The Indian Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team’s management is responsible for last month’s deadly stampede that occurred during their first Indian Premier League (IPL) championship celebrations.
In a report released on Thursday, Karnataka state authorities named the RCB, its partners, and the state cricket association as examples of how the event was handled improperly.
After hundreds of thousands of people crowded Bengaluru’s streets on June 4 to vigorate their hero Virat Kohli and other RCB team members, one fan was killed and more than 50 were hurt in a stampede close to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
According to the report, the organizers did not provide enough detail or “formal request” for the celebrations.
The permission was not granted, it said, “in response.”
Despite police rejecting RCB’s request, the team continued with its victory parade, according to the report.
The RCB did not respond to the report in any way.
[Reuters] Following the stampede outside the Bengaluru cricket stadium on June 4, an ambulance moves.
In the days that followed the stampede, police detained four people, including a senior executive at RCB, event organizers DNA, and Karnataka State Cricket Association.
When the incident occurred, players were parading the trophy close to the stadium the day after their victory over Punjab Kings in the Ahmedabad final.
Between 14 and 29 years old were the deceased.
After it broke out, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as “absolutely heartrending,” and Kohli, who won the title in the end, was “at a loss for words.”
In an unlikely alliance between the worlds of rap and football, Swansea City announced that Snoop Dogg would co-own the English championship team.
Luka Modric, a former Real Madrid stalwart and World Cup winner, is the new owner of the club, joining the 53-year-old American.
Snoop Dogg unveiled his investment plans on Thursday, and the team announced he has become an investor last week by modeling their new home jersey for the 2025-26 season on the club’s social media channels.
Since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the Swansea club in 2020, a meteoric rise has been made to the second-tier of English football.
Swansea City is delighted to announce that @SnoopDogg has become the club’s most well-known co-owner and investor. The club is currently owned by international rap artist and multi-platinum seller.
After Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen, two American businessmen, took over the club in November, Snoop Dogg’s involvement in Swansea is unknown.
Swansea will hope that Snoop Dogg, who is actually Calvin Broadus, can use his 100 million social media followers to raise the club’s profile as they attempt to reclaim the title for the first time since being relegated in 2018, will use his 100 million followers to do so.
According to the owners of Swansea, greater revenue would enable them to invest more in new players in accordance with British football’s profit and sustainability regulations.
The 53-year-old rapper stated on the club’s website: “My love of football is well known, but it feels special for me to make my move into club ownership with Swansea City.
I really enjoyed the club’s history and the surrounding area. A working-class city and club are proud to exist here. a dog that defends itself, similar to me.
“Swansea City is a great place to live.”
[Photo: Rebecca Naden/Reuters] Swansea City’s stadium, which can accommodate 21 000 people.
After leaving Real Madrid this week, Modric, who is 39 years old, joined AC Milan, and Swansea announced in April, had a stake in the club.
This announcement is Swansea City’s next episode, to borrow a phrase from Snoop’s back catalogue, as we look to expand the club’s reach and profile, according to Swansea’s owners, in a statement.
Snoop has made it clear to us throughout the entire process how excited he is about joining the club that his massive global fanbase and audience will undoubtedly help us accomplish that.
We anticipate that Snoop’s involvement will help us put as competitive a team on the field as possible because he has openly shared his love for football and his desire to be a part of it.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who both own Wrexham, celebrate the promotion to the championship.
Through the playoffs, Wrexham attempts to win the Premier League.
The Welsh side continued its unlikely quest to win the English Premier League, according to the club’s chief executive on Friday as the Hollywood fairy tale that is Wrexham AFC grew in progress.
Wrexham has become the first team to have earned three successive promotions from England’s National League to the second-tier championship since Reynolds and McElhenney bought the Welsh club in 2020.
In their championship opener against Southampton, Wrexham will face relegated former Premier League side Southampton, which former manager Michael Williamson described as a “pinch yourself” moment.
Williamson said success was more than just adding up the numbers, as he stated in Wellington during the club’s preseason tour to Australia and New Zealand.
We need to consolidate our position in the championship, Williamson said, and Rob McElhenney will say that he doesn’t know what that word means.
People should be concerned about us if we can find ourselves halfway through the season, in that 3-4-5-6-7 position, in December.
Anything can happen in 90 minutes, because I think that if we make the playoffs with the mentality we have.
“I would really give it a run for our money,” he said.
Before Reynolds and McElhenney bought the Welsh minnows, who spent years playing in the lower divisions of English football, and gaining fame with the Welcome to Wrexham documentary, they languished for years in the shadows.
For the first time in over 40 years, they are back in the championship.
