Declan Rice is nursing an injury issue ahead of England’s World Cup quarter-final and Thomas Tuchel has been warned about using the midfielder if he’s not fully fit

Thomas Tuchel has been told it would be “foolish” to play Declan Rice against Norway if the England midfielder is still nursing his injury issue.

As things stand the Arsenal star is already a doubt for the Norway clash as he’s dealing with sickness, but throughout the tournament he’s been managing a hamstring issue.

Rice was seen with an icepack on his left hamstring during the latter stages of the 2-1 win against DR Congo in the last 32. Tuchel confessed that Rice was playing with “terrible pain” but he was able to last the full 90 minutes in England’s 3-2 victory over Mexico last Sunday.

Rice has been managing a hamstring problem since Christmas but continued to play a key role for Arsenal during their Premier League success last season – but Pearce insists a long-term view needs to be taken.

He said on talkSport: “The only thing that might be a consideration to him [Tuchel] is the injury… a concern that’s been with him [Rice] for a few games.”

Pearce also added: “Is that going to do him more damage and is he likely to break down? If there is a risk there, I think you’d be foolish as a manager to play him.”

This week Rice has already missed two days of training due to his sickness bug and he has been isolated from his England teammates so the illness from spreading across the squad

He is not the only concern and England defender Marc Guehi will be assessed on Friday to see if he is fit enough to play in Saturday’s clash against Norway. He has a slight hamstring injury. The Manchester City star is desperate to prove his fitness and remains optimistic he can be involved.

In more positive news right-back Reece James returned to training as expected on Thursday and is in contention for the quarter-final, which is especially timely after Jarrel Quansah was given a two-game ban after his red card against Mexico. He was one of the few remaining players capable of operating at right-back.

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Emergency services were called to Osbourne Close on June 25 after a man blocked himself inside and “made threats” – sparking the evacuation of dozens of residents from 23 properties.

A huge area was taped off at the time as a large-scale emergency response, including armed police and bomb squad teams, descended on the street. 

A 48-year-old was arrested at the time – and now, Cleveland Police has confirmed that Adam Piatek has been charged with a string of offences. 

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These include communicating false information, criminal damage, two counts of assault by beating, racially/religiously aggravated harassment, and threat to damage property. 

Piatek, of Osbourne Close, is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court today (July 10).

Dozens of displaced residents were forced to watch the 999 activity from the street amid 28 degree heat following the incident last month. 

Residents described waking up to emergency services swarming the area, with one person saying the armed police activity was “frightening”. 

The force confirmed earlier this week that some items were removed from the property but nothing was located inside that presented a “significant threat”.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Jewish adults feel unsafe in the United States, a new AP-NORC poll finds, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research points to how Jewish adults’ attitudes toward their own personal safety have changed over a relatively short period as more Americans became critical of the United States’ close alliance with Israel. The war in Gaza sparked U.S. protests over Israel’s military actions against the Palestinians in Gaza, and coincided with an increase in violent attacks against U.S. Jewish communities.

The findings highlight the vulnerability that many Jewish adults in the U.S. feel as bipartisan support for Israel erodes and significant divides emerge within the Jewish community about what constitutes antisemitism — particularly when it comes to protesting Israel.

A significant share of Jewish adults, about 3 in 10, say they or someone in their household has experienced physical assault, verbal abuse, online harassment or damaged property because of their Jewish background over the last year, according to the survey.

Hal Guberman, a 30-year-old in New Jersey, wears a kippah with some trepidation ever since a stranger in a passing car yelled a slur at him when he was walking down the street last year.

“That person, they don’t know anything about me. They don’t know my politics. They don’t know my beliefs. They don’t know my viewpoints,” Guberman said. “But they saw me being visibly Jewish, and they made an opinion about me.”

Jewish adults see prejudice against Jews as a serious problem, and many feel unsafe

About 6 in 10 Jewish adults say that prejudice against Jewish people is an “extremely” or “very” serious problem in the United States today, a view that is heightened among Jewish adults who say they are “extremely” or “very” emotionally attached to Israel.

