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Kenyan athletes shine in Tokyo, but anti-doping efforts remain in the dark
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» NAIROBI - Kenyan athletes may have shone at the world championships in Tokyo, winning seven golds, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the east African country.
McLaren's Piastri powers to 'mega' win in Bahrain
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» SAKHIR (BAHRAIN) - Oscar Piastri powered to victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, coasting clear from George Russell's Mercedes to maintain McLaren's strong start to the season.
Sinner affair shows tennis anti-doping 'broken', leaves players 'scared'
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» DUBAI - World number five Jessica Pegula believes the handling of high-profile doping cases involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek has shown that the "process is completely broken".
Tennis star Sinner accepts brief doping ban
Reuters, Published on 15/02/2025
» World number one tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said it had reached a settlement on its duration, making him eligible to return before the French Open in May.
Panama football boss suspended for calling player 'fat'
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» PANAMA CITY - The Panamanian Football Federation said on Thursday Fifa had banned its boss Manuel Arias from performing his functions for six months for calling a player "fat."
Fifa to award 2027 World Cup on Friday
Sports, Published on 17/05/2024
» Football's world governing body Fifa will decide the hosts for the 2027 Women's World Cup at its congress in Bangkok on Friday.
Khawaja insists armband was not political, after ICC reprimand
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» MELBOURNE - Australia's Usman Khawaja said Friday that a black armband he wore in the first Test against Pakistan was for a "personal bereavement" and not politically motivated, after the star batter was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Man City face Liverpool summit meeting as Everton fight for survival
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» LONDON - Liverpool will become the latest team to attempt to storm Manchester City's Etihad fortress this weekend as Everton focus on Premier League survival following a punishing points deduction for breaching financial rules.
Everton docked 10 points for losing too much money
Reuters, Published on 17/11/2023
» LONDON - Everton have had 10 points deducted for a breach of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) in the 2021-22 season, England's top football league said on Friday.
Maiden over: Afghan cricket escapes sanctions despite women's team woes
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» PERTH (AUSTRALIA) - While cricket fans in Afghanistan excitedly prepare for the World Cup in India, most of the country's women players are in limbo abroad.