Former Wrexham player-turned-club ambassador Ben Tozer, who was also on a tour in New Zealand, echoed the conflicting words.
Don’t get me wrong, Tozer said, “It’s a huge challenge.”
“But the club’s momentum, four years of pure success and a direction that won’t let you down, is still strong.” Some people might be surprised by us.
Hugh Jackman and other actors have been attracted to Wrexham’s co-ownership, which Reynolds and McElhenney co-own.
Former Wrexham and Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster, a fellow ambassador, claimed the organization had “set itself apart” by hiring the best players.
The “sharp reality” is that money will start to play a significant role now, Foster said in the cold light of day.
When you have players and clubs that have recently been expelled from the Premier League, they are paid high salaries, are wealthy, and are highly valuable because they have a high level of players.
However, I’d like to believe Wrexham can approach it differently, where the team is more important than the individuals.
Foster praised the club’s “no d********” policy, which assured that players and staff were working toward a common goal.
Manager Phil Parkinson led the policy, according to Chief Executive Williamson, who said it began in the dressing room.
The staff size at Wrexham increased by more than 60 to about 105 over the previous year.
I’ve personally interviewed at least 60 of the people who have been hired, Williamson said.
For me, it was crucial to employ people who understood Wrexham and what we’re actually doing, especially in the senior leadership positions. We are not some other football team.
“There are people who had incredible CVs and experience. You say, “Wow, you think they would do a fantastic job of Wrexham,” as you look at them.
“And then you go through the interview process and realize that Wrexham as a town, as a community, as a club is really not understood.”
“That required a lot of effort,” he said. Within the club, we’re attempting to instill a culture.
After Saturday’s game against Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand, Wrexham will play again in Wales on Sunday evening.
Former Wellington Phoenix junior player Liberato Cacace, a left-back from Italy, is close to being signed by Parkinson, according to Parkinson.
President Donald Trump is sending mixed messages about whether he will fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Trump said on July 16 he is ânot planning on doing anythingâ when asked if he would fire Powell. However, he also said he doesnât ârule out anythingâ and mentioned a renovation project with ballooning costs.
âI think itâs highly unlikely unless he has to leave for fraud,â Trump said. âAnd itâs possible thereâs fraud involved with the $2.5, $2.7 billion renovation. This is a renovation, how do you spend $2.7 billion? And he didnât have proper clearance.â
The Federal Reserve has been undergoing building renovations since 2021 on a project that the board that controls the Fed first approved in 2017. The projectâs cost of $2.5bn is about $600m above the original budget, according to The Associated Press.
The cost has increased because of design changes, increasing labour and material costs and âunforeseen conditionsâ, such as âmore asbestos than anticipatedâ, the Fed said in an FAQ.
But Trumpâs administration seems to be using the renovation as a possible reason to oust Powell. Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, sent Powell a July 10 letter saying the project is âout of compliance with the approved planâ and âin violation ofâ the National Capital Planning Act, which outlines how agencies can make changes to federal buildings.
Trumpâs feud with Powell isnât new. For months, the president has criticised Powell, whom he appointed to the role in 2017, for refusing to drop interest rates. The Fed raised interest rates in 2022 and 2023 during former President Joe Bidenâs administration as a response to inflation.
Since Trump entered the White House in January, he has told Powell to resign and threatened to fire him.
âIf I want him out, heâll be out of there real fast, believe me,â Trump said in April. âIâm not happy with him.â
In November, after the 2024 election, reporters asked Powell if he would step down or whether he thought Trump had the authority to fire him.
âNot permitted under the law,â Powell said.
Trump spoke to a group of Republican lawmakers on July 15 about firing the chair, several news organisations reported. Trump showed lawmakers a draft letter firing Powell, The New York Times reported.
Trump denied having written a letter.
âNo, I talked about the concept of firing him. I said, âWhat do you think?â Almost every one of them said I should,â Trump said. âBut Iâm more conservative than they are.â
While Trump attributed his reticence to fire Powell to his âconservatismâ, the bigger impediment is a question of legality. Hereâs why.
The sculpture of an eagle looks out from behind protective construction wrapping on the facade as the Federal Reserve Board building undergoes both interior and exterior renovations, in Washington, on October 23, 2023 [J Scott Applewhite/AP]
What is the role of the Federal Reserve; who appoints its chair?
The Federal Reserve is the countryâs central bank. Its responsibilities include setting interest rates and supervising and regulating banks. It was created in 1913 as part of the Federal Reserve Act and is run by an independent board of governors. The seven governors that make up the board are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The president selects the chair and two vice chairs from among the seven, according to the Congressional Research Service.
