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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is coming under increasing pressure as opposition grows after his proposal to sell stakes to private investors. Infantino, who is running for another term next year FIFA, announced the new FIFA plan, called FFE, which would claim immediate financial benefits across the world to “expand football development,” but the main sticking point was the creation of a subsidiary “bringing together FIFA’s commercial rights – spanning broadcast, sponsorship, ticketing, and licensing – with the operational delivery of FIFA tournaments.” FIFA added that a consultation process has begun. Read more: What is the FFE? FIFA wants to sell World…

As most Marvel fans know by now, Mahershala Ali was announced to star in a “Blade” movie during a flashy, surprise Comic-Con appearance in 2019, but the movie didn’t get made. The two-time Oscar winner never appeared in live-action as the popular vampire-hunting anti-hero, despite Marvel Studios hiring director Bassam Tariq, and later Yann Demange, to helm the film. Now after production stalled out, Ali and Tariq have teamed up in the wake of the failed Marvel movie to make this fall’s Amazon MGM action film, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.” If the actor and director hadn’t been brought…

Real Madrid could sell Vinicius Junior this summer if the Brazilian winger refuses to sign a new contract, with Arsenal reportedly monitoring his situation. According to reports in Spain, Arsenal are considering a move for the 25-year-old before the summer transfer window closes, although the Premier League club have not yet made a formal offer for the player. Vinicius has less than a year remaining on his current contract at Real Madrid, meaning he could leave the Spanish giants as a free agent next summer if an agreement over a new deal is not reached. Spanish newspaper Marca reports that…

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja To halt increasing importation of food into the country, Honda Manufacturing Nigeria Limited has empowered 10 women farmers from the North with agricultural equipment to improve food production.Honda Managing Director, Mr. Tetsuya Kawai, while speaking during the second edition of the Empowerment of Women in Agriculture programme on Thursday in Abuja said after a rigorous selection process, 10 persons were selected for the empowerment program.Kawai, who was represented by Honda Spare Parts Manager, Mr. Abayomi Aanuoluwapo noted that the success of the first edition which was held in Lagos encouraged the company to organise the second…

New York state sued prediction market platform Kalshi on Friday, alleging that the company is running an “illegal gambling operation.”In a case filed in a Manhattan state court, the lawsuit claims that Kalshi accepts wagers as a gambling business in disregard for the state’s constitution and laws by not being registered with the New York State Gaming Commission. “No matter what they call themselves, prediction markets like Kalshi are gambling platforms, plain and simple,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James in a press release announcing the lawsuit. “By ignoring our laws, Kalshi is running an illegal operation and harming New…

SpaceX said on Thursday that it will remove the unpermitted turbines powering its xAI data centers near Memphis as it transitions to a permanent, 1.2 gigawatt natural gas power plant.  The turbines won’t be completely removed until July 2027, though. SpaceX said that it’s currently operating 69 gas turbines to power the Colossus data centers, of which many have been operating for months. The NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center have sued xAI over the use of unpermitted turbines. SpaceX acquired xAI in February.  In its IPO filing, SpaceX said it plans to buy $2.8 billion worth of gas turbines…

Andy Burnham has said he has “concerns” about plans to reduce the number of jury trials in England and Wales and wants to look in detail at the proposals.The proposals were put forward under Sir Keir Starmer’s government by former justice secretary David Lammy, who has since been fired by Burnham.Lammy had said reducing the number of jury trials would help tackle the huge backlog in Crown Court cases, but critics – including most barristers and many Labour MPs – fear it will undermine the justice system.Speaking to reporters on a visit to Sheffield, the prime minister said: “My instincts…

Pursuing poachers: These striking images show the forensic evidence left by the illegal wildlife trade — a handprint on a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) and fingerprints on an elephant tusk; both confiscated at London Heathrow Airport, UK. The photographs earned Britta Jaschinski first prize in the 2026 Earth Photo Award. Jaschinski worked with border-force operations and wildlife crime units to document elements of the illegal poaching trade, which is worth an estimated US$23 billion per year. Credits: 1. Britta Jaschinski, Forensics Fingerprints 2025, UK. Earth Photo 2026 Award 2. Britta Jaschinski, Every Crime Leaves a Trace, 2025, Wildlife Crime Lab, Institute…

Anthony OlivieriJul 31, 2026, 07:00 AM ETCloseAnthony Olivieri is a staff writer for ESPN. He has a degree in communications with a concentration in journalism from Marist College. He’s been with ESPN since 2012.Multiple AuthorsTHERE ARE TWO sets of skid marks on FM 159, a rural stretch outside of College Station, Texas: The first two are dark, parallel streaks of burned rubber marking where a car came to a sudden stop. A second set marks the point, according to police, where the driver rapidly accelerated in reverse.They are indelible remnants of boxer Hannah Rapp’s fatal encounter with Charles Eric Medina…