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It came just five days on from his double in Mexico. Diego Maradona was the last player to hit braces in back-to-back World Cup knockout games. Now Bellingham is carving out his own legendary status.

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When England have needed him, Bellingham has stepped up and delivered at this World Cup. Five of his six goals this summer have either levelled the match or put England in front.

"I've seen Paul Gascoigne go to a tournament and rip it up, Michael Owen do the same, Wayne Rooney did it in 2004," said Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville on ITV.

"But I've never seen a player have an impact on the tournament in the way Jude Bellingham is.

"This is very special, what we're watching. An absolute superstar. He's giving everything and more out there for England."

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To think there had been debate before the World Cup about whether Bellingham should be in the team. To think he had been left out of an England squad in October.

The 23-year-old played 111 minutes in Florida and finished the quarter-final with more shots, duels won and fouls won than any player on the pitch. In the decisive moments Bellingham came out on top and edged things England's way in a match which could so easily have gone against them.

Harry Kane has shared the load with Bellingham at this World Cup. Between them they have scored 12 of England's 13 goals. But with the England captain struggling to have an impact against Norway, it was Bellingham who came up with the clinical strike and the poacher's finish.

Bellingham is relishing the big stage - and now he has a World Cup semi-final to shine in.

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Bellingham's spiky response to Tuchel criticism: Whatever!

England boss Thomas Tuchel was critical of the team's overall performance against Norway - and Bellingham delivered a spiky response when he was told about the manager's verdict.

"We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today," Tuchel told ITV. "The result is fantastic, we're in the last four. It's amazing. I'm not happy with the performance."

Bellingham who had been praising the work ethic of his team-mates, said: "Yeah, well. Whatever. Whatever.

"It's difficult out there. It's a tough shift. All the players are putting in a tough shift. So my thoughts and appreciation go to the players who put in a good shift out there."

Neville enjoyed the comments of both men. "I love both interviews," he told ITV. "Thomas Tuchel's was fantastic. Jude Bellingham's response was absolutely brilliant.

"What you've seen in those two interviews are massive egos, world-class players and managers. You have to be exceptional to do what those two have done. What we've seen there is very good for England." %!s()

With understated but very effective filmmaking, directors Juan Miguel Gelacio and Esteban Hoyos García create an all-encompassing feeling of alienation in their portrait of Martha Baquero, a fictional character based on the real stories of women who worked with with the filmmakers on this project. Premiering in the Crystal Globe competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, this second feature confirms the duo’s impressive control of cinema’s visceral, affective powers. 

At first glance, the film’s aesthetic seems purely realist, documenting the drawn-out processes that make up Martha’s search for the remains of her son, Fabian. She takes several long bus journeys across the country, on her way to painstakingly dig into potential burial sites as part of nationwide exhumation projects, or to fill out endless paperwork. But Gelacio and García also use these scenes to evoke the sensorial and emotional landscape of Martha’s life. The inclusion of these narratively uneventful sequences, stitched together into a calm and steady rhythm, subtly emphasizes the in-between feeling that defines her existence.

Even in those moments that seem most serene, she is never truly present; always, she is waiting — for an answer, for her son, for something better, later. As the camera stays close to her, focusing on her experience, it also brings out her loneliness and how closed-off she is to others. Meanwhile, meticulous sound design amplifies the sounds around her — animals, traffic, the wind. Martha is detached from the world, yet always hyper-aware of it, the way traumatized people can be numb and perpetually on their guard at the same time. 

The filmmakers create tension so intense that it frequently borders on the horrific. So much so, in fact, that a handful of sequences showing Martha’s eerie dreams of naked, anonymous bodies in a dark forest not only fit seamlessly into the film — they actually provide a sense of release. Thoughtfully inserted at key moments in the narrative, these haunting images of shapes coming into focus in extreme slow-motion are a perfect extension of the film’s general mood of anxious yet eager anticipation. 

All the elements in “Five Years, Four Months” are in harmony; its hypnotic spell remains unbroken throughout. Crucial to this is the largely wordless performance from Jenny Nava as Martha, who appears in practically every scene. Although her character is inexpressive and, at first glance, unchanging, Nava plays her with an opaqueness that invites curiosity. Even as she is going through an experience unfathomable to most, her face is more blank than it is severe, raising questions about what she might truly be feeling and why she might not be showing all of it. 

Early on in the film, Martha joins a dance therapy class for grieving mothers like her: They are many, with their own networks, taking care of one another. There, Martha can express her pain and reconnect with her body. But the rest of the time, for the rest of the world, life goes on. It is heartbreaking to hear Martha put a note of gaiety in her voice in ordinary conversations, for the benefit of her interlocutors, when her whole demeanor screams only sorrow.

At the dance class, a woman reminds Martha that she is not alone. But for Martha, this community isn’t enough. Her fixed expression is that of someone who refuses to accept that she might not get an answer; she is waiting for more. When another mother named Sandra (Carmiña Martínez, from “Birds of Passage”) tells her about a place where she could find Fabian by “speaking with a dead man”, it isn’t surprising to see Martha embark on this bizarre journey. 

