Portmore take RSPL lead
Just over a week after reclaiming the top spot in the Red Stripe Premier League, Humble Lion surrendered their place at the summit to Portmore United, who clipped former leaders University of West Indies (UWI) 1-0 at UWI Bowl.Humble Lion fell 1-0 to Tivoli Gardens at the Edward Seaga Complex in their final match of the first round.Elton Thompson netted his fourth goal in five games for the west Kingston team, which ended the round in sixth placed on 17 points.Portmore sit atop the standings with 21 points, followed by Humble Lion and UWI with 20. Mobay and Arnett are next with 19 and 18 points, respectively.At the Edward Seaga Complex, Thompson’s well-placed shot after 34 minutes from the edge of the area gave the host a much deserved first half lead after they had the better of their opponents.Thompson, who missed the first seven games of the round through injury, was happy to continue his good scoring form and help his team secure three more valuable points and noted that he never has any doubts when playing against Humble Lion as he has always done well against them.ALWAYS CONFIDENT”I had the confidence because anytime I play against Humble Lion, I never lose. I made my debut against them and I scored on my debut against them, so when I play Humble Lion, I am always fully confident that I can do it,” he said.”I am looking forward to the second round. I intend to start off hard. I want more goals to lift Tivoli, that’s the aim. In the first round, we had some ups and downs, but we catch our groove and we have bounced back, and now we are heading forward straight to the top, and I am aiming high this season. I am looking forward to the 20 goal mark,” he said.Tivoli controlled the first-half but the visitors were solid in defence and dealt with the hosts’ forays forward. But just past the half-hour mark, Thompson turned his marker on top of the box and beat Sanchez Lloyd with a weak but well-placed shot inside the post. The visitors spent most of the period in defence and were hardly threatening going forward.After the break, both teams created good chances to score. Hugh Howell had the best chance two minutes after the break, but headed wide. Thompson could have also had a hattrick, but wasted two great chances after being set up by former national player Jermaine ‘Teddy’ Johnson.Humble Lion coach Donovan Duckie was fuming after the game, blasting his players for not being mentally tough enough.”We are having some psychological problems. This would be the third time that we are leading the League since I have been here and we just can’t handle it. I think we have a lot of mental work to do,” he told The Gleaner.Tivoli manager, Brian Rose, said the team wanted to rebound from Boys’ Town’s defeat and the team dug deep for the win.”After we lost to Boys’ Town, we said we were not going to take it like that, we dug deep and it paid off. We scored in the 34th minute and we held out and got the one-nil victory, which I think we deserved more than Humble Lion,” he commented.Meanwhile, all six games in the round ended 1-0. In other matches, Mobay handed Jamalco their fifth straight loss, Arnett Gardens edged Boys’ Town in the Trench Town derby and Harbour View got the better of Maverley/Hughenden, while Reno turned back Waterhouse at Frome.
Sea turtle trapped in net freed in Legazpi City Lights inside SMX hall flicker as Duterte rants vs Ayala, Pangilinan anew “I feel like I’ve been through so much that 15, 25 minutes of my life (in the cage) is not going to faze me,” Ortega said. “The way I look at it is, ‘What can you do to me that hasn’t been done to me already? What are going to do, hit me in the face for 15 minutes? I’ve been beaten up worse than that in my life.’”Ortega and Edgar meet in the penultimate bout of UFC 222 at T-Mobile Arena. The pay-per-view card is headlined by featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino against UFC newcomer Yana Kunitskaya.Ortega was nicknamed “T-City” as a teenager by his jiu-jitsu coach, Rener Gracie, who receives credit from Ortega for setting his life on its current path. The nickname is short for Triangle City in recognition of Ortega’s remarkable ability to lock opponents into a triangle submission hold, even back when he was the smallest kid in Gracie’s academy.After an unbeaten amateur career and a perfect professional start, he cracked the UFC lineup in 2014 — and promptly failed a drug test after his first victory. He acknowledged his mistake and fought back with five straight wins in 2 ½ years, culminating in an impressive stoppage of veteran Cub Swanson by guillotine choke last December.That win made him a top contender and got him a lucrative new contract with the UFC, yet he still drives his 1998 Chevy Blazer to Harbor City to train in the one-car garage of his longtime striking coach, James Luhrsen.ADVERTISEMENT FILE – In this Jan. 2, 2016, file photo, Brian Ortega, right, fights Diego Brandao during a featherweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 195 in Las Vegas. Ortega faces Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on Saturday night in a fight to determine the top contender for the UFC featherweight title. Ortega is risking his unbeaten record on short notice in the biggest fight of his burgeoning MMA career. