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Gareth Southgate believes England have enough character and skill to play a “tactically perfect” game that will be crucial to beating Spain on Sunday to become European champions.Southgate was cautious about Luis de la Fuente’s side having an extra day to prepare for the game in Berlin and did not downplay England’s first major final on foreign soil after beating England on Wednesday The task ahead is daunting.Spain is the favourite, and he has nothing but respect for his best opponent at Euro 2024. Lessons were learned from the defeat to Italy in the final, but the 53-year-old does not…

The family of Taylor Casey, a 42-year-old transgender woman who went missing in the Bahamas, said they initially shielded the media from her gender identity because they feared it would undermine efforts to find her.Casey, who lives in Chicago, went missing on 19 June while on a month-long yoga retreat on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Her family has since worked to involve city, state and federal officials in the search for her – and said Bahamian officials left them with “more questions than answers”.“The investigation would have been done properly” if Casey had been white and cisgender, Casey’s mother,…

Jimmy Anderson’s final Test continued uneventfully with England’s victory clearly inevitable, with West Indies finishing with 79 for six on the second day at home, 171 runs away from the home side batting again .But the 41-year-old missed out on a brilliant moment when a planned guard of honor as he came out to bat – perhaps his last – was cut short by the visitors’ gleeful celebrations of Michail Luiz’s direct strike from long-off. destroy.”We talked about it,” West Indies bowler Jayden Seales said, “but the result of the game took us all the way to the Swiss chalet,…

Donald Trump’s running mate will be introduced at the Republican national convention next Wednesday by his eldest son, according to people familiar with the matter, raising speculation that Senator JD Vance will be named the vice-presidential pick after being endorsed by Don Jr.The fact that Don Jr will speak immediately before the running mate delivers remarks, earlier reported by Axios, is seen as notable inside the Trump campaign because of Don Jr’s close ties to Vance.Still, a person directly familiar with the matter cautioned that the speaking schedule was decided three to four weeks ago and they were uncertain how…

It was a slow game of the day at Lord’s, an afternoon spent with hands behind head and feet on the chairs in front of them. The match had been heading in a predictable direction ever since West Indies failed to bat on Wednesday morning and midway through the second day the MCC staff were already worrying whether an announcement about refunds should be prepared on the third day. No one else on the ground seemed too worried. The sun was out and the stands were buzzing with chatter about shoes, boats, sealing wax, facts and statistics about Jimmy Anderson.These…

US intelligence services have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate the chief executive of Germany’s leading arms manufacturer, which was an apparent attempt at retaliation over the company’s role in providing a large amount of armaments for Ukraine, according to reports on Thursday.The plot to murder Armin Papperger, the CEO of Rheinmetall, was one of several Russian government plans to kill defence industry executives in several countries in Europe who have been supporting Ukraine’s war effort, unidentified US and western officials told CNN.The plans to kill Papperger were in the most advanced stages of any of the plots, the investigators…

timeThree years ago at Roland Garros, a momentous moment in men’s tennis seemed to be unfolding in front of a change-hungry crowd at Court Philippe Chatrier. 19-year-old Italian Lorenzo Musetti enters the opening week of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career with a stellar performance against Novak Djokovic , achieving a huge lead in two sets.But then everything fell apart. When Djokovic failed to respond in the third set, the writing was on the wall as the world number one dropped a game the rest of the way. While it’s not unusual for Djokovic to hand…

Shelley Duvall, the much-loved US character actor and star of films such as The Shining, Annie Hall and Popeye, has died four days after her 75th birthday.Duvall died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas, according to Dan Gilroy, who had been her life partner since 1989.Gilroy told The Hollywood Reporter: “My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley.”Duvall made her name in a series of landmark 1970s classics, including seven films with the director Robert Altman, who first discovered her…

A senior Wimbledon official has fiercely defended the tournament’s sponsorship deal with Barclays, accusing pro-Palestinian and climate protesters of trying to boost their campaign image.Event organizers are facing pressure from climate groups and anti-war campaigners to drop the bank as a sponsor, who accuse Barclays of using the event to “hide its role in funding the climate crisis” and “evade responsibility for its role” .Usama Al-Qassab, Wimbledon’s commercial and marketing director, told reporters on Thursday that this was the strongest comment from Wimbledon officials to date: ” [Barclays] The partnership is one we are very proud of. We went through…

When Bridgerton exploded on to TV screens around the world in Christmas 2020, it was largely applauded as a fantastical re-imaging of Regency-era Britain. It was the frothy medicine we needed – a period drama for the 21st-century viewer. Ballrooms full of black and brown faces enjoying Ariana Grande and Beyoncé songs in multicoloured ballgowns! Anachronisms galore! Sexy encounters on verandas! It felt like the ultimate modern take on a low-stakes Jane Austen fantasy.But there is a dark underside to the show. Since the launch of the Shondaland drama, some critics have been vocal about not appreciating its racial diversity,…