MCC changes law on laminated bats as cost of willow rises
LONDON, Feb 3 : Cricket bats previously deemed illegal for adult amateur players are to be permitted after a change in the law brought about by the rising cost of English willow.
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Six Nations team news: Brothers Cian and Sam Prendergast to both start against France
Jeremy Loughman, Cian Prendergast and Jacob Stockdale will all start for Ireland against France in Thursday’s Guinness Men's Six Nations opener in Paris (8.10pm Irish time) as Andy Farrell mixes selection at the outset of the 2026 championship.
Strand Larsen joins Palace, Mateta stays there
LONDON, Feb 2 : Crystal Palace signed striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolverhampton Wanderers for 48 million pounds ($65.48 million) but the man he was due to replace - Jean-Philippe Mateta - is still at the club after his move to AC Milan fell through on medical grounds.
Wolff blasts rivals over F1 engine loophole claims
Feb 2 : Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff blasted rivals on Monday for casting doubt on the legality of his team's new engine through secret meetings and letters.
Italian biathlete Passler excluded from Winter Games after doping violation-Italian Olympic Committee
MILAN, Feb 2 : Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has been excluded from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics after testing positive for banned substances four days before the start of the Games, Italy's National Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Monday.
Italian biathlete Passler suspended after positive doping test-Italy's Anti-Doping Agency
MILAN, Feb 2 : Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has been suspended after testing positive for banned substances four days before the start of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, Italy's anti-doping agency NADO said on Monday.
F1 favourite Russell expects Verstappen to be back in the fight
Feb 2 : Mercedes' George Russell shrugged off the tag of Formula One favourite on Monday and said he expected Red Bull's four-times world champion Max Verstappen to remain a title threat this season.
Figure skating-Russia's Valieva returns to competition after four-year doping ban
Feb 1 : Kamila Valieva's comeback got off to an inauspicious start, as the former Olympic prodigy finished sixth in the semi-finals of the Russian Jumping Championships on Sunday in her first competition since serving a four-year doping ban.