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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose raspy voice turned Total Eclipse of the Heart into one of the most unforgettable power ballads of the 1980s, has died at the age of 75. Her family confirmed that the singer passed away unexpectedly in a hospital in Portugal, where she had been receiving treatment for an illness. She had earlier undergone emergency intestinal surgery and had been placed in an induced coma during her recovery.In a statement, Tyler’s family said they were heartbroken, adding that she had died in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness she was being treated…

By Adegboyega Adeleye FIFA’s head of refereeing, Pierluigi Collina, has firmly rejected allegations of bias in Argentina’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Egypt at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, insisting that “nobody can question” the integrity or independence of the tournament’s match officials. According to Reuters, Collina made the remarks in an interview published on FIFA’s official website on Thursday, responding to complaints from the Egyptian Football Association, EFA, and head coach Hossam Hassan following Tuesday’s controversial Round of 16 defeat to defending champions Argentina. The controversy erupted after Egypt surrendered a 2-0 lead before Enzo Fernandez scored a stoppage-time winner…

“They don’t care about the beautiful game. They don’t care about the elegance of football. In my time, we used to think and give a little show.”The words of arguably the greatest player of all time, Pele, back in 2014 before the World Cup in Brazil, which Germany won, say it all about the state of the world’s most popular game.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThat tournament was a watershed moment for Brazil: it was meant to showcase the individual talents of the likes of Neymar, Oscar and Hulk in front of a global audience.Instead, Brazil were humiliated…

This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersHello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from New York. Oil prices jumped on Wednesday after Donald Trump said Washington’s ceasefire with Tehran was “over” and the US announced it had launched another round of military strikes against Iran.The renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran on Wednesday pushed Brent crude up 6.6 per cent in after-hours trading to $79.06. Earlier in the day,…

SpaceX is currently ahead of last year’s record-setting pace for Starlink satellite deployments. SpaceX launched 1,589 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the first half of 2026, according to launch data compiled by Jonathan McDowell’s satellite tracker, compared to 1,489 satellites deployed at the same point in 2025.2025 was already a record year for SpaceX, with the company deploying 3,180 Starlink satellites in total. SpaceX has launched over 12,400 Starlink satellites since the constellation’s inception, with nearly 11,000 still functioning.To put these numbers into perspective, Amazon’s fledgling Leo service has only deployed about 400 satellites over the last 15 months,…

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Tim MacMahonJul 9, 2026, 07:00 AM ETCloseJoined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas MavericksAppears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FMMultiple AuthorsTHE UTAH JAZZ gave their summer league squad the day off Sunday, but rookie No. 2 overall pick Darryn Peterson showed up to the team’s practice facility in the morning eager for a film session with coach Will Hardy.Hardy and Peterson reviewed the rookie’s spectacular summer league debut clip by clip, which will be routine for them early in his career while focusing more intently on the defensive end of the floor. Hardy asked the 19-year-old about…

Bonnie said: “I got a broadsheet newspaper and I made an effort to write all the first names I came across on one list and all the surnames on another and I went through them both and came up with Bonnie Tyler. And it’s been a brilliant name.”She released Total Eclipse of the Heart five years after Lost in France. It changed her life.”The first time I heard it was when [songwriter] Jim Steinman just played it on the piano in New York,” she said.”He sang the song all the way through and I was like, ‘Oh my god, this…

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, on Thursday remanded the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar, in Kuje prison. Justice Peter Kekemeke gave the remand order after the Federal Government arraigned the erstwhile CCT boss on a four-count corruption charge. According to the FG, its investigations revealed that the defendant abused his official position by conferring an undue advantage on himself while he served as head of the tribunal. It was alleged that in 2021 he used his wife’s bank account to collect the sum…