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)LAS VEGAS — A thousand paths could have taken Brian Ortega away from the octagon. Gangs and drugs loomed over his adolescence in suburban Los Angeles, and a chaotic home life pushed him into the streets.Instead, Ortega ended up in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym and discovered the discipline and self-worth he had lacked. He surfed at a popular spot in Redondo Beach where another fighting coach spotted him and educated him on mixed martial arts.ADVERTISEMENT At home in Lomita, Ortega still sleeps on the floor, just as he did as a kid when his family home in San Pedro frequently had well over a dozen people crammed into it, leaving no bed for him.“The people around me saved my life, not MMA,” Ortega said. “It was people who said, ‘You’re better than this,’ who told me, ‘You don’t belong in this world.’ MMA and jiu-jitsu and training gave me an escape. I would always train, but then I would go back to doing what I was doing. To have people who were constantly on me to be better, I felt like that love wasn’t really shown when I was growing up. They saw what I couldn’t see.”Ortega’s life picked up speed after his victory over Swanson. He travels the country now in a blitz of publicity stops, personal appearances and other commitments, sometimes arriving at the Los Angeles airport unable to remember where he’s about to fly without looking at his ticket first.If he manages to beat Edgar, his celebrity will skyrocket. But he doesn’t intend to forget the distance he has already traveled.“I always have my group of friends at the gym,” Ortega said. “We used to go hang out somewhere before. Now we’re just hanging out at the gym. We have sparring parties where everyone beats each other up, but then we all eat my dad’s cooking, and I hire a massage therapist, so everyone is just kicking back and having a good time. I just keep the environment great.”Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Lakers’ Isaiah Thomas: ‘All you need is 1 team to love you’ LATEST STORIES MOST READ Phivolcs records 2 ‘discrete weak ash explosions’ at Taal Volcano GALLERY: Barangay Ginebra back as PBA Governors’ Cup kings And while his friends struggled, Ortega surrounded himself with a surrogate family that allowed him to thrive — and to build a fighting career on the verge of a breakthrough.“A lot of my friends, they’re out of prison (now),” the 27-year-old Ortega said. “I hang out with them, and they’re just proud of me. They’re like, ‘Man, out of all the boys, you’re the one that made it out. You’re living the dreams that all of us talked about.’ I’m doing what I said I was going to be doing when I was 16. They admire it. They respect it. They know not to get me in trouble anymore.”FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors’ Cup titleSPORTSTim Cone, Ginebra set their sights on elusive All-Filipino crownSPORTSAfter winning title, time for LA Tenorio to give back to Batangas folkOrtega (13-0, 1 no-contest) still lives dangerously, however: With barely more than three weeks’ notice, he agreed to fight former champion Frankie Edgar (21-5-1) on Saturday night. The winner is almost certain to get the next shot at featherweight champ Max Holloway, whose injury set in motion Ortega’s opportunity.Ortega is an underdog, but he’s used to the feeling. 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Nadine Lustre’s phone stolen in Brazil Williams played a total of seven matches in 2018 before arriving at the All England Club, and she’ll be playing her seventh match in the last two weeks when she meets 11th-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany in the Wimbledon final on Saturday.Certainly didn’t take long for the 36-year-old American to get her game in gear and close in on what would be an eighth Wimbledon title, one short of Martina Navratilova’s record, and 24th Grand Slam trophy in all, equaling Margaret Court’s all-time mark.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors’ Cup titleSPORTSAfter winning title, time for LA Tenorio to give back to Batangas folkSPORTSTim Cone still willing to coach Gilas but admits decision won’t be ‘simple yes or no’It was only 10 1/2 months ago that Williams had far more serious concerns.After giving birth to her daughter, Olympia, on Sept. 1, Williams dealt with health complications that included blood clots and led to what she said were multiple operations. LATEST STORIES Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Next was a first-round loss at Miami.