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[ad_1] Russia’s Andrey Rublev was defaulted from the Dubai ATP tournament for allegedly using obscene language in an angry tirade at a line umpire on Friday, gifting Alexander Bublik a place in the final. Most of the deciding set was dominated by arguments between Bublik and chair umpire Miriam Bley over the timing of the … Read more
[ad_1] France star Paul Pogba has been given a four-year ban from football by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal after testing positive for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said on Thursday. A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision against the 30-year-old World Cup winner, who had been provisionally suspended … Read more
[ad_1] Vladimir Putin gifted former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov $20m following his victory over Conor McGregor, according to UFC boss Dana White. The veteran match-maker has made the startling revelation the Russian leader spoke to Nurmagomedov moments after his explosive victory over McGregor and threw his money at the new lightweight champion. White has told … Read more
[ad_1] Ukraine’s Vladyslav Bukhov sprung a surprise as he claimed his first world swimming title in Doha on Saturday and then said Russia should “absolutely not” be allowed at the Paris Olympics. After the 21-year-old edged the two previous world champions to the wall to win the men’s 50m freestyle, he said his preparation had … Read more
[ad_1] A Dutch court sentenced former Ajax and international winger Quincy Promes to six years in prison Wednesday, convicting him of smuggling more than one thousand kilogrammes of cocaine. The 32-year-old, now playing for Spartak Moscow, was not in court to hear the sentence, a spokesperson told AFP. Stream Over 50 Sports Live & On-Demand … Read more
[ad_1] Alexander Volkanovski was stood, completely baffled, inside a Wollongong gym last October as he tried to pass one of those regulation NRL concussion tests. Problem was, he couldn’t. Or at least not this morning. Which was no small thing given it had already been six days, and counting, since the UFC champ had been … Read more
[ad_1] Daniil Medvedev’s new-found calmness in the face of adversity was on full display in the moments after his heartbreaking Australian Open final loss to Jannik Sinner. For the second time in his three Australian Open finals, Medvedev lost after being up two sets to love, with Sinner taking out an epic final. Medvedev has … Read more
[ad_1] It is the moment that enabled Jannik Sinner to become a grand slam champion in a historic Australian Open final that ended in despair for the gallant yet unfortunate Daniil Medvedev. Fighting desperately to keep alive his hopes of becoming the first Italian to win the Australian Open, Sinner’s ambition hung on a thread … Read more
[ad_1] A surprise spot in the Australian Open final is on the line, as rivals Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev square off for a title shot few expected them to earn. Follow live! While Medvedev is the No.3 seed and a two-time finalist at Melbourne Park, few had him amongst the top tier of contenders … Read more
[ad_1] Dayana Yastremska claimed a Ukrainian teenager that shook hands with her Russian opponent “just got too emotional and confused” as tensions remain high between players from both nations. Yelyzaveta Kotliar, a 16-year-old from Ukraine, broke ranks by shaking the hand of Russia’s Vlada Mincheva after the latter won 6-2, 6-4 in their Round One … Read more