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The Herald Scotland
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca yet to speak to Mykhailo Mudryk after doping charges
Mudryk has not played since being suspended last December after testing positive for a prohibited substance. The Chelsea manager has not spoken to Mudryk since hearing of the charge he faces (Rafal Oleksiewicz/PA) He was last seen in public at the Europa Conference League final in Wroclaw last month having attended in a private capacity. Mudryk is not allowed to train with the squad, who are currently at the Club World Cup in the United States. Speaking ahead of the Blues' second match of the tournament against Flamengo in Philadelphia on Friday, Maresca said: 'I spoke with 'Misha' in Poland when we played the Conference League final but I didn't speak with him since that time. 'To be honest, I didn't see the news. They communicated (it to) me last night. There is nothing more that I can add at the moment because I don't have more information.' Chelsea did not officially comment after the charges were announced but have previously said they are supporting the player. Maresca said: 'The last time I spoke with Misha he was quite good. I didn't see him worried, or at least I didn't see him not good. It was OK. 'I don't know how he is now but for sure in the next days, weeks, we're going to have a talk.' Maresca says he is planning for Noni Madueke to remain a Chelsea player (Rafal Oleksiewicz/PA) Chelsea are in the market for a new winger this summer, and have been heavily linked with Borussia Dortmund's Jamie Gittens, but Maresca says that is not because of the Mudryk situation. The Italian said: 'We had already one entire season, almost, without Misha. 'We've decided to go for a winger not because of Misha. It's something quite clear, it's a position that we need to improve.' Maresca dismissed speculation over the future of another winger in England international Noni Madueke, with reports Arsenal are monitoring his situation. Maresca said: 'Noni is our player. In this moment, you can read much speculation about many players, but Noni is our player. We consider Noni our player for next season.' Maresca is set to make changes to his side for the Flamengo clash at Lincoln Financial Field due to the anticipated heat. The Blues, who opened their campaign in Group D with a 2-0 win over LAFC, are set to face the Brazilians at 2pm local time, with the temperature forecast to reach 28C. Maresca said: 'It's not easy because of the temperature. This is the reason why we're going to try to rotate players. 'Unfortunately for us, as a Brazilian team, they are more used to playing in this temperature – but it doesn't matter. We're going to try to do our best to win the game.'
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane news live: How much your rates will change
Latest posts Latest posts 7.13am Up or down, how much will your rates change? By Average Brisbane rates will increase $1.14 a week as they are lifted 3.87 per cent this financial year. But people who buy new inner-city apartments will be slugged with higher rates than people in the suburbs, under an initiative announced in the Brisbane City Council budget yesterday. Brisbane's average rate rise – which amounts to an average increase of $55 a year – is above the city's 2.7 per cent annual inflation rate. The council's finance chair, councillor Fiona Cunningham, said Brisbane's rates were still the cheapest in south-east Queensland, at $240 lower than Logan and $384 lower than the Gold Coast. To find out how rates in your suburb will change, our full budget report is here, with a searchable table of Brisbane suburbs. Or glance at the budget winners and losers here. Weather into the weekend The weather continues to warm in Brisbane, with both daily maximum and nightly minimum temperatures to return to more typical winter levels. Today's expected top of 23 degrees is expected to be the same into the weekend, with partly cloudy days forecast. Here's the seven-day outlook: 7.05am While you were sleeping Here's what's making news further afield this morning: The Blues' hopes for the biggest comeback in State of Origin history were dashed by a heroic Maroons squad holding out to the 80th minute in Perth last night, levelling the series and keeping the Origin flame alive for the decider in a few weeks. US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US would attack Iran's nuclear sites after the nation's supreme leader was defiant in a national address. Follow our live coverage. It's been six days since Israel first struck Iran. Here's what we know. Former PM Paul Keating has accused Defence Minister Richard Marles of betraying his country for suggesting Australia's territory was crucial to the great power contest between the US and China. Erin Patterson wasn't scrambling around in the bush looking for killer mushrooms. She wasn't a cold-blooded killer. Instead, her lawyer says she was an isolated worrier trying to gain love. in an effort to defuse claims that he was routinely taking ketamine in the run-up to the US election. An Australian start-up has become the first company to secure approval to sell lab-grown meat in Australia. But is it any good? 6.58am The top stories this morning Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Thursday, June 19. Today we can expect a mostly sunny day and a top temperature of 23 degrees. In this morning's local headlines: Find out how much your rates will change after Brisbane City Council's 2025-26 budget was handed down on Tuesday with our suburb-by-suburb interactive chart. Speaking of the budget, all Brisbane ratepayers will be charged a $50 levy to cover the cost of rolling out green bins across the city, whether they use them or not. Encouraging more low-impact, nature-based tourism is an excellent proposition, but Courtney Kruk questions just how eco-friendly Queensland's ecotourism plan really is. A Brisbane train driver with COVID ran a red light while suffering a sneezing fit in the inner-city a little more than two years ago, according to a safety report. A man who raped and tortured a woman for weeks in Brisbane has appealed against his life sentences, claiming he was not credited for his efforts to stop her from dying. And nestled in hundreds of hectares of bush, Queensland's Griffith University has been ranked one of the most sustainable in the world.
