Francesco Acerbi leaves Italy camp after racist abuse allegation
Francesco Acerbi has left the Italy national squad ahead of upcoming friendlies in the United States after he was alleged to have racially abused Napoli defender Juan Jesus.
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Acerbi leaves Italy squad amid claims of racist remarks
Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi has left the Italy camp ahead of their friendly matches after he was accused of using a racist expression by Napoli's Juan Jesus during a Serie A game between the teams, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said.
Ram Baboo Breaches Paris Games Qualification Mark; Seventh Indian Male Athlete To Do So
India's Ram Baboo on Saturday achieved the Paris Olympics men's 20km race qualification standard, clocking a personal best time of 1:20:00 at the Dudinska 50 Meet in Slovakia. Baboo, a bronze winner in the 35km walk race at the Hangzhou Asian Games, gave a good account of himself in this Race Walking Tour Gold-Level event finishing third. This is the first time an Indian athlete is finishing on the podium in this meet. The cutoff mark for Olympic qualification is 1:20:10.
Ram Baboo Breaches Paris Games Qualification Mark; Seventh Indian Male Athlete To Do So
India's Ram Baboo on Saturday achieved the Paris Olympics men's 20km race qualification standard, clocking a personal best time of 1:20:00 at the Dudinska 50 Meet in Slovakia. Baboo, a bronze winner in the 35km walk race at the Hangzhou Asian Games, gave a good account of himself in this Race Walking Tour Gold-Level event finishing third. This is the first time an Indian athlete is finishing on the podium in this meet. The cutoff mark for Olympic qualification is 1:20:10.
Italy name three newcomers in squad for Venezuela, Ecuador friendlies
Italy have included Torino defender Raoul Bellanova, Hellas Verona midfielder Michael Folorunsho and Udinese forward Lorenzo Lucca for the first time in a 28-man squad for next week's friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador in the United States.
Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for specific track and field athletes
Track and field athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will be tested more often ahead of this year's Paris Olympics because of substandard anti-doping programs at home, the sport's investigators said Monday.
Four countries face stricter testing ahead of Olympics
Athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will face more stringent out-of-competition (OOC) testing to be eligible for the Paris Olympics as their national testing programmes are not sufficient, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.
Doping-Four countries to face more stringent testing ahead of Olympics says AIU
Athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will face more stringent out-of-competition (OOC) testing to be eligible for the Paris Olympics as their national testing programmes are not sufficient, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Monday.