Lula and Obama join scores of fans hailing the late football ‘king’ for his historic influence on and off the pitch.Politicians, athletes, clubs and commentators have joined in the outpouring of tributes for the late Brazilian football legend Pele, lauding his contributions and stressing that his memory will live on as long as the game is played. Pele, the only three-time World Cup winner in history, died on Thursday at age 82 after a long struggle with cancer. Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he had a privilege many younger Brazilians did not get to experience: watching Pele play…
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Sam Nombe scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner in Exeter’s thrilling 4-3 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Ground.The visitors let slip a 2-0 half-time lead and trailed 3-2 with five minutes remaining as Joey Barton’s Rovers had come out firing after changing their kit colour during the interval. But Exeter substitute Timothee Dieng equalised before Nombe netted the winner in the second of seven added minutes.The Grecians striker set the tone for a humdinger of a contest by putting City ahead after 13 minutes when he curled the ball beyond James Belshaw from 25 yards after good work by…
Until spring 2020Raoult was best known as an eminent microbiologist who founded and heads the research hospital Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, or IHU. He has discovered or codiscovered dozens of new bacteria — a group of them are named Raoultella — as well as giant viruses. By many accounts, his extensive reach in the scientific community is matched by his temper: In 2012, Science magazine described him as “imaginative, rebellious, and often disdainful.” “He can make life hard for you,” one researcher said.A handful of Raoult’s thousands of publications have also fallen under scrutiny. In 2006, the American Society for…
Obituary: Brazil legend Pele dies aged 82Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82.He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country.The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970, Pele was named Fifa’s Player of the Century in 2000.He had been suffering with kidney and prostate problems in recent years.Pele had surgery to remove a tumour from his colon in September 2021 at the Albert…
The Lula government has promised to tackle deforestation, which reached record highs under the Bolsonaro administration.Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva has said that he will appoint an advocate against Amazon deforestation as the head of the country’s environment ministry, marking a sharp departure from the outgoing government of Jair Bolsonaro. Lula announced his final batch of cabinet appointments in a press conference on Thursday, ahead of his January 1 inauguration. One of the most prominent names was Marina Silva, who will join the cabinet as environment minister. Born in the Amazon rainforest, Silva was a child worker in the…
England all-rounders Sam Curran and Nat Sciver have been nominated for ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year and ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year respectively.Curran was named Player of the Tournament as England won the T20 World Cup in Australia in November, with the 24-year-old bagging 13 wickets in six matches. He picked up 25 wickets in 19 T20 internationals all told in 2022 and recently became the most expensive player in IPL history when Punjab Kings paid £1.85m for his services during December’s auction.Sciver, 30, was England’s leading run-scorer in their recent 3-0 sweep of West Indies,…
Bulgaria’s foreign ministry summons Russian envoy as PM calls targeting of investigative reporter Christo Grozev ‘an attack on freedom of speech’.Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Russia’s ambassador to protest against Moscow’s decision to put Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev on a list of wanted people. The ministry’s move on Thursday came after Grozev, chief investigator on Russia for the Bellingcat news outlet, was designated as “wanted under an article of the Criminal Code”, according to information published on Russia’s interior ministry website this week. Grozev’s reporting has focused this year on alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. He…
Toronto Blue Jays starter Hyun-Jin Ryu is reportedly targeting a July return to the big leagues after undergoing Tommy John Surgery this past June, according to Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Speaking to the media before leaving South Korea to continue his rehab in the United States, Ryu said he is aiming to get back on the mound following the 2023 All-Star break, per the Korea Times. The 35-year-old southpaw made just six starts for the Blue Jays in 2022, finishing his season with a 5.67 ERA in 27 innings pitched. Ryu is…
Gaillard Du Mesnil finally enjoyed his day in the sun over fences with a facile victory in the Neville Hotels Novice Chase at Leopardstown.Although winless in six previous outings over the larger obstacles, the dual Grade One-winning hurdler had never finished out of the first three and has been placed three times at the highest level. With his Drinmore conqueror Mighty Potter a non-runner, Gaillard Du Mesnil was the 5-6 favourite to open his chasing account and ultimately did so in fine style in a race marred by fatal injuries suffered by both Unexpected Depth and Three Stripe Life. Amirite…
Among the world’s biggest rug exporters, India is investigating the firm whose cough syrup has been linked to the deathsIndia has launched an investigation into the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan after they consumed an Indian-manufactured cough syrup, as one of the world’s biggest drug exporters faces increasing scrutiny over the quality of medicines it produces. In a statement on Thursday, India’s health ministry said the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) — the country’s drug regulatory authority — was communicating with its counterpart in Uzbekistan over the incident. Uzbekistan’s health ministry had said in a statement on Wednesday…