Latin American Herald Tribune: Late Header from Diop Gives Eibar 2-1 Win over Alaves in La Liga

November 04, 2018

PRN-Latino News Latin American Herald Tribune: Late Header from Diop Gives Eibar 2-1 Win over Alaves in La Liga Latin American Herald Tribune: Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says He Wants to Be Peacemaker Latin American Herald Tribune: Boca, River Say Libertadores Finals to Occur Without Visiting Fans Latin American Herald Tribune: Kenya’s Keitany Wins New York Marathon for 4th Time; Desisa Wins for Men Latin American Herald Tribune: Trump Digs In for a Long, Cold War with Iran Latin American Herald Tribune: Late Header from Diop Gives Eibar 2-1 Win over Alaves in La Liga PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Late Header from Diop Gives Eibar 2-1 Win over Alaves in La Liga EIBAR, Spain – A stoppage-time header from midfielder Papakouli Diop gave Eibar a late 2-1 win over Alaves in the Basque Country derby on Sunday, earning its first La Liga victory in four games.Video assistant referee gave Alaves an early lead, reversing the decision on the field and awarding a goal for Manu Garcia’s header just three minutes into the match.The quick goal came despite Eibar coach Jose Luis Mendilibar’s decision to line up only one striker and three midfielders, apparently to avoid the defensive errors that had proved costly in recent matches.Surprisingly, Alaves’ starting lineup did not feature goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco Flores, replaced by Marko Dmitrovic of Serbia.VAR stepped in once again in the 22nd minute, when a penalty call by referee Iglesias Villanueva was overturned as it apparently showed that the foul committed by Alaves defender Ruben Duarte was outside the box, but the Spanish player was sent off for preventing a promising attacking chance.Outnumbered, Alaves brought on right back Carlos Vigaray to replace Spanish striker Borja Baston, and managed to keep their 1-0 lead when the first half ended after 50 minutes of play.In the 61st minute, Eibar midfielder Pablo de Blasis was shown a red card for an unnecessary foul in the midfield after the referee consulted with VAR, putting the two teams at 10 men each.Seven minutes later, Eibar equalized on midfielder Joan Jordan’s right-footed shot from outside the box, with an assist from left back Marc Cucurella.Apparently seizing the game’s momentum, Eibar managed to pull off the win in the first minute of stoppage time thanks to Diop’s close-range header. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says He Wants to Be Peacemaker PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says He Wants to Be Peacemaker RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday that he wants to “govern for all” and be a “peacemaker” during his participation in a Protestant religious service in Rio de Janeiro at which he attributed his election victory to God.Before some 4,000 faithful, Bolsonaro said that his aim is to continue in the footsteps of Luis Alves de Lima e Silva, the duke of Caxias, who led Brazil’s forces in the 1864-1870 Paraguayan War – or the War of the Triple Alliance – and is the founder of the Brazilian army.“Starting next year, I’ll be the president of everyone. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Boca, River Say Libertadores Finals to Occur Without Visiting Fans PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Boca, River Say Libertadores Finals to Occur Without Visiting Fans BUENOS AIRES – Daniel Angelici and Rodolfo D’Onofrio, the presidents of Boca Juniors and River Plate, respectively, said that almost certainly the last two legs of the Copa Libertadores final will take place without any fans in the stands.“We want to analyze the weekend. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Kenya’s Keitany Wins New York Marathon for 4th Time; Desisa Wins for Men PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Kenya’s Keitany Wins New York Marathon for 4th Time; Desisa Wins for Men NEW YORK – Kenya’s Mary Keitany won the New York Marathon for the fourth time on Sunday, having triumphed in the grueling race in 2014, 2015 and 2016, while Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa won the men’s race.Keitany, 36, dominated the 42.2-kilometer (26.22 miles) race from Kilometer 30 to earn her fourth gold medal with a time of 2:22:48, the second-best women’s time in the history of the race.She crossed the finish line 3 minutes and 13 seconds ahead of fellow Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot, 35, who recorded a time of 2:26:02 and was 20 seconds in front of defending champion Shalane Flanagan.The 37-year-old Flanagan moved up from fifth place in the final kilometers until she managed to make it into the third spot, the fast American in the race with a time of 2:26:22.In the men’s competition, Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desis, 28, won the race for the first time with a time of 2:05:59, the second-best time ever recorded for the men’s side of the New York Marathon.It was a tight final, with 22-year-old Shura Kitata, also from Ethiopia, coming in just 2 seconds back, and with favorite and title defender Geoffrey Kamworor, a 25-year-old Kenyan, crossing the finish line 26 seconds afterwards.Kamworor had been in the leading group of runners from the start and tried to make a kick in the final stretch but was unable to best the Ethiopians.Regarding the wheelchair competition, Switzerland’s Manuela Schar won her second consecutive race for the women with a time of 1:50:27, while US athlete Daniel Romanchuk also won his second Marathon, defeating 2017 champ Marcel Hug with a time of 1:36:21.The Marathon, in which about 50,000 people participated this year, was run through all of New York’s five boroughs without incident, albeit amid heavy security. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Trump Digs In for a Long, Cold War with Iran PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Trump Digs In for a Long, Cold War with Iran WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has put Iran on notice that the punishing sanctions he plans to impose on Iran are just the opening salvo of an ambitious strategy to compel Tehran to pull back from its assertive posture in the Middle East or risk collapse.The sanctions are due to be implemented on Monday.“Our objective is to force the regime into a clear choice: either abandon its destructive behavior or continue down the path toward economic disaster,” Trump said in a statement Friday night.The guiding assumption behind the administration’s policy is that Iran is economically weak, has little interest in a military confrontation with the United States – and that Washington can force changes in decades-long Iranian behavior that will reconfigure the Middle East, officials and experts say.But senior Iranian officials insist Tehran will neither retrench nor negotiate.Former US officials with long experience say Tehran has cards to play, including trying to ride out the sanctions in the hope that Trump is a one-term president and taking advantage of the continued turmoil in the region to stir up fresh challenges for the US and its allies.“Iran is gaining ground in the region, and I don’t see these sanctions as reversing that,” said Jeffrey Feltman, who was the top State Department official on Middle East issues from 2009 to 2012 and later served as a United Nations undersecretary general for political affairs.An early test of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign will come in Syria.The White House has sought Russian President Vladimir Putin’s help in prodding Iranian forces and the Shiite militias Tehran backs to leave the country – so far, without success.Administration officials are now calculating that draconian economic measures can prompt Iran to declare its military mission accomplished in Syria and bring its forces home. 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