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Four-Year Doping Ban For Olympic Women's Steeple Champion

Four-Year Doping Ban For Olympic Women’s Steeple Champion

March 4, 2020 4:51 pm

Olympic 3000m steeplechase champion Ruth Jebet has been banned for four years after testing positive for banned blood booster EPO, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Wednesday.

Hit with a provisional ban in 2018 after a positive test on December 1 2017, the Kenyan-born Bahraini has the right to appeal the four-year suspension.

As it stands the 23-year-old will not be able to defend her title at the July 24-August 9 Olympics in Tokyo.

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After winning gold in Rio in 2016, she went on to set a new world record …

Hearn 'Ready To Conclude' Deal For Joshua v Fury Fight

Hearn ‘Ready To Conclude’ Deal For Joshua v Fury Fight

March 4, 2020 4:50 pm

Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed he is “ready to conclude a deal” for an all-British showdown between his fighter and Tyson Fury in December to determine the undisputed world heavyweight champion.

Fury beat American Deontay Wilder last month to win the WBC title, meaning he and Joshua, the WBA, IBF and WBO champion, hold all four of the major belts in boxing’s heavyweight division.

Clamour for a bout between the pair has been building but Joshua will first take on IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria on June 20 while Fury is likely to settle a contractual …

Woods Among 10 Finalists For World Golf Hall Of Fame

Woods Among 10 Finalists For World Golf Hall Of Fame

March 4, 2020 4:50 pm

Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods, a 15-time major winner, is among 10 people named as finalists to be considered for 2021 enshrinement into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Woods, a 44-year-old American whose 82 career US PGA Tour titles matched the all-time record set by Sam Snead, is joined by fellow US players Johnny Farrell and Tom Weiskopf and Ireland’s Padraig Harrington as candidates for next year’s induction class.

US women’s stars Dottie Pepper, Sandra Palmer, Beverly Hanson and Susie Maxwell Berning, former PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and the late Marion Hollins, among the first women golf …

Ronaldo’s Mum Suffers Stroke, Rushed To Hospital

Ronaldo’s Mum Suffers Stroke, Rushed To Hospital

March 3, 2020 4:22 pm
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores Aveiro, 65, has been rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke, newspapers in her native Madeira reported today.

According to reports, she was admitted to Dr Nelio Mendonca Hospital at about 5a.m today.

Local media said the 65 year-old mother of four is ‘conscious and stable.’ She is due to undergo new tests in the next few hours to determine her state of health.

One local report said she has suffered an ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain.’

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Johnson To Skip Tokyo Olympics, Cites Schedule

Dustin Johnson To Skip Tokyo Olympics, Cites Schedule

March 2, 2020 5:30 pm

Former world number one Dustin Johnson has become the first high-ranking golfer to withdraw from this year’s Olympic games, with his agent citing a tight schedule for the withdrawal, reports said Monday.

World number five Johnson, who by current rankings would be eligible for a place amongst the US squad for Tokyo, pulled out of the 2016 Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus.

The 35-year-old’s decision to skip the Olympics comes as the sporting world grapples with turmoil from the coronavirus outbreak, which has forced the cancellation of several high-profile events across the globe.

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Arsenal Reach FA Cup Quarters To Ease Euro Woe

Arsenal Reach FA Cup Quarters To Ease Euro Woe

March 2, 2020 5:29 pm

Arsenal bounced back from their Europa League heartache to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah sealed a 2-0 win at Portsmouth on Monday.

Mikel Arteta’s side desperately needed a morale-boosting success after Olympiakos snatched a late winner to knock them out of the Europa League at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.

Arteta said his players were still feeling “very down” several days after that kick in the teeth, but they survived an early barrage from third tier Portsmouth to avoid more misery in the FA Cup fifth round.

Sokratis put Arsenal ahead …

The 2020 edition of the annual Kigali International Peace Marathon is scheduled for May 17, Rwanda athletics federation (RAF) has announced.

Rwanda: Kigali Peace Marathon 2020 Set For May 17

March 2, 2020 8:13 am

The 2020 edition of the annual Kigali International Peace Marathon is scheduled for May 17, Rwanda athletics federation (RAF) has announced.

As has been the event’s tradition since 2004, the participants will compete under three categories; full marathon, half marathon and the open-for-all 10km run for peace.

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According to RAF officials, this year’s marathon expects more elite marathoners from across the world than any of the previous 15 editions.

Last year, local athletics star Marthe Yankurije struck silver in women’s half marathon, while other podium slots – in both full …

Manchester United Rescued By VAR At Goodison Park

March 1, 2020 2:05 pm

Everton and Manchester United drew 1-1 at Goodison Park in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday in an enthralling game which ended in VAR drama.

A dreadful error from Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea gifted Everton a third-minute opener.

The Spaniard dawdled on the ball after a backpass from Harry Maguire and his attempted clearance was charged down by Dominic Calvert-Lewin and flew off the Everton striker into the net.

Calvert-Lewin should have doubled the lead shortly afterwards when he broke free of the Manchester United defence, but he shot just wide of De Gea’s right-hand post.

Manchester …

Kiko Casilla Gets Eight-Match Ban Over Racist Language

March 1, 2020 9:39 am
Leeds United goalkeeper, Kiko Casilla has been banned from eight matches and fined £60,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing Charlton Athletic forward, Jonathan Leko.

Football Association independent regulatory commission found Casilla guilty, even after he denied the charge.

The incident occurred during the September 28 match between the Championship sides, where the FA concluded on Friday that Casilla’s remarks “made reference to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin” of Leko.

Casilla was also instructed to attend an education course.

Under rules introduced for the 2019-2020 season, the minimum suspension for a player found guilty of an aggravated breach …

Nadal Strolls Into Acapulco Final

February 29, 2020 5:04 pm

Rafael Nadal used a steady stream of blistering forehand winners and a heavy dose of precision serves to book his spot in the ATP Mexico Open final with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win over Grigor Dimitrov.

The two-time tournament champion will be the favorite to claim his third Acapulco title when he faces unseeded Taylor Fritz in Saturday’s final.

It has been 15 years since world No. 2 Nadal won for the first time here. He also won in 2013 and improved to 18-2 at this event overall.

“I’m very happy. A great victory against one of the best …

FIFA Warns Coronavirus Could Postpone Intl Matches

February 28, 2020 5:01 pm

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has refused to rule out postponing international football matches in response to the escalating global threat of the coronavirus.

This weekend’s matches in the leading two divisions in Switzerland, where football’s global governing body FIFA has its headquarters, were postponed on Friday after the government banned all events involving more than a thousand people.

Meanwhile five Serie A games in Italy will be played behind closed doors, with leagues in Japan and South Korea postponed earlier this week.

“The health of persons is much more important than any football game,” said Infantino as he arrived …

Tiger To Skip Bay Hill With Stiff Back As Masters Looms

February 28, 2020 5:00 pm

Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods will skip next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational to rest a stiff back and continue preparations for Augusta National, according to multiple reports Friday.

ESPN and Golf Digest reported that the 15-time major winner will not compete at Bay Hill, a course where he has captured eight titles.

“He’s not going to play,” Woods’s agent, Mark Steinberg, told ESPN. “Back still stiff and just not quite ready.”

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Woods, 44, felt back stiffness at Riviera two weeks ago, saying it was his new normal after multiple …

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