It’s not exactly how they imagined it, or drew it up, but the Saskatoon Blades have advanced to the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference final after beating the visiting Red Deer Rebels 5-2 on Tuesday night. The Blades, who dropped the first three games of the best-of-seven series to the Rebels, rattled off four straight wins to punch their ticket to the conference final and a date with the powerful Winnipeg ICE. Conner Roulette and Spencer Shugrue each scored twice for the Blades, while Vaughn Watterodt added a single into an empty net. Hunter Mayo and Ryker Singer scored for…
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Family of Tangaraju Suppiah had pleaded for clemency, saying he had not had adequate legal counsel or an interpreter.Singapore has hanged 46-year-old Tangaraju Suppiah who was found guilty in 2018 of trafficking more than 1kg (2.2 pounds) of cannabis, despite last-minute appeals for clemency from his family and activists. His family said they had been given Tangaraju’s death certificate, anti-death penalty campaigner Kirsten Han wrote on Twitter. A spokesperson for the country’s prison service told the AFP news agency that the sentence had been carried out at Changi prison in the island’s east. Tangaraju Suppiah was sentenced to death in…
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s six-day visit marks the 70th anniversary of the US-South Korean alliance, forged in 1953.South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has toured a NASA flight centre, as his country and the United States signed a joint statement to increase their collaboration in technology and space exploration. “I’ve always believed that mankind’s future lies in space,” Yoon said on Tuesday in a speech from the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he was joined by US Vice President Kamala Harris. Yoon underscored his vision for transforming South Korea into “one of the world’s top five leaders in…
RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho exited briefly to go to the locker room after taking a puck to the face that led directly to the New York Islanders‘ second goal on Tuesday night. Aho was jostling for position with Brock Nelson to the right of the goal when Pierre Engvall flipped a shot into traffic in Game 5 of the first-round playoff series. The puck popped Aho near the mouth, sending him down to the ice. But Nelson managed to bat the puck out of the air as it fell and past Antti Raanta for a 2-0…
After two great starts to open the 2023 MiLB season, Toronto Blue Jays‘ top prospect Ricky Tiedemann ran into some trouble during Tuesday’s game against Colorado Rockies’ double-A affiliate, the Hartford Yard Goats. The 20-year-old lefty reached his pitch count after recording one out in the third inning. He departed with the bases loaded, and reliever Sean Mellen allowed all three runners to score, ballooning Tiedemann’s line for the night to four earned runs, three hits and four walks allowed while striking out five. Tiedemann threw 58 pitches, 35 of them for strikes, generating eight swings and misses in the…
Prosecutors say a ‘pattern’ of irresponsibility and corruption led to the detention-centre fire that killed 40 people.The leader of Mexico’s immigration agency has been arraigned in court on charges of failing to ensure safety inside the country’s migrant detention centres, following a fire last month that killed 40 migrants and asylum seekers. Francisco Garduno, leader of the Mexican Immigration Institute, faced a court hearing on Tuesday, where prosecutors presented evidence showing he should have closed facilities that did not meet safety requirements. Prosecutors have previously noted that the case indicated a “pattern of irresponsibility” on the part of the immigration…
Plymouth and Ipswich are both one win away from securing promotion to the Sky Bet Championship after victories on Tuesday.Leaders Argyle made the most of Antony Evans’ first-half dismissal to claim a 2-0 win at home to Bristol Rovers. A stunning overhead-kick from Niall Ennis put Plymouth in front early in the second half and Macaulay Gillesphey’s header from a corner sealed the points. Ipswich eased to a 3-0 away win against Barnsleywhose slim hopes of snatching automatic promotion were extinguished.Attacking trio Nathan Broadhead, George Hirst and Conor Chaplin were on the scoresheet at Oakwell, with Broadhead also having a…
US prosecutors accuse group’s leaders of ‘seditious conspiracy’ in alleged plot to prevent the peaceful transfer of power.US prosecutors and defence attorneys for the far-right Proud Boys group have delivered their closing arguments in a trial seeking to determine whether the group’s leaders committed seditious conspiracy in their alleged plot to attack the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. On Tuesday, the defence team charged that the Proud Boys leaders were being used as scapegoats for former President Donald Trump, who egged on supporters in the wake of his 2020 election loss, including…
Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the city of Calgary and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are set to make an announcement on a future arena for the Calgary Flames on Tuesday afternoon. The news conference set for 5:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. MT. It comes less than a week before the writ is to drop for the May provincial election. Smith has stated her support for a new arena in Calgary to house the National Hockey League’s Flames and wanted the province to get involved. She said last October that the Saddledome has served the community well, but can no…
The United Kingdom and France’s sports ministers have insisted that Russian and Belarusian athletes must never compete as neutrals as recommended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) because they could still be funded by their governments. The IOC sanctioned Russia and Belarus after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022 with Minsk’s support, but last month recommended that their athletes be allowed to return to international competition as neutrals. Several Olympic sports federations have taken steps to readmit Russians and Belarusians as neutrals, but Ukraine is threatening to lead a boycott of the Paris 2024 Games unless Moscow withdraws its soldiers.…