“I honestly felt I would have done better in some of the earlier tournaments. That was the hardest part — accepting that I didn’t,” Williams said. “I know that sounds weird, but I worked out a lot and I worked hard.”Following another two months away from competition, she entered the French Open in late May, and won three matches before pulling out before the fourth round because of an injured pectoral muscle.Williams rested some after that, not practicing serving at all for a couple of weeks, and was able to ease into things once Wimbledon began because of a draw that allowed her to avoid playing any seeded opponents — or anyone ranked inside the top 50, for that matter — until Goerges, who was making her Grand Slam semifinal debut.Now will come the sternest on-court test Williams has faced: Kerber, a former No. 1 and two-time major champion with a lefty stroke and never-give-up-on-a-ball defense.Williams is 23-6 in Grand Slam finals, and Kerber is responsible for handing her one of those rare defeats, at the 2016 Australian Open. Kerber also won that year’s U.S. Open, replacing Williams atop the WTA rankings right afterward. That was also the year that Kerber reached the Wimbledon final, losing to Williams in straight sets.They’ve played each other a total of eight times in the past, and Williams leads 6-2.After winning her semifinal against Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-3, Kerber was asked what she sees across the net when she goes up against Williams.“I see a champion,” Kerber said, “that’s for sure.” “Almost didn’t make it, to be honest,” Williams said shortly after completing her 6-2, 6-4 semifinal victory over 13th-seeded Julia Goerges on Thursday.She’s been wearing compression leggings during her matches as a precaution and says she remains nervous.“I mean, even this week, I had a pain in my leg, and I went to the worst-case scenario: ‘Oh, my God, I have a (pulmonary embolism) in my leg,’” Williams said. “I didn’t know I would have such, kind of, traumatic thoughts. Especially now that I have a daughter, I want to be around as long as I can to support her. It’s interesting how that mental recovery is actually taking much longer than I ever expected.”The tennis? That’s come quite naturally, not surprisingly.She was off the tour for more than a year after her Australian Open title in January 2017 — won while she was pregnant, she later revealed. Williams first came back by playing doubles with her older sister, Venus, for the U.S. Fed Cup team in February. Then came her singles return, at Indiana Wells in March, when she won her first two matches before losing to her sibling.ADVERTISEMENT View comments In fight vs corruption, Duterte now points to Ayala, MVP companies as ‘big fish’ Serena Williams of the United States celebrates defeating Germany’s Julia Gorges in their women’s singles semifinals match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, Thursday July 12, 2018.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON — Serena Williams has been saying it over and over and over: Wimbledon is only her fourth tournament since returning to the tour after having a baby.“Every time I go out there, I want to, I guess, take a giant step forward,” she said. “Keep taking giant steps, but keep improving.”ADVERTISEMENT Palace OKs total deployment ban on Kuwait OFWs MOST READ
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Fifty-one students in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), who have successfully completed the Youth Entrepreneurial Training Programme (YEST), were empowered to make a difference in their communities and to use their new skills as an avenue to achieve a productive life.During the Vrymens Erven Training Centre’s (VETC) 15th graduation ceremony at the Guyana Teacher’s Union Hall in New Amsterdam, the graduates received certificates in data operations, general cosmetology, food preparation and home repairs.Youth Director Melissa Carmichael-Haynes addressing the graduatesSponsored by the Education Ministry’s Department of Culture, Youth and Sport, the YEST Programme provides technical, vocational, entrepreneurial and life skills training to youths between the ages of 16-25, in a disciplined environment for personal and national development.Youth Director Melissa Carmichael-Haynes told the graduates “…you have skills and ability that you can utilise to not only develop yourself but also develop your respective communities. You will be faced with many challenges and hurdles, but if you believe in yourself and have a purpose in your heart to achieve the goals that you have set for your life, then, those goals will be achieved.”Carmichael-Haynes also encouraged them to work diligently to make a change in their country and endeavour to be the best in the business world.Data Operations student, Shanera Rudder, who emerged as valedictorian, told her colleagues that as they celebrate “more than a decade of learning, we should feel proud that we did not give up. On this occasion, we are surrounded by all the persons who made it possible for us. These people played a major role in our lives and for that, we owe them our gratitude.”Acting Administrator of the VETC, Cleveland Rose, highlighted that in the institution’s projections there will be further facilitation of the recruitment and training of 200 youths in all disciplines, with more staff training sessions being conducted. Additionally, there will be an expansion of the training facility to a standard conducive to learning.To date, the Vrymens Erven Training Centre (VETC) has successfully qualified 467 youths across the Ancient County and will commence training for the 16th batch on January 7, 2019.
The event was emceed by former School District 60 Superintendent Larry Espe.“The Community Awards program presents a unique opportunity for us to celebrate the talents, dedication, and generosity of the outstanding citizens, businesses and athletes, and those volunteers whose contributions enrich the lives of all of us,” says Espe.The evening also included two keynote speeches – the first being from Lt.–Col. Dave Shuster.- Advertisement -He took the opportunity to reminisce on how growing up in Fort St. John helped shape his military career.“I think any success that I’ve achieved has had something to do with – a little bit to do with leadership, but I think more so growing up in this community and learning how to moderate, facilitate, tolerate and coordinate, and doing it first with the friends that I grew up with has allowed me to succeed with the Canadian Forces,” says Lt.–Col. Shuster.The other keynote came from Juno-nominated and local musician Dayna Manning.Advertisement Below are the 2015 Fort St. John Community Award winners:Youth Award – Taylor DevosHumanitarian Award – Jeanette & Blair JohnstonCultural Award – Sue PopeskuLiteracy Award – David RattrayRecreation Award – Wim KokMayor’s Citizen of the Year – Eliza Stanford “I played a show…in 2011 in Sarnia, Ontario, and I played a song of mine called Charlie Lake,” explains Manning of her inspiration. “Charlie Lake was inspired by one night in September, I believe it was September 2010 – you might remember it, when the Northern Lights came out like we’ve never seen before.”The ceremony concluded with the Mayor’s Citizen of the Year Award, and finally closing remakes by Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman.“As our community continues to prosper and grow, it becomes so important to recognize those of you who are making this happen simply by doing what you love and sharing what you do,” Mayor Ackerman concludes.“I truly want to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything that you have done.”Advertisement
Bournemouth offered very little in the way of their own attacking threat as Wenger relieved some of the early-season tension that had been building around the under-fire Frenchman.Having clung on to Alexis Sanchez during the closing hours of the transfer window, Wenger opted to start the Chilean on the bench while recalling new signings Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac.Both were impressive as Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth rarely challenged, with only a Jermain Defoe header coming off the post in the way of clear goalscoring chances for the visitors.Wenger could not have wished for a more straightforward return to action following the 4-0 defeat at Anfield and unrest among some supporters as no new signings came in before the deadline.Kolasinac was heavily involved in the opening goal, bursting down the left flank before crossing in to Welbeck.He got just about enough on the ball to send it past Asmir Begovic and give Arsenal a sixth-minute lead as the hosts took control.Kolasinac was enjoying his deployment down the left and another strong run from the Bosnia international led to Granit Xhaka rifling in a shot which Begovic had to deal with.The Bournemouth goalkeeper was in for a busy afternoon and he had to push away a Mesut Ozil free-kick as the game was being played almost exclusively in the visitors’ half.– Free-flowing –The second goal duly followed as Ozil’s raking pass was touched on from Lacazette to Welbeck, who instantly gave it back for the Frenchman to finish well from the edge of the box.Begovic nearly gifted Arsenal their third, dallying in possession and seeing his clearance chased down by Welbeck.Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck (R) vies with Bournemouth defender Simon Francis during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium in London on September 9, 2017 © AFP / Ian KINGTONThe former Chelsea goalkeeper showed just enough speed to get across and block the resulting shot from the boot of the busy Lacazette.Kolasinac then wanted a penalty after his volley at the end of a free-flowing Arsenal move appeared to cannon behind off the arm of Adam Smith.Howe introduced defender Simon Francis off the bench at the interval but it was Defoe who almost gave the south-coast side the perfect start to the second half.The veteran striker headed Jordon Ibe’s cross goalwards but saw it come back off the post before fluffing his lines from the rebound.Arsenal went down the other end and wrapped up the three points as Welbeck coolly tucked home his second of the afternoon.Lacazette stole the ball from Bournemouth and it broke to Aaron Ramsey, who played in Welbeck with the former Manchester United man stroking home.Welbeck would not get his hat-trick as he was replaced by Sanchez for the final 15 minutes.The forward was soon in the thick of the action, teeing up fellow substitute Olivier Giroud whose drive was saved by Begovic.That was the end of the clear-cut goal chances for Arsenal, but Petr Cech tipped a Josh King effort over the bar in the last minute as the Gunners kept their first clean sheet of the campaign.0Shares0000(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today) 0Shares0000Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck (2L) celebrates scoring the opening goal with team-mates during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium in London on September 9, 2017 © AFP / Ian KINGTONLONDON, United Kingdom, Sep 9 – Danny Welbeck’s double fired Arsenal to a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth that lifted the pressure on Arsene Wenger on Saturday.England forward Welbeck struck in either half and also played his part in an Alexandre Lacazette goal at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal recovered from their thrashing at Liverpool before the international break.
