AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tom Watson solely noticed unity, dialog and straightforward laughter amongst 33 champions on the Masters Membership dinner, seven of them now with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Watson longs for the day golf can really feel that approach all 12 months lengthy.

Unity is a well-liked subject on the first main of the 12 months as a result of the PGA Tour has suspended LIV gamers for defecting to the rival circuit. The one time all of the world’s greatest get collectively is on the majors, and the Masters is the primary probability for that since July.

Watson stated he requested Masters chairman Fred Ridley if he may communicate towards the tip of the champions dinner Tuesday night time.

“I am trying across the room and I am seeing only a great expertise all people is having,” Watson, a two-time Masters champion, stated Thursday. “They’re jovial. They’re having a good time. They’re laughing. And I stated, ‘Ain’t it good to be collectively once more?'”

Watson stated the room grew quiet after which it was time to go away.

“And in a way, I hope that the gamers themselves took that to say, ‘You realize, we’ve to do one thing,'” Watson stated. He paused earlier than repeating, “We’ve to do one thing.”

Watson, three-time champion Gary Participant and six-time champion Jack Nicklaus have been collectively once more on the primary tee Thursday morning to hit the honorary tee shot, which was delayed by in a single day rain.

They’ve mixed to win 35 majors — Nicklaus and Participant personal the profession Grand Slam — and are main figures in golf who’re amongst those that say they’re saddened by the cut up in within the recreation on account of the arrival of LIV Golf. The circuit lured away main champions with assured Saudi riches.

However the Masters Membership is a time for celebration. It was stated to be like {that a} 12 months in the past with no distinction this time round. Most of tales have been about Seve Ballesteros as a result of the defending Masters champion, Jon Rahm, can be from Spain.

There is no such thing as a indication the 2 excursions are about to return collectively, even because the PGA Tour negotiates with the Public Funding Fund of Saudi Arabia — the cash behind LIV — as a minority investor within the new industrial enterprise.

Among the many obstacles for unification is a path again to the PGA Tour for LIV gamers, assuming all of them need to return.

“The most effective final result is the very best gamers play in opposition to one another on a regular basis,” stated Nicklaus, who has a stake in golf along with his Memorial Event.

He stated he has spoken with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and was informed the tour was doing positive.

“If Jay thinks we’re doing positive, we’ll get there. I feel we’ll get there,” Nicklaus stated. “And I actually hope that occurs, the earlier the higher.”

Participant believes any resolution has to incorporate paying gamers who stayed loyal to the tour.

“You have to get collectively and are available to an answer. For those who can not — it is not good,” he stated. “The general public do not prefer it, and we as professionals do not prefer it, both.”

Listening to the information convention from the entrance row was former PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, now an Augusta Nationwide member. He retired earlier than the Saudis obtained concerned in golf and has stayed comparatively quiet, not keen to supply an opinion.

Finchem was in his first 12 months as commissioner in 1994 when he shortly shot down Greg Norman’s effort to begin a world tour. He stated in 2010 he may foresee a world tour sooner or later with out realizing what form it may take.

Rory McIlroy has been amongst these suggesting a collection of tournaments around the globe for the highest gamers, and that maybe any resolution with LIV may embody that.

Finchem is not so certain the fractured panorama will yield any type of a world tour.

“Golf isn’t a lot completely different than it was 10 years in the past and it will not be a lot completely different 10 years from now,” Finchem stated. “They should not muck round with it.”

About the one factor everybody can agree on is that having gamers scattered amongst completely different excursions and solely competing in opposition to different 4 occasions a 12 months is not serving to the game.

“Everyone knows it is a tough state of affairs for skilled golf proper now,” Watson stated. “The gamers actually type of have management, I feel, in a way. What do they need to do? We’ll see the place it goes. We do not have the knowledge or the solutions. I do not suppose the PGA Tour or the LIV Tour actually have a solution proper now.

“However I feel on this room, I do know the three of us need to get collectively,” he stated. “We need to get collectively like we have been at that [Masters] champions dinner — pleased, the very best gamers enjoying in opposition to one another. That is what we would like in skilled golf. And proper now, we do not have it.”

Manchester Metropolis moved prime of the Premier League for at the very least a day with a predictably dominant victory over struggling Luton City.

It took Metropolis greater than an hour to double their lead by Mateo Kovacic’s candy, rising strike from close to the sting of the world.

