3 days agoBlogsComments Off on Paul Ince charged with drink driving after ‘crashing Range Rover into central reservation’
FORMER Man United and England star Paul Ince has been charged with drink driving after crashing into a central reservation.
The 57-year-old was arrested after a black Range Rover crashed in Cheshire on Saturday, close to Heswall Golf Club.
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He was later charged with drink driving and was bailed.
Ince will appear before Chester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
A spokesperson for Cheshire Police told The Mail: “At around 5pm on Saturday 28 June, police were called following reports of a collision on Chester High Road, Neston.
“The incident involved a black Range Rover which had collided with the central reservation barrier.
“Officers attended the scene and arrested a 57-year-old man.
“Paul Ince, of Neston, has since been charged with drink driving.
“Ince has been bailed to appear at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Friday 18 July.”
3 days agoBlogsComments Off on Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea AGREE Joao Pedro deal with Gittens also set to join, Liverpool ready to make Guehi offer
THE thrills and spills of the summer transfer window are well underway with some huge deals in the pipeline.
Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Brighton forward Joao Pedro for a fee in excess of £50million.
The Blues have also agreed a deal to sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £55.5m.
In other news, Liverpool are ready to throw winger Ben Doak into a swap deal for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi, SunSport can exclusively reveal.
Elsewhere, Dominic Calvert-Lewin has confirmed that he will be leaving Everton this summer.
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3 days agoBlogsComments Off on ‘Go away & coach a team’ – Jack O’Connor hits out at legends who’d criticised Kerry before Armagh upset
AFTER knocking the All-Ireland champions out of the Sam Maguire race, Jack O’Connor unloaded on the critics who have been knocking his Kerry side.
There were shades of the 2009 trouncing of Pat Gilroy’s Dublin as O’Connor’s crew were untouchable during a sensational second-half spell that saw them hit Armagh for 0-14 without reply.
His side ran out 0-32 to 1-21 winners on the back of a blistering second half displayThey scored 14 points in a row between the 40th and 55th minute
And O’Connor vented: “What’s to be gained by slating people? It’s the easiest thing in the world. I’m in the business of building people, not knocking people.
“I’d ask people who are knocking that group and knocking people involved with the group to look in the mirror and say, ‘What have you contributed?’
“It’s very easy to knock people. Go away and coach a team. Go away and coach a development squad. Go away and coach a minor team. That’s how you help Kerry football, not knocking people.”
A group-stage defeat to Meath raised major doubts over the All-Ireland aspirations of the Munster champions.
The nine-point loss caused Darragh Ó Sé to claim that ‘the mood isn’t great’ in the county as the former Kerry midfielder tipped Armagh to bring an end to their season.
O’Connor said: “We think we have a lot of good footballers but sometimes we’re being judged on different criteria to other teams.
“For example, Dublin got beaten by Meath in the Leinster Championship and I didn’t see any ex-Dublin players coming out slating the team or slating the management like we had down south in our county.
“There’s a sense of commitment to the team and a sense of loyalty to the team. Unfortunately a few pundits down our way let themselves down in that regard.”
The Kerry cohort in the 70,530 attendance revelled in seeing their team turn a five-point deficit into a nine-point lead during a blistering 15-minute spell.
O’Connor beamed: “A big performance and a big Kerry support came up and backed the team, which is great. We love seeing that because a lot of people had us written off during the week.
“But obviously the supporters felt there was another kick in the team. They’ve seen it happen before.
“They saw it happen in 2006, they saw it happen in 2009. Kerry is a proud county and we weren’t going to fizzle out of the Championship without a hell of a fight.”
O’Connor admitted parallels could be drawn with the same stage of the campaign 16 years ago that concluded with him leading Kerry to an All-Ireland SFC title for the third time.
Expectations were low ahead of a quarter-final against Dublin after Kerry limped past Sligo and Antrim in the qualifiers, having been well beaten by Cork in a Munster semi-final.
But Dubs boss Gilroy famously branded his team ‘startled earwigs’ after they suffered a 17-point hammering.
‘FEROCIOUS DETERMINATION’
O’Connor said: “There was ferocious determination in the camp that we weren’t going to let the season fizzle out after the Meath game.
“It may have been difficult for Armagh not to listen to the outside noise where we were being written off and they were being written up.”
Meanwhile, Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney admitted ‘it’s hard to know’ what the future holds after he was asked about the prospect of staying on for a 12th season.
He said: “It’s all about the players first and foremost – what they want and how much they want to push on. My appetite for football has always been the same. I love it. I enjoy it, despite the abuse.
“It’s just one of those things. I don’t know. Maybe it’s an addiction. I haven’t even thought about that.”
3 days agoBlogsComments Off on Major Wimbledon change as iconic feature of tournament will be MISSING for first time in its 148 year history
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LINE judges will be absent from Wimbledon today for the first time in the tournament’s 148-year history — after being booted out by AI.
