This week Al Jazeera covers the impact of ‘NewCo’, surf therapy, and playing football in Robben Island prison. Welcome to Al Jazeera’s Sport Weekly newsletter, which explores the intersection of sport with politics, culture and money. You can sign up here. English women’s football is set to enter a lucrative new…
Salman Butt has been withdrawn a day after his much-criticised appointment as selection consultant for the Pakistan Cricket Board. Cricket authorities in Pakistan have withdrawn spot-fixing convicted former captain Salman Butt from a consultancy role a day after his appointment was announced, following criticism from the media, fans and cricket…
India beat Australia by 20 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five match T20 cricket series. India have exacted a modicum of revenge for their loss to Australia in the final of the 50-overs Cricket World Cup by clinching the T20 series against them with a match…
India name three skippers for eight-match multi-format tour of South Africa next month, with Rohit Sharma leading the two Tests, Suryakumar Yadav for the T20s and KL Rahul for the ODIs. Skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli will skip the white-ball leg of India’s upcoming tour of South…
Pakistan’s cricketers have been told to prioritise country over leagues with the new director of cricket warning against signing up for T20 franchises, two weeks after the South Asian nation wrapped up its poor run at the ICC Cricket World Cup. Pakistan, who won the 50-over tournament in 1992, lost…
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 begins today, with India playing hosts for the quadrennial tournament this time around. Ten teams, namely Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka, will be in the fray to be crowned world champions. The opening match of…
Anushka Sharma announced Saturday that she has completed the first schedule of filming on her upcoming movie Chakda ‘Xpress, a biopic on former Indian cricket captain Jhulan Goswami. “Schedule one done. More to follow.. #ChakdaXpress @jhulangoswami @prositroy @kans26 @netflix_in @officialcsfilms,” the 34-year-old actress said in a caption alongside a picture…
IPL 2022 is about to end today. This year’s IPL, which is officially called Tata IPL 2022, kicked off in March. The over two-month long tournament brought a total of 10 teams to compete for the title, including two new franchises, namely Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT)….
Science is an important but less popular part of sports. We, as viewers, often overlook the techniques employed by players in the excitement to enjoy the spirit of the game. However, a team’s support staff is keenly on the lookout for the finer details. Consider cricket for instance. While most…
Rario, a cricket non-fungible token (NFT) platform, has announced that it has secured $120 million (roughly Rs. 915 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Dream Capital, the corporate venture capital, merger and acquistion arm of Dream Sports. Rario, which is the world’s first cricket NFT platform, revealed…
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