Haaland put the sport past any doubt with a penalty after Jeremy Doku was fouled by Fred Onyedinma.

Simply after Metropolis made a double change, Ross Barkley took benefit of a Matheus Nunes mistake to tug one again for the Hatters.

However Doku reduce in from the left to fit a fantastic solo objective into the underside nook.

The spectacular Doku arrange Metropolis’s fifth as he picked out Josko Gvardiol, who slammed a magnificence into the highest nook – the defender’s second objective in every week having not scored for Metropolis earlier than that.

Metropolis are two factors clear on the prime, though Liverpool – at house to Crystal Palace – and Arsenal, who host Aston Villa, can transfer again above them on Sunday.

Luton stay within the relegation zone.

Metropolis win with out Rodri

Metropolis have achieved one thing they haven’t managed but this season, profitable a league recreation with out Rodri.

The influential midfielder has missed three league video games this season by suspension, the one three defeats Metropolis have skilled within the league.

He mentioned he wanted a relaxation after Tuesday’s 3-3 Champions League quarter-final thriller with Actual Madrid and supervisor Pep Guardiola obliged. Rodri was on the bench however Metropolis didn’t want him.

Ederson was again in objective after a month out and he had a snug afternoon to ease again into the motion.

It was a snug afternoon for everybody in a light-weight blue shirt.

Haaland ought to have scored within the first minute when he was despatched one-on-one by Kevin de Bruyne. His shot was saved by Thomas Kaminski and his follow-up was going huge earlier than being deflected in by Hashioka, who was nearly knocked out by the hassle.

It was continuous strain and dominance from Metropolis, who lived in Luton’s defensive third, however it took them till their twenty seventh shot to double their lead by Kovacic’s half-volley from Julian Alvarez’s cross.

Haaland regarded set for an additional irritating afternoon in entrance of objective till Doku was chopped down by Onyedinma, and the Norwegian transformed a penalty for his twentieth Premier League objective of the season.

After Luton pulled one again, Doku once more took on Onyedinma – who this time dared not lunge in – earlier than discovering the underside nook.

Gvardiol netted a fantastic objective in Madrid on Tuesday and received one other in stoppage time from Doku’s move.

How lengthy defending champions Metropolis stay prime will depend on Liverpool and Arsenal. Guardiola’s aspect want the pair to slide up at the very least as soon as within the closing weeks.

Not the sport for Luton to focus on

Luton are actually some extent behind Nottingham Forest within the battle to remain up after Forest’s 2-2 draw with Wolves.

However this was by no means a recreation supervisor Rob Edwards would have anticipated one thing from.

The Luton followers who made the journey loved themselves and made loads of noise – these are the sort of video games they’d have been wanting ahead to, and maybe afraid of, after final season’s promotion.

Luton managed 4 photographs, though they had been good ones with Cauley Woodrow hitting the crossbar and Barkley ending following a stepover after a Metropolis defensive mistake.

Luton’s subsequent recreation – at house to Brentford on 20 April – is big.

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1. Squad quantity6Participant titleBarkley

2. Squad quantity24Participant titleKaminski

3. Squad quantity45Participant titleDoughty

4. Squad quantity18Participant titleClark

5. Squad quantity9Participant titleMorris

6. Squad quantity8Participant titleBerry

7. Squad quantity14Participant titleChong

8. Squad quantity30Participant titleTownsend

9. Squad quantity16Participant titleBurke

10. Squad quantity32Participant titleOnyedinma

11. Squad quantity10Participant titleWoodrow

12. Squad quantity27Participant titleHashioka

13. Squad quantity43Participant titleNelson

14. Squad quantity38Participant titleJohnson

15. Squad quantity17Participant titleMpanzu

Iran has fired a barrage of missiles and armed drones at Israel in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike in Damascus that killed a number of senior Iranian commanders, pushing the Center East nearer to a full-blown regional conflict.  

Simply earlier than 2am Israeli time sirens went off in Jerusalem, throughout southern and northern Israel and within the occupied Golan Heights. Skies over Israel have been lit up by incoming missiles and Israeli air defence interceptors.

Daniel Hagari, Israel’s army spokesman, mentioned Iran had fired greater than 300 projectiles, together with 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles at Israel.

Talking at a briefing at 7am native time on Sunday he mentioned 99 per cent had been intercepted, and that Israel was ready for additional developments.

“The occasion has not ended,” he mentioned. “We’re nonetheless prepared and ready for added threats and situations.”

