Canada's Lawson Crouse tallies twice in win over Kazakhstan at men's hockey worlds
CBC
23-05-17 20:28
Canada dominated Kazakhstan 5-1 to extend their unbeaten run at hockey world championship, with Lawson Crouse scoring twice, helped by Joe Veleno and Sammy Blais' goal and two assists apiece, and MacKenzie Weegar scoring one and assisting one. Canada moves two points ahead of Switzerland in Group B, who maintain a perfect record and are yet to concede a goal. U.S. also maintained their unbeaten run with a 4-1 victory against Austria. Meanwhile, Finland and Latvia emerged victorious against France and Norway respectively.
A federal judge in Houston has dismissed criminal charges against Paulo Murta, a Swiss banker accused of helping stash millions in bribes paid to senior Venezuelian oil officials in a money laundering case. The judge ruled that the delays violated his constitutional rights to a speedy trial. Murta was indicted in 2019 on money laundering charges and spent nine months in pre-trial detention before being released on bond. Prosecutors are appealing against the dismissal of charges. Murta was accused of creating fake loans and setting up shell companies in Switzerland, Curacao and Dubai to hide the proceeds of PDVSA's bribery scheme.
The world is most likely to exceed 1.5C of warming for at least one year in the next five years, according to this year’s World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) annual climate update. The report also assigns a 90% probability that at least one of the next five years will be the warmest ever recorded. As things stand, the 2015 Paris Agreement requires efforts to be made to keep global temperature increases well below 2C above pre-industrial levels, although a more ambitious target of 1.5C was also drawn up. Last year’s WMO update assessed the chance of temporarily breaching 1.5C as 50-50. The chance of achieving this has now risen to 66%. In response to the WMO report, Greenpeace UK’s chief scientist Doug Parr said: “increased climate impacts and a potentially disastrous El Nino event should speed up action and ambition from governments, but every year that passes without significant progress is another year closer to a dead end for the climate.”
Kacper Tekieli, the husband of two-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk, died in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps on Thursday. Tekieli, a sports climber, was 38 years old and a climbing instructor who had climbed in the Himalayas and the Alps. He married Kowalczyk in 2020, and the couple had a 20-month-old son. Kowalczyk, a retired cross-country skier who won gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, expressed her grief on social media.
Manuel Akanji is targeting the treble for Manchester City after the team advanced to next month's Champions League final by thumping Real Madrid4-0 on Wednesday. If City can achieve success in the FA Cup and Premier League, they will match the feat of Manchester United's 1999 team. City require just one win in the league to clinch the title and secure qualification for next season’s Champions League. City manager Pep Guardiola could decide to rest players in the two fixtures following the fixture against Chelsea if the Premier League is won on Sunday. City have been made favourites among sports betting sites to win all three prestigious trophies available to English teams in the 2020-21 season, after already scooping the Carabao Cup. “It would be unbelievable. It is my first season here. It is the best team I have ever played in and we have been really confident in the second part of the season," said Akanji.
SP Hinduja, patriarch of one of Britain’s wealthier families, has died aged 87. With an estimated wealth of $15bn, the influence of Hinduja and his family was as much evident through their high-ranking connections as through their business portfolio. Hinduja, known as SP, was diplomatic in all of his dealings, including with Prime Ministers, ambassadors and commercial envoys, and occasionally at banquets at Buckingham Palace. He was a regular philanthropist and through the Hinduja Foundation, S.P. helped set up scholarships, build a Hindu temple in England and the opening in 1999 of the Hinduja Group-funded “Spirit Zone” at the Millennium Dome in Greenwich.
Manchester City’s new director of football for the club’s women’s team, Nils Nielsen, believes he can help the team become the best in the country. Aged 51 and hailing from Greenland – where traditional pursuits included hunting seals and polar bears – Nielsen has a strong reputation within women’s football, having coached Denmark and Switzerland’s women’s teams, as well as China’s under-20s. His predecessor, Gavin Makel, has left the club after four years to join the Football Association as head of women’s national football development.
Sweden won their fourth victory at the ice hockey world championship by routing newcomer Hungary 7-1. Jacob de la Rose scored twice for Sweden who are second in Group A with 11 points, one behind the United States. Germany beat Denmark 6-4 for their first victory. In Group B, Switzerland beat Slovakia 4-2 for their fourth win and the top of the group, one point ahead of Canada in second place. Dominik Kubalik led the Czech Republic to a 6-2 victory over newcomer Slovenia with a hat trick and an assist, putting him at the top of the tournament scoring table with six goals.
Travel writer Brian Johnston has listed “Europe’s best lesser-known islands” for readers of The Australian Financial Review. An island in each of ten different countries was selected as the best to visit: Cres in Croatia; Heimaey in Iceland; Milos in Greece; Bornholm in Denmark; Lindisfarne in the UK; Lanzarote in Spain; Belle-Ile in France; Lindau in Germany; Comino in Malta; and Lipari in Italy. Johnston also highlighted the attractions of each island and the activities and sights available.
