Category : Sports
Lakers and LeBron James have agreed to a two-year, $97 million extension
LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ forward, recently signed a two-year extension deal worth $97.1 million with the team, according to ESPN. It is understood that his agent, Rich Paul, said that his contract contained an option to extend for another year until the 2024-25 season. Reuters reported that James,......
PM Modi congratulates Indian contingent for Commonwealth Games 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that India is not only performing remarkably well in sports that it has traditionally dominated. It is also showing stellar performances in arenas where it was not prominent before. At his official residence, Mr. Modi addressed the Indian contingent that participated in the recently......
Africa to launch $100-million Super League on Wednesday
Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football, will announce the African Super League on Wednesday with $100 million in prize money. The project has been in the pipeline since it was first proposed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in early 2020. However, it has not met with the......
Egyptian U20 football national team qualifies for 2022 U-20 Arab Cup Final
Egypt’s U20 football national team defeated Algeria 3-1 in their semi-final match held in Saudi Arabia to qualify for the 2022 U-20 Arab Cup Finals. The Egyptian team led 2-0 after the first half before Algeria scored in the 69th minute of the second half to reduce the score to......
Spanish league to be sponsored by EA Sports in 2023
Spanish league La Liga title sponsorship will move to EA Sports in 2023-24, according to media reports. According to the league, the video gaming company will replace Spain-based bank Santander, which is entering its final season as the league’s main sponsor. EA Sports signed a multi-year contract with the league,......
Oscar Piastri is promoted to the Formula One team by Alpine
Alpine has promoted Oscar Piastri into the Formula One seat. This was opened by Fernando Alonso’s surprise announcement that he is leaving the team at the end of the season. After Alonso signed a multi-year deal with Aston Martin, Alpine said it would promote its 21-year-old young talent to race......
Egyptian Super Cup will take place on 28th October at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain will host the Egyptian Super Cup on 28th October at 21:00 GMT. The Super Cup will feature an el Clasico between league champion Zamalek and the runner-up, Al Ahly. After being held twice at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in 2015 and 2018,......
Independent report proves Cricket Scotland is institutionally racist
In light of a damning report into institutional racism within the sport, Cricket Scotland is to be placed into special measures at least until October 2023. It could potentially lose public funding worth £460,000 a year from Sportscotland, following the publication of a damning report into institutional racism within the......
Real Madrid wins 2022 Champions League final
Despite unscheduled delays and crowd trouble, Real Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2022 Champions League final. Despite dominating the majority of the match, Jurgen Klopp’s side was unable to convert the pressure into goals. At the end of the first half, however, Benzema slid home following a scramble in Liverpool’s......
Mo Salah voted best player in the English Premier League
For the second time in his career, Mohamed Salah has been voted the best player in the English Premier League by the Football Writers Association. Mohamed Salah received 48 percent of the votes, ahead of Manchester City player Kevin De Bruyne and West Ham player Declan Rice, who ranked second......