US President Joe Biden, who spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night Washington time, condemned the “unprecedented” assault by Iran and its proxies working out of Yemen, Syria and Iraq.

US plane and two US destroyers, one among which Washington moved to the area over the previous week, “helped Israel take down almost all the incoming drones and missiles”, he mentioned. US defence secretary Lloyd Austin mentioned US forces had intercepted “dozens” of projectiles as he referred to as on Iran to “de-escalate tensions”.

Biden mentioned he would convene different G7 leaders on Sunday “to co-ordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen assault”. Following a request from Israel, the UN Safety Council additionally scheduled an emergency assembly for Sunday to debate the assault.

Iran’s mission to the UN mentioned on social media platform X that the assault was in response to Israel’s suspected strike on the Iranian consular constructing in Damascus on April 1. It mentioned “the matter will be deemed concluded”. But it surely added that ought to Israel “make one other mistake, Iran’s response can be significantly extra extreme” and warned the US to “keep away”. 

UN secretary-general António Guterres urged all events to point out restraint, saying he was “deeply alarmed in regards to the very actual hazard of a devastating region-wide escalation”.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed “dozens” of missiles and drones had been launched in opposition to Israel. Iran’s international ministry mentioned later that the assault had been focused at Israeli “army bases” and had been carried out in defence of Iran’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

Tasnim information company, which is affiliated to the Revolutionary Guards, described the assault as a “multi-layered assault from 4 instructions”, deploying “a whole lot of drones and numerous missiles of various varieties”.

It mentioned Lebanese militant group Hizbollah, Iraqi militants and Houthi rebels in Yemen had participated within the assaults in opposition to Israel. Hizbollah mentioned it had launched dozens of Katyusha rockets at an Israeli barracks within the Golan Heights.

The Israeli paramedic service mentioned a 10-year-old Bedouin lady had been critically wounded within the nation’s south.

Hagari mentioned minor injury had been achieved to the Nevatim air base, additionally within the south, however that it was nonetheless functioning.

Israel’s suspected strike on the consulate in Damascus was a big escalation of the hostilities which have engulfed the Center East for the reason that conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted in October.

Prior to now six months Israeli forces have traded near-daily fireplace with Hizbollah in Lebanon, whereas different Iranian proxies in Iraq, Syria and Yemen have additionally fired missiles and drones at Israel.

However till now, Iran and Israel have averted a direct confrontation. Regardless of their lengthy historical past of enmity, the 2 international locations have by no means exchanged fireplace utilizing strikes launched from their very own soil.

Solely as soon as earlier than — in 2018 — did Iranian forces based mostly in Syria fireplace on Israel immediately.

The Iranian assault “places the area on the precipice of a broader regional conflict that nearly nobody appears to truly need,” mentioned Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Atlantic council’s Scowcroft Center East Safety Initiative. 

Iran’s first direct assault on Israel “shatters the earlier battle threshold” of their lengthy working conflict, he mentioned. “What is obvious is that that is the start of a brand new period, one by which Iran is keen to reply on to Israeli assaults and in doing so danger retaliation in opposition to the Iranian homeland.”

Iran’s management had vowed to precise revenge after the strike on the consulate in Damascus, which Iranian officers mentioned they thought of “sovereign territory”. The strike claimed the lives of a senior Iranian common and 6 different army officers.

In current days, Israel has been bracing for the response. Earlier on Saturday, the Israeli army introduced limits on public gatherings and shuttered colleges for the following two days.

In a recorded assertion on Saturday, earlier than he convened the conflict cupboard, Netanyahu mentioned he appreciated the US “standing by Israel’s aspect”, and the help of the UK, France and different international locations.

The long-serving premier additionally issued a direct menace to Iran. “I established a transparent precept — whoever hurts us, we harm him. We are going to shield ourselves from any menace and we’ll accomplish that with composure and dedication,” he mentioned.

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Although Tom Brady stated final yr he’s retired “for good,” he is not fully shutting the door on a potential NFL return.

Brady appeared on an episode of “DeepCut with VicBlends” that was posted on Thursday, and within the episode throughout which Brady will get a haircut from host VicBlends, the host requested him what would he do if a staff known as him to play if their quarterback bought injured. Blends talked about a potential staff to name could be the San Francisco 49ers, with the New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders additionally talked about by the previous quarterback. 

So would Brady choose up the cellphone?

