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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 Ashleigh Neville insists Tottenham always had belief they could reach a maiden Women’s FA Cup final this season and are now determined to finish the journey with silverware at Wembley.Spurs face 2023 runners-up Manchester United at the national stadium on Sunday with a new winner of the competition guaranteed.It has been a remarkable turnaround for Tottenham in Robert Vilahamn’s debut campaign in charge after they battled relegation last season and finished ninth.Full-back Neville quit teaching to pursue…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USFor a time, not terribly long ago, it seemed impossible to escape the bald head and hyperactive countenance of Michael Avenatti. The heretofore-unknown loudmouth lawyer burst into the public consciousness at the side of a busty porn star, spearheading the Stormy Daniels legal campaign at a pace that gave Trump’s MAGA machine a run for its money.Avenatti, temporarily, seemed especially good at playing the 45th president at his own game – going low, then lower, then…

Pep Guardiola says he has no doubt Fulham will “do everything” to beat Manchester City in Saturday’s clash (11 May), no matter how much fun they have had in training. Video footage circulated this week of some of Fulham’s squad flying kites at the club’s training ground during a lighter moment in their schedule. That prompted some fans of City’s title rivals Arsenal to question whether the mid-table Cottagers will have their minds fully on the job as they prepare to host the champions on Saturday lunchtime. Source link

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 emailsThe original private investigator hired by the McCann family is returning to the scene of the world’s biggest missing child case – the infamous holiday apartment in Praia da Luz.This week will be Madeleine’s 21st birthday but the mystery of her disappearance appears to be no closer to being solved.Julian Peribañez was part of the original private investigation firm Metodo 3 hired by the McCann family to explore leads that weren’t being considered by police…

Guardiola on title race and need for perfectionFullham host Manchester City in the Premier League this afternoon and could have acrucial role ot play in the title race. Pep Guardiola’s side are hoping to become the first team to win the English top flight in four successive seasons and will jumo back into first place if they beat the Cottagers in Saturday’s early kick off. They head into the weekend one point behind league leaders Arsenal but still control their own destiny with just three games left to play. The Gunners face a potentially difficult trip to Manchester United on…

Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no choice’ but to destroy Hamas-.mp4For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsIsrael has order the evacuation of parts of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah ahead of an imminent ground offensive in the region. “To all the residents and displaced people in Rafah area … you are in a dangerous combat zone,” the evacuation leaflets read, before specifying certain parts of the region. “The [Israeli military] will act with extreme force against terrorist organizations in your areas of…

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 All eyes will be on potential Premier League stars of the future when the Champions League final takes place – in Europe, anyway, when Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham go head-to-head at Wembley: one who could yet impress in England’s top flight despite a poor start, and one who has yet to taste the top flight of his home nation at all.But far earlier than that game and far further east, another final by the same name…

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 It’s time for many people to don sequins and spangles — and for others to pick up protest banners and Palestinian flags — for Saturday’s final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.The competition that pits nations against one another for pop music glory is reaching its conclusion in the Swedish city of Malmo, with Croatia and Switzerland among those tipped to take the trophy, and Israel at the center of a political storm.Though 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 Gianfranco Zola was sacked as West Ham manager on this day in 2010.The Italy great had become the Hammers’ first overseas-born manager in September 2008, appointed as the permanent replacement for Alan Curbishley, who resigned in a dispute over transfer decisions just weeks into the season.Zola, taking his first job in club management after moving into coaching with Italy’s under-21s, enjoyed an encouraging start as his side played with considerable flair and some success, finishing ninth in…

Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no choice’ but to destroy Hamas-.mp4For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe UN General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.The world body approved the resolution by a vote of 143-9 with 25 abstentions. Palestine is a non-member observer state.Meanwhile, more than 100,000 refugees have fled the southern Gaza city…