While talking to reporters, Trump appeared to overlook that he was the person who nominated Powell to be the chair in 2017: âIâm surprised he was appointed,â Trump said. âI was surprised, frankly, that Biden put him in and extended him.â
In 2021, Biden nominated him for a second four-year term, which is set to end in May 2026. After that, Powell can remain on the board of governors until January 2028.
Can the president fire the Federal Reserve chair?
Unlike other government agencies, the Fed has a lot of independence from Congress and the White House, the Congressional Research Service said in a January report.
According to the report, economists have justified the independence, saying that decisions about monetary policy shouldnât be influenced by political pressures. To ensure Fed accountability, the chair testifies before Congress, much like other government agencies.
The Fed chair can be removed âfor cause by the Presidentâ, according to the law. This refers to âinefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in officeâ, according to a Supreme Court decision about the Federal Trade Commission.
In May, the Supreme Court ruled on Trumpâs authority to fire members of two different independent agencies. In its 6-3 ruling, the Court granted the Trump administrationâs emergency request to fire the heads of the agencies while the case over the legality of firing them played out in the courts.
In its opinion, the Supreme Court addressed the Fed, saying its ruling didnât affect the agency.
âThe Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States,â the Supreme Court said.
Some legal experts question the legality of Trump firing Powell. Any move to oust him would likely end up in the courts.
Peter Conti-Brown, a professor of financial regulation at the University of Pennsylvania, said the Fedâs building renovation costs arenât âcauseâ for Powellâs dismissal.
âThere is no factual basis to support any conclusion that the cost overruns on the renovation project constitute anything like fraud or gross negligence,â Conti-Brown said. âHad Powell committed fraud, in this context or any other, there could well be a case for his removal.â
Conti-Brown said that Trump has long talked about wanting Powellâs removal. A court may consider Trump citing the renovationâs budget as âpretextâ for his firing â a legal term used to describe a false reason an employer gives for firing an employee in order to cover the real reason, Conti-Brown said.
âCourts evaluating any attempted removal after the fact will assess both the animus and pretext very heavily against President Trump,â Conti-Brown said.
However, it is unclear how courts would react because âthis is uncharted legal territoryâ, Jeremy Kress, a former Fed banking regulator who is a faculty director of the University of Michiganâs Center on Finance, Law and Policy, told The New York Times.
Lev Menand, a legal scholar at Columbia University, agreed with Kress.
Protesting against the proposed appointment of pro-Israel conservative author and political commentator Nick Adams as US envoy has gathered dozens of demonstrators outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital.
Donald Trump announced Adams as the White House’s nominee for the role last week, making him an self-deprecated “alpha male” known for harshly criticizing Islam.
The government of Malaysia was instructed by protesters to back away from Adams’ proposed appointment in accordance with international law.
Anwar Ibrahim, the prime minister of Malaysia, stated to reporters on Friday that Adams’ appointment was still in the early stages of the process, but that his government would give it due consideration.
According to the Reuters news agency, Anwar said, “We will also work to maintain the good relations between Malaysia and the United States.”
Adams, a naturalized US citizen who hails from Australia, has developed a brash social media persona while addressing cultural issues and appealing to young men mostly.
Muslims in Malaysia were upset by his statements that supported Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, which fueled a rare backlash against a foreign diplomat appointment in the Southeast Asian nation.
Trump was asked to reconsider his nomination in a memorandum of protest that protesters sent to the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. It cited Adams’ use of “divisive rhetoric” and said the postings were insensitive to Malaysia’s multicultural society, which has a majority of its citizens ethnic Muslims and has long been a steadfast supporter of the Palestinian cause.
According to Muhammad Izuan Ahmad Kasim, an Anwar MP, “we don’t want that person to be someone who destroys that bridge.”
According to medical sources, at least 26 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn in the besieged and bombarded enclave because doctors are being forced to choose who to treat first.
Three people were killed in an Israeli attack on the eastern Gaza City Tuffah neighborhood on Friday in one of the most recent killings. In northern Gaza’s Jabalia an-Nazla air attack, five people were also killed.
In al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, an Israeli attack earlier sparked a major fire that killed at least five people, including young Palestinians, when it hit tents that were being sheltered there. Israeli fire has repeatedly been deadly in Al-Mawasi.
Six people who were desperately seeking help are also included in the death toll.
According to Hani Mahmoud, a correspondent for Al Jazeera, the injured, including children, were taken to Nasser Hospital. Some wounds were present that were resistant to drone attacks.
According to Mahmoud, “Drone missiles are loaded with nails, metals, and shrapnel that explode quickly and cause internal bleeding.” People are being targeted in large crowds, in markets, or while waiting for water in large crowds because of these attacks.
