Vietnam receives bodies found in British truck
On Monday, the British driver of thetruck admitted plotting to assist unlawful immigration and acquiring criminalproperty.(Reuters) NGHE AN – Friends and relatives of the39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in the back of a British truck lastmonth sobbed as the first bodies to be repatriated arrived in rural Vietnam. Police in Vietnam have arrested 10people in connection with the deaths. Vietnamese and British authoritieshave coordinated to repatriate the remaining bodies, it added. 
The bodies of the 16 victims arrivedin the Southeast Asian country in the early hours of Wednesday morning, theforeign ministry said. Anna Hoang Thi Ai, mother of John Hoang Van Tiep and a victim who was found dead in the back of a British truck last month, cries next to his body in Nghe An province, Vietnam on Nov. 27. REUTERS/KHAM 
But the 31-year-old is not bothered by the Belgian’s impending arrival. As far as he is concerned, the more talent Moyes has at his disposal, the better. “It’s something I welcome,” said Carrick. “The more top quality players you have in your squad, whether it’s in my position or not, the better it is for the team. “It’s not a case of me thinking ‘I might not be in the team’, I will still have to play well to be in it regardless.” Carrick could be forgiven an element of frustration. After all, though it was in his usual understated way, Carrick’s acceptance last term was his best campaign was merely confirming a widespread opinion that got him on the shortlist for the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Player of the Year award. “I wasn’t annoyed by it because I’ve had it for so long anyway,” he said. Although the transfer window was something of a disaster for the Red Devils, when Carrick returns from international duty he will have increased competition for his starting spot. As manager David Moyes has pointed out, Fellaini is capable of fulfilling a number of roles, including the deep-lying one Carrick tends to carry out. Press Association Michael Carrick has welcomed Marouane Fellaini’s arrival at Manchester United even though the clamour for midfield reinforcements followed his best season for the club. “It’s a constant discussion from one game to the next. “You are either the answer or you are not good enough. It’s something you learn to deal with. It’s part of the business.” Some opinions are more important than others. Much of the reason Carrick only has 29 caps to his name is due to Fabio Capello not being entirely convinced about his qualities as a tidy ball-playing midfielder. Indeed, it was Capello’s decision to barely acknowledge the Geordie’s existence during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa that led to Carrick taking time out from the international scene, a decision he only reversed 12 months ago. “You make decisions because you think they are the right ones at the time,” he said. “I didn’t come back expecting to start. I just something wanted to give it a crack.” Although Carrick has Steven Gerrard, Jack Wilshere and Frank Lampard as his most obvious competition for a starting berth, it was a smart move by Hodgson to bring him back into the fold. For, as good as those three players are, none have the ability to retain possession as consistently as Carrick can. “I can’t deny last season probably was my best one,” he said. “My form was good and I was consistent. “But it wasn’t like I suddenly jumped from one level to the next. I didn’t do anything differently to what I had done in the years before.” Public opinion decided otherwise. In an era where social media offers more avenues for opinion to be expressed, Carrick feels it is more important than ever not to get swept along by a tide. “It can be difficult because the range of opinions can be quite extreme,” he said. “I’ve always said you are never as good as you think you’ve played and not as bad either. “You have to take a balanced view otherwise it’s a roller coaster. “When things are going well the ups are so high, it’s the best feeling in the world. But all of a sudden, after a few bad results, it can be the worst thing. “I prefer to judge it by talking to people close to me and picking the brains of the coaches. “I certainly don’t watch whole games. I know instantly how it’s going. I prefer to judge it like that.” Carrick’s chances of starting Friday’s World Cup qualifier with Moldova depend upon how many changes Hodgson is intending to make for the crucial trip to Ukraine on September 10, plus how he will reshape his attack following the withdrawal of Wayne Rooney and the almost certain absence of Daniel Sturridge with a groin injury. 
