Mondial: les Anglais à toute vitesse, les Néerlandais à l’arraché

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L’Angleterre a fait des débuts tonitruants dans son Mondial en écrasant 6-2 l’Iran, dont les joueurs ont refusé de chanter l’hymne national en solidarité avec les victimes du…

L’Angleterre a fait des débuts tonitruants dans son Mondial en écrasant 6-2 l’Iran, dont les joueurs ont refusé de chanter l’hymne national en solidarité avec les victimes du mouvement de révolte dans leur pays.

Dans la foulée, les Pays-Bas ont fini par dominer le Sénégal dans les dernières minutes (2-0). Dans la soirée, les Etats-Unis et le pays de Galles se sont séparés sur le score de 1-1, premier match nul de la compétition.

Avant leur entrée dans le tournoi, on ne savait pas trop où ils en étaient après une période difficile et il y aura des adversaires plus compliqués que l’Iran, mais il faudra compter avec l’Angleterre. 

La star argentine Leo Messi et les champions du monde français, qui entrent en lice mardi, sont prévenus, tout comme le Brésilien Neymar: les favoris ne devront pas négliger les Three Lions et leur armada offensive.

Grâce notamment à leur étincelante jeune génération, les Anglais n’ont pas fait traîner les choses. Jude Bellingham, 19 ans (35e) et Bukayo Saka, 21 ans (43e, 62e) puis des plus expérimentés Raheem Sterling, (45+1), Marcus Rashford (71e) et Jack Grealish (90e).

Le sélectionneur n’a pas versé dans l’euphorie pour autant dans ce groupe, où les Anglais croiseront encore les Etats-Unis (25 novembre) et le pays de Galles (29 novembre).

“On est très content de démarrer comme ça, surtout de notre jeu offensif (…) Je n’ai pas aimé la fin du match et la façon dont on a pris les deux buts, c’était indigne de notre niveau. Il faudra être meilleur qu’aujourd’hui contre les Etats-Unis. C’est un très bon début et une bonne base pour construire, mais on doit être meilleur si on veut aller loin”, a lancé Gareth Southgate.

Dans un match comptant 24 minutes de temps additionnel (14 en 1re période et 10 en seconde), en raison de blessures, l’Iran a réduit le score grâce à un doublé de Mehdi Taremi (65e, 90+13 s.p.) mais encaisse sa pire défaite en Coupe du monde, plus cuisante que le 4-1 face au Pérou en 1978.

Ce match a quelque peu redonné le sourire après le triste match d’ouverture dimanche entre de très faibles Qataris et l’Equateur (0-2).

Ronaldo parle

Dans la foulée d’Angleterre-Iran, la première véritable grosse affiche du tournoi opposait le Sénégal, champion d’Afrique, aux ambitieux Pays-Bas du sélectionneur Louis van Gaal. Elle a tourné à l’avantage des Oranje, qui ont arraché une victoire précieuse (2-0) en fin de match d’abord par Cody Gakpo (84e) puis Davy Klaassen dans le temps additionnel (90+9).

Le match en soirée a livré son premier verdict sans vainqueur du tournoi (1-1), Gareth Bale, le Gallois, répondant sur penalty (82e), à l’ouverture du score des Américains par Timothy Weah (36e).

Sans jouer mais en s’exprimant, Cristiano Ronaldo et Messi ont encore fait parler d’eux.

Le Portugais espère laisser derrière lui son conflit très médiatisé avec son club de Manchester United: ces démêlés “n’ébranleront pas” le Portugal, qui entre en scène jeudi contre le Ghana, a-t-il assuré lundi matin.

Quant à l’attaquant argentin Lionel Messi, il a réaffirmé en conférence de presse que le Mondial-2022 au Qatar serait “sûrement” sa dernière Coupe du monde, après les quatre éditions qu’il a déjà disputées avec l’Argentine en 2006, 2010, 2014, et 2018, sans jamais en gagner aucune.

“Ce sera sûrement mon dernier Mondial, ma dernière opportunité d’atteindre ce grand rêve que l’on a tous”, a déclaré Messi (35 ans) en conférence de presse, à la veille du premier match de l’Argentine dans la compétition contre l’Arabie saoudite mardi (11h00).

Mais dans cette Coupe du monde, il n’est pas question que de football et la politique n’est jamais loin. Ce fut encore le cas lors d’Angleterre-Iran.

Les joueurs iraniens se savaient scrutés ! Allaient-ils afficher leur solidarité avec les victimes de la révolte dans leur pays ? Dès les premières notes la réponse est venue. Les joueurs sont restés figés, le visage impassible, s’abstenant de chanter l’hymne national.

