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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 Spain are the only top side at Euro 2024 largely satisfied with how their group stage went, but everyone else would still nod along to manager Luis De La Fuente’s message. That is to basically forget everything that has happened so far.It’s a feeling deepened by the first real break of the tournament, following an intense start. After some squads packed three matches into eight days, teams like Austria now wait a full week for their next…

Zelensky says China trying to undermine Ukraine peace summitFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsDonald Trump has offered to “settle the war” in Ukraine started by Vladimir Putin as he suggested Russia would have never attacked its smaller neighbour if the US had a “real president” in the office.“Before I take office on 20 January, I’ll have that war settled,” he said at the first presidential debate with Joe Biden.However, Mr Biden called Mr Putin a “war criminal” and warned that…

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 Julian Nagelsmann’s Germany side travel to Dortmund on Saturday, 29 June to face Denmark in the last 16 of Euro 2024. The tournament hosts made a promising start to the competition with a 5-1 demolition of Scotland and an easy 2-0 win over Hungary, before faltering slightly in a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in their final group game. And they’ll be looking to put that match behind them with a more fluid attacking performance against a Denmark…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe first presidential debate, in which Joe Biden stumbled and Donald Trump repeated a barrage of lies and misinformation, was watched by 51.27 million viewers, according to CNN.The Thursday night debate saw Biden’s befuddled performance spark “deep panic” among Democrats and glee among Trump supporters. The 90-minute event, which took place in Atlanta, was hosted by CNN but carried live by 22 networks.CNN said on Friday that the debate drew the highest audience on its network with 9.53…

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 returned to England training on Friday having temporarily left Germany for the birth of his third child.The 24-year-old started all three games as Gareth Southgate’s side topped Group C and set up Sunday’s last-16 clash with Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.Foden played 89 minutes of Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Slovenia in Cologne, then returned to the UK for what the Football Association called “a pressing family matter”.The Manchester City star returned to Germany overnight after his partner…

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 Frustrated by the limits of the laboriously slow International Criminal Court and determined that the security officers who allegedly killed their loved ones not enjoy absolute impunity, Venezuelans have brought their crimes-against-humanity case to a federal court 3,000 miles from home — in Argentina.In a first for Venezuela under the repressive rule of President Nicolás Maduro, a federal court in Buenos Aires concluded two days of testimony from Venezuelan victims on Friday as part…

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 England are off to a winning start at Euro 2024, with Jude Bellingham’s header securing a 1-0 victory for Gareth Southgate’s side.But, what was going on with his socks?Some viewers spotted that Bellingham’s football socks were sporting some rather confusing holes in the back of them.Midfielder Conor Gallagher and winger Bukayo Saka’s socks were also seen with lots of holes along their calves.It’s not a fashion statement, but rather there’s a health explanation.Players “want to maximise the…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USSlowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine’s outgunned and undermanned defenses in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv.That, in turn, has brought new threats by President Vladimir Putin to retaliate against the West — either directly or indirectly.The moves by the West to blunt the offensive and the potential Kremlin response could lead to a dangerous escalation as the war drags…

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things musicGet our Now Hear This email for freeEngland will take on Slovakia this Sunday (30 June) in the Round of 16 of the Euro 2024 games in Germany, probably to the despair of football fans attending this year’s Glastonbury Festival. The Three Lions have been handed what our sports writers call a “favourable draw” for Gareth Southgate’s side, after they failed to impress during their three matches of the competition.Sunday’s match will kick off at 5pm BST at the Veltins Arena in…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USElvis Presley’s iconic blue suede shoes sold for more than $150,000 at an auction on Friday. Presley wore the famed dark blue shoes for several performances throughout the 1950s, even mentioning them during a 1956 appearance on Steve Allen’s then-famous variety show. Now, they’re in the hands of a California-based collector who paid a six-figure price at a Henry Aldridge and Son auction.The high price “reflects the importance of such an iconic object,” Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge…