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European countries still expect to lose money at World Cup despite prize fund increase
A number of leading European countries still expect to lose money at the World Cup despite Fifa increasing the prize and participation fund by $112m (£82m) this week.The main...
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The Washington Hilton shooting, the crisis in the Middle East, a funeral in Kyiv and the London Marathon – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading...
Genuine Fake Premium Economy review – brilliantly obnoxious millennial rage at a rigged financial world
This is a bitter, resentful exhibition by a handful of bitter, resentful artists. Americans Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison and Jasmine Gregory were born in the mid-1980s, coming of age...
European reaction; Premier League news; Salah still not fit; World Cup latest: football – live
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureGiven the horror-show of a season Leicester fans have endured, the 10th anniversary of their sensational Premier League...
US father and daughter admit selling fake Picasso and Banksy works, duping art world
A father and daughter in New Jersey have pleaded guilty to running a years-long counterfeiting scheme to trick art galleries and auction houses into buying forged paintings of works...
Murphy lays down early marker against Zhao in world championship quarter-final
Shaun Murphy fought back against the defending champion, Zhao Xintong, to lead 5-3 after the opening session of their World Snooker Championship quarter-final at the Crucible.Zhao had started with...
West Ham urged to show ‘heart and soul’ over London 2029 World Athletics bid
The head of the London Marathon has urged West Ham to show more “heart and soul” amid fears they could scupper Britain’s chances of hosting the 2029 World Athletics...
Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
The Middle East oil and gas crunch will impose as much as a trillion dollars of additional costs on the global economy while petroleum companies rake in spectacular profits...
