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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 City are waiting for updates on Jack Grealish after an injury to the England midfielder took the shine off an impressive Champions League return in Denmark.Grealish was forced off with a groin problem after 21 minutes of the holders’ largely straightforward 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday.Bernardo Silva also left the action before the end of the first leg of the last-16 tie after a blow to the ankle but it was Grealish pulling up…

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 emailsAuthorities in Iran sentenced an uncle of Mahsa Amini to more than five years in prison for anti-government comments during protests following his Iranian-Kurdish niece’s death in 2022.Amini’s death in police custody in 2022 sparked nationwide protests that rocked the Islamic Republic and led to the killing of more than 500 people.Safa Aeli, 30, was handed a five year and four-month-long sentence in prison by the revolutionary court in north-western Iran’s Saqez town on charges…

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 Sometimes opposites can have the most in common. Bayern Munich are European aristocracy, six-time champions of the continent, a dynastic club. Paris Saint-Germain are the nouveaux riches, paying prices Bayern long considered obscene and yet never winning the Champions League. They are Qatari owned, Bayern Bavarian to their core, even ending their much-criticised sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways.And yet they are also inextricably linked, sharing a particular position. A Champions League campaign can define anyone’s season 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 emails How much choice is too much?Apparently for Coca-Cola, it’s about 400 different types of drinks.That’s why the beverage company recently decided to discontinue half of them, shedding brands like Tab, Zico coconut water, Diet Coke Fiesty Cherry and Odwalla juices but still leaving about 200 others to choose from.It’s a move that other businesses are making as well, reducing the variety of offerings from mayonnaise to cereals to cars and instead focusing on what…

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 emailsNine mine workers went missing on Tuesday after a landslide hit an open goldmine in the Ilic district of Erzincan province in Turkey.Hundreds of rescue workers are engaged in a search operation currently that authorities say is complicated by the presence of cyanide in the soil.Out of 667 employees, nine are unaccounted for, according to Turkey’s Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya.The images and videos from the site, meanwhile, show the landslide moving across a valley and…

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 What the papers sayTottenham will make a move for Chelsea star Conor Gallagher if Chelsea cannot come to a new deal with the 24-year-old at the end of the season, the Telegraph reports. The paper says there has been no progress in talks with Gallagher and the Blues, despite manager Mauricio Pochettino labelling him “priceless” after Chelsea’s win over Crystal Palace.Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite continues to draw interest from rival clubs, with the Daily Mail reporting that 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 USOregon has had its first case of the plague in around eight years, after being confirmed in a state resident by health officials – and are suspected to have been infected by their pet cat.The Deschutes County Health Services announced on Wednesday that a local resident had the plague, saying it is likely that their “symptomatic pet cat” infected the individual.“All close contacts of the resident and their pet have been contacted and provided medication to…

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 was a notable little record that was naturally lost on the big night, partly because Kylian Mbappe didn’t get the victory he so desired.In what was maybe the most exhilarating moment of the 2022 World Cup final, the French star scored the most powerfully-struck goal of the entire tournament at 123.34km/h. No finish was faster. The volley on the spin, as exquisite as it was explosive, seemed symbolic of how there was no stopping Mbappe at…

Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rally outside Downing StreetFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAn Israeli ground invasion into Rafah inside the Gaza strip could lead to slaughter as millions of Palestinians shelter there, the United Nations warned.UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said Netanyahu’s planned offensive could leave an “already fragile humanitarian operation at death’s door.”It comes after South Africa said it had lodged an “urgent request” with the UN court over Israel’s ongoing airstrikes and planned invasion of the city.“Military operations…

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 Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s purchase of a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United has obtained Premier League approval, but the club are still awaiting the green light from the Football Association.Confirmation that the league had given its backing to the deal was contained within an update to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday evening.And a Premier League statement on Tuesday afternoon read: “Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s acquisition of 25 per cent of Manchester United FC, and…