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‘Enough is enough’: players pile pressure on under-fire Gianni Infantino to resign
A group of prominent current and former footballers has publicly pressured Fifa president Gianni Infantino to step down, sharing a statement declaring “enough is enough” amid growing anger over his leadership. The intervention carries particular weight because several signatories have worked as Fifa ambassadors through its “Fifa Legends” programme, making the criticism an unusually direct…
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49ers owner Jed York sentenced after Ohio prostitution-related arrest
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has pleaded no contest to two criminal charges and been sentenced, after court documents revealed he had responded to an online advert and arranged to pay $140 for sexual activity, following his arrest at a trailer park in East Palestine, Ohio, over the weekend of 22–23 August 2026. The…
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Norris victory highlights Formula 1’s fierce teammate rivalries
Formula 1 resumed after its summer break with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, headlined by news that four-time champion Max Verstappen will remain in the sport, alongside Williams confirming it will retain both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Despite the contract clarity, all three drivers endured underwhelming race weekends, and the wider story of…
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Couple arrested for illegal climb to top of Empire State Building put on VERY amorous display at latest court appearance while wearing utterly shameless jewelry
A Russian couple who illegally scaled New York’s Empire State Building shared a lingering kiss outside a Manhattan courthouse at a hearing over the stunt, appearing hand in hand before the judge in matching handcuff-shaped bracelets. Angela Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Beerkus, 32, well-known for climbing high-rise buildings, have not entered a plea over the…
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Rennes push PSG all the way to show they are the best of the rest in Ligue 1
Rennes drew 2-2 with reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain, forcing Luis Enrique to send on nearly €150m worth of attacking talent from the bench to salvage a point. The result underlines Rennes’ credentials as the strongest challenger to PSG in Ligue 1 this season, with their pressing and transition play troubling the champions for long…
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US datacenters tripled their water footprint in 10 years
US datacenters used around 17 billion gallons of water in 2023, three times the amount consumed in 2014, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published by the Library of Congress. The surge coincides with a boom in datacenter construction driven by the rise of generative AI since OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in late 2022,…