Sports; Tommy Lawrence: former Liverpool and Tranmere goalkeeper dies

Tommy Lawrence (back row, third from left) played in the 1965 FA Cup-winning side

The 77-year-old Scotsman was Bill Shankly's first-choice keeper during the 1960s.

He only missed four league matches in six seasons as the Reds won the First Division Championship twice and claimed the FA Cup for the first time.

Lawrence signed professionally for Liverpool in October 1957, a few months after his 17th birthday.

He made 390 appearances for the Anfield club before making the switch to Tranmere Rovers in 1971, where he stayed for three years.

He was capped for Scotland three times.

Lawrence Former Liverpool goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence has died, the club have confirmed.

Lawrence was given the nickname 'The Flying Pig' because of his ability to dive around the penalty area despite weighing more than 14 stone.

Lawrence kept a clean sheet for 90 minutes in the FA Cup final against Leeds United in 1965, before Liverpool claimed their historic win in extra time thanks to goals from Roger Hunt and Ian St. John.

He returned to prominence, accidentally, in 2015 when a BBC reporter was asking people on the streets of Merseyside for their memories about the 1967 derby at Goodison Park.

Lawrence told Stuart Flinders: "I played in it... it was a great game, Alan Ball scored the winner."

John Aldridge another liverpool legend paid tribute to Tommy:

Antonio Conte: Chelsea manager will 'accept and pay the fine' for FA charge

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte will "pay the fine" after being charged by the Football Association with misconduct after his dismissal against Swansea.

The Italian was sent to the stands in the 43rd minute of his side's 1-0 Premier League victory on Wednesday.

Conte watched the entire second half on a dressing-room TV after disputing the referee's decision not to award a corner when the game was goalless.

"I want to respect the decision," said the Blues manager.

"I think it's right to accept the charge and pay the fine."

The Italian apologised for his behaviour after the match at Stamford Bridge, saying he was "frustrated" and "made a mistake".

But asked if he would change his approach, Conte added: "No, I hope in the future I will tell the players to tell the referee.

"I will go to my players to push them to tell to the referee."

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world cup: Nigeria faces Argentina again!

1. Argentina
2. Iceland
3. Croatia
4. Nigeria

world cup group in full:

• Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
• Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran
• Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark
• Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
• Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
• Group F: Germany, Sweden, Mexico, South Korea
• Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
• Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan

world cup draw

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3. Pot 1: Russia (hosts), Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France
4. Pot 2: Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia
5. Pot 3: Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran
6. Pot 4: Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia
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8. Draw made at Kremlin in Moscow, conducted by Gary Lineker (former England and barcelona striker)

Nigeria likely to meet one of the world's heavyweight in pot1

Pep Guardiola: Man City manager asked to explain Nathan Redmond outburst

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been asked to explain his animated post-match discussion with Southampton's Nathan Redmond by the Football Association.

Guardiola walked onto the pitch after Wednesday's 2-1 Premier League win and remonstrated with the Saints winger.

He claimed he was telling the 23-year-old "how good a player he is" and Redmond has since said the Spaniard was "only very complimentary and positive".

Guardiola has until Monday to respond.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss approached Redmond moments after Raheem Sterling had scored a 96th-minute winner for the league leaders at Etihad Stadium.

He began to shout and wave his arms, while Redmond covered his mouth and appeared to reply.

"He was very passionate, intense and aggressive - but he was only very complimentary and positive to me," Redmond later said on social media.

"He commented on my qualities as a young English player and how he wanted me to attack his team more during the game in a similar way to last season.

"I told him I was doing what my manager had asked me to do in the game. That's it."

