When you watch the 2026 World Cup this summer, you are going to see something familiar. A big play happens. Everyone stops as the referee walks over to a small screen on the sideline. Everyone watches ...

This summer’s World Cup will have a very different feel. Not just because it has expanded to 48 teams, but also because there are a number of rule changes coming into force at the tournament. Those ...

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system has undergone a significant expansion to ensure greater fairness on the pitch. Officials will now be empowered to intervene in several new scenarios, including ...

VAR is one of the most talked-about parts of modern soccer. Sometimes it helps fix an obvious mistake. Sometimes it leaves fans staring at the referee with no idea what is happening. And sometimes it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has approved new Video Assistant Referee (VAR) protocol ahead of the 2026 ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday praised President Trump’s tentative agreement with Iran to end the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a “massive step forward,” and said allies ...

The age of robotaxis, long the preserve of science fiction, is now a reality, at least in a handful of American cities. It took just over a decade to get from the DARPA Grand Challenges to the start ...

Among the ways Formula 1 has changed in the 21st century has been its adoption of driver-in-the-loop simulators. It all started in the early 2000s, probably at McLaren, maybe at Toyota or Ferrari; F1 ...

NEW YORK — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and now first-ever trillionaire, controls a lot of different businesses. Electric vehicles. Brain implants. Underground tunnels. A social media platform ...

Jennifer Lopez has said her film with Brett Goldstein gave her the “opportunity” to move away from playing lower status romcom roles and step into something “very different”. The 56-year-old singer, ...