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X reacts as Man Utd crash out of Europe with tame defeat to Bayern Munich

Manchester United exited the Champions League with a whimper on Tuesday evening, falling to a pathetic 1-0 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich at Old Trafford. Kinglsey Coman's second-half strike condemned the hosts to their fate, with Erik ten Hag's men unable to produce any sort of response in a tepid affair. It's fair to say that not many people believed Man Utd could pull off a shock at Old Trafford before kick-off, the Red Devils heading into the Game off the back of a 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League last Saturday. You must be sick if you think manutd can beat bayern — Gazi (@i_Gazih) December 12, 2023 Bayern fans at Old Trafford chanting 'You're s**t and you know you are' as Manchester United players come out to warm up [🎥 @SimonPeach]pic.twitter.com/qs8wLlrfKc — Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) December 12, 2023 Manchester United vs Bayern be like 💀😂😂 pic.twitter.com/a4RDR3Xpa9 — Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) December 12, 2023 While...

MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro on top as Marquez crashes in FP1

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The 11th round of the 2023 season marks the beginning of a frantic run in to the end of the year over the next 10 events, with the Catalan GP the first of a back-to-back with Misano. Espargaro – who last year lost a podium after miscounting how many laps he had remaining, and who is now wearing a special helmet referencing this – kicked off proceedings fastest of all with a 1m39.809s set on fresh soft rubber at the end of FP1. This put him 0.264s clear of long-time session leader Maverick Vinales on the other side of the factory Aprilia garage, with Pramac’s Jorge Martin third. Predicting a difficult weekend, Honda’s Marc Marquez was 1.6s off the pace down in second-to-last after suffering a crash at Turn 5 in the final five minutes of running. The 45-minute session got under way with Martin setting the initial pace at a 1m41.873s on the low-grip Barcelona track, before Vinales took over with a 1m41.336s. Vinales then improved to a 1m40.878s just ov...

Connecticut state legislator killed in wrong-way car crash: 'Shocking and unfathomable'

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Connecticut state Rep. Quentin Williams was killed in a car crash, hours after he was sworn in for his third term on Wednesday, state officials said. Connecticut state Rep. Quentin Williams was killed in a car crash after he was struck by a wrong -way driver, hours after he was sworn in for his third term on Wednesday, officials said. Williams, known as "Q," was 39 years old. The Democrat had served the residents of his hometown of Middletown in the Connecticut State House since 2019. He was recently appointed to serve as co-chair of the legislature's labor committee. State Rep. Quentin Williams, D-Middletown, applauds during Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's state of the state address, Jan. 4, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. Brian O'connor/AP, FILE Williams was driving on Route 9 in Cromwell early Thursday when a driver Travel ing the wrong way in the lane struck him head-on shortly before 1 a.m., Connecticut State Police said. His car became fully engulfed in flames an...

15 dead, 47 injured in western Mexico bus crash

Fifteen people are dead and 47 are being treated for their injuries after a bus carrying holiday season tourists flipped on a highway in Mexico's Pacific coast state of Nayarit MEXICO CITY -- Fifteen people are dead and 47 are being treated for their injuries after a bus carrying holiday season tourists flipped on a highway in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Nayarit, authorities said Saturday. Officials in the nearby state of Guanajuato said all the passengers were from the same city, Leon, in that state. It is not unusual for friends, relatives or neighbors in Mexico to pool their money to rent a bus for beach vacations. Prosecutors in Nayarit said the accident occurred Friday, on a rural stretch of road. They said the dead included at least four children. Local media said the Travel ers were returning from Guayabitos, a beach town north of Puerto Vallarta. The causes of the crash were under investigation. Forty five of the injured were being treated at local hospitals, and ther...