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Manchester City are still favourites to win the title (EPA)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 Manchester City host Wolves at the Etihad Stadium as they attempt to remain on course to defend their Premier League title.Arsenal did not drop points against Bournemouth in the early kick off, as attention turns to City, and Pep Guardiola’s team’s aim to win the title for a record-breaking fourth consecutive time.However, Wolves managed to secure a 1-0 win against City at Molineux earlier in the season, and…

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 emailsRussia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the ministry’s list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges. Russian officials did not immediately clarify the allegations against Zelenskyy and Poroshenko, and independent Russian news outlet Mediazona claimed on Saturday that the two had been on the list for months.…

Arteta warns Arsenal not to get carried away after 3-2 at TottenhamSign 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 Arsenal will want to avoid any chances of losing ground on Manchester City in the title race when they take on Bournemouth.Mikel Arteta’s side go into the weekend one point ahead of his former club, although the defending champions have a game in hand.It has been two decades since Arsenal last won a Premier League title, and they have won all six of their home league…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week.In an online interview with journalist Dan Wootton, Spacey said he has never done anything illegal and admitted that he has struggled to get back to work after being acquitted last year of criminal charges in a London court.“I can’t go through this again, allowing…

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 Fran Kirby will be leaving Chelsea at the end of the current Women’s Super League season.After almost a decade at the club, since joining from Reading in 2015, Kirby has established herself as the club’s top goalscorer in the modern era, under manager Emma Hayes, who will also be leaving at the end of the campaign for arguably the biggest job in women’s football as United States’ women’s team head coach.She scored 115 goals in 205 appearances…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USPolice in Canada have arrested three Indian nationals over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader last year, which triggered a major diplomatic spat with India.Hardeep Singh Nijjar – a designated terrorist in India – was assassinated in Surrey on 18 June by two masked men.Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau sparked a diplomatic feud in September when he said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement in the slaying of Nijjar. India has denied the allegations.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 Rangers appointed Steven Gerrard as their new manager on a four-year deal on this day in 2018.The former Liverpool and England captain took his first steps into management when he replaced Graeme Murty at Ibrox.Gerrard, 37 at the time, had been coaching in Liverpool’s youth academy following his retirement from playing.He said: “I am honoured to become the next manager of Rangers. I have enormous respect for this football club, and its history and tradition.“I can’t wait…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA civil engineer has proposed that the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible last year may have been caused by “micro-buckling” in its carbon fibre hull.Deep-sea entrepreneur Stockton Rush and his four paying crew members all perished last June when their submarine collapsed under pressure while on its way to explore the wreck of the RMS Titanic.International group of agencies investigates loss of submersible carrying 5 people to the TitanicShow all 111/11International group of agencies investigates…

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 Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou has warned his squad more changes are on the horizon.Spurs had shown plenty of signs of improvement during Postecoglou’s debut season until a run of three straight losses checked their progress.Defeat at Chelsea on Thursday night highlighted some of the deficiencies in the current Tottenham squad, which has largely been put together by pragmatic managers in Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte, but are now being asked to play a…

President Joe Biden insists ‘order must prevail’ as police shut down college Gaza protestsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe NYPD revealed on Friday morning that a police officer with the department’s Emergency Service Unit “unintentionally” fired his gun while trying to access a locked office at Columbia University on Tuesday night. The bullet hit a wall inside the office. No one was injured. Police in Portland cleared students out of the Portland State University library, which suffered significant damage over the…