The World Cup, the high mountains and the governance fights shaping who owns the games we watch.
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One of the most recognisable figures in high-altitude mountaineering is unaccounted for after an avalanche. A factual account of the incident and the conditions facing rescuers.
Argentina beat Australia 4-1 and Brazil overcame Mexico 2-1. Beyond the scorelines, the 48-team tournament is already revealing what the new structure rewards.
Warmer summers are altering snowpack behaviour on the world's highest mountains. The consequences show up first as timing, and timing is what avalanche safety depends on.
Talk of privatising parts of world football's governing structure has moved from fringe to boardroom. The arguments on both sides are stronger than the shouting suggests.
Transceivers and airbags save lives. But post-incident analysis keeps finding that the fatal error happened hours earlier, in a decision nobody registered as a decision.