Olympic weightlifting champ stripped of 2016 gold medal, barred 8 years for doping
Olympic weightlifting champion Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan was stripped of his 2016 gold medal on Tuesday and banned eight years for doping.
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'It's too much' - Patrick Mouratoglou unhappy at 'everybody jumping' on Alexander Zverev over incident
Top tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou has expressed his unhappiness with 'everybody jumping' on Alexander Zverev and said 'it was a bit too much'. The world No. 3 was handed the maximum fine by the ATP following his vicious reaction at the Mexican Open as he struck Alessandro Germani’s chair several times with his racquet after his doubles defeat alongside Marcelo Melo against Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara.
Man City goalkeeper Ederson withdraws from Brazil squad amid reports of illness
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has withdrawn from the Brazil squad for their World Cup qualifiers this month.
Teenaged Alcaraz underlines potential in Nadal defeat
Carlos Alcaraz won only three games in his previous meeting against Rafa Nadal but after pushing the 21-times major winner to the brink on Saturday, the teenaged Spaniard will leave California assured he belongs at the top tier of men's tennis.
Olympics-England named Chef de Mission for British team at Paris Games
LONDON (Reuters) - Mark England will be Chef de Mission for the British Olympic team for the third consecutive Games at Paris 2024, the BOA announced on Thursday.
England named Chef de Mission for British team at Paris Games
LONDON : Mark England will be Chef de Mission for the British Olympic team for the third consecutive Games at Paris 2024, the BOA announced on Thursday.
La Liga among group proposing new football league body in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: A consortium that includes Spain's La Liga presented a proposal to Brazil's top soccer clubs on Tuesday with the aim of creating a new league body independent of Brazil's national football confederation.
LaLiga among group proposing new soccer league body in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO : A consortium that includes Spain's LaLiga presented a proposal to Brazil's top soccer clubs on Tuesday with the aim of creating a new league body independent of Brazil's national football confederation.