Mexican President Sheinbaum to attend World Cup draw in Washington

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has confirmed she will attend the draw for the 2026 World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Friday's event will also include U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as the three countries are co-hosting next summer's tournament. On Wednesday, Sheinbaum said she spoke to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and confirmed her attendance.

"It’s a short event. The prime minister of Canada and President Trump will be there, and I will only be at the start to see which group we will lead, and then I will leave,” Sheinbaum said at her daily press conference.

This will be the first time Sheinbaum meets face-to-face with Trump. The two leaders were scheduled to meet during the G-7 summit held in Canada in June, but the bilateral meeting was canceled at the last minute because Trump had to return to Washington early to address tensions between Israel and Iran.

Sheinbaum said “it’s not yet decided” if she would take advantage of her visit to Washington to have a private meeting with Trump.

“If it were to happen, it would be a very brief meeting,” she said.

The World Cup kicks off June 11 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City and runs through the final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference with Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the National Palace in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

SALTBURN, England (AP) — An amateur cricket match in England has become a viral sensation after allegations of cheating were shared on social media.

A video, which claims to show a fielder clicking his fingers to imitate the sound of a bat connecting with the ball before a player is called out, has been viewed millions of times on X.

The poster of the video described it as “about the worst case of cheating I’ve ever seen in cricket.”

The video of a match involving North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League team Saltburn, has been greeted with outrage online and generated headlines around the world.

TV presenter Piers Morgan weighed in, describing the player involved as the “biggest cheat in cricket history” and wondered how many batsmen’s days “has he ruined?”

A cricket umpire could be fooled into calling a player out if they believed they heard the sound of the ball clipping the edge of a bat before being caught.

The league said in a statement on X that it had received a formal complaint regarding a game on Saturday, but did not reveal which teams were involved.

“A full investigation has been initiated and until such time as the formal processes are complete no further comment will be made,” it said.

There was no immediate response when The Associated Press contacted the league and Saltburn for comment.

FILE - View of cricketer's hands catching a cricket ball during day four of the first Ashes Test cricket match, in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday, July 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, file)