Around 300 of the blazer-wearing officials who call “out” and “fault” have been axed in favour of an electronic gizmo.
Line judges will be absent from Wimbledon for the first time in the tournament’s 148-year historyAFP
Replacing them is the Hawk-Eye Challenge System which uses high-speed cameras and algorithms to track ball trajectory with pinpoint accuracy.
Voices used by the tech are from people working behind-the-scenes at Wimbledon, including tour guides.
The decision to adopt AI was made after a pilot at last year’s tournament.
It is understood the All England Club was reluctant, but the tech has been used in other events for years.
Chair umpires will remain.
Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, said AI will ensure “maximum accuracy” in officiating.
British No 4 Billy Harris, 30, said: “I’m sure the umpires will be missed.
“It feels like a quieter court when they’re not there, and they are all dressed up nice in the suits.
“But if the line calls are more accurate I guess most of the players are not going to be complaining.”
Former line judges had to compete for 80 new match assistant roles, which can involve measuring the net, opening tubes of new balls and escorting players to the toilet.
Veteran linesman Charles Falconer, 77, who would have been awarded a trophy and certificate to mark his 50th year this summer, reportedly missed out.
One judge said: “Charlie even asked if he could do stewarding to make the milestone, but the tournament told him there was nothing available.
“I thought Wimbledon were better than that.”
A total of 23 Brits are in the singles events at this year’s tournament — the most since 1984.
QUEUE CANNOT BE SERIOUS
TENNIS-mad fans pitched tents and sofas overnight to be the first through the gates of Wimbledon this morning.
Some 1,400 eager supporters braved searing heat and crammed into nearby Wimbledon Park.
Tournament bosses have even issued a dossier on how to queue correctly.
The guide warns against smoking, cooking on barbecues and toilet breaks of more than half an hour.
Among those queuing last night was Quin Latimore, 29, who said: “It’s filling up fast.
“I have been doing this for quite a few years and have never seen it this busy.”
3 days agoBlogsComments Off on Pop star sparks feud with Loose Women favourite as she takes swipes during foul-mouthed Glasto set
POP singer Kate Nash has taken a swipe at Denise Welch while performing at Glastonbury.
The star, 37, headlined the Left Field tent at the festival and launched into a foul-mouthed tirade at various people including JK Rowling, Rod Stewart – and surprisingly the Loose Women favourite.
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Kate ranted: “The music industry doesn’t know what to do with me. They tried to get rid of me, but they didn’t. There is a record executive sweating their t*** off with Matt Healy‘s mum.
‘They’re scared of me. I like that. But I was made of mother f****** bricks. But they didn’t believe me. I even gave them a second warning a few years later when I told them ‘Do not underestimate the girl’. Is it my fault they didn’t believe me?
“I’m not going to give my third warning. It’s too late for that. I’m taking my bricks and I’m throwing them through the f****** window.”
Denise was at Glastonbury this weekend to support her son Matt Healy who was headlining with his band The 1975.
Matt meanwhile preached love to fans during the band’s set on the Pyramid Stage.
Pausing between songs to address the crowd on Friday night, he said: “The lack of politics in this show, it is a conscious decision.
“We don’t want our legacy to be one of politics – we want it to be that of love and friendship.
“You go out into the world and there is loads of politics. We don’t need more, we need more love and friendship.
“If you are a young kid and inspired about this band, aspire for friendship and love in what you do and you will never fail – and I love you.”
She said the extra money meant she wouldn’t have to compromise on things like staff wages and safe tour buses that aren’t overcrowded.
Kate said she was determined to put on a “high quality show for fans” and said of her money-making campaign: “I’ve got a great bum.
“I often flash a bit anyway so it was a fun idea, but I didn’t think it would get this much of a reaction.”
Kate’s debut album, Made Of Bricks, which went straight to No1 when it came out in 2007.
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Kate split from her label and self-released her third and fourth records, the latter being called Yesterday Was Forever in 2018.
She previously revealed she found herself in financial difficulty.
The Brit School alum told The Guardian of the dip in her success after Foundations and said: “I’d trusted the wrong people with my money, which meant I had to sell my flat and move back in with my parents.
“I’d worked so hard and had nothing to show for it. The worst part was that I knew I wasn’t going to give up.
“I briefly thought I should become a teacher instead, but then I realised: ‘How are you going to do that? You don’t even have a degree because you didn’t get into any universities.’
“Having this career is about fighting your way through it.”
3 days agoBlogsComments Off on England 7 Jamaica 0: Lionesses run riot in final warm-up fixture before defending European Championship title
ELLA TOONE kept England on song as they ruthlessly crushed Jamaica’s attempt to spoil their Euros-send-off party at the King Power Stadium.
The midfielder’s double helped the hosts forget a minor set-piece wobble that almost had them caught cold on Sunday afternoon.
