The NHLPA and NHL on Friday reinstated Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana after almost two months in the league’s player assistance program. The reinstatement means Vrana returns to available status and has now entered the “follow-up care phase” of the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Vrana, 26, was placed in the program on Oct. 19, but the reasons were not specified. He continued to be paid while receiving treatment and care from the NHL and NHLPA. Vrana scored 13 goals in 26 games for the Red Wings in 2021-22 after missing 56 games with a shoulder injury that required surgery.…
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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau announced on Friday that he will be retiring in 2024 after 47 years at the helm. Courteau will stay on as league commissioner for the first six months of the 2023-24 season. The search for the new commissioner will begin after the holidays and conclude with the nomination of the replacement in May. He will then hand over the keys to the QMJHL to his successor and be involved on a mentorship level until May 31, 2024. By the same token, the QMJHL announced that the Presidents Cup will be renamed as…
President Nana Akufo-Addo alleged during the US-Africa Leaders Summit that Burkina Faso has hired Russian mercenaries.Burkina Faso has summoned Ghana’s ambassador to protest allegations that the embattled Sahel nation has hired Russian mercenaries, the foreign ministry says. The summons on Friday was issued after Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo alleged on Wednesday that Burkina Faso had hired the mercenaries. “Today, Russian mercenaries are on our northern border. Burkina Faso has now entered into an arrangement to go along with Mali in employing the Wagner forces there,” Akufo-Addo said at the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. Speaking alongside United States Secretary of…
Yarmouth, Chepstow and Wolverhampton have been added to the Racing League fixture list for 2023 as the regional-based competition branches out.This year’s edition saw a successful switch to seven regional teams – Ireland, London & The South, Scotland, The East, The North, Wales & The West and Yorkshire – who remain the same in 2023. A remarkable final day 6,500/1 treble from Saffie Osborne saw Wales & The West grab the title at Newcastle this year. Racing League 2023 fixture list Yarmouth – July 27 Chepstow – August 10 Windsor – August 17 Newcastle – August 31 Wolverhampton – September…
Russia launches more than 60 missiles on least four cities in new attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure with casualties reported.Russia has launched at least 60 missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities and other infrastructure in its latest wave of attacks. The bombardment on Friday hit at least four cities, killing at least two people in the central city of Kryvyi Rih and a third in the southern Kherson region, where an apartment block caught fire after it was hit by a Russian missile, according to regional authorities. Oleksiy Kuleba, the governor of the Kyiv region, said Russia was “massively attacking” Ukraine in…
Pakistan’s foreign minister has called India’s prime minister the “butcher of Gujarat” after his counterpart accused his country of being the “epicentre of terrorism” as the nuclear-armed neighbours engage in a war of words at the United Nations. The heated exchange between Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar came after the UN Security Council adopted a statement on Thursday, warning of the increasing dangers of terrorism. The South Asian rivals have strained political ties, especially over the Himalayan region of Kashmir, which was split between the two in 1947. Since then, they have fought three wars and had several…
Clashes broke out between police and locals in several Jordanian cities, including Maan, where the officer was killed.One senior police officer has been killed in clashes with demonstrators in the southern Jordanian city of Maan during protests over high fuel prices that spread to several cities across the kingdom, police and witnesses said. In a statement, police said the officer was shot in the head late on Thursday while dealing with “rioting” by a group of outlaws in the city that has in the past seen bouts of civil unrest over fuel price hikes and cuts to subsidies. “We will…
Manchester United are seeking a new front-of-shirt sponsor after agreeing to end their deal with German company TeamViewer.A five-year deal was only signed with TeamViewer for the company to replace Chevrolet in March 2021. TeamViewer’s name will remain on United’s shirts until a new sponsor is found.A statement released by the club, said: “After a period of collaborative, private discussions over the past months, Manchester United and TeamViewer AG have reached a mutually-beneficial agreement under which Manchester United shall have the option to buy back the rights to the club’s shirt front sponsorship.”Having agreed its partnership with TeamViewer at the…
Twitter owner accuses journalists of endangering his family as press groups condemn suspensions.Twitter has abruptly suspended more than half a dozen American journalists who have reported critically about the social media platform’s new owner Elon Musk. The suspensions, which happened without prior warning late on Thursday, came as Musk accused journalists of endangering his family by “doxxing”, or disclosing nonpublic information, about his location. The suspended journalists include reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, The Intercept and Voice of America. “Criticizing me all day long is totally fine, but doxxing my real-time location and endangering my…
Taipei, Taiwan – Scenes of mayhem erupted at Apple supplier Foxconn’s mega factory in China’s Zhengzhou last month as workers, angered by COVID-19 quarantine and unpaid wages, scuffled with security personnel. The unprecedented protests at “iPhone City” have caused significant delays for the latest iPhone models at the year’s end – Apple’s busiest sales season – putting at risk its 14-quarter growth streak. For Apple, which produces about 90 percent of its products in China, there is no easy remedy. “This can’t be fixed in the short-run, you can’t build iPhone cities that easily in other parts of Asia,” Shehzad…