Flaco, Escaped Central Park Zoo Owl and Defier of Doubts, Is Dead
Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl whose escape from the Central Park Zoo and subsequent life on the loose in Manhattan captured the public’s attention, died Friday night after apparently striking a building on the Upper West Side, officials said. The Wildlife Conservation Society, which operates the zoo, said in a statement that Flaco had been found […]
Flaco the Owl’s Year of Freedom From the Central Park Zoo
It started with a brazen act in the heart of Manhattan. After dusk on a frosty evening at the Central Park Zoo, someone shredded the mesh on an enclosure that was home to a Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco. Before long, Flaco was spotted a few blocks away on Fifth Avenue. Nobody knew where this bird […]
Crystal Palace 0-2 Bournemouth: Cherries continue good form with victory at Selhurst Park
Bournemouth opened the scoring for the fourth Premier League game in a row thanks to Marcos Senesi’s header Bournemouth continued their impressive run of form as they beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to claim their third win in four Premier League games. Marcos Senesi was left unmarked to head in at the far post […]
Forty-six men charged after clashes at Villa Park
Forty-five out of 46 Legia Warsaw fans are due before a special magistrates’ court, police say. Source link
Preston North End 0-2 Queens Park Rangers: Ilias Chair sets up both goals in R’s win
Chris Willock (centre) peels away after scoring QPR’s second goal from an Ilias Chair assist against Preston Goals from Paul Smyth and Chris Willock secured a second successive victory for QPR and continued Preston North End’s poor run of form in the Championship. Ilias Chair, on as a half-time substitute, set up both goals for […]
Casement Park: NI boss Michael O’Neill says Euro 2028 venue should not be source of ‘conflict’
An artist’s impression of the proposed Casement Park stadium, which would have a capacity of 34,500 Venue: Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Date: Friday, 17 November Kick-off: 17:00 BST Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio Ulster; live text and report on BBC Sport website; highlights on BBC One NI Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill […]
Euro 2028: Irish Football Association rules out Windsor Park extension
The Amalgamation of Northern Ireland Supporters’ Clubs chairman Gary McAllister wrote to the Irish FA The Irish FA says there is “no route to fund an expansion” of Windsor Park to make it an alternative venue for Euro 2028 – if the redevelopment of Casement Park is not completed in time. The IFA responded to […]
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Queens Park Rangers: Baggies see off 10-man Hoops
Brandon Thomas-Asante broke the deadlock for West Brom after a frustrating first half at The Hawthorns Queens Park Rangers’ winless run was extended to eight games to pile on the pressure on boss Gareth Ainsworth as his luckless Hoops lost to two second-half goals by West Bromwich Albion. After a dreadful first half, the game […]
Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Leicester City: Jamie Vardy on target as Foxes win at Ewood Park
Wout Faes headed Leicester into an early lead at Blackburn Leicester regained top spot in the Championship with a hard-fought win at Blackburn. Jamie Vardy’s brilliant goal had edged the Foxes back in front at Ewood Park after Sammie Szmodics capitalised on dreadful defending to equalise Wout Faes’ early header. Rovers refused to lie down […]