Vallese reminded parents that the effects of lead are cumulative and that the biggest risk to children remains lead paint in homes. Representatives from Fisher-Price were not immediately available for comment.160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You’re all set! WASHINGTON – Mattel Inc. recalled an additional 38,000 “Go Diego Go!” toys Thursday as part of a larger recall of 665,000 lead-contaminated children’s products, the government said. The nation’s largest toy maker issued two major recalls in August for lead-tainted toys and toys with small, powerful magnets that can cause intestinal perforations if swallowed. At the time of the worldwide recall of 18.6million toys, Mattel Chief Executive Bob Eckert predicted more recalls as a result of stepped-up oversight and testing. Thursday’s recall involved orange-and-yellow Go Diego Go! Animal Rescue Boats, manufactured in China and imported by Fisher-Price. According to Mattel, there were 38,000 affected toys in the United States, 12,000 in Great Britain and 5,500 in Canada, for a worldwide total of 55,500. Surface paint on the boats contain excessive levels of lead. Several Diego toys were included in the August recall of 1.5million Mattel toys. AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREGame Center: Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, 10 a.m.Lead is toxic if ingested by young children. Under current regulations, children’s products found to have more than 0.06percent lead accessible to users are subject to a recall. Consumer Product Safety Commission spokeswoman Julie Vallese said the recalls are a result of the increased scrutiny promised earlier this summer. “The CPSC, as well as manufacturers, continue to look for products that may violate the lead-paint standard,” she said. Mattel spokeswoman Lisa Marie Bongiovanni said the Diego boats were discovered as part of retroactive testing on products shipping out of Asia that were put on hold after the August recalls. The CPSC also announced recalls of 627,000 other Chinese-made toys from various manufacturers that are contaminated with lead. The other toys include football bobble head cake decorations, Halloween pails, “Shrek the Third” and “Spider-Man 3” flashing rings, children’s jewelry and toy gardening tools. 
12 =7.Francesco Guidolin has won three major honours during his time in Italy – Serie C1 (Ravenna), Coppa Italia (Vicenza), Serie B (Palermo) 3. Arsene Wenger has won 12 major honours during his time in management – Ligue 1 (Monaco), French Cup (Monaco), Emperors Cup (Nagoya Grampus), Thee Premier Leagues (Arsenal), six FA Cups (Arsenal) 12 12 12 =10. Eddie Howe – 1 major trophy won (click the arrow, right, to see who the most successful managers in the Premier League next season are) – Championship title (Bournemouth) 12 5. Ronald Koeman has won five major trophies – Three Eredivisies (two Ajax, one PSV), Dutch Cup (Ajax), Copa del Rey (Valencia) 12 4. Claudio Ranieri has won six major trophies to date – Serie C1 (Cagliari), Serie B (Fiorentina), Coppa Italia (Fiorentina), Copa del Rey (Valencia), Ligue 2 (Monaco), Premier League (Leicester City) 12 12 12 2. Pep Guardiola: The new Man City manager has won 13 major trophies – Tercerca Division (Spanish fourth tier with Barcelona B), three Ligas (Barcelona), two Copa del Reys (Barcelona), two Champions Leagues (Barcelona), three Bundesligas (Bayern Munich), two German Cups (Bayern Munich) =7. Jurgen Klopp has won three major trophies – Two Bundesligas (Borussia Dortmund), German Cup (Borussia Dortmund) =10. Sean Dyche has won one major trophy – Championship title (Burnley) Next season will see a stellar cast of managers take to the dugouts of some of the Premier League’s top teams for the first time.Antonio Conte and Pep Guardiola will be making their Premier League debuts with Chelsea and Manchester City respectively, while Jose Mourinho will finally be in the home dugout at Manchester United.And while there are seven managers in the league next season who have yet to win a trophy (Alan Pardew, Steve Bruce, Aitor Karanka, Mark Hughes, Mauricio Pochettino, Tony Pulis and Slaven Bilic), the rest are littered with silverware.Click the arrow above, right, as talkSPORT counts down the most trophy-laden managers who will be in the Premier League next season.*N.B. Community Shields, Super Cups, FIFA Club World Cups, Intertoto Cups and Play-Off trophies are all excluded from the list.* 9. Sam Allardyce has two major trophies to his name – League of Ireland First Division (Limerick), Football League Division Three/League Two (Notts County) 1. Jose Mourinho has picked up 17 major football trophies in his career – Two Primeira Ligas (Porto), Portuguese Cup (Porto), two Champions Leagues (Porto, Inter Milan), three Premier Leagues (Chelsea), FA Cup (Chelsea), three League Cups (Chelsea), two Serie A titles (Inter Milan), Coppa Italia (Inter Milan), La Liga (Real Madrid), Copa del Rey (Real Madrid) =10. Walter Mazzarri – 1 major trophy won – Coppa Italia (Napoli) 12 12 12 6. Antonio Conte has won four major club honours – Serie B (Bari), three Serie A titles (Juventus) 
