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American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday at age 76, his family said. “A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two-time heavyweight champion of the world, he was deeply respected — a force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name — for his family,” the family said, describing Foreman in a post on Instagram. An intimidating, thunderous puncher who lost his first title to Muhammad…

LONDON: Mikel Merino’s 93rd-minute equaliser earned Spain a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in Nations League quarter-final first leg action on Thursday, while Croatia have one foot in the semi-finals after beating France 2-0. Germany are in prime position to host the final stage of the tournament after coming from behind to beat Italy 2-1 in Milan while Rasmus Hojlund fired Denmark into a slender first-leg lead against Portugal. In Rotterdam, reigning champions Spain raced into an early lead through Nico Williams but needed an injury-time leveller by substitute Mikel Merino against the 10 men of the Netherlands to salvage…

Luxury handbags have outperformed other collectibles in recent years and are increasingly viewed as a potential investment category in the eyes of consumers and analysts, at least according to some recent reports.For the first time, the value proposition of designer handbags from top brands, such as Hermes, Chanel, Goyard and Louis Vuitton are growing across the board, one report by luxury resale site Rebag found last year. “These trends signal exciting investment opportunities across both heritage and more attainable brands,” the Rebag report said.Handbags are among the least volatile of any collectible asset and offer a good risk versus reward, they have also…

Los Angeles CNN  —  Last week, President Trump threatened to impose a jumbo 200% tariff on all wine, Champagne and other alcoholic products from the European Union, writing on social media: “This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.” But many winemakers and grape growers in California, which has the lion’s share of US wine production, view the proposal with a sense of unease. While some are cautiously optimistic the tariffs could revive interest in California-made wines, others worry tariffs threaten to upend a fragile industry already contending with faltering demand and crop destruction from…

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s crypto task force held its first public meeting with experts on Friday, focusing on how securities laws might apply to digital assets as the Trump administration looks to overhaul cryptocurrency regulations. Among the participants of the roundtable were John Reed Stark, former chief of the SEC’s Office of Internet Enforcement, Miles Jennings, the general counsel for Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, a16z, and former SEC Commissioner Troy Paredes. Republican SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is leading the task force, which is charged with developing rules and guidance for crypto. “Spring signifies…

FAISALABAD: Multan Region and Sialkot Region from Group ‘D’ reached the quarter-finals of the National T20 Cup after winning their final group matches at the Iqbal Stadium on Thursday. From Group ‘C’, Abbottabad and Faisalabad have qualified for the quarter-finals while two games each remain in Groups ‘A’ and ‘B’. Multan outplayed Fata by 74 runs in a must-win game as the latter were bundled out for 93 in 17.2 overs. Sharoon Siraj, Arafat Minhas and Ali Majid picked up two wickets each. Earlier, Multan opener Zain Abbas struck a half-century (51 off 41) to help his team post a…

Does the Trump economy have you on edge? Send money overseas, using this sortable list of Best Buys in international funds. For most of the 21st century, investors have been in love with the U.S. and lacking a motive to send money abroad. This year they have, for some reason, changed their thinking. So far foreign stocks are up 9% (dividends included), U.S. stocks down 5%. If you want to join the flight overseas, use this guide to cost-effective index funds. They all have expenses no higher than 0.16% ($16 a year per $10,000), assets of at least $50 million…

Katie Haun is back on the fundraising circuit. The former federal prosecutor, who raked in $1.5 billion for her record-breaking debut venture funds in 2022, is targeting $1 billion across two new crypto-focused funds, according to people familiar with the fundraise. Her firm, Haun Ventures, is expected to close the raise in June. A spokesperson for Haun Ventures declined to comment. Haun launched her venture firm at the height of the last crypto bull market, raising $1.5 billion—the largest ever by a first-time female VC. At the time, it was the latest in a series of mega-raises by blockchain-focused firms,…

AUCKLAND: After consecutive ducks in his first two Twenty20 Internationals — part of the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand — Hasan Nawaz was convinced that he wasn’t ready for international cricket. But before the barrage of negative thoughts could fully weigh the 23-year-old down, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and his deputy Shadab Khan showed up to the opener with reassurance. The interference — perhaps a conscious effort to inculcate the elusive sense of security among newer players in the national side’s dressing room — did wonders, as Hasan went on to smash the fastest century ever by a…

The U.S. government’s move to formalize a strategic Bitcoin reserve was met with skepticism — and, in some corners of the market, outright disappointment. “That strategic reserve was massively underwhelming for the market,” said Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight at Deribit’s Crypto Options Unplugged podcast. “Everyone was like, oh, they’re going to buy loads of Bitcoin, they’re going to buy loads of Bitcoins. No, we’ve just got a load of Bitcoin and we’re going to hold onto it. And so the market wasn’t very happy with that in the reaction.” This comes as President Donald Trump announced plans for…