Новости за 16.12.2025

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FIFA responded to backlash over high ticket costs for the 2026 World Cup by introducing a new $60 pricing tier on Tuesday.

Tickets are being made available at that reduced price for all 104 matches at the 48-team tournament taking place across North America next summer -- including the final.

The newly designated 'supporter entry tier' tickets will be allo

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The Chicago Cubs are set to bring back left-hander Caleb Thielbar in a move that is pending a physical exam, ESPN reported Tuesday

Terms of the pending deal were not reported.

Thielbar, 38, was 3-4 with a 2.64 ERA and one save in 67 relief appearances for the Cubs last season. He was pitching on a one-year, $3.2-million deal in 2025.

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Justin Thomas is giving back to his alma mater -- in a big way.

Thomas agreed to donate $1 million to the Crimson Standard, which in turn will use the money to upgrade Alabama's facilities for both the men's and women's golf teams.

Thomas, 32, is a 16-time PGA event champion, having won the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2022. He also helped guide the Crimson Tid

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ABU DHABI, 16th December, 2025 (WAM) -- The UAE Boxing Federation signed a cooperation agreement with the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the Eurasian Boxing Parliament (EBP) to develop and host a range of boxing championships and sporting events in the UAE during the coming period.

The Cleveland Browns host the Buffalo Bills at Huntington Bank Field on Dec. 21 in Week 16