Einer Rubio won the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia, his first victory in a Grand Tour. The race was affected by weather issues, with the route altered and shortened due to the risk of avalanches. The route change saw the riders start at the top of Croix de Couer in Switzerland, with the original start point in Italy cut due to weather conditions. The 80-kilometre stage saw the main contenders for the overall title finish over a minute behind Rubio, with Geraint Thomas maintaining his lead.
Einer Rubio won the shortened 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia for his first victory in a Grand Tour, while Geraint Thomas retained the overall leader’s pink jersey. The stage was shortened and cut due to adverse weather conditions, and the riders instead started past the halfway point at the foot of the brutal climb up Croix de Couer. Rubio won the race in a sprint at the top of the climb ahead of Thibaut Pinot and Jefferson Alexander Cepeda. The overall standings remained almost unchanged, with Thomas still two seconds ahead of Primoz Roglic and 22 ahead of Joao Almeida in the race for the title.
Parents should avoid telling their children when they are on a diet in order to prevent "weight talk" that lead to poor wellbeing in their offspring, according to a guide by the British Dietetic Association and the University of Bath. The guide suggests avoiding the use of negative language and instead discussing “changes you make in terms of wanting to improve your health and energy” with emphasis on eating more healthily and being more physically active. The advice is backed by the British Government's Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. More than 20% of British children are overweight or obese at the beginning of primary school, according to the NHS.
The United States defeated Denmark 3-0 to maintain their unbeaten record at the ice hockey world championship, with Alex Tuch scoring one goal and adding two assists. The victory earned the US their fifth win out of five games and a place in the quarterfinals, as they lead Group A with 15 points. Elsewhere, the Czech Republic beat Norway 2-0 to go top of Group B and secure a spot in the knockout stage.
Chelsea boss Emma Hayes will not be watching the Manchester derby this weekend, which could see her side crowned Women’s Super League champions. If Arsenal win against the Blues, Manchester United failing to win their match against Manchester City would secure a fourth successive WSL title for Chelsea. Hayes, however, expressed respect for her upcoming match against Arsenal, who are third in the table, whilst United boss Marc Skinner described his side’s match against City as “a heavyweight contest – one big punch and the other can be knocked out”.
Denz wins another Giro d'Italia stage, Armirail 1st Frenchman in pink this century
CBC
23-05-20 18:13
Nico Denz won the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia, his second victory of this year’s race, less than 72 hours after his first. The German, riding for Bora-Hansgrohe, almost celebrated too early at the end of the stage as he beat Derek Gee by half a wheel. In the overall race, France's Bruno Armirail became the first Frenchman to wear the pink jersey this century after finishing 24th, which saw him lead Geraint Thomas by 1 minute 41 seconds. The Giro will finish in Rome in eight days.
Several countries across the Middle East have reportedly moved away from the US dollar in reaction to ongoing dollar rationing strategies set in place by the United States. As previously reported, on 15 May 2021 Iraq band all business deals and exchanges of the dollar with Iran, and underlining an existing case where the nation’s authorities made it more difficult for individuals to obtain dollars as the US had revealed increasing concerns that much of its currency was being smuggled to Iran, which is under sanctions. This extreme measure against the dollar has since highlighted a trend in the Middle East where the continuous slowing of the currency’s value has led Saudi Arabia's finance minister to state it is “open” to pricing oil sales using different currencies, including the Chinese yuan and the euro. Similarly, in February this year, Iraq confirmed its intention to conduct business with China using yuan, instead of dollars.
Switzerland beat Canada 3-2 to maintain a perfect record in the men's world hockey championship. Andres Ambuhl scored the game-winning goal while Nico Hischier and Dario Simion also scored for Switzerland, who have five regulation wins in the Group B competition. Captain Tyler Toffoli and Michael Carcone scored Canada's goals in the defeat, but Canada remains in a strong position with three regulation wins, an overtime win and a loss in the tournament. Canada has two more group matches before the knockout stage.
Bora-Hansgrohe rider Nico Denz claimed his second victory at the Giro d'Italia in the 14th stage of the cycling competition, edging out Canadian rider Derek Gee by half a wheel. The win came after Denz won Thursday’s 12th stage, his first victory at a Grand Tour event. In other results, Bruno Armirail became the first French cyclist to wear the maglia rosa since 1999, finishing the stage 1 minute, 41 seconds ahead of second-placed Geraint Thomas, giving the Welsh cyclist a night off ahead of Sunday’s challenging 15th stage.
Plane crashes in Swiss mountains, causing casualties, RTN reports
Reuters
23-05-20 14:52
A plane crash near Switzerland's Ponts-de-Martel area has resulted in a number of casualties. The situation is being investigated by rescue services and the police. No further details have been provided about the accident.
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee came within half a wheel's length of winning Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia, but was pipped to the post by German Nico Denz, who claimed his second victory in this year's race. Gee has enjoyed an impressive first Grand Tour event, having won a silver medal in Stage 8. He stands 21st in the overall general classification, and is second in the point classification behind Italy's Jonathon Milan. Bruno Armirail became the first Frenchman to wear the pink jersey in this century. The Giro ends in Rome in eight days.
