Lionel Messi banned from international football for three months after Copa America outburst

In this file picture taken on July 6, 2019 Argentina’s Lionel Messi (C) talks to Paraguayan referee Mario Diaz de Vivar after he and Chile’s Gary Medel (out of frame) were sent off during their Copa America football tournament third-place match at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sat 03 August 2019: Lionel Messi […]

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Real Madrid footballers refuse to work with Israeli ‘Mossad’ software

Fri 02 August 2019: Israeli media reported on Sunday that footballers from Spain’s Real Madrid football club have refused to work with a fitness coach, because of his use of software developed by experts at the Israeli Intelligence Corps’ Unit 8200. Unit 8200 is responsible for collecting signal intelligence and code decryption. The Israeli website Walla […]

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Caster Semenya blocked from competing at world championships

Wed 31 July 2019: Caster Semenya will not compete at the World Championships in Doha after a Swiss court stood behind an IAAF rule that would require her to take testosterone-reducing medication. The South African had been expected to defend her world 800m title in late September after the Swiss Supreme Court had temporarily exempted herf rom […]

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Athletics: Muhammad sets 400m hurdles world record, Lyles wins 200m

Mon 29 July 2019: Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad smashed one of athletics’ oldest world records when she stormed to the women’s 400 metres hurdles title in 52.20 seconds at the United States championships in Iowa on Sunday. The blistering run shaved more than a tenth of a second from the previous mark of 52.34 seconds […]

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Dadashev death: Russian Boxing Federation to submit lawsuit over potential rule violations

Mon 29 July 2019: The Russian Boxing Federation will submit a lawsuit to organizers of the Maxim Dadashev versus Subriel Matias fight over two possible rule violations which may have led to Dadashev’s death from injuries sustained in the bout. Dadashev, 28, collapsed and later died in hospital after suffering a subdural hematoma – bleed […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo jumps on Chinese police officer as fan invades Juve training (VIDEO)

Tue 23 July 2019: Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to take liberties when he jumped onto a Chinese policeman at a Juventus training session as officers rushed to deal with a fan who had charged onto the pitch. The local interrupted Juve’s session at the Nanjing Olympic Stadium, where they are preparing to face Italian rivals Inter […]

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England’s Muslim cricketers praised for avoiding champagne spraying

Tue 16 July 2019: The host nation beat New Zealand in a dramatic World Cup final at the Lord’s cricket ground in London. Players Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, however, caught the world’s attention for rushing away moments before champagne was opened. Anyone watching the aftermath of England’s Cricket World Cup triumph on Sunday may […]

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Caster Semenya v IAAF: a ground-breaking gender test case

Mon 15 July 2019: Caster Semenya’s battle with world athletics’ governing body over testosterone-curbing regulations for female athletes will likely have long-lasting ramifications for gender definition in sport as a whole. The South African, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medallist, is locked in a bitter dispute with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), and […]

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England win 2019 World Cup

Mon 15 July 2019: London – Ben Stokes is England’s hero, guiding them to a Super Over victory against New Zealand to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday.  Not even the Super Over could separate the sides – they both scored 15 – but England are crowned champions by virtue of hitting more boundaries in their […]

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