About one-third of Jewish adults say they feel “very” or “somewhat” safe as a Jewish person in the U.S. today, while about one-third feel “very” or “somewhat” unsafe. The remaining roughly 3 in 10 say they feel neither safe nor unsafe. Those with a close connection to Israel or who identify as Jewish by religion — instead of saying they are religiously unaffiliated with a cultural, ethnic or family connection to Judaism — are more likely to feel threatened in the current environment.

About 6 in 10 Jewish adults say they feel “less safe” as a Jewish person in the U.S. than they did before Hamas’ 2023 attack, including about 7 in 10 of those who are religiously Jewish. About one-third of Jewish adults say they feel “about as safe” and very few feel safer.

Erin Baskin, a 36-year-old in Pennsylvania, said the Oct. 7 attacks didn’t change how safe she feels because she had her own experiences with prejudice before then.

“I’ve always grown up with antisemitism,” she said. “Among the rural community I’m in, they conflate Judaism with Zionism all the time. Unfortunately, that’s kind of been my experience. It’s nothing new.”

Some Jewish adults have grown wary of outwardly identifying themselves as Jewish following the Oct. 7 attacks, the survey found.

About 4 in 10 Jewish adults say they are “less likely” to wear, carry or display things that might identify them as a Jewish person than they were before Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. About half say they are “about as likely” and about 1 in 10 say they are “more likely.”

Caitlin Rosendorn, a 24-year-old in Illinois, said she used to wear a Star of David necklace, but she worries now that wearing it could give people the incorrect impression that she supports Israel’s attacks against the Palestinian people.

“I don’t want to wear a Star of David to work if that’s going to alienate somebody who sees the Star of David as a symbol of Israel as opposed to a symbol of Judaism,” she said. “I don’t want people to get the wrong idea about my views.”

Many Jews report physical assault, property damage or harassment

About 1 in 10 Jewish adults say that in the past year, they or someone in their household has been physically assaulted. A similar share had property damaged or destroyed specifically because of their Jewish background.

About 2 in 10 Jewish adults say they or someone in their household has been called a slur, threatened, verbally harassed or verbally abused. Similarly, about 2 in 10 say they experienced online harassment or cyberbullying. Overall, about 3 in 10 of Jewish adults say that they or someone in their household has experienced at least one of these incidents because of their Jewish background.

Jewish adults who attend religious services at least once a month are much likelier than Jewish adults overall to say they or someone in their household has experienced attacks or harassment over their Jewish background — a finding that comes as there have been several targeted attacks on Jewish religious spaces in recent years.

Slightly less than half of Jewish adults who frequently attend religious services say they or someone in their household has faced verbal harassment. A similar share experienced online harassment, and about one-quarter have dealt with physical attacks or property damage.

Jon Kessler, 38, of California, who grew up in the Conservative tradition of Judaism, believes non-Jews might be surprised at the extent to which Jewish adults have to consider security at community events.

“Most people when they go to church don’t have armed security, but every synagogue has an armed security guard,” Kessler said. “My son’s Jewish daycare has an armed security guard.”

Jews are divided over whether protesting Israel is a form of antisemitism

Protests surrounding speakers tied to Israel — whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanahyu’s address to Congress or college speakers seen as either too supportive or too critical of the country — became more common following the backlash over Israel’s war in Gaza.

Jewish adults, in particular, are divided over whether protesting an event related to Israel is an act of prejudice against Jewish people generally. About half of Jewish adults say anti-Israel protests are not a form of antisemitism, but roughly 4 in 10 say they are.

Many anti-Israel protests have been tied to criticism of Israel’s military action in Gaza. More than 73,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Israel retaliated against Hamas’ attack in 2023, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilian and militant deaths.

About two-thirds of Jewish adults say criticizing Israel for its military actions is not a form of antisemitism, but Jewish adults with a close emotional connection to Israel are more likely to say that criticism of Israel’s military actions is antisemitic. That said, relatively few Jewish adults say it’s antisemitic just to criticize Israel for “any reason.”

Americans overall are less likely to say it’s antisemitic to protest an event that is supportive of Israel, or to criticize Israel’s military actions — but they are also much less likely to have an opinion.

Jewish adults are more unified in deeming some actions as definitively antisemitic. The overwhelming majority say vandalizing synagogues or Jewish-owned businesses because of Israel’s actions is antisemitism. The same goes for denying the reality or scope of the Holocaust, putting responsibility for Israel’s actions on Jewish people in the United States, saying Israel shouldn’t exist as a Jewish state or claiming American Jews are more loyal to Israel than to the U.S.

