view the parade as close to home as possible. 'I just don't understand how that car was able to get down Water Street,' adds Leroux, who moved to the Wirral from his homeland of Venezuela two years ago. 'I was in that same spot about four hours earlier and there were metal barriers blocking it off. With thousands of fans in the area, with the parade having just ended, there shouldn't have been cars anywhere near the crowds. 'I just feel so sad and empty. Until that point, it had been one of the best days of my life.' Mark Madden, 41, from Coleraine, Northern Ireland, had been walking up Dale Street, away from the waterfront towards Central Station, when he noticed a Ford Galaxy being driven erratically in the direction of Water Street. 'I heard this car repeatedly beeping its horn and my first thought was: 'What on earth is that doing here and where has it come from?' As the parade had just finished, there were thousands of fans going in the opposite direction. He was going against the crowd. Cars shouldn't have been there. 'I saw a young kid nearly knocked over close to the William Hill (betting shop) on Dale Street. That's when members of the public tried to stop him. People were shouting 'catch that f***er' and started hitting the car. The back window was smashed in. 'I was behind the car when he suddenly started reversing, and I had to jump out of the way. Some fans tried to drag him out of the car, but he sped off further down Dale Street. How he managed to get so close to the waterfront, I just don't understand. Why wasn't he stopped? 'It destroyed what until that point had been the perfect day.' By 8pm, four Liverpool hospitals were admitting injured Liverpool fans. The closest to Water Street is the Royal, a couple of miles away near the university, where the main doors at the accident and emergency unit were closed due a 'security incident', according to a temporary red sign. Rain was falling heavily and the atmosphere in the city was surreal. Approaching from the north, hundreds of people had given up on public transport and taxis and were trudging home towards the suburbs, past the industrial units on Derby Road. At a junction near Scotland Road, a woman in a red Liverpool T-shirt had her head in her hands. She was too upset to answer questions. Advertisement Getting out of Liverpool was a problem. One supporter told The Athletic he had been waiting to get into Lime Street station for his train back to Yorkshire for nearly four hours. All but one of the station's entry points were shut. A woman waiting in the long queue had been on Water Street at the time of the incident, but she was unable to explain what had happened because the crowds were so big. The car was coming her way, but she did not know about it and she ended up being crushed against a wall, nearly losing her glasses on the floor. She was able to stagger away but asked not to be named. 'I don't know how I'm going to get home,' she admitted. It had been a long day and the batteries of lots of phones were drained. This meant that, as night fell, some were still finding out about the events on Water Street. Others had no immediate way of telling concerned loved ones they were safe. At Lime Street, a teenage boy had borrowed someone else's mobile so that he could call home and tell his parents he was OK. The boy burst into tears when he heard a familiar voice at the other end of the line. Amid fatigue and desperation, some Liverpool residents responded by offering lifts to people who were stranded. Nathan Johnson was one of the first Liverpudlians to provide assistance. Alongside his two friends, the quick-thinking locals transported 26 visitors back to different locations across the country in three separate cars and helped arrange other travel for those who were unable to get home. 'I did two journeys back and forth to Manchester Piccadilly, taking a family of four on the first occasion and three separate people on the second journey,' Johnson, who was born in Crewe but has lived in Fazakerley for seven years, tells The Athletic. 'Then I did another journey for three people to Warrington. My two friends did two separate journeys — one to Birmingham for four people — and another trip to Stoke-on-Trent for four people.' Advertisement Nathan would fix up a family of four from Ireland with a trip back to Manchester, via another volunteer, Martin, who committed to helping. He also offered supporters the use of his home if they needed any assistance throughout the night and looked after a brother and sister who charged up phones and arranged to be collected by their mother as they waited inside. 'I never expected my initial tweet offering to help to blow up like it did,' he added. 'It was without hesitation. This city and football club have helped me in more ways than I could have ever helped anyone. Nobody looks out for each other like we do.' Kerri Davies runs a nearby minibus company, J&K Travel, with her husband, and despite not attending the parade, they spent nearly six hours shuttling people back to the Wirral from the city free of charge. Alongside some of their staff who also helped out, they transported over 400 people back between 8pm and 1:30am amid the public transport crisis. 'There were some really upset families with children, so our aim was just to get people back to their base,' says Davies, who provided drinks and sweets for the passengers. 'We parked up by the World Museum, filled up the buses and shuttled people back. When we saw what had happened, we wanted to help. We look after our community. It doesn't matter where you're from or whether you support Everton or Tranmere Rovers, but this was even more important for us — as Liverpool season ticket holders — as they're our family. We had to do something to help.' Around the corner from Lime Street, near to Central Station, the music kept playing in a row of rammed Irish bars but the usual spirit was not there. Men were sitting there, staring out of the windows into the middle distance, nursing their pints while Sit Down by James blared in the background. The police had cordoned off Dale Street at the turn of Temple Street and then again at The Strand. In the middle of that scene was a blue and white tent, a lot of broken bottles and personal belongings left behind, remnants of the celebration that were now being treated as evidence. The adjoining roads are very familiar to anyone with a serious interest in the fortunes of Liverpool FC. Parallel to Water Street is Chapel Street, where the club's business and media operation is based. Guests had been coming in and out of the building all day. They included legendary players such as Gary McAllister, as well as the musician Jamie Webster. Advertisement After the incident, the place was locked down for nearly three hours. On the other side of Water Street is Brunswick Street and the Hawksmoor steak restaurant where Slot has been photographed several times since joining Liverpool last summer. Right outside its doors last night was a police cordon, and there, at the end of Fenwick Street, was the police tent which, in the dark, looked like a black hole. Even if you were not on Water Street, everything feels especially familiar and close in Liverpool because, while it is a famous city, it is not a particularly big one. Another restaurant, Mowgli, owned by the celebrity chef Nisha Katona, became an emergency medical centre and sporadically, the injured were either helped to leave on crutches or carried out and into ambulances on stretchers, all to the whirr of the police helicopters surveying the scene. A few hundred feet away, at the Cunard Building, Merseyside Police held a news briefing shortly before 11pm. This was preceded by a Gold Command meeting. On Tuesday morning, Emily Spurrell, the city's police and crime commissioner, gave an interview to BBC Radio Merseyside, where she denied that her force had struggled to deal with three major events happening in Liverpool over the same weekend. Before the parade, there was BBC Radio One's Big Weekend, as well as the visit of the Cunard Queen Anne liner. 'Merseyside and Liverpool City Council will always step up to the challenge,' she insisted. Additional reporting: Caoimhe O'Neill, Gregg Evans.
Arab News
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Thousands of Al-Ittihad fans flood Jeddah streets to celebrate Saudi Pro League triumph
JEDDAH: Jeddah turned into a sea of yellow and black on Monday night as thousands of Al-Ittihad fans poured onto the streets to celebrate their team's triumphant capture of the 2024–2025 Saudi Pro League title. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport The win was the club's 15th top-flight crown. The celebrations erupted following a 1-0 victory over Damac in the final round at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, where 60,000 passionate fans created an electric atmosphere with four enormous tifos unfurled across the stands to salute the champions. The jubilant scenes stretched across the city, with supporters waving flags, chanting, setting off fireworks and honking car horns along the Jeddah Corniche. Many gathered at the Al-Ittihad Club premises and celebrated long into the night. The title marks a significant milestone for the historic club, whose fans have remained fiercely loyal throughout the season. To show their appreciation for the support, the club invited a number of dedicated supporters to take photos with the league trophy at the team's training ground. While fans had hoped to celebrate the achievement with players in an open-top bus parade, Al-Ittihad management announced the festivities would be postponed until after Friday night's King's Cup final against Al-Qadsiah, also set to take place in Jeddah. Club President Loay Mashabi, who oversaw Al-Ittihad's title victory in his first year in charge, expressed his emotions after the final whistle, saying: 'I don't know if I will ever experience a joy greater than this; making millions of fans happy is a responsibility I carry with pride.'
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sharon claims back-to-back district titles
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa (WKBN) – Sharon softball beat Northwestern, 4-1, for the Tigers' second consecutive 3A District 10 title at Slippery Rock University on Monday afternoon. Watch above for extended highlights and interviews with the Tigers. 'I'm just so happy for this journey, especially with Claire, it's been a four-year ride for us,' said Sharon head coach Dave Bodien. 'She's a coach's daughter, so she has to hear everything and see everything and not be able to react to it.' Tiger's Dalaini Bayer led the way on offense as she drove in two runs off one hit in the win. Also, Claire Bodien drove in a run in the victory. 'I was definitely trying not to cry because he always tells me how proud of me he is, and he always works with me after practice, and it shows,' said Bodien. Sharon's Madelyn Vogan threw 11 strikeouts to earn the win. The sophomore gave up only two hits with one run in seven innings pitched. Vogan is currently one strikeout away from 500 career K's. 'Honestly, I take everything personal, so I was just so excited, super hype,' said Vogan. 'I was one strikeout away from 500 strikeouts, but you know I got that next game.' Northwestern's Courtney Eddy drove its only run in the loss. Sharon has punched its ticket to the 2025 PIAA Softball Tournament with an undecided opponent and game date. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
