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Kokubo’s injury time penalty save secures title for Japan

Kokubo’s injury time penalty save secures title for Japan

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DOHA : Japan lifted the Under 23 Asian Cup after they beat Uzbekistan 1-0 on Friday, an injury time penalty save by Leo Kokubo securing the trophy for Go Oiwa’s side. Substitute Fuki Yamada gave the Japanese the lead when he stroked his shot into the bottom corner of the Uzbek goal in the 91st minute, but a handball by Hiroki Sekine gifted Uzbekistan an opportunity to take the game into extra time. Kokubo, however, dived to his right to keep out Umarali Rakhmanaliev’s spot kick and earn the Japanese their second under 23 title since 2016. Japan and Uzbekistan went into the final at Doha’s Jassim bin Hamad Stadium having already claimed two of Asia’s three berths at the Olympics in Paris in the summer, with the tournament serving as the continent’s final eliminator for the Games. Iraq took the third place on Thursday with an extra-time win over Indonesia, who will play Guinea on May 9 in a playoff for the last remaining spot at the finals. Source link

VAR should have intervened for probable Forest penalty against Everton, says Webb

VAR should have intervened for probable Forest penalty against Everton, says Webb

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The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) should have intervened to recommend a penalty review in Nottingham Forest’s controversial 2-0 Premier League defeat to Everton earlier this month, referees body (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb said on Tuesday. Webb said VAR Stuart Attwell should have recommended the review which would likely have resulted in a penalty being awarded to Forest after Everton fullback Ashley Young challenged winger Callum Hudson-Odoi in the second half. Relegation-threatened Forest were left furious after being denied three penalty claims at Goodison Park on April 21, all against Young. The Midlands side issued a strongly worded statement just minutes after the game on social media platform X, accusing Attwell of being a fan of Luton Town, Forest’s relegation rivals. The league said it was “extremely disappointed” to read the comments made by Forest and that an investigation into the club’s statement is being conducted by them and the Football Association (FA). Young had clipped the foot of Gio Reyna in the penalty area in the first half, while the ball also struck his arm …

Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states | Capital punishment

Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states | Capital punishment

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The relentless pursuit of “non-stop executions” by a rump of US death penalty states is exposing prison staff to extreme levels of psychological and physical stress, according to traumatized corrections officers who are appealing for help. Though capital punishment is generally on the wane in America, with only five states carrying out executions last year, those states that remain active are showing a renewed determination. In some states, the pace of judicial killings is now so intense that prison guards are kept in an almost permanent state of readiness, with mock executions staged on a rolling basis. In Oklahoma, officers at the state penitentiary in McAlester, which houses the death chamber, are so stretched by the schedule of 25 executions set in 2022 by the Republican-controlled state that the state’s own attorney general and the head of the prison service have appealed to the courts for a more staggered approach. They have requested that the gap between executions be widened from 60 to 90 days, so far to no avail. The unprecedented move to try …

Late penalty gives relegation-threatened Burnley draw with Man United

Late penalty gives relegation-threatened Burnley draw with Man United

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MANCHESTER, England :Manchester United could muster only a point against Burnley on Saturday after substitute Zeki Amdouni scored a late penalty to rescue a 1-1 Premier League draw for the relegation-threatened side. Burnley’s 87th-minute penalty, awarded after goalkeeper Andre Onana fouled Amdouni in the box, cancelled out a late strike by Antony and leaves Erik ten Hag’s team sixth in the standings. The draw was a blow to United’s hopes of a European qualifying spot, as they sit six points behind fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who have two games in hand. “That is the facts,” Ten Hag told the BBC. “We needed to win. The past few weeks we’ve got in winning positions and then given it away. The gap is too big in this phase of the season. “Over many phases of the game we did very good (but) we gave it away again at the end,” the Dutchman added. “We have to look in the mirror. We made a mistake, but you take responsibility and they should understand what it means for a team …

Nottingham Forest to privately hear VAR audio connected to three penalty claims | UK News

