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Captain Donnarumma vows to restore Italy after heartbreak

​Image source, Getty Images. ByBobbie Jackson, BBC Sport Journalist and Lorraine McKenna, BBC Sport Journalist. 1 April 2026. Gianluigi Donnarumma says he “cried because of the enormous sadness” of not being able to lead Italy to the 2026 World Cup this summer, following their penalty shootout defeat by Bosnia-Herzegovina.. Italy have now failed to qualify for three successive World Cups, drawing 1-1 on Tuesday before losing their play-off final 4-1 on penalties, having lost Alessandro Bastoni to a first-half red card.. Goalkeeper Donnarumma, 27, made numerous saves in the second half but during the shootout appeared to get into an argument with Bosnia goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj, with reports claiming the Italian captain damaged Vasilj’s penalty-takers cheat sheet.. He also had to be held back by his team-mates at full-time after trying to confront the celebrating Bosnia players.. “Last night, after the match, I cried. I cried because of the disappointment of not being able to lead Italy where it deserves to be,” Donnarumma wrote on Instagram., external. He failed to save any of the penalties while Italy’s Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante missed theirs.. “I cried because of the enormous sadness I’m feeling, along with the entire Azzurri team, of which I’m proud to be captain, and I know you, fans of our national team, are feeling it too,” Donnarumma added.. The Manchester City keeper, who was handed his senior debut in 2016 aged 17, is yet to play at a World Cup and will have to wait until he is at least 31 for his next opportunity.. He was 15 when Italy lost against Uruguay and exited the 2014 World Cup in the group stage.. He wrote it would take “a lot of strength, passion, and conviction” to restore his country “back where it deserves to be”.. The former Paris St-Germain and AC Milan keeper added: “Always believe; this is the driving force behind moving forward. Because life knows how to reward those who give their all, without holding back.. “And this is where we must start again. Together. Once again.”. The World Cup line-up is complete – here’s what you need to know. 1 day ago. Devastated Italians reckon with ‘third apocalypse’ of World Cup failure. 18 hours ago. ‘Even when you’re let down, you always hold out hope’. Since Italy’s last appearance in a World Cup knockout game – when they beat France to lift the trophy in 2006 – water has been discovered on Mars, Leicester City won the Premier League, the iPhone was created and Spain star Lamine Yamal, who finished runner-up in last year’s Ballon d’Or, was not even born.. Their latest failure to reach international football’s premier competition has drawn widespread criticism from fans, journalists and politicians, with calls for Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina to resign.. “It is an unacceptable disgrace. Italian football needs a complete overhaul, starting with the resignation of Gabriele Gravina,” the League Party, a member of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coali  

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Fort Hood soldiers shift to underground training to prepare for battlefield medical care

