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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJoe Biden was said to have undergone a medical check-up after last week’s debate as he revealed the prognosis to a group of 20 governors, sources say.The 81-year-old president was reportedly probed about his health by a senior Democrat as concerns grow over his mental fitness, after his faltering performance at the first debate of the 2024 election on Thursday – which the president blamed on both a cold and jet lag.Three senior Democrats have either publicly called…

England fans go wild as Harry Kane puts Three Lions into lead against Slovakia at Euro 2024Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Only eight nations remain at Euro 2024 and, somehow, England are still one of them.A date with Switzerland awaits Gareth Southgate’s side now after struggling through the group stage and mounting the very latest of late escapes in the last-16 against Slovakia, with an injury-time equaliser sending the tie to extra-time, where a goal from Harry Kane sealed their progress.Jude Bellingham…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump has branded Joe Biden a “broken down pile of c**p” and Vice President Kamala Harris “pathetic” as he claims the embattled president has already quit the White House race.In a video posted to his Truth Social platform, the Republican presidential candidate is seen slouched behind the wheel of a golf buggy alongside his teenage son Barron Trump and declaring to an unidentified third party: “How did I do with the debate the other night? I kicked…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension with Manchester United which will keep him at the club until 2026 putting to bed previous doubts over the manager’s position. The Dutchman’s role was under scrutiny from the new minority owners led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos but an end-of-season review determined that Ten Hag was the right man to take the club forward. Despite underwhelming Premier League and Champions League campaigns last year, which saw United…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJoe Biden’s make-or-break interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopolous appears poised to fall short in more ways than one – given the president has reportedly set aside only around 15 minutes for the hotly-anticipated chat.Biden is set to sit down with the news anchor in Wisconsin on Friday, with parts of the interview airing first on Friday’s edition of World News Tonight, before airing in full on an 8pm primetime special and again on This Week on Sunday.But…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Newcastle have announced the appointment of Paul Mitchell as Dan Ashworth’s successor as sporting director.Mitchell arrives after previous roles in scouting and club development at Southampton, Tottenham, RB Leipzig and Monaco.He takes over from Ashworth, whose departure to Manchester United was finally confirmed earlier this week after months of negotiations.Newcastle chief executive Darren Eales said: “We are delighted to welcome Paul to Newcastle United. He brings a successful track record and wealth of experience to the club.“His…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAbout 90 per cent of the population of Gaza has been displaced at least once since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, according to a UN humanitarian agency.About 1.9 million people are believed to be displaced in Gaza, Andrea De Domenico, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Palestinian territories, said.“We estimate that nine in every 10 people in the Gaza Strip have been internally displaced at…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAustralian police have found what appeared to be the remains of a 12-year-old child who went missing after a suspected crocodile attack.The child went missing on Tuesday afternoon after going for a swim near the remote Northern Territory community of Palumpa, around 350km from Darwin, police said.“This is devastating news for the family, the community and everyone involved in the search,” senior police sergeant Erica Gibson said on Thursday.She said the recovery of the remains was “particularly…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsPro-Palestinian protesters climbed on the roof of Australia’s parliament in Canberra on Thursday and unfurled banners with slogans as police locked down the building in the wake of the security breach.The protesters were taken away by police after they climbed down two hours later. It was not clear if any of them had been charged.At least four protesters were seen on top of the building, holding banners with slogans such as “From the river to…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Mert Gunok’s injury-time wonder save sealed Turkey’s place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals after a breathless 2-1 win over Austria in Leipzig.Two goals from defender Merih Demiral had put his side well in command before Michael Gregoritsch reduced the deficit on the hour mark to set up a frantic finale.Christoph Baumgartner’s late header deep into added time looked to have sent the tie into extra-time but Gunok somehow palmed away his effort to spark jubilant celebrations in…