Édouard Mendy: ‘Winning Afcon was 10 times better than the Champions …

After retiring from international football, the former Chelsea keeper reflects on a Senegal career that – according to him – included two African titles sportnewz.click

“I had to stay patient and try to have a cool head because everywhere else there was fire,” Édouard Mendy remembers. In the cauldron of the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, the Senegal goalkeeper was about to face a penalty against the hosts, Morocco, in stoppage time of the Africa Cup of Nations final.

Mendy had just been shown a yellow card after a 17-minute delay where he and most of his teammates had controversially headed to their dressing room in protest at the referee’s decision to penalise El Hadji Malick Diouf after a Morocco corner.

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Jenn Lichter, who grew up in a Colombian orphanage, demonstrated remarkable resilience by winning the prestigious Western States 100 ultramarathon on June 27. The 30-year-old runner established a new course record while navigating 18,000 feet of climbing through California's Sierra Nevada.

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The race remained competitive until Lichter made her decisive move on the climb to Devil's Thumb. With a sizable lead at the final aid station and her fiancé informing her of the opportunity to break the record just a mile from the finish, Lichter secured her victory with characteristic determination.

Inés García, novia de Lamine Yamal, ha sorprendido a sus seguidores en Instagram con un cambio de look. La joven ha dejado atrás el tono negro que llevaba hasta ahora y ha apostado por un color más claro que aporta luminosidad a su rostro. La propia Inés ha sido la encargada de mostrar el resultado a través de varios stories publicados en su cuenta de Instagram. En el primero aparece enseñando su nuevo pelo mientras pregunta a sus seguidores si son capaces de apreciar el cambio.