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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 An ex-professional footballer, who went from working in a shipyard to playing in the 1961 FA Cup Final before going on to score 250 career goals, is battling Alzheimer’s which research suggests may have been caused by his career.Hugh McIlmoyle, from Port Glasgow, played during the 1960s and 70s for a number of teams including Leicester City, Rotherham United, Carlisle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City, Middlesbrough, and Preston North End.“Known for heading the ball” and “loved by…

Related: Trump lawyer Alina Habba doesn’t rule out seeking $464m bond money from wealthy Russian or Saudi donorsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailNew York attorney general Letitia James has already begun preparing the ground to seize Donald Trump’s assets in anticipation of his not being able to meet the $464m bond in his Big Apple fraud trial, the deadline for which falls on Monday.It emerged on Thursday that Ms James registered the judgement from the months-long trial with the county clerk’s office 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 Sir Keir Starmer has called on Nike to change the colour of the St George’s Cross on a new England football team shirt to traditional red after a row over its design.The Labour leader said he believed the flag was a “unifier” and insisted the sporting brand should “reconsider” the decision to modify it.The call comes after Nike revealed it had altered the cross using purple and blue horizontal stripes in what it called a “playful update”…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USIt has been a crime to cheat on your spouse in New York for more than a century.But adultery may soon be legal in the State thanks to a bill working its way through the New York Legislature, which would finally repeal the law that is punishable by up to three months in jail.Adultery bans are still on the books in several states across the US, though charges are also rare and convictions even rarer. They…

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 If Harry Maguire had listened to the many voices talking about him last year, he would not have been smiling on the Old Trafford pitch on Sunday afternoon as the sun went down, revelling in Manchester United’s pulsating FA Cup win over Liverpool.Last summer a storm brewed around Maguire, and he was told to leave the club by a number of former Manchester United players including Dwight Yorke, Jaap Stam and Wayne Rooney. There were countless examples…

Putin Attends Concert In Moscow On Anniversary Of Crimea’s AnnexationFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsRussian missile strikes hit Ukraine’s largest dam in Zaporizhzhia this morning and caused partial blackouts in Kharkiv.“There is currently a fire at the station. Emergency services and energy workers are working on the spot,” Ukraine’s state hydropower company said, adding that there was no risk of a breach.Missile strikes earlier in the day targeted the power supply in Kharkiv, with at least 15 blasts reported for…

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 Former footballers Marcus Stewart and Stephen Darby are holding one of the biggest fundraising events for the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation to raise awareness for motor neurone disease.A core team of 16 former players will take on the ‘March of the Day’ trek, which starts at the University of Bradford Stadium and will travel more than 175 miles over two-and-a-half days.The walk starts today and takes in 17 football grounds across West Yorkshire and the north-west, 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 USThe Oklahoma teens involved in a high school bathroom altercation with Nex Benedict, a nonbinary 16-year-old whose death was later ruled as suicide, will not face criminal charges.Tulsa County district attorney Steve Kunzweiler, after reviewing the Owasso Police Department’s investigation, stated the fight was considered “mutual combat” and didn’t warrant charges.“When I review a report and make a decision to file a charge I must be convinced – as is every prosecutor – that a crime…

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 Wales thrashed Finland 4-1 in Cardiff to set up a Euro 2024 play-off final with Poland.First-half goals from David Brooks and Neco Williams put the hosts in cruise control and raised hopes of a stress-free evening for the vast majority of a sell-out Cardiff City Stadium crowd.Teemu Pukki banished those thoughts on the stroke of half-time with his 40th Finland goal, but Brennan Johnson quickly restored Wales’ two-goal cushion after the break and substitute Daniel James rounded…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a law that bans people experiencing homelessness from sleeping in public spaces overnight, a measure that follows a wave of similar legislation across the US targeting unhoused people.Florida’s bill, which opponents have warned does nothing to address the root causes of homelessness or provide longer-term solutions, prohibits “public camping or sleeping” – including the presence of “bedding or pillows” – on “any” public property, such as public parks.Instead, the law directs local…