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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 Steve Clarke handed Craig Gordon the chance to play his way into Scotland’s Euro 2024 squad as he displayed his loyalty to the players who have served him well in recent years.The 41-year-old is one of four goalkeepers included in a 25-man group for friendlies against the Netherlands and Northern Ireland this month as Clarke keeps his options open.With Callum McGregor, Aaron Hickey and Jacob Brown missing out through injury, Clarke hopes to have some tough decisions…

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 emailsFor the first time, Black-ish’s Jenifer Lewis is opening up about her near-death experience after falling off a 10-foot balcony while on holiday almost two years ago. Lewis, 67, recently sat down with ABC’s Good Morning America host Robin Roberts to speak about the harrowing accident and her road to recovery. In a teaser of the full interview, which airs tonight (12 March) on ABC News at 8.30pm ET, the Sister Act star explained that…

Haiti: Hundreds of inmates escape after armed gangs storm prisonThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USHaiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry agreed to resign once a transitional presidential council is created amid urgent efforts to quell spiralling gang violence in the country. Kenya announced on Tuesday it would not deploy a previously organised security mission to Haiti as there is no “sitting government” to coordinate with on the ground.Mr Henry confirmed his resignation hours after Caribbean leaders and US secretary of state Antony…

Mikel Arteta hails ‘exceptional’ Kai Havertz after late winner against BrentfordArsenal host Porto in the Champions League tonight as the Gunners look to overturn a 1-0 first-leg defeat and return to the quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years. Mikel Areta’s side were stunned by Galeno’s last-gasp winner at the Estadio do Dragao three weeks ago, but Arsenal been in brilliant form in the Premier League and will be hopeful of coming from behind against the Portuguese side. Arteta has called on the Arsenal fans to “bring your noise” after his side found a late winner against Brentford on…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailWatch as Robert Hur, the justice department special counsel investigating Joe Biden’s possession of classified documents, testifies to the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, 12 March.The former Trump administration appointee was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland brought as a special counsel to investigate how classified documents ended up at the 81-year-old US president’s former Washington, DC office and his Wilmington, Delaware home.In the report released by Mr Garland last month, Mr Hur reccomended Mr Biden not be…

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 It’s a tricky weekend for Fantasy Premier League managers, as they need to juggle trying to get maximium points without overspending on transfers, sacrificing players they want in their team going forward or – for those in head to head leagues – losing out due to not having a full team available.But that is made complicated by the fact only eight Premier League clubs have a fixture during gameweek 29, with FA Cup commitments taking up others’…

Police on Tuesday 12 March forcibly removed Greta Thunberg and other climate activists who were blocking the entrance to Sweden’s parliament building for a second day, driving them away in a police van.Stockholm police said that although activists had the right to demonstrate outside parliament, between five and 10 people had been removed for obstructing the entrance.Thunberg and dozens of other environmental campaigners started a sit-down protest on Monday against the effects of climate change and what they said was political inaction.Last year, the 21-year-old was detained by police or removed from protests in countries including Sweden, Norway and Germany.…

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 newly expanded Champions League will have a tennis-style seeding system instead of a draw for the knock-out stages, and now involve a hybrid digital-manual draw for the “Swiss system” group stage.An idea to even have a “US draft” style pick for knock-outs – where clubs would get to pick potential knock-out opponents depending on their table finish – was even discussed by Uefa, as a number of possibilities were raised.As an attempt to combat long-term financial…

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 emailsThe nominees for the 2024 Olivier Awards have been unveiled, with a range of A-list stars up for honours at Britain’s theatre awards.Announced on Tuesday (12 March), the list of nominated works and talent includes performers such as Nicole Scherzinger, Sophie Okonedo, Mark Gatiss, Andrew Scott and David Tennant, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Joseph Fiennes and James Norton all receiving their first nominations.Former Pussycat Dolls star Scherzinger is up for Best Actress in…

Russian gas pipeline explodes in huge fireball blast amid series of ‘Ukrainian strikes’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 emailsVladimir Putin’s troops are using chemical grenades to attack Ukrainian soldiers along the frontline, according to Kyiv military officials.Ukrainian Tavriisk Group of Forces spokesperson captain Dmytro Lykhovyi claimed Russian forces used at least 60 grenades likely equipped with chloropicrin (PS), which is similar to tear gas, between 4 March and 10 March this year.Its use would be a potential violation of the chemical…