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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 Leandro Trossard believes a “top level” performance is required to topple Bayern Munich after salvaging Arsenal a 2-2 draw from a captivating Champions League quarter-final first leg.Gunners substitute Trossard levelled with 14 minutes remaining on Tuesday evening to leave the tie perfectly poised ahead of next week’s return match at Allianz Arena.Former Arsenal forward Serge Gnabry and ex-Tottenham striker Harry Kane had turned the contest in Bayern’s favour following Bukayo Saka’s early opener.“They have showed how they…

Klaxoon is a Business Reporter client.According to a recent Gartner survey, employees operating in human-centric work models are three times more likely to both enjoy high intent to stay in their organisation and see low levels of fatigue. Fatigue, often associated with diminished employee engagement, can significantly impact organisational productivity and engagement. All this can lead to increased stress, burn out and poor talent retention. In light of this, organisations need to optimise their workplace, regardless of the model (remote, hybrid, on-site)  with a compelling work culture value proposition that will enhance the overall employee experience and in return, drive productivity. They also must…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump faces four criminal indictments in four separate jurisdictions. Nearly 100 felony criminal charges have been levelled against the former president, who remains the presumptive nominee to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate once more in 2024.As his legal battles grow more complex by the day, a serious question has emerged: what happens if Mr Trump wins the nomination and campaigns for the general election as a convicted criminal?That possibility, in turn, raises another simpler question: 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 The Premier League is yet to see the real Enzo Fernandez, the Chelsea midfielder said as he admitted that he has failed to find his best form after making a big-money move to the English club in 2023.Chelsea, who spent more than £400m to bring in 13 new players last year, have struggled for consistency this season.Argentina midfielder Fernandez, signed for £106m from Benfica in January 2023, has been underwhelming and he has failed to rediscover the…

More than 10,000 homes in Russia were flooded after a dam burst near the Kazakhstan border, according to authorities.Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said thousands of people have been evacuated in Orsk.The Russian government declared the situation a federal emergency after two major rivers swelled beyond bursting point.This week’s flooding is the worst the area has seen for decades.A Kremlin spokesperson said president Vladimir Putin has asked the government to set up a commission to deal with the emergency and ordered the Tyumen and Kurgan governors to prepare for an “expected sharp rise in water levels”. Source link

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 Rachel Daly, who was part of England’s successful Euro 2022 campaign, has announced her retirement from international football.The Ason Villa forward announced her decision the day after England’s 2-0 win over Ireland in a 2025 European Championships qualifying match.Daly has appeared at two World Cups and one Euros during an eight-year international career. She was capped 84 times for the senior side, scoring 16 goals.The striker started in every match of Sarina Wiegman’s Euro 2022 side, including…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAn attorney and his wife have been killed in a horror shooting at a Las Vegas law office, where a gunman opened fire during a child custody hearing – before turning the gun on himself.The shooter, a man in his 70s, killed himself after fatally shooting across the table at two people during the deposition hearing in the City National Bank building, police said.Las Vegas police said that the gunman had “very specific targets” during 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 For a tie that leaves everything in the balance, and a result that mostly seemed fair from the flow of the game, Thomas Tuchel was anything but calm.He was furious, specifically with referee Glenn Nyberg. That was over the explanation for a decision in the 66th minute, when Gabriel picked the ball up in the area after it seemed like David Raya had taken a goal-kick. The nature of modern kick-outs probably made something like this inevitable…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJoe Biden has said that Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza has been a “mistake”, in one of his strongest rebukes of the Israeli prime minister’s response to the ongoing conflict so far.The president made the remarks during a sit-down interview with Univision, aired on Tuesday evening, in which he said the recent missile strikes on aid convoys in the Middle East were “outrageous” and called for a halt in the fighting.It comes after The 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 Harry Kane scored his 15th goal in 20 appearances against Arsenal as Bayern Munich drew 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League.The former Tottenham striker enjoyed a prolific record in north London derbies and a summer change of scenery made no difference.Here, the PA news agency looks at his record against his long-time rivals.Scourge of the GunnersKane, released from Arsenal as an eight-year-old written off by then-academy boss Liam Brady as “a bit chubby”, wasted…