Author: INDEPENDENT

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 Leicester secured the Sky Bet Championship title after a 3-0 win at Preston on Monday night.Enzo Maresca’s side have enjoyed a brilliant campaign – even if they had threatened to make a mess of it over the run-in before eventually clinching automatic promotion back to the Premier League with two games left to play.Here, the PA news agency charts five key players in their memorable campaign.Abdul FatawuThe Ghana winger has made a big impact during his loan…

Police work at the scene of a shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina. ‘Numerous’ officers have been shot, police said Monday (AP)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USFour US Marshal Task Force officers were killed and four others injured in a gun battle as they served a fugitive arrest warrant at a house in Charlotte, North Carolina.The fugitive, who opened fire on officers, was himself fatally shot during the gunfight, and two other suspects were arrested after an ensuing standoff on Monday, according…

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 Leicester City will be back in the Premier League next season and have now been crowned Championship title-winners, following a 3-0 win over Preston North End.The Foxes can still reach the 100-point mark if they beat Blackburn at home on the final day of the season, highlighting their excellent overall campaign as they return to the top flight after just a one-year absence.While the squad has changed somewhat this year following relegation and the appointment of Enzo…

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‘Multiple’ law enforcement officers were shot in Charlotte, North Carolina after an incident erupted, authorities said.“Numerous law enforcement officers struck by gunfire in active situation in the 5000 block of Galway Drive,” the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on Monday afternoon. A deputy US Marshal was killed, sources told WSOC-TV.The Independent has not independently verified this information.Police said that the “threat is isolated to the area” and asked residents in the neighborhood to shelter in place. “Expect…

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 Premier League clubs have agreed a deal in principle to introduce an overall spending cap for future seasons.It is understood that 16 clubs voted in favour of the new guidelines, with Chelsea abstaining and the three dissenting votes coming from Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa.Utilising a concept referred to as “anchoring” or “tethering”, it is expected that spending on transfers, wages and agents’ fees would be linked to the amount that the league’s bottom clubs…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailSouth Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham leaped to Donald Trump’s defence on Sunday as he dismissed the former president’s New York hush money trial saying “I think the whole thing is a crock”.The longtime Mr Trump ally appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday where he railed against the trial and branded the former president’s long list of legal woes as examples of “selective prosecution” – but declined to say that he should have full immunity 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 Thiago Silva will depart Chelsea at the end of the season, with the veteran defender bringing to an end a four-year stint at Stamford Bridge.Silva joined the club on a free transfer in August 2020 on an initial one-year deal, but extended his stay and has remained a consistent starter under Mauricio Pochettino.The 39-year-old was part of the side that won the Champions League in 2021, featuring in the final against Manchester City as Chelsea secured a…

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 emailsPedro Sanchez has said he will continue as Spain’s prime minister despite his wife being investigated over corruption claims.He announced his decision on Monday morning after taking several days away from public duty to consider quitting.The legal complaint against his wife, Begona Gomez, was filed by a legal platform that claims Ms Gomez used her position to influence business deals.On Wednesday, Mr Sanchez said the move was a personal attack on his family and he…

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 On such days, Manchester City may be the unconvincing unstoppables. This was scarcely the most glorious demonstration of Pep Guardiola’s philosophy but churn or grind out four more wins and they will have a fourth consecutive Premier League title, regardless of what Arsenal do.Weakened by injury and illness, put under pressure by Nottingham Forest, below par with their passing, City still prevailed. It may have been the result of champions. It is harder to claim it was…

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 jailed two journalists on extremism charges for working with a group founded by the late opposition politician Alexei Navalny.Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin have been accused of producing content for Navalny’s YouTube channel, NavalnyLIVE, run by the Foundation for Fighting Corruption. The organisation, which is dedicated to investigating corrupt practices by Vladimir Putin, his associates and the ruling elite, has been declared an “extremist” body by the Kremlin.Mr Gabov, arrested on Saturday, was…