When we look on the ground, we see the number of casualties contradicting what Israel claims, he continued.
What should we do, exactly? “Die at home”
Due to the ongoing, repressive blockade of Gaza by Israel, doctors in cramped medical facilities must choose carefully when treating patients.
Because emergency departments are overburdened by victims of Israeli attacks, patients with chronic illnesses are frequently the first to miss out.
Before the war, I had to have dialysis three times per week, with each session lasting four hours. At the time, the situation was stable, the treatment was efficient, and we would leave feeling rested and well, “Omda Dagmash, a dialysis patient, told Al Jazeera at the sluggishly functioning al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
We are now unable to travel to the hospital, especially given our poor diet.
The dialysis program at al-Shifa has been reduced to fewer and less frequent sessions. Some people’s decisions are ultimately their own.
An elderly patient named Rowaida Minyawi, criticized the length and expense of the journey. Sometimes we can’t find relief from all this exhaustion. I have diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Even the medication we consume is poor. What ought we to do? “Die at home”
Healthcare professionals insist that they must reduce operations to the bare minimum because having no fuel, no power, and no way to save lives are priorities.
Only a few departments are active, they say. The rest of the hospital’s engineering department, Ziad Abu Humaidan, said, “We had to cut off electricity.”
Instead of providing care and healing, the hospital’s yards were turned into graveyards. Without electricity, there are no functioning medical equipment, no lighting, and no assistance for other necessary services.
Waning support for a war in Israel
About 44 percent of Israelis believe that the country’s goals won’t be realized despite a public opinion survey conducted by the Israeli news outlet Maariv.
42% of those surveyed said they think the conflict will help them achieve the objectives, while 11% said they are unsure.
Maariv also noted that 70% of those in favor of the current coalition government believe the military will succeed, compared to 70% of those who oppose it.
Israel’s bombing of Gaza’s only Catholic church on Thursday caused three fatalities and at least ten injuries. In the interim, it faced a rare backlash.
According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after receiving “no” from the strike.
Netanyahu later claimed that the incident was caused by “stray ammunition” and that Israel was looking into it.
After being evaluated for lower leg swelling and hand bruising, the White House announced that US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI).
The president’s leg pain, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt, was only mild for a few weeks after receiving the diagnosis.
Dr. Dr. Sean Barbabella, the president’s physician, confirmed there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease in a letter that was made available for public viewing. Trump’s lab results were all within acceptable standards.
The letter further stated that a cardiac echocardiogram was performed and that it had established normal cardiac function and structure.
What is chronic venous insufficiency and what are its risks? What we are aware of is:
Chronic venous insufficiency: what is it?
According to Cleveland Clinic, CVI is a type of vein disorder that arises when legs’ veins become damaged. Blood moves more heart-tightly through veins through valves. Blood can flow backwards when these valves are damaged because they don’t close properly. Venous reflux is what is known as.
Lower legs may become pooling with blood as a result. Along with swelling, which typically occurs around the feet and ankles, symptoms include aching legs, a tingling or heavy sensation, and the appearance of varicose veins.
About one in three adults are affected by the disease, according to the Cleveland Clinic, while over-50 are affected by CVI. With age, the risk rises.
What other symptoms are common?
Leg swelling, as the president has experienced, as well as skin irritation, are some symptoms, according to the American Heart Association.
Lower leg skin problems typically manifest as red, itchy, or flaky patches, caused by poor blood flow and occasionally resulting in ulcers.
Additional symptoms may include cramping, throbbing, restlessness, a heavy or tired feeling in the legs, and itching, bleeding, and itching.
Trump also had bruising on his hand, according to the White House. Dr Barbabella attributed that to “minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regime”, the White House release stated.
How serious is CVI?
The condition is generally mild but can worsen over time.
“Chronic Venous Insufficiency can significantly impact your quality of life, but early detection and treatment can make a substantial difference”, the chair of the American Heart Association’s Vascular Health Advisory Committee and Scientific Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease, Joshua A Beckman, said.
While the condition itself is usually not serious, it can be associated with more dangerous complications, such as deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot in a deep vein) or pulmonary embolism (a clot that blocks blood flow to the lungs).
Dr Barbabella, the president’s physician, described Trump’s case as “a benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over 70”. He confirmed that Trump, 79, showed no signs of those more serious complications.
What is the treatment for CVI?
Doctors typically begin treatment with compression therapy, which helps reduce leg swelling and discomfort. Compression stockings are often prescribed and may be worn long-term, as they support vein function by promoting blood flow back to the heart.
In addition, doctors may recommend weight loss or resistance exercises to improve circulation.
