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Netherlands fans gear up for kick-off with Romania (Reuters)The Netherlands take on high-flying Romania in the Euro 2024 round of 16 on Tuesday after suffering defeat in their final group game.The Dutch were drawn in the same group as France, but a 3-2 loss to Austria in their final group game saw them finish third and only qualify as one of the best-placed teams. Romania, on the other hand, have been one of the surprises of the tournament. They finished top of Group E to reach the knockout rounds for the first time since Euro 2000.The Netherlands won the tournament…

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 emails Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, while adding that more such evidence would be needed before the Fed would cut interest rates. After some persistently high inflation reports at the start of 2024, Powell said, the data for April and May “do suggest we are getting back on a disinflationary path.”Speaking in a panel discussion at a monetary policy…

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 Uefa is to investigate England’s Jude Bellingham for potential indecent conduct after he was seen grabbing his crotch while looking at the crowd following a last-16 victory over Slovakia at Euro 2024.England enjoyed the narrowest of lucky escapes to secure a 2-1 win, after a last-gasp bicycle kick by Bellingham took the match to extra time, before Harry Kane headed home…

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 emailsA Chinese teenager was injured in a “racially motivated” attack in New Zealand, the Chinese embassy said and urged Auckland police to investigate the incident.The 16-year-old schoolboy was travelling by bus to Auckland City when he was attacked by a woman with a metal bar on Friday, police said on Monday. Acting detective senior sergeant James Mapp said the “unprovoked assault” left the teenager with serious facial injuries.The victim told the New Zealand Herald 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 Roberto Martinez won an army of admirers for how he reintegrated Cristiano Ronaldo into his team following a woeful World Cup in Qatar.But like many before him, Martinez has taken his eye off the ball and the megalomaniacal ego is now out of control, causing more harm than good to Portugal’s chances of a second European Championship crown.Monday night in Frankfurt is when it hit home for Martinez. Bringing Ronaldo back in from the cold having been…

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Caribbean as Category 4 stormThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USHurricane Beryl is barreling toward Jamaica as a Category 5 storm after devastating areas of Grenada after tearing through buildings and cutting off power.Beryl, now intensified to the earliest Category 5 storm recorded in the Atlantic, made landfall in the Windward Islands on Monday and is now heading towards Jamaica, who is under a Hurricane Warning, with Cayman Islands also under Hurricane Watch.The hurricane was located about…

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 Cristiano Ronaldo hit “rock bottom” when Jan Oblak tipped an extra-time penalty onto the post, shattering both his and Portugal’s dreams in the moment.The Portuguese captain was left tear-stained as his teammates rallied around him. The team scraped through on penalties, and on that occasion, Ronaldo did convert from the same spot he had failed to from just a quarter of an hour before hand.”Even the strongest people have their [bad] days. I was at rock bottom…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USHurricane Beryl is churning towards Jamaica as a Category 5 storm after making landfall in the Windward Islands, bringing devastating winds and storm surges.As the earliest-ever Category 4 hurricane, Beryl brought deadly conditions to the Grenadine Islands, Carriacou Island and Grenada on Monday, killing at least one person.Officials received “widespread reports of destruction and devastation in Carriacou and Petite Martinique,” Grenada prime minister Dickon Mitchell said.“In half an hour, Carriacou was flattened.”Beryl is now only the…

Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears after missing an extra-time penalty in Portugal’s last-16 Euro 2024 fixture against Slovenia.The football icon stepped up to fire the ball towards the bottom right corner in the first half of extra time – but Atletico Madrid keeper Jan Oblak produced a stunning save at full stretch to push it onto the post.The Portugal captain was in tears during the brief interval, having to be consoled by his team-mates before returning to the pitch for the final 15 minutes.Ronaldo’s tears then turned to cheers as Portugal went on to beat Slovenia in the penalty shootout,…

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 emailsPolice arrested a 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a man on the University of Sydney campus on Tuesday.The emergency services were called to the scene at Parramatta Road near Camperdown at about 8.35am where the 22-year-old victim was found suffering from a single stab wound.He is reportedly in a serious but stable condition. The authorities said the two are not known to each other.The 22-year-old unnamed victim was treated for his wounds at the scene…