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England, Argentina to renew bitter rivalry in World Cup semi-final

England and Argentina will compete in a World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. This match follows their quarter-final victories over Norway and Switzerland respectively. The South Americans aim to defend their title against England's trophy drought. France and Spain will contest the other semi-final match on Tuesday. The winner of the…

The Economic Times

France nabs Lawrence Bishnoi aide as Canada moves to deport gang associate

French authorities arrested a senior Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate operative wanted in Canada. Canadian officials ordered the deportation of another alleged associate linked to a shooting incident. These actions are part of Operation Hardball, targeting transnational organized crime. The operation involves intelligence sharing among multiple international law enforcement agencies. Further arrests…

The Economic Times

Le Pen has one last chance to win power in France – can she do it with an ankle tag?

IN FOCUS: The far-right leader has defied calls to hand the leadership bid to protege Jordan Bardella despite previously saying she would not run for president with an ankle tag. Experts tell James C. Reynolds that she still faces significant challenges

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Semi-Finals Schedule: Lionel Messi’s Argentina vs England, France vs Spain; full fixtures, India timings and live streaming details

FIFA World Cup 2026 Semi-Finals Schedule: The FIFA World Cup 2026 has reached its exciting semi-final stage. Defending champions Argentina will face England in a highly anticipated match. France and Spain are set to compete in the other semi-final clash. The third-place playoff and the grand final will follow these…

The Economic Times

As Germany cuts a deal on US missiles, Europe weighs up dependence on Washington

Germany is set to buy Tomahawk missiles to plug an urgent gap in its defence, in spite of a European Union drive to lessen dependence on American weapon systems. The deal comes after a Franco-German tank maker's stock market listing stalled and a flagship European fighter jet project collapsed. Can…

Radio France Internationale

The Best Performance of the 2026 World Cup Quarterfinals

France emphatically snapped Morocco’s 34-game unbeaten run to book its place in the final four.

Sports Illustrated

England battle past Norway as Argentina beat 10-man Switzerland in World Cup quarterfinals

England will go on to face Argentina in the semifinals in Atlanta on Wednesday. The winners of that tie will play either Spain or France in the World Cup final.

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'What's left is you': AI is the elephant in the room of Europe's biggest animation festival

The Annecy animation festival in France is widely recognised as the industry's biggest event in Europe, where deals and careers are made and films are bought and sold. This year, however talk on and away from the market floor was dominated by artificial intelligence and the winds of change.

Euronews

FIFA World Cup 2026 results: Who won yesterday's match between England vs Norway and Argentina vs Switzerland? Check who reached the semi-final stage

Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 after extra time in a thrilling World Cup match. England also secured a 2-1 victory over Norway following an intense extra-time period. Both teams demonstrated resilience and attacking prowess to advance in the tournament. The FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals will feature France versus Spain next.…

The Economic Times

2026 World Cup Semifinals: Dates, Kickoff Times, Head-to-Head Records

It’s a mouth-watering array of semifinalists in what has already been a sensational World Cup.

Sports Illustrated

Wallabies’ pop-gun revival under Joe Schmidt blown apart as France unload heavy artillery

Plucky defeats decorated with patches of excellence will not cut it for Australia with a home World Cup now looming large

The Guardian - AU

'Not a lot of other things they can do' – Tour de France stage winner Merlier welcomes shortening of stage 9 amid extreme heat

Christian Prudhomme says when race director Gouvenou 'announced it to Pogačar earlier, he thanked him'

Cycling News

Mbappé, Messi, Haaland and Kane have turned the 2026 World Cup into the greatest Golden Boot race the tournament has ever seen

This World Cup has also highlighted how rare truly prolific goalscorers have become. Since the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, when Gerd Müller scored 10 goals for West Germany, only two players have managed to score more than seven goals in a single edition. Ronaldo Nazario, one of the great…

The Economic Times

The Rise and Pause of Jordan Bardella

The political landscape in France changed this week after the appeal court judges upheld the guilty verdict against Marine Le Pen for misappropriating European Parliament funds, but reduced the five-year ban on her standing for public office to fifteen months. Time already served, said the Paris court. With Marine Le…

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Cycling Weekly

'If you don't shoot, you always miss' – breakaway hero Liam Slock finds pride in near miss at Tour de France

The Belgian was caught with just 1.3km to go on Saturday

Sports Illustrated

‘No Fear’—Lamine Yamal Sends Ominous World Cup Semifinal Warning to France

The Spaniard’s not individually caught fire at the 2026 World Cup but his team keep on winning.

Cycling News

Stage 9 of Tour de France shortened amid 'red alert' heatwave warning in central France

30km to be cut from start of route as ASO forced to make adjustments in face of ongoing high temperatures

Cycling Weekly

'I thought it was over': Tim Merlier wins second Tour de France sprint stage after long-range effort

The Soudal Quick-Step rider has won his second stage in this year's Tour de France, putting him into second place in the points classification

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Tour de France stage to be shortened due to 'intense heatwave'

Tour de France's organisers on Saturday announced that they will shorten a stage of the race due to intense heat. ASO made this historic decision to cut out a hilly loop at the start of the stageafter France's weather authority declared a red alert in Corrèze.

Cycling News

Tour de France: Tim Merlier claims back-to-back victories on stage 8 with furious sprint into Bergerac

Biniam Girmay second, Olav Kooij third as breakaway rider Liam Slock caught on the run-in to Bergerac

Radio France Internationale

Eiffel Tower, Louvre close early as France faces third heatwave in three months

Three of France's biggest tourist attractions, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, will close early all weekend as an intense heatwave grips the country for the third time since May. A red alert is in place across Paris and most of north-west France.

Euronews

Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks to close early as another heatwave sweeps France

24 departments across northwestern France are under a red heat alert on Saturday, according to Météo-France, affecting more than 22 million people.

Bangkok Post

Paris landmarks close early amid extreme heat

PARIS - The Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks announced early closures over the weekend as a quarter of mainland France was under the highest heat alert level on Saturday in the third heatwave to hit the country since May.

The Guardian - UK

Belgium and the End Of The Golden Generation Klaxon

In today’s Football Daily:goodbye to Belgium’s golden oldies

France 24

Paris landmarks close early as France swelters under third heatwave since May

The Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks, including the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, closed early on Saturday as France was hit by its third heatwave since May. Across the country, many towns have also cancelled their fireworks displays for Bastille Day due to increased fires and dry conditions.

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