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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 emailsSuch is the abidingly sexist nature of our society that it’s rare pleasure to meet a successful female entrepreneur. Rarer still to meet six at once and to hear them recount their experiences on the way to the top.The occasion was the launch of the E2Exchange (E2E) Female Track 100 for 2024. In association with The Independent, E2E, the business networking and mentoring organisation, has published the definitive index of the 100 fastest-growing female-led or…

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 Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event.They have turned to friendly hackers to probe their cyberdefenses, like boxers who use sparring partners to ready them for a championship fight. They have studied and analyzed the strengths, tactics and weaknesses of their opponents. Those could be anyone from teenage showoffs and ransomware gangs to Russian military…

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 been handed a boost for Euro 2024 after Uefa confirmed teams will be permitted to select up to 26 players in their squads.Gareth Southgate’s options have now increased for the tournament in Germany.The Uefa Executive Committee confirmed on Friday that the maximum squad size of the teams participating has now changed from the original quota of 23 to 26 players.Southgate is due to announce his squad on 8 June, after two friendlies against Bosnia 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 emailsAn Israeli assault on the Gaza border town of Rafah would bring the “slaughter” of hundreds of thousands of civilians and be a huge blow to aid operations in the entire enclave, a UN official has said.Israel has repeatedly warned of an operation against Hamas in the southern city, where around a million displaced people are crowded together, having fled months of Israeli bombardments triggered by Hamas fighters’ deadly cross-border attack on 7 October.“It could…

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 Countries competing at this summer’s European Championship will be allowed to name 26-player squads, UEFA has confirmed.England boss Gareth Southgate, Scotland manager Steve Clarke and their continental counterparts had been preparing to return to 23-man squads for the tournament in Germany, after being allowed expanded groups at Euro 2020 to help cope with the knock-on impact of the coronavirus pandemic.The 2022 World Cup also featured 26-man squads due to it taking place in the winter.The issue was…

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 Lawyers for a teenager who is suing two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant over a fight during an offseason pickup game can withdraw from the case after citing irreconcilable conflicts with their client, a Tennessee judge ruled Friday.Rebecca Adelman and Leslie Ballin had filed a motion in Shelby County Circuit Court asking a judge to allow them to withdraw from the lawsuit filed by Joshua Holloway against Morant, who hosted a daylong series of pickup games…

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 Gary O’Neil thinks his Wolves side will need to be “close to perfect” to derail Manchester City on Saturday – a game he will have to watch from the stands.O’Neil will serve a one-match touchline ban at the Etihad Stadium after comments he made in the aftermath of last month’s defeat to West Ham, increasing the difficulty of this weekend’s assignment at the Premier League title chasers.The manager has attempted to mitigate the impact of his banishment…

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 emailsA roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Video shows Robert De Niro rehearsing for a Netflix series, not yelling at anti-Israel protesters CLAIM: Actor Robert De Niro was captured on video yelling at anti-Israel protesters in New York City.THE FACTS: De Niro was rehearsing…

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 Mark Clattenburg has resigned from his role as Nottingham Forest’s referee analyst in the wake of the club’s controversial handling of contentious decisions by VAR.Clattenburg was appointed by Forest in February to the unusual position, which involved assessing refereeing performances and leading the club’s response to apparent miscarriages of justice on the field. But he faced calls to resign amid a fierce backlash to Forest’s statement on social media last month which accused VAR Stuart Attwell of…

A house explosion in New Jersey left at least one person dead and another injured on Thursday evening (2 May).The incident happened just after 7 pm at a property on Continental Court in South River, Middlesex County.Footage shows the devastation at the scene, with debris scattered across the street.Nearby homes were also evacuated after the explosion.When emergency responders arrived at the scene, they found two victims suffering from serious injuries.The Middlesex County prosecutor’s office later confirmed that 62-year-old Kevin Gilbert succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.Another victim was taken to hospital for treatment.The cause of…