Entertainment

• Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 09:43 UTC

  Cosmonauts unveil from space the emblem of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup

  

  The official emblem of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has been unveiled by the cosmonauts at the International Space Station. The logo was then projected onto the iconic Bolshoi Theater building in the heart of Russian capital, Moscow.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2014 - 04:48 UTC

  Blatter favors playing the 2022 Qatar World Cup in November/December

  

  Holding the controversy-plagued 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar at the end of that year rather than the scorching summer is FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s preferred option, he told French radio station France Info.

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 11:01 UTC

  FIFA will not make public full report on alleged corruption in 2018/22 World Cup bidding

  

  FIFA’s ethics judge says full publication of Michael Garcia’s report on alleged corruption in the 2018/2022 World Cup bidding race is not legally possible and would breach confidentiality agreements with interviewees.

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:13 UTC

  Ebola scare reaches cruise industry: Carnival vessel barred from Mexico and Belize

  

  A laboratory technician from the Dallas hospital where a Liberian died of the Ebola virus, and who handled some of his fluid samples for analysis, has been placed in quarantine aboard a cruise ship, the State Department said on Friday.

• Friday, October 10th 2014 - 04:47 UTC

  Damon Albarn apologizes to Argentina for Top Gear's offensive behavior

  

  Damon Albarn has apologized to the people of Argentina after Top Gear offended the population with an inappropriate number plate while filming their BBC show in the country. In effect during his set at one Buenos Aires main theatres this week the Blur front-man called To Gear's Jeremy Clarkson a “f****** a*****” over the serious gaffe.

• Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:00 UTC

  UEFA member Gibraltar will appeal FIFA decision rejecting its incorporation

  

  Gibraltar's football association has announced it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA rejected its bid to become a member. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the “FA of Gibraltar cannot be accepted as a member of FIFA” because it contravened the world governing body's statutes regarding independent territories.

• Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 22:47 UTC

  Blatter assures Asia (and Africa) votes for his fifth bid as FIFA president

  

  Asian Football Confederation chief Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has joined his African counterpart in officially backing Sepp Blatter’s bid for re-election. Last week Issa Hayatou and the Confederation of African Football executive committee “unanimously resolved” to support Blatter for a fifth term as FIFA president.

• Thursday, September 18th 2014 - 06:08 UTC

  Emma Watson draws hundreds of young fans in Montevideo during the UN goodwill visit

  

  British actress Emma Watson drew hundreds of young fans on Wednesday as she visited Uruguay's Legislative Palace to promote women's participation in politics in her new role as a UN goodwill ambassador.

• Tuesday, September 16th 2014 - 05:10 UTC

  Blatter has a challenger for next year's FIFA president election: Champagne

  

  Former FIFA official Jerome Champagne has formally announced that he will stand against incumbent Sepp Blatter in next year's election for president of the world soccer body.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:08 UTC

  FIFA vice-president has called for 'corruption' report to be published

  

  FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb has called for Michael Garcia’s report into the corruption-tarnished World Cup bidding process to be published. The CONCACAF president made his declaration at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester on Tuesday.