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SSweden gave Alina Wigman’s side plenty to think about despite lacking possession and having just one shot on target – Fridolina Rolfo’s 64th-minute equalizer – But they tightened the defense of the defending European champions. It was a performance that might have come as a bit of a surprise to England, given how easily Sweden managed to break through after a poor start to their Euro 2025 qualifying campaign.Wigman and her assistant Arjan Warrink will have a lot to think about in the coming days, as they know the Lionesses must improve defensively. They’ve been placed in arguably the toughest…

A US air force civilian contractor had become disoriented recording data at an airport in California last year when she walked into a jet’s rotating propeller and was killed, officials said Friday.In a statement outlining the findings of a report into the contractor’s death, the air force materiel command said that 32-year-old Stephanie Cosme was mortally injured on 7 September when she inadvertently walked into the rotating propeller of an MQ-9A that was parked at Gray Butte airfield.The report described the MQ-9A as an “armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and…

A Key elements of the Master’s plot exist beyond the ropes. Will Greg Norman and Yasir Rumayan be at Augusta National next week? It has become increasingly futile for the golf world to ignore LIV and its Saudi supporters, but Augusta National’s administrators are taking the potential disruption to the year’s first major seriously.If Norman and the president of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund were spotted under the Masters’ famous oak tree, it would be the latest sign of the normalization or legitimacy LIV craves for what was only a PowerPoint scheme. It was the most expensive live event in…

An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said, with residents reporting they felt rumbling across the eastern seaboard.The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey.People reported feeling the quake in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts, with the Weather Channel reporting that it was noticeable in Boston and residents in Philadelphia reporting they felt it, too. Tremors lasting for several seconds were felt more than 200 miles away near the New Hampshire border.The fire department of New York said on Friday…

Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United’s stoppage-time defeat to Chelsea will leave them “mad and angry” ahead of Liverpool’s visit on Sunday.United led 3-2 in the 99th minute of Thursday’s game after Cole Palmer converted a penalty, and the player’s 101st-minute strike sealed victory for Chelsea.The defeat leaves United 11 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa and nine points behind fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool will lead by two points with eight games remaining. United knocked Jurgen Klopp’s side out of the FA Cup last month and beat them at Old Trafford in the league last season. The Ten Witches were asked…

From Oregon to California, blankets of alien-like blue creatures are washing up on rocky beaches. They are Velella velella, tiny colonies of organisms with a sombrero-esque fin sticking out the top and tentacles dangling down.Millions have been spotted along the US west coast this spring, much to the surprise and delight of beachgoers who have gleefully posted footage on social media. Some call it a “blue tide” and it happens most springs – but not always to the same degree of abundance.Though they look like one organism, velella – also known as by-the-wind sailors – are actually colonies of creatures…

key eventsShow only key eventsPlease enable JavaScript to use this featureLive linkthanks for the nudge Richard McGeery. All matches will be covered by BBC local radio stations and linked to live broadcasts via the ECB or county websites.shareSeveral emails have been lost. Good morning, Guy Hornsby:”Sadly the sun is now hidden in south Manchester but I hope the drizzle will stop for us all soon. Today I am taking my 6 year old daughter to her first county championship game, although watching the cricket The game looks risky. We’ve got packed lunches, cricket bats and balls, what more do you…

The prosecution: Mandeep Raj would happily sleep in the same sheets for a whole month, which I think is disgusting I stand firm in my belief that clean bedsheets are the key to a good night’s sleep, but Raj, my boyfriend of two years, couldn’t care less.A weekly bedsheet change makes me feel good. Slipping into freshly laundered sheets is a small but significant act of self-care – a ritual that sets the tone for your whole night and the next day. But Raj thinks that is over the top and would happily sleep in the same sheets for a month, which…

Rafael Nadal has expressed disappointment at being forced to miss the Monte Carlo Masters later this month.Nadal has been absent from the tour since suffering a muscle injury in Brisbane in January, with the 37-year-old revealing on social media that he was not ready to return to action.”This is a very difficult moment for me from a sporting point of view,” said Nadal, who won 11 times in Monte Carlo. write on X.”Unfortunately, I have to tell you that I will not compete in Monte Carlo. My body simply does not allow me to do so.”Even though I work hard…

Democratic groups escalated calls on Thursday for Congress to investigate Donald Trump’s social media company Trump Media after reports that it relied partly on emergency loans in 2022 traced back to a Russian-American under federal criminal investigation to make it to its stock market debut.The move increased political scrutiny into the merger between Trump Media Technology Group and the blank-check company Digital World Acquisition – which could net Trump about $4bn – as federal prosecutors secured guilty pleas from two investors who insider-traded on the deal.In a three-page letter on Thursday, the Democratic-aligned group Congressional Integrity Project pressed the Republican…