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Sport Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui has given his backing to Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) in La Liga after a weekend in which a number of controversial decisions were given in Spain’s top flight. 25 Sep 2018 11:50PM Bookmark MADRID: Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui has given his backing to Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) in La Liga after a weekend in which a number of controversial decisions were given in Spain’s top flight.Barcelona were furious after defender Clement Lenglet was shown a straight red card for an elbow in their 2-2 draw with Girona and a number of players and coach Ernesto Valverde were highly critical of the system. Valencia’s Dani Parejo was also dismissed for an innocuous looking challenge.But Lopetegui, who benefited from VAR showing Marco Asensio was onside after initially seeing the goal disallowed for his side’s winner against Espanyol, believes it will more often than not help referees.“I’m not going to … [Read more...] about Real’s Lopetegui backs VAR

Sport Boxer Billy Joe Saunders has been fined 100,000 pounds by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) for posting a video on social media in which he offered a woman 150 pounds worth of drugs to perform a sex act on another person. 25 Sep 2018 10:36PM Bookmark REUTERS: Boxer Billy Joe Saunders has been fined 100,000 pounds by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) for posting a video on social media in which he offered a woman 150 pounds worth of drugs to perform a sex act on another person.The 29-year-old British WBO middleweight champion later deleted the video from Twitter and tweeted an apology, describing his actions as "banter when wrong". https://twitter.com/bjsaunders_/status/1041964042368282625 Nottinghamshire police are investigating the incident, according to reports."Billy Joe Saunders appeared before the stewards of the British Boxing Board of Control today under a misconduct charge following his recent behaviour shown on social media," the BBBC said in … [Read more...] about Saunders fined over drugs-for-sex video on Twitter

Sport Australia are hoping that hosts South Africa will buckle under the pressure from eager home fans in the Rugby Championship on Saturday after the Springboks upset world champions New Zealand away in their last test. 25 Sep 2018 09:45PM Bookmark PORT ELIZABETH: Australia are hoping that hosts South Africa will buckle under the pressure from eager home fans in the Rugby Championship on Saturday after the Springboks upset world champions New Zealand away in their last test.Utility back Reece Hodge is expecting to face a buoyant Springbok side, who scored an upset 36-34 win over the All Blacks in Wellington two weeks ago in the southern hemisphere championship. But he is counting on the burden of expectation weighing on their shoulders in front of their fans in Port Elizabeth."They are going to be a lot more confident but there is also going to be a fair amount of pressure on them," he told a news conference on Tuesday."They've had a great win over the All Blacks but their … [Read more...] about Wallabies hoping Boks will buckle under home fan pressure

Sport Sauber have promoted Italian Antonio Giovinazzi as their second driver for the 2019 season alongside former world champion Kimi Raikkonen, the team said on Tuesday. 25 Sep 2018 08:50PM Bookmark REUTERS: Sauber have promoted Italian Antonio Giovinazzi as their second driver for the 2019 season alongside former world champion Kimi Raikkonen, the team said on Tuesday.Giovinazzi, the team's reserve driver, made his Formula One debut last year, starting two races as a replacement for the injured Pascal Wehrlein."I am delighted to be joining the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team. This is a dream come true, and it is a great pleasure to have the chance to race for this team," Giovinazzi said.The 24-year-old had been competing for the role with Sauber's current driver Marcus Ericsson. Ericsson will stay with Sauber as their back-up driver, the team said on their Twitter feed."As an Italian, it is a huge honour for me to represent a brand as iconic and successful as Alfa Romeo in our … [Read more...] about Sauber name Giovinazzi as Raikkonen’s partner for next season

Sport Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk faces a fitness test to be ready for Wednesday's League Cup clash with Chelsea, while fellow defender Dejan Lovren is available after shaking off a pelvic injury, manager Juergen Klopp said on Tuesday. 25 Sep 2018 08:40PM Bookmark REUTERS: Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk faces a fitness test to be ready for Wednesday's League Cup clash with Chelsea, while fellow defender Dejan Lovren is available after shaking off a pelvic injury, manager Juergen Klopp said on Tuesday.Van Dijk sustained a knock to an earlier rib injury and was substituted in the second half of Liverpool's 3-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday, a result that left the early Premier League pace-setters with six wins from as many games."He is much better. It's still a bit painful, nothing else," Klopp told reporters ahead of the League Cup third round clash at Anfield."We will see how we deal with that. It's not too serious, but it's not nothing, so that needs to settle for sure. … [Read more...] about Van Dijk faces fitness test ahead of Chelsea clash