December 8, 2019

Cagliari Back Fourth As Balotelli Lifts Brescia

December 8, 2019 4:49 pm

Daniele Ragatzu struck late as Cagliari snatched a comeback 2-2 draw at Sassuolo to move fourth in Serie A on Sunday, as Mario Balotelli scored his 50th Italian league goal to lift Brescia off the bottom of the table.

But Fiorentina fell to their fourth consecutive defeat 2-1 at Torino, with coach Vincenzo Montella under increasing pressure with the Tuscany side just five points above the relegation zone.

Cagliari again left it late thanks Ragatuz’s equaliser after 90 minutes, having snatched victory against Sampdoria on Monday five minutes into injury time.

The Sardinian side move fourth, four points behind …

France Double Sinks Montpellier On Kolbe’s Toulouse Return

December 8, 2019 4:48 pm

France’s Romain Ntamack scored twice as Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe made his Toulouse return in a 23-9 over Montpellier to stretch their advantage at the top of Pool 5 in the European Champions Cup.

Centre Ntamack, 20, crossed each side of the interval at Stade Ernest-Wallon before Springbok Kolbe come on as a substitute to play his first club match since lifting the Webb Ellis trophy last month.

The record four-time champions sit six points clear at the top of the standings after Welsh teenager Louis Rees-Zammit dotted down for second-placed Gloucester, who kept their hopes of a …

Simmons Powers West Indies To Series-Levelling T20 Win

December 8, 2019 4:48 pm

Opener Lendl Simmons struck an attacking 67 to lead the West Indies to a series-levelling eight-wicket win over India in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday.

Simmons put on crucial partnerships including a 73-run opening stand with Evin Lewis, who made 40, as West Indies chased down 171 in 18.3 overs to level the three-match series at 1-1 in Thiruvananthapuram.

Simmons survived a dropped catch on six by Washington Sundar to complete his sixth T20 fifty and anchor the chase after their bowlers limited the hosts to 170 for seven.

He found support in wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran, who hit the …

Ntamack Double Sinks Montpellier On Kolbe’s Toulouse Return

December 8, 2019 4:47 pm

France’s Romain Ntamack scored twice as Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe made his Toulouse return in a 23-9 victory over Montpellier that stretched their advantage at the top of Pool 5 in the European Champions Cup.

Centre Ntamack, 20, crossed each side of the interval at a rain-drenched Stade Ernest-Wallon before Springbok Kolbe come on as a substitute to play his first club match since lifting the Webb Ellis trophy last month.

“I’m really happy with the collective effort, we played very well even if they were the same weather conditions as we had in Connacht,” Ntamack told broadcasters …

Ten-Man Celtic Prolong Rangers’ Wait For Silverware

December 8, 2019 4:46 pm

Steven Gerrard lamented a huge missed chance to land his first silverware as Rangers manager as 10-man Celtic claimed a 10th straight Scottish domestic trophy with a 1-0 win over their fierce rivals in Sunday’s League Cup final.

Christopher Jullien scored the only goal on the hour mark, but Neil Lennon’s men had goalkeeper Fraser Forster to thank for a string of saves, including from Alfredo Morelos’ second-half penalty after Jeremie Frimpong was sent off for bringing down the Colombian striker.

Rangers enjoyed by far the better of the play and the chances even when Celtic had their full compliment

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NY: Queens Bishop Confesses To Sexual Abuse Of 12yr Old Boy

December 8, 2019 1:25 pm

The spiritual leader of a Queens church was busted for sexually abusing a pre-teen parishioner across nearly three years, with the accused predator confessing his sins to the victim in a recorded confrontation, officials charged Friday.

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A four-page criminal complaint described the victim meeting with Bishop Jesse Milagrosa on Oct. 28, 2018 to discuss the childhood abuse and record the creepy cleric’s admission to the alleged crimes.

“That was my mistake,” the bishop told the victim, according to the complaint. “If you want to report this, I’ll pay the consequences. I

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NY: 54Yr Old Falls From Six-Storey Building In Chinatown.

December 8, 2019 1:25 pm

A 54-year-old man who witnesses said was taking a smoke break died Saturday in a fall from a six-story building in Manhattan’s Chinatown, police said.

Police were called to the rear of the building on Eldridge St. near Hester St. about 9:15 a.m. where they found the victim sprawled on the ground.

The man's body was found in the rear of the building on Eldridge St.
The man’s body was found in the rear of the building on Eldridge St. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News)

The man died at the scene. His name was not immediately released as cops tried to track down family members.

Witnesses told police that he was smoking

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Young Rapper Juice Wrld Dies At 21 After Major Seizure

December 8, 2019 1:24 pm

Young rapper Juice Wrld died at the age of 21 early Sunday after suffering a seizure at a Chicago airport, TMZ reported.

Jarad Anthony Higgins, as he was also known, was walking through Midway Airport when he experienced a “medical emergency,” an official with the Cook County medical examiner’s office told The Associated Press. TMZ reported that he had a seizure.

He had just landed in Chicago.

Police and fire officials confirmed to The Associated Press that a 21-year-old male was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy has not been conducted.

Juice Wrld broke

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NY: Woman Dies After Drunken Fall Onto NYC Subway Tracks

December 8, 2019 1:23 pm

A woman drunkenly tumbled onto subway tracks and was fatally struck by a train in Brooklyn early Sunday, despite her friend’s best efforts to save her, cops said.

The 30-year-old victim fell off the Broadway Junction A/C train platform around 12:20 a.m., according to police. She tumbled between two subway cars on a Manhattan-bound A train as it began to roll away from the station, said MTA spokesman Shams Tarek.

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NY: Outrage As Teacher Tells Pupils Santa Isn’t Real

December 8, 2019 1:23 pm

Holiday spirits in one Brooklyn first-grade classroom got doused in ice water Monday when a teacher told his young pupils Santa Claus doesn’t exist, according to a report.

A substitute teacher at Public School 321 in Park Slope ruined Santa and the tooth fairy in one fell swoop while doing some age-inappropriate myth-busting during a lesson on “convincing,” angry parents told News 12 Brooklyn.

One first grader came home asking, “’but that’s not right, right?’” his concerned mom told News 12.

“Stuff like this, that their parents lie to them, I think is damaging to kids,” the mom said.

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NY: Man Falls Off Bronx Fire Escape, Plunges To His Death

December 8, 2019 1:20 pm

A Bronx restaurant delivery worker fell to his death from the fire escape of his Bronx apartment building early Thursday, and his distraught family is demanding answers.

Police believe Gerardo Villano, 24, slipped on a patch of ice on the fire escape of his building on Grand Concourse near E. 178th St. in Mount Hope and plunged four stories to an interior courtyard at about 5:20 a.m. He was declared dead at the scene.

“We don’t know what’s going on. We don’t know who he was with or what happened,” said his brother, Carmello Villano, 32. “We want a full

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Liam Hemsworth Could Face Fine In Miley Cyrus Divorce Case

December 8, 2019 1:19 pm

Liam Hemsworth’s divorce plans might be catching fire.

This week, an attorney for the Aussie actor, 29, was given notice by a Los Angeles superior court that Hemsworth’s divorce case is “not complete,” according to E! News, despite his having filed for divorce from Miley Cyrus in August.

The notice instructed the “Catching Fire” star to send documents to his ex, 27, and file paperwork about the documents with the court if he hopes to move ahead with the case.

Though a status conference is set for Jan. 21, Hemsworth won’t have to be in court if he files

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