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[ad_1] MELBOURNE : Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has applauded Susie Wolff for taking legal action against the governing FIA, saying he hopes it will improve transparency and accountability in the sport. Wolff, one of the top women in motorsport and the wife of Mercedes Formula One boss Toto, said on Wednesday she […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU : Chennai Super Kings will launch their Indian Premier League (IPL) title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday in what could be captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s final year in the lucrative Twenty20 competition. Dhoni played his last international in 2019 but remains one of the country’s most popular players, and while the […]

[ad_1] SYDNEY : Lautoka has been one of the toughest places to visit for Super Rugby Pacific teams over the last couple of seasons but at least part of the crowd will be cheering for the New South Wales Waratahs when they play Fijian Drua on Saturday. Winger Mark Nawaqanitawase will be playing his 50th […]

[ad_1] Major League Baseball’s gambling policy bars “any player, umpire, or Club or League official or employee” from betting on baseball or making illegal bets on any other sport. While sports betting has been legalised in a majority of US states, online betting and retail sportsbooks remain illegal in California. Japan's Ohtaniwho has been likened […]

[ad_1] MIAMI : Andy Murray outlasted an ailing Matteo Berrettini 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday to move into the second round of the Miami Open where he will again try to do something he has not done this season – win two consecutive matches. After starting the campaign losing the opening contest in his first […]

[ad_1] Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been cooperating with the investigation into his involvement in an alleged betting scheme, he said on Wednesday. British media reported last year that the English Football Association raised concerns about the West Ham United player for possible breaches of betting rules in connection with yellow cards he received in […]

[ad_1] SAO PAULO/BRASILIA :Brazilian judges ruled on Wednesday to uphold former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho’s rape conviction, adding that he must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil. The trial in Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ), the country’s top court for non-constitutional matters, had a majority rule that Italy’s decision was valid […]

[ad_1] MIAMI : World number two Aryna Sabalenka described the death of her former boyfriend as an “unthinkable tragedy” as she commented for the first time on Wednesday on the apparent suicide of Konstantin Koltsov. The Miami-Dade police department confirmed on Tuesday that they had responded to a call the day before at a Miami […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Hosts France will play the United States to kick off the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics after the two teams were drawn together on Wednesday. The game will be played in Marseille on July 24, two days before the opening ceremony in Paris. New Zealand and the winner of […]

[ad_1] MIAMI : Sloane Stephens celebrated her birthday in style as she beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-3 on Wednesday in a one-sided battle between former Grand Slam champions to reach the second round of the Miami Open. Stephens, a 31-year-old Florida native and the 2018 Miami Open champion, converted four of her eight break […]