New Zealand name pace-heavy squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Santner will lead the Black Caps after taking over the captaincy from Williamson, who is also part of the 15-man squad.
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Real Madrid vs Barcelona preview: Supercopa final, El Clasico, team news
Before the final, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti warns against mistakes from 4-0 El Clasico thrashing by Barca.
Monfils becomes the oldest player to win an ATP Tour singles title
At 38, Gael Monfis becomes the oldest winner of an ATP title by beating Zizou Bergs in New Zealand.
Premier League Everton appoint Moyes as manager for second time
Everton appoint David Moyes for the second time as US owners conduct two-day managerial overhaul of Premier League club.
Australian Open 2025: Schedule, how to watch, top seeds, prize money
Who are the favourites and when are the finals? Al Jazeera gives a low-down on the year's first tennis Grand Slam.
Family of former Leicester City owner killed in helicopter crash sue makers for £2.15bn
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s relatives demand compensation from Italian firm Leonardo six years after his death
The family of Leicester City’s former owner, who was killed in a helicopter crash outside the club’s stadium in 2018, have launched a lawsuit against the company which made the aircraft.
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s family are suing the Italian aerospace and defence company Leonardo SpA for £2.15bn – the largest fatal accident claim in English history, according to the family’s lawyers.
Continue reading...Tennis number one Sinner has doping hearing at sport court fixed for April
The Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule on allegations of doping by tennis's world number one Jannik Sinner in April.
Amorim says Man Utd keen to keep Mainoo and Garnacho
Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim says the club are keen to extend Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho's contracts.
Union Berlin appeals court ruling over Bochum goalkeeper hit by lighter
Union Berlin appeal decision to award match to Bochum after their keeper was struck by a lighter in December.
Liverpool wary of Accrington’s ‘Champions League final’ in FA Cup
Double-chasing Liverpool will not underestimate Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup on Saturday, according to Arne Slot.
England captain Buttler should be spared Afghanistan boycott decision
Former England bowler Steve Harmison says any decision to boycott playing Afghanistan must not land with the captain.
Lisa Nandy rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match
Culture secretary says it should go ahead despite pressure for it to be cancelled over Taliban’s treatment of women
England should be allowed to play next month’s cricket match against Afghanistan, the culture and sport secretary has said, despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban government’s treatment of women.
Lisa Nandy backed a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to allow the game to go ahead, saying on Friday that cancelling it would “deny sports fans the opportunity that they love”.
Continue reading...Real Madrid defeats Mallorca to set up Supercopa final against Barcelona
European champions Real Madrid crush Mallorca 3-0 and will now play archrival Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa final.
South Africa’s sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott
McKenzie urges his country’s cricket governing body not to honour the Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan.
Brazil’s Neymar says FIFA World Cup 2026 will be his last
Injury-prone forward wants to 'work very hard' to be with the Brazilian team at the next World Cup.
US withholds WADA dues; calls for reforms to global anti-doping watchdog
The move comes in the wake of WADA's controversial handling of positive doping tests by Chinese swimmers.
Wales trails behind most European countries in arts and sports funding, report finds
Cross-party Senedd report finds Wales is third from bottom in spending on culture and sports, with Iceland biggest spender
It is known as the land of song and as one of the world’s most passionate sporting nations.
But a report has concluded that despite its proud heritage, Wales is languishing behind almost all other European countries in terms of spending on recreational, sporting and cultural services.
Continue reading...Barcelona defeat Athletic without Olmo to reach Spanish Super Cup final
Barcelona reach the final of the Spanish Super Cup with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao in Saudi Arabia.
UK Athletics charged with manslaughter over Paralympian’s death
Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented UAE, was injured in London in July 2017 and pronounced dead at the scene
UK Athletics has been charged with corporate manslaughter over the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole while preparing the London World Para Athletics Championships in 2017. Keith Davies, the head of sport for the championships, also faces charges of gross negligence manslaughter after the pole, which was attached to a throwing cage, fell on Abdullah Hayayei while he was training.
UKA and Davies have also been charged with a health and safety offence over the incident, which occurred at the Newham Leisure Centre in east London.
Continue reading...Fakhar Zaman confident of returning for Pakistan at ICC Champions Trophy
The opener aims for comeback as the defending champions host their first ICC event in 29 years.