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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.
Continue reading...Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans
Plane carrying fans home lands in Israel as Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘hit and run’ attacks on visiting supporters
Amsterdam police have made more than 60 arrests after what authorities called “hateful antisemitic violence” against Israeli football fans.
A plane carrying football supporters brought home from the Dutch capital by the Israeli government landed on Friday at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport after the clashes on Thursday, which took place after a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Continue reading...Rauf leads rout as Pakistan level ODI series against Australia
Haris Rauf and Saim Ayub star in Pakistan's resounding nine-wicket win to level the three-game series in Australia.
Ian Botham saved from crocodile-infested waters by Ashes rival Merv Hughes
- Former England cricketer was on fishing trip in Australia
- ‘At the end of the day Crocodile Beefy survived,’ he jokes
Ian Botham, the former England cricketer, has survived a fall into crocodile-infested waters on a fishing trip in Australia’s Northern Territory after he was rescued by his close friend and Ashes rival, Merv Hughes.
Botham, 68, got his flip-flops tangled in a rope as he tried to board a boat and fell into the Moyle River during the pair’s four-day fishing trip.
Continue reading...Raygun retires from competitive breakdancing after Paris Olympics backlash
The Australian, ridiculed for her kangaroo hops at the games, says competing has become 'really difficult' for her.
Lightning strike kills football player during match in Peru
- 34-year-old Hugo De La Cruz dies on way to hospital
- Other players treated in hospital after incident
Lightning has killed a 34-year-old player and injured five others during a football match in Peru.
Sunday’s game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Huancayo province, about 70km south-east of Lima, was halted when lightning first struck, but a second bolt hit players as they began leaving the field. Video footage shows eight of the players collapsing after a loud crack.
Continue reading...Australia vs Pakistan, first ODI: Captain Cummins leads hosts to nervy win
Cummins's all-round performance took Australia to a two-wicket win in Melbourne for 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Palestine sets sights on FIFA World Cup 2026 despite Israel’s war on Gaza
Israel's war on Gaza and restrictions in the occupied West Bank have 'paralysed everything', say Palestinian officials.
India vs New Zealand – talking points: Rohit, Kohli, Ravindra, Patel, Gill
From misfiring Indian stars Rohit and Kohli, to New Zealand's players using 'home' advantage, here's how India lost.
‘It’s created an internal shitstorm’: turmoil at UK law firm accused of ‘whitewashing’ Saudi World Cup report
Sources say key people at Clifford Chance were not consulted, as it emerges another company refused job due to reputational concerns
When the Saudi crown prince locked nearly 400 of his country’s most powerful people in a luxury hotel in 2017 and stripped them of their fortunes, a UK law firm allegedly played a significant role.
On the orders of Mohammed bin Salman, Clifford Chance - a “magic circle” legal giant with headquarters in London – was reported to have facilitated the forced transfer of assets from a Saudi TV station to the government.
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