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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 Oleksandr Zinchenko believes Arsenal have proved they can compete with the world’s best teams as the club’s pursuit of domestic and European glory intensifies.Mikel Arteta’s men kept up the pace with Premier League title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City thanks to Wednesday evening’s comfortable 2-0 victory over lowly Luton.The Gunners are also chasing Champions League success and next week begin a two-legged quarter-final against Bayern Munich.With the season at a pivotal stage, left-back Zinchenko feels taking four…

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 sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a 17-year-old boy with mental health issues after he armed himself with a knife and locked himself inside a bathroom.The teen was being transferred from a hospital, where he had been treated after cutting himself, to a mental health facility when he escaped on Tuesday, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said.The boy, a foster youth who lives in Hesperia, later showed up at a home in Victorville where his…

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 Phil Foden’s hat-trick against Aston Villa on April 3 might well be looked back on as a watershed moment for the Manchester City player.Long thought of as an understudy to the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, on that occasion he shone in their absence, with a swagger and confidence England fans have been waiting for. Not even Wayne Rooney had three Premier League hat-tricks to his name before the age of 24.Undoubtedly Foden will…

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 emailsPressure on Rishi Sunak to act against Israel after the death of seven aid workers has grown after a former British spy chief condemned the “reckless” way they were killed.Sir Alex Younger, ex-head of M16, said the incident showed Israel was using “systematic targeting” that risked slaughtering innocent people by mistake.It was in danger of losing its right to claim a “moral purpose” in the war with Hamas, he claimed in an outspoken intervention.Sir Alex…

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 Rio Ferdinand has revealed what Marcus Rashford should do in order to save his floundering Manchester United career.Rashford has been badly out of form this season, with the majority of his eight goals and six assists coming in a month-long spell around the turn of the year where he appeared to have turned a corner, only to regress and struggle again in recent weeks.It’s a far cry from the 30 goals and 11 assists he racked up…

The founder of the charity World Central Kitchen has accused Israeli forces in Gaza of targeting his aid workers “systematically, car by car”. José Andrés said the strike which killed seven members of his staff on Monday (1 April) was not a mistake, during an interview with BBC Breakfast today (4 April).Saifeddin Issam Ayab Abutaha, 25, of Palestine; Lalzawmi Frankcom, 43, of Australia; Damian Soból, 35, of Poland; Jacob Flickinger, 33, a US-Canadian dual citizen; along with UK citizens John Chapman, 57, James Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, died after the IDF struck their three-car convoy. 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 Emile Smith Rowe has given Mikel Arteta a timely reminder of his vast capabilities after a standout performance against Luton, which earned him a thunderous standing ovation.An eternal Arsenal fan-favourite, Smith Rowe was a key source of attacking impetus throughout the contest at the Emirates, being heavily involved in both of Arsenal’s goals in a commanding 2-0 win over the Hatters.After sparking the movement that led to Martin Odegaard’s opener, robbing Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu of possession in…

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailMany airline passengers say the worst part of any journey is the airport security check. Worldwide in normal times, half a million people pass through airport security every hour. Travellers resent the limit on LAGs (liquids, aerosols and gels) in cabin baggage, as well as the obligation to extract electronics such as laptops and tablets from hand luggage.The liquids rules were introduced hastily in 2006 as “a temporary measure” to protect against explosives. Despite repeated promises they remain in place.In 2019 Boris Johnson…

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 80-year-old American woman was killed during a wildlife safari in Zambia after an “aggressive” bull elephant “unexpectedly” charged at the vehicle, the tour operators said.The incident happened at around 9.30am local time on 30 March at the Kafue National Park in Zambia and the shocking video of the moment was captured and posted on social media.The video showed the adult male elephant chasing the car which came to a halt as the animal closed in.…

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 Mauricio Pochettino has defended Conor Gallagher after the midfielder received abuse on social media for failing to high-five a mascot.Chelsea said in a statement that the “defamatory comments” made towards Gallagher were “completely unacceptable” and that the video had been taken out of context.The incident occurred in the tunnel immediately ahead of kick-off when the Blues played Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with the 24-year-old seemingly not noticing that one of the mascots had held up…