European football vows to boycott World Cups if FIFA brings in private investors
Europe’s football associations have voted to boycott the next World Cup following the announcement by FIFA to seek private investment for the tournament. FIFA is currently offering 40 million dollars to each country that backs its project.…
Peru’s ex-president has 15-year jail sentence overturned
Peru’s constitutional court has overturned a 15-year jail sentence handed to the country’s former president after he was found guilty of corruption. Ollanta Humala, who led the country from 2011 to 2016, was convicted in 2025 of accepting…
Rescue operation underway in Pakistan after coal mine collapses
In Pakistan an explosion at a coal mine over a kilometre below ground has killed at least 34 workers. Rescuers have searched through the night for missing miners, two of whom remain. Inspectors say methane gas caused the powerful blast, which damaged two…
UK rapper Yung Filly found not guilty of raping woman after Australian show
During the trial, Barrientos had told the court that he had «fancied» the woman when they met at the concert venue. Barrientos, who was born in Colombia and brought up in the UK, had been in the VIP area while she leaned over the barrier from the general…
Almost 50,000 migrants crossed Morocco-Ceuta border over past 24 hours
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday planned to head to the country’s north African exclave after tens of thousands of undocumented migrants crossed the border overnight. Read moreSpain deploys military as hundreds cross into Ceuta from…
About 49,000 migrants enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta, officials say
About 49,000 migrants have crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the last 24 hours, officials estimate. Videos and images showed thousands of people swimming into the city on Thursday, while local media reported…
UEFA vows FIFA World Cup boycott over private investor plan – Sports
UEFA has announced its opposition to Gianni Infantino’s plan to open the World Cup’s commercial rights to private investors. At an emergency meeting, UEFA’s 55 member associations unanimously voted to withdraw from the World Cup should…
Franco Baresi: AC Milan and Italy great dies aged 66
Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, with AC Milan saying their former captain’s «example and integrity will be forever etched into the club’s DNA». Baresi spent his entire 20-year playing career with the club from 1977 until he retired…
What we know about the Hamas disarmament deal announced by Trump
Hamas said on Friday it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the devastated Gaza Strip. The text of the deal has not been released publicly, and…
Fifa says ‘nobody selling football’ as in continues with controversial World Cup investment plan
Fifa wants to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, and external investors will be able to buy stakes in it. It said it would «invite third parties to make minority, non-controlling investments» in a new…