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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 The sort of moment that makes it all worth it, and maybe helps England find their true worth as a team.If Gareth Southgate’s side had to put everyone through one of the worst displays of his entire tenure – that also looked set to end it – that at least produced one of the great tournament moments. Jude Bellingham’s divine intervention also keeps them in Euro 2024, after a scarcely credible 2-1 extra-time win over Slovakia. “Who…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA Kansas mother who vanished along with her two young daughters may have been coerced to travel to a religious rehabilitation facility in Mexico, according to investigators.Martha Unger, 23, and her daughters Madilynn Grace Unger, 2, and Haylie Faith Unger, 1, were reported missing on Friday, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation wrote in a post on Facebook.Authorities are asking the public for help in locating the young family who were last seen at their home in…

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 Gareth Southgate praised England’s squad for invoking the spirit of 1966 as the Euro 2024 hopefuls dug deep to beat Slovakia a few weeks after watching a presentation about Sir Alf Ramsey’s World Cup heroes.The former defender’s 99th match in charge looked set to be his last as the Gelsenkirchen clash entered stoppage time with England trailing, only for Jude Bellingham, who turned 21 on Saturday, to score a jaw-dropping overhead kick.That cancelled out Ivan Schranz’s first-half…

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 emailsWho knew blunt force trauma could be so enjoyable? Starlight Express is back. And it’s a two and a half hour neon fever dream, where people on roller skates in iridescent costumes pretend to be trains, set in space, or the future, or something. It’s more spectacle than sense, an extraordinary creative onslaught, with songs about steam engines cranked out at max volume, all designed to delight your inner child – which it really does.Andrew…

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 emailsMarine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally has taken a strong lead in France’s first round of parliamentary elections, following an unusually high turnout among voters. Exit polls showed that the nationalist leader’s party won 34.5 per cent of the vote, while current president Emmanuel Macron’s Together coalition slumped to third place on 22.5 per cent. Speaking at an election party in the northern town of Henin Beaumont, Ms Le Pen said: “Democracy has spoken, and…

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 Douglas Luiz has left Aston Villa for Juventus on a day when a flurry of transfers had been forecast due to the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Regulations.With clubs needing to comply with PSR and not make more than the permitted £105million loss over a rolling three-year period, June 30 was destined to take on special significance as it was the cut-off date between accounting periods.Villa had been prominent in recent days with various additions and departures,…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailOne of the president’s most influential allies in the House of Representatives, Jamie Raskin, was the first elected Democrat to admit to a news program on the record this weekend that his party is having “serious conversations” about whether Joe Biden would continue on as the Democrats’ nominee.Raskin appeared for an interview with Ali Velshi on MSNBC and explained that the party would be unified in the fall — whether it was behind Biden, or another nominee he…

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 From the brink of one of their worst defeats in years, England somehow beat Slovakia to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Sunday – thanks to dramatic goals from Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane.England looked destined for a dismal last-16 defeat in Gelsenkirchen, having fallen behind to a first-half goal from Ivan Schranz. And Gareth Southgate’s side looked desperately short of solutions as a humiliating loss beckoned, only for Bellingham to score a bicycle kick in…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailFormer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went on the attack on Sunday with her fellow Democrats, coming to the defense of Joe Biden following his disastrous debate performance last week in Atlanta.Biden, already facing serious concerns from voters about his age, appeared lost on stage at points during the debate on Thursday, even forgetting his subject mid-sentence. The president’s voice, affected by a cold, sounded raspy and hoarse.Pelosi, responding to calls from some Democrats and newspaper editorial boards for…

Germany fans sing You’ll Never Walk Alone before Euro 2024 matchSpain take on Georgia at Euro 2024 for a place in the quarter-finals.La Roja have shone in Germany with Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams providing a spark to establish Luis de la Fuente’s side as one of the favourites.A magnificent display against Italy was followed up by a much-changed Spain outfit edging past Albania to maintain the only 100 percent record in the tournament.Meanwhile, Georgia have grown in confidence behind Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Metz striker Georges Mikautadze, who has been linked with West Ham, to create history under…