“I am not against it,” Brady stated. “I do not know in the event that they’re gonna let me if I develop into an proprietor an NFL staff. I do not know, I am all the time gonna be in good condition, all the time have the ability to throw the ball.”

The seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion in contrast a potential return to what Michael Jordan did with the Washington Wizards in 2001.

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“To come back in for a little bit bit, like MJ coming again, I do not know if they’d let me. However I would not be against it,” he stated.

That state of affairs has already occurred earlier than. Earlier than the 2023 NFL season, with the 49ers unsure if Brock Purdy could be wholesome to start out the yr or if Trey Lance was their beginning quarterback, there have been rumors San Francisco thought-about reaching out to Brady about popping out of retirement. Earlier than Tremendous Bowl 58, head coach Kyle Shanahan admitted it was one thing the staff really thought-about after evaluating and talking to Purdy about his damage.

“Sure, I used to be critical about it,” Shanahan advised NBC. “As we talked, I’m Brock, and he’s bought his arm in a sling, and I actually am unsure I’ve bought a quarterback who’s going to be prepared for the beginning of the 2023 season. That began all of this.”

Shanahan added he advised Purdy the one manner he would not begin for the staff whereas wholesome could be as a result of Brady was beneath heart.

Regardless, Brady will nonetheless be across the recreation for the 2024 season. Earlier than he retired, Brady signed a 10-year take care of Fox Sports activities to develop into the community’s lead analyst alongside play-by-play commentator Kevin Burkhardt, and he’ll start his duties this upcoming season. Brady can be within the strategy of becoming a member of the Raiders’ possession group.

Sammie Szmodics’ late purpose gave relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers a shock victory as Leeds United once more did not take an opportunity to go prime of the Championship.

Keeper Aynsley Pears’ lengthy kick was flicked on by Sam Gallagher to Tyrhys Dolan, whose wonderful go put Szmodics by way of.

Szmodics coolly slotted previous keeper Illan Meslier to go away the Elland Highway crowd surprised and elevate Rovers 5 factors away from the underside three.

For the second time within the area of some days, leaders Leicester shedding handed each Leeds and Ipswich possibilities to go prime.

Leeds did not take that chance in midweek, managing only one shot on track throughout a goalless stalemate at residence to Sunderland on Tuesday and Ipswich additionally drew 0-0 at residence to Watford 24 hours later.

The Suffolk aspect, nevertheless, went prime after they secured some extent in a 1-1 draw at residence to Middlesbrough within the 15:00 BST kick-offs.

Following Leicester’s 1-0 loss at Plymouth on Friday night, Leeds have been decided to not fluff their strains once more.

However Blackburn have been additionally seeking to make amends, having been thrashed at 5-0 at Bristol Metropolis and so they defended nicely, irritating the raucous residence crowd.

Pears stored out first-half strikes from Willy Gnonto and Connor Roberts, whereas Ilia Gruev missed an honest probability for Leeds when he headed broad of the close to submit after good work on the left by Crysencio Summerville.

The guests have been joyful to defend in numbers and didn’t threaten till a counter-attack 5 minutes earlier than half-time.

Szmodics pounced on Summerville’s under-hit go to Roberts and darted in direction of the left-hand fringe of the penalty space earlier than seeing his low shot pushed away by Meslier.

Though Leeds have been straight again on the entrance foot after the interval, with Gnonto firing simply broad, they survived two main second-half scares.

After Meslier gave the ball away with a woeful throw, Joe Rankin-Costello blasted narrowly broad.

And a miraculous piece of defending by Roberts – once more after Leeds gave the ball away – then prevented a sure purpose.

Szmodics, on the proper of the penalty space, centred in direction of Dolan, who was denied a easy close-range end by Roberts one way or the other managing to divert the ball away from him.

Leeds went shut on three events earlier than Szmodics’ winner: Pears denied Junior Firpo, Gnonto was simply unable to get a contact on the far submit to Daniel James’ shot and Patrick Bamford headed a James cross over the bar.

As Daniel Farke’s aspect desperately sought an equaliser, they appealed in useless for a penalty when Bamford went down within the field within the remaining moments, with a member of the Leeds teaching workers red-carded for his offended response within the technical space to the spot-kick not being given.

Leeds boss Daniel Farke informed BBC Radio Leeds:

“Once you face a aspect like Blackburn with a participant like Szmodics, he confirmed the standard which we did not present in the present day and he wanted only one probability to attain.

