Our world in photos: September 9

September 9, 2024
Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins (13) scores a touchdown against Arizona Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson, left, during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Photo: Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray warms up prior to the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Photo: Matt Slocum/AP

Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp, left, defends a pass intended for Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride, right, during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Photo: Matt Slocum/AP

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir, top, dives for the endzone for a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Justin Jones is unable to make the tackle during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Photo: Matt Slocum/AP

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) leaps over Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Photo: Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP

NEW YORK — Football glamor shot to kick off the season: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Orchard Park, NY. The Bills won 34-28.

Usually, one thinks of the Cardinals as a baseball team based in Missouri. However, football also has its Arizona Cardinals. Founded in 1898, the Arizona Cardinals are the oldest professional football team in terms of continuous operation. They were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club and have made their team home in several cities. They moved to Arizona in 1987 and were renamed the Arizona Cardinals in 1994.

NEW HAMPSHIRE — This game is a mud bath: Mahala Smith, of Sabattus, Maine, scrambles for yardage during a women’s football game at the Mud Bowl in North Conway, NH, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The annual event, which marked its 50th anniversary this past weekend, takes place at Hog Coliseum, located in the heart of North Conway. It launched Friday night with revelry and music. The Tournament of Mud Parade took place on Saturday. A dozen co-ed teams competed in the tournament in hopes of emerging as the muddiest winner.

Mahala Smith told the Associated Press that she fell in love with football early in life and has been playing the sport since first grade.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA — Prepped for the Pope: A traditional dancer waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Caritas Sisters of Jesus, part of the Silesian Congregation of that order, has a presence in Asia. The Sisters operate the technical school. Their founding order is the Society of St. Francis de Sales (Salesians of Don Bosco, who was a 19th-century educator from Italy).

Papua New Guinea, in the southwestern Australasian realm of the Pacific Ocean, is situated just north of Australia. King Charles III is head of state. The nation has more than 180 indigenous languages.

RIO DE JANEIRO — No need to remind this player that it’s a ‘no hands’ game: The border collie named Floki plays footvolley, a combination of soccer and volleyball, on Leblon beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. First known as “pevoley” and created in 1965, this growing sport combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football. The game combines field rules from beach volleyball with ball-touch rules taken from association football (soccer), where players are prohibited from touching the ball with their hands.

There is currently no world championship or umbrella group for footvolley, but there are regional and international leagues, including in Kenya, South Asia and Europe.

People greet Pope Francis as he travels in a car on way to the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Photo: Firdia Lisnawati/AP

Pope Francis waves as he leaves Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Photo: Mark Baker/AP

A man with an image of Jesus Christ tattooed on his arm attends a Sunday mass ahead of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, at a church in Dili, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Photo: Dita Alangkara/AP

Two dancers hold hands as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Photo: Mark Baker/AP

In this combination image made from six photographs, Papua New Guineans welcome Pope Frances in traditional attire in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Photo: Mark Baker/AP

EAST TIMOR — The pope on tour: Pope Francis is helped by East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta to get up from his wheelchair during the welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Two days earlier, Pope Francis visited Papua New Guinea, about 2,400 kilometers to the east. The pope was received enthusiastically in predominantly-Catholic East Timor.

Originally settled by Papuan and Austronesian peoples, reflected in the country’s diverse mix of cultures and languages, East Timor is a former province of both Indonesia and, before that, Portugal. The nation gained its independence from Indonesia in 2002.

CINCINNATI — Excitement is contagious in a crowd: Cincinnati fans react to a touchdown by Tony Johnson during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Cincinnati. They played a close game, with the Cincinnati Bearcats leading through the third quarter, according to the University of Cincinnati website and ESPN. But during the fourth quarter, the Pittsburgh Panthers closed a 21-point cap with two touchdowns and a field goal. The Panthers won 28-27.

Pittsburgh’s team leaders were Eli Holstein in passing yards, Desmond Reid in rushing yards, and Konata Mumpfield in receiving yards.

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts after winning the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, reacts after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, to win the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, can't catch up with a shot from Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, hugs the trophy after winning the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, , Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. Photo: Frank Franklin II/AP

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. Photo: Frank Franklin II/AP

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, kisses the trophy after winning the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, kicks the ball after double faulting against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP

From left, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes pose for a photo while watching play between Jannik Sinner, of Italy, and Taylor Fritz, of the United States, during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts after defeating Jessica Pegula, of the United States, to win the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

FLUSHING MEADOWS — Victory kiss: Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, kisses the trophy after winning the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. Sabalenka won her first U.S. Open championship, held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, and the third Grand Slam title of her career.

Seeded number two, Sabalenka beat seed No. 6 Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5. She had also overcome personal grief and challenges, including the death of her father and a shoulder injury earlier this summer.

SAO PAULO — Nothing says ‘STFU’ like the Supreme Federal Court blocking an entire social media platform: A demonstrator, his mouth covered with tape marked ‘STF’ — the Brazilian Supreme Court acronym (Supreme Federal Court) — takes part in a protest calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who recently imposed a nationwide block on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, in São Paulo, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have also called the government’s recent blocking of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform proof of their political persecution.