February 15, 2025New York StateComments Off on Bayern medics rush to treat Harry Kane after sickening head injury as fans slam Piero Hincapie for giving him ‘whiplash’
BAYERN MUNCH medics rushed to Harry Kane’s aid after a head clash with Piero Hincapie.
The England captain started up front against Bayer Leverkusen but he collided with defender Hincapie after a free kick.
GettyHarry Kane collided with Piero Hincapie[/caption]
APKane was seen to by medics[/caption]
Kane appeared to suffer a neck injury after coming down as medics rushed on the pitch to his aid.
And fans were left unimpressed after Hincapie appeared to have words with a downed Kane.
One said: “Did Hincapie just give Kane lip while he was on the ground after giving him whiplash for what was flagged to be offside even though he clearly looked to be on? Jeeze.”
Another fumed: “Really bad challenge.”
A third raged: “That player was reckless.”
Hincapie escaped any punishment as the game ended 0-0 with Kane staying on the field.
It means Leverkusen still trail league leaders Bayern by seven points after failing to close the gap.
February 15, 2025New York StateComments Off on Inside the Hundred revolution with new team owners Todd Boehly and Tom Brady ready to pay cricket stars the BIG bucks
ENGLAND’S top stars have been promised a jackpot following The Hundred’s big sell-off.
Players such as Test captain Ben Stokes and white-ball skipper Jos Buttler will rake in vastly increased salaries playing in the tournament.
GettyTodd Boehly is an investor in The Hundred[/caption]
GettyNFL legend Tom Brady owns a stake in Birmingham Phoenix[/caption]
The auction of the eight franchises will bring around £560million into cricket with money split between the 18 counties, MCC and the grassroots game.
And ECB chief executive Richard Gould says players’ wages will soar from 2026 when the new investors get properly involved.
The top salary bracket in The Hundred rises from £125,000 to £200,000 in 2025, which still pales in comparison to the riches of the IPL, where players can become instant millionaires.
From 2026, the top Hundred figure is likely to reach £300,000 with further increases after that.
The new backers of the eight city-based Hundred teams — including four IPL owners as well as American consortiums featuring Boehly and Brady — will raise pay to lure the best global stars.
Gould said: “We need to make sure The Hundred attracts the very best players.
“We know that players’ salaries will increase significantly in future years.
“That is going to happen. We will make sure we are the leaders in the global market during the English summer.
“Attracting the best players will make sure we have all the best English players — men and women — playing in our competition.
“They will be paid the top market rate.”
Buying teams that are just four years old, the mega-rich have grabbed a slice of historic venues such as Lord’s, The Oval and Headingley.
ECB chair Richard Thompson describes the windfall as a “seminal moment” for the game.
PACricket superstars like Ben Stokes will see their salaries take a massive jump[/caption]
He has written an open letter to cricket fans to try to ease worries that the auction could wreck county cricket.
Many counties face financial hardship and their £25m share of the bonanza will help pay off debts and improve infrastructure.
The big worry is that the money will not be used wisely and, in perhaps 15 years, some counties could find they are back to square one.
That is why spending must first be approved by the ECB.
The Hundred teams and their worth
The Hundred boasts teams from all over country. SunSport gives you a guide to who's who, as well as how much they are worth.
LONDON SPIRIT
HOME: Lord’s
THE kudos of a link with the Home of Cricket inflated the price of London Spirit. And a Silicon Valley consortium of mainly cricket-mad Indians splashed the cash.
COST: £145m (49%)
NORTHERN SUPER CHARGERS
HOME: Headingley
DEBT-HIT Yorkshire were forced to flog their entire stake, bought by media company Sun Group, which owns IPL’s Sunrisers Hyderabad.
COST: £100m (100 per cent).
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX
HOME: Edgbaston
BOUGHT by New York-based Knighthead Capital, who owns Birmingham City and includes NFL legend Tom Brady.
COST: £40m (49%).
OVAL INVINCIBLES
HOME: The Oval
A HUGE stake was acquired by Reliance Industries — owned by Asia’s richest family the Ambanis, who now boast five franchises globally.
COST: £60m (49 per cent)
WELSH FIRE
HOME: Cardiff
SANJAY GOVIL is in at Glamorgan. The tech tycoon owns Washington Freedom in America’s Major League Cricket tournament.
COST: £35m (50 per cent).
MANCHESTER INVINCIBLES
HOME: Old Trafford
LANCASHIRE sold a massive 70 per cent to ease their financial worries. Their new investors RPSG Group own IPL team Lucknow Super Giants.
COST: £81m (70 per cent)
Investors believe their money can be recouped mainly from future TV deals for The Hundred.
From 2026, expect name changes and greater alignment with other IPL-owned teams around the globe.
The Hundred could also become a T20 tournament, although the ECB deny this was a condition of the sale.
February 15, 2025New York StateComments Off on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch could face a leadership challenge within months party insiders warn
KEMI Badenoch could face a leadership challenge “within months” senior Tories have secretly warned – as donors desert the crisis-hit party.
