Paul Pogba injury blow ahead of France’s Euro 2024 qualifying campaign
Paul Pogba will miss the start of France’s Euro 2024 qualifying campaign after being ruled out for several weeks with a muscle tear.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 To Feature 12 Groups Of Four Teams
The expanded 2026 men's World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams in a change from the original planned format of 16 groups of three, football's world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday. The next World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be the first to feature 48 teams, a sharp increase from the 32 sides at last year's tournament in Qatar. "The revised format mitigates the risk of collusion and ensures that all the teams play a minimum of three matches, while providing balanced rest time between competing teams," FIFA said.
Paris Olympics Planners Sweat Over Opening Ceremony
The unprecedented opening ceremony planned for the 2024 Paris Olympics, just 500 days away, promises to be both spectacular and a serious security headache, with the arrangements still being worked out by anxious officials. The vision, as announced by French President Emmanuel Macron, is to take the ceremony out of its customary location in the main stadium and put it in the heart of the capital. Sporting delegations are set to sail down the river Seine in boats, an armada of sporting excellence set against the backdrop of the capital's world-famous monuments in view of up to 600,000 cheering spectators.
Morocco announce joint bid for 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal
Morocco will join forces with Spain and Portugal in a three-way bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Eintracht confident against Napoli despite fan ban and absent strikers
NAPLES, Italy : Eintracht Frankfurt will be without their top strikers and their travelling fans for Wednesday's Champions League Round of 16 second leg but coach Oliver Glasner is confident his team can still overturn their 2-0 first-leg deficit.
Much-loved Indian street food stars honoured in northern hospitality ‘power list’
Bundobust, the Indian street food restaurant with two branches in the city, has been honoured in this year’s Top Fifty Hospitality Power List. Founders Mayur Patel and Marko Husak were given the special achievement award at this year’s Northern Restaurant and Bar show.
Aaron Ramsey Named Wales Captain After Gareth Bale Retirement
Aaron Ramsey was named as the new Wales captain on Tuesday following the retirement of Gareth Bale, as the team prepare for their opening Euro 2024 qualifiers. The 32-year-old, who has won 78 caps, will lead his country for the first time in matches against Croatia and Latvia later this month. Former Arsenal and Juventus midfielder Ramsey, who is currently at French side Nice, will spearhead a youthful 24-man squad named by Wales manager Rob Page on Tuesday.
India's stolen heritage: Authorities push for restitution of religious artefacts
Is the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York displaying stolen objects from India? According to an Indian Express investigation published this Tuesday, March 14, some 77 antiquities listed in the MET's catalogue were donated to the museum by an Indian art dealer who has since been sentenced to 10 years in prison for art trafficking.