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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 Portugal had looked like a force to be reckoned with at Euro 2024, but they slipped to a surprise 2-0 defeat to Georgia as Group F came to its conclusion.It was a historic night for Georgia, who had never played in the tournament before, they played with spirit and conviction and have booked their place in the knockout stages.The game sparked into life almost immediately when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring after less than two minutes as…

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 Florida man eating in a diner with his wife recently sneezed so forcefully it caused parts of his intestines to exit his body through a surgical wound, according to researchers.The case, published in a May 2024 edition of the American Journal of Medical Case Reports, describes the unnamed man as a 63-year-old with a history of prostate cancer.During treatments for a post-cancer recurrence, he encountered various health complications, and the man underwent a cystectomy, a…

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 Phil Foden has left England’s Euro 2024 camp to return home for the birth of his third child, the PA news agency understands.It is hoped the Manchester City midfielder will be back in time for Sunday’s last-16 clash with Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.Foden has started all three of England’s Group C matches in Germany as Gareth Southgate’s side advanced by finishing top of the pool.The Football Association announced on Wednesday that Foden has left the team’s Spa and…

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 Supreme Court has declined to say whether an opinion “inadvertently” posted and then quickly removed from its website on Wednesday in a high-profile Idaho abortion case represents its final decision. “The opinion in Moyle v. United States, No. 23-726, and Idaho v. United States, No. 23-727, has not been released,” Patricia McCabe, the public information officer for the Supreme Court, said in a statement.“The Court’s Publications Unit inadvertently and briefly uploaded a document to the…

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 Cenk Tosun fired a stoppage-time winner as Turkey reached Euro 2024’s last 16 after a hard-fought 2-1 victory against 10-man Czech Republic.The Czechs had midfielder Antonin Barak controversially sent off midway through the first half in Hamburg, but fought back through Tomas Soucek’s equaliser after Hakan Calhanoglu had given Turkey the lead.But former Everton striker Tosun, a second-half substitute, eased Turkish nerves with the winner in added time to secure second place and a meeting with Austria…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailRepresentative Jamaal Bowman’s primary loss to George Latimer on Tuesday left members of the Squad and their allies in the House of Representatives reeling on Wednesday. Latimer, a Westchester County executive, crushed Bowman after pro-Israel groups including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, bombarded the airwaves with ads and spent more than $14 million to unseat the incumbent. The race wound up becoming the most expensive congressional primary in history. “Big money just…

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 showed the England team images of Italy, Denmark and Hungary celebrating results at Euro 2024 before the side’s 0-0 draw with Slovenia, to make a point to the players not to be afflicted by the negativity outside the camp. He is convinced persistence will mean, “in the end things, will turn”. The squad’s qualification for the last 16 culminated in more boos about performance, with Southgate himself having plastic cups thrown at him. The manager…

An iconic house on an embankment close to the Rapidan Dam partially collapsed into the river, dramatic footage from Tuesday, 25 June shows.The 114-year-old dam, located in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, has been breaking down after severe flooding hit the region.Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office said debris began accumulating at the dam on Sunday, and the swollen Blue Earth River is also cutting through the west side of the dam.Roads nearby have been closed to protect residents, and those who are in immediate danger have been notified, officials said. Source link

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 sound and the glory, that somehow offers England hope for glory. Georgia have literally roared their way into the last 16, to follow a first ever qualification for a tournament with a first qualification for the knock-out stages, after a momentous 2-0 win over Portugal. The raucous travelling support made it sound like all of the population was here. The return of proper crowds has ensured deafening noise has been an exhilarating theme of Euro 2024,…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAn alien-like monolith popped up in northern Colorado, days after a similar structure was taken down from a mountain range near Las Vegas.A Reddit user posted pictures of a metallic monolith jutting out of a grassy area in a Fort Collins, Colorado, subreddit on Wednesday – 10 days after the initial otherworldly object unexpectedly showed up in Nevada, KDVR reported.It’s unclear if the two structures were created or put up by the same person — or…