There is less consensus among non-Jewish U.S. adults on whether some of these actions constitute antisemitism, with many saying they’re not sure.

Amanda Goldsmith, 53, who lives in Chicago, believes people have become too comfortable expressing antisemitic views online — something that she previously thought only existed in extremist spaces.

“Now, it seems like there was an undercurrent, and it’s a free-for-all, and everyone is free to say what they want,” she said. “The freedom with which people say horrible things about Jewish people is appalling.”

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Associated Press writer Giovanna Dell’Orto contributed from Minneapolis. Associated Press writer Peter Smith contributed from Pittsburgh.

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The AP-NORC poll of 3,040 adults was conducted June 11-17 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The poll included interviews with 1,022 Jewish adults. The margin of sampling error for adults overall is plus or minus 2.8 percentage points and the margin of sampling error for Jewish adults is plus or minus 5.0 percentage points.

BEIJING (AP) — China successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch on Friday in a breakthrough for the country’s space program, state media said.

The first stage of a Long March-10B rocket separated from the second stage after liftoff and returned to a platform in the sea, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

It was the first time China recovered the first stage of a rocket. America’s SpaceX has been doing so for several years to drive down launch costs by reusing the booster that helps lift the satellites or whatever the rocket is carrying into space.

The Long March rocket was launched from China’s Hainan Island, a popular beach destination off the country’s southern coast.

The rocket’s reusable configuration can launch a payload of up to 16,000 kilograms (35,275 pounds) into what is called low Earth orbit, Xinhua said.

The maximum payload of the SpaceX Falcon 9 is 22,800 kilograms (50,265 pounds), according to the SpaceX website. The Falcon rockets transport astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station.

Ring doorbell footage shows drivers repeatedly crashing into bollards outside a man’s home as calls have been made for the slimmed-down road to be widened.

A width restriction has been in place on Woodmere Avenue in Watford, Hertfordshire for years to prevent lorry drivers using it as a rat run.

But, despite it being widened in recent years, motorists are still falling foul – with one car crashing as recently as last weekend.

Resident Tim Vigor, who has lived there for 30 years, says cars have rolled over, lost their wing mirrors, had their tyres come off, and some have even got stuck between the bollards.

With his house directly overlooking the restriction, Tim’s CCTV and doorbell cameras have caught hundreds of incidents across the years.

The 57-year-old said: ‘There are hundreds of videos, and those are just the ones that I have been indoors for.

‘It has just been chaos. The people who are responsible for it are just not interested. They don’t care. I just don’t think they will ever do anything about it.

‘It has just been one thing after another.’

The bollards have changed a few times over the years, but some form of width restriction has been in place for over a decade to prevent lorries using it as a rat run

Tim claims that across a period of ten years there were at least two accidents every single day on the road between the A41 and Bushey Mill Lane.

One clip shows a car fully rolling over with pieces of debris flying across Tim’s driveway.

Another shows a grey car being thrown onto its side, with the bollard itself going through the window and shattering it completely.

He says there have been fewer accidents at the spot since 2022, when Hertfordshire County Council redesigned the layout to try and overcome the problem.

However, with two crashes that he has witnessed in the last month, the problem is still far from solved.

The latest CCTV clip from July 4 shows a blue 4×4 smacking into the restriction, sending half of the car flying upwards – almost tipping over.

The incidents have repeatedly damaged Tim’s wall and left broken glass and car pieces strewn across his driveway.

He said: ‘There was multiple accidents every single day for ten years. It was at least one big one every day. It was absolutely crazy.

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‘Over the years it has probably cost millions of pounds worth of damage to vehicles. It has cost thousands and thousands a week over a ten-year period.

‘We wrote a car off every single week for ten years, and I am not exaggerating that.’

Last June saw an ANPR system introduced to stop motorists using the bus lane to get around the restriction.

Tim believes this camera should be used in place of the bollards to stop lorries passing through, issuing anyone who does with a ticket instead.

However, he says that despite speaking with MPs, he has been told the bollards will not be removed.

When he moved in there was one post on either side of the road, which he said worked fine until they dug it up with no consultation and added the new ones.

