- 5d ago
UEFA releases 2026/27 Champions League schedule for FC Porto, Sporting and Real Madrid
UEFA confirmed dates and kickoff times for the 36-team Champions League phase, setting opening matches for FC Porto and Sporting CP in September 2026.
- Aug 27
Champions League draw pairs Barcelona with PSG as Real Madrid faces Arsenal
The UEFA Champions League league phase draw in Monaco set eight opponents for each of the 36 participating clubs ahead of the 5 June 2027 final in Madrid.
- Aug 27
Coordinated disinformation campaign targets Czech-Polish relations with fake border claims
Hackers and automated social media accounts fabricated diplomatic documents and breached Polish media to claim Warsaw was seizing Czech territory, prompting official denials from both governments.
- Aug 27
Eros Ramazzotti postpones American tour to 2027 after vocal cord surgery
Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti has halted his world tour following vocal cord surgery, postponing 17 concerts in North and South America until autumn 2027 while cancelling two dates.
- Aug 25
Slovak police thwart arson attack on drone factory and detain three foreign suspects
Slovak authorities and German police detained three foreign suspects who planned an incendiary attack on an unmanned aircraft production facility in eastern Slovakia, seizing improvised napalm and operational plans.
- Aug 12
Romelu Lukaku transfers from Napoli to Fenerbahçe for approximately 6 million euros
Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, 33, completes a transfer from Napoli to Fenerbahçe after a difficult second season in Italy marked by injury, limited playing time and conflict with coach Antonio Conte.
- Aug 12
Lyon overturn first-leg deficit to beat Sparta Prague 3-0 and reach Champions League playoff round against Fenerbahçe
Olympique Lyonnais beat Sparta Prague 3-0 at the Groupama Stadium on 11 August to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit and reach the Champions League playoff round, where Fenerbahçe await.
- Aug 4
Wildfires across France, Spain and Greece displace 300,000, push up olive oil and wine prices
Fires in France, Spain and Greece have destroyed homes, killed nine people, and are set to raise the cost of olive oil, wine and vegetables as insurers brace for billions in claims.
- Aug 4
Lyon fall 2-1 at Sparta Prague in Champions League qualifier after Tolisso penalty miss and seven-minute collapse
Lyon fell 2-1 away to Sparta Prague in the first leg of the Champions League third qualifying round, leaving themselves with a one-goal deficit to overturn at home on 11 August.
- Jul 30
Kanye West concert in Madrid goes ahead despite antisemitism backlash and European cancellations
The rapper's performance at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on 30 July follows cancellations in six European countries over his repeated antisemitic statements, Holocaust denial, and praise for Adolf Hitler.
- Jul 27
Polish midfielder Wiktor Nowak scores twice on Slavia Prague debut in 5-1 rout of Slovacko
The 21-year-old Polish midfielder, signed from Górnik Zabrze for €2.4 million, struck in the 16th minute and again in first-half stoppage time as the Czech champions opened their 2026/27 league campaign with a dominant home victory.
- Jul 25
Erling Haaland reacts as cousin Jonatan Braut Brunes leaves Raków Częstochowa for Sparta Prague in a deal worth over €6 million
Norwegian striker Jonatan Braut Brunes ended a two-year spell at Polish side Raków Częstochowa, joining Czech champions Sparta Prague for a fee exceeding six million euros. His cousin, Manchester City star Erling Haaland, celebrated the moment on Instagram.
- Jul 25
Blade Runner 2099 first trailer sets November 25 premiere date at Comic-Con
Prime Video unveiled the teaser at San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, confirming all eight episodes will drop at once. Michelle Yeoh plays a replicant nearing the end of her life, teaming up with Hunter Schafer's Cora in a future where humans are the minority.
- Jul 24
New details on Czech detained in China emerge during Okamura's Beijing visit, as parallel spy case stalls in Prague
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka confirmed that new information about a Czech citizen detained in China surfaced during Speaker Tomio Okamura's meeting in Beijing, while a parallel espionage case involving a Chinese national remains unresolved in Prague.
- Jul 22
President Pavel warns against undermining trust in judiciary amid government clash over NATO summit lawsuit
Speaking at a rule-of-law conference, Czech President Petr Pavel cautioned that branding courts as biased or activist erodes public confidence, as his government seeks to remove a Constitutional Court judge from his NATO summit lawsuit.
- Jul 12
Linda Noskova, 21, beats Muchova to win first Wimbledon title and dedicates it to her late mother
The 21-year-old Czech defeated compatriot Karolina Muchova 6:2, 5:7, 6:3 in the first all-Czech women's Grand Slam final of the Open Era, then sent a kiss skyward in memory of her mother Ivana, who died in 2024.
- Jul 11
Eva Herzigova weds long-time partner Gregor Marsiaj in Turin after 25 years and three children
The ceremony at Turin's historic Palazzo Carignano marked the culmination of a quarter-century romance that produced three sons and weathered a public infidelity scandal.
- Jul 7
Czech court clears extradition of German neo-Nazi Marla Svenja Liebich after she fought return to face prison sentence
The Prague High Court rejected all complaints from convicted right-wing extremist Marla Svenja Liebich, paving the way for her transfer from Czech custody to a German prison within days.
- Jul 3
Almada water network collapses under heat and tourism surge, leaving over 100,000 without supply
Extreme temperatures and a massive influx of beachgoers pushed water demand beyond what the municipality's wells could capture, triggering rotating outages across several parishes. Some residents have been without running water for more than 12 hours.
- Jul 1
Canada confirms Eurovision entry for 2027 edition in Bulgaria, first new country since Australia
CBC/Radio-Canada becomes the first new participant since Australia in 2015, with the 71st edition hosted by Bulgaria after its victory in Vienna.