As she follows the lead of this stranger — who says she has been looking for her son for 24 years — the tension that so far has been ambient and diffuse turns vivid and concrete. Is Martha going to be the victim of a cruel and expensive scam? But even as she appears to enter a seedy and dangerous world of crime, Martha’s journey and her connection with Sandra seem to bring her a feeling of solace at last.

What actually happens at the close of this journey is for each viewer to decide. But the film truly culminates before that ending, in a devastatingly beautiful scene where Martha talks about her son for the first time. As Gelacio and García cut to the lush nature around the two women, the ordinary beauty that surrounds them seems to vibrate with Fabian’s youthful enthusiasm and Martha’s endless love for him. From such overpowering emotion to a belief in benevolent ghosts, there is only a small step. Gelacio and García’s moving film helps us understand those who choose to take it.  %!s()

Progress with plans to kick unlicensed gambling operators out of football has stalled since February, when the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said a review would begin in spring.

The consultation will be launched this week, well-placed sources told the Guardian.

But a landmark sponsorship deal, signed during the delay, vindicated concern voiced by one of the UK’s largest licensed gambling firms.

Stella David, the chief executive of Ladbrokes owner Entain, wrote to the gambling minister, Baroness Twycross, in early June, urging the government to act fast because sponsorship agreements with unlicensed firms were “surely now being finalised”.

She was proved right within weeks, when Everton FC signed a three-year sleeve sponsorship deal with the controversial crypto casino Stake.com, ignoring guidance from the Gambling Commission urging clubs to think twice before pursuing such deals.

A senior industry source called on lifelong Everton fan Andy Burnham, a vocal critic of the gambling industry, to condemn the deal.

“Burnham became stridently anti-gambling when he became mayor of Manchester, but his own football club is taking money from an unregulated gambling company,” said the source.

“We face the prospect of our prime minister wearing an Everton shirt and becoming a billboard for a crypto casino, which would be outrageous.

“He should condemn the Everton deal in the strongest terms.”

Stake effectively surrendered its licence to operate in Britain last year, amid a regulatory review of practices, including apparent promotion of the brand by the porn actor Bonnie Blue.

Days later, the Gambling Commission put sports teams on notice that they and their executives could be liable for prosecution if they were found to have promoted unlicensed gambling businesses that transact with British consumers. Stake says it does not take bets in the UK.

However, the law does not prevent unlicensed casinos such as Stake – and a host of other brands that chiefly target football viewers in east Asia – from sponsoring British clubs.

The government consultation, due to be launched this week, will seek expert opinion on proposals to close that loophole.

The long-awaited review comes a month after the Entain boss issued her warning to Twycross, in a letter seen by the Guardian.

David said the delay “raises the real and imminent risk of football clubs interpreting the absence of government action as a green light to enter into new sponsorship agreements for next season.

“These deals are surely now being finalised.”

She called on the government to warn the Premier League that its member clubs’ sponsorship agreements might be cancelled mid-season, if the consultation results in a ban.

David also warned that some unlicensed casinos were illegally taking bets in the UK, claiming that they “profit international criminal networks, deprive the Treasury of tax revenues and have a detrimental effect on the wellbeing of UK consumers, especially the most vulnerable.”

Stake.com is one of the largest gambling companies in the world and there is no suggestion that David was referring to the company, or that it has committed any wrongdoing. The company did not return a request for comment.

Stake was at the centre of multiple controversies before it finally left the UK last year when its “white label” partner, TGP Europe, gave up its licence to operate.

It came after the Gambling Commission launched an investigation into why Stake’s branding appeared in a video shot by Bonnie Blue.

In the video, Bonnie Blue boasted of a stunt in which she tried to have sex with “barely legal 18-year-olds” in their first year at Nottingham Trent University.

Stake’s branding has also appeared on other viral videos on social media, including some featuring violence and other graphic images.

Stake has previously told the Guardian that it did not consent to the use of its logo and branding by these content creators.

The Guardian has previously revealed controversial practices by Australia-based Stake, including a promotion in which it offered a $10 “free” bet to anyone who wagered $5,000 in a week.

The revelation led to Everton telling the brand not to use club imagery as part of the promotion, although the wider commercial partnership continued.

A subsequent investigation by the Observer in 2022 uncovered concerns about the ease with which British customers were apparently able to bet with cryptocurrency on the site, despite crypto gambling being illegal in Britain.

At the time, the company said it adhered to rigorous anti-money laundering and safer gambling processes, and that it had shut down customers trying to gamble with cryptocurrency in the UK, who were bypassing controls by using virtual private networks (VPNs).

Stake previously sponsored the front of Everton shirts but 2026-27 will mark the start of a deal between the Premier League and the government, under which clubs agreed voluntarily to ban front-of-shirt deals with casinos and sports books, including licensed operators.