Durant la semaine, leur capitaine Alireza Jahanbakhsh avait expliqué que les joueurs décideraient “collectivement” de chanter ou non. Et dans les tribunes occupées par les Iraniens, une banderole en anglais “Femmes Vie Liberté” a brièvement été déployée.

Pas de brassard

Cet avant-match fut le seul moment de protestation “politique” au Stade Khalifa alors que l’on pouvait s’attendre à un second, côté anglais cette fois.

Les Anglais, comme six autres pays européens, avaient annoncé leur intention de porter le brassard coloré “One Love”, symbole d’inclusion. Mais après discussions avec la Fifa, ces pays ont renoncé, à quelques heures du coup d’envoi.

“La Fifa a été très claire, elle imposera des sanctions sportives si nos capitaines portent les brassards sur le terrain. En tant que fédérations nationales, nous ne pouvons pas demander à nos joueurs de risquer des sanctions sportives, y compris des cartons jaunes”, ont écrit les fédérations. Un recul qui a été très critiqué en Angleterre.

Depuis sa désignation pour organiser l’événement en 2010, le Qatar est en butte à de vives critiques sur la question des droits humains, notamment ceux des personnes LGBTQ+.

Le pays est en passe en revanche de passer le test des transports. Pour la première fois dans une Coupe du monde moderne, les stades hôtes sont distants de quelques kilomètres seulement. Et un million de supporters sont attendus dans ce pays de moins de trois millions d’habitants.

La journée de lundi avait aussi valeur de test pour les transports du petit émirat, de l’aéroport international Hamad aux trois lignes de métro en passant par les larges autoroutes urbaines tracées entre les gratte-ciel de Doha.

Tout s’est déroulé sans gros incident, à l’exception de quelques personnes temporairement bloquées à l’entrée du match Angleterre-Iran pour un problème technique.

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Bukayo Saka (à gauche), suivi par Harry Kane et Luke Shaw, célèbre son deuxième but, le 4e de la sélection anglaise victorieuse au final 6-2 de l’Iran le 21 novembre 2022 au Stade international de Khalifa dans le groupe B de la Coupe du monde
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Carlos Queiroz, le sélectionneur portugais de l’Iran, lors de la défaite 6-2 le 21 novembre 2022 face à l’Angleterre lors de la phase de groupes de la Coupe du monde au Qatar. “Vous n’imaginez pas ce qu’en coulisse, ces garçons vivent depuis quelques jours, simplement parce qu’ils veulent s’exprimer en tant que footballeurs”, a-t-il dit de ses joueurs
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Cristiano Ronaldo le 21 novembre 2022 face à la presse au Shahaniya Sports Club d’Al Samriya, au nord-ouest de Doha. La star du Portugal a assuré que son conflit ouvert avec son club de Manchester United “n’ébranlerait pas” sa sélection
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Two Of Lil Durk Affiliates KD & Lamron Quan Fatally Shot Each Other

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Two men who are said to be close friends of Chicago rapper Lil Durk have been killed.

Reports are that the two men, Jaquan, known as Lamron Quan from Chicago, and Kierre Davis, known as KD from Milwaukee, were found dead by police over the weekend. The circumstances of their deaths are yet unconfirmed. News reports from a local news station in Chicago confirmed that Fargo police are investigating the shooting which took place early on Saturday morning.

Police reportedly responded to reports of a shooting around 3:15 a.m. at the 1000 block of 15th Street N. A witness told police that he heard three shots and later discovered two bodies lying in the driveway. Online, there are claims that the men shot each other. Lamron Quan is said to have killed KD after he shot him first.

In the meantime, Lil Durk has not reacted to the death of the two men. The rapper has been off of social media for months now after rumors surfaced that he had cheated on his fiancée and the mother of his child India Royale.

This week, his fiancée seemed to hint that the rapper had moved on.

“I’m in fact a BM but One thing about it I ain’t bothering my BD new girl because I don’t care about either. The sea is swimming with fish. Won’t dwell on one,” she wrote on Twitter.

She later posted another tweet that left fans confused.

“A BM has to be in love or dead. That’s the only way she won’t be on your. In case anybody missed it. Tf,” another tweet read.

In the meantime, online, social media users reacted to the deaths of Durk’s friends, with many mentioning the rapper’s friends, including fellow rapper and his best friend King Von, being killed in 2020, and his brother D’Thang who was killed due to ongoing conflict with Chicago’s O’Block gang.

