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Carolina Panthers tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders was taken to a hospital for a neck injury after landing on his head while making a catch late in the first half of Sunday's 30-27 home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. As Sanders was brought down near the sideline after a 10-yard reception, he was flipped upside down and landed directly on the top of his helmet as he went out of bounds on the tackle by cornerback Trent McDuffie. After receiving attention from the team's medical staff, Sanders was strapped to a backboard and taken off the field on a cart with 40 seconds remaining in the half. He was taken to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte for observation and later released Sunday afternoon, according to the team. On the CBS broadcast following halftime, Panthers head coach Dave Canales said Sanders had movement in all his extremities, while extreme precaution was taken because of back tightness. CBS reported he was being examined for a concussion before later amending that to a neck injury. The 21-year-old rookie out of Texas had a team-leading three receptions for the Panthers at the half for 49 yards. In 11 games this season, Sanders has 29 receptions for 302 yards and a touchdown. Sanders was a fourth-round selection in the NFL draft in April. --Field Level MediaOracle earnings missed by $0.01, revenue fell short of estimates
Ted's Restaurant celebrates 70 years serving Toronto diner classicsTHREE KEY FACTS A2 Milk said last month that it was still eyeing acquisitions. Craigs Investment Partners’ Mohandeep Singh in August said renewed M&A activity had helped to put some life back into the market. Some unsuccessful takeover attempts on the New Zealand market have included Eroad, Rakon, and Comvita. The deflated mergers and acquisitions space is back on the rise in 2024, with deal-making ticking up in New Zealand. Technology, healthcare, energy, and financial deals are prominent in the rising activity. Investment bankers and legal eagles are eyeing the upswing.LONDON — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor "brutally raped and battered" her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. Nikita Hand said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying left her heavily bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. McGregor testified that he never forced the woman to do anything against her will and said she fabricated the allegations after the two had consensual sex. His lawyer had called Hand a gold digger. The fighter, once the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship but now past his prime, shook his head as the jury of eight women and four men found him liable for assault after deliberating about six hours in the High Court in Dublin. He was mobbed by cameras as he left court but did not comment. He later said on the social platform X that he would appeal the verdict and the "modest award." Hand's voice cracked and her hands trembled as she read a statement outside the courthouse, saying she would never forget what happened to her but would now be able to move on with her life. She thanked her family, partner, friends, jurors, the judge and all the supporters that had reached out to her online, but particularly her daughter. "She has given me so much strength and courage over the last six years throughout this nightmare to keep on pushing forward for justice," she said. "I want to show (her) and every other girl and boy that you can stand up for yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is, and justice will be served." The Associated Press generally does not name alleged victims of sexual violence unless they come forward publicly, as Hand has done. Under Irish law, she did not have the anonymity she would have been granted in a criminal proceeding and was named publicly throughout the trial. Her lawyer told jurors that McGregor was angry about a fight he had lost in Las Vegas two months earlier and took it out on his client. "He's not a man, he's a coward," attorney John Gordon said in his closing speech. "A devious coward and you should treat him for what he is." Gordon said his client never pretended to be a saint and was only looking to have fun when she sent McGregor a message through Instagram after attending a Christmas party. He said Hand knew McGregor socially and that they had grown up in the same area. She said he picked her and a friend up in a car and shared cocaine with them, which McGregor admitted in court, on the way to the Beacon Hotel. Hand said she told McGregor she didn't want to have sex with him and that she was menstruating. She said she told him "no" as he started kissing her but he eventually pinned her to a bed and she couldn't move. McGregor put her in a chokehold and later told her, "now you know how I felt in the octagon where I tapped out three times," referring to a UFC match when he had to admit defeat, she said. Hand had to take several breaks in emotional testimony over three days. She said McGregor threatened to kill her during the encounter and she feared she would never see her young daughter again. Eventually, he let go of her. "I remember saying I was sorry, as I felt that I did something wrong and I wanted to reassure him that I wouldn't tell anyone so he wouldn't hurt me again," she testified. She said she then let him do what he wanted and he had sex with her. A paramedic