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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 With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in the club expected to be confirmed in early February, Manchester United could yet be on the lookout for additions in the January transfer window.Erik ten Hag’s side have slipped way from the chase for a top four place and look in need of a boost to the Dutchman’s options despite a significant number of arrivals over the last couple of years.Defensively, the reliance on Jonny Evans and occasional deployment of Luke…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump has claimed he would live to age 200 if he did not eat so much junk food.During a campaign event in New Hampshire this week, the 77-year-old recalled comments by his former White House physician, Ronny Jackson, who previously said he would “be around for 200 years” if he did not eat so much junk food.Nevertheless, Mr Trump – who is said to have a penchant for Diet Coke – gave himself a clean bill of…

Al-Ettifaq censor Jordan Henderson’s rainbow armband in announcement videoThe January transfer window has been slow to get going this month but may be starting to heat up as clubs try to bolster their squads for the second half of the season.This month, Arsenal and Chelsea are expected to be two of the teams trying to bring in at least one player each, with Ivan Toney a name on both clubs’ wishlists. Brighton striker Evan Ferguson has also been linked with the Blues, although the Seagulls value the teenager at more than £100m. Given the strictness of financial fair play rules,…

Firefighters battle blaze in Ukraine’s Odessa after Russian airstrike on residential buildingFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA Russian oil tank near Ukraine’s northern border has caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone trying to attack targets in the town, a local official has claimed.Alexander Bogomaz, governor of the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine and Belarus, said that while Russian forces had used electronic warfare to down the drone, its munitions had hit the Klintsy oil depot and caused…

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 manager Jurgen Klopp admits Mohamed Salah’s impeccable fitness record meant the hamstring problem he felt on international duty was a “shock”.In six and a half seasons since arriving at Anfield the 31-year-old has missed just 10 Premier League matches – one of which was due to Covid-19 and another because of concussion.So the sight of Salah being forced off just before half-time in Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations unsurprisingly set…

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviewsSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Dame Sheila Hancock has said she no longer cares about being cancelled for saying something “outrageous” because of her age. The 90-year-old British actor, who was made a DBE in 2021, told the BBC’s Amol Rajan that she’s not afraid to speak her mind against the backdrop of cancel culture because “I’m shortly going to be cancelled by death anyway”. “If I say something outrageous and I’m cancelled, I’m shortly going to be cancelled by death anyway,” she told…

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 emailsNations across the West must be ready for an all-out war with Russia within the next 20 years, a top Nato commander has warned.With Vladimir Putin’s increasingly hostile rhetoric towards Nato nations as his almost two-year invasion of Ukraine grinds on, and states bordering Russian on high alert, conflict could come at any time.“We have to realise it’s not a given that we are in peace. And that’s why we [Nato forces] are preparing for…

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 Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge admitted he has had some tests done in relation to the ongoing football dementia crisis.In 2021, a group of 60 former players, including ex-England internationals Gary Lineker, Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer called on football’s governing bodies to establish a new strategy to tackle the problem of dementia in the game.The players backed charity Head for Change to create a new approach and care fund to aid former players coping with brain…

An American Airlinesplane skidded off an icy runway at New York’s Greater Rochester International Airport after landing.The Embraer E145, carrying 53 passengers, had just landed and was being taxied to the terminal on Thursday (18 January) when it slipped, FAA and American Airlines officials said.The incident was caused by “snowy airfield conditions” brought in by light snowstorms across the area, an American Airlines spokesperson said.Video shared on social media shows emergency service crews responding to the plane, with firefighters escorting passengers to safety.No injuries have been reported. 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 Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq have extended Steven Gerrard’s managerial contract until 2027.The former Liverpool captain was initially appointed on a two-year deal in July 2023, but has been rewarded with a further two-year extension, and an offer to renew in 2027.The 43-year-old said: “This is very pleasing for myself and my family and feels like recognition for a lot of hard work and commitment,“We knew at the beginning this was a big job and a challenging…