India’s Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history
Lucknow picks Pant for a record $3.2m in the IPL auction, followed by Shreyas Iyer at $3.17m, taken by Punjab.
Category Archives: Sport
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins his fourth F1 title at Las Vegas Grand Prix
Verstappen edges Norris in the race and becomes the sixth man to claim four world championship titles, all in a row.
Djokovic hires Andy Murray as coach for Australian Open tennis Grand Slam
Former rivals team up before new tennis season as Djokovic seeks record 25th singles and 11th Australian Open title.
Brazilian legend Marta, Zambia’s Banda inspire Orlando Pride to NWSL title
Zambian striker Barbra Banda scored the only goal as Orlando beat the Washington Spirit 1-0 in the championship game.
How India’s Chennai mints world-beating chess champions, one move at a time
As Gukesh Dommaraju aims to win the world championships starting Monday, a city of chess stars cheers him on.
Rahul silences doubters as India openers dominate Australia
India close Day Two of the first Test on 172-0 in their second innings in Perth, leading Australia by 218.
Man City vs Tottenham: Pep latest, kickoff time, team news, where to watch
Pep Guardiola leads Man City out for the first time since signing a two-year extension when Tottenham visit on Saturday.
MMA fighter Conor McGregor raped woman at Dublin hotel, jury finds in civil trial
McGregor ordered to pay nearly €250,000 in damages to Nikita Hand after he was accused of 2018 assault
A jury at a civil trial at Ireland’s high court has found that the Irish martial arts fighter Conor McGregor assaulted a woman who had accused him of raping her at a hotel in Dublin in December 2018.
McGregor was ordered pay nearly €250,000 (£210,000) in damages to Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ní Laimhín.
Continue reading...Ispwich Town vs Manchester United: EPL – Amorim, kickoff, where to follow
Ruben Amorim takes charge of his first game with Manchester United on Sunday when the club visit Ipswich Town.
Australia vs India: Bumrah stars as Kohli and co toil – first Test Day One
India are skittled for 150 before reducing Australia to 67-7 in Perth on the opening day of Border-Gavaskar Test series.
World Chess Championship final 2024: Schedule, format, prize money, players
All the details about the biggest two weeks in chess as a young Indian grandmaster takes on the Chinese world champion.
Guardiola signs two-year contract extension at Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has ended speculation about his future as Manchester City manager by signing a new two-year deal.
All to know about Man Utd’s manager Ruben Amorim before first EPL match
Al Jazeera takes a closer look at Portuguese coach as he takes charge of his first Manchester United match on Sunday.
‘Gym Rat in Gaza’: Bodybuilder Mohamed Hatem overcomes adversity amid war
Exercising in Gaza presents unique challenges, but one resident copes by working out whenever and wherever he can.
Thanasi Kokkinakis and doubles pair inspire Australia to Davis Cup win over USA
- Doubles pair Jordan Thompson and Matt Ebden seal victory
- Italy or Argentina await in semi-final
Inspired captaincy, a nail-biting underdog’s win for Thanasi Kokkinakis and good old-fashioned Australian doubles pedigree has powered Australia into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup in Spain.
Lleyton Hewitt outduelled his USA counterpart Bob Bryan in the key captaincy decisions of their quarter-final tie in Málaga on Thursday as Australia defeated the Americans 2-1 in the battle between the two nations who have won the men’s “World Cup of tennis” more than any other.
Continue reading...Australia vs India: Kohli and Rohit in spotlight for Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Australia and India resume a rivalry ready to challenge the Ashes as Test cricket's number one.
Tottenham appeal against length of Bentancur ban for racial slur on Son
Tottenham accept misconduct ruling against Uruguayan midfielder but appeal against length of seven-game ban.
Indonesia shock Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifier
Indonesia record an upset against Saudi Arabia with their first win in the group stage of the AFC World Cup qualifiers.
Australia vs India: Mitch Marsh’s take on 2024 Border-Gavaskar Test series
Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh tells Al Jazeera his thoughts ahead of the clash between the two best Test teams.
Australia plan Indigenous team for ‘very special game’ against Lions
- Tour slot vacant after Melbourne Rebels demise
- ‘We have some great talent with First Nations heritage’
The British and Irish Lions could face a team with Indigenous and Pacific heritage during their 2025 tour, according to the chief executive of Rugby Australia. Phil Waugh said discussions were under way with the Lions for the match to fill the gap in the tour schedule due to the Melbourne Rebels going into administration.
“We have some great talent with First Nations heritage,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald, saying the team would be made up of players from the remaining Super Rugby teams. “It was a matter of how do we will pull those ideas together to make a very special game in a massive tour?
Continue reading...