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The league started and ended with Jude Bellingham. Back in August, the Englishman stood in front of the stands, the place they call the cathedral, with arms outstretched and announced his arrival by scoring on the first night of his remaining life. Now, eight months later, he has done it again, welcoming all 77,981 players to the Santiago Bernabeu, along with millions more around the world. It has become a trademark, it means a title.With 90 minutes remaining in the world’s biggest game and the score 2-2, Lucas Vazquez, who had been working tirelessly all night, delivered the final pass…

At least five rockets were launched from Iraq’s town of Zummar towards a US military base in north-eastern Syria on Sunday, two Iraqi security sources told Reuters.The attack against US forces is the first since early February, when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq stopped their attacks against US troops.It comes one day after Iraq’s prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, returned from a visit to the United States and met with Joe Biden at the White House.Two security sources and a senior army officer said a rocket launcher fixed on the back of a small truck had been parked in Zummar, a…

Hossein Vafaei strongly criticized the Crucible after being eliminated from the Snooker World Championship with a 10-5 loss to former champion Judd Trump conditions of.The Iranian described the Sheffield venue as “stinky”, likened its training facilities to “like playing in a garage” and questioned the treatment of players over the course of the marathon 17 days of competition.”Everything is terrible – if you asked me if I wanted to come back here, I would tell you no way,” said Wafai, after a reckless breakaway shot in a loss to Ronnie O’s , is no stranger to Crucible controversy. “Forget about…

Thousands of diehard supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro have hit the streets of Rio to champion their embattled leader and celebrate the new hero of their far-right movement: Elon Musk.The tech billionaire has spent recent weeks using his social network X to bash Bolsonaro’s arch-enemy, the supreme court judge Alexandre de Moraes. Moraes is responsible for several investigations into Bolsonaro that could land the ex-president in jail, including one examining the alleged coup plot that preceded the rightwing insurrection in Brasília on 8 January 2023.Since early April Musk has been on the warpath against Moraes, calling him “Brazil’s…

Eric ten Hag admitted Manchester United survived an epic comeback from Coventry 3-0 down to seal victory on penalties and set up a replay of last year’s FA Cup final against Manchester City , they “got away with it”.United looked to be cruising to victory just an hour before half-time when Bruno Fernandes struck for Scott McTominay and Harry Maguire. But Ten Hag opted to remove the brilliant Kobe Manu from midfield and watched in horror as Coventry hit back through Ellis Sims and Callum O’Hare before Haji Wright added A penalty kick in stoppage time sent the game into…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature50 min Modric pinches possession on halfway and sets off towards goal, finding Bellingham, who works a shooting lane then leathers straight at Ter Stegen.Share48 min If this stays a draw, Madrid will lead by eight with six to go; Barca must win.Share46 min Immediately, Barca set Yamal at Camavinga and he gets away, but with no one alongside him, he ends up checking, cutting inside and shooting straight at Lunin.Share46 min We go again…ShareHalf-time change: Barca bring on Fermin for Christensen. They need to win, so have gone…

Tadej Pogacar destroyed the entire match with a stunning solo effort to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, the sixth of the Slovenian’s career A monumental victory.Pogacar (Team Emirates) launched his attack with 34 kilometers left in the 254-kilometre trek, crossing the iconic Côte de la Redoute, before crossing the finish line. He finished 1 minute 39 seconds ahead of Romain Bardet, with Mathieu van der Poel winning the sprint to finish third.It was Pogacar’s second victory in Liege, making up for his crash last year. He also withdrew from the 2022 competition after the death of his fiancé’s mother.”I was riding…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told Match of the Day: “For 80 minutes we played a really good game. I didn’t like the last 10 minutes of the first half and they got the goal. But that’s alright because I loved the second half.“We could show again what we did really well in the first half – we kept the ball, created, and scored some good goals. We had some good chances on top of that too. We made some changes and the boys did really well.”ShareBefore Manchester City play…

A Michigan police chief said a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver crashed into a toddler’s birthday party at a yacht club on Saturday, killing a young brother and sister and injuring several others, including Some people were seriously injured.An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother died at the scene of the accident when a 66-year-old woman fell from a 25-foot building at the Swan Creek Rowing Club in Berlin Township around 3 p.m. Troy Goodnough said it is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Detroit.”First responders described the scene as extremely chaotic and emotionally charged for those…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature49 min Fernandes slips the ball square for Rashford, whose rocket is well blocked.Share48 min Coventry break down the right, but United counter and Rashford wins a free kick in the same zone that Fernandes just shot from. He’s on the ball again.Share47 min Close! Fernandes with a fine effort from the corner of the box. He beats Collins but can’t curl it inside the post.Share46 min Onana flirts with danger as Simms presses in, but United have been composed at the back with Casemiro there. Maybe this is…