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ABU DHABI: Team Vitality were crowned BLAST Premier World Final 2023 champions and took a share of the $1 million prize pool at the close of the Tier One global esports tournament on Sunday at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena.
NICE: Algerian international footballer Youcef Atal goes on trial in France Monday accused of inciting hatred after posting a video in which a Palestinian preacher purportedly threatens Israel with a “black day.”Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 side Nice, shared the video on his Instagram account, which has 3.2 million followers, shortly after the attack by Hamas militants on Israel on October 7 in which 1,139 people were killed.In an extract of the footage seen by AFP, the preacher, Mahmoud Al Hasanat, at first talked about the plight of children in Gaza.Prosecutors said they also identified another extract in which he called on God to “send the Jews a black day,” and “steady the hands” of Gaza inhabitants if they should “throw stones.”The 27-year old defender, who quickly deleted the post and issued an apology, was suspended by his club while prosecutors probed the incident for suspected “justification of terrorism.”But they dropped that line of investigation after watching the video and questioning the player, instead charging him with “incitement to religious hatred.”Two associations, the International League against Racism and anti-Semitism (Licra) and the Jewish Observatory of France, have brought civil actions against the player.If found guilty, Atal could be sentenced to up to one year in prison and fined 45,000 euros ($49,000).He has been under judicial supervision with a ban on traveling abroad except to play professional football.His club quickly suspended him “until further notice” after the post, while the professional football league banned him for seven matches.Some of Atal’s Algerian team mates argued for leniency, saying he had apologized and not actually watched the video until the end before posting it.The
It was a great outing for Australia in the first Test match against Pakistan in Perth on Sunday as the Pat Cummins-led side marched on to a 360-run comprehensive victory. Nathan Lyon picked up his 500th Test wicket as the Australian bowlers made light work of the Pakistan batters and the visitors were bundled out for just 89. It was a clinical showing from the Australian cricketers but there was one light moment that left all of them in splits. A piece of trash entered the field and Australian fielders found it very difficult to catch it due to the wind. Steve Smith finally ended up catching it and his celebration has gone viral on social media.
ABU DHABI: The Mother of the Nation Jiu-Jitsu Cup concluded in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with athletes from Baniyas Jiu-Jitsu Club the big winners in the adult and under-16 divisions.
The Pakistan team is set to play a two-day practice game against Victoria XI before the Boxing Day Test against Australia on December 22 and 23. Australia's all-rounded performance sunk Pakistan as the Asian Giants ended up suffering a massive 360-run defeat. Originally, this game was not a part of the tour, but Pakistan made a request to arrange the game due to concerns about lack of practice according to ESPNcricinfo. This game won't be like a four-day Test affair against the Prime Minister's XI, the Pakistan team will get the opportunity to try more than 11 players as it is not a first-class game.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins feels that experienced off-spinner Nathan Lyon is capable of extending his career and eventually catching up to legendary spinner Shane Warne to become the nation's leading wicket-taker in Test format. Lyon joined the elite club of 500 Test wickets after he claimed five wickets in the 1st Test in Perth against Pakistan. His 500th Test victim was Faheem Ashraf as he trapped him in front of the stumps. The 36-year-old has now 501 wickets with Warne (708 wickets) and Glenn McGrath (563) the two Australian greats as he enters the twilight of his career.
MELBOURNE : With Cameron Green eager to break back into Australia's starting XI, Marnus Labuschagne felt a rush of relief when he was cleared to play in the 'Boxing Day' test against Pakistan after taking a nasty blow to his pinky finger in the hosts' series-opening win.
Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that the Australian pace duo of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc can end up fetching prices above INR 14 crore in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction. The Rajasthan Royals cricketer took to social media to make various predictions about the auction and he thought that both Starc and Cummins can go for massive money after their Cricket World Cup 2023 triumph on Indian soil. He also tipped all-rounder Shahrukh Khan, who was released by Punjab Kings, to fetch a price between INR 10 and 14 crores in a proper bidding war.