The measure has led to operators sponsoring shirt sleeves and training kits instead, while there has been no change to rules allowing advertising on pitchside hoardings.

A government spokesperson said: “It’s not right that unlicensed gambling operators can sponsor some of our biggest football clubs, raising their profile and potentially drawing fans towards sites that don’t meet our regulatory standards.

“That is why we are looking to ban unlicensed operators from sponsorship deals in British sport and our consultation on the matter will go live soon.”

Everton FC declined to comment. Andy Burnham did not return a request for comment. %!s()

The M/V GFS Galaxy, a container ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus, is unable to continue its journey after the Iranian attack caused an onboard fire and significant damage to the vessel's engine room, U.S. Central Command said. A civilian crew member is missing, Centcom said.

"In response, the United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait," Centcom said in a social media post.

"Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X.

The Revolutionary Guard said it has closed Hormuz to all ship traffic "until further notice," according to the Iranian state news outlet PressTV.

"No vessel will be permitted to transit the strait," the Guard said in a statement published by PressTV.

The airstrikes on Saturday are the third time the U.S. has bombed Iran this week in retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels transiting Hormuz.

Iran has attacked ships that are using a southern route along Oman's coast protected by the U.S. military. Tehran is demanding that vessels use a northern route through its territorial waters.

The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17 to reopen the strait. But Washington and Tehran are now disputing the terms under which Hormuz was supposed to reopen.

Under the agreement, Iran promised to "make arrangements using its best efforts" to ensure safe passage for ships transiting Hormuz and agreed to not charge a toll for 60 days. But the agreement left the precise transit routes undefined.

"The underlying problem here is that the memorandum of understanding did not reach an understanding with respect to the management of ship traffic through the strait," said David Goldwyn, who served as the U.S. State Department's special envoy for international energy affairs under former President Barack Obama.

"It essentially punted that issue," Goldwyn said.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said last month that the U.S. military would "assure the flow of energy out of the Gulf with or without an agreement with Iran."

"Iran will not have the ability to close the Strait of Hormuz going forward," Wright said at a conference in New York City on June 24. "That's their key leverage and we're taking that leverage away from them."

Earlier Saturday, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Oman for talks with Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi. Oman has been one of the key mediators in efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran.

A U.S. official told MS Now that its technical negotiations team was not involved in the discussions in Oman.

A senior Middle East diplomat with direct knowledge of the talks told MS Now that France and the U.K. are studying proposals drafted by Oman that may allow the charging of navigational fees in the strait, so long as the tolls are not compulsory and have the support of the UN's International Maritime Organization, which regulates sea transport. %!s()

Hours after the grim discovery, police arrested her 48-year-old former partner and he was later charged with domestic violence murder.

“This is a horrific crime,” Det Acting Insp Brian Collins told reporters on Sunday. “People in the community would be horrified that a young lady, a 30-year-old with a four-month-old child, has had her life taken.”

Armstrong was reported missing from a suburb in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane. Officers released footage of her wearing a green-and-white striped Country Road shirt, jeans and thongs.

After police found Armstrong’s dumped white Hyundai on Wednesday morning, Collins said her former partner was found in her home with the baby.

Collins, of the Darling Downs district, said police had been alerted to possible human remains on Esk-Hampton Road at Redbank Creek about 10.40pm on Saturday.

The remains were discovered in steep terrain by members of the public who were out hunting pigs. Police attended late on Saturday night and a crime scene was declared. Collins said the area had not been previously searched by police.

“We believe that that person is, in fact, Jana, the missing person in this matter, and she was deceased,” Collins told a media conference on Sunday.

He said police had later executed a search warrant at a home on West Street in the Toowoomba suburb of Harristown. A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged with one count of domestic violence murder.

The man is due to appear at Toowoomba magistrates court on Monday.

Collins said police were calling for anyone who was in the area between Toowoomba and Esk – specifically on the New England Highway and Esk-Hampton Road – between 10.30pm on 7 July and 1.30am on 8 July to provide any dashcam footage or CCTV footage from homes with cameras that capture the roadway.

He said a postmortem examination would determine how Armstrong died.

“Our deepest sympathies to the family of Jana … as they’re victims of this horrific and horrifying crime,” Collins said.

He said no relevant domestic violence protection order was in place in the relationship but that all interactions with police before the death would be examined.

“I don’t think there’s anything police could have done to prevent this,” Collins said.

Armstrong’s baby was now in her sister’s care, police said.

“I plan to just look after her son, love him as much as she loved him,” Faith Isaacs told the ABC on Sunday. “She was so loved. She was just the most caring, calm and loving person. She just put everyone first.”

She posted on social media on Sunday: “Losing my beautiful sister in this way is something I will never be able to understand or put into words.

“I promise you, Jana, your beautiful baby boy will always know exactly who his mummy was.” %!s()