Nottingham Forest to privately hear VAR audio connected to three penalty claims | UK News

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Nottingham Forest will be given the opportunity to privately hear the VAR audio connected to three penalty claims in their match against Everton last Sunday. It comes as Forest have risked Football Association and Premier League sanctions over their extraordinary response to the three rejected penalty appeals. The club said in a statement on Sunday they had “warned” Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the referees body, that VAR Stuart Attwell “was a Luton fan” but that they did not change the appointment. The Premier League said it was “extremely disappointed” by the statement, adding it was “never appropriate to improperly question the integrity of match officials”. The league said it was investigating the matter in relation to its rules, with regulations B.15 and B.16 governing the requirement on clubs and their officials to behave with utmost good faith. Forest, who are in a relegation battle with Luton at the bottom of the Premier League table, went on to release a further statement on Monday evening calling for the rules around referees’ allegiances to be …

Judge Who Handed Down 4 Million Trump Penalty Set To Rule On Validity Of Reduced Bond

Judge Who Handed Down $454 Million Trump Penalty Set To Rule On Validity Of Reduced Bond

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Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, After weeks of trying to secure a bond and arguing to an appeals court that a $454 million bond was “impossible,” former President Donald Trump secured a $175 million bond to stay judgment only to now have to make the case all over again why this should satisfy the New York Attorney General and stop her from seizing his properties. On April 22, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, the trial court judge who set the $454 million judgment, will hear the attorney general’s challenge to the sufficiency of President Trump’s bond. The $175 million figure had been set by the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court, and President Trump has frequently criticized Justice Engoron for “ignoring” appeals court orders, such as when he allowed evidence past the statute of limitations set by the appellate division during the trial. Who’s Backing the Bond? The attorney general has sought to cast doubt on the stability of LA-based Knight Specialty Insurance Company (KSIC), calling it a …

‘It’s a shame’: Pochettino angry with Jackson and Madueke over penalty spat | Chelsea

‘It’s a shame’: Pochettino angry with Jackson and Madueke over penalty spat | Chelsea

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A furious Mauricio Pochettino said it was “a shame” that Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke took the gloss off Chelsea’s 6-0 win over Everton by trying to snatch a second-half penalty off Cole Palmer. Pochettino, who confirmed Palmer is the side’s designated spot-kick taker, admitted the incident sent out the wrong image about his team’s mentality. Chelsea’s head coach wants his players to focus more on the collective and he warned Jackson and Madueke that they will be dropped if they do not learn from their behaviour. “It’s a shame,” Pochettino said. “I told the players [in the dressing room] we can’t behave in this way. I told them this is the last time I will accept this type of behaviour. They’re all involved in this situation. Next time they’re all out. This is not a joke. “It’s impossible after a performance like this to see this type of behaviour. If we want to be a great team, fighting for big things, we need to change and think more in a collective way. I made …

Wales suffer Euro 2024 play-off heartbreak in penalty shoot-out

Wales suffer Euro 2024 play-off heartbreak in penalty shoot-out

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Robert Page makes one change from the Wales team who thrashed Finland 4-1 in the semi-final, with target man striker Kieffer Moore coming in for David Brooks. Ben Davies is captain again as Aaron Ramsey is only fit enough to be on the bench. Wales: Ward; Mepham, Rodon, B Davies; Roberts, Ampadu, J James, Williams; Wilson, Johnson, Moore. Subs: Hennessey, King, Fox, Dasilva, Sheehan, Savage, Ramsey, D. James, Matondo, Brooks, Broadhead, Cullen. Poland, meanwhile, are unchanged from their 5-1 win over Estonia in the other semi. Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash is out after being injured against Estonia . Poland: Szczesny; Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski, Zielinski, Slisz, Piotrowski, Zalewski; Swiderski, Lewandowski. Subs: Bulka, Skorupski, Puchacz, Walukiewicz, Salamon, Bochniewicz, Piatek, Moder, Romanczuk, Szymanski, Grosicki, Buksa. Source link