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.
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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...Australia vs India Border-Gavaskar Trophy: schedule, start times, venues
What's at stake as India face Australia in the five-match Test series? Who are the key players? Al Jazeera answers.
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.