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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 Under-fire Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes the club are in a better position than they were 12 months ago despite this season’s poor results.The Dutchman led the Red Devils to Champions League qualification through a third-placed finish during a promising first campaign that saw them win the Carabao Cup and reach the FA Cup final.But things have gone off the boil in an injury-impacted second season under Ten Hag.Eighth-placed United head to Brighton on 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 USThe Los Angeles Public Health Department has identified an employee with a case of hepatitis A at a Whole Foods in Beverly Hills, California.Officials are investigating the matter and have not yet identified additional cases, the department said on Friday, from the store on N. Crescent Drive.Due to the employee’s responsibilities, customers who purchased products from the seafood counter section between 20 April and 13 May should seek a hepatitis A vaccine, the department announced. “Receiving…

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 Emma Hayes pumped her fist for one last time, long after the tension of the afternoon had turned into celebration. After 12 years, Hayes will leave Chelsea as champions of England for the fifth season in a row, a dynasty of domestic dominance sealed with a crushing 6-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. For that, Hayes has Mayra Ramirez to thank. The striker was unstoppable, shattering the tension of the final day and taking the…

Trump in Florida for son Barron’s graduation after judge allows brief pause in trialSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump is in Florida today for the high school graduation of his teenage son Barron Trump before later jetting out for a Republican fundraising dinner in St Paul, Minnesota.The GOP presidential candidate’s hush money trial wrapped up for the week on Thursday after a day of heated cross-examination in which key witness Michael Cohen was grilled by defense attorney Todd Blanche. The former “fixer”…

(AFP via Getty Images)Chelsea travel to Manchester United in the WSL finale with Manchester City facing Aston Villa as the title race goes to the wire. The champions will be crowned on Saturday with just goal difference splitting the sides in what has been a thrilling battle.Emma Hayes is hoping to end her Blues dynasty with a title before taking over the US Women’s National Team and tackling the Olympics this summer in Paris. After a testing couple of months, with defeat to rivals Arsenal in the League Cup final and a crushing loss to Barcelona in the Women’s Champions…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailTexas Democrat Rep Jasmine Crockett called Georgia Republican Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene “absolutely” racist after the Georgia congresswoman she made comments about her appearance during a House Oversight Committee hearing. Ms Green mocked the Texans for her false eyelashes, prompting the Thursday night hearing to derail into chaos with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joining the confrontation. “She is racist. I mean, I don’t have any questions about that. Because, I mean, I don’t know that she’s ever attacked her own…

A Southampton fan celebrated with a prosthetic leg as the club secured a spot in the Championship play-off final on Friday night (17 May).The Saints beat West Brom 3-1 in the second leg of their crunch tie to secure a place at Wembley, following a 0-0 draw at The Hawthorns in the first leg.Russell Martin’s side will face Leeds United in the play-off final next weekend, and there were jubilant scenes at St Mary’s as the game unfolded.One fan even took “limbs” to the next level, waving a prosthetic leg in the air. 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 emailsSlovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico had a second operation on Friday, two days after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt.Mr Fico, 59, was injured after five shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova where the leader was meeting with supporters.“He had an almost two-hour-long operation,” deputy prime minister Robert Kalinak said to reporters on Friday outside the hospital in Banska Bystrica where Mr Fico is being treated.“His…

Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to Liverpool staff as they posed for a final group photo to commemorate the manager’s “special” time at the club.Trophies won under the German coach – who has been at the club since 2015 – were proudly displayed at Anfield as he and the staff came together in the stands.Klopp stood on the steps above the silverware, flanked by those he worked with.The photo, shared by Liverpool, featured a message penned by the outgoing manager.“Thanks for your amazing support over these most special 9 years,” Klopp wrote. Source link

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USShocking footage shows Sean “Diddy” Combs punching and kicking his former girlfriend, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in a hotel hallway in 2016 – and then bought the footage from the hotel after the encounter. The footage, captured from multiple angles and obtained first by CNN, shows the music mogul in a towel chasing Ms Ventura down the hallway, before attacking her near to the elevators. He then attempts to drag her back down the corridor.The incident allegedly…