who examined Hand the next day testified that she had never before seen someone with that intensity of bruising. A doctor told jurors Hand had multiple injuries. Hand said the trauma of the attack had left her unable to work as a hairdresser, she fell behind on her mortgage and had to move out of her house. Police investigated the woman's complaint but prosecutors declined to bring charges, saying there was insufficient evidence and a conviction was unlikely. McGregor, in his post on X, said he was disappointed jurors didn't see all the evidence prosecutors had reviewed. He testified that the two had athletic and vigorous sex, but that it was not rough. He said "she never said 'no' or stopped" and testified that everything she said was a lie. "It is a full blown lie among many lies," he said when asked about the chokehold allegation. "How anyone could believe that me, as a prideful person, would highlight my shortcomings." McGregor's lawyer told jurors they had to set aside their animus toward the fighter. "You may have an active dislike of him, some of you may even loathe him – there is no point pretending that the situation might be otherwise," attorney Remy Farrell said. "I'm not asking you to invite him to Sunday brunch." The defense said the woman never told investigators McGregor threatened her life. They also showed surveillance video in court that they said appeared to show the woman kiss McGregor's arm and hug him after they left the hotel room. Farrell said she looked "happy, happy, happy." McGregor said he was "beyond petrified" when first questioned by police and read them a prepared statement. On the advice of his lawyer, he refused to answer more than 100 follow-up questions. The jury ruled against Hand in a case she brought against one of McGregor's friends, James Lawrence, whom she accused of having sex with her in the hotel without consent.Wolves manager Gary O'Neil says he understands the anger from his own fanbase towards him - but defended his record at Molineux after the pressure ramped up following defeat at West Ham. Wolves suffered their third straight loss at the London Stadium to remain in the relegation zone on nine points - and a further four from safety. Sky Sports News reported last week that Wolves have been doing due diligence on a number of candidates in recent weeks, as pressure grew on O'Neil - who still believes he has the backing of the hierarchy despite the poor run of form. "The people above me are supportive," O'Neil, who joined the club in August 2023, told Sky Sports after the game. "But of course the supporters want their football club to be successful. "I understand them pointing the finger at me and it's my team and I have to take responsibility, but when I arrived at this football club they had picked up just [41] points in the Premier League (the previous season). Trending "Since that moment, we have managed to make £200m in player sales. We have sold an awful lot of players if you go back to Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho, Daniel Podence, Adama Traore, Raul Jimenez, Diego Costa, Pedro Neto and Max Kilman. "And then we're not now shopping in that market, we're looking for the other ones who are for the future that can help us in the now. Also See: Stream the Premier League on Sky with NOW Wolves fixtures Premier League table Watch Premier League highlights "As we're finding in the Premier League, it's a ruthless league. The group are doing everything we can to get up to speed. But I'm really proud of them. "I know we have only nine points and we're in a tough spot in the league but they're giving everything. So I hope the supporters are still proud from the players even though they hate the position we're in. They won't hate it more than me. I'm right there with them, whether they know it or not. "We won't give up and we'll keep pushing. A big game against Ipswich is coming. And hopefully a few of the little bits, our bits, the bits from the officials go our way." Carragher: O'Neil isn't holding them back - I don't see a better manager Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher believes O'Neil is not the root of the problem at Wolves - and that a new manager will not rejuvenate matters at Molineux for the rest of the season. Carragher also sympathised with O'Neil's argument that he is dealing with a less experienced squad having sold many key players to big clubs. "It's a group of players we felt would be in and around these positions right now," Carragher said. "The worry for Wolves is not so much being in the bottom three, as the fact it looks like there's a three or four-point gap between themselves and Leicester. "You look at the three promoted teams - and the three promoted teams struggled last season - and you think it might be tough for Southampton this season, maybe even Ipswich, but Leicester have made the change, with Ruud van Nistelrooy getting four points from the last two games. That will be in the Wolves hierarchy's minds, there's no doubt about that. "I don't see a manager change that is going to rejuvenate this whole squad or that Gary O'Neil is holding this squad back and they should be achieving more - I don't really see that. "There are definitely areas where O'Neil will think they've got to be better. I think what he did last season and what he's doing now, if you look at that as a body of work over the last 18 months, I think he's done a good job for Wolves. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "Where they are now, I think most people feared last season. I don't think it's a manager holding a group back who should be doing more than what they are doing." O'Neil: We should have had two penalties - and 'crazy' that West Ham's winner stood O'Neil took another swipe at VAR - claiming West Ham's winner through Jarrod Bowen should not have stood due to a "blatant" foul on Santi Bueno in the build-up. As Wolves defended a free-kick, Dinos Mavropanos challenged Bueno in the air with the on-field referee not giving a foul. Eleven seconds later, Mohammed Kudus set up Bowen to coolly slot home the winner. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player VAR claimed it could not go back and penalise Bueno as it was a new phase of play - even though there were just 11 seconds between the alleged foul and Bowen's strike crossing the line. "It's crazy that," said O'Neil. "Santi Bueno is going to head the ball away, so it's irrelevant [that the VAR said it's a new phase of play] as we'd have cleared the ball. "It's a blatant foul on Santi Bueno and there's no way it's a different phase. The ball is still in the same area. "They will find reasons, and of course they will, and I get there will be grey areas and the wording of the rule can be interpreted in many different ways. But that's a blatant foul on Bueno in the seconds before the goal. That's a blatant foul." Later in his press conference, O'Neil claimed Wolves should have been given two second-half penalties. VAR checked fouls by Emerson on Goncalo Guedes and Mavropanos on Jean-Ricner Bellegarde in the second half - but stuck with the on-field decision of 'no penalty' on both occasions. "I understand how difficult the job is for the officials but you need some of that to go your way," added the Wolves boss. "Some really big calls there we didn't get to go our way. "I don't think Guedes is outside the box. The contact definitely continues into the box. Definitely. I'll review it and have an honest conversation with them [PGMOL]. "It's probably not clear and obvious, [Bellegarde]'s, but he is tripped up twice, I think the on-field ref should give it, the same as the first one. "I think the Guedes one... Emerson is also on a yellow card so that would have been a big turning point in the game." Wolves were further aggrieved as the corner for West Ham's first goal clearly came off Hammers defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka - so should not have counted as well. "A lot of things went against us," said O'Neil.
ACCRA: Ghana's former president John Dramani Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic Party over its management of an economic crisis. NPP candidate Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday conceded defeat in the weekend presidential election after failing to shake off widespread frustration over high costs of living. Defeat in Saturday's election ended eight years in power for the NPP under President Nana Akufo-Addo, marked by the west African state's worst economic turmoil in years, high inflation and a debt default. For Mahama, president from 2012-2017, it was his third attempt to reclaim the nation's top post after falling short in 2016 and 2020 elections. "The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it with all humility," Bawumia said in a press conference flanked by party officials. In what was a speedy concession with official vote tallies still coming in, Bawumia said he had called National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate Mahama to congratulate him. Blaring horns, waving flags and cheering, Mahama supporters were already celebrating outside the party campaign headquarters in the capital Accra. Mahama has yet to speak publicly since Bawumia's concession. But on his X account, Mahama confirmed he received Bawumia's congratulatory call over his "emphatic victory". Economy dominated Ghana's economic woes dominated the election, after the continent's top gold producer and world's No. 2 cacao exporter went through a crisis of default and currency devaluation, ending with a $3 billion IMF bailout. Earlier, NDC spokesman Sammy Gyamfi told reporters the party's internal review of results showed Mahama won 56.3 percent of the vote against 41.3 percent for Bawumia. Political parties had agents at polling stations to observe and tally the initial vote counts before the ballots were sent for official collation by the election commission. Earlier, Commission Deputy Commissioner Bossman Asare told reporters regional results had yet to arrive at the national centre. The commission had said official results were likely due by Tuesday. With a history of democratic stability, Ghana's two main parties, the NPP and NDC, have alternated in power equally since the return to multi-party politics in 1992. Under the slogan "Break the 8" - a reference to two terms in power - Bawumia had sought to lead the NPP to an unprecedented third term. But he struggled to break away from criticism of Akufo-Addo's economic record. Though inflation slowed from more than 50 percent to around 23 percent, and other macro-economic indicators are stabilizing, economic struggles were still a clear election issue for many. That frustration opened the way for a comeback challenge from Mahama. But during campaigning, the former president also faced criticism from those who remember his government's own financial problems especially the massive power cuts that marked his time in office. - AFP