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PGMOL admits 'significant human error' which cost Liverpool goal in Tottenham defeat

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Referees' body PGMOL has admitted an offside decision which ruled out a Luis Diaz goal in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday night was a "a significant human error ". The Reds had Curtis Jones sent off in the first half with the score at 0-0 before Diaz sprang in on goal and finished. The assistant's flag went up but replays showed the Colombia international was onside. The ruling from video assistant referee Darren England came quickly without the customary offside line graphic being shown before on-field official Simon Hooper restarted play. A statement reads: "PGMOL acknowledge a significant human error occurred during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool. "The goal by Luiz Diaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field team of match officials. This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, however, the VAR failed to intervene. "PGMOL will conduc...

Premier League predictions: Gameweek 7

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The seventh weekend of the nascent 2023/24 Premier League season gets underway with a Saturday schedule that will please the purists. Eight of the weekend's ten fixtures have been shoehorned onto the first day of the weekend to avoid any major clashes with the climax of the Ryder Cup - the international Golf tournament that is also broadcast by Sky Sports . Half a dozen of Saturday's matches will be played under the veil of the 3pm UK TV blackout. With live Football limited for those not lucky enough to have a ticket, phones will be furiously buzzing with score updates up and down the country. Here's 90min's predictions for those scrutinised final results. Premier League predictions: Week 7 Aston Villa and Brighton both qualified for UEFA competitions last season / Eddie Keogh/GettyImages Aston Villa emerged as victors from their previous meeting with Brighton - on the final day of last season - but both clubs were riding high at the final whistle, fresh from Euro...

Once rivals, now partners: Peloton and Lululemon to collaborate on connected fitness and apparel

Interactive fitness company Peloton and athletic wear maker Lululemon have announced a five-year partnership, effectively closing the curtain on Lululemon’s recently acquired connected fitness device, Mirror Peloton and athletic wear maker Lululemon have announced a five-year partner ship, effectively closing the curtain on Lululemon's recently acquired connected fitness device, Mirror. The interactive fitness company steps in to become the exclusive digital fitness content provider for Lululemon, which in turn becomes the primary athletic apparel partner to New York-based Peloton. Vancouver, British Columbia-based Lululemon, known in its early days for mostly making yoga gear, broadened its athletic apparel offerings and then bought at-home exercise startup Mirror for $500 million in June of 2020, just months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Lululemon's challenge to Peloton in the connected fitness arena was short-lived. Lululemon said Wednesday that it would discontinue selling...

Antony to meet with police after returning to UK from Brazil

Manchester United winger Antony has returned to the UK from Brazil and is set to meet police over the multiple assault allegations that have been made against him. Antony hasn't played for United since the 3-1 Premier League defeat to Arsenal at the start of September. He was dropped from Brazil's squad for their September internationals following the first set of allegations that came from former girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin and initially remained in Brazil. Further assault allegations have since been made two other women, Rayssa de Freitas and Ingrid Lana, with the alleged incidents believed to have taken place in both the UK and Brazil. 90min can confirm that the 23-year-old is now back in Englad but remains on a leave of absence from United. He flew into the country on Tuesday and intends to cooperate with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) with regard to questioning, as well as hand over his mobile phone for inspection. He has already cooperated with police in Brazil, inc...

Premier League crisis club of the week 2023/24: Sheffield United

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Another week, another Premier League club in crisis. At 4pm on Sunday, Chelsea looked all set to be the topic of this article once again following yet another defeat at Stamford Bridge. However, one club stepped forward at 4.30pm to spare their blushes. That club was Sheffield United. What's the crisis? Well...they lost 8-0 to Newcastle United at Bramall Lane on Sunday. That is the club's worst ever tanking, and the joint-second biggest defeat any club has ever suffered during the Premier League era. All of that is bad enough to earn the ' crisis club of the week' tag, but then you add in the fact that the Blades have taken just one point from their opening six Game s of the season and, oh brother, do you have a Football club in a deep, deep crisis . Bad day at the office for the Blades / James Gill - Danehouse/GettyImages LISTEN TO THE LATEST EPISODE OF 90MIN'S TALKING TRANSFERS PODCAST: HARRY KANE, IVAN TONEY, AARON RAMSDALE & MORE Why are they in crisis? ...

Minnesota's would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

A day after Minnesota’s governor appointed Erin Dupree as the incoming director of the state’s new marijuana regulatory agency, Dupree resigned and reports surfaced that she has sold illegal cannabis products in the state ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis product s in the state. Dupree ran a Business that sold product s exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Loonacy Cannabis Co. — the business Dupree founded in Apple Valley, Minnesota, last year — posted on its now-deactivated TikTok account about its edible products containing 10 milligrams of THC per serving and 150 milligrams per package, although state law only allows hemp-derived edibles to contain up to 5 milligrams of THC per serving and 50 milligrams per package, the Star...

UNESCO puts 2 locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on list of historic sites in danger

The U.N.’s World Heritage Committee has placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The U.N.'s World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger. The iconic St. Sophia Cathedral in the capital, Kyiv, and the medieval center of the western city of Lviv, are UNESCO World Heritage Sites central to Ukraine's culture and History . The decision Friday to put those two on the body's list of sites “in danger ” has no enforcement mechanism, but could help deter Russian attacks. Neither site has been directly targeted since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Lviv has largely been spared from the fighting. But Russia has unleashed waves of strikes on Kyiv and other cities, hitting residential areas and critical infrastructure with Iranian-made attack drones. The decision was...

Wave of migrants that halted trains in Mexico started with migrant smuggling industry in Darien Gap

Thousands of migrants riding atop railway cars in Mexico this week or waiting in mile-long lines by the tracks to hitch a ride to the U.S. have triggered the closure of one U.S. border crossing and forced Mexico’s largest railroad to suspend dozens of ... HUEHUETOCA, Mexico -- Thousands of migrants riding atop railway cars in Mexico this week or waiting in mile-long lines by the tracks to hitch a ride to the U.S. have triggered the closure of one U.S. border crossing and forced Mexico’s largest railroad to suspend dozens of freight trains. But the upsurge has also revealed a much larger phenomenon — an almost unbroken chain of migrants being shuffled from Colombia through the Darien Gap jungle into Panama on an industrial scale that could approach 500,000 this year. Those migrants are then moving steadily without interruption up through Central America into Mexico and on to the U.S. border. “Behind us, there are thousands more. It's continuous,” Juan Carlos Leal, a Venezuelan migr...

Dear Diary Day (September 22nd)

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Quick facts When is it? Every September 22nd What's the hashtag? #DearDiaryDay Have we missed something? Before blogs, there were diaries! A pastime of those who are naturally introspective since the 10th century, diary-writing brings with it a variety of benefits–to the person who writes as well as to the reader. Dear Diary Day is one that encourages people of all ages to put their thoughts on paper and enjoy the beauty and History that results! It’s time to celebrate Dear Diary Day! History of Dear Diary Day They were believed to have begun by ladies in the royal Japanese court somewhere around the 10th century AD and, at the time, were called “pillow books”, because the women would place them under their pillows for safekeeping and at least a little bit of privacy.  Diaries got their current English name from the word “day” which, in Latin, is “dies”. These can range from something like keeping a record of happenings and events of the day to sharing t...

Under pressure over border, Biden administration to protect hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

Under intense political pressure from fellow Democrats, the Biden administration has announced it is granting protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration said Wednesday that it was granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to work — as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the U.S. border with Mexico. The move — along with promises to accelerate work permits for many migrants — may appease Democratic leaders who have pressured the White House to do more to aid asylum seekers, while also providing grist for Republicans who say the president has been too lax on immigration. The Homeland Security Department plans to grant Temporary Protected Status to an estimated 472,000 Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023, making it easier for them ...

Fitness influencer and activewear brand founder Adriana ‘Drika’ Thyssen dies at 49

Brazilian fitness i NFL uencer and plus-sized activewear brand founder Adriana Thyssen, who built up a huge social media following as she struggled to shed weight, has died aged 49. Thyssen - also known as Drika - was reportedly found in her Uberlândia apartment in Sao Paulo on Sunday but her exact cause of death is unknown. Her death was announced on social media by the team at Drikas Store, Thyssen’s activewear brand, on Monday. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “It is with deep sadness and regret that we, the team and family at Drika’s Blog and Drikas Store inform you of the passing of our beloved Drika,” the social media post translated from Portuguese said. “In this moment of pain, we ask for everyone’s prayer and compassion.” Brazilian fitness influencer Adriana Thyssen died age 49, her activewear brand Drikas Store announced on Monday. Credit: Facebook/ Instagram According to The New York Post, Thyssen weighed almost 100kg when she was 39. She tol...

Judge to decide if former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark's Georgia election case will be moved to federal court

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Following a hearing, a federal judge will now decide on former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark's bid to get his Georgia election interference case removed to federal court. A federal judge will decide on former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark's bid to get his Georgia election interference case removed to federal court. Clark is one of five defendants in the Fulton County DA's case who have filed for removal based on a federal law that calls for the removal of criminal proceedings brought in state court to the federal court system when someone is charged for actions they allegedly took as a federal official acting "under color" of their office. At a hearing Monday, Clark's attorney argued that Clark's action in drafting a letter to send to Georgia officials saying there was evidence of voter fraud would have been "impossible" if he wasn't acting under the color of his office -- and therefore the case should be removed to federal c...