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French Fans React To Euro Penalty Shootout Win Paving Way To Semi-finalSign 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 Spain take on France in a heavyweight battle in the first semi-final at Euro 2024, with the winner taking a place in the final in Berlin on Sunday 14 July. La Roja battled past hosts Germany in an entertaining quarter-final in Stuttgart, with a 119th-minute Mikel Merino header giving them their place in the last four after an enthralling game. Les Bleus fared a little worse…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDespite attempting to dig himself out of the political crisis that has engulfed him since his debate debacle, Joe Biden appears to become more entrenched with every swipe of the shovel.Eleven House Democrats – six publicly, five privately – have so far called on the president to drop out of the race for the White House, as of Tuesday. At least 18 current and former senior party members have publicly raised doubts over whether the 81-year-old could defeat…

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 Craig Bellamy has been appointed as Wales’ new head coach after the Football Association of Wales (FAW) parted ways with previous boss Rob Page last month. The 44-year-old will leave his role at Burnley where he had been acting head coach before Scott Parker’s appointment last week, and will take up his position with the national team ahead of the resumption of the Nations League this September. During his playing career Bellamy made 78 appearances for Wales,…

England fans throw drinks after Saka scores equaliser in Euro match against SwitzerlandEuro 2024 is entering its final week and only four nations remain involved – with England still one of them following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Switzerland in Dusseldorf. Gareth Southgate had to turn to his substitutes and squad players to get them a late equaliser and subsequent win from 12 yards, with Trent Alexander-Arnold drilling in the decisive effort.Now they’ll face Netherlands in the last four after their comeback win over Turkey – while Spain and France will meet in the other semi-final.Gareth Southgate spoke after…

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThames Water has confirmed it paid two fresh dividends worth £158.3 million in March, as the heavily indebted company said it is unlikely to raise fresh funds before December.The water company, which is creaking under a debt pile of more than £15 billion, said it paid the dividends to help fund two of its holding companies, Kemble Eurobond and Thames Water Limited, which are in financial trouble.Ofwat has already said it is “minded” to take action against Thames Water for…

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 emailsAt least 41 people have been killed and around 190 injured as Russia fired more than 40 missiles across Ukraine in what is one of the deadliest attacks In the capital of Kyiv, a children’s hospital where many patients were being treated for cancer, as well as a maternity ward nearby, were both hit by missiles. It was Russia’s heaviest bombardment of the city in almost four months, hitting seven of the city’s 10 districts.…

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 Around the England camp, the players know not to even indulge the idea that Euro 2024 has handed them a “forgiving draw”. Gareth Southgate has already bristled at the idea in press conferences, so it’s easy to imagine the attitude with the squad.Players being players, though, one or two can’t help talking about how they would rather not have faced Spain or France yet. That isn’t to disrespect Netherlands, but Ronald Koeman’s team clearly aren’t comparable to…

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 emailsVisitors at an Australian wildlife national park were left alarmed after a crocodile attempted to scale the fence that separated the animal from its feeders.The reptile, named One Eye, managed to get the top part of its body over the fence at the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park near Broome but struggled to push itself up fully due to its short legs.A TikTok video of this incident, posted on 1 July, has been shared widely.Sophia Armstrong,…

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 Trent Alexander-Arnold had to wait for his moment. More than six years, since his England debut, during tournaments when he was injured or underused. For three-and-a-half games, after the experiment – as it has been semi-officially termed – of starting with him in midfield was abandoned. For 115 minutes, until he was brought on against Switzerland. For the duration of a penalty shootout, until he was up last.“You’ve got to be ready for the moment when it…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe mummified remains of an American climber have been found 22 years after he went missing while scaling a snowy peak in Peru.William Stampfl, then 59, went missing in June 2002 after an avalanche on the 22,000ft-high Huascaran mountain in the Yungay Province buried his climbing party.Stampfl’s body, clothes, climbing gear and passport were all found preserved by the cold. The mummified documents allowed police to identify his body.Peruvian police told the AFP that the body…