Tottenham Boss Postecoglou Hails Son’s Mentality after Luton Win

30 March 2024, United Kingdom, London: Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (dpa)
30 March 2024, United Kingdom, London: Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (dpa)
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Tottenham Boss Postecoglou Hails Son’s Mentality after Luton Win

30 March 2024, United Kingdom, London: Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (dpa)
30 March 2024, United Kingdom, London: Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (dpa)

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou hailed captain Son Heung-min after the South Korean attacker's winner against Luton Town on Saturday kept the north London club in the hunt for a top-four spot.

Tahith Chong gave Luton a surprise early lead before Tottenham equalized in the 51st minute through an Issa Kabore own goal.

Son then finished off a flowing team move in the 86th minute to secure a 2-1 win with his 160th goal for the club, which put him fifth on their all-time scorers' list.

"I think the thing about Sonny is that irrespective of opposition or whatever game it is, he has this really high level of expectation on himself to be the best he can be all the time. It's very hard to be like that," Postecoglou told reporters.

"It's a lot easier to try and get comfortable in the state of being as a person or as a player because he's done so much already. But he wants to maintain the highest possible standards whenever he plays, and when you see that with his football, his efforts, his leadership now so it's all encompassing.

"He's been a brilliant footballer for this club for a long time and hopefully for many years to come, and again I thought he was really unlucky with a couple of chances and some good saves. But when we needed him he was there and got the job done."

Tottenham, fifth in the league standings, next travel to face seventh-placed West Ham United in a league match on Tuesday.



Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
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Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening.

Paris Olympics organizers said that from Saturday, the cauldron attached to a balloon will fly more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre museum from sunset until 2 a.m.

During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets to approach the cauldron, which is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels.

Organizers said the electric flame uses 40 LED spotlights “to illuminate the cloud created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles.”