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    Middlesbrough players left ‘a bit tetchy’ after plane drama that saw aircraft ‘blown all over the place’ trying to land

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    MIDDLESBROUGH had to suffer a dramatic plane ride that saw the aircraft “blown all over the place” as they travelled down south to play Southampton.Boro snatched a last-gasp 1-1 draw at St Mary’s thanks to Emmanuel Latte Lath’s equaliser in the 90th-minute mark which cancelled out Adam Armstrong’s opener.Middlesbrough underwent a rough plane ride before the Southampton drawCredit: GettyMiddlesbrough boss Michael Carrick admitted that flight left his players ‘a bit tetchy’Credit: GettyMichael Carrick and his men went above and beyond against Saints considering the unpleasant journey they experienced heading to Hampshire.Strong winds led to an aborted landing that almost diverted the aircraft back to the Midlands.However, the pilots managed to get the job done at the second attempt.Nevertheless, Carrick admitted the incident left some of his players “a bit tetchy” and thinking they would rather have a long road trip back home rather than getting back on a plane.Read More on FootballMiddlesbrough didn’t get to their hotel until the late hours but still managed to scrap a point at Southampton the next day.Carrick said as per The Telegraph: “We didn’t get to the hotel until late last night after an aborted landing.“We were getting blown all over the place and we came down to land then had to take off as well and I’m thinking, ‘Oh God, it’s one of them’.“Then we were going to get diverted to Birmingham… It wasn’t pleasant.”Most read in ChampionshipBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERCarrick added as per The Northern Echo: “We came to land, didn’t touch down, but then had to take off again. “It was tasty and some of the boys were a bit tetchy, absolutely. It wasn’t pleasant. Football icons’ strange hobbies”I think a few of the boys are talking about just getting the coach all the way back!”It’s been a bit hectic but it brings you together and I think that’s why in the end you think everything you go through, I’m so pleased the lads got something from it.”Middlesbrough still managed to deliver a blow to Southampton’s hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier League as Russell Martin’s men are now nine points away from second place. More

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      Mayor apologises for bizarre replica of Chapecoense plane crash in Christmas decorations near site of sporting tragedy

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      THE mayor of the town nearest the site of a sporting disaster has apologised over a freakish Christmas decoration showed a plane that 19 footballers died on.Locals in La Union near the Colombian city of Medellin were furious after waking up to see a recreation of the crashed aircraft that was carrying the Chapecoense team in 2016.
      A replica of a plane crash that killed 71 people was erected in La UnionCredit: Jam Press
      The Chapecoense players and staff were on board the plane that crashed in 2016Credit: EPA
      The model, thought to have been put together using strips of aluminium, was going to form part of La Union’s festive decorations as part of a bizarre homage to the 71 people who lost their lives.
      But mayor Edgar Osorio has now ordered its removal in the run-up to the seventh anniversary of the horror after a barrage of criticism.
      Osorio said in a statement: “Given the installation of a replica model of the plane, referencing the tragedy nearly seven years which marked our community, has generated different reactions on social media, we have taken the decision to remove it from the main park.
      “The Christmas decorations were never intended to hurt peoples’ sensibility, but we understand the discomfort it has caused and therefore we offer our apologies and will proceed to remove it.”
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      He added in a local radio interview: “I took the decision thinking about our Brazilian brothers.
      “We have the commemoration of the accident on Tuesday and I know many of them are going to be here.
      “There’s going to be a religious event and institutional acts, they always come, they do so every year.
      “If at any moment someone on this planet has been offended, I offer my apologies as mayor.
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      “The Christmas decorations will be lit up without the Chapecoense plane replica model.”
      Angry La Union resident Oliva Mejia, venting her fury at her town hall over the replica of the plane which went down killing 71 of the 77 people on board, said: “Out of a tragedy, the only thing they’ve done is make themselves look ridiculous.”
      Santiago Campuzano added: “It makes you sad, because it looks like they’re celebrating and revelling in the suffering of other people.”
      Another wrote on social media: “It was so odd seeing this representation of a plane wreckage. Are we really celebrating a tragedy?”
      Only three Chapecoense players survived the LaMia Flight 2933 crash, which was caused by the plane running out of fuel.
      The team were hoping to land in Medellin, where they were due to play the first leg of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana final.
      Goalkeeper Jakson Follmann had one of his legs amputated as a result of the accident.
      Journalist Rafael Henzel, one of the six survivors, died in March 2019 after suffering a heart attack while he played football with friends.
      The Brazilian team, then in the country’s Serie A, ended up being relegated to the Serie B division in 2019 and have just survived a drop to the third division with a 3-1 win against Vitoria.
      Chapecoense were only able to continue competing following the tragedy after clubs in Brazil made contracted players temporarily available to them.
      In March 2021 Erwin Tumiri, one of the six survivors, walked away from a coach crash that claimed the lives of 21 people.
      The 30-year-old cheated death for a second time in less than five years after the packed vehicle careered down a hillside near the Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
      The Chapecoense air disaster occurred in the town of La Union, about 40 miles from Medellin.
      Jackson Follmann was one of just six survivors of the crashCredit: AFP
      Chapecoense have rebuilt and now play in the second tierCredit: AFP or licensors More