“So many balls went by way of the field, however you additionally want to point out the standard to place the ball within the web.

“For those who do not rating you might have a lot extra danger. There may be additionally a hazard there will probably be one second on your opponent and so they can rating. It is fairly disappointing and irritating for us.

“We did not put the ball into the online. For those who do not rating, you’ll be able to’t win the sport.

“It is as much as me if we do not rating – to search out options. I’ve to work with them in order that within the subsequent sport we create extra possibilities.”

Blackburn boss John Eustace informed BBC Radio Lancashire:

“I am very proud. The trouble the boys have given me since I got here in has been excellent.

“With out the ball we had a gameplan. We knew they’d take extra dangers as the sport went on and it was a unbelievable little bit of play to attain the purpose.

“We have got a high quality staff. Wednesday [losing 5-0 to Bristol City] was a little bit of a blip. It’s extremely evident that we’re tough to play in opposition to.

“It is essential that we maintain working arduous, sticking collectively, and we have three huge video games developing and know we nonetheless want factors.

“The one approach you get success is for those who stick collectively. We had a very tough time on Wednesday however the togetherness we confirmed – everybody thought we would come right here and lose – was super.”

Wrexham turned on the fashion to seal promotion to League One with a 6-0 victory over Forest Inexperienced.

The north Wales-based membership, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynold and Rob McElhenney, have earned back-to-back promotions after profitable the Nationwide League title final season.

Reynolds and McElhenney took over the membership in November 2020 and after shedding within the play-offs of their first full season on the membership, ended their 15-year absence from the EFL by edging out Notts County to clinch promotion with a record-breaking 111 factors.

9 victories of their final 15 league video games, with simply three defeats, noticed them energy into the highest three this season and attain League One for the primary time since 2005.

League Two leaders Stockport County, 4 factors clear, additionally secured promotion on Saturday with the title nonetheless up for grabs.

‘The trip of our lives’ – Reynolds and McElhenney toast promotion

The Hollywood journey continues for Wrexham

Sky Sports activities’ EFL Editor Simeon Gholam:

“Anybody following the Wrexham journey will know that this season has been positively relaxed in comparison with what has come earlier than.

“The strife of getting out of the Nationwide League – play-off heartache adopted by that record-breaking battle with Notts County – has been adopted by a relative canter on their return to League Two. Will probably be fascinating to see how they try to make promotion with two video games to spare a really dramatic climax to a documentary.

“The beginning was a bit of combined, however Wrexham have hardly ever been out of rivalry, and the type of Paul Mullin because the flip of the yr has seen them actually hit their stride. Sarcastically, they observe Stockport once more, the aspect that originally stood of their means of a return to the EFL in 2022.

“For all of the scepticism and scrutiny that may observe a membership with such well-known house owners as Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, that is nonetheless merely a story of an historic outdated membership that had fallen on many years of laborious occasions discovering their ft once more. It’s a rise that must be lauded and celebrated.”

Tom Brady mentioned he was retiring from soccer “for good” on Feb. 1, 2023, however he may be having second ideas.

In an look on the “Deep Minimize” podcast, launched Thursday, Brady was requested by host Vic Blends whether or not he would decide up the cellphone if a workforce referred to as him within the occasion of an damage.

“I am not against it,” Brady mentioned. “I do not know if they’ll let me if I develop into an proprietor of an NFL workforce. I am at all times going to be in fine condition. I will at all times be capable of throw the ball. So, to return in for a little bit bit, like MJ [Michael Jordan] coming again, I do not know if they might let me. However I would not be against it.”

Blends proposed a situation the place the San Francisco 49ers would possibly want a quarterback headed into the playoffs, after which Brady additionally talked about the New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders earlier than giving his reply.

In Might 2023, Brady reached an settlement with Raiders proprietor Mark Davis to hitch the group’s possession group, pending NFL approval.

That approval has but to return, with commissioner Roger Goodell saying at March’s annual assembly that the league goes “by means of a really thorough course of” and he believed “it has been making progress.”

Brady, 46, additionally has plans to start work as a sports activities broadcaster at Fox Sports activities this summer time.

Brady referenced his upcoming work with Fox Sports activities on the podcast, saying: “I really like having this problem to attempt one thing totally different in my life. It may problem me in a number of other ways.”

At one level within the podcast, Brady mentioned: “My profession and all that, that is a factor of the previous in my thoughts. I used to be a gladiator on the market, and now my time has moved on. Now it is, ‘OK, how can I ship for my subsequent group of teammates?'”