Victorious trainer Chad Brown said: “The term ‘breathes different air’ gets thrown around a lot when someone has a very good horse, and I’ve been lucky to have some great turf fillies and mares, but this one ‘breathes different air’, for sure. “She certainly has the most devastating turn of foot I’ve ever worked around.” Press Association Colm O’Donoghue’s partner arrived in the USA after securing back-to-back victories at Naas and ran creditably for Aidan O’Brien in the Grade One over a mile and a quarter. The daughter of Galileo was, however, no match for odds-on favourite Lady Eli, who held a three-and-a-half-length advantage over Outstanding at the line. 
Outstanding earned a decent chunk of prize-money in America on Saturday as Ballydoyle’s filly finished third in the Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes.
Dundee were 2-1 down after the first period but they hit six unanswered goals over the remaining 40 minutes to ease home, with Doug Clarkson bagging a hat-trick. Belfast remain top of the fledgling standings but they needed overtime to see off Nottingham Panthers 2-1, with Kris Beech scoring the match-winning goal. Dundee Stars are up to second in the Elite League after hammering Manchester Storm 7-2. Press Association
“When Bumrah came and told me it’s reversing a bit, just trust yourself to bowl the hard length. When a top bowler like him comes and tells me… bounce also was a little low than the normal wicket. To hit the right length was a challenge at that situation under pressure. The good thing is I was a little clear in the mind,” Shankar said.”It’s about staying clear mentally. I wanted to just stick to the basics, hit the stumps from a hard length as there was a bit of reverse. When you play for the country, you have to be ready to do what the team needs. I always say to myself to keep working on all aspects of my game so that when the opportunity arrives, I am ready to grab it,” Shankar said.In the backdrop of a possible World Cup call-up, Shankar made his case with the bat too after walking in at No.5 ahead of MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav. By his own admission, Shankar has tried to remain a lot calmer and level-headed following the harrowing experience of the Nidahas Trophy final where he played out four dot balls in the 18th over of a tense chase – that Dinesh Karthik would go on to win in dramatic fashion. And it showed as he built India’s innings from early trouble in the company of his captain.Shankar showed a tendency for pinching singles on the up-and-down pitch, a trait often talked up by Kohli while speaking of the art of building ODI innings. The pair added 81 crucial runs before an unlucky run out ended Shankar’s stay on a 41-ball 46.”Batting with someone like him [Kohli] is always special. Batting in my second ODI, he was helping me with the few things. They were trying to hit the pads. Even when the spinners bowled, they tried to vary the speed. We were concentrating on turning the strike over. We wanted to score much straighter and give ourselves a chance to get a good score. That’s a great thing I learn, batting with him helped me to up my intent. If I can bat with that intent every time, I can get better as a batsman every day. “I think I was someone who used to bat up the order. Due to different reasons, I started batting at 7 and that became a permanent slot for me. In India A series I batted No.5, I did pretty well there and that gave me the confidence. When I bat in the middle overs, I learnt that I should take my take my time, look to play as many singles as possible and get odd boundaries,” he said highlights Vijay Shankar bowled the last over to help India win second ODI at Nagpur. Virat Kohli was awarded as the man-of-the-match. Rohit Sharma for the first time was out for a duck in Indian conditions. For all the Latest Sports News News, Cricket News News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps. New Delhi: Vijay Shankar, who is currently playing as the only seaming all-rounder in India setup went for as many as 13 runs in his first over which eventually led skipper Virat Kohli to look to Kedar Jadhav for completing former’s quota of overs, seeing the number of runs India had on board. However, for the last over, Kohli once again showed confidence in Shankar’s ability and one will have to say, that he didn’t disappoint at all and eventually led India to win the second ODI. “It was an opportunity to redeem myself after the expensive over I bowled. I was literally waiting for this opportunity, wanted to bowl under pressure because only if I deliver, will they trust me. I was up for the challenge. Around the 43rd over, I was telling myself that I am bowling the final over and defend the score, just prepared myself a bit,” Shankar told in an interview with the broadcaster.”I was preparing myself. I thought I should be mentally ready to go and bowl and defend 10 runs an over. I was just clear about what I have to do. I think those things helped me when I came onto bowl. I didn’t have pressure, to be honest,” he added.Australian Team was on the driver’s seat for almost 40 overs of the second innings, but then they continued to lost wickets in pair which build undue pressure on the men-in-yellow and eventually led them to get bowled out for 8 runs less than the target. Jasprit Bumrah, the star of Indian bowling line up came to him gave some pivotal tips. 
