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Folarin Balogun of the United States shoots during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between USA and Belgium in Seattle, Washington, July 6, 2026.Mb Media | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesAs the FIFA World Cup captures massive global audiences, media companies are preparing to pay billions for the rights to the next two men’s tournaments. Netflix, Disney and Alphabet’s YouTube are all interested in challenging Fox for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2030 and 2034 World Cup, according to people familiar with the matter. Amazon, which currently owns UEFA Champions League rights in the U.K.,…

Available for over a yearWhat is a good age to give a child a smartphone? A community in Ireland might have the answer. In Greystones there’s a voluntary agreement to wait until secondary school age. We hear from the school principal who leads the “It Takes A Village” initiative, and a local parent. Also this week: a woman tells Shiona McCallum how surviving a late-night attack inspired her to develop a wearable safety device. And AI was let loose to run a cafe in Sweden. Find out what happened next. Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn (Photo: A small group…

Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Labour Party has hailed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Judicial Division, delivered on July 2, 2026, describing it as a fresh judicial endorsement of the authority of its recognised national leadership under Senator Nenadi Usman to institute and manage legal proceedings on behalf of the party. The ruling was delivered in Appeal No. CA/OW/104/2026: Labour Party & 14 Others v. Abia State Independent Electoral Commission & 4 Others, a pre-election dispute that originated from proceedings at the Federal High Court. According to a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa,…

Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists, who say society is facing a male fertility crisis.Total testosterone levels in men declined by 54% between 1972 and 2019, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in London on Tuesday.Rising levels of obesity and diabetes are expected to play a part, but the team behind the work suggest that environmental factors such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – which can be found in various household items – and global heating could also be factors in the apparent…

Novak Djokovic won a gruelling five-set battle with Felix Auger-Aliassime to set up a semi-final with reigning Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner.It went down to the wire, all the way to a fifth set tiebreak in the longest quarter-final in Wimbledon history. Djokovic, who grew appeared agitated at points during the contest, needed a medical time out early on but eked out a victory to beat the Canadian 7-6 (12-10) 3-6 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (10-4). In the first set he clutched his calf and called for the trainer to tend to it. He couldn’t find a break of serve but…

EXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions and Jim O’Shaughnessy’s Infinite Films have developed and produced documentary feature The Vesuvius Challenge in partnership with directors Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme’s Calliope Pictures. “For decades, computer scientist Brent Seales has pursued an obsession long thought impossible: reading the hundreds of scrolls carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D,” the film’s logline reads. “Armed with cutting-edge imaging, artificial intelligence, and relentless determination, Dr. Seales and his underdog team work to digitally unlock the secrets of ancient Rome’s only surviving library. As their quest captures global attention, The Vesuvius Challenge becomes a high-stakes…

DevReporting, in partnership with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has opened applications for a training and story grant programme for journalists in Osun State ahead of the 2026 governorship election. The initiative, supported through CJID’s Local Media Sustainability Fund (LMSF) with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, is aimed at strengthening accountability reporting on governance, transparency, public finance and service delivery. According to the organisers, the programme comes amid a prolonged leadership crisis that has disrupted governance across Osun’s 30 local government areas and the Modakeke Area Council. The organisers said the project seeks to equip journalists…

Higher education curricula in the State requires added focus on research-oriented content to make teachers – and through them, the students – more research-informed and boost their employability attributes, Lakshmi Narayanan, Chancellor, KREA University and Managing Trustee, Chennai Mathematical Institute, said on Tuesday.“Research-oriented content and information have to come on board in order to drive invention. Progressively, we will create a mindset among the faculty, who will be a lot more research-oriented,” Mr. Narayanan said, delivering the keynote address at Uyarkalvi Uraiyadalgal – Dialogues on Higher Education organised in Chennai by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TNSCHE).…

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The wife of former Kaduna State Governor, Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai has said that her husband does not deserve persecution having worked for the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections. Asiya, who stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing journalists alongside El-Rufai’s other wife, Aichatou, appealed to the President to allow El-Rufai to be given a lenient bail condition. She noted that the family was not asking the President to interfere with the judicial process or halt the prosecution of El-Rufai, but to ensure that he enjoys the constitutional rights available to every…

DENVER, CO – MAY 22: Max Kepler #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies walks in the dugout in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 22, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Philadelphia Phillies saw former outfield slugger Max Kepler depart the team in free agency last year and it seems unlikely they were ever very interested in a reunion.But before any team could strike a new deal with Kepler, news surfaced that he would have to serve an 80-game suspension before the 2026 season.Now, after leaving Philadelphia, serving that suspension and…