Football - ArgentinaPlayer died after street fight
San Telmo player accused of murdering goalkeeper Facundo Espindola
Argentine football is in mourning after 25-year-old goalkeeper Facundo Espindola was stabbed and killed over the weekend.
He played in River Plate's youth system as well as Almagro for three years.
The incident took place during a street fight, which began as he was leaving a bar in Buenos Aires' Hurlingham district, at dawn on Sunday.
Two men have been detained for their part in the murder and one of them is a fellow player, Nahuel Oviedo, who currently plays for San Telmo.
The attack took place at around 6.30am local time when Espindola and a group of others, which included Oviedo, began fighting in the street.
After punches were thrown, one of the assailants took out a knife and slashed the throat of the goalkeeper, killing him almost instantly
Oviedo was arrested along with a friend, of Paraguayan nationality, when they were in a white Peugeot 308 at Villa Tees.
Apparently, the car was covered in blood stains, while the murder weapon was found 15 blocks from the scene of the crime.
The reasons for the fight breaking out are still unknown. Oviedo had just returned to action the previous day in a friendly with San Telmo, following his recovery from torn ligaments.
It isn't the first time that the 28-year-old has had a run in with the authorities and in 2011, he was handed a three-year suspended sentence for his part in a robbery in which he admitted guilt.
Espindola, after stints with River and Lanus at youth level, debuted with Almagro in 2015 and reached the Nacional B level of Argentinian football.
East Bengal’s ASEAN Cup winning midfielder Kuluthungan passed away after a heart-breaking road accident a few hours back. Kuluthungan also won I-League and Federation Cup titles for East Bengal.
As much as I can remember I saw kulu playing in green n maroon for a season and that too way back, and that was happened to be the first time I came across this attacking midfielder. Any mishap is regretful. I hope his family stays strong.
Four footballers based in East Sikkim died and six others suffered serious injuries in a road accident at Third Mile on Thursday late evening.
The incident occurred when the SUV they were travelling went off the Dikchu-Rakdong road and fell into a gorge. Local people and administrative officials rushed to the spot and rescued them. They were members of a football team at Dikchu and were returning from Khamdong after playing a football match organised ahead of the Independence Day.
All of them play at a local team in Dikchu.
Such football tournaments are organised every year at different places by clubs and organisations.
The deceased are Satish Singh, 18, a resident of Dikchu New Market, Tara Chettri, 27, of Jangbusty, Sandesh Rai, 18, and Raj Kumar Rai, 23, both from Aapdara Lower Tintek, all in East Sikkim.
Raj Kumar Rai was at the wheel, said sources.
The injured are from Dikchu and Jangbusty. They are under treatment at different health centres and hospitals.
"We have started an inquiry to know what led to the accident," said a police official.
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Football - ArgentinaPlayer died after street fight
San Telmo player accused of murdering goalkeeper Facundo Espindola
Argentine football is in mourning after 25-year-old goalkeeper Facundo Espindola was stabbed and killed over the weekend.
He played in River Plate's youth system as well as Almagro for three years.
The incident took place during a street fight, which began as he was leaving a bar in Buenos Aires' Hurlingham district, at dawn on Sunday.
Two men have been detained for their part in the murder and one of them is a fellow player, Nahuel Oviedo, who currently plays for San Telmo.
The attack took place at around 6.30am local time when Espindola and a group of others, which included Oviedo, began fighting in the street.
After punches were thrown, one of the assailants took out a knife and slashed the throat of the goalkeeper, killing him almost instantly
Oviedo was arrested along with a friend, of Paraguayan nationality, when they were in a white Peugeot 308 at Villa Tees.
Apparently, the car was covered in blood stains, while the murder weapon was found 15 blocks from the scene of the crime.
The reasons for the fight breaking out are still unknown. Oviedo had just returned to action the previous day in a friendly with San Telmo, following his recovery from torn ligaments.
It isn't the first time that the 28-year-old has had a run in with the authorities and in 2011, he was handed a three-year suspended sentence for his part in a robbery in which he admitted guilt.
Espindola, after stints with River and Lanus at youth level, debuted with Almagro in 2015 and reached the Nacional B level of Argentinian football.
A player who had played for all 3 Big Clubs of Kolkata plus MFC, had to ride on a bike at 2 am in the night.
Sikkim crash kills 4 soccer players
Four footballers based in East Sikkim died and six others suffered serious injuries in a road accident at Third Mile on Thursday late evening.
The incident occurred when the SUV they were travelling went off the Dikchu-Rakdong road and fell into a gorge. Local people and administrative officials rushed to the spot and rescued them. They were members of a football team at Dikchu and were returning from Khamdong after playing a football match organised ahead of the Independence Day.
All of them play at a local team in Dikchu.
Such football tournaments are organised every year at different places by clubs and organisations.
The deceased are Satish Singh, 18, a resident of Dikchu New Market, Tara Chettri, 27, of Jangbusty, Sandesh Rai, 18, and Raj Kumar Rai, 23, both from Aapdara Lower Tintek, all in East Sikkim.
Raj Kumar Rai was at the wheel, said sources.
The injured are from Dikchu and Jangbusty. They are under treatment at different health centres and hospitals.
"We have started an inquiry to know what led to the accident," said a police official.