London: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are set to tighten their private stranglehold on Wimbledon as rivals struggle to keep afloat as they bid to dethrone the sport’s A-list stars. World number one Djokovic is the defending champion and chasing a fifth title at the All England Club. Federer, promoted to second seed, can win a ninth crown while two-time champion Nadal is seeking to complete a rare back-to-back Roland Garros-Wimbledon double.Twelve months ago, Djokovic arrived at Wimbledon with his career threatening to spiral into decline. Unable to shake off the effects of right elbow surgery, the Serb was ranked at 21, his lowest position for over a decade.But two weeks later, Djokovic had captured the 2018 title to add to his 2011, 2014 and 2015 wins, becoming the lowest-seeded player to take the Wimbledon trophy since Andre Agassi in 1992. Since then, he has been rejuvenated, going on to claim a third US Open and seventh Australian Open title.The only blip was a rain-hit semi-final exit to Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros, a loss which ended his attempt to become just the second man to hold all four Slams at the same time twice. “Coming off from the surgery, being unable to have consistency with results, this was a huge springboard for me, the win at Wimbledon last year,” said Djokovic, who will take a 10-2 career record over Philipp Kohlschreiber into their first-round clash on Monday.Federer, chasing a 21st major, first played Wimbledon in 1999. Pushing 38, he would be the oldest ever Grand Slam champion if he were to lift a ninth title.The Swiss star is also just five wins from becoming the first man to register 100 victories at the same Slam.’Better because of each other’But Federer is quick to praise the influence of Djokovic and Nadal — between them, the trio have won 53 of the last 64 Slams. “I think we definitely became better because of one another,” he said.Federer starts on Tuesday against South Africa’s Lloyd Harris, who is making his Wimbledon debut. Nadal, meanwhile, arrives in London on the back of a 12th Roland Garros title. His 18th career major also meant he moved within two Slams of Federer’s all-time mark for the first time.The Spaniard, ranked two but — much to his irritation — seeded three was champion in 2008 and 2010. He is now trying to join Bjorn Borg by achieving the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double for the third time.Nadal was desperately close to a third title in 2018. Having failed to get past the last-eight since 2011, the Spaniard was only defeated in an epic semi-final by Djokovic, 10-8 in the final set.”I won here in 2010 after a very, very tough first couple of rounds. Sometimes that helps, especially in this event, that you arrive here without playing much on this surface,” said Nadal, who starts his campaign against Japan’s world number 258 Yuichi Sugita. After that looms a possible titanic clash with Nick Kyrgios, who shocked him in 2014, in the second round.It’s been 17 years since anybody not named Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Andy Murray captured the Wimbledon title. That long-distant honour went to Lleyton Hewitt in 2002.The problem for the chasing pack in 2019 is their record at the tournament as well as various frailties in body and spirit. Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who occupy the next three spots in the world rankings, have yet to get past the last 16 on Wimbledon’s grass. Kei Nishikori, the world number seven, was a quarter-finalist in 2018 while eighth-ranked Kevin Anderson, seeded fourth this year, was runner-up 12 months ago.Anderson saved a match point to beat Federer in the quarter-finals. His challenge to Djokovic in the final, however, was compromised by playing a six-hour 36-minute semi-final to beat John Isner.It was the second longest match in the history of Wimbledon and decided by a 26-24 final set. There will be no repeat of such lung-busting epics this year as Wimbledon has introduced a final set tiebreaker — at 12-12 — for the first time. For all the Latest Sports News News, Tennis News News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps.
Program Board confirmed that electronic artist Wolfgang Gartner will headline Springfest, a daylong music festival for USC students, faculty and staff, on Saturday in McCarthy Quad. Thirteen other acts will also perform, including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Anberlin.Alyssa Siegel, director of Program Board’s concert committee, said this is the first time USC has had an electronic act at Springfest. Wolfgang Gartner’s first full-length album, Weekend in America, was released in September and includes vocals from will.i.am, Jim Jones and Eve.“I’m just really excited to see the reaction to the headliner and how the whole day will go,” Siegel said.Though Wolfgang Gartner was confirmed two months ago, Siegel said the contract was not finalized until Monday.Siegel said the committee sought to create a lineup that appealed to all students, whether they listen to rock, hip hop or dance.“My biggest thing is we wanted to find three major acts that would cover the genres popular for college kids,” Siegel said. “I wanted to hit every genre, so everyone on campus would like something.”Two student bands, Alphabet and Felix Nobody, will also perform at the festival. Both acts won the Battle of the Bands earlier this semester.Springfest, which begins at noon, will feature student activities, such as DJ instruction, vinyl painting, a photo booth and art pillars.“This year, we really wanted people to go to the festival and spend the whole day there,” Siegel said. “We really tried to think of what was going to be there to keep people there all day.”Funding for Springfest, a free event for USC students, comes from the student-programming fee, sponsorships and a reallocation of student government funds.
One major change over recent weeks has been the return of freshman Kevin Porter Jr., who was sidelined with injuries and a suspension throughout the season. When he had time on the court, Porter demonstrated himself a potent shooter, dropping 14 points in his post-suspension debut against Arizona. Still nursing a thigh bruise from several weeks ago, the freshman is working to get back on his feet, but his continued presence offers another outlet for the team to expand its depth in close games, Enfield and Porter said. After spending several weeks in the No. 2 slot of the conference, the men’s basketball team is looking to bounce back from a losing skid at home with a pair of road games in the Bay Area. “Our team is very contagious both ways,” Enfield said. “When we’re sharing the basketball, making the extra pass or driving or posting up, everybody starts to do it. When we start taking bad shots, it seems like everybody starts taking bad shots or contested or rushed shots.” “It was a typical Pac-12 game,” Enfield said after the Colorado game. “It’s usually close at halftime. It was a matter of defending and executing. We didn’t play a bad game, but they had a lot of layups.” Next, the team will face Cal, which has yet to win a Pac-12 game. The Trojans beat Cal when it visited the Galen Center earlier this year, but the 9-point victory wasn’t especially flashy for the Trojans, who leaned heavily on Rakocevic to sneak out the win. On the road, the Trojans will need an early lead to put away the Bears, who are desperate to notch a win in the second half of the season. With a record of 1-4 over the past two weeks, the Trojans fell to the middle of the conference rankings after the weekend’s games. USC struggled at Galen Center over the weekend, falling to both Utah and Colorado by less than 10 points. In post-game interviews, Enfield seemed unfazed by the pair of losses. His attitude was more severe after the first loss to Utah, which Enfield described as the team’s “worst effort in a long time.” Against Utah, the Trojans only tallied 12 assists, their worst statistic of the season. Both Enfield and the team recognize the necessity for change, especially late in the game, to continue clinching games that stay close into the final minutes. With only seven games left in the regular season, the Trojans have officially entered crunch time. The team is ranked No. 5 in the conference, but three teams are tied for second, meaning that a winning streak to close the season could leave the team well-poised to take a top spot in the Pac-12. In a mediocre season with nothing but parity, the Pac-12 title isn’t out of reach for USC — but the path to it will be paved on the road. Junior guard Jonah Mathews encourages his teammates after taking the ball back in a close battle against Colorado Feb. 9 at Galen Center. (Josh Dunst/Daily Trojan) The Trojans will take on Stanford and Cal, facing off against two of the lowest-ranked teams in the Pac-12 with the hope of maintaining the edge of a winning conference record. The team has already faced and beaten both teams this season, but it will have to repeat that feat on the road to continue fighting for a spot in an extremely balanced Pac-12 conference. The Trojans will start out in Palo Alto on Wednesday against Stanford, a team which holds a 5-6 record in conference play. When the teams met earlier this season, the Trojans cruised to a 77-66 win, with forwards junior Nick Rakocevic and senior Bennie Boatwright combining for 45 points. The Cardinal have gone 5-4 since the loss, most recently suffering a 23-point defeat to Oregon.
