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The England squad is keen for Gareth Southgate to stay on as manager to see the World Cup in 2026, according to Declan Rice.On Sunday, Southgate’s side faces the Euro 2024 final against Spain – aiming to end a 58-year wait to land a major men’s trophy.The manager has been being widely criticised during the tournament, but now has the chance to go one better than the penalty shootout loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final.His contract expires in December and it has not been confirmed if he will stay in place.”He’s top,” Rice told reporters ahead of Sunday’s…

Donald Trump was seen in public for the first time hours after he was shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, 13 July.The former president walked down the steps of his private plane at Newark Liberty International Airport after what the FBI described as an assassination attempt.He had been speaking on stage in Butler at around 6pm when several popping sounds were heard before Mr Trump ducked behind a podium and was swarmed by security detail.Mr Trump was seen with blood on his ear and raised a fist to the air in the aftermath.The FBI has…

‘We’re excited’ says Southgate as England aim for Euro 2024 gloryEngland face Spain in the Euro 2024 final, as the Three Lions bid to win a first major men’s trophy for 58 years.Gareth Southgate’s side’s route to the final has not been straightforward, despite finishing top of the group. England have only reached Berlin after a round of late victories, including a dramatic late overhead kick from Jude Bellingham, and penalties against Switzerland.Bellingham’s stunning strike prevented a disappointing exit in the round of 16, but against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, England showed their best football of the tournament. Ollie…

Biden calls Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ in slip up at NATO news conferenceSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject involved” in the shooting during Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The former president was shot in the ear but said he was “fine” despite the injury. The shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, the FBI stated. The gunman was killed by Secret Service agents at the rally after he fired at…

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 A select group only has three members. For more than half a century, it had just two: Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, the West Ham double act who were the only men to score for England in the final of a major international tournament. Then, belatedly but rapidly, they had company. At Wembley against Italy, Kieran Trippier crossed in the second minute, Luke Shaw met it on the half-volley and a player who had then scored just…

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 Over the past decade, Russia has seen a sharp increase in treason and espionage cases. Lawyers and experts say prosecutions for these high crimes started to grow after 2014 — the year that Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. That’s also when Moscow backed a separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine. The number of treason and espionage cases in Russia really spiked after the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, 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 Craig Bellamy has addressed bullying and xenophobic behaviour allegations made against him during his time as an academy coach and says he was wrong to cheer against England in front of young English footballers.The new Wales manager stepped down from his position as Cardiff Under-18s coach in January 2019 as the Sky Bet Championship club conducted claims against him and others.The following October, Cardiff said their academy players had faced an “unacceptable coaching environment” at the club.Craig…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailA witness who was just outside the Pennsylvania rally where a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump Saturday night said he tried to alert Secret Service agents to a rifle-wielding man he spotted “bear crawling” onto the roof of a nearby building before gunshots rang through the crowd.“We’re pointing at the guy crawling up the roof,” the witness, identified only as Greg, told the BBC of the surreal moment. “We could clearly see him with a…

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 Gareth Southgate insists he has still not decided on his future, but that he will likely take a decision quickly after Euro 2024 regardless of what happens.The England manager has considered the “angry” reaction back home after underwhelming performances at the tournament, admitting that he almost certainly would have gone had the team been eliminated in the group stages, although he half-joked that might not necessarily have been his choice.When directly asked whether he has decided if…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailFormer President Donald Trump was rushed off stage in Pennsylvania after what sounded like gunshots could be heard. While the source of the sounds appeared unclear, Trump’s ear seemed to be bleeding as he was rushed off-stage. The former president had been showing a chart of figures on border crossings on screens above the stage when the apparent shots were heard. The former president was quick to duck after the sounds started. Photos show the scene before and…