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MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Friday (Apr 9) said he was overwhelmed after receiving effusive praise from his Leeds United counterpart Marcelo Bielsa ahead of their Premier League clash on Saturday. Argentine Bielsa, who steered Leeds back to the top flight after a 16-year absence this season, described Guardiola as a magical man, and said he had given up trying to emulate the Spanish coach's style of play. Guardiola, who previously hailed Bielsa as one of the most important influences on his trophy-laden managerial career, was quick to return the compliment. "I'm overwhelmed, I feel weird. He's a huge competitor. I'm not going to try to be weak after these words because they can do whatever they want," Guardiola told a news conference. "He's the most honest person. He will always be in my heart and I always feel I don't deserve it because of course if there is one person who can find the secret or the way we want to play it is him." Leeds, who have ... » Learn More about Football: Man City’s Guardiola moved by Bielsa’s glowing tribute

LONDON: Jose Mourinho said Friday that he does not believe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be using Manchester United's 6-1 humbling by Spurs in October as motivation for their Premier League clash on Sunday (Apr 11). Spurs dished out United's joint heaviest Premier League defeat at Old Trafford thanks to a fine attacking display and a defensive horror show from the home side. Former United manager Mourinho, now in charge of Tottenham, believes the match early in the season, in which United's Anthony Martial was sent off, produced a freak result. "I believe that 6-1 doesn't reflect the reality," he said on Friday. "I go much more in the direction of the other two previous matches between us and United. "We lost 2-1 at Old Trafford, with the penalty, and we draw 1-1 at home last season, also with a penalty. I think this is more the reality. "If Solskjaer is going to use that result I don't know. If it was my team losing 6-1 to them I would just say to my guys that it happened once ... » Learn More about Football: Spurs’ 6-1 win at Man Utd was freak result, says Mourinho

A man has been arrested in Chiang Mai after confessing to poisoning his 7 month old daughter. 45 year old Anuphap Jaipanya, a hilltribe member, says he was influenced by his cultural beliefs and, having 2 daughters already, had hoped for a son to carry on the family name and take over his business. The Pattaya News reports that the girl’s mother, 29 year old Malee Sinprai, originally reported the child missing to Chiang Mai police. She had been led to believe that her husband was taking the girl to visit relatives but became concerned when she could not reach them. Later that evening, Anuphap came home and confessed to the murder, presenting himself to police the following day. In his confession, Anuphap told police he didn’t want another daughter and is experiencing financial trouble due to the Covid-19 situation. He has admitted to poisoning his daughter by force-feeding her an entire bottle of bathroom cleaner. He then buried her body at a Chinese cemetery in Chiang Mai’s Doi ... » Learn More about Chiang Mai man charged with murdering baby daughter because he wanted a son

In this series, AsiaOne speaks to individuals who find themselves changing careers and steering their lives in a new direction, whether by choice or circumstance. Jon Yongfook Cockle did what many wouldn't at the peak of their career in 2018. Then 38, he quit his cushy job in Singapore as Aviva's Head of Digital Product & Design to bootstrap his own startup. He also set himself a formidable challenge: to launch one product every month for a year. By his own admission, his corporate career looked great on paper. He was drawing a good salary of about $15,000 a month and was also leading a great team. But something gnawed at him. The experienced software developer shared with AsiaOne that it was clear to him that he had "reached the peak of [his] career". "Any higher in rank and I would be looking at a much more political-style role where your job is more about influence and relationships rather than hands-on building stuff. "I'm really good at the latter, and terrible ... » Learn More about Man quits $15k Singapore job to build own startup, matches previous salary after 3-year grind

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United took a giant stride towards securing a top-four finish as they battled back to beat Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday after several other sides in the race stumbled. United grafted to a 2-1 victory thanks to second half goals by Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood after their former striker Danny Welbeck had given Brighton an early lead. It left second-placed United on 60 points, 14 behind runaway leaders Manchester City but crucially 11 ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and West Ham United. "It's always difficult to play Brighton. We have had good results and we've earned them the hard way. We managed to find a way in the second half," manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. United proved the old adage that winning when playing poorly can reap great rewards -- a lesson Spurs would do well to take on board after being held to a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United. Chelsea's shock 5-2 defeat by West Bromwich Albion on Saturday ... » Learn More about Man Utd strengthen top-four grip as others stumble

TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military commander said that Israel and the United States are suspected to be behind the recent attack on an Iranian ship in the Red Sea, Press TV reported. Iran will “definitely” respond to the attack on the country’s ship in the Red Sea, said Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces. “We need to ascertain the source of the incident. If we uncover the source of the attack on the ship, we will definitely respond. We will never be silent,” Shekarchi was quoted as saying. “Washington is undoubtedly involved in any attempt to undermine and harm the Islamic Republic,” he added. On Wednesday, Iran confirmed an explosion in the country’s commercial ship Saviz in the Red Sea. ... » Learn More about US, Israel behind attack on Iran ship – army

Ảnh: kenh14 Trên Twitter, ARMY (fandom BTS) đưa hashtag #YouDidWellTaehyung (Taehyung à, anh đã làm rất tốt) để động viên Kim Taehyung, nhưng vô tình khớp với hashtag mà Shawol (fandom SHINee) viết cho Jonghyun trong ngày tưởng niệm nam ca sĩ tự tử. Hashtag của ARMY giống với của fandom SHINee 2 hashtag của 2 fandom khớp nhau về câu chữ và ý nghĩa khiến fan SHINee khó chịu. Họ cũng yêu cầu ARMY ngưng sử dụng hashtag đó. Jonghyun đã ra đi vào vài năm về trước Sau khi Shawol yêu cầu, nhiều ARMY bức xúc và cảm thấy vô lý vì không phải vi phạm bản quyền. Để phản pháo, một số ARMY đưa sự việc đi xa hơn khi dùng từ ngữ không thiện chí để nói về Jonghyun và fan. Hai fandom Shawol và ARMY liên tục phản pháo nhau trên mạng xã hội. Trận chiến tiếp tục sẽ chỉ làm xấu đi hình ảnh của fandom và làm tổn thương thần tượng thôi. Nguồn: kenh14 Giữ liên lạc với VieTiger bằng cách theo dõi Trang Facebook của chúng tôi . ... » Learn More about Fan BTS và SHINee đại chiến cực gắt

* Myanmar junta says to hold elections within two years * At least 10 people reported killed by troops * UN envoy rebuffed by generals YANGON, April 10 (Reuters): Nineteen people have been sentenced to death in Myanmar for killing an associate of an army captain, the military owned Myawaddy TV station announced, the first such sentences announced in public since a Feb 1 coup and crackdown on protesters. The report said the killing took place on March 27 in the North Okkalapa district of Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city. Martial law has been declared in the district, allowing courts martial to pronounce sentences. The military rulers who overthrew an elected government said on Friday that a protest campaign against its rule was dwindling because people wanted peace, and that it would hold elections within two years, the first timeframe it has given for a return to democracy. Troops fired rifle grenades at anti-coup protesters on Friday in the town of Bago, near Yangon, witnesses ... » Learn More about Myanmar military sentences 19 to death, says anti-coup protests dwindling

Thailand and US military forces have joined in the opening ceremony for the annual Cobra Gold military exercise. Cobra Gold is the largest biggest military exercise of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region with 29 nations taking part as participants or observers. The military activities will run until February 22, including disaster relief training, military field training and humanitarian assistance training. US Marines and other international troops joined in the annual event’s tradition of drinking blood from decapitated cobras. The bizarre ritual is thought to contain health benefits for humans brave enough to consume it (no studies are cited to support the claims but who’s going to argue with a blood-stained guy with a gun!?!) Royal Thai Marine instructors showed the troops how drinking the blood from a cobra can help them stay alive if there is no drinkable water and can also provide essential nutrition. But even some of the hardened US marines appear to have their eyes ... » Learn More about Cobra Gold troops drink blood from decapitated cobras in annual jungle ceremony

SHANGHAI - China's corruption watchdog has called on online video-sharing platforms to take action against "mukbang" shows, in which people livestream themselves eating - or drinking - excessively, saying such content encourages food waste. Mukbang videos originated in South Korea and are increasingly popular in China, but they have faced sharp criticism from state media and regulatory crackdowns - especially since President Xi Jinping launched a campaign to curb food wastage last year. The country's graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), said video-hosting platforms should strengthen their supervision, stop and remove inappropriate broadcasts and block the accounts of offenders. Punishments for people uploading such content should also be toughened, the commission said in an article posted on its website on Saturday (April 10), noting that binge drinking videos have become more popular following a clampdown on heavy eating streams. ... » Learn More about China’s graft watchdog rebukes ‘mukbang’ binge-eating, drinking videos