[ad_1] Slick reels. Snappy videos. And montages of sporting royalties — from Roger Federer to David Beckham — saying good things about Doha. In a coordinated publicity blitzkrieg, Qatar announced its bid to host the 2036 Olympics last week. The Gulf nation’s interest in hosting the Games was whispered in the Olympic circles for months. With this announcement, it is

[ad_1] Florida cornerback Dijon Johnson will not face prosecution following his May 2 arrest, court records show. Following a traffic stop, police took Johnson into custody on four counts, including two felonies, but the Florida State Attorney’s Office elected not to file charges, likely paving the way for the third-year Gator to play this season. Florida coach Billy Napier said

[ad_1] Dwight Muhammad Qawi died Sunday after five-year battle with dementia [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Betting markets suggest the upcoming 2025-26 men’s college basketball season may finish with a first-time national champion being crowned for the first time in nearly a decade. Updated odds ahead of the start of August — and with most rosters set across the country — give Purdue (+900) and Houston (+1000) the best and second-best odds to take the

[ad_1] Three-time Olympian Michelle Plouffe has announced her retirement from international basketball. The 32-year-old from Edmonton was part of Canada’s women’s basketball teams at the 2012 London Games and 2016 Rio Olympics, also helping the program win back-to-back FIBA AmeriCup championships in 2015 and 2017. She then shifted to 3×3 basketball, where she played — alongside her twin sister Katherine

[ad_1] Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said that he will be taking a hiatus after eventually leaving the English club, adding that he does not currently know till when that break will go on. The Catalan coach had taken a one-year break from football after leaving Barcelona in 2012. “I know that after this stage with City I’m going to

[ad_1] “Divya Deshmukh,” said the little girl dressed in a pink frock and overcoat when asked what her name was. The year was 2013. She had just won the National Under-9 Girls’ Chess Championship at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai, held as one of the side events of the World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen at the

[ad_1] Getty Images Tulane star forward Gregg Glenn III has died at the age of 22, the school announced Monday. Glenn died in a “tragic accident” last weekend, according to the release. The school did not disclose the cause of death. “We have lost a cherished member of our university community, Gregg Glenn III, who died in a tragic accident

[ad_1] England on Monday included all-rounder Jamie Overton in squad for final Test vs India. Overton who has played only one Test match in his career back in 2022, was recalled to the 15-member England squad for the fifth and final Test against India starting Thursday at the Oval. The 31-year-old Surrey all-rounder, who played three games for Chennai Super

[ad_1] Elsewhere on the Golazo Starting XI newsletter, Premier League transfer action stays lively [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Former England player Nasser Hussain discussed the camaraderie between pacer Jofra Archer and captain Ben Stokes, explaining how the Three Lions skipper makes the pacer tick. Archer has been in hot form since his comeback helping England defeat India at Lord’s with the series currently at 2-1 in the hosts’ favour. “I like him. I like the fact that

[ad_1] Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma Former India cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin has expressed concerns about the upcoming India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup T20 tournament, scheduled for September 14 at Dubai International Stadium, citing current cross-border tensions between the two nations including the recent Pahalgam terror attack and India’s Operation Sindoor.The Asia Cup will be held in the UAE

[ad_1] The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) put its weight behind the upcoming Shooting League of India (SLI), a National Rifle Association of India-organised event, stating that the event was part of the ISSF’s design to keep the sport in the Olympic programme. Shooting has been excluded from the Commonwealth Games on multiple occasions. It was excluded from this year’s

[ad_1] Khaleel Ahmed (X- Essex Cricket) Indian fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed has ended his County Championship stint with Essex prematurely after playing just two first-class matches, citing personal reasons. The left-arm pacer had initially signed a two-month contract that would have included six first-class matches and potentially 10 List A games in the One-Day Cup.Essex Cricket released an official statement

[ad_1] Connor Hanska, a nine-year-old golf prodigy from Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation, is getting ready to tee off against the world’s best junior golfers in a tournament in Northern Ireland. Hanska will be among 250 of the top golfers from more than 40 countries, who are competing at the 2025 Champion of Champions World Championship tournament. It’s being held at the Lough Erne Resort Golf Course,

[ad_1] Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra opened up about how an injury early in his career almost ended his journey of Javelin before it even began. Talking in a fireside chat with Students of language learning app Duolingo, Neeraj revealed that he injured his wrist early in his career. However, the injury wasn’t during training but while playing around on

[ad_1] Old Trafford cricket ground: A stadium tour of the iconic venue in Manchester [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Indian pacer Khaleel Ahmed cut short his spell with Essex, citing personal reasons, announced the English team on Monday. Khaleel represented Essex in two matches, taking just four wickets at an average of 64.50 after signing a two-month contract in June. The left-arm quick was supposed to continue with the team for the remainder of the County Championship season and

[ad_1] Eight months after school boy 17-year-old Gout Gout broke Peter Norman’s 56-year-old Australian record of 20.06 seconds in men’s 200m the Australian All Schools Championship, Japanese school boy 16-year-old Sorato Shimizu has become the U18 100m world record holder with a timing of 10.00 seconds in a local High School competition in Hiroshima in Japan on Saturday. Shimuzu, who

[ad_1] In a historic moment for Indian chess, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh was crowned the FIDE Women’s World Cup champion after defeating India’s top-ranked player and reigning World Rapid champion, Koneru Humpy, in the rapid tiebreaks of the final in Batumi, Georgia, on Monday. Ranked 15th at the start of the tournament, Divya produced a sensational run, overcoming several elite opponents

[ad_1] The Lionesses are heading back home to celebrate. England successfully defended its Women’s European Championship title by beating world champion Spain in a shootout in the final in Basel, Switzerland on Sunday. After becoming the first England team to win a major tournament on foreign soil, the squad will celebrate its victory with a trip to Downing Street later

[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of Monday’s finals session at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Having already secured one, Summer McIntosh continues her drive for five individual gold medals at 2025 worlds with the women’s 200-metre individual medley at 8:19 a.m. ET on Monday. The 18-year-old superstar from Toronto will be joined in the race by compatriot Mary-Sophie Harvey

[ad_1] The Manchester Test between India and England, which seemed to be ending for a quiet draw took a u-turn quickly after England skipper Ben Stokes went to the Indian batters and offered his hand to call an end to the match before the last hour’s play was to start. But with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar batting on 89

[ad_1] One evening, a teenaged striker for the Swedish club AIK received a video call from an unknown number. He casually picked it up, only for his eyes to leap out of the orbit. At the other end was Ronaldo Nazario, one of his idols. The Brazilian requested him to join Real Madrid. He stumbled for words and just kept

[ad_1] India won three medals on the final day of the World University Games on Sunday as the contingent closed their campaign with a total of 12 medals at 20th place in Rhine Ruhr. India won two gold medals, five silver and five bronze medals. This is a poor performance compared to the previous edition in Chengdu, China when India