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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 Leaders Real Madrid and second-placed Girona remain level on points at the top of LaLiga after both securing victory via late goals on Wednesday.Real won 1-0 at home against Mallorca, with Antonio Rudiger heading in the only goal in the 78th minute.Carlo Ancelotti’s men had survived a scare with the visitors hitting the woodwork twice, via Antonio Sanchez and Samu Costa, then did so themselves, with Brahim Diaz heading against a post when looking certain to score, before…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailA senior member of the US Department of Education appointed by President Joe Biden has resigned from the administration for its support of Israel’s “continuous assault and ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians in Gaza.“It should go without saying that all violence against innocent people is horrific. I mourn each and every loss, Israeli and Palestinian. But I cannot represent an administration that does not value all human life equally,” Tariq Habash wrote in a resignation letter to Education Secretary…

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 Erling Haaland has handed Manchester City a major injury boost after returning to training.Haaland, with 19 goals in all competitions this season, has been sidelined with a foot injury since City’s 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on December 6.But the Norway international was pictured in training with the squad ahead of their third-round FA Cup clash against Huddersfield on Sunday.Jeremy Doku, who has missed his side’s last eight matches with a muscular injury, also trained with his…

Donald Trump doubles down on anti-immigrant rhetoric after Supreme Court decision 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 asked a court in Maine to overturn secretary of state Shenna Bellows’ “arbitrary” decision to remove him from the Republican primary ballot over his role in the Capitol riot in accordance with the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, following Colorado’s precedent.The appeal came on Tuesday as his attorneys submitted their final written arguments to a DC appeals court claiming their client is immune…

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 Andre Onana will link up with the Cameroon squad for the Africa Cup of Nations after Manchester United play Tottenham on January 14, the PA news agency understands.It had been reported that United were in talks with Onana’s national team over the goalkeeper’s release date for the tournament in Ivory Coast that gets under way a week on Saturday.The 27-year-old is now set stay with the club for their Premier League match against Spurs at Old Trafford…

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 first part of a trove of documents listing the names of more than 150 associates of Jeffrey Epstein will be released on Wednesday, according to a new filing. The legal files are part of a long-running defamation lawsuit brought by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre against his former fixer and convicted child trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015.Although the case was settled in 2017, Maxwell’s attorneys had fought for the names to continue to remain private. Their…

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 Borussia Dortmund want to take Jadon Sancho back to the Signal Iduna Park on loan from Manchester United.Sancho, a £73m signing for United in 2021, has not played for them in four months after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag.But the 23-year-old had a successful spell with Dortmund, scoring 50 goals in 137 games and having the most assists in the Bundesliga in 2018-19, and the German club hope to take advantage of Sancho’s problems at…

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviewsSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter In her final essay collection before her death, I Remember Nothing, Nora Ephron included a list entitled “What I won’t miss”. On it, she included “email” – twice. “I know I already said it, but I want to emphasise it,” she wrote. Because you can never get on top of emails, and you can never get away from them. Just ask Andrew Scott, who revealed this week that he had to stop doing the “To be or not to…

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 assassination in Lebanon of one of the highest-ranking officials in Hamas followed by devastating bombings in Iran 24 hours later, killing 103 people during memorial ceremonies for Iran’s most powerful military chief, have heightened fears of bloody conflict spreading across the Middle East.Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy head of the Hamas politburo and one of the founders of the group’s military wing, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, is the most high-profile adversary to be killed by…

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 Mason Greenwood was sent off during Getafe’s 2-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano after allegedly shouting “f*** you” at a referee. Greenwood joined the Spanish club on loan from Manchester United last summer.He was one of three players sent off for Getafe in a significant home defeat for a side chasing a European place. Having already seen teammate Juanmi Latasa dismissed, Greenwood was shown red after reacting with frustration having not been awarded a foul in the 50th…