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I Am Maximus & Nick Rockett head Grand National confirmations

​Image source, Getty Images. ByCallum Matthews. BBC Sport senior journalist. 6 April 2026. I Am Maximus and Nick Rockett – the past two winners of the Grand National – head the confirmations for Saturday’s race at Aintree.. The pair, both trained by Willie Mullins, won the race in 2024 and 2025 respectively and top the weights for the 2026 renewal.. I Am Maximus, owned by JP McManus, triumphed by seven and a half lengths in 2024, before finishing two and a half lengths behind Nick Rockett who was victorious under Mullins’ son Patrick last year.. There are 49 entries remaining, and a maximum of 34 runners will line up on the day after the final field and four reserves are announced on Wednesday.. McManus is seeking a record fourth victory in the race, and has leading hopefuls Iroko and Jagwar – both trained by Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero.. Johnnywho is also guaranteed a run for McManus after withdrawals at the five-day stage.. I Am Maximus is bidding to become the first horse to carry top weight to victory since triple winner Red Rum in the 1970s.. Nick Rockett will attempt to match Tiger Roll’s feat of back-to-back wins achieved in 2018 and 2019. The previous horse to do that was Red Rum.. Grand National 2026. Saturday 11 April, 16:00 BST. Aintree. Listen on Sounds. Full race commentary and reaction on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, with live text on all of Saturday’s races on the BBC Sport website and app. 5 Sports Extra will have commentary of Friday’s races between 14:00-16:15 BST.. Grand National: Weights and entries for 2026 race. 20 hours ago. L’Homme Presse, French Dynamite and Now Is The Hour were all taken out on Monday, while three others below the cut-off line were also scratched.. The field is again set to be dominated by Irish trainer Mullins, with the three-time winner currently having nine horses guaranteed to run.. Joining I Am Maximus and Nick Rockett are last year’s third-placed Grangeclare West, Spanish Harlem, Lecky Watson, Champ Kiely, High Class Hero, Captain Cody and Quai De Bourbon.. Gordon Elliott, who has also trained three National winners, has five entries with Gerri Colombe, Firefox and Favori De Champdou – the beaten favourite in the Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival – towards the top of the weights.. Another of Elliott’s stable, Pied Piper, is currently 35th on the list and will get a run if one more horse withdraws.. The Ben Pauling-trained Twig is the final guaranteed runner, although Spillane’s Tower has maintained his entry at this stage despite his owner telling RTE on Sunday he is an intended runner in Thursday’s Aintree Bowl instead.. Firefox is also entered in Friday’s Topham over the Grand National fences.. Henry de Bromhead, who won the race in 2021 with Rachael Blackmore and Minella Times, trains Monty’s Star and Gorgeous Tom.. Gavin Cromwell trains Perceval Legallois, who was a faller last year, and Cheltenham Festival winner Final Orders.. Dan Skelton will be represented by mare Pan  

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ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of kidnapping 4-year-old girl from laundromat

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained an illegal immigrant who was released back into the community after allegedly kidnapping a 4-year-old girl from a laundromat in New York, a report said.. The Department of Homeland Security told the New York Post that Carlos Corte-Corte, 38, of Ecuador, was taken into custody by ICE on March 31 and placed into removal proceedings following the March 28 incident at Laundry Kingdom in Patchogue.. “This three-time deported criminal illegal alien, Carlos Corte-Corte, kidnapped an innocent four-year-old girl from a laundromat on Long Island. New York sanctuary politicians chose to release this kidnapper from jail to prey on more innocent children rather than cooperate with ICE law enforcement,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told the newspaper.. “Sanctuary politicians must stop putting politics above public safety,” she reportedly added. “This type of insanity leads to more crimes and more innocent victims.”. ICE IMPERSONATOR BRUTALLY BEATEN BY STREET MOB, DHS SAYS MAN NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AGENCY. The Suffolk County Police Department said that, “While a woman was with her two children at a laundromat, located at 138 East Main St., Carlos-Corte, who was unknown to the woman, led her 4-year-old daughter out the back exit of the laundromat, at 12:08 p.m.” on March 28.. “Her mother reported her missing, and patrol officers responded to the scene, where they reviewed surveillance video and began canvassing the area. During the search, the mother located her daughter in the children’s play area of the Patchogue-Medford Library, located at 54-60 East Main St. A patrol officer then located Corte near the laundromat and took him into custody,” police added.. Corte-Corte was charged with second-degree kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.. DHS SLAMS ‘INSANE’ 5-YEAR PLEA DEAL FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO ADMITTED FATAL STABBING IN VIRGINIA. The day after his arrest, a Suffolk County district judge freed Corte-Corte on supervised release with a GPS monitor, the New York Post reported.. The newspaper said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney disagreed with the judge’s decision and added that, “I think if you look at the facts of the case, clearly they’re concerning.”. “He thought the girl lived alone without parents,” the New York Post quoted Corte-Corte’s public defender as saying in court. “He took her to the library and told an employee there as such, but there was a language barrier. It seems to be a mistake.”. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for further comment.  

