UEFA Champions League: Benfica vs Barcelona – team news, kickoff, stream
Al Jazeera looks at the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie between Benfica and Barcelona in Lisbon.
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Kohli-inspired India beat Australia to reach Champions Trophy final
India beat Australia by four wickets in Dubai in the first semifinal at the 2025 Champions Trophy.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa vs New Zealand – teams, start time
Al Jazeera looks at the second semifinal of cricket's Champions Trophy on Tuesday with New Zealand facing South Africa.
UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid vs Atletico – team news, kickoff, stream
Holders Real Madrid entertain Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their last 16 tie in the UEFA Champions League.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – India vs Australia: Start, teams, stream
Al Jazeera looks at favourites India against Australia in the first semifinal of cricket's Champions Trophy on Tuesday.
Blatter and Platini back in Swiss court in long-running legal saga
Former football leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini return to court for new fraud trial over $2m FIFA payment.
Indian Premier League 2025: Rahane to lead Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane to replace Shreyas Iyer as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India beat New Zealand to face Australia in semi
India beat New Zealand by 44 runs to set up rerun of the Cricket World Cup final against Australia in last four.
‘I need to survive’: rower attempting to cross Pacific activates emergency beacon off Queensland near Cyclone Alfred
Australian navy ship heading to Coral Sea after Aurimas Mockus calls for help one week out from reaching Queensland
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A Royal Australian Navy ship is bound for the Coral Sea after a Lithuanian man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Brisbane got into trouble.
Aurimas Mockus activated his emergency beacon on Friday night about 740km east of Mackay, Queensland, and 90km west of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Continue reading...ICC Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa’s win ends Afghanistan hopes
South Africa beat England by seven wickets in Lahore to reach Champions Trophy semifinals while eliminating Afghanistan.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – India vs New Zealand: Start time, teams, stream
Al Jazeera takes a close look as favourites India face New Zealand in the Champions Trophy open on Sunday.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Australia reach last four; Afghanistan on brink
Australia reach Champions Trophy semifinals after washout with Afghanistan, who are left to wait on South Africa result.
Jos Buttler resigns as England captain after Champions Trophy exit
England's T20 World Cup winning skipper steps down after his team's failures at the last three ICC tournaments.
Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe says he was fired from coaching job after Maga protest
- 43-year-old was arrested at city council meeting
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Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe says he has been fired from his job as a high school football coach after his protest at a city council meeting in California.
Kluwe was arrested at the Huntington Beach city council meeting last week, at which he spoke out against the decision to erect a plaque at a local library. The plaque features the words “Magical, Alluring, Galvanizing and Adventurous” and the city commission confirmed it was a reference to Maga. The former Minnesota Vikings player then made critical comments about the Trump administration before saying he would “engage in the time-honored American tradition of peaceful civil disobedience” and walked on to the meeting’s stage. He was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for disrupting an assembly.
Continue reading...Afghanistan vs Australia – ICC Champions Trophy: Match time, points, teams
The teams meet in a virtual knockout with a semifinal spot on the line and their cricket boards at loggerheads.
Pakistan end home Champions Trophy without win after Rawalpindi washout
Pakistan and Bangladesh's final group-stage match is washed out in Rawalpindi as both sides exit the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh – Champions Trophy: Match start time, teams, stream
Hosts Pakistan aim to end Champions Trophy on a high against Bangladesh following underwhelming group-stage exit.
Real Madrid win marred by more racism directed towards Vinicius Junior
Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 1-0 in their Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg tie, but match marred by racist abuse.
Triple M host Marty Sheargold departs after being condemned for comparing Matildas to ‘year 10 girls’
Parent company Southern Cross Austereo says programming should meet ‘expectations of its audience’ and ‘it’s clear this is a moment for reflection and review’
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Triple M host Marty Sheargold is departing the network after being condemned for comments he made about the Matildas.
Sheargold, a broadcaster and comedian, said on his Drive show on Monday that he “would rather hammer a nail through the head of [his] penis” than watch Australia’s national women’s football team in next year’s Asian Cup. He also asked: “Got any men’s sport?”
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Continue reading...Cricket experts berate Pakistan’s Champions Trophy exit, loss to India
Pakistan's loss to India has left fans and former players wondering if their team can ever match their archrivals.