Shadow Cabinet ministers say the Tory leader is bombing at PMQs and being outshone by Nigel Farage’s Reform Party.
ReutersConservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch is on the ropes[/caption]
One said: “PMQs this week was woeful. She is getting worse and worse and Keir is getting better.
“We want Kemi to succeed but she needs to change her tactics.
“The problem is she doesn’t listen to anyone. She needs to change course and quickly.
“And she needs to get some new members of her team who can actually stand up to her and say no and she will listen to them.”
Another senior Tory said: “The shadow cabinet is desperate to do something and attack. But Kemi won’t do anything.
“There was a shadow Cabinet meeting on the anniversary of her first 100 days as leader. .
“And absolutely nothing was planned to go on the attack.
“Meanwhile, Reform were out getting headlines with their Kemi books saying she hadn’t done anything since being leader.”
Kemi has until September to turn things around or serious questions will be asked of her leadership, the source said.
Another said: “I thought she would survive the May elections even if they are bad just because she hasn’t been in post long. But now I am not so sure.
In another blow to the under-fire Tory boss, she left a swanky dinner with a wealthy possible donor empty handed.
Kemi and her team went to Middlesborough FC wonder Steve Gibson’s mansion in North Yorkshire on Thursday night.
Mr Gibson – who has previously backed Labour and is worth a mega £640milllion – treated them to dinner and a sleepover.
But The Sun on Sunday understands they left without any money or a pledge of support from the football boss.
Tory Party coffers are running dry – and the party has been forced to lay off staff at their HQ.
Reform party Treasurer Nick Candy is busy hoovering up lots of donations from the City – traditionally where the Tories get a lot of their money from.
A Tory source said: “He is stealing candy from a baby.”
Meanwhile some Labour MPs are purposely “going soft” on Kemi as they do not want her toppled too quickly in case the party gets a more effective leader.
A Labour MP told The Sun on Sunday: “Labour MPs have been saying to each other – go soft on Kemi as we do not want her gone yet.”
Tory sources hit back – insisting it was never their intention to leave Mr Gibson’s home with a cheque or political backing.
She is out “working hard” and listening to people, the source added. A source at the dinner added: “It went well. Kemi hit her stride.”
February 15, 2025New York StateComments Off on Men arrested for stealing 200 packs of butter and 146 blocks of Parmesan cheese
Not sure what recipes call for this much butter, cheese and… laundry tablets (Picture: Düsseldorf Police)
The recipe for the perfect crime involves at least 200 bars of butter and nearly 150 blocks of cheese.
At least, that’s according to two men that German police arrested on Thursday for stealing a ‘considerable amount of food’.
The alleged shoplifters were pulled over while driving along Kölner Landstraße, a road that runs through the Wersten district of Düsseldorf.
Inside the boot and stacked high on the back seats of the Mercedes car, patrol officers found 200 packs of butter, 146 pieces of Parmesan cheese, several bags of Ariel washing liquid pods and salmon.
The men, both aged 50, also had bolt cutters, a machete and two knives in the vehicle.
‘The duo could not provide any plausible explanations for the items found,’ the police said.
Guessing neither of the men are lactose-intolerant (Picture: Düsseldorf Police)
Police first grew suspicious of the men, a German and Romanian national, when they noticed their car was registered in Cologne.
The officers stopped the vehicle as part of a ‘strategic search’ that, police said, allowed them to temporarily arrest the suspected food thieves.
Neither man could show police a receipt for the haul of dairy goods.
Investigators discovered the food was taken from a local discount grocer, which police gave back
The suspects were already known to the police for similar thefts, the force added.
They have since been released ‘due to a lack of grounds for detention’.
A machete was also found inside the Mercedes (Picture: Düsseldorf Police)
While sacks of bank notes or expensive phones might be the usual MO of thieves, stealing butter does make a lick of sense in Germany.
February 15, 2025New York StateComments Off on Druski reveals upcoming movie featuring him, Kai Cenat, and Kevin Hart
During an episode of The Breakfast Club podcast on February 14, Druski revealed that there is a planned movie featuring him, Kai Cenat, and Kevin Hart.
February 15, 2025New York StateComments Off on Welsh Open snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Maguire takes on Carter in HUGE semi NOW as Selby beats Brecel after migraine
THE Welsh Open is closing in on a thrilling finale in Llandudno – with Ali Carter facing Stephen Maguire in a semi-final RIGHT NOW!
Earlier, former world champion Mark Selby produced his best form against another ex-world champion in Luca Brecel – the match was stopped for a lengthy delay after Brecel was forced to leave the table due to a migraine.
Selby beat the Belgian Bullet 6-3 and will face the winner of Maguire vs Carter on Sunday.
A new champ is guaranteed to be crowned this weekend after 2024 Welsh Open winner Gary Wilson crashed out in the opening round.