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      Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha survives plane crash – three years after narrowly escaping when bus crushed car

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      OLYMPIC 800m champion David Rudisha has survived a plane crash in his native Kenya – three years after he was involved in a car accident.The 33-year-old was one of six people on board the light aircraft when it suffered engine failure just minutes into its journey on Saturday.

      David Rudisha has revealed he survived a plane crash in KenyaCredit: AFP
      Rudisha’s ordeal comes three years after he survived a head-on collision with a bus while driving his carCredit: https://twitter.com/rudishadavid
      The plane was forced to make an emergency landing when the engine stopped working.
      It crash landed upside down after taking off from Kimana Wildlife Sanctuary, around 200km (124m) away from the capital, Nairobi.
      Rudisha, who won Olympic gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, praised the “incredible” pilot for managing to keep the plane as stable as possible.
      Rudisha was treated at hospital in the town of Makindu for minor injuries before being discharged.
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      Detailing his ordeal, he told Nation: “All was well close to seven or eight minutes into the flight when the engine of the plane suddenly went quiet.
      “He [the pilot] saw some clear space where he tried to land the plane but one of its wings hit a tree as the plane started to spin before landing on the rocky field.
      “We thank God we all came out alive with some soft tissue injuries that were treated before all were discharged save for one.
      “It was a scary episode where you hold your heart in your hand as you pray to God. The pilot did an incredible job to keep the plane afloat and stable for long.”
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      One passenger, Kenya Masters Athletics chairman Stephen Ole Marai, was transferred to hospital in Nairobi for further treatment.
      Marai said in a statement: “I had experienced some breathing difficulties after the accident but I am fine. All will be well since I am out of any grave danger… we thank God.”
      Rudisha had been at Kimana Wildlife Sanctuary for the Maasai Olympics, for which he is a patron.
      The Big Life Foundation, who organised the event, confirmed an investigation into the crash will take place.
      A statement read: “As is normal following any crash involving an aircraft, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority will investigate.
      “Until they have completed their report, it is not appropriate to comment further. 
      “The best wishes of Big Life and all involved in the Maasai Olympics are with the injured passenger for a speedy recovery.”
      Rudisha’s latest brush with danger comes three years after he crashed his car into a bus head-on when one of his tyres burst.
      He shared pictures of his mangled vehicle at the time, having managed to walk away from the accident.
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      Rudisha wrote: “Thanking the Almighty God for the gift of life.
      “Saturday night around 10.30hrs I survived a tragic road accident at Keroka on my way home to Kilgoris after a head-on collision with a bus plying Kisii Nairobi Route. I am fine with no injuries! Thank you for your prayer.”
      Rudisha is a two-time Olympic 800m championCredit: Reuters More

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      Inside McFit millionaire Rainer Schaller’s 20yr friendship with boxing star Klitschko after tycoon’s plane crash death

