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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 Ange Postecoglou revealed Richarlison has been ruled out for up to four weeks with a knee injury.The Tottenham striker sustained the injury during the side’s 2-1 defeat by Wolves on Saturday 17 February.This season, the Brazilian has scored 10 goals in 22 top-flight appearances for Spurs, nine of which have come in his last 10 matches.Tottenham, like many Premier League clubs, have struggled with injuries this campaign. Postecoglou, will already be without Pedro Porro and Ryan Sessegnon.Porro…

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 Houthis will continue carrying out attacks in the Red Sea unless they are faced by forces on the ground in addition to the current Western air campaign, according to senior members of Yemen’s internationally-recognised government.The US and UK are engaged in military strikes to combat the threat from the militia against international shipping in one of world’s busiest trade routes which is causing severe damage to the world economy.But the Houthis are well able…

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 is ready to welcome back Thiago Silva and Marc Cucurella from injury as Chelsea face Brentford. The Blues bounced back from Carabao Cup final heartache against Liverpool, edging out Leeds to advance to the FA Cup quarter-finals. The Brazilian and Spanish defenders could boost the Blues for the London derby, but the Argentine coach will be without Christopher Nkunku for several weeks after the French forward aggravated his hamstring.“We need to assess him [Silva], and…

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 emailsWarning: This livestream contains scenes that some viewers may find distressing.Watch live as the family of Alexei Navalny joins mourners for the Vladimir Putin critic’s funeral in Moscow today (Friday 1 March).Navalny will be buried in Moscow on Friday. The service will be held at Borisovskoye Cemetery, after a farewell service at a Moscow church.The opposition leader’s wife Yulia Navalnaya said she didn’t know if the funeral would be peaceful or if police would arrest…

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 Liverpool return to Premier League action against Nottingham Forest on Saturday as Jurgen Klopp continues to deal with a lengthy injury list.The Reds have the chance to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League table and put the pressure on Manchester City and Arsenal when they visit the City Ground at 3pm tomorrow.It’s been a remarkable week at Anfield: with Liverpool winning the Carabao Cup after beating Chelsea in extra time, before Klopp’s…

Donald Trump labelled migrants arrested for criminal offences as “illegal aliens” during a speech on immigration in Texas.The former US President visited the US/Mexico border in Texas on Thursday (29 February), and also referred to Joe Biden as “crooked”.Referring to the murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, Trump said: “The monster charged in the death is an illegal alien migrant who was led into our country and released into our country by crooked Joe Biden.”Trump also referred to two other men arrested in connection with two other offences as “illegal aliens”. 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 There are times when Manchester United managers have been embroiled in bitter public rows with rivals. Sir Alex Ferguson against Arsene Wenger, for instance. Or Ferguson versus Rafa Benitez. Or Erik ten Hag and Fulham’s social-media team.And if the temptation was to suggest that, with a Manchester derby on Sunday, Ten Hag ought to devote more time to Pep Guardiola’s tactics than Fulham’s TikToks, perhaps that is conflating issues. Yet it was Ten Hag’s second spat of…

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 emailsAlexei Navalny will be buried in Moscow on Friday amid tight security, fears of police crackdown, and difficulties targeting his funeral ceremony, his team said. The memorial service comes two weeks after the 47-year-old Russian opposition politician suddenly died in an Arctic penal colony and his immediate family struggled to access his body. His team has accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of being complicit in the death under mysterious circumstances of the fierce Kremlin critic.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 Even as Erling Haaland ran riot at Luton and Liverpool’s kids continued to perform miracles for Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, Mikel Arteta was still able to bask in his satisfaction of Arsenal’s recent work. In what increasingly looks likely to be a three-way fight for the Premier League title, Arsenal were the odd ones out as Manchester City and Liverpool advanced to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup this midweek. But Arsenal are also outliers in another…

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 emailsFrench President Emmanuel Macron appeared isolated on the European stage this week after saying the possibility of Western troops being sent to Ukraine could not be ruled out, a comment that prompted an outcry from other leaders. French officials later sought to clarify Macron’s remarks and tamp down the backlash, while insisting on the need to send a clear signal to Russia that it cannot win in Ukraine. The Kremlin warned that if NATO sends…