Brady’s remarks on the podcast, which got here whereas he was in a barber’s chair, generated social media buzz and particularly resonated in New England, the place the Patriots are planning a full-stadium ceremony to honor Brady on June 12.

Brady performed for the Patriots from 2000 to 2019, profitable six Tremendous Bowl championships. He completed his profession with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2020 to 2022, capturing a seventh Tremendous Bowl title.

New mum Ash Good has been named as considered one of six individuals killed by a knifeman in Sydney, in keeping with Australian media experiences.

The 38-year-old osteopath was reportedly rushed to hospital however couldn’t be saved, whereas her toddler daughter was severely injured within the assault at Westfield Bondi Junction procuring centre.

Earlier two males, who have been close by, mentioned a mom threw her child to them after she was injured.

Blood was coming from her mouth, one of many males instructed 9News Sydney.

“I used to be holding the newborn. It regarded fairly unhealthy,” he mentioned.

His brother added: “He helped with holding the newborn and attempting to compress the newborn and similar with the mom.

“We simply saved yelling out to get some garments, get some shirts and simply assist us to compress and cease the newborn from bleeding.”

The opposite brother added: “There was loads of blood on the ground. I hope the newborn is alright.”

5 of the six individuals killed have been ladies.

An additional eight victims have been taken to hospital with stab wounds, police mentioned.

A lifeguard, Andrew Reid, instructed Sky Information he noticed a lady “bleeding fairly badly” in scenes he described as “loopy”.

He added: “That poor girl. She’d misplaced loads of blood. Me and a few different bystanders helped her, and there have been police scrambling in all places.

“I believe they thought there was a second attacker – in order that was fairly scary.”

One other girl was on the ground – additionally “in a foul manner”. She had misplaced loads of blood, too, Mr Reid mentioned.

He helped police and did CPR with them. They “tried to get her again” however he is “undecided she would have made it”.

Mr Reid went on to help a 3rd girl. There have been “a number of victims” and it was “only a actually onerous day”, he mentioned.

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In a chunk of footage which reveals the attacker working across the procuring centre with the knife, a member of the general public may be seen on the prime of an escalator, holding a bollard, warning the knifeman, who’s getting shut, to not come any additional.

The violent rampage, dedicated by a 40-year-old man recognized to police, may need been worse had he not been shot lifeless by a feminine police officer appearing alone.

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As she pursued him he “turned to face her” and “raised a knife”, New South Wales assistant police commissioner Anthony Cooke mentioned.

“She discharged a firearm and that individual is now deceased,” he added.

A person mentioned he adopted the police officer up some stairs and noticed the attacker shifting in the direction of them.

The officer warned the person to “put it down” earlier than taking pictures him, he instructed ABC Information.

“If she did not shoot him, he would have saved going,” he mentioned. “He was on a rampage. Then she walked over and gave him CPR.”

The senior officer, an inspector, “confirmed huge braveness and bravado”, commissioner Karen Webb mentioned.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese mentioned Australians had witnessed the “humanity and heroism” of their fellow residents.

Emergency companies and “on a regular basis individuals” might “by no means have imagined” they might face a lone knifeman in a procuring centre in Sydney, he added.

Alexander Isak’s wealthy goalscoring kind at St James’ Park continued as Newcastle beat Tottenham to spice up their hopes of European soccer subsequent season.

The striker now has 17 targets in 24 Premier League appearances this season.

Anthony Gordan and Fabian Schar have been additionally heading in the right direction for the Magpies, whereas Timo Werner had two possibilities for Spurs however his ending let him down.

Newcastle’s emphatic victory lifted them as much as sixth within the desk – above Manchester United, who drew 2-2 with Bournemouth, on aim distinction.

Spurs dropped to fifth, under Aston Villa on aim distinction.

Isak the newest in lineage of Newcastle strikers

From Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole to Malcolm Macdonald and Jackie Milburn, Newcastle’s followers have lengthy held a particular affinity for a goalscoring striker.

Isak might have the quantity 14 emblazoned on the again of his shirt, however the Sweden striker is minimize from the identical fabric as names usually related to the fabled quantity 9.

Within the Premier League period, solely two males have scored in additional successive video games than Isak – Shearer (15) and Cole (eight) – to underline why he’ll rapidly set up himself as a hero on Tyneside.

