Tag: sports
![Maropene Ramokgopa replaces Zizi Kodwa as Sports, Arts and Culture Minister in an acting capacity | News24](https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/11908/4deff3afe38746799423dd0d7407b85f.jpg)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Maropene Ramokgopa to act as Sports, Arts and Culture…
![With the T20 World Cup, cricket has come ‘home’ for New York’s South Asians](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG3_sadef_cric-copy-1717421724.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
Long Island, New York — On a chilly Sunday afternoon in May, Anjum Sabar –…
![Euro 2024: A brief history of Europe’s premier football nations competition](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20127211940548734_20.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675)
The European Football Championship, informally known as the “European Championship”, is UEFA’s most important competition…
![Nepal ready for Dutch challenge in ‘very important game’ at T20 World Cup](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP23246451767015-1717483766.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
In a group of former champions Sri Lanka – as well as experienced sites South…
![‘Dream come true’: Kylian Mbappe signs five-year deal with Real Madrid](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-03T120116Z_255275185_RC2O38A42RGW_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-EURO-FRA-MACRON-1717437449.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
Mbappe joins the Spanish and European champions as a free agent one month after terminating…
![Euro 2024: Hungary could be the dark horses in Germany](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-03-22T214952Z_449326490_UP1EK3M1ON2HS_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FRIENDLY-HUN-TUR-REPORT-1717405570.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
Led by the versatile Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, Hungary enters the 2024 European Championship in…
![Ten years on, ‘dark horses’ Sri Lanka are on a quest for second T20 title](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AP24011539449027-1-1717006804.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
If they start well and get going, Wanindu Hasaranga's men can be difficult to stop…
![Russell and Chase to the rescue as West Indies beat PNG in T20 World Cup](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP24154623389043-1717351110.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
The West Indies beat PNG by five wickets thanks to a late recovery in their…
![Marathon man Djokovic beats Musetti in latest-ever finish at French Open](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-02T011019Z_1827750108_UP1EK62039403_RTRMADP_3_TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN-1717292070.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
The defending champion wins a four-and-a-half-hour epic to keep his hopes of his 25th Grand…
![‘Fearless and gifted’: Afghanistan poised for T20 World Cup knockouts](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AP23288574670932-1716748833.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Captain: Rashid KhanMatch pairings: Uganda (4 June), New Zealand (8 June), Papua New Guinea (14…