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Agressions devant la mairie de Fort-de-France : le mis en cause interné

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Après avoir blessé et choqué quatre personnes, l’auteur présumé de coups violents avec une barre de fer vendredi (18 novembre) a été hospitalisé d’office à Mangot-Vulcin.

Les témoins sont encore sous le choc. Vendredi, vers 13h40, un homme torse-nu et pieds nus, vêtu d’un bas de survêtement, s’en est pris à plusieurs personnes aux abords de la mairie de Fort-de-France à l’aide d’une barre de fer.

L’une des victimes, un homme touché à la tête, a même brièvement perdu connaissance. Deux autres hommes ont été blessés et une femme de 67 ans, sous le choc, a dû être conduite aux Urgences. 

« Il allait s’en prendre au concierge de la mairie, c’est uniquement parce que le garde du corps du maire est intervenu qu’il en a été empêché », raconte cette dernière, encore sous le coup de l’émotion après s’être cachée pour échapper aux coups.

Interpellé par la BAC

Le mis en cause a finalement été interpellé peu après ces faits par un équipage de la Brigade Anti-Criminalité (BAC) qui patrouillait dans le secteur.

Placé en garde à vue, il a été brièvement entendu avant d’être présenté à un médecin de l’hôpital Mangot-Vulcin qui a estimé l’état de santé de l’auteur incompatible avec la mesure de rétention judiciaire.

Quelques heures après le placement en garde à vue, le procureur de la République a finalement décidé une mesure d’hospitalisation d’office pour la santé du mis en cause et la sécurité des autres. Connu pour errer à Fort-de-France, l’auteur présumé des agressions avait déjà été interné en début de mois.

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Netherlands strike late to beat Senegal 2-0 at World Cup Loop Jamaica

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Virgil van Dijk of the Netherlands (left) and Senegal’s Idrissa Gueye go for a header during the World Cup, group A soccer match between Senegal and Netherlands at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Cody Gakpo and substitute Davy Klaasen scored late to give the Netherlands a 2-0 victory over Senegal at the World Cup on Monday.

Gakpo rose to glance in a cross by Frenkie de Jong in the 84th minute with the Dutch team’s first effort on target in the Group A game at Al Thumama Stadium. Klaasen added a second right at the end of eight minutes of stoppage time by slotting in after Edouard Mendy only weakly blocked a shot from Memphis Depay.

The orange-shirted Dutch fans had been subdued until the late strikes as the Senegalese drums and chants were the dominant sound from the stands for much of the game. But Senegal’s main problem was predictable: Without injured forward Sadio Mane, it couldn’t convert any of its chances.

That was also down to Netherlands goalkeeper Andries Noppert, who made three strong saves to deny the Senegalese in his first game for the national team.

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Lashawn Roberts bagged five goals in the second half on Sunday to lead Stokely Vale FC to a 5-3 comeback win against Calder Hall FC in the central conference of the Tobago Ascension Premier League.

In a doubleheader at the Black Rock Recreation Field, Calder Hall had a dream start as Kareem Tobias gave them a 2-0 lead within five minutes of the game. Calder Hall kept their Plymouth rivals at bay to maintain the advantage to the half.

But Roberts would go to work in the second half, in a performance that will long be remembered by Calder Hall. He tormented the Calder Hall defenders and goalie to flip the game on its head. He single-handedly erased Calder Hall’s early work, to lift Stokely Vale to a stunning come-from-behind victory.

The performance propelled Roberts to top of the goalscoring charts with 16 goals in 11 games.

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“Things going good so far, the players are upbeat, but I am taking things one game at a time and keeping the players level headed and focused, because we have not won anything as yet,” he said.

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NGC’s I2A progamme targets La Brea youths

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Minister of Labour, Stephen Mc Clashie, with young La Brea candidates at the launch of National Gas Company I2A programme on Saturday. – Photo by Marvin Hamilton

ONE hundred La Brea youths, between the ages of seven and 17, are set to participate in a programme that exposes them to coding, entrepreneurship and STREAM (science, technology, research, engineering arts and mathematics) education.

On Saturday, the National Gas Company Ltd (NGC) launched its Inspire-2-Achieve programmed, also called the I2A, at the National Energy Skills Centre (NESC) in Vessigny, La Brea.

The programme targets youth within the NGC’s fenceline communities through skills-training and education on weekends and after-school.

Apart from STREAM, the modules also have teachings on sustainability, entrepreneurship and life skills and career coaching.

The three-year programme starts in January.

NGC president Mark Loquan said education and youth development are two of the pillars on which NGC’s corporate social responsibility programmes are built.

