Author: INDEPENDENT

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 Marc Guehi is on a short list of players who have scored goals in major finals for England and now he is hoping his experience of winning the Under-17 World Cup can help him heading into Sunday’s Euro 2024 showdown with Spain.It was against the same opposition in 2017 where Guehi found the back of the net in a 5-2 victory to seal the under-17 title in India.Phil Foden also hit a brace in the victory, while…

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 A New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in a sudden move Friday.Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense. She said the case cannot be filed again.Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer of the film “Rust,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on…

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 Boss Sarina Wiegman insisted England were prepared to take on the “massive challenge” of securing passage to Euro 2025 in their final group-stage qualifier against Sweden on Tuesday night.The defending European champions moved one step closer to booking their place in next summer’s Switzerland tournament with a 2-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland at a sold-out Carrow Road on Friday night.England need at least a draw in Gothenburg, with the top two finishers in each “A” group…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailJoe Biden on Friday came out swinging against Republicans plans to install Donald Trump loyalists across the executive branch to enact draconian right-wing policies if he wins a second term. The president, fresh off hosting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s annual summit in Washington and less than a day after a marathon press conference, took to a rally stage in Detroit, Michigan to shrug off the calls for him to exit the race that have now come from…

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 says he leads England into the European Championship final against Spain wanting “to win so much on Sunday it hurts”.The men’s team are through to just a third ever major final, with the Berlin showpiece offering the chance to join Sir Alf Ramsey’s 1966 World Cup heroes in immortality.England went within a penalty shoot-out of becoming kings of the continent three years ago and Southgate is desperate to go one better against favourites Spain at…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAlec Baldwin wept in court after his high profile criminal trial, in which he faced involuntary manslaughter charges over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, was thrown out by a New Mexico judge. The case was dismissed on Friday after it was found that the state had withheld evidence that could have shed light on how live rounds got onto the set of the Rust movie, where the young cinematographer was fatally shot.“There is no way…

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 says it would be impossible for him to make a “logical” decision on his future with England in sight of Euro 2024 glory.England have made their first-ever overseas final – against Spain in Berlin on Sunday – and a second successive European Championship showpiece after being denied the trophy by Italy in a Wembley penalty shoot-out three years ago.It is the third time in three of his four major tournaments in charge – World Cups…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailA federal judge has thrown out cash-strapped Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, opening the door for election workers he defamed to recover tens of millions of dollars owed to them for his baseless allegations surrounding the 2020 election.Giuliani also failed to change his case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 in an attempt to liquidate his assets.A decision from bankruptcy court judge Sean Lane on Friday came days after Giuliani himself moved to dismiss his case, and after lawyers…

Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman sends message to England team ahead of Euro 2024 finalSign 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 The Lionesses are back in action tonight and face Republic of Ireland in a crucial Euro 2025 qualifying fixture that could determine whether they automatically qualify for the tournament next summer. England are currently third in Group A3 level on points with Sweden (7) but behind France (9). They have a lower goal difference than their nearest rivals despite being the group’s leading scorers.…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump says he has narrowed his list of potential running mates to four men, a process he compared to his former reality television series The Apprentice.He wants to announce the man who could be the next vice president of the United States at the beginning of next week’s Republican National Convention, when he is expected to receive the party’s formal nomination for the presidency.“I’d love to do it at the convention, or just slightly before the convention,…