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Didier Deschamps praised France’s consistency and tournament nous after Les Bleus marched into their third consecutive World Cup semi-final, ending Morocco’s historic run in Boston. A tense quarter-final clash was blown wide open in the second half, with goals from Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele sealing a comfortable 2-0 victory for the tournament favourites. Mbappe missed a penalty in a goalless first half before scoring a brilliant eighth goal of the tournament to put him top of the golden boot race. 10 – 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappe has registered 10 goal involvements in each of his last two FIFA World Cups…

Rick Dhaliwal: “Lots of Elias Pettersson trade talk but as of now, he has not been asked to waive his no-move clause to go anywhere. Lots of chatter but don’t believe anything is close.” Was Pavel Mintyukov looking for offer sheets before he re-signed? NHL Rumour Report: Frank Seravalli on Canucks Central earlier this week on Anaheim Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov:  “After that Leo Carlsson offer sheet came down, agent Dan Milstein was literally calling teams to ask them if they would be willing to put together an offer sheet.” NHL News: Anaheim Ducks Match Leo Carlsson Offer Sheet Voiding…

The port says it is making efforts to shift its business model.”We try to work together with the polluters, and slowly phase them out,” says Oscar van Veen, director of innovation at the Port of Rotterdam, speaking on a small boat in the harbour. He pauses, then corrects himself: “As fast as possible, of course.”But many of the biggest emitters in the port answer to headquarters in the US or China.Their loyalty lies with boardrooms abroad. If the rules in Rotterdam become too tight, they can simply move – as Shell shifted its headquarters to the UK and Unilever left…

Strategy’s recent bitcoin sales and its formal monetization program have rattled investors, but JPMorgan analysts see a bigger danger to bitcoin: blockchain adoption that routes around public networks and the tokens that ride on them. In a report led by managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou and reported by The Block, the bank argued that Strategy is not the main structural threat to the asset.  The company sold 3,588 bitcoin for $216 million in early July to cover preferred dividends, its largest disposal on record, and such sales can add bursts of selling pressure. The deeper concern, the analysts said, is where…

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra had all eyes on her as she made a glamorous appearance at Wimbledon on Thursday and took her front-row seat for the women’s singles semi-final match between Karolina Muchova and Coco Gauff.Priyanka Chopra makes stylish appearance at WimbledonFor the sporting outing, Priyanka delighted fans with her stylish appearance in an elegant beige dress paired with a matching headscarf, that she topped off with minimal accessories. As she made her way to her seat, the actress was seen warmly greeting fellow actress Cynthia Erivo. Once the action got underway, however, Priyanka’s attention was fixed on Centre Court…

Kylian Mbappe hits eighth goal to equal Lionel Messi at top of World Cup Golden Boot standings. (AP Photo) The thrilling race for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot is heating up as French talisman Kylian Mbappe has successfully caught up with Argentine maestro Lionel Messi at the top of the goal-scoring charts, steering defending champions France into the semi-finals with a clinical 2-0 victory over Morocco on Thursday.The Real Madrid superstar experienced a rollercoaster evening at the Gillette Stadium. Mbappé initially missed a golden opportunity to put his team ahead in the 28th minute when he drew a…

AIIMS New Delhi has published the Round 2 institute allocation result for INI SS DM/M.Ch. admissions for the July 2026 session. The allotment has been finalised based on candidates’ merit and choices submitted during the counselling process. Applicants can access the allocation PDF online, verify their allotted institute, and complete the next admission procedures as per the official schedule. AIIMS INI SS round 2 seat allocation result 2026: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has announced the Second Round of Online Institute Allocation for admission to DM and M.Ch. courses for the July 2026 academic session.…

The BNB crypto Chain has published its H2 2026 technical roadmap targeting 1 million TPS (transactions per second) and sub-150-millisecond finality, positioning itself as the infrastructure backbone for an emerging AI agent economy. The announcement lands as the BNB crypto price sits near 2024 lows, creating a sharp disconnect between on-chain momentum and market performance that every holder needs to understand. The BNB Chain 2026 H2 Tech Roadmap is here. After cutting BSC block intervals to 450 ms and nearly doubling benchmark throughput to ~5,200 TPS, the next target is another 2x increase on mainnet. What's next for BNB Chain…

OCBC’s Christopher Wong observes that Renminbi (RMB) appreciation guidance is waning, with CNH-CNY fixing gaps narrowing and daily adjustments moderating. Policymakers appear to be shifting toward RMB stability rather than further appreciation. As a result, USD/CNH may become more driven by the broader Dollar, yield differentials and China growth sentiment, leaving downside less anchored.Stability focus shifts USD/CNH drivers”The RMB appreciation impulse appears to show tentative signs of losing some official reinforcement. The CNH-CNY fixing gap has narrowed, while the pace of daily fixing adjustment has moderated.””Recent fixes have also been less RMB-supportive versus market expectations (Bloomberg proxy), suggesting that the…

Pub­lic and com­mer­cial spaces around the world are now lined with imagery of a ver­te­bra-stud­ded bat­tle hel­met and stat­ues sur­round­ed by flame. It’s all part of the pro­mo­tion­al cam­paign for Christo­pher Nolan’s adap­ta­tion of the Odyssey, which will begin open­ing in the­aters lat­er this month. Much has been said and writ­ten about how the project rep­re­sents the next phase of Nolan’s ever-grander cin­e­mat­ic ambi­tions, but bank­ing on the spec­ta­cle val­ue of Homer has a long his­to­ry in film­mak­ing. When the Ital­ian silent adap­ta­tion L’Odis­sea came out in 1911, for exam­ple, it was uncer­tain even whether audi­ences would tol­er­ate the 44 min­utes it took to depict…