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Spain’s Jorge Martin wins 2024 MotoGP World Championship in Barcelona
Jorge Martin finishes third in the season finale to become the first independent rider world champion of the MotoGP era.
UFC 309: Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement in front of Trump
Jones pulls off a stunning knockout of Miocic at UFC 309, folding his opponent with a spinning back kick.
Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 309: MMA heavyweight championship fight
Jones sends Miocic into retirement with a brutal back kick to the ribs on UFC 309 fight night in New York.
Hits don’t match the hype in disappointing Tyson vs Paul fight
Booing fans, a weary 58-year-old fighter and lack of aggression mar one of the most hyped boxing fights of the year.
Four-time champions Ghana out of AFCON 2025 after 1-1 draw with Angola
The Black Stars needed two wins in their last two qualifying games and are now left at bottom place in Group F.
Paul beats Tyson as former heavyweight champ fails to turn the clock back
Boxing icon Tyson showed his age against social media phenomenon Paul, who won points in front of 72,300 fans.
How will BBC revamp Match of the Day when Gary Lineker leaves?
Plan is forming for digitally focused show to expand and grow the brand in a fractured media landscape
When the BBC confirmed the news this week that Gary Lineker was leaving Match of the Day at the end of this season, the presenter’s official reaction was limited to a terse 21-word statement that he was “delighted” at signing a new contract to cover the FA Cup and 2026 World Cup.
The former England striker was – unsurprisingly – more expansive about leaving the BBC’s flagship football programme after 25 years on his own podcast, the Rest is Football, on Thursday. “All things have to come to an end,” he mused. “I think the next contract, they’re looking to do Match of the Day slightly differently. So I think it makes sense for someone else to take the helm.”
Continue reading...In Amsterdam, clashes trigger a divisive blame game as old wounds reopen
Violence that marred a football match between Israeli and Dutch teams scars the diverse city now searching for healing.
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: What’s behind the celebrity boxing craze?
The unexpected matchup is the latest in the trend of pitting internet celebrities against each other or former boxers.
Fans clash at football match between France and Israel
Skirmish quickly quashed by security guards at stadium as riot police is deployed at ‘high-risk’ game
A skirmish involving Israel fans broke out in the stands of the Stade de France during a tense match between Israel and France’s men’s football teams, but a heavy police presence ensured a repeat of the serious violence in Amsterdam was avoided.
The game had been designated as “high risk” after the hooliganism and antisemitism witnessed in the Netherlands before and after a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv last week.
Continue reading...Germany captain Kimmich regrets political stance at World Cup Qatar 2022
Joshua Kimmich says the national team’s 2022 protest of the ban on pro-LGBTQ+ armbands at World Cup wasn't a good image.
Monaco Grand Prix’s long-term future resolved with F1 extension until 2031
- Race remains on F1 calendar after six-year deal agreed
- Contest has been part of motor sport scene since 1950
Formula One’s iconic Monaco Grand Prix will remain on the calendar until at least 2031 after a six-year extension was announced on Thursday, with a date change to June that also avoids future clashes with the Indianapolis 500.
The race around the streets of Monte Carlo was part of the first world championship season in 1950 and has been present since, with the exception of 2020 during the global pandemic.
Continue reading...BBC confirms Gary Lineker’s departure from Match of the Day
Corporation says presenter will quit highlights programme at end of 2024-25 season but will cover 2026 World Cup
Gary Lineker is to step down as the presenter of Match of the Day at the end of the season, the BBC has said.
The BBC confirmed earlier reports that Lineker would stay with the broadcaster to cover the FA Cup in 2025-26 and the 2026 Fifa World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico, but step back from its flagship highlights programme at the end of the 2024-25 season.
Continue reading...Ruud van Nistelrooy exits Manchester United as Amorim takes over
The interim head coach leaves after leading United in four games as new manager Ruben Amorim arrives in Manchester.
Rays’ Wander Franco arrested in DR over incident in which ‘guns were drawn’
- Shortstop held by police over incident on Sunday
- Player facing separate charges over sexual abuse claims
Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco after an altercation involving firearms.
ESPN reported that authorities held Franco and an unnamed woman for questioning on Monday after an incident in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Sunday “in which guns were drawn.”
Continue reading...India will not travel to Pakistan for ICC Champions Trophy 2025: PCB
Pakistan Cricket Board seeks advice from its government after India's refusal to cross the border is confirmed.
Australia settle on new Test opener as Nathan McSweeney named in squad to face India
- South Australian to debut at top of batting order in first match in Perth
- In-form Josh Inglis also picked as batter in 13-player squad
Australia have settled on Nathan McSweeney to be Usman Khawaja’s opening partner for the start of the blockbuster Test series against India. After an outstanding start to the domestic season, McSweeney has beaten Marcus Harris for the vacant spot in the Australian XI.
McSweeney will become the first Australian player in 47 years to make his Test debut as an opener despite never having batted there at Sheffield Shield level. The 25-year-old top-scored in both innings of the first Australia A match in Mackay when batting at No 4. But he was unable to convert starts – 14 and 25 – in both innings as Australia A closed out a six-wicket win in the second match at the MCG.
Continue reading...More arrests expected in Amsterdam over violence on Israeli football fans
Four suspects still held on suspicion of violent acts and 50 people fined after attacks on football fans
Amsterdam police expect to make more arrests after what authorities called “hateful antisemitic violence” against Israeli football fans, prosecutors said on Saturday.
Four suspects remained detained on Saturday on suspicion of violent acts, including two minors, and 40 people had been fined for public disturbance and 10 for offences including vandalism, prosecutors said.
Continue reading...Spurs fans to call for release of last British hostage held by Hamas
- Emily Damari, 28, was kidnapped during 7 October attack
- Fans will gather before Sunday’s game against Ipswich
Tottenham fans will gather before their team’s game against Ipswich on Sunday to call for the release of Emily Damari, the last remaining British hostage held by Hamas in Gaza.
Damari, a Spurs supporter, has been in captivity for more than a year after being taken from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the 7 October attack on Israel by Hamas. Stop The Hate UK, an activist group based in London, has been raising awareness about the 28-year-old, who is one of about 100 hostages in Gaza, and about 70 campaigners held a rally for her outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before Spurs faced Aston Villa last Sunday.
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