The Age
2 days ago
- Business
- The Age
Brisbane news live: How much your rates will change
Latest posts Latest posts 7.13am Up or down, how much will your rates change? By Average Brisbane rates will increase $1.14 a week as they are lifted 3.87 per cent this financial year. But people who buy new inner-city apartments will be slugged with higher rates than people in the suburbs, under an initiative announced in the Brisbane City Council budget yesterday. Brisbane's average rate rise – which amounts to an average increase of $55 a year – is above the city's 2.7 per cent annual inflation rate. The council's finance chair, councillor Fiona Cunningham, said Brisbane's rates were still the cheapest in south-east Queensland, at $240 lower than Logan and $384 lower than the Gold Coast. To find out how rates in your suburb will change, our full budget report is here, with a searchable table of Brisbane suburbs. Or glance at the budget winners and losers here. Weather into the weekend The weather continues to warm in Brisbane, with both daily maximum and nightly minimum temperatures to return to more typical winter levels. Today's expected top of 23 degrees is expected to be the same into the weekend, with partly cloudy days forecast. Here's the seven-day outlook: 7.05am While you were sleeping Here's what's making news further afield this morning: The Blues' hopes for the biggest comeback in State of Origin history were dashed by a heroic Maroons squad holding out to the 80th minute in Perth last night, levelling the series and keeping the Origin flame alive for the decider in a few weeks. US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US would attack Iran's nuclear sites after the nation's supreme leader was defiant in a national address. Follow our live coverage. It's been six days since Israel first struck Iran. Here's what we know. Former PM Paul Keating has accused Defence Minister Richard Marles of betraying his country for suggesting Australia's territory was crucial to the great power contest between the US and China. Erin Patterson wasn't scrambling around in the bush looking for killer mushrooms. She wasn't a cold-blooded killer. Instead, her lawyer says she was an isolated worrier trying to gain love. in an effort to defuse claims that he was routinely taking ketamine in the run-up to the US election. An Australian start-up has become the first company to secure approval to sell lab-grown meat in Australia. But is it any good? 6.58am The top stories this morning Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Thursday, June 19. Today we can expect a mostly sunny day and a top temperature of 23 degrees. In this morning's local headlines: Find out how much your rates will change after Brisbane City Council's 2025-26 budget was handed down on Tuesday with our suburb-by-suburb interactive chart. Speaking of the budget, all Brisbane ratepayers will be charged a $50 levy to cover the cost of rolling out green bins across the city, whether they use them or not. Encouraging more low-impact, nature-based tourism is an excellent proposition, but Courtney Kruk questions just how eco-friendly Queensland's ecotourism plan really is. A Brisbane train driver with COVID ran a red light while suffering a sneezing fit in the inner-city a little more than two years ago, according to a safety report. A man who raped and tortured a woman for weeks in Brisbane has appealed against his life sentences, claiming he was not credited for his efforts to stop her from dying. And nestled in hundreds of hectares of bush, Queensland's Griffith University has been ranked one of the most sustainable in the world.
The Age
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Friends, finance or flag prospects? Inside Tom De Koning's life-changing decision
The value and prestige of being a one-club player at Carlton, not to mention being part of a drought-busting 17th premiership team, would be another consideration, though featuring in what would be a fabled and historic second flag for the success-starved Saints would also be an attractive proposition. Loading On-field roles Despite possessing a spring-heeled leap and being an excellent contested mark, De Koning is an out-and-out ruckman, not a forward. In 90 games across seven seasons, De Koning has kicked three goals or more just once. His shot at goal accuracy of 38.2 per cent places him 19th at the Blues of their 20 most prolific shots at goal since 2018. He has played almost exclusively in the ruck this year. There have not been any stints resting as a forward. In fact, he has been targeted inside Carlton's forward 50 metres just 10 times in 12 games. With Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay as the focal points, the Blues have less need for him. Nobody expects Rowan Marshall to remain at Moorabbin if De Koning signs, so he would likely be the clear No.1 ruck in the red, white and black. But the cloud hanging over Max King and their lack of proven key forwards will raise the temptation for the Saints to throw him forward. Club environment and lifestyle One of the early players drafted in the Blues' scorched-earth rebuild, De Koning is extremely popular among teammates. He is one of those players who is mates with everyone. His closest friends are Charlie Curnow, who, like De Koning, was recruited early in the Blues' painstaking rebuild, former Dandenong under-18s teammate Matt Cottrell and Adam Cerra. He surfs with skipper Patrick Cripps. Despite the Blues' troubles this year and the uncertainty over his future, he remains invested in the club, as seen by his stellar form that has him contending for his first Blues' best and fairest award. News that he sought a meeting with incoming chief Graham Wright in Brian Cook's office to discuss potential changes at the club has raised hopes at Ikon Park that he will choose friends over finance. A move to Moorabbin, away from the inner suburbs, would allow the Bayside boy to live closer to the where he grew up and be a shorter drive for a surf on the beaches of Mornington Peninsula, though many of his nine siblings now live on the other side of the bay on the Surf Coast. That he is yet to make a call on his future despite the size of the Saints' offer shows how tough it would be for him to leave. Who is closer to a flag? The general view of the list managers and recruiters contacted is that the Saints have better kids, and the Blues have stronger mature talent. One recruiter said both were equally doomed, which does not bode well for De Koning's hopes for success. Since 2021, the Saints have secured five top-20 picks to the Blues' two. Of the Blues' under-23s, half-back Ollie Hollands is the furthest advanced but is not an elite kick, and Jagga Smith has the highest ceiling but is yet to make his debut due to injury. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera is already a star at St Kilda, Mitch Owens and Marcus Windhager have become senior regulars though have limitations, and it's far too early to draw conclusions on first-round picks Mattaes Phillipou, Darcy Wilson, Tobie Travaglia and Alix Tauru. The sources said if the Saints were to lose Wanganeen-Milera on top of Max King's continued unavailability with knee injuries would dramatically alter how St Kilda's list is viewed and how it would be compared to Carlton's. Can he handle being the face of the club? If De Koning leaves, he will be seen as the Saints' great hope. His signature would indicate to other recruiting targets that Moorabbin is a place to be. The expectations that come with being the highest-paid player at the club would, as one list manager put it, have his every step on the field be analysed on every talk show. Loading At Carlton, he would be one of several big names, shielded to an extent from saturation coverage by marquee stars Charlie Curnow, Jacob Weitering and Sam Walsh. As one recruiter put it, if De Koning does not want to be the face of the club, he should not leave. But what St Kilda can offer De Koning is the challenge of being the main man and a different environment which he can mould to his liking to have the success he has not had at Carlton. And if that doesn't work out? At least he'll have the cash.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Friends, finance or flag prospects? Inside Tom De Koning's life-changing decision
The value and prestige of being a one-club player at Carlton, not to mention being part of a drought-busting 17th premiership team, would be another consideration, though featuring in what would be a fabled and historic second flag for the success-starved Saints would also be an attractive proposition. Loading On-field roles Despite possessing a spring-heeled leap and being an excellent contested mark, De Koning is an out-and-out ruckman, not a forward. In 90 games across seven seasons, De Koning has kicked three goals or more just once. His shot at goal accuracy of 38.2 per cent places him 19th at the Blues of their 20 most prolific shots at goal since 2018. He has played almost exclusively in the ruck this year. There have not been any stints resting as a forward. In fact, he has been targeted inside Carlton's forward 50 metres just 10 times in 12 games. With Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay as the focal points, the Blues have less need for him. Nobody expects Rowan Marshall to remain at Moorabbin if De Koning signs, so he would likely be the clear No.1 ruck in the red, white and black. But the cloud hanging over Max King and their lack of proven key forwards will raise the temptation for the Saints to throw him forward. Club environment and lifestyle One of the early players drafted in the Blues' scorched-earth rebuild, De Koning is extremely popular among teammates. He is one of those players who is mates with everyone. His closest friends are Charlie Curnow, who, like De Koning, was recruited early in the Blues' painstaking rebuild, former Dandenong under-18s teammate Matt Cottrell and Adam Cerra. He surfs with skipper Patrick Cripps. Despite the Blues' troubles this year and the uncertainty over his future, he remains invested in the club, as seen by his stellar form that has him contending for his first Blues' best and fairest award. News that he sought a meeting with incoming chief Graham Wright in Brian Cook's office to discuss potential changes at the club has raised hopes at Ikon Park that he will choose friends over finance. A move to Moorabbin, away from the inner suburbs, would allow the Bayside boy to live closer to the where he grew up and be a shorter drive for a surf on the beaches of Mornington Peninsula, though many of his nine siblings now live on the other side of the bay on the Surf Coast. That he is yet to make a call on his future despite the size of the Saints' offer shows how tough it would be for him to leave. Who is closer to a flag? The general view of the list managers and recruiters contacted is that the Saints have better kids, and the Blues have stronger mature talent. One recruiter said both were equally doomed, which does not bode well for De Koning's hopes for success. Since 2021, the Saints have secured five top-20 picks to the Blues' two. Of the Blues' under-23s, half-back Ollie Hollands is the furthest advanced but is not an elite kick, and Jagga Smith has the highest ceiling but is yet to make his debut due to injury. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera is already a star at St Kilda, Mitch Owens and Marcus Windhager have become senior regulars though have limitations, and it's far too early to draw conclusions on first-round picks Mattaes Phillipou, Darcy Wilson, Tobie Travaglia and Alix Tauru. The sources said if the Saints were to lose Wanganeen-Milera on top of Max King's continued unavailability with knee injuries would dramatically alter how St Kilda's list is viewed and how it would be compared to Carlton's. Can he handle being the face of the club? If De Koning leaves, he will be seen as the Saints' great hope. His signature would indicate to other recruiting targets that Moorabbin is a place to be. The expectations that come with being the highest-paid player at the club would, as one list manager put it, have his every step on the field be analysed on every talk show. At Carlton, he would be one of several big names, shielded to an extent from saturation coverage by marquee stars Charlie Curnow, Jacob Weitering and Sam Walsh.