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Trump’s ‘final’ deadline for Iran to make a deal is just hours away and more top headlines

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …. TOP 3. 1. Trump’s ‘final’ deadline for Iran to make a deal is just hours away. 2. Artemis II crew reports ‘interesting observation’ after Moon flyby. 3. Mamdani unveils new ‘racial equity plan’ and gets brutal wakeup call from Trump’s DOJ. MAJOR HEADLINES. IN THE HOT SEAT — Dem governor faces heat after new poll exposes how unpopular she has become.Continue reading …. FROZEN PERIL — Cause of death revealed for ‘Deadliest Catch’ deckhand Todd Meadows, 25. Continue reading …. ‘TOO RADICAL’ — Dem Senate primary erupts in key state as candidate teams up with radical streamer.Continue reading …. DROUGHT OVER — Michigan topples UConn to win first NCAA basketball championship since 1989.Continue reading …. MILE HIGH MIRACLE — Woman gives birth midflight as air traffic controller suggests fitting name for baby. Continue reading …. –. POLITICS. DISTRICT DUEL — Trump-backed candidate aims to pad GOP’s fragile House majority battle in showdown for MTG’s seat.Continue reading …. PATRIOT PARTNERSHIP — Hegseth cuts Ivy League ties in military education shake-up, taps Hillsdale. Continue reading …. FEDERAL SHOWDOWN — Arizona GOP forces Democratic AG to review border county’s anti-ICE sanctuary scheme.Continue reading …. MOUNTING SCRUTINY — Obama Presidential Center requires ID for free admission sparking hypocrisy claims.Continue reading …. Click here for more cartoons…. MEDIA. NOT LAUGHING — White House fires back after ‘SNL’ cracks assassination joke about President Trump. Continue reading …. PRIMETIME PURGE — CBS axes Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ for Byron Allen’s ‘Comics Unleashed.’ Continue reading …. EXPLOSIVE ACCUSATION — ABC News had 75-person ‘division’ dedicated to taking down Trump, Billy Bush claims.Continue reading …. DERAILED DREAMS — California officials acknowledge mistakes, hiccups in high-speed rail project.Continue reading …. OPINION. HUGH HEWITT — Morning Glory: Will President Trump go full Sherman in the war on Iran? Continue reading …. LIZ PEEK — Progressive hypocrisy revealed by Cesar Chavez sexual abuse revelations. Continue reading …. –. IN OTHER NEWS. GRIN & BARE IT — Bikini skiing takes off on slopes as record warmth forces resorts into survival mode. Continue reading …. WIRED AND TIRED — Toyota recalls 73K hybrid vehicles over pedestrian warning sound issue. Continue reading …. AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on Tidal Basin traditions and baseball benchmarks. Take the quiz here …. HEROIC TIMING — Student ‘accidentally’ finds ‘extremely rare’ Crusader-era sword after chasing off suspected thieves. Continue reading …. TINY FOE, BIG BATTLE — Why there’s a new ‘war’ on microplastics. See video …. WATCH. SEC. MARKWAYNE MULLIN — We’re afraid Democrats will try to ‘  

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Video shows teens take over Chicago streets as mayor warns of ‘trends’ that can turn ‘deadly’

