Beyoncé Knowles enjoyed an “impromptu champagne cruise” on her birthday. The singer turned 32 years old on Wednesday and she decided to celebrate the occasion with her family aboard a luxury yacth off the island of Stromboli, Italy.

Cecile Kyenge is a strong woman. She has to be. As Italy’s first black cabinet minister, she has had to endure a string of repeated racist, sexist and sexually violent insults, and she has answered them with a calm that has only made her critics bolder. 

Victory will put the Azzurri on the brink of a place in next year's finals, while a Bulgaria win will blow Group B wide open. Bulgaria have drawn four of their six qualifiers thus far and haven't played a competitive game since March. Although they defeated Japan 2-0 and Kazakhstan 2-1 in friendlies, Macedonia sprung a 2-0 surprise in their most recent outing last month.