Head Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has taken a swipe at Morocco trainer Herve Renard, playing down his side’s favourites tag ahead of the AFCON in Egypt.Renard identified the 3 time champions, who have been drawn in group B along with Guinea, and debutants Burundi and Madagascar, as one of the strong candidates for the ultimate prize.Rohr named his 25-man provisional squad for the competition earlier this month, which includes Premier League stars Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho, as well as veterans Mikel Obi and Victor Moses.Despite posing one of the best squads in the competition coupled with being number 4 on the continent in the FIFA rankings, Rohr says it will be stupid to pit his side as favourites for the competition.“Morocco are the main favourites for the competition. Senegal, Tunisia and hosts Egypt, who have the best player on the continent, are also huge favourites.“We know what we have to do, but we will stay humble. To declare that we will win the AFCON will be stupid. We have a blend of youth and experience, so we have to work hard to do that,” he said.“This squad is not as talented as the great Nigerian teams of the past, but that does not mean i don’t trust my team. I trust my team, and we have a chance to go far, but we have to stay humble.”Nigeria will be making a return to the competition for the first time since winning their 3rd crown in 2013, after missing out on the 2015 and 2017 editions.
The scene inside of the Clippers’ locker room Sunday afternoon at Staples Center was ugly. Or at least, it sounded like it was.After a game in which the Clippers trailed by 29 points in the first half and then cut the deficit to six in the fourth quarter before ultimately losing to the Toronto Raptors 91-80, the team aired its frustrations loudly. So loudly, the sounds of anger and angst could be heard from the visiting hockey locker room, one room over. It was L.A.’s third straight loss and its fifth in six games. Now 6-7, it’s the first time the Clippers have been under .500 more than three games into the season since 2011-12, the season Chris Paul was acquired. “I think that’s pretty normal to be frustrated, but we can’t let that frustration affect us negatively moving forward,” Clippers forward Blake Griffin said. Griffin was held to a season-low nine points. “We need to do a good job of sitting down, being real and understanding what the problems are right now. But frustration is to be expected.” Newsroom GuidelinesNews TipsContact UsReport an Error The blame for this recent stretch of games lies squarely on the team’s sense of urgency, or perhaps lack thereof.“Our execution was really bad, but I still think that the problem is our energy,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “We talked about it before the game and in the first six minutes, we acted like we wanted to play. But then it just went away.”J.J. Redick (17 points in the game) and DeAndre Jordan (13 points, 15 rebounds) were the only Clippers starters to score in the first quarter. The Raptors made ball movement look effortless and the Clippers ended the first quarter trailing 33-23, with Redick scoring 13 of those points. L.A. was outworked on the glass and in the paint. The poor play carried over into the second and it quickly spiraled into a dismal half. The Clippers played sluggish and at times looked uninterested. They turned the ball over 13 times and only scored a season-low 11 points.“We have to get off to better starts,” Paul said. “Defensively, we have to have better starts. For us to come out and play like that in the second half, there is no reason we should have been down 29 at the half.”
The way the Clippers came out in the third is the way they say they should have played the entire game.The Clippers the pace in transition and got the ball out on the break. A few good possessions were strung together and the lead was trimmed from 29 points to 16 after ending the third with back-to-back fastbreak dunks. The Raptors scored only eight points in the third, with DeMarre Carroll, who scored 21 in the first half, held scoreless. The third ended with the Raptors up 71-55. “They came out and played a really good third quarter,” Rivers said. “If there is a silver lining, it’s that we didn’t play awful in the third quarter. At some point, you are going to fight back and I thought that right in the beginning of the third, you could see we were finally here.“Whether we could win the game or not, it was going to be make or miss.”There were makes in the fourth quarter – including a big 3-pointer by Wes Johnson with 7:30 left quarter that cut it to 73-67 – but by that point, the load was too much to bear defensively. It’s not too late to fix what ails them, but the problem seems to be finding the answers. “Always look from within first, because this is on me,” Rivers said. “Players, we have to put them in a better spot to perform better and that’s my job. If they aren’t playing hard, that’s on me too because I have to figure out a way of getting them to do that.” 