Temple Management Taps Universal Music Exec, Hadja Kobele Keita as MD for Francophone Africa

In a new expansion drive to actualize its pan-African goals, foremost creative agency, Temple Management Company (TMC) has appointed international Artiste and Repertoire (A&R) executive, Hadja Kobele Keita, as Managing Director for its Francophone region. Under her new role, Ms. Keita will oversee the aggressive expansion of the pan-African creative powerhouse in French-speaking Africa working with individual talents as well as organizations from the region to actualize the goal of TMC. At a private ceremony in Lagos at the corporate headquarters, Ms. Keita was unveiled by Mr. Idris Olorunnimbe, Group Chief Executive, in company of other members of group senior management of the fast-growing organization. Temple Francophone is expected to coordinate with the main office based in Lagos, but will have a headquarters in Abidjan. The organization also operates an East Africa regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.

According to Mr. Olorunnimbe, the new move has again reaffirmed TMC as a truly global brand. “When we started this journey over a year ago, our intentions were clear – to fill a void as a global creative brand based in Africa. Our target is to be a bridge builder between international investors and African talents across different categories. The launch of Temple Francophone is one of the pieces in the jigsaw puzzle to actualize that,” the TMC head-honcho explained. Until her new appointment, the Howard University trained showbiz personality was Head of Public Relations and Special Projects, Universal Music. She brings in a lot of experience as a seasoned talent scout, versatile promoter with vast international influence in the area of media and public relations. With her Washington based, Coyah Productions, Keita has established herself as one of Africa’s most influential A&R persons working with global brands such as Roc Nation, BET and South By South West (SXSW). She is the curator of ‘Sounds from Africa,’ a rallying point at the yearly SXSW conference for some of the biggest musicians in Africa and the Diaspora. Speaking about her new role, Keita said she was excited and couldn’t wait to start work. “The beauty of my new role with Temple is my ability to define it with the everlasting movement of our Industry,” Ms. Keita said. “The world needs to understand that the African Entertainment Industry isn’t confined into East, West or South Africa, there are important stories in francophone, lusophone and North Africa as well. My goal is to be the curator, through Temple, of those stories.” Mr. Tunde Folawiyo, the Group Chairman, welcomed Ms Keita to the company and echoed her sentiments. “The experience, expertise and knowledge that Hadja brings to Temple further strengthens our Pan-African vision and reinforces our position at the forefront of Sports and Entertainment service providers,” Mr. Folawiyo said. “We will continue to consolidate the leadership of our organization and look forward to the opportunities that her presence will present.”

12yr old found guilty of murdering his 11yr old *girlfriend* in kenya

A 12 year old Standard Three pupil was this week charged before Naivasha High Court judge Christine Meoli for killing his 11-year-old girlfriend identified as Mary Nduta in Magumu village in Kinangop, Kenya.

The boy(pictured with his lawyer) from Kinangop allegedly stabbed the girl to death on July 5, 2016,claiming that dark forces ordered him to stab the girl three times as the two had sex.

The High Court found the boy guilty of murder. He denied the charge and Justice Meoli directed that he be held at Engineer Police station in Kinangop until the 28th of July when the case will come up for mentioning.

However, the court ruled that the accused was experiencing a difficult childhood in a dysfunctional family and sent him to Kimumu junior probation hostels for three years.

In his defence the boy, who was represented by lawyer Francis Mburu, said dark forces directed him to stab the girl.

The boy told the court that he was getting intimate with the girl when a tall man armed with a machete and a shiny knife appeared and ordered him to kill her. After stabbing the girl, the boy confessed to her sister.

But in her ruling, the court dismissed the boy’s defence describing it as incredible. The judge ruled that from evidence adduced in court, the girl could have rebuffed the boy’s advances leading to the fatal attack.

Meoli noted that minutes before she died, the girl told her relatives the person who had stabbed her.
On the accused defence that a mysterious man dressed in a dark cap appeared to him before the incident, the judge termed it as fiction and an invention of the minor.

She added that during the trial, the boy was careful to cover any loopholes describing him as having a fertile but corrupted imagination.

“The accused defence is unbelievable, conjured to absolve him and the prosecution has proven the case beyond any reasonable doubt,” she said.

The judge noted that it would be unfair to return the minor back to the harsh background that he had been raised in, adding that he need counseling and education.

There is no need to send the boy back to the dysfunctional background but to a place where he can be rehabilitated," she ruled.

Source: Standard Kenya