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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 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…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea.The La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island began erupting Saturday around midnight in what officials with Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute said could be its largest eruption since 2017. The 1,476-meter (4,842-foot) volcano last erupted in 2020.Images shared on social media taken by visitors to the Galapagos show the volcano profiled against…

Pep Guardiola praised fantastic Phil Foden and said the Manchester City midfielder is developing into a world-class player after his derby-winning display against Manchester United.Nobody expected anything other than embarrassment at the Etihad Stadium for Erik ten Hag’s stumbling Red Devils, yet Marcus Rashford’s scorcher gave them a shock half-time lead.United were under the cosh for large periods before and after the break, finally buckling as 23-year-old Foden scored a superb leveller in the 56th minute before then firing City ahead 10 minutes from time.“He is right now this season [one of the best players in the Premier League],” Guardiola…

Sign up to our free fortnightly newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent Nadine WhiteSign up to our free fortnightly newsletter The Race ReportEzra Mam, an Indigenous Australian rugby star, has accused a member of the opponent team of using racial slur against him during a match in Las Vegas.Mam, a Broncos five-eighth and Torres Strait Islander, claimed Sydney Roosters prop, Spencer Leniu, called him a “monkey” during the National Rugby League’s (NRL) season-opening double-header.Leniu responded to the allegations saying it was all “fun and games on the field” and nothing had happened. He was hit with a contrary conduct charge…

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 On this day in 2012, Andre Villas-Boas left Chelsea as former midfielder Roberto Di Matteo was appointed interim manager until the end of the season.Villas-Boas, 34, lost the job he had held for just eight months less than 24 hours after a 1-0 defeat at West Brom which left the Blues sitting in fifth place in the Premier League table and having won just five of their previous 15 games in all competitions.The Portuguese had been recruited…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailFamily members of Americans held hostage by Hamas are expected to attend president Joe Biden’s State of the Union address this week as he faces mounting pressure over his handling of the conflict.“It’s a living hell. A living hell from the moment you get up in the morning until you go to bed,”  Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen, told NBC News. He is hopeful that his presence in the Capitol will remind Americans of 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 The last time Manchester United visited the Etihad Stadium, Phil Foden achieved a historic feat. He became the first player to score a hat-trick in a Manchester derby for all of nine minutes. Admittedly, until Erling Haaland had completed his own treble, no one else had mustered one in the fixture since Andrei Kanchelskis in 1994.The last time Manchester City beat Manchester United, Foden was on target and yet overshadowed by Haaland again, scoring the third goal…

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 Haitian government announced a state of emergency in response to severe unrest in the capital which disrupted communication networks and resulted in two jailbreaks, all amid efforts by a prominent gang leader to remove prime minister Ariel Henry from power.In order to restore order, the government has imposed with immediate effect a curfew throughout the West territory for a “renewable period of seventy-two hours”, the statement from the authorities said.The curfew will apply “between six…

Mauricio Pochettino shrugged off jeers from Chelsea fans after some of them turned on him during the 2-2 draw at Brentford on Saturday, 2 March.The Argentinian boss insisted he does not need to be loved by the supporters, who expressed their frustration when the Blues were losing 2-1.”I’ve been told, I didn’t hear to be honest, it’s difficult for me to understand… It’s normal, we were losing the game 2-1 and they expressed their frustration. I am one of the ones responsible, I’m the coach,” he said. Source link

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe nation’s capital delivered Nikki Haley her first victory of the 2024 primary season on Sunday, ending her losing streak and providing her campaign a sliver of hope it desperately needed.Ms Haley’s defeat of former President Donald Trump marks the first time another Republican has beaten him in any contest since 2016, and is the first sign that the 2024 GOP primary will be anything more than a display of his continued dominance of the Republican electorate.The race…