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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 Troy Parrott is hoping better fortunes are just around the corner for the Republic of Ireland after firing them to a dramatic win over Euro 2024 finalists Hungary.The 22-year-old Tottenham striker came off the bench to snatch a 2-1 victory in the second minute of stoppage time at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday evening, Ireland’s first success of note since they beat Scotland 3-0 in June 2022.It has been a bleak couple of years for the Republic,…

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 emailsBelgian director Ivo Van Hove’s production of A View From the Bridge at the Young Vic back in 2014 remains a high watermark of contemporary theatre. Showers of blood-red rain, no set or props, Mark Strong and Nicola Walker going at it with a brutal level of intensity that didn’t let up until the final, tragic scenes. That was the last big production of Arthur Miller’s classic in London, and it did beg the question…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USJames Kane has used a powerful magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but he says the stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe were something else entirely.Kane’s girlfriend, Barbi Agostini, was recording last Friday as he pulled a slimy safe out of a lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, famous as the location of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs, and extracted bags of waterlogged, gunk-covered Benjamins from…

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 Interim boss John O’Shea is confident the Republic of Ireland are laying a foundation for future success after a morale-boosting friendly victory over Euro 2024 qualifiers Hungary.Substitute Troy Parrott’s stoppage-time goal secured a 2-1 win at the Aviva Stadium which ended the Hungarians’ 14-match unbeaten run in their penultimate warm-up fixture before they fly to Germany.Ireland will head for Portugal next Tuesday without a permanent head coach, but with a hard-fought win against a side ranked some…

Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden’s gun trialSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJurors in Hunter Biden’s federal gun charges trial saw text messages between the president’s son and his onetime girlfriend – who is also his brother Beau Biden’s widow – Hallie Biden in which the two spoke about drug usage and the firearm at the center of the case.On Tuesday, prosecutors submitted into evidence messages from 2018 where Biden berated Hallie for taking the firearm he purchased and disposing of it without…

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 have had their fair share of wake-up calls as of late and they haven’t always heeded them. This time, though, they finally did what was required.The Lionesses found their rhythm against France in Saint-Etienne and ironed out the issues which blighted them in Friday’s defeat in Newcastle. In doing so they handed a significant boost to their Euro 2025 qualification hopes.They are joint-second in Group A3, trailing leaders France by two points with two fixtures remaining.…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailIn 2020, at the end of his term in the White House, Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to force TikTok off the top app stores and have its Chinese parent company divest its ownership. He must be glad now that those efforts were challenged in court and dropped by the Biden administration. The former president joined TikTok on Saturday and has quickly garnered 5.2m followers, blowing past the Biden campaign’s roughly 357,000 followers. In a statement to The Independent,…

‘I don’t want to make an emotional decision’: Mary Earps discusses Man United futureEngland travel to southern France tonight hoping to earn a vital win in their campaign to qualify for Euro 2025. The Lionesses sit third in Group A3, level on points with Sweden, who they drew to in their opening game, and above the Republic of Ireland, who they beat 2-0 in their second group match. Last Friday, Sarina Weigman’s side lost 2-1 in the reverse fixture at St. James’ Park, when a spirited France side led by Marie Antoinette Katoto came back from behind to snatch a…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailPresident Joe Biden issued an order on Tuesday which intends to shut down the US-Mexico border when the number of migrants crossing hits a certain level, as immigration emerges as a top voter concern in the 2024 presidential race. The presidential proclamation will allow the United States to close the southern border to asylum seekers who cross into America between established ports of entry.Biden had previously hinted that he would take such executive actions after a bipartisan deal…

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 Harry Redknapp believes England should “rip the opposition to pieces” as they aim for Euro 2024 glory this summer.Gareth Southgate’s side are the favourites to triumph in Germany and finally end their 58-year wait for a major trophy.Redknapp says with the likes of Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Kyle Walker and Declan Rice at their disposal, no other team at the European Championship is as well equipped as England to lift the trophy this…