Ever since the global pandemic inflicted financial devastation on Premiership Rugby, it has been only a matter of time before the door would be open to new investors. The surprise is not that it has happened but that it took so long.
Either Australia or South Korea are going out, while either Tajikistan or Jordan are about to make the semi-finals for the first time. BBC Sport looks at an intriguing Asian Cup quarter-final line-up.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal offered a ten-point plan making minor concessions to farmers, even as protests continued to mount across the country.