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FIFA President Gianni Infantino considering a proposal to add a further 16 nations ahead of the World Cup in four years.Published On 12 Jul 202612 Jul 2026FIFA officials will look at the possibility of expanding the World Cup by adding another 16 teams for the 2030 tournament, said Gianni Infantino.The FIFA president told the Swiss media outlet Bluewin that growing from 48 to 64 teams could make sense.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“That’s definitely an issue that will be examined and discussed in the relevant committees after this World Cup,” he said.“When organising a World Cup, it’s important…
On Friday night, more than 45,000 people gathered at Yankee Stadium not to enjoy the national pastime, but a bucket-list New York one: seeing Jay-Z perform in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt. It was the first in a three-night residency, with the Friday show dedicated to Reasonable Doubt and the Saturday show reserved for The Blueprint, which turns 25 this year. Across both nights, Jay-Z commanded an understated stage set up (“I think the statement piece in a Jay-Z show is Jay-Z,” Willo Perron, the performance’s creative director, told Wired recently) with support from guests including Beyoncé,…
Rory McIlroy sends an approach shot into the rough as his challenge for the Scottish Open title falters, despite a six-under-par final round at The Renaissance Club.
What’s been going on in the news this week? Our weekly quiz is here to keep you on top of what’s happening in Mexico. Get informed, stay smart. Are you ready? Let’s see where you rank vs. our expert community! According to a recent Mexico by the Numbers article, how many islands does the country have? 279 3,675 4,110 12,884 None Japanese automaker Toyota is moving production of its Tacoma model from Tijuana to what U.S. state? California Texas New York Illinois None President Sheinbaum recently met in Mexico City with the president of what European country to discuss trade?…
Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, died suddenly on Saturday night, his office said. Graham, a leading GOP foreign policy voice, was running for reelection this year. He had been a staunch ally of President Donald Trump on most matters but had broken with the president on some issues.
A growing number of US states are creating laws to allow abandoned oil and gas wells to be more easily repurposed for clean energy, as they seek alternatives to limited federal funding for well plugging. Texas and New Mexico passed bills to ease the repurposing of derelict wells last year, and Alabama this year. Pennsylvania has a similar bill awaiting approval, and Oklahoma hopes to pass legislation on it next year. The US government’s funding programme for plugging abandoned wells, established under the Biden administration, has been criticised for leaving taxpayers to bail out oil and gas companies, and for…
England progressed to the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup in front of the largest UK audience of the tournament so far. Jude Bellingham’s brace of goals knocked Norway out of the competition, with a peak of 16.8M viewers watching the 2-1 triumph on ITV1. ITV’s coverage scored an average of 12.7M viewers, according to overnight Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv. The game, which kicked off at 10 p.m. local time at the Miami Stadium, topped the previous peak of 15M viewers for England’s opening match against Croatia last month. Although an impressive audience, the viewing figures did not come…
Tehran earlier announced an indefinite closure of the Strait of the Hormuz in response to another American strike Iran will not allow the US to violate the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with impunity, Tehran’s top negotiator Mohammad Ghalibaf has said.On Saturday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to all shipping until the US ends its “illegal interventions” in the region. The move follows the third wave of American strikes against Iran this week.Tehran allowed traffic through the key waterway, which accounts for some 20% global crude trade, as…
Despite the rising tension, there was one thing they could all agree on. They weren’t happy with the muddy production of 1984’s Grace Under Pressure, which they recorded in brutal, repetitive sessions with Supertramp producer Peter Henderson. So they regrouped in a studio in rural Canada to bang out some demos.The songs that emerged from these sessions at a barn in Elora, Ontario, weren’t all that different from Grace Under Pressure, but they were faster and harder, with Lee’s chops on the keyboards crowding out Lifeson’s guitar even more. They called in Peter Collins to produce what would become Power…
Yesterday, I went to the final Honores a la bandera — flag ceremony — at my daughter’s elementary school. She’s “graduating” next week, so it’s the last one she’ll have participated in at that school. This one was extra special because the 6th grade “escolta” (escorts?) passed the flag on to the 5th grade ones as a symbolic gesture. Now they’ll be the school “elders” that keep it going! To add to the ceremony of it, a state police band came with trumpets and drums, the leader directing with a spinning trumpet. Flag ceremonies in Mexico, and as in the…