Senegal dismisses Pape Thiaw after World Cup elimination

Historical sales in the NFL

The Seattle Seahawks will change hands. The Khosla family, led by Vinod Khosla, has reached a formal agreement to purchase the team, the franchise announced Saturday. The price amounts to $9.612 million, according to a source close to the process who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.

The deal follows the wishes of late owner Paul Allen and still requires approval from NFL owners. Ratification is expected to occur at a meeting scheduled for August, ESPN reported.

“We are honored to be entrusted to be the next custodians of the Seattle Seahawks. We look forward to building on the winning legacy that Paul Allen created and earning the trust of the organization and fans everywhere,” Vinod Khosla said in a statement.

A Silicon Valley buyer

Vinod Khosla is founder of Khosla Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Forbes estimates his net worth at $13.7 billion. His company invests in experimental technologies such as biomedicine and robotics, and was the first venture capital firm to back OpenAI.

As part of the agreement, the Khosla family must divest its ownership stake in the San Francisco 49ers. Khosla had joined as a minority partner in 2025 after purchasing 3.1% of the team.

The sale process began in February when Allen’s estate announced its intention to sell the team, which had just won its second Super Bowl. The investment bank Allen & Company and the law firm Latham & Watkins led the transaction.

The deal marks a milestone: it is the most expensive purchase in NFL history, far surpassing previous records.

Victory for Van der Poel in the ninth stage

Mathieu van der Poel timed his attack perfectly to win the mountainous ninth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint. The Dutchman beat the Norwegian Tobias Johannessen and the British Tom Pidcock, recording the same time: 3h 27min 51s.

“It was a really tough stage after a tough week for the team,” declared the Alpecin-Premier Tech rider.

Extreme heat marked the day. The 154.6 km route between Malemort and Ussel was shortened by about 30 km due to the red weather alert in the local department.

Van der Poel, 31, thus adds his third stage victory in the Tour. His maternal grandfather was Raymond Poulidor, the historic French cyclist who died in 2019. “I always think of him, every day in the Tour is special,” he said.

Tadej Pogacar, four-time champion, finished six seconds behind and retained the yellow jersey. He maintains a 2:42 advantage over Jonas Vingegaard, second. His Mexican teammate Isaac del Toro occupies third place at 3:27.

The stage, with an undulating profile, favored the off-roaders or “baroudeurs”. A group of eight escaped with 80 km to go, including Van der Poel, Pidcock and Filippo Ganna. At 25 km, Van der Poel attacked and only four remained. His power prevailed in the sprint.

Lionel Messi’s scoring streak in World Cups stopped against Switzerland, but his influence on the game remains decisive. The Argentine captain gave a key assist for the first goal and reached a historic record.

Argentina won 3-1 and sealed their place in the semifinals, where they will face England in Atlanta. Messi, 39, shares the Golden Boot lead with Kylian Mbappé (eight goals each). Although Mbappé surpasses him in assists (3-2), Messi established the mark of 10 goal assists in his entire World Cup career.

The match in Kansas City began with a corner kick caused by Messi. His perfect cross was headed in by Alexis Mac Allister in the 10th minute to make it 1-0. Switzerland tied with a goal from Dan Ndoye in the 67th, forcing overtime. Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez sentenced in extra time.

Messi required medical attention after a blow near his right eye, but continued on the field. Before the match, Swiss coach Murat Yakin joked:

“This is a very surprising question… There are many solutions, and we will try to find the best solution.”

Although Switzerland contained the scorer, Messi had already left his mark in this World Cup: he scored a hat-trick against Algeria in the same stadium. He also missed penalties against Austria and Egypt, but was still decisive with assists and the tying goal against Egypt. Enzo Fernández gave the victory in added time to reach the quarterfinals.