A young woman who died after having an aneurysm seconds before being involved in a car crash was praised after her family donated her organs after her death.Christina Ward died after being involved in a road traffic accident on the N13 at Newtowncunningham on March 23rd last year. Ms Ward, who was from Kinlough in Co Leitrim but had been living at the Mountain Top in Letterkenny for three years before her death, was on her way to work in Derry when the road collision occurred.Caroline McGrory told Letterkenny Coroner’s Court she was driving towards Derry at 8.20 am when she saw a small blue car in front of her veer off centre and to the other side of the road.She said she knew there was something wrong as she saw the car turn sharply back to the right side of the road.The car began spinning around in circles and then collided with a grey car which was coming the other direction.She dialed 999 and went over to the driver of the blue car. The driver was not conscious but was breathing.Paul Brogan had been travelling from his home in Buncrana to Ballybofey in his Toyota Yaris van when he saw the blue Toyota Yaris zig-zagging towards him.As it got closer he began to slow down and then just a few feet from him, it turned sharply to the right. “I slammed on the brakes and braced for a collision and said out loud, ‘Oh my God Paul you are gone’.”He suffered a broken collar bone, swollen ankle and a damaged breast bone but was released from hospital later that day.The accident “happened very quickly,” he said.The inquest heard that Ms Ward was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital where she was placed on life support but she passed away the following day.Garda PSV examiner Garda Damian Kearns said weather conditions were dry at the time.He said both vehicles were in a serviceable pre-accident condition. The Toyota Yaris had suffered massive frontal damage while the Yaris van, driven by Mr Brogan, suffered a massive impact to the passenger side.Garda Gerry McCauley, a forensic collision examiner, said the Yaris had inexplicably crossed to the wrong side of the road and collided with the van. He said there were no “external factors” that caused the Yaris to cross to the other side of the road.A post mortem found that Ms Ward had suffered an aneurysm which had caused a loss of consciousness which had resulted in the road traffic collision. No alcohol was detected in Ms Ward’s system.Dr Katrina Dillon said the injuries from the accident were not life threatening. She said Ms Ward would have died very suddenly and would not have suffered.Solicitor Florence Hutchinson said the Ward family had got comfort from the fact that Christina had not suffered.Coroner Dennis McCauley said Ms Ward’s family should be praised for consenting to the donation of her organs.The coroner returned a verdict of death by natural causes.Family’s bravery hailed after daughter dies of anuerysm was last modified: September 1st, 2017 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:accidentaneurysmChristine Warddonegalinquest
1 Norwich City have confirmed the signing of Finnish striker Teemu Pukki on a free transfer. Teemu Pukki scored 72 goals in 164 appearances for Brondby The 28-year-old has penned a three-year deal with the Canaries, joining the Championship side after four seasons with Danish Superliga side Brondby.Pukki’s previous clubs include Celtic, Schalke and Sevilla, and he has 12 goals in 64 appearances for Finland.The frontman becomes Norwich’s third signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Emi Buendia and Moritz Leitner. Introducing our third signing of the summer… 🙌Finland striker Teemu Pukki is set to join City on a free transfer from July 1 ➡️ https://t.co/cg5HhKclKO#ncfc #WelcomeTeemu pic.twitter.com/PlfNsMQShc— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) June 30, 2018Canaries head coach Daniel Farke said of the new arrival: “I’m very pleased with this signing. We got the feeling that Teemu is a good fit to our ideas because he is a technical player with really smart movements.“We were speaking about how we need to make more runs in-behind and runs from deep and he’s a player who has the smart movements.“He also has lots of speed which is also important. Wherever he plays, he was always able to be there with goals and assists.“He’s a brilliant character as well so we are very pleased to have him with us.”