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Struggling F1 Outfit Alpine Sign Jack Doohan For 2025 Season

Australian Jack Doohan, son of five-time 500cc motorcycling world champion Mick Doohan, will drive for Alpine next season, the struggling Formula One team announced Friday. The 21-year-old has been promoted from reserve team driver and will partner Frenchman Pierre Gasly for the 2025 season. "Pierre and Jack give the team a balance of youth and experience in its driver line-up geared towards building a successful future," said the team in a statement.

Watch: England Coach In Splits As Fan Takes A Stunner While Holding A Beer In 1st Test vs Sri Lanka

England cricket team mentor Paul Collingwood was impressed with a fan after he took a one-handed catch while holding a pint of beer during Day 3 of the ongoing 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Manchester. With a bright sunny day at Old Trafford and some light breeze in the air, the fan was having a beer to compliment the weather when pacer Mark Wood pummeled the ball into the stands. The incident happened in the 18th over when Asitha Fernando bowled a short ball to Wood, who pulled the ball over deep midwicket and into the stands.

Manager Arne Slot 'Trusts' Liverpool Squad Without Signings

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said on Friday he was relaxed about his new club's lack of transfer activity after inheriting a "very good team" at Anfield. Slot has the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp but got off to a winning start by beating newly-promoted Ipswich 2-0 on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Liverpool are the only side in the English top flight yet to make a single signing in the window. Spain international Martin Zubimendi rejected the opportunity to leave Real Sociedad, while a deal for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili is reportedly close that would see the Georgian stay at the Mestalla this season on loan.

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham Set For Month Out With Calf Injury

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is set to miss around a month according to Spanish reports after suffering a calf injury in training on Friday. "Following tests carried out today on Jude Bellingham by Real Madrid's medical team, the player has been diagnosed with an injury to the plantaris muscle in his right leg," said Madrid in a statement, without specifying his expected absence time. Bellingham will miss La Liga games against Real Valladolid, Las Palmas and Real Betis, as well as England's Nations League matches against the Republic of Ireland and Finland in September.

Hansi Flick Hoping Barcelona Can Register 'Unbelievable' Dani Olmo

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is hopeful Dani Olmo can make his debut for the club on Saturday against Athletic Bilbao. The playmaker signed from RB Leipzig this summer has not yet been registered with La Liga because of the Catalan giants' financial difficulties. Barcelona allowed midfielder Ilkay Gundogan to rejoin Manchester City on Friday which could give them enough room to register Olmo. "(Finances) are not my job, we work with the team and I love what I see this week, Dani is ready to play and we're waiting for that and hopefully tomorrow he's on the team," Flick told reporters Friday.

Who Will Replace Jay Shah As BCCI Secretary? Report Names Possible Options

The numbers will favour Jay Shah to mount the saddle as the next ICC Chairman but there is no clarity if he decides to join the world governing body, who will replace him as BCCI secretary. Shah is supposed to have the backing of 15 out of 16 members in the ICC Board but has less than 96 hours to decide if he wants to make the move when he still has one year left in his second consecutive term as BCCI secretary. The new ICC chairman will take charge on December 1, and the last date for filing nomination is August 27. The mandatory three-year cooling off period to make a comeback to the wealthiest cricket board will start for Shah after completion of his term in October 2025.

'...Kohinoor Diamond': Ex-India Star On Jasprit Bumrah Potentially Becoming Captain

There has been a lot of discussion lately over star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah becoming the Indian cricket team skipper in the near future. In a recent interaction, Bumrah said that it is time for fast bowlers to be considered for captaincy and even called himself his "favourite captain". However, former India wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik is not in favour of Bumrah becoming the captain and he said that the fast bowler needs to be protected. During an interaction on Cricbuzz, Karthik called Bumrah 'like a Kohinoor diamond' and said that he should be made to play only in important matches for the side.

Five Things To Watch As F1 Returns For Dutch Grand Prix

After a month off for the summer break, Formula One is back as fans, drivers, and teams descend on the seaside resort of Zandvoort for Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix. With 10 races to go, the championship is finely poised with Max Verstappen looking nervously over his shoulder at the chasing pack and competitors lining up to dethrone his Red Bull team from the constructors' crown. AFP Sport takes a look at five talking points in the paddock ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.

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Struggling F1 Outfit Alpine Sign Jack Doohan For 2025 Season

Watch: England Coach In Splits As Fan Takes A Stunner While Holding A Beer In 1st Test vs Sri Lanka

Manager Arne Slot 'Trusts' Liverpool Squad Without Signings

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham Set For Month Out With Calf Injury

Hansi Flick Hoping Barcelona Can Register 'Unbelievable' Dani Olmo

Who Will Replace Jay Shah As BCCI Secretary? Report Names Possible Options

'...Kohinoor Diamond': Ex-India Star On Jasprit Bumrah Potentially Becoming Captain

Five Things To Watch As F1 Returns For Dutch Grand Prix