“We believe investing in youth is critical for the sustainability of our organisation, our communities, and the society.”

He recalled that in 2020, the NGC Group supported the Education Ministry’s No Child Left Behind initiative to help provide electronic devices for students throughout TT.

That initiative ensured they continued to receive an education during the pandemic.

Loquan said the I2A programme, as the name implies, is about inspiration.

“We hope to stimulate the imagination of the youths and unlock their creative potential. We aim to inspire youths to dream big and to equip them with the knowledge and skills to transform their dreams into reality,” he said.

“I2A is an integrated programme that delivers different co-curricular learning streams to spark the interest of the young participants towards careers and business opportunities in the digital and green space.”

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See below statement from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on the death of a teacher who died last week after undergoing surgery at the institution:

The Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) notesthe circulation of Facebook post and news publications where allegations ofneglect and negligence are being levelled against hospital staff in relation to thedeath of Ms. Shonnata Rowena Sawh who underwent a cholecystectomy at theGPHC and subsequently died on Friday, November 18, 2022. Upon receipt of thisinformation, we immediately launched an investigation to ascertain the factssurrounding the patient’s care and subsequent death.

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The supplies, which included seven tents, ten environmental control units and 300 bed sets, will be used in future disaster relief operations conducted by the RSS across the Caribbean.

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Custom Brokers Bryan Mathew and Foston George charged with several fraud related offences

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On Monday the police arrested and jointly charged 47yr-old Rowan Bryan Mathew of Judges Hill Estates and 46yr-old Foston George of Pares Village with:

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Both men were further charged jointly with One count each of: Cheating the Public Revenue, Conspiracy to Defraud, Making a False Declaration, Obtaining by False Pretence, Disposing of Proceeds of Crime, Fraudulent Conversion and two counts each of Electronic Forgery.

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Trinis come 2nd in Shell AI Hackathon 2022 university edition

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Shankar Ramharack (left) and Johnny Tiu (right). –

TWO students of UWI, St Augustine, both from Trinidad and Tobago, placed second in the university edition of the 2022 Shell AI Hackathon for Sustainable and Affordable Energy.

This year, the challenge was titled the Electric Vehicle Charging Network Challenge.

The problem statement asked competitors to “optimally place electric vehicle charging stations so that the configuration remains robust to demographic changes.”

The objective, Shell said, is to minimise the overall cost, which has three components: cost of customer dissatisfaction, cost of demand mismatch and cost of infrastructure.

Noting that the mobility sector accounts for “around 18 per cent of the carbon dioxide emissions,” Shell said, “A considerable market share of electric vehicles running on clean power is key to mobility decarbonisation.

“We need accelerated technology and infrastructure development to support electric vehicle market growth.”

There were over 4,000 registrations across the individual, university and start-up editions of the competition.

Placing first in the university edition was Team MOMA of Texas A&M University, comprising chemical engineering PhD students Mohammad Lameh and Marcello Di Martino.

Placing second was team J3T of UWI, St Augustine, which included team lead Johnny Tiu and Shankar Ramharack.

At the time, Tiu,was doing his master’s in mechanical engineering and Ramharack is now a final-year electrical and computer engineering student.

Johnny Tiu. –

Speaking to Newsday, Tiu said after submitting his thesis for his master’s degree, he picked up a Google data analytics course”to hopefully expand my career opportunities.

“I was searching for interesting projects to apply data science to engineering, and when I was scrolling through LinkedIn, I just found someone sharing the hackathon, so I decided it would be a fun challenge to take on.”

He brought Ramharack on to the team. They were both mentored by Prof Patrick Hosein of UWI’s Department of Computing & Information Technology. Hosein is also the director of TTLAB

“We had a couple (of) brainstorming meetings to thoroughly understand the problem,” said Tiu, adding that both he and Ramharack have an engineering background, along with a strong coding and mathematics background, which greatly assisted.

But even with those backgrounds, they both had to learn a coding language which was new to them – Julia – while also using MATLAB and Python.

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Ramharack told Newsday the experience was “fast-paced and enriching,” adding that it gave him “deeper insight into the applications of operations research in the design and development of electric vehicle infrastructure within areas of dynamic demographics.

“I also realised how much work is needed for us as a nation to move toward a electric-vehicle-integrated society, as the challenges in this competition posses many local parallels.”

Tiu agreed it was fast-paced, but said it was also “fun, humbling and enlightening to see the approaches the other teams used.”

He said it “feels amazing” to have placed second in a competition with so many participants.

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