England thrashed Jamaica 7-0 in their final warm-up game before the Women’s EurosElla Toone fired England into a 3-0 lead
Home fans were left a stunned after seeing the Lionesses’ early lead seemingly wiped out just nine minutes after Toone broke the deadlock.
A combination of Jamaica’s smart low delivery from a corner, and the ball squirming under goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, saw the scoreline momentarily level at 1-1.
But after that equaliser was chalked off by VAR, Jamaica rarely troubled England, who were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to a Lucy Bronze header and Toone’s second.
And they were boosted by Lauren James’ return to Lioness action – and her first match since April – following her recovery from a hamstring injury.
However England will be eager to avoid getting caught out by set-piece trickery during their run at this year’s Euros with far tougher opponents awaiting them in the tournament.
In just five days’ time in Switzerland, Sarina Wiegman‘s side kick-off the difficult challenge of attempting to win the contest they triumphed in back in 2022.
The Lionesses are in a group of death with France first up for them in Zurich, followed by Holland and Euros debutants Wales.
At various points this year Wiegman spoke of the need for her team to find consistency with results in the Nations League being a little mixed.
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At home England have impressed with convincing wins against Portugal, Belgium and Spain.
But away the team have looked a little less consistent with losses to the latter two sides and a draw with Portugal.
While Wiegman has seven players making their major tournament debuts at the Euros, the coach stuck with much of the XI that slipped to a 2-1 loss to Spain in May.
The only difference was Jess Carter starting at left-back in place of Niamh Charles and Toone starting as No10 with Jess Park on the bench.
Both players laid down markers in this game with Carter impressing with her drives into the box and an assist for Toone.
The Man United vice-captain broke the deadlock just 10 minutes into the game thumping in a shot from distance with Jamaica initially pinned back.
And Jamaica thought they had bagged a leveller with Kayla McKenna’s coolly swept finish only for the goal to be disallowed after Amelia Van Santen was caught offside.
Bronze doubled England’s lead with a cushioned header after Carter’s smart cross into the box before Toone added a third with a left-footed strike before half-time.
And there was no let up in the second half with Georgia Stanway blasting the ball for a 4-0 lead in the 59th minute before Alessia Russo made it 5-0
Sub Aggie Beever-Jones added England’s sixth before the hosts suffered a momentary fitness scare with Beth Mead requiring treatment on her knee.
But the forward bounced back from that minor concern to slot in in England’s seventh with Jamaica drubbed without Manchester City star Khadija Shaw.
3 days agoBlogsComments Off on Turkey travel chaos as airport shuts down due to raging wildfires ripping through hols hotspot with hundreds evacuated
TRAVEL chaos has erupted in a Turkish holiday hotspot after raging wildfires blazed across the region and sparked mass evacuations.
The terrifying inferno ripped through the tourist resort of Foça, İzmir, before it was fanned by strong winds and tore through neighbourhoods.
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Chilling images showed the extent of the fires which ravaged local communities and engulfed forests in flames.
Planes were seen dumping large supplies of water over fiery infernos in order to combat the blazing fireballs.
And local residents watched in horror as their homes were torched up and forestry continued to burn.
Aftermath photos showed scorched cars and buildings while firefighters worked desperately to fight the flames.
Flights have now been suspended at İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport following the raging wildfires.
Ongoing extinguishing efforts prevented jets from taking off or landing at the airport as of 4pm local time.
Flights scheduled to land at İzmir were reportedly diverted amid the travel mayhem.
And hundreds have been left stranded following the major disruption.
Brave firefighters spent 22 gruelling hours fighting the vicious blaze across İzmir.
The lengthy operation reportedly involved 625 personnel, six helicopters, 46 fire engines, 9 bulldozers, and 13 water supply vehicles.
Hundreds were evacuated form their houses – with 550 residents forced out of some 175 homes in Ilıpınar, Foça.
Four firefighters were also affected by smoke poisoning, two of whom were hospitalised.
The exact cause of the fire is currently unknown.
But preliminary findings suggest the inferno may have been caused by a high-voltage power line.
The governor of the province, Süleyman Elban, cautioned the population to exercise extreme caution in the next few days.
He said low humidity and high temperatures would aggravate the risk of more fires.
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The governor said: “We expect the next four or five days to be very hot, with strong winds and low humidity. These conditions are perfect for a fire.
“Everyone’s life is at stake. We must all be extremely cautious.”
Wildfires were also reported in Sakarya, Bilecik, and Manisa this week.
Environment Minister Murat Kurum said in Bilecik, 23 houses and 47 units in 3 villages were destroyed in the forest fires, whilst 41 houses and 25 barns and warehouses were severely damaged.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, said: “Nine major fires broke out in İzmir, Denizli, Aydın and Manisa.
“The fire in Manisa started again due to wind.
“Four villages and two neighbourhoods were evacuated due to the fire.”
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