The Florida Panthers have placed forward Eric Staal on injured reserve and announced that goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky won’t dress for Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Wild. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Both Staal (upper-body) and Bobrovsky (lower-body) exited Thursday’s win over the Montreal Canadiens. Alex Lyon will start in net against the Wild. The 30-year-old took home the win Thursday after replacing Bobrovsky just two minutes into the game. Lyon spent parts of five NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes before joining Florida this year. The team made a pair of goaltending moves on Friday,…
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Public servant. Those two words best describe, it seems to me, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister who announced her shock resignation earlier this week. I think Prime Minister Ardern would welcome being acknowledged for having dedicated herself to the humble proposition that politicians – whatever their title or party – should serve the public, rather than any petty, parochial, interest. In her deeds and words, Ardern confirmed that while she enjoyed the lofty title of prime minister, she was, at her core, a public servant who tried, as best she could, to exercise her important duties and responsibilities with…
A scintillating bowling performance from India helped the hosts to an eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the second ODI in Raipur.Led by quicks Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj, India bowled the visitors out for just 108 runs. It could have been much worse for New Zealand, who were 9-3 after seven overs and 15-5 after 10.All of their top order batsmen were out in single figures, before Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, and Mitchell Santner steadied the ship, adding 85 runs to take New Zealand past 100. Image: Rohit Sharma hit a half-century for the hosts Phillips and Santner shared…
Turkey has been angered by Sweden’s green light for a protest in front of its embassy in Stockholm.Turkey has cancelled a visit by Sweden’s defence minister over a planned demonstration by a right-wing hardline group in Stockholm. A day after summoning the Swedish ambassador over the issue, Turkey said on Saturday it was cancelling the visit aimed at overcoming Turkey’s objections to its NATO membership. Turkey has been angered by Sweden’s green light for a protest in front of its embassy in the capital, Stockholm, amid ongoing tensions following Ankara’s objections to Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance.…
Police officers used tear gas to repel demonstrators as protests continue after the removal of President Castillo last month.Dozens of Peruvians have been injured after tensions spilled into the streets once again in the ongoing anti-government demonstrations since the removal of Pedro Castillo as president. In the capital Lima on Friday, police officers used tear gas to push back demonstrators throwing glass bottles and stones, as fires burned in the streets, local TV footage showed. By late afternoon, 58 people had been injured across the country in demonstrations, according to a report from Peru’s ombudsman. In the country’s southern Puno…
Record 36-time Italian champions will fall from third into 10th and could miss out on European football’s next season.Italy’s most storied football club Juventus has been hit with a massive 15-point penalty for false accounting following an appeal hearing at the Italian football federation. Juventus were accused of using capital gains – the positive difference between purchase and sale values net of amortisation and write-downs – from a series of player exchanges in which little or no money passed between clubs. The club denied wrongdoing and was initially cleared by the sports court in April last year. But an appeal…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dennis Schroeder completed a three-point play with 7.6 seconds after a steal and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat Memphis 122-121 on Friday night, snapping the Grizzlies’ winning streak at 11. The Lakers trailed 114-107 before outscoring the Grizzlies 15-7 the rest of the way. Schroeder, who scored 19 points, stole the ball from Desmond Bane near halfcourt and made a layup while being fouled by Bane to tie it at 120. Schoeder then made a free throw for the lead. After a timeout, Memphis’ Brandon Clarke was fouled with 1.9 seconds remaining. He made…
The United States has designated Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a “transnational criminal organisation”, piling pressure on the private army that has recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday that Wagner, controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, had about 50,000 fighters in Ukraine, 80 percent of them drawn from Russia’s prison system. Wagner “is a criminal organisation that is committing widespread atrocities and human rights abuses”, Kirby said. “We will work relentlessly to identify, disrupt, expose and target those who…
Brazil’s President Lula has suggested the pro-Bolsonaro rioters acted with help from inside the government.Brazil’s defence minister, Jose Mucio, has said the country’s armed forces were not directly involved in the January 8 attack on the seat of government in Brasilia, led by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Mucio’s declaration followed a meeting between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and chiefs of the army, navy and air force on Friday, the first such gathering since the riots. “I understand that there was no direct armed forces involvement, but if any element participated, they will have to answer…
‘Just because I tweet something does not mean people believe it or will act accordingly,’ the Tesla boss told a jury.Elon Musk, Tesla Inc’s chief executive, told a jury on Friday investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expected in a trial over his 2018 interest in taking the electric carmaker private, which shareholders allege cost them millions in trading losses. Musk’s testimony began with questions about his use of Twitter, the social media platform he bought in October. He called it the most democratic way to communicate but said his tweets did not always affect…