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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 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…

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 believes everything is in place for England to win Euro 2024 – but warned success won’t just fall into the players’ laps or simply happen as a culmination of the hard work put in so far.The Three Lions boss spoke in glowing terms of the effort the squad have put in to reach this stage to face Spain, not just during this summer in Germany but over a number of years, as well as again…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USLegendary fitness guru Richard Simmons died on Saturday, according to a report.He turned 76 on Friday.TMZ first reported his death. His housekeeper contacted police just before 10am, according to the outlet. Simmons was pronounced him dead at the scene. His cause of death is not immediately known and has not been announced.On Friday, he thanked his fans who wished him a happy birthday on social media.The news comes months after he revealed in March that he…

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 England legend Wayne Rooney and Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou headlined the list of pundits for Euro 2024 on the BBC and ITV coverage.Frank Lampard and David Moyes also featured for the BBC, with Roy Keane and Gary Neville linking up throughout the tournament on ITV. Meanwhile, the lead presenters out in Germany have been Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Mark Pougatch and Laura Woods.The BBC again shared coverage of the quadrennial continental championship with ITV in the United…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAn Orlando teen was stabbed to death and stuffed in a utility closet, as police now say the man who killed her is behind bars.Recently, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Jerry Dorisme, 28, in connection to the killing of 13-year-old Rose Dieujuste. The teen was found dead at an Orlando-area apartment complex on July 4.Deputies responded to the apartment complex on South Rio Grande Avenue around 2:30 p.m. and found Dieujuste in…