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Mumbai Indians Set To Get New Head Coach As Mahela Jayawardene Given Global Role

Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has stepped down from the head coach role in Mumbai Indians as he has been appointed Global Head of Performance by the franchise. Zaheer Khan, who was the Director of Cricket Operations, has also been given a new role. The former India pacer will now be MI's Global Head of Cricket Development. The two form the central team for the franchise's "growing global cricket footprint", Mumbai Indians said in an official release.

FIFA World Cup 2022: Final Dress Rehearsal Done, Qatar Ready To Welcome Global Football Fraternity

"In dreams begin responsibilities," wrote the famous Irish poet WB Yeats. Literary works, just like music and other forms of art, are immortal. They remain relevant for decades and centuries. I was reminded of these lines when I recently visited Doha, the capital of the Arab nation Qatar. This country has been harbouring a dream for more than a decade, which is to charm a global audience when it hosts the FIFA World Cup in the last two months of 2022. It truly is an onerous responsibility and the small peninsular nation is putting its best foot forward to make this sporting extravaganza a success.

Amusan seeks another global title at Diamond League final

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan celebrates setting a world record in the women’s 100m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

PGA Tour tables plans for global series to focus on elevated events, sources say

The PGA Tour is tabling its plans to stage a global series of three events that would have included its top players competing for purses worth as much as $25 million, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.

Record-breaking 2022 Women's Euro watched by 365 million globally

The 2022 Women's European Championship was the most watched edition of the tournament with a projected global cumulative live viewership of 365 million, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia to host global esport forum in Riyadh in September

RIYADH: The Saudi Esports Federation will host the Next World Forum entitled: “The Future of Saudi Arabia,” with more than a thousand prominent figures in the international sports and electronic games sector participating in the event. The event, which will be held on Sept.

I want to see more Indians doing well in top global events like Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra

The 24-year-old Chopra, considered the trailblazer of Indian athletics' unprecedented success in recent years, returned from an injury to become the first from the country to clinch title in a Diamond League meet by winning the Lausanne leg on Friday. "I will be very happy to see more Indian athletes taking part in these competitions and I will be delighted to participate along with my fellow Indian athletes at a stage like this," Chopra said after his historic feat.

Eyes on the prize as Saudi women target global sporting glory

JEDDAH: Saudi women are stepping up to take their place on the global sporting stage — with a 2,000-year-old game leading the way.

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Mumbai Indians Set To Get New Head Coach As Mahela Jayawardene Given Global Role

FIFA World Cup 2022: Final Dress Rehearsal Done, Qatar Ready To Welcome Global Football Fraternity

Amusan seeks another global title at Diamond League final

PGA Tour tables plans for global series to focus on elevated events, sources say

Record-breaking 2022 Women's Euro watched by 365 million globally

Saudi Arabia to host global esport forum in Riyadh in September

I want to see more Indians doing well in top global events like Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra

Eyes on the prize as Saudi women target global sporting glory