• The Telegraph

    Aston Villa hero Emiliano Martinez suspended for semi first leg after penalty shoot-out chaos

    Emiliano Martinez will miss Aston Villa’s first European semi-final in over 40 years after Uefa confirmed the goalkeeper is suspended.

  • The Canadian Press

    Ireland extends search for men's team coach. FAI sorry for delay, eyes O'Shea to stay as interim

    DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's soccer association pushed back its deadline to hire a men's national team coach to September and apologized to fans for the delay on Friday. Ireland, which did not qualify for the upcoming European Championship, had hoped to have a new coach in place by this month after Stephen Kenny's contract wasn't renewed last November. “We recognize that the timelines and deadlines that we’ve previously set have created a sense of expectation and potentially confusion for everyone,”

  • Reuters

    UPDATE 1-US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders

    The Biden administration on Friday took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska, angering state officials who said the restrictions will cost jobs and make the U.S. reliant on foreign resources, but pleasing environmentalists. The measures are aligned with President Joe Biden's efforts to rein in oil and gas activities on public lands and conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters to combat climate change. The Interior Department finalized a regulation to block oil and gas development on 40% of Alaska's National Petroleum Preserve to protect habitats for polar bears, caribou and other wildlife and the way of life of indigenous communities.