Tim believes that neighbours should have been consulted before this decision was made.

He said: ‘I should be able to have some sort of say in what they put outside my house because that is not how it was when I moved in.

‘They won’t take any interest until it kills someone. They will not admit liability.’

Hertfordshire County Council said: ‘Since the restrictions at this site were altered in 2024/25 and an ANPR camera installed to stop drivers using the bus gate the number of accidents at this site have decreased dramatically.

‘We would urge all motorists to follow the signage in place and drive carefully through the restrictions.’

New measures and patrols will be in place on the loch following the incident which left a man in hospital.

A man has been rushed to hospital after a horror crash between jet skis on Loch Lomond. Emergency crews scrambled to the area near the Bouturich shore and Balloch Park at around 4.55pm on Thursday July 9.

The man was taken to hospital for treatment after suffering injuries to his legs and chest. However no further information on his condition has been made available.

An image shared by the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat team shows the casualty wrapped in a foil blanket being raced to safety on a lifeboat. A police vehicle and ambulance were also seen on the shore.

It comes as The Loch Lomond & Trossachs Park announced new measures and patrols in place after a spike in “dangerous, reckless and aggressive behaviour from some boat and jet ski users”. This will include new CCTV on patrol boats and increased resources for park Rangers.

Members of the public and boat users are also urged to report any reckless behaviour. Gordon Watson, chief executive of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, said: “While the majority of visitors enjoy the National Park responsibly, the reckless behaviour of this growing group of jet ski users is a serious concern, with a real risk of injury or worse.

“It’s completely unacceptable and won’t be tolerated. Our Rangers will have an increased presence this weekend, and our boat patrols will now be recording footage of any concerning behaviour to support prosecutions – in recent weeks fines have already been issued.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.55pm on Thursday, 9 July, 2026, we were made aware of a man injured following a collision involving a jet ski in the water at Loch Lomond, Balloch. Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital for treatment.”

A Loch Lomond Rescue Boat spokesperson said: “LLRB crew undertook a full assessment of the casualty, who had sustained leg and chest injuries following a collision beteeen two ski’s , Working alongside the Rangers, the jet ski was secured and our stretcher utilised to safely transfer the casualty onto the lifeboat.

“Following assessment and ongoing observations, the casualty was transported to Duncan Mills Slipway where he was handed over to colleagues from Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland for further care.”

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Belgium have it all against them when they face Spain in the World Cup quarter-final, but things have only been made harder by one update

Belgium’s World Cup quarter-final preparations have been disrupted by a club versus country dispute, mere hours before they meet Spain. Belgian defender Zeno Debast has been prohibited from playing for the Red Devils by his club Sporting Lisbon.

He has yet to take the pitch for Rudi Garcia’s team in the World Cup, but it seems he may be unable to appear, regardless of whether he and his manager wish him to. It’s understood Sporting harbour concerns about his fitness.

Before the World Cup, Debast picked up a thigh injury sustained in May while representing the Portuguese giants. Despite receiving a call-up from his nation, he will be unavailable to compete, the Belgian FA have now confirmed.

A spokesperson from the Royal Belgian Football Association stated: “Zeno Debast will not be available for the quarter final. His club, Sporting CP, have informed the player that they did not consider him to be medically fit to play matches.

“This assessment differs from that of the Red Devils’ medical staff, as well as Fifa’s medical and insurance authorities. Zeno is currently training individually under the supervision of the RBFA’s Performance Department.”

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Debast returned to Belgium shortly after sustaining his injury with his club so national team medics could examine the problem. Soon afterwards, Garcia named him in his 26-man World Cup squad.

Debast was forced to miss Belgium’s group stage fixtures, which included a 1-1 draw with Egypt, a goalless stalemate with Iran, and a commanding 5-1 victory over New Zealand. He was similarly absent during Belgium’s thrilling 3-2 win against Senegal in the round of 32.

He did, however, return to the squad as his side swept past World Cup hosts the USA 4-1 in the round of 16. The news that his club are blocking him from featuring against Spain will come as a bitter blow, particularly given that Debast had expressed optimism over his fitness.

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Following his absence during the group stage, he said: “Everything is going as planned. I feel good. As a player, it is not easy to watch your team train and play without being able to participate. But, I am grateful to be here and to be able to work on my return here.”

