Tag: sports
![Lionel Messi hopes to play in Tokyo after Hong Kong PR disaster](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-06T033341Z_1217590278_RC2QW5AC8NFK_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-FRIENDLY-VIS-MIA-NEWSER-1707218420.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Lionel Messi says he hopes to play the final game of Inter Miami’s Asian pre-season…
![Will the underdogs upstage the titans in the Asian Cup 2023 quarterfinals?](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-01-12T181308Z_825465152_UP1EK1C1ELUGO_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ASIANCUP-QAT-LBN-REPORT-1706815366.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
The quarterfinals of the Asian Cup pit regional giants against each other, but outsiders also…
![Heartbreak for Syria as Iran win nail-biting Asian Cup clash on penalties](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24031687232113-1706734924.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Iran prevails on penalties against outsiders Syria and ensures a quarter-final blockbuster against Japan. Abdullah…
![South Korea’s stunning comeback breaks Saudi Arabian hearts](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-30-at-10.19.14-PM-2-1706642968.jpeg?resize=1920,1440)
Saudi Arabia dominated much of the final 16 games of the Asian Cup, but it…
![Palestine bow out of Asian Cup after spirited display against Qatar](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-29-at-9.14.19-PM-1706552374.jpeg?resize=1920,1440)
Palestine’s coach describes his team as “my champion” after the narrow 1-2 defeat against hosts…
![England stage stunning comeback to beat India by 28 runs in first Test](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-28T113324Z_849865329_UP1EK1S0W3NAE_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-TEST-IND-ENG-1706441885.jpg?resize=1200,630)
England beat India by 28 runs in the first cricket Test in Hyderabad, while Hartley…
![Depleted West Indies end 27-year wait to stun Australia in Brisbane](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24026272197193-1706429549.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph bowled through pain to power through a shell-shocked Australia…
![WWE’s Vince McMahon resigns after sexual assault and trafficking lawsuit](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2022-04-04T044456Z_1039529791_MT1USATODAY18017453_RTRMADP_3_WRESTLING-WWE-WRESTLEMANIA-1706349783.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Former employee files lawsuit accusing McMahon and another executive of sexual assault, human trafficking and…
![Turf Club emerges the loser in Singapore’s race for land](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2015-05-17T120000Z_1589545322_GF10000097944_RTRMADP_3_HORSERACING-SINGAPORE-1705982073.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Singapore – On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend…
![‘We deserve to be here’: Palestine in Asian Cup last 16 after emphatic win](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-23T171630Z_552379944_UP1EK1N1BZFJQ_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ASIANCUP-HKG-PSE-REPORT-1706037067.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Doha, Qatar – Palestine began their final group game of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup…