Spain beat Austria and European semifinals approaching
The Spanish men’s handball team won (30-26) on Saturday in Austria on the second day of the ‘Main Round’ of the 2020 European Championship, another solid performance launched in the second half to keep undefeated and full of options with the one who caresses the semifinals.Those of Jordi Ribera added five out of five with a win at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna that leaves the fight for medals on track. The stops of Rodrigo Corrales and the change to 6: 0 in defense in the second half laid the foundations for a triumph without discussion. With 6 points as the leading leader in Group I, Spain will play on Monday against Belarus and on Wednesday against Croatia. Image: EFE Those of Jordi Ribera remain undefeated in this championship
This has been assured Michael Zorc, sports director, in an interview for Sport 1: “There is no new situation. But currently no club will risk making a move with a lot of money involved, not even in England.. We have signed a long-term contract with Jadon (until 2022) and that is the reason why we are totally relaxed. “In addition, the president wanted to remove iron from the matter and affirmed that the important thing is that the situation be brought under control and you can go back to playing football normally. Jadon Sancho will face a complex decision next summer that will surely be the most important of his short sports career.. At 20 years old, the soccer player is one of the continent’s most valued talents and several clubs have him on the radar. However, from their own entity, Borussia Dortmund, they remain calm. It’s more, they consider that the coronavirus crisis will allow them to retain their young star for at least one more season. It is not the only position of the club that starts from the same speech. Last week, President Hans-Joachim Watzke emphasized that the club would not budge despite the need for liquidity after the crisis caused by the pandemic. Anyway, from Dortmund they work firmly to give Sancho a project that invites him to continue his sports career in Germany. First was the arrival of Haaland and now we are looking to provide irrevocable renewal offer.Currently it charges a figure close to six million euros and the local press talks about a proposal of more than ten ‘kilos’ per year. It is not for less. Jadon Sancho has scored 17 goals and has given 19 assists so far this season. Despite the fact that the situation does not invite heavy investment, Manchester United and Chelsea are closely following the lead. Relative tranquility: English will be one of the names of the summer.
No. 14 Florida rallies to beat Vanderbilt after near brawl Gretchen Barretto’s daughter Dominique graduates magna cum laude from California college Gov’t to employ 6,000 displaced by Taal View comments Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award LATEST STORIES Biles responded Saturday to a tweet from Bono last month criticizing Nike following the release of its advertising campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Bono, a former Republican congresswomen, had posted a photo of herself drawing over a Nike logo on a golf shoe.Biles quote-tweeted Bono’s photo and wrote: ”(asterisk)mouth drop(asterisk) don’t worry, it’s not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything.”FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors’ Cup titleSPORTSJapeth Aguilar wins 1st PBA Finals MVP award for GinebraSPORTSGolden State Warriors sign Lee to multiyear contract, bring back ChrissBono deleted her tweet about five hours later, saying she regretted the post and respects “everyone’s views & fundamental right to express them.”Nike is one of Biles’ sponsors. Tim Cone, Ginebra set their sights on elusive All-Filipino crown MOST READ Lights inside SMX hall flicker as Duterte rants vs Ayala, Pangilinan anew
FILE – In this Aug. 19, 2018, file photo, Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston. Biles is upset about an anti-Nike tweet last month from USA Gymnastics interim president and CEO Mary Bono. Bono was appointed Friday, Oct. 12, to hold the position while USA Gymnastics searches for a permanent successor to Kerry Perry, who resigned under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee in September after spending nine months on the job. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)Olympic champion Simone Biles is upset about an anti-Nike tweet from USA Gymnastics interim president and CEO Mary Bono.Bono was appointed Friday to hold the position while USA Gymnastics searches for a permanent successor to Kerry Perry, who resigned under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee in September after spending nine months on the job.ADVERTISEMENT Allen Durham still determined to help Meralco win 1st PBA title Lights inside SMX hall flicker as Duterte rants vs Ayala, Pangilinan anew Japeth Aguilar embraces role, gets rewarded with Finals MVP plum Nadine Lustre’s phone stolen in Brazil Phivolcs: Slim probability of Taal Volcano caldera eruption Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Biles is among the more than 200 women who have come forward over the last two years claiming they were sexually abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar under the guise of treatment. Biles was critical of Perry for not being vocal enough in support of the survivors.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next
1 Arsenal target Sime Vrsaljko has completed a move to Serie A strugglers Sassuolo.The Croatian full-back impressed during his first season in the Italian top-flight with Genoa last year.Arsenal were on a list of clubs – including Inter, AC Milan, and Fiorentina – said to be considering a summer move for the 22-year-old.Arsene Wenger has been a long-term admirer of the versatile Vrsaljko and reportedly tried to sign him from Dinamo Zagreb before his Genoa switch this time last year.And the Gunners boss had been linked with a return for the defender, who would provide cover in a number of positions in his first-team squad.But he has missed the opportunity to complete a deal with Vrsaljko agreeing to join Sassuolo, where he has been promised regular first-team football. Sime Vrsaljko 
“It is bizarre, just for me, he’s the reason why I love golf so much,” Thomas said on Wednesday. “He is the person that when I was seven and eight, nine years old, putting by myself on the putting green, in my head I was making this putt to beat him.“So it’s, again, like a lot of guys on our team, I’m happy to have him on my team, as opposed to playing against him in stroke-play events.”Thomas recounted initiating his relationship with Woods, who was out injured at the time, a couple of years ago at the Masters.“He wasn’t playing, so he was going to be helpful,” explained Thomas, who briefly rose to world number one in May before Dustin Johnson reclaimed the top ranking.“You know, it’s not like it was this year or whenever he plays. His mouth kind of closes a little bit or how much information he gives out is not quite as much.“So I tried to take advantage of that time when he was hurt as much as I possibly could. I think during that process, I wanted to be there for him as a friend, or as somebody, because the life he lives is so different than everybody else.“If he gets bored, he can’t go out in public and do something without getting harassed. Myself, Rickie (Fowler), other guys in Jupiter (Florida), we wanted to hang out with him and we wanted to do whatever he wanted to do.“So to be able to have that friendship relationship with him is cool. I’m happy to have him on my team.”While Thomas is entering his first Ryder Cup as a player, the overall experience is not a new one for last year’s PGA Tour player of the year.“It’s so different, being in a team event and everything, but this is something that I’ve been looking forward to, something I’ve wanted to accomplish since I was a little kid,” he said.“I was very fortunate to go to some Ryder Cups when I was a kid with my dad working for the PGA, so I’ve seen three in person, one of which was in Wales when I played the Junior Ryder Cup (in 2010).“So I’ve seen it from the other side of the ropes and I’m very, very happy and excited to be on this side of the ropes.”0Shares0000(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today) 0Shares0000Justin Thomas is one of three players on the US team set to make their Ryder Cup debut in France © AFP / Eric FEFERBERGSAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France, Sep 26 – Justin Thomas said his friendship with Tiger Woods still strikes him as “bizarre” having drawn his golfing inspiration from the 14-time major champion in his youth.The 25-year-old Thomas, last year’s US PGA champion, will be making his Ryder Cup debut at Le Golf National as Woods returns to the team for the first time since 2012.
1 Arsenal’s new signing Granit Xhaka has vowed to show his leadership qualities at the club following his move from Borussia Monchengladbach.The Gunners announced on Wednesday they had agreed a deal – understood to be in the region of £30million – to sign the Swiss midfielder on a long-term contract.Xhaka, who has 41 caps for Switzerland, captained the German side to fourth place in the Bundesliga last season.Upon his arrival at the club, he insisted he is ready to fight in the Premier League and said leadership comes naturally to him.“I’m an aggressive player and also a leader. I’m only 23 but I captained a good team in Germany,” Xhaka said.“When I was younger, even though I had a big brother, my parents would give me the house key every day.“It’s in my head that I am a leader and captaining Monchengladbach was very good for me.”Xhaka has experience playing in the Champions League for Gladbach and is renowned for his fitness and tough tackles.“I like the style of football in the Premier League,” Xhaka said.“It’s a fight. I like that but Arsenal can also play football and that’s very good.“In Germany you can play aggressively but the referee will always blow his whistle, but in England that’s not the case. That’s better for me.”The transfer is still to be officially completed but Arsenal have confirmed Xhaka’s contract will begin on July 1.The former Basle man will become the Gunners’ first major signing of the summer as Arsene Wenger looks to build a squad capable of challenging for the title next season.“Granit Xhaka is an exciting young player, already with good Champions League and Bundesliga experience,” Wenger said.“We have been watching him for a long time now and he is a player who will add quality to our squad.“We wish Granit a good Euro 2016 with Switzerland and look forward to welcoming him to Arsenal ahead of next season.”Arsenal were eager to agree the deal before Xhaka joined up with the Switzerland squad for Euro 2016, where he will be up against France, Albania and Romania in Group A.He also has experience of winning trophies, having collected two Swiss league titles and the Swiss Cup in 2012 when Basle completed the double.Xhaka was named the league’s young player of the year that season and was rewarded with a move to Gladbach in 2012.After sealing his move, Xhaka said he was looking forward to joining “one of the biggest clubs in the world”.“Now it’s official,” Xhaka wrote on Instagram. “From next season on I will play for @Arsenal. I want to thank everyone at @borussia.“Together we brought the club back to where it belongs, to the Champions League. I will always look back with pleasure to that time. But from now on I’m totally focused on playing at one of the biggest clubs in the world.” New Arsenal signing Granit Xhaka 
Letterkenny Gardaí have arrested a van driver for drink driving. The driver also had no number plates or tax.The Traffic Corps seized the van on the spot. Gardaí say that a court date is to be scheduled for the driver.If brought to court for drink driving, drivers can face a minimum of a three-year ban for their first offence, or a six-year ban from driving if it is their second offence and if the concentration of alcohol exceeds 66mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. As these are minimum penalties, the judge has the discretion to increase these penalties.The maximum penalty for drink driving is €5,000 or 6 months in prison or both.Failure to display a current tax disc on your vehicle is considered a motoring offence and will result in a €60 fixed-charge fine issued by a traffic warden or a Garda. Gardaí arrest drunk driver with no number plates or tax was last modified: November 6th, 2017 by Elaine McCalligShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:drink drivingGardailetterkenny
SAN JOSE — Defenseman Brent Burns wasn’t given a whole lot of room to maneuver over the course of the Sharks’ seven-game series against the Vegas Golden Knights.Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche was a different story.Burns had more room to make plays Friday and torched the Avalanche with one goal and three assists — matching his totals from the entire first round — as the Sharks came away with a 5-2 win, just three days after their grueling series against the Golden Knights came to an …
6 January 2016Temba Bavuma is South Africa’s new cricketing hero, scoring his first Test century in the second Test against England in Cape Town on 5 January 2016. In front of a captivated crowd that included his father, Bavuma helped the Proteas side fight back against a formidable English team, as the rivals go into the final day of the match today.His century was the first scored by a black South African since the country’s re- admittance into the international cricket fraternity in 1991.Themba #Bavuma becomes the first black African to score a 100 for the Proteas. #proteafire https://t.co/EW536S1Hl6 pic.twitter.com/AR6xEOhPKB— IOL News (@IOL) January 5, 2016While South Africa has produced some exceptional and legendary black bowlers such as Makhaya Ntini and Lonwabo Tsotsobe, fans have been anxiously waiting for a batsman like Bavuma to break the mold of the typical South African batting line- up with heaps of talent and unreserved drive to stand toe to toe with the big guns, such as Hashim Amla and AB De Villiers.The 25-year-old Capetonian earned his stripes playing for the Gauteng Lions, where he has been since 2010, batting at an average of 60. Despite his short stature – Bavuma is 1.67m – he is known to hit the ball hard and fast, with unusually high conversion rates for half-centuries and centuries for the Lions.Bavuma debuted for the South African A side in 2012 against Sri Lanka and represented the Lions at the 2015 Africa T20 Cup against the best of African cricket. He played his first Test for the Proteas against the West Indies in 2014, and received the call-up again this season to tackle the English in the traditional New Year’s Test at Newlands, Cape Town. Bavuma’s 102 (not out) helped South Africa build a challenging score of 627 for the English to reach with only one day remaining in the five-day Test.Bavuma spent most of the day in a heated battle against England’s new bowling wunderkind Ben Stokes, who – in the spirit of the game – was the first to congratulate Bavuma on his landmark performance.Ben Stokes doesn’t rate Bavuma too highly! pic.twitter.com/AAD57xMrig— Samuel Knowles (@theboyknowles) January 5, 2016For Bavuma the century was significant, and as he told News24 yesterday, he hoped it would be inspirational. “At first cricket was a passion; I just played for the love of it,” he said, “(but now I realise) cricket can be more than a passion. It can be something I can use to inspire other young black players.“I understand the significance of the performance. It’s not just me walking on the field; it’s for the kids. I’ve been yearning for this, fighting for it. I’m not too sure about the reaction from the public, but for me it’s just satisfaction and relief of the performance.”His father, retired Cape Argus managing editor Vuyo Bavuma, was at Newlands to cheer his son on to his milestone, which was a sort of homecoming for the up- and-coming cricket star. “I was born here in Cape Town, and this is where I learned cricket – the passion – and I grew up here. So having achieved this kind of milestone at my favourite ground in the world, I think it makes it a bit more special,” he said.South Africans and cricketing fans around the world took to social media to congratulate Bavuma on his achievement. Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula called it “a proud moment” on Twitter, adding that the performance was “a great display of excellence”.Another ‘I was there moment’ .. Fantastic .. #Bavuma— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 5, 2016#Bavuma chasing England like…… In Newlands CPT!!!! pic.twitter.com/bzTrCO2MDa— Obed! (@O_Rakgotho) January 5, 2016Vumani bo!!! Vumani bo! Vumani bo! #Bavuma! And thank you to @mmbangwa for the correct pronunciation. #SSCricket pic.twitter.com/uolX66pAok— bongani bingwa (@bonglez) January 5, 2016SA @OfficialCSA has found its very own ‘little maestro’. #Bavuma pic.twitter.com/agUII0urfq— KUBEN PILLAY (@KubenPrime) January 5, 2016Bavuma’s century will hopefully see him out on the field for South Africa for the remaining Tests against England in Johannesburg and Pretoria in January, as well as for the one-day internationals around South Africa in February. Bavuma also hopes to get the call up to the Proteas for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India in March.Source: News24Wire
Share Facebook Twitter Google + LinkedIn Pinterest The National Pork Producers Council joined 225 other agricultural and food organizations in expressing support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and in urging congressional lawmakers to back the deal.The TPP, negotiations on which concluded last October, is a regional trade deal that includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, which account for nearly 40% of global GDP.“If faithfully implemented, TPP will help level the playing field for U.S. exports and create new opportunities for us in the highly competitive Asia-Pacific region,” said the agricultural and food groups in a letter to Senate and House leaders.NPPC believes the deal could be the “biggest commercial opportunity ever for U.S. pork producers.” Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes estimates the agreement will exponentially increase U.S. pork exports to Pacific Rim countries and help create more than 10,000 U.S. jobs tied to those exports.“While U.S. pork producers support the TPP, it is imperative to make sure other countries do not artificially stimulate pork production through support programs in a way that will undermine the concessions they made in the TPP negotiations,” said NPPC President John Weber, a pork producer from Dysart, Iowa. “We appreciate the strong support we are receiving from both the Obama administration and Congress to ensure that U.S. pork producers receive the full benefit of the TPP deal. There are still some critically important issues that need to be worked through, but I’m confident they will be resolved well before Congress votes on the deal.”In addition to removing export barriers, the TPP agreement includes high-standard rules that will encourage market-driven and science-based terms of trade that will help the U.S. food and agriculture industry compete in the Asia-Pacific region, the agricultural and food groups pointed out in their letter.