The double he scored on this one-sided victory over Spurs underlined his ending prowess as Newcastle left the guests dazed within the spring sunshine.

Isak opened the scoring after he obtained the ball from Gordon, minimize inside, then powerfully struck a low shot into nook of the web.

The aim was the primary scored since Newcastle launched “sound shirts” which permit deaf followers to really feel the noise of St James’ Park.

Newcastle captain Dan Burn used signal language to say “love the followers” in the course of the celebrations that adopted Isak’s strike.

Gordon added a second after he latched on to Pedro Porro’s miscued clearance, earlier than Isak successfully made the factors protected after the interval.

The 24-year-old initially seemed to be offside when he burst by way of on aim, opened up his physique and steered the ball previous Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.

However Isak had timed his run, from inside his personal half, to perfection earlier than he produced an ice-cool end.

A hat-trick evaded Isak – Schar added a fourth with a header from a Gordon nook – however he was firmly the title on the lips of these streaming out of the Gallowgate Finish on the full-time whistle.

Werner’s woes as Spurs wrestle

Tottenham had failed to search out the web in solely one in all their previous 43 league matches earlier than this encounter.

There was a variety of promise in patches of their attacking play within the opening third of the sport.

Newcastle’s defenders did a nice job of stymying the effectiveness of Son Heung-min, which left a participant with 15 targets and 9 assists this season a peripheral determine.

Nevertheless, two nice possibilities did come the best way of Germany ahead Werner within the first half when the match was nonetheless a contest.

Werner lifted a volley excessive over the crossbar from a Brennan Johnson cross when he might need been higher positioned to go the ball.

The 28-year-old – on mortgage with Spurs from RB Leipzig – additionally scuffed a shot contained in the penalty space when effectively positioned.

Failure to capitalise on their possibilities, and a few slipshod defending, resulted in a chastening defeat for Tottenham.

It was undoubtedly a setback for his or her Champions League hopes, even when supervisor Ange Postecoglou has being doing a lot to minimize expectation.

With Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis to play in 4 of their subsequent 5 video games, Spurs must be extra medical to complete within the prime 4.

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Khloé Kardashian has been topic to long-standing paternity rumors, notably the hypothesis linking her to the late O.J. Simpson, who handed away from most cancers on April 10, 2024.

These swirling rumors intensified after Khloé’s mother, Kris Jenner’s, memoir, Kris Jenner and All Issues Kardashian, was launched in November 2011, the place she disclosed having an affair throughout her marriage to the late Robert Kardashian. She has at all times denied an affair with Simpson.

The rumor mills started churning much more vigorously following the loss of life of Robert in 2003. His then-wife, Jan Ashley, claimed in a 2012 interview with Star that Robert had confessed to her that Khloé was not his organic daughter, stating, “He simply type of checked out me and stated [it] prefer it was a matter of reality. He stated, ‘Effectively, that Khloé’s probably not a Kardashian, do not you? And I stated … ‘OK,’ and that was it.”

Including to the controversy, Simpson, who was represented by Robert throughout his 1995 homicide trial, was rumored to be Khloé’s actual father. The idea gained traction amongst the general public and was even addressed on a 2012 episode of Preserving Up With the Kardashians. Within the episode titled “Who’s Your Daddy,” Kris, 68, makes an attempt to persuade her daughter to take a DNA check, asserting that it was one thing Khloé “wants as a way to really feel full.”

Khloé, 39, remained adamant about her parentage. “My dad is Robert Kardashian. My different dad is [Caitlyn] Jenner. I do not want somebody to inform me who my household is. I’ve had the blessing of getting two phenomenal fathers. I do not want a DNA check to show who my father is,” she declared on the present.

Simpson himself has denied the rumors, emphasizing their falsity on the Full Ship podcast in December 2022. “The rumor ain’t true. It is not even wherever near being true,” he said, dismissing the claims linked to his relationship with Kris. He admitted to being drawn to Kris, nevertheless, saying, “I at all times thought Kris was a cute woman. She was very nice. However, , I used to be courting supermodels!”

The Kardashian household’s connection to Simpson dates again to the 1994 homicide trial of his spouse, Nicole Brown Simpson, the place Robert served on Simpson’s protection staff. Simpson was acquitted of the homicide costs in 1995 however was later discovered liable in a civil trial.

Correction 04/12/24 09:37 a.m. ET: This text was up to date with a correction to the date of loss of life