Garcia also seemingly refused to talk about Debast when asked to provide any injury updates. He said: “Everyone apart from Amadou Onana is ready. He’s a huge loss for our tournament. There’s another player who is not available, who could play tomorrow but we will discuss this after the World Cup.”

Spain and Belgium go head-to-head today in Los Angeles, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm BST.

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Novak Djokovic continues his epic quest to win a record 25th grand slam title at the age of 39 as he faces defending Wimbledon champion and world No 1 Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.

Djokovic won the longest match of his Wimbledon career on Tuesday, beating the third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in a match tiebreak and after an astonishing five hours and 15 minutes.

Djokovic lost to Sinner in straight sets in last year’s semi-finals, before the Italian went on to beat Carlos Alcaraz and win his first Wimbledon trophy and fourth grand slam title.

But Djokovic beat Sinner in their last meeting at the Australian Open in January, producing one of the greatest performances of this stage of his career to end Sinner’s dominant winning streak in five sets.

Whether Djokovic can recover physically from his marathon efforts in the quarter-finals remains a huge question, but the Serbian may believe that this is his best chance to take the grand slam record.

With Alcaraz absent, there will be a first-time finalist on the other side of the Wimbledon draw: second seed Alexander Zverev will play British wildcard Arthur Fery in the other semi-final.

When is Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner?

As Djokovic and Sinner played their quarter-final on Tuesday, it had been expected that their semi-final would be played first on men’s semi-final day on Friday.

However, after British wildcard Arthur Fery reached the semi-finals, Djokovic and Sinner have been scheduled in the second semi-final on Centre Court. Their match could take place from around 5pm BST.

Wimbledon order of play

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1:30PM Start

1. Arthur Fery (GBR) [WC] vs Alexander Zverev (GER) [2]

2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [7] vs Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1]

How to watch Wimbledon on TV

In the UK, every match from Wimbledon will be available to watch live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with viewers able to access a stream from all 18 courts. In the US, ESPN and Tennis Channel hold the rights.

TV schedule – Friday 10 July

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner head-to-head

Djokovic ended a five-match losing streak to Sinner in the Australian Open semi-finals in January. It was a much-needed win for Djokovic, as their rivalry had completely flipped since Sinner saved match points to beat Djokovic in the 2023 Davis Cup semi-finals. After that, Sinner won five tour-level matches in a row, as well as two exhibitions, to lead the official head-to-head. But a Djokovic win on Friday would level the head-to-head at 6-6. This will be the fourth time Djokovic and Sinner have played at Wimbledon.

Head-to-head

What happened in the Wimbledon quarter-finals?

Djokovic won the longest ever Wimbledon quarter-final after five hours and 15 minutes against third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, booking a semi-final with defending champion Sinner and keeping his bid for a record 25th grand slam title alive.

At 39, Djokovic outlasted Auger-Aliassime in a thrilling match tiebreak, winning 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (10-4) in a titanic five-set battle, but one he must now recover from as he attempts to dethrone the reigning champion Sinner in a rematch of last year’s semi-final.

“I did it with a racket, and a lot of heart,” Djokovic said afterwards, following the longest win of his Wimbledon career. “A lot of management of the nerves and the extreme tension you feel in these kind of matches. It was anybody’s game. These are the moments I still play tennis for, for sure. I wish it was the final so I don’t need to worry about how the body will feel tomorrow.”

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner’s route to semi-final

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What has Novak Djokovic said?

“What can I say? These are the kind of moments that I still play tennis for. I wish it was finals, so I don’t need to worry about how the body will feel tomorrow. But I’m happy. Happy that I won.

“I was telling the kids to go to sleep after the fourth, but they didn’t want to listen. I’m glad they stayed, because it was honestly one of the best matches that I was part of on this court in my career.”

What has Jannik Sinner said?

“I feel like every match is different. Even when I had this small streak with him, I felt like every match has really its own story. Especially when you play on a surface like this, if you have a bad serving day or not feeling the ball very well, it’s going to be very, very tough.

“In any case, I’m happy to be back in the semis. I’m happy to fight for every ball, then we see. He has won this tournament so many times and he knows exactly how to approach it. I’m looking forward to it.”