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. FORT HOOD, TX – This week, the 1st Medical Brigade of the III Armored Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, held a training exercise called “Operation Silver Lightning.”. The exercise, according to the 1st Medical Brigade, “is designed to simulate the challenges of providing advanced medical care in a contested, large-scale combat environment.”. Between March 23 and April 1, the 1st Medical Brigade employed the tactical arm of the Army Health System. Combat medics, optometrists, doctors, veterinarians, and other medical personnel simulated a mass casualty event in combat conditions in underground tunnels on the Fort Hood base.. This week, Fox News got an up-close look at how this training exercise was implemented.. UKRAINE SIGNALS PROCESS ON US SECURITY GUARANTEES. “So the medics have understood that you cannot set up a multi-tent field hospital that occupies four or five, up to 15 acres and provides that world-class care, above ground anymore,” said Col. Kamil Sztalkoper, director of public affairs for the III Armored Corps.. Sztalkoper said the shift is driven in part by drone warfare observed in the war in Ukraine.. “We have to disperse, number one. And then hide in plain sight, is number two. So dispersing is using multiple different kinds of locations. Hiding in plain sight could be in a building, a warehouse, or here. Using one of our unique training facilities that was designed in the 1940s. Utilized in the 1950s to house nuclear and atomic weapons,” Sztalkoper told Fox News.. The tunnels have since been decommissioned and cleaned out for use as a training facility — in this case, an underground field hospital. Sztalkoper said the several miles of tunnels are used as a “triage emergency room, operating room, vet, optometry [and] clinics,” allowing troops to avoid what he described as the growing drone threat observed in Ukraine.. US ARMY USING INFLUENCERS FOR RECRUITMENT. During this exercise, about 300 soldiers and role players portraying wounded troops ran through different evacuation and medical drills, with soldiers rushing the wounded from a helicopter to a military medical vehicle and then into the tunnels.. Combat medics are then trained to treat wounded soldiers, or, role players. Each of the wounded imitated the pain and symptoms of an injury that could happen on the battlefield.. “Really the dilemma for them is managing how they deal with all of this with what they have,” said Col. Brad Franklin, deputy commander of the 1st Medical Brigade.. Franklin, who also serves as a chief nurse, said he has experienced similar challenges in real-world operations.. “Knowing you don’t have enough people, you don’t have enough surgeons, you don’t have enough nurses, don’t have enough medics and there’s more patients than you can handle,” Franklin said. “So it’s forcing them to triage, reverse triage and take care of these casualties.”. WORLD WAR II VETERAN SHARES SPECIAL PERFORMANCE. Aside from treatment f  

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Local Dem leader says he was not ‘an aggressor’ after arrest for hitting man with bullhorn at ‘No Kings’ rally

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The chair of the Hernando County, Florida, Democratic Party who was arrested for allegedly hitting a man in the head with a bullhorn during a “No Kings” protest, said that he did not act as an aggressor and did not escalate the confrontation.. Brian Stewart, 63, was charged with simple battery, a misdemeanor in Florida, and booked into the Hernando County Sheriff’s Detention Center after the incident in Spring Hill on Saturday. He was released later that day, records show.. Stewart said he is “not a violent person” and that the man he was accused of hitting — a disabled veteran identified as Thomas Michta in police reports — was harassing others at the demonstration “in an attempt to elicit a reaction.”. “This was a peaceful event attended by many members of the community,” Stewart told Fox News Digital.. FLORIDA COUNTY’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR ACCUSED OF HITTING MAN IN HEAD WITH BULLHORN AT ‘NO KINGS’ PROTEST. “Unfortunately, an individual disrupted that environment and was harassing rally attendees in an attempt to elicit a reaction,” he continued. “At no point did I act as an aggressor. I am not a violent person, and I did not seek out or escalate any conflict. I never expected that I’d be accosted or need to defend myself as I did in that moment.”. The incident happened as demonstrators in Hernando County and across the country protested against the Trump administration’s policies.. Deputies responded at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday to the intersection of Mariner and Cortez boulevards, where Stewart allegedly struck Michta in the head with a bullhorn.. Michta told deputies he was walking through the protest when he and Stewart became involved in an argument. He accused Stewart of striking him during the dispute and reported being in pain, with a visible lump on his head, according to an arrest affidavit, WTSP reported.. According to the affidavit, video footage captured by a witness and reviewed by deputies showed Stewart using a bullhorn to hit the man in the head and push him in the chest.. After reviewing the video, a witness’ statement and Stewart’s own admissions, deputies said they developed probable cause to believe Stewart intentionally hit the man and caused bodily harm, the affidavit says.. Stewart declined to comment further, saying his lawyers advised him not to make additional public statements.. “I have many more thoughts to share, but my lawyers advise that I should defer doing so until after the case has concluded,” Stewart told Fox News Digital. “Out of respect for the legal process and on the advice of counsel, I will not be commenting further on the specifics of the case at this time.”. Stewart is scheduled to appear in court on April 27.. LATE-NIGHT HOST JIMMY KIMMEL SHOWS UP TO ‘NO KINGS’ PROTEST WITH KIDS, HOLDS ‘ENOUGH ALREADY’ SIGN. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. The Florida Democratic Party and the Hernando County chapter said in separate statements earlier  

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Weekly sports quiz: What is the ‘Sunshine Double’?

​ByJoe Rindl. BBC Sport journalist. 50 minutes ago. 4 Comments. So much has happened over the past seven days, including tennis tournaments, managerial appointments and World Cup qualifying drama.. About 15% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week?. After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes sent straight to your device.. [embedded content]. What information do we collect from this quiz?. Fancy testing your memory? Play last week’s quiz.. Let us know your score and thoughts in the comments below – and be wary, it might contain spoilers!. Play more quizzes. Quiz: Name every team who has played in the Premier League. 2 March. Can you name every FA Cup winner?. 16 February. Can you name every Women’s League Cup finalist?. 22 March. Can you name every player with 100 Premier League goals?. 23 February. Can you name every team to have played in the WSL?. 9 September 2025. Quiz: Can you name every EFL Cup winner?. 22 March. Check out our Sports Quizzes page  

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This is our 100th fight, it will be one of the best – Wilder

​This is our 100th fight, it will be one of the best – Wilder. This is our 100th fight, it will be one of the best – Wilder. American heavyweight Deontay Wilder says his fight against Briton Derek Chisora will be “one of the best in history” – with both men gearing up for their 50th professional bout.. READ MORE: Win or lose, I’d like Chisora to retire – Wardley. Follow live text commentary of Chisora v Wilder from 20:00 BST on Saturday, with BBC Radio 5 Live coverage from 22:00.. Boxing. 1 hour ago. Share page. About sharing  

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Is success crucial? BBC Sport experts pick their player of the season

​ByGary Rose. BBC Sport journalist. 1 hour ago. 109 Comments. Who will win the Premier League player of the season?. That won’t be announced until towards the end of May but we already have a pretty good idea of the contenders, based on players’ performances so far this campaign.. Arsenal are leading the way in the title race and should they win, the likes of defender Gabriel and midfelder Declan Rice will surely be in contention.. But there have been other standout performers this season, including the likes of Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, and perhaps somewhat more unexpected stars like Igor Thiago and Antoine Semenyo will likely be in the mix.. BBC Sport take a closer look at who could be in line for the award before asking its reporters who they would pick.. You also get the chance to vote for your winner below.. Does the award usually go to a Premier League champion?. In short – not always.. It has been that way for the past five seasons, with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah the most recent winner and Manchester City players taking the award from 2020-21 to 2023-24.. However, prior to that the split was more even with 11 recipients from non-Premier League winners compared to 10 for players from the champions.. Who are the leading contenders?. Arsenal are in a strong position to win the Premier League this season and Rice has been a key player behind their title charge.. No Gunners player has registered more league assists than his five this season, while he is also ranked top for number of chances and big chances created.. Rice is the favourite to be crowned player of the season but pushing him hard for the award is Manchester United captain Fernandes.. This season only Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has contributed to more goals than than the Portuguese midfielder, who has eight goals and 16 assists in 28 games.. Fernandes is on course to break the record for the highest number of assists provided across a single Premier League season.. That tally is 20 – a total which has been reached by two players – Thierry Henry for Arsenal in 2002-03 and Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne in 2019-20.. [embedded content]. Other contenders include Arsenal defender Gabriel, who has been a vital player for the Gunners at the back as well as chipping in with some important goals, including a 90th-minute winner at Newcastle back in September.. Meanwhile, Semenyo starred for Bournemouth before slotting in seamlessly to the Manchester City attack following his move to Pep Guardiola’s side in January, while Igor Thiago has shone up front for Brentford.. Who are BBC reporters player of the year picks?. Image source, AFP via Getty Images. By. Phil McNulty. Chief football writer. Declan Rice.. Arsenal’s Rice wins my vote as player of the year for his consistently high quality and leadership as Mikel Arteta’s side go in search of elusive trophies.. Add his dead-ball expertise and Rice is the full package as a midfielder in the top class.. He has been central  

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