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Blockchain company Chiliz, creator of fan token platform Socios.com, has continued to expand its workforce despite the ongoing bear market, reflecting a growing trend in the fan token sector.

On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camp where more than a million people, most of them Jews, were murdered during the Second World War. But as world leaders and Auschwitz survivors prepare to gather at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in southern Poland, a new survey suggests a growing number of Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust has been exaggerated.

American businessman John Textor has confirmed his intention to sell his stake in Crystal Palace so that he can buy fellow Premier League club Everton

The owner of seven unlicensed cannabis shops in New York whose promotions included an Easter egg hunt has been fined more than $15 million

seven unlicensed cannabis shops in New York whose promotions included an Easter egg hunt has been fined more than $15 million after state officials complained he repeatedly ignored notices to stop operating without approval, authorities said. A state Supreme Court justice in Lyons, New York, imposed the fine against David Tulley on Wednesday. Acting Justice Richard Healy penalized Tulley 90% of his gross sales from February 2022 to May 2023 as well as $10,000 for each day he operated without licenses.

Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes will take on AJ Styles to defend his belt after he won the title away from Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania in Philadelphia last month. According to 'Variety', the WWE Backlash France 2024 will have five match-ups, including four title bouts for the world heavyweight championship, women’s tag team championship and women’s championship triple threat on Saturday, May 4.

Nevada's Supreme Court has handed setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists in two new rulings

A 22-year-old French woman was found dead in an abandoned and deconsecrated church in northern Italy last week after bleeding out from a deep wound to her neck.

Goldy Brar, presently residing in Brampton, Canada is associated with Babbar Khalsa International…And whereas, Babbar Khalsa International is listed as a terrorist organization," Praveen Vashista, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Additional Secretary, said in the gazetted notification. “Goldy backed by a cross-border agency was involved in multiple killings and professes radical ideology, figured in making threatening calls to pro-nationalist leaders, demanding ransom, and posting the claims of killings on different social media platforms.

U.S.-based businesswoman Michele Kang has acquired the London City Lionesses in English soccer’s second division

Megan Rapinoe limped out of the final game of her storied career Saturday, suffering a suspected torn Achilles tendon less than three minutes into the National Women's Soccer League Final which her OL Reign team lost to NJ/NY Gotham FC. No other players were near Rapinoe when she went down on the pitch, a stunned crowd at Snapdragon Stadium holding their breath as medical staff attended her. After several minutes, the dejected OL Reign star limped off the field, fans giving her a massive ovation as she was replaced by Bethany Balcer. The 38-year-old American had vowed the match was «really the last one,» in a career that included World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019 and gold at the 2012 London Olympics. Despite her many achievements, Saturday's defeat means Rapinoe retires from the game without an NWSL championship title. «It was a tough one. Definitely not how I envisioned this last one going,» a tearful Rapinoe said after the game.

It appears Rugby Australia’s funding efforts have progressed well into the second half.

Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan says the game will have enough money to ensure its future, but the job of paying for an expensive but much-needed restructure of the game’s administration has become far harder after a historic World Cup exit in France.

Australia’s record 40 to 6 loss to Wales at Lyon is a disaster for Australian Rugby.

France's record 96-0 win over Namibia in the Rugby World Cup 2023 was overshadowed by the massive blow they received when their captain and poster boy Antoine Dupont fractured his cheekbone. Confirming the injury, the French Rugby Federation said that Dupont remains with the squad and will see a specialist. It said in a statement that Antoine Dupont suffered a maxillo-zygomatic fracture. It added that a specialist surgical opinion had been requested to determine the exact length of his unavailability.

Fargo, known for its dark humor and intricate stories, is back with its fifth season. Here's what we know so far:

Week three of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be defined by four fascinating games, and once again Australia will be the most crucial one of them when the Wallabies take on Wales in Lyon on Monday at 5am AEST. For the army of close to 30,000 Australian supporters descending upon France’s gastronomic capital, they probably weren’t expecting that the third match of a potential seven would already be, in effect, a live or die affair.

The Wallabies’ World Cup hopes have suffered a hammer blow with a shock loss to Fiji – their first in the history of the tournament – to put a quarter-final berth at major risk.

England women's national football team, known as the Lionesses, will face their toughest challenge in Group D as they continue their 2023 World Cup campaign against Denmark. In their tournament opener, England secured a narrow victory against debutants Haiti, with Georgia Stanway's first-half penalty securing the win. The Danish team also tasted success in their first match of the competition held in Australia and New Zealand, as they managed to score an 89th-minute winner against China, securing a 1-0 victory. The Lionesses come into the World Cup as the defending European champions, having won all six of their games in the tournament they hosted last summer. However, in the 2019 World Cup, they were eliminated in the semi-final by the eventual champions, the United States, in a match held in Lyon.

Manchester United take on Lyon in a friendly match on Wednesday in their preseason action. The Red Devils are full of confidence before meeting the French side at Murrayfield as they defeated Leeds in Norway last week. It was not a great time for Lyon as they came seventh in Liga 1, but they are hopeful as they have Rayan Cherki in their team that will play on Wednesday. Manchester United have as many as eight friendly matches lined up before the season starts and they will also go to the U.S. after this match.

aspartame is a «possible carcinogen» but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday. The rulings are the outcome of two separate WHO expert panels, one of which flags whether there is any evidence that a substance is a potential hazard, and the other which assesses how much of a real-life risk that substance actually poses.

Ticketmaster has abruptly postponed ticket sales for six of Taylor Swift's upcoming shows in France