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Ben Stokes has opened up on the circumstances surrounding Brendon McCullum’s departure as England’s Test head coach, admitting that he believes his own retirement played a major role in the decision. Speaking on the For The Love of Cricket podcast alongside former teammates Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler, the former England skipper reflected on the events that unfolded following his decision to step away from Test cricket.Stokes and McCullum transformed England’s approach to the longest format after joining forces, ushering in the aggressive “Bazball” era that revitalized the team. However, following England’s disappointing performances in recent months, including defeats in…

Gianni Infantino’s hugely controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup “should have been handled differently”, the governing body has said in a statement backing its under-pressure president. FIFA was forced to withdraw the Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, which faced fierce criticism from across the game and led to European body UEFA and its members threatening a boycott of the organisation’s tournaments. Infantino had offered FIFA’s 211 member associations £30 million each if they backed private investment in tournaments, defending the proposals as recently as Friday before backing down and accepting the idea had created “divisions”. What have FIFA…

Quinn Hughes extending with the Minnesota Wild could be coming into question Locked on Devils: Kevin Kavanaugh and Jeff Marek on the Sheet with Jeff Marek talking about Quinn Hughes, the Minnesota Wild, and the extension situation. Is it becoming more ‘if’ than ‘when’ an extension gets done? ** NHLRumors.com transcription Kavanaugh: “And even like now we’re talking about Quinn. right? And his extension that was going to for sure be signed, you know, a couple weeks into this offseason, and now we’ve gotten, we’ve gotten to August, and Bill Gurein was on with (Michael) Russo today, where he was…

Iran says it has reached an agreement with Oman on a route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei did not give any further details on the agreement, which he said was “in the final stages”.Baqaei warned, however, that a deal with Oman would not guarantee safe navigation through the strait, arguing security remained impacted by the US blockade of Iran’s ports. The US and Oman have not commented on the proposal.Since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February, Tehran has largely blocked the Strait of Hormuz through which about a fifth of the world’s…

Time is running out to get a vote on the long-awaited crypto Clarity Act, though bipartisan work is intensifying with the White House reviewing the latest draft behind closed doors, according to reports.  Senator Thom Tillis said that bipartisan language drafted and sent to the White House last week is currently being reviewed by the White House. “We’ve got people working with White House right now…they’re going through some of the lines right now,” he was quoted and first reported by Punchbowl News Senior Reporter Brendan Pendersen.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune declined to file cloture on the crypto market…

Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ continued its historic run at the global and Indian box office. Despite witnessing its biggest weekday drop yet, the blockbuster has comfortably powered on to the Rs 400 crore mark in India.Spider-Man: Brand New Day Movie Review’Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ box office collection Day 7 On Day 7, Wednesday, ‘Spider-Man’ starringTom Holland in the lead, collected an estimated Rs 15.20 crore net across 16,725 shows in India. The film’s gross collections for the day stood at approximately Rs 18.17 crore.The seventh day’s earnings saw a major 29.3% decline from Tuesday’s Rs 21.50 crore net,…

Luis Figo launches brutal attack on Infantino and demands he leaves FIFA/Image: AP, EFE Luis Figo has called on Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA president, delivering one of the strongest public attacks yet on the embattled football chief as the fallout from the collapsed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal continues to deepen.The former Portugal captain, who has served as a UEFA football adviser since 2017, accused Infantino of putting personal interests ahead of football and insisted the FIFA president could no longer salvage either his position or his reputation after abandoning the controversial plan to sell minority stakes…

UPSC CMS answer key 2026: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the answer key for the Combined Medical Services (CMS) examinations 2026. The recruitment test was held on August 2, 2026. Provisional answer keys have been released. Candidates who took the exam can visit the official website, upsc.gov.in to download the answer keys.The UPSC CMS 2026 recruitment drive aims to fill 1,358 Medical Officer vacancies under Category I and Category II services.The online application process was conducted from March 11 to March 31, 2026, while admit cards were issued on July 24. Following the written examination, the Commission…

The most consequential crypto regulation bill in years is running out of runway. The CLARITY Act, formally the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, is staring down a near-certain Senate defeat before lawmakers leave Washington for the August recess, and Bitcoin price is already absorbing the uncertainty, trading near $63,500, roughly -50% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,200. The central problem is blunt: Senate Republicans need 60 votes to clear a filibuster, and Democrats have not reached agreement on several unresolved provisions. Senate Democrats have raised concerns over ethics rules, illicit finance provisions, and stablecoin yield restrictions, making the path…