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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 Ruben Dias admits Manchester City cannot rely on experience alone as they bid to repeat last season’s stunning treble success.The champions moved back within a point of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 3-1 derby win over rivals Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.That sets up a huge showdown with the Merseysiders at Anfield next weekend and they face the other team in the title race, Arsenal, later this month.Even though what’s done is done…

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 Royal Court has announced the inaugural season from newly appointed artistic director David Byrne.The London theatre, which is known for championing new voices in playwriting, will showcase nine new plays, starring actors including House of the Dragon’s Emma D’Arcy, Skyfall’s Ben Whishaw, and Killers of the Flower Moon star John Lithgow.The Sloane Square venue has helped launch the careers of notable playwrights including Jez Butterworth, Lucy Prebble, and Martin McDonagh.D’Arcy and Whishaw will perform…

Related video: Crowd stunned into silence as Trump appears confused during speech Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailRepublican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has been handed a legal victory as justices at the US Supreme Court will let him appear on this year’s ballot papers as he closes in on his party’s nomination.Mr Trump challenged the ground-breaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, which found in December that he should be ineligible to run for the White House again or take part in 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 Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United are emerging as two of the main contenders to land the signature of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen this summer, with both clubs keen to make different statements in the transfer market.The Nigerian is already being built up as one of the window’s biggest stories, given a €110m release clause makes him a rare young forward who is available. There was some surprise he wasn’t bought last year in the striker’s market, with a…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailAllen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s Trump Organization, is expected to plead guilty to perjury charges on Monday over the testimony he gave to investigators examining the real estate company’s finances.Weisselberg arrived at the office of Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg early on Monday morning and is expected to enter his plea later in the day, CNN reports.The former executive has been engaged in plea talks with Manhattan prosecutors for several weeks but neither…

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 Bruno Fernandes admits it is “going to be hard” for Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League after Manchester City’s “individual quality” led to an 11th Premier League loss of the season.An unbeaten start to 2024 came to an abrupt halt at home to Fulham last weekend and, having edged past Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, was compounded by another league defeat on Sunday afternoon.Marcus Rashford put unfancied United into a shock lead at the…

Related: Republican strategist shuts down Nikki Haley third-party ticket rumoursSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailNikki Haley secured her first victory of the 2024 Republican primary season on Sunday in DC, ending her losing streak and providing her campaign with the sliver of hope it desperately needed.Ms Haley’s defeat of front-runner Donald Trump marks the first time another GOP candidate has beaten the former president in any contest since 2016 and is the first sign that this year’s primary season will amount to anything…

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 an end result at the City Ground that might have been considered quite predictable, you wouldn’t have said that about what actually happened.There was Darwin Nunez’s plundered 98th-minute winner for Liverpool, most consequentially, to continue a decisive individual campaign that defies so many of the narratives around the Uruguayan. That led to chaos on the final whistle, as so many from Nottingham Forest confronted referee Paul Tierney about some of his decisions. The main source of…

Related video: Crowd stunned into silence as Trump appears confused during speech Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailRepublican presidential front-runner Donald Trump could find out today whether the US Supreme Court will let him appear on this year’s ballot papers as he attempts to close in on his party’s nomination.The justices are expected to decide at least one case on Monday, with signs strongly pointing to a resolution of the case from Colorado that threatens to kick Mr Trump off state ballots over…

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 Manchester United did quite a lot right. They had three shots and Manchester City had 27. Several United players had fine games in the derby. They barely had a quarter of possession. Erik ten Hag arguably got his team selection and tactics correct. His team lost 3-1.“Small margins,” said Ten Hag. But also big margins. Some of the Dutchman’s post-match verdicts this season have not stood up to much scrutiny. If his assessment of the 192nd Manchester…