FIFA to visit potential 2030 World Cup host cities
LONDON: FIFA will carry out a series of visits to candidate host cities in Spain, Portugal and Morocco in November and December as part of the venue selection process for the 2030 World Cup, world football’s governing body said on Tuesday. A FIFA delegation will visit candidate cities and stadiums in all three host countries […]
Floriani hits maiden goal as Lazio go top
Lazio’s Italian defender Romano Floriani. Photo: AFP ROME: Romano Floriani scored his first Serie A goal as Lazio soared to the top of the Italian league with a 6-2 thrashing of 10-man Sassuolo on Tuesday. Floriani, great-grandson of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, scored in the 17th minute of a match Lazio were dominating even […]
US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimate
More than $6 billion would be needed to replace military equipment and ‘platform losses’ The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, DC, US, March 3, 2022. Photo: Reuters The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defence Department’s estimate […]