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This week’s newsletter looks at the mouth-watering games coming up – and who is likely to reach the semi-finals

Here's an excerpt from the article, by free speech historian Jacob Mchangama, writing in Time: On July 30, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that the government will seek to enact legislation for "special situations where other countries, cultures, and religions could be insulted, potentially resulting in significant negative…

There’s a new No. 1 in our latest rankings as we look at the strengths and weaknesses of the eight remaining teams.

The governments of Denmark and Sweden are looking at legislation that would ban the burning of the Quran or other religious texts during protests. The Danish foreign ministry, in a statement, said the government wants to intervene in protests where "other countries, cultures, and religions are being insulted, and where…

Japan are the top scorers at the Women’s World Cup but face their biggest test yet in the quarter-finals

Quarterfinalists include Japan, Colombia, Australia and five Europe squads. Here are the stars to watch, which won't include England's Lauren James, and storylines to follow as matches begin Thursday.

The last-eight fixtures begin on Friday when Spain play the Netherlands and Japan take on Sweden.

Silvia, Queen of Sweden, looked wonderful at a recent engagement in Salzburg as she stepped out in a sheer navy sequined gown

Plus: managing a former teammate, a tale of two Bulls and more

England are through to the World Cup quarter-finals after beating Nigeria on penalties

France issued a Women’s World Cup warning, beating Morocco 4-0 to set up a quarterfinal clash with Australia. Colombia face England, while Spain, Netherlands, Sweden and Japan complete the last 8.