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Hundreds of young people filled the streets and sidewalks in Chicago last week in what Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling “teen trends” that he warned can turn deadly.. Video, obtained by Fox News from ChitownCrimeChasers, showed the teens filling streets and sidewalks on March 30, clustering around parked vehicles and moving through intersections.. Other footage from that night captured different individuals dancing and socializing in the city’s streets, while other moments showed people climbing on cars and brief altercations within the crowd.. In Hyde Park, residents say the March 30 takeover lasted for hours late into the night.. TEEN MOBS SWARM DOWNTOWN IN CHAOTIC TAKEOVER—FIGHTS ERUPT, CARS TARGETED BEFORE CURFEW CRACKDOWN HITS. One resident, Jason Hale, said his car was among roughly 30 affected by crowds in Chicago that night.. “Yeah, it’s bad. The hood is messed up, terrible. A thousand worth of damage, dents everywhere, footprints everywhere,” Hale told FOX 32 Chicago.. Video shows groups of teens standing and moving on top of parked vehicles as crowds formed around them.. GOT A TIP?. Chicago police confirmed to the local outlet that three curfew violations were issued in connection with the gathering. A 16-year-old girl was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct.. City officials and police have described these gatherings, which are often organized through social media, as part of a broader, growing trend across Chicago.. FOLLOW US ON X. Recent events have drawn large crowds to neighborhoods including downtown and Hyde Park, with activity ranging from social gatherings to more chaotic crowd movement.. Johnson released a public service announcement telling parents to not let their kids attend the increasingly popular “teen trends across the city.”. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL. “We’re currently tracking five. That’s right. Five teen trends across the city this weekend,” the mayor said in an April 3 message. “I’m calling on all parents. Check in with your children. See where they plan to be this weekend. Please, do not allow your child to attend any of these trends this weekend.”. “They’re unsafe, and they can turn deadly. Our police officers will be out enforcing the city’s 10 p.m. curfew,” he said.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS. Some residents say the repeated gatherings are raising concerns about safety and quality of life.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Hale said the incident has prompted him to reconsider staying in the city.. “Your kids should not be out here… I had parents who guided me,” he said. “And these parents, they just let them run rampant.”  

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Quiz: Name every European winner of the Masters

​Image source, Getty Images. ByJoe Bradshaw. BBC Sport senior journalist. 30 minutes ago. This is the 90th Masters. There have been a total of 10 European golfers to win at Augusta National since a Spaniard broke the duck in 1980.. How many of them can you name?. [embedded content]. What information do we collect from this quiz?. 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.. Related topics. Golf  

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Minnesota deny ex-Everton forward Rodriguez has muscle-wasting condition

​Image source, Getty Images. ByElizabeth Botcherby. BBC Sport journalist. 35 minutes ago. Minnesota United have denied rumours that midfielder James Rodriguez is suffering from a potentially life-threatening muscle-wasting condition.. The Colombia international returned to the club’s training ground on Monday after being hospitalised.. Rodriguez, 34, showed signs of illness during Colombia’s 3-1 defeat by France on 29 March and subsequently spent three days in hospital with severe dehydration.. A statement from the Colombia Football Federation on 2 April confirmed Rodriguez was under observation for a “non-sports-related medical condition” but said his prognosis was “favourable”.. Social media rumours and reports in some US media sparked concerns he was suffering from rhabdomyolysis – a rare condition sometimes linked to over-exertion which causes muscles to disintegrate and can lead to potentially fatal kidney damage when toxic muscle fibres enter the circulatory system.. However, Major League Soccer (MLS) side Minnesota United said:, external “The club and our medical professionals can unequivocally state there has been no clinical or laboratory evidence of rhabdomyolysis.”. Rodriguez, who won two Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and also played for Premier League side Everton, participated in a “supervised return-to-activity session” on Monday. His return to full training will be guided by the club’s medical staff.. Rodriguez has made two MLS appearances since joining Minnesota United in February.. Related topics. Major League Soccer. Football. More on this story. Follow your club with BBC Sport. 12 March. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast. Get football news sent straight to your phone. 16 August 2025  

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