Ten killed in fire at Flamengo training facility
RIODEJANEIRO: Fire swept through a training facility of Brazil’s most popular football club Flamengo on Friday, killing at least 10 people, authorities said.
The pre-dawn blaze in Rio de Janeiro hit a building t hat housed youth-category players aged 14 to 17, firefighters said.
In addition to the deaths, three people were injured in the fire.
The cause was not immediately known. Globo TV broadcast aerial footage of the fire, which it said had been brought under control after it burned for two hours. The fire broke out at 5 am in the Vargem Grande dis- trict of Rio in a modern facility where the top-flight professional Flamengo squad also trains, the news website G1 said.
The dead were six players and four team staff, the channel Sportv said. The main team had been due to practice at the same facility later in the morning.
SALAH RACISM CASE
LONDON: West Ham United have handed evidence to the police after completing an investigation into racist abuse shouted at Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah during their Premier League match at the London Stadium on Monday.
A video emerged on social media in which audible racial s l urs were di r e c t e d at t he 26-year-old Egypt international as he was taking a corner.
“After a thorough and immediate investigation following the abhorrent racist abuse aimed at Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah on Monday night, West Ham United can confirm that it has handed evidence to the Metropolitan Police,” West Ham said in a statement.
CHENNAI BEAT ARROWS
BHUBANESWAR: Chennai City FC regained pole position in the I-league after beating Indian Arrows 2-0 here on Friday. Chennai drew first blood in the 71st minute through Spanish midfielder Sandro’s free-kick and sealed victory with a goal from substitute Vijay N in added time.
GAME POSTPONED SRINAGAR: The thick snow cover at the TRC Ground in Srinagar on Friday forced the postponement o f Sunday’s c r uci a l I-league match between title contenders Real Kashmir FC and East Bengal. An AIFF team visited the ground and deemed the pitch unplayable.