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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 Oliver Glasner has been appointed manager of Crystal Palace.The former Eintracht Frankfurt head coach succeeds Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park.Here is a closer look at the 49-year-old.Who is Oliver Glasner?Glasner was born in 1974 in Austria. He spent his entire playing career, between 1992 and 2011, in his homeland. Aside from a loan spell with Linz-based LASK, the defender was a one-club man, playing 571 times for SV Ried. Glasner twice won the Austrian Cup with Ried…

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 In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a dark desert highway” and “a lovely place” with a luxurious surface and ominous undertones. And something on ice, perhaps caviar or Taittinger — or pink Champagne?The song, “Hotel California,” became one of rock’s most indelible singles. And nearly a half-century later, those handwritten pages…

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 Fantasy Premier League managers now have some real decisions to make as the season heads towards the final stretch, with several teams missing this gameweek who typically contain players in many FPL teams: Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham.Factoring in that and the upcoming few fixtures, we’ve picked out five players for GW26 to consider signing – but remember that the current gameweek doesn’t end until after Wednesday night’s fixtures are played out!Douglas Luiz, Aston Villa – midfielder, 5.5mA…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA female stingray in a North Carolina aquarium is pregnant — even though there are no males in her tank.The mysterious pregnancy has become the subject of widespread fascination, with many wondering how the round stingray, named Charlotte, came to be pregnant.“The unique thing about Charlotte is we don’t have a male ray,” Brenda Ramer, executive director of the Aquarium & Shark Lab in Hendersonville, said in a video on Facebook.Aquarium staff believe Charlotte’s seemingly immaculate…

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 Roy Hodgson has confirmed his resignation as Crystal Palace manager following a health scare, with Oliver Glasner announced as his successor.It could be the final act in the 76-year-old’s long and storied coaching career, which dates back almost five decades.Here, the PA news agency looks at the successes and failures of his time in the dugout.HIGH – It all started in Scandinavia for the Croydon native, who spent the best part of 15 years as a manager…

Seven dead after drone strike hit fuel depot causing huge fire in Kharkiv 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 emailsUkraine has claimed that Russian forces executed eight unarmed prisoners after they seized control of the city of Avdiivka.The Security Service of Ukraine opened a pre-trial investigation into the alleged killing of unarmed prisoners of war in Avdiivka and the village of Vesele, state-run media outlet Ukrinform said on Monday.Ukrinform quoting the security agency, added: “The defenders were seriously injured and were…

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 City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for saying publicly that he had returned from the Qatar World Cup overweight.Guardiola made the comment in a press conference in December 2022 having left the City and England midfielder out of a Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool.Phillips, who joined West Ham on loan in January, earlier this month told the Observer that “after the World Cup was probably the toughest, when Pep came out and said…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailOn Saturday, former president Donald Trump will attend the Conservative Political Action Conference just outside of Washington, DC right before he hops over to the South Carolina primary, where he will almost certainly declare victory.His address to the conservative faithful at CPAC — largely comprising snake oil salesmen, College Republican chapters looking for a fun weekend in DC, and the most dieheard conservative activists out there — will serve as a sort of homecoming. Trump first addressed 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 New Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner watched from the stand as substitute Amadou Onana grabbed Everton a crucial late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.Jordan Ayew’s 66th-minute goal was greeted with a beaming smile from the former Eintracht Frankfurt coach, who was sandwiched between Eagles chairman Steve Parish and ex-striker Mark Bright in the directors’ box.The 2022 Europa League winner had no input into the game, having only been announced as Roy Hodgson’s successor less…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA student has been arrested over the murders of two people in a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs dormitory on Friday, police announced in a news release. Nicholas Jordan, 25, of Detroit, Michigan was taken into custody by officials with the Colorado Springs Police Department around 8.37am MST on Monday. He is to be booked into the El Paso County Jail on two counts of first-degree murder. He’s currently being held in jail on $1m…