A new technology-focused innovation division is coming to the UFL. The league announced the creation of FAST (Football Advancement through Sports Technology) on Wednesday as the 2025 season approaches. FAST will work with sports media and technology companies to test, develop and launch products that are intended to advance the game of football. “Innovation is…
US officials are headed to Russia to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, according to President Donald Trump. The news comes after Ukrainian officials agreed to a 30-day ceasefire following a highly anticipated meeting with American officials in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the “ball is truly in their [Russia’s]…
Inside De Kas.| Rinze Vegelien This story is part of a group of stories called The Dutch capital gets more than its fair share of tourists, but they’re rarely in it for the food. The local cuisine has a reputation for being bland and Dutch restaurants for serving the same iterations on hamburgers, fish,…
Josh Allen, the 2024 NFL MVP, recently signed a six-year, $330 million extension ($250 million guaranteed) with the Buffalo Bills. That said, it’s a contract that doesn’t reset the market, as Allen’s $55 million average annual salary puts him in a four-way tie with Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals), Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Jordan Love…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programme, as Tehran confirmed receiving a letter from President Donald Trump. Last week, Trump said the letter proposed talks on a deal that would prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and avert possible military action. Although Khamenei said…
Donald Trump has been condemned by a leading US Muslim civil rights group for seeking to use the word “Palestinian” as an insult when he attacked the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, as “not Jewish any more”. “President Trump’s use of the term ‘Palestinian’ as a racial slur is offensive and beneath the dignity of…
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 71-year-old former mafia boss on a motorway near Grenoble in south-eastern France. Jean-Pierre Maldera, described by French media as a “godfather” of the local mafia in the 1980s, was reportedly chased in his car and shot as he travelled up the A41 motorway on Wednesday morning. The…
Lip-Bu Tan appointed chief executive officer of Intel Corporation Courtesy: Intel Intel said on Wednesday that it had appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, as the chipmaker attempts to recover from a tumultuous four-year run under Pat Gelsinger. Tan was previously CEO of Cadence Design Systems, which makes software used by all the major chip designers,…
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez, like all football coaches, wants his players to show up on time, work hard and play their best. Oh, and another thing: Don’t dance on TikTok. “They’re going to be on it, so I’m not banning them from it,” he said Monday. “I’m just banning them from dancing on it….
Multi-hyphenate reality star and restaurant owner Lisa Vanderpump of Vanderpump Rules and early 2000s West Hollywood hotspot Sur fame is opening a Vanderpump-branded hotel in Las Vegas. The Vanderpump Hotel, slated to open in 2026, will take over the current Strip boutique hotel, the Cromwell. Vanderpump has gained a cult following over the years and…
