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The Norwegian scores thought they became billionaires after being notified of them saying they had gotten eye water from a state-run gambling company – until it turned out to be a mistake. “Thousands” of people who won prizes at Eurojackpot were notified of the wrong amount on Friday, Northsk Tipping said. The company refused to check the exact number of people affected by the BBC.Norsk Tipping CEO Tonje Sagstuen apologized and resigned a day later.The company said the winnings will be “overly high” due to an error in the conversion of Eurocent to Norwegian cloner. According to local media, instead…
Rachel DoerrieJun 29, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseRachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective.The 2025 NHL draft that took far too long has mercifully finished. Any of the 26 teams that voted to hold a decentralized draft, you get a Z grade for that. Not an F, a Z. Let’s never do that again. Back to centralization, please.Every team is getting a draft grade, regardless of…
June 27, 2025, 07:16 PM ETThe NHL Draft will showcase the harvest of new players in the league. In 2025, New York Islanders came out first in Matthew Schafer.Find out how the past five No. 1 picks in the NHL Draft have changed over each rookie season.Editor’s Pick2 RelatedMacklyn Celebrity (2024-25)The San Jose Sharks chose Secreini for the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft after Celebrity compiled a record-breaking freshman season at Boston University. In his first year with the Sharks, Celebrini notched 25 goals and 38 assists, finishing third in the Calder Memorial Award poll and was…
Stuart Lau and James CharterBBC NewsWatch: Violent clashes occur during protests in Belgrade, SerbiaSerb police clashed with a crowd of anti-government protesters demanding early elections in President Alexandervich’s 12-year rule in the capital Belgrade and demanding that the election be ended.A sea of about 140,000 protesters gathered in the city as student-led demonstrations put pressure on the populist government. “I want an election!” the crowd chanted.Dozens of people were arrested after seeing riot police fire tear gas and stan rena bullets.VUCIC has accused protesters of calling for elections that they are part of a foreign conspiracy to take away their…
Nick ThorpeBBC Budapest correspondentReutersBudapest promotes its status as a party town. On Saturday, the party flooded the streets and occupied the intense summer heat.Of the 100,000-200,000 people, mostly young people danced and sang the path from pests to Buda. Usually, the distance that takes just 20 minutes to walk can last up to three hours.The ban on Prime Minister Victor Orban, many Budapest Pride participants told me, spurred them to attend events that would leave the normal. Last year, only 35,000 people participated.Many banners laughed at Hungary’s prime minister. It was like a peaceful revenge by some of the people…
Greg Wyshynskijun 27, 2025, 06:44 PM ETClosegreg Wyshynski is a senior NHL writer at ESPN.Florida Panthers playoff MVP Sam Bennett told fans at the team’s Stanley Cup celebration this week that he hasn’t left.He was the man of his words.Bennett signed an eight-year contract extension with Florida, and the team announced it on Friday night hours before the NHL Draft. He was scheduled to become an unlimited free agent on July 1st.Bennett’s new deal, which rose from $4.45 billion in his previous contract, has a salary cap of $8 million per year, down from what he was expected to be…
Sarah RainesfordRome correspondentEPA/ShutterStockProtesters deployed banners targeting Bezos from the famous Rialto Bridge in VeniceThe gorgeous wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and television presenter Lauren Sanchez will end in Venice tonight at the Main Gala event.However, as celebrity guests were preparing to step into a water taxi from the luxury hotel, the paparazzi calmed down, and several Venetian crowds gathered to protest the big event. Their causes range from locals to locals who oppose sensitive urban overtourism to activists who protest climate change and capitalism. Hundreds of people marched through the city on Saturday nights, hanging “no space for Bezos”…
Health and fire warnings have been issued in southern European countries, with temperatures expected to exceed 40c in some locations over the weekend.Italy, Greece, France, Spain and Portugal are one of the countries affected – forecasts for the Spanish city of Seville reach 42C on Sunday. Hot air from North Africa, spreading across the Balkans to holiday destinations such as Croatia, is contributing to high temperatures. The BBC weather says that the heat waves are “very intense” during this time of year – the continent usually experiences such high temperatures from July to early August.In Spain, emergency staff are on…
Ryan S. ClarkJun 27, 2025, 06:45 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.The NHL’s offseason is off and running, and the trades have been piling up since the Florida Panthers raised the Stanley Cup for a second straight season.That includes Chris Kreider heading to the Anaheim Ducks, Trevor Zegras joining the Philadelphia Flyers and Noah Dobson being traded to the Montreal Canadiens.This page will be your home for report cards on every major trade this offseason, with the most recent deals first.June 27: Coyle to the Blue JacketsIn need of salary cap space, the Colorado Avalanche created…
The Budapest Pride march is scheduled to move forward on Saturday, and is expected to defy the legal threats to LGBTQ rights activists from Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban.The organizers in March are hoping to attend this year’s record-breaking attendance despite pressure from conservative nationalist politicians and police to stop displaying Pro-LGBTQ materials.Police have issued a ban in line with the new “Child Protection” Act, which limits gatherings that are believed to promote homosexuality.The day before pride, Orban downplayed the possibility of a violent clash between police and participants, but warned those facing the possibility of legal consequences.”Of course, the…