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Arne Slot insisted Liverpool showed why they are champions this afternoon despite a below-par performance in losing 3-1 at Chelsea.Reds boss Slot made six changes to his side for the trip to Stamford Bridge, giving several fringe players the chance to impress with Liverpool having wrapped up the title following their 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham last weekend.But they failed to gel and a Cole Palmer-inspired Chelsea cruised to a throughly deserved three points.Slot reasonably satisfied despite setbackDespite suffering just their third league defeat of the season, Slot felt there were moments of promise from his side.He told BBC’s Match of…
Police believe attackers targeted LGBTQ fans attending American star’s free concert on Rio’s Copacabana Beach.Brazilian police have arrested two people in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro that drew more than two million people. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro said on social media on Sunday that it had thwarted a bomb attack that had been planned by the suspects for the free concert, held on the famous Copacabana Beach on Saturday. The police added that an adult “responsible for the plan” had been arrested along with a…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Hard-right leader George Simion was the clear winner of the first round of Romania’s presidential election vote, and will face a pro-EU centrist in the run-off on May 18.With nearly 99 per cent of domestic votes and more than 80 per cent of diaspora votes counted late on Sunday, Simion was a runaway winner with 40.3 per cent of the vote, according to Romania’s Central Election Bureau. Bucharest’s centrist independent mayor Nicușor Dan came second with 20.9 per cent, and Crin Antonescu, another…
Vanderbilt’s Chandler Bing knows you’ve heard his name before — but he swears he wasn’t named after the late Matthew Perry’s beloved character on Friends. Of course, that didn’t stop the jokes from pouring in after Bing announced his decision to attend the Nashville, Tennessee, school on Tuesday, April 29. “My parents weren’t even thinking about the show,” he told the Tennessean in an interview published on Friday, May 2. “My mom has seen the show, but when they were naming me, I guess she didn’t watch it that much, wasn’t even thinking about that.” Bing added that while he’s…
Flanked by San Antonio Spurs royalty, Spurs guard Stephon Castle was named Rookie of the Year. At his celebratory press conference, San Antonio’s previous Rookie of the Year winners: all-time greats David Robinson and Tim Duncan and a future face of the league Victor Wembanyama, all appeared on stage to hand Castle the trophy and welcome the UConn product into elite company. Castle’s victory marked the first time since 2016 an NBA team had back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners after Wembanyama took home the award last season. The last team to do so was the Minnesota Timberwolves, when Andrew…
Protests are continuing in China against strict COVID lockdown restrictions after a deadly apartment fire brought some people closer to a breaking point.Across the country, demonstrators took to the streets — a mass movement that is rare in China — and defied laws designed to curb the spread of COVID-19. Some appeared with sheets of blank white paper, in place of traditional protest signs, as a criticism of the censorship limiting citizens from speaking freely.After the fire in Xinjiang that left at least 10 people dead, which critics say was due to the stay-at-home measures that resulted in the building’s…
UK police arrest five men, including four Iranians, over suspected terror plot
America’s Next Top Model alum Adrianne Curry is refuting an internet claim about her net worth. Curry, 42, took to X on Friday, May 2, and shared a post from the website Celebrity Net Worth that claimed she has a net worth of $500,000. “I didn’t understand why people thought I was rich till I saw this,” she wrote. “This is SO not f***ing true. I wish!” Curry’s post garnered 1,000 likes as well as more than a hundred comments. Related: Adrianne Curry and Matthew Rhode’s Relationship Timeline (Photo by Getty) America’s Next Top Model alum Adrianne Curry’s love life…
EASTERN CONFERENCE Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs win the series 4-2 Game 1: Senators 2 – Maple Leafs 6Game 2: Senators 2 – Maple Leafs 3 (OT)Game 3: Maple Leafs 3 – Senators 2 (OT)Game 4: Maple Leafs 3 – Senators 4 (OT)Game 5: Senators 4 – Maple Leafs 0Game 6: Maple Leafs 4 – Senators 2 Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay LightningPanthers win the series 4-1 Game 1: Panthers 6 – Lightning 2Game 2: Panthers 2 – Lightning 0Game 3: Lightning 5 – Panthers 1Game 4: Lightning 2 – Panthers 4Game 5: Panthers 6 – Lightning 3…
Sirens blaring, a truckful of armed men trailing in its wake, the black sport utility vehicle that sliced sharklike through the Syrian town of Ashrafieh Sahnaya on Friday morning was impossible to miss.Government forces had retaken control from the armed groups that turned the town into a sectarian battlefield for two days this week, killing dozens and exposing for all to see the new Syrian leaders’ shaky grip on security. Now, government representatives had arrived to pledge peace to a skeptical town.In an airy, echoing religious meeting hall, two officials in suits sat shoulder to shoulder with white-bearded leaders of…