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      THE millionaire CEO of McFit has been described as an “incredibly great person” by his friend Vitali Klitschko after he was killed in a plane crash.German entrepreneur Rainer Schaller, 53, died when his private aircraft plunged into the Caribbean Sea near Costa Rica.
      Vitali Klitschko paid tribute to his close pal of 20 years Rainer SchallerCredit: Christian Langbehn / BILD
      Schaller, 53, was on board with his partner and two children
      Debris from the plane has been recovered by the coastguard after the horror crashCredit: Televisora de Costa Rica
      Schaller was on board with his partner Christine Schikorsky, two children and two others, including the pilot, when the Piaggio P.180 Avanti plummeted into the ocean.
      So far, two of the six bodies – an adult and a child – have been found since the horror smash.
      The twin-engine turboprop jet was heading from Mexico to Costa Rica on Friday when it disappeared from the air control radar.
      Rescue crews were able to locate the plane early on Saturday about 28 kilometers from Costa Rica’s Limon Airport.
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      Debris from the aircraft and backpacks have been recovered by the coastguard.
      The eight-seater jet was built in 2009 and Schaller bought it in 2019.
      Flight safety adviser Arthur Bayuk believes the pilot may have become “overwhelmed” as commercial flights have two people at the controls.
      He told BILD: “The aircraft has an excellent safety record.
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      “The initial descent was controlled. Later, the individual pilot was probably overwhelmed.”
      Schaller was pals with former boxing star Vitali Klitschko, who now serves as the Major of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.
      The pair were friends for two decades and had visited Vitali, 51, and his brother Wladimir in war-torn Ukraine just this month.
      Vitali and Wladimir became advertising stars for McFit in 2008.
      Schaller was the CEO of RSG Group, which includes McFit, John Reed and Gold’s Gym fitness studios.
      It is understood his empire employed 41,000 people in 48 countries.
      Klitschko said Schaller had planned to build a gym to support Ukraine as Putin’s invasion rages on.
      McFit had been flying in the Piaggio P.180 from Mexico to Costa Rica when tragedy struckCredit: Getty
      The boxing star was pictured pranking Rainer at an awards ceremony in Berlin in 2017Credit: Christian Langbehn / BILD
      The sportsman turned politician described Schaller as an “incredibly great person”, branding the plane crash an “unbelievable tragedy”.
      He told BILD: “We met 20 years ago, became close friends and spent a lot of time together.
      “Rainer only visited us in Kyiv at the beginning of October.
      “He planned to build the largest gym in the world to support Ukraine in these difficult times.”
      Schaller was also mates with Vitali’s brother Wladimir.
      The pair were pictured beaming side by side at an awards ceremony in Berlin in 2017.
      Authorities have yet to identify the two bodies so far recovered as crews search for the others.
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      RSG Group said in a statement: “We are shocked, stunned, and full of grief about this tragic accident.
      “The news during the last few days has shaken us deeply, and our thoughts are with the family in these difficult hours.”
      Wladimir Klitschko and Rainer Schaller in 2017Credit: Getty
      Debris and backpacks have been recovered from the crashCredit: The Mega Agency
      Rescue crews have been searching for the other bodiesCredit: The Mega Agency More

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      Terrifying moment five female racing drivers crash in six-car horror pile-up with two rushed to hospital at Belgian GP

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      SIX W-Series drivers were involved in a horror crash during the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, the venue for Sunday’s F1 race.Ayla Agren and Beitske Visser were taken to hospital following the shocking incident in the female-only event but evaded serious injury.
      Several W-Series drivers were involved in a huge crash at SpaCredit: Twitter
      One car flew up into the air in the dramatic incidentCredit: Twitter
      Beitske Visser was hospitalised but didn’t suffer any broken bonesCredit: Twitter@beitskevisser
      The incident happened at Spa’s notorious Eau Rouge corner, one of the most challenging in motorsport.
      It comes just two years after promising F2 driver Anthoine Hubert was killed at the exit of Eau Rouge.
      The drama unfolded when British driver Sarah Moore, 27, lost control at the corner and span into the tyre wall.
      Fellow Brit Abbie Eaton, 29, was just behind Moore and also went off the track and into the tyres, deflecting into her compatriot.
      Dutch star Visser, 26, Norwegian-Spanish ace Agren, 28, and Spaniard Marta Garcia, 21, went crashing into the British pair.
      Visser’s car was sent flying up in the air before a sixth driver – not caught on camera – hit Visser and ended up upside down.

      That was Fabienne Wohlwend, the 23-year-old from Liechtenstein, who recieved medical attention along with Moore, Eaton and Garcia.
      Agren and Visser were hospitalised but both drivers have since confirmed they’ve not suffered any broken bones.
      Visser tweeted: “Thank you all for your messages.
      “That was a very scary one but I think I had an angel on my shoulder, I’m very sore but luckily I have no fracture.”
      And Agren posted on Instagram: “Thank you everyone for your support and messages.
      “I am all ok, bruised and sore but no broken bones… Today is a new day and I am looking forward to getting back behind the wheel soon.”
      The W-Series is an all-female racing competition that began in 2019, with last year’s championship not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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