Australia would not pick convicted rapist - team chief
PARIS : Australia would not pick a convicted rapist for the Olympics, team chief Anna Meares said on Monday after the Netherlands selected a beach volleyball player convicted of that offence.
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Holders Chelsea to play Villa in WSL opener, Arsenal to face Man City
Chelsea will kick start their Women's Super League title defence against Aston Villa at home under new coach Sonia Bompastor on the weekend of Sept. 21-22, the English top flight announced on Monday.
Chilled athletes embrace strategies to beat Paris heat
MANCHESTER, England : While most of his rivals prepared for the 50 kilometre race walk at the 2019 Doha world championships by warming up in full track suits in the 32 degrees Celsius heat, Evan Dunfee did the polar opposite.
Ex-footballer Joey Barton charged over tweets about pundit
Former footballer Joey Barton has been charged with sending malicious communications online, British police have said.
Dan Ashworth 'won't rest' until Manchester United are back on top
Manchester United's new leadership will not rest until the club are among the most successful in Europe again, sporting director Dan Ashworth has said.
Tom Aspinall gives honest verdict on Paddy Pimblett, Leon Edwards and UK fighters at UFC 304
Tom Aspinall believes that British Mixed Martial Arts talent is at an all-time high ahead of UFC's return to Manchester this weekend.
Skateboarding's reputation does a 180 as it rolls into Paris
LOS ANGELES : Once viewed as the pastime of deadbeats and drifters, skateboarding's reputation is changing rapidly after its inclusion in the Olympics Games in Tokyo three years ago.
Jet2 issues update for Manchester Airport passengers flying to Canary Islands
Jet2 has issued an update for passengers planning holidays to the Canary Islands from Manchester Airport as it plans its “biggest ever winter sun programme”. The airline has announced that it will expand its services from Manchester Airport to Lanzarote, Tenerife and Gran Canaria this winter.