• Clot appeared in his arm after injection in wrong place

• ‘I will never let the devil stop me from getting a gold’

On a night of dizzying speed and freakish drama, track and field found itself a new sprint sensation. It came in the form of Jordan Anthony, a 21-year-old American with one heck of a story, along with the first global gold medal around his neck.

“The devil is always going to try, but I will never let him stop me from getting a gold medal,” he said after winning one of the great world indoor championships 60m races of all time in 6.41secs, the fourth-fastest time in history.

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• Record signing has been injured since December

• Salah to miss Saturday’s league match at Brighton

Arne Slot has confirmed Alexander Isak will be available for Liverpool’s Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain as he nears recovery from a fractured leg.

The £125m British-record signing has not played since 20 December and has yet to resume full training but, in a boost to Liverpool’s prospects of overcoming the European champions, he is on schedule to feature when the teams meet at the Parc des Princes on 8 April. Isak will clearly not be ready to start after almost four months out but will offer Slot an option from the bench.

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• ‘Years without a trophy, it adds more drive’

• Manager not revealing if Arrizabalaga will play

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal supporters to “attack the final” alongside his players when they face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.

The Premier League leaders remain in contention for four trophies this season but almost six years have passed since they last lifted major silverware, when Arteta won the FA Cup in his first season in charge. “When you have been in this position and [gone] years without winning a trophy obviously it adds more necessity, but as well more drive because you really want it and that’s something that we have,” said the Arsenal manager. “That is something really important for us and something that we’ve been trying to achieve for a while, and I know we have the opportunity to do it.”

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Under Friday night lights, Manchester United stumbled. A day to remember for Harry Maguire became one of regret when he was shown a red card during a second-half flurry of goals. Twice United had the lead against Bournemouth, twice they were pegged back. Eli Junior Kroupi’s penalty snatched yet another draw for Andoni Iraola’s Premier League specialists in collecting single points, an opponent United really do not enjoy facing; the sixth successive time they have failed to beat Bournemouth. Michael Carrick’s regime have changed plenty for the better over 10 games but here came a disorderly echo of United’s troubled recent past and a stall of their Champions League chase.

The 4-4 draw played out at Old Trafford in December was a key juncture in Ruben Amorim’s downward spiral, game and team spinning out of his control. The more coherent, square pegs in square holes, team structure installed since owes plenty to Steve Holland. Carrick’s assistant, track suit rather than sharp suit, shuns the limelight but is as influential as when alongside Gareth Southgate. Whether that partnership sustains beyond the summer remains the biggest pending decision for the Ineos politburo.

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As energy prices soar from the Iran conflict, the International Energy Agency is urging governments to cut energy use by taking up measures like remote work and reduced speed limits. The group warns the energy security crisis could persist for months, even if supply routes stabilize. "I believe the world has not yet well understood the depth of the energy security challenge we are facing," said IEA's executive director, Fatih Birol. "It is much bigger than what we had in the 1970s... It is also bigger than the natural gas price shock we experienced after the Russia's invasion of Ukraine." The BBC reports: Thirty-two countries are members of the IEA, including the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Japan and 24 other European nations. Its role is to act as a global watchdog, providing analysis and recommendations on global energy problems, such as energy security and the transition to clean energy. The IEA's other suggestions for governments, businesses and individuals include:

- Promoting use of public transport
- Giving private cars access to city centres on alternate days
- Encouraging car sharing and efficient driving habits
- Avoiding air travel where possible, especially business flights
- Switching to electric cooking

It also said there should be a focused effort to preserve liquid petroleum gas for cooking and other essential uses, by switching bio-fuel converted vehicles onto gas and introducing other measures to reduce its use. Birol said these proposals were in addition to action taken by IEA member countries earlier this month, when they agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil, 20% of its emergency reserves. Several countries in Asia have implemented emergency four-day workweeks and work-from-home mandates as they have been hit particularly hard from the conflict. Fortune notes: "Asia is particularly dependent on oil exports from the Middle East; Japan and South Korea respectively source 90% and 70% of their oil from the region."

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De gemeenteraadsverkiezingen kenden de nodige verrassingen. Zo stemden honderden Goudenaren als eerbetoon op een overleden lijstduwer, komt in Haaksbergen een oudgediende terug via een nieuwe partij en bleek in Oss de campagne van snackbarhouder Wimke een succes.

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The sort of boat that is more likely to be out on the water each weekend than those big yachts that seem to sit around in canals and marinas and not used from month to month. With the Glasshouse Mountains of South East Queensland in the distance, this lovely little (my size) pleasure boat is just heading into Scarborough Boat Harbour. Have a great weekend everyone, that's what we all need right now as we see our world start to crumble and things get really out of hand with no light at the end of the tunnel.

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Japanese kids on a school excursion in from of Komokuten, the Guard of the South, in Todaiji, Nara