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PADRES’ TUCUPITA MARCANO INVESTIGATED BY MLB OVER ALLEGATIONS OF GAMBLING VIOLATIONS, COULD FACE LIFETIME BAN
Major League Baseball is investigating San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano to determine whether he violated its gambling policy, which could lead to a lifetime ban, a source said. The MLB source with knowledge of the situation confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that Marcano, 24, of Venezuela, who played last season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was…
KYLIAN MBAPPE JOINS REAL MADRID AFTER YEARS OF SPECULATION
Kylian Mbappé is finally a Real Madrid player. Real Madrid said on Monday it reached a deal with the France star for the next five seasons, bringing together one of soccer’s top talents and its most successful club. The announcement came after years of flirtation by Madrid with the player who inherited the status of…
MAKHACHEV SUBMITS POIRIER AT UFC 302 TO DEFEND LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title and extended his winning streak to 14 fights, third-longest in UFC history, by getting a submission victory over Dustin Poirier in the fifth round Saturday night at UFC 302. Overcoming one of the sport’s accomplished veterans and a crowd that was against him from the start, Makhachev ran his record to…
MORE THAN 2,000 OFFICERS POLICE PROTESTS AND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL IN LONDON
More than 2,000 officers have been deployed across London, including more than 400 from outside the capital, to police the Champions League final, a protest by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson and a counter-demonstration. The final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid takes place at Wembley on Saturday evening. And, earlier, a protest organised by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon,…
BRITISH KAYAKER’S BODY FOUND AFTER TWO-WEEK SEARCH
The body of a British kayaker has been found two weeks after he went missing in Switzerland, his sponsors have confirmed. Bren Orton, who drew more than 55,000 followers on social media, became trapped while kayaking with a group on the Melezza River on 16 May, according to the firm Pyranha Kayaks, for which Mr…
DONCIC DROPS 36 POINTS TO PUSH MAVERICKS TO NBA FINALS WITH 124-103 WIN OVER TIMBERWOLVES
Luka Doncic had a 20-point first quarter on his way to 36 points for his high this post season, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 on Thursday night to breeze through the Western Conference finals in five games. Kyrie Irving also scored 36 points for the Mavericks, who built a 29-point halftime…
HUDSON-SMITH BREAKS EUROPEAN RECORD IN OSLO
Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith beat his own 400m European record with a convincing victory in his season opener at the Diamond League in Oslo. The 29-year-old ran 44.07 at the Bislett Games, beating his 44.26 from last year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest. “Preparation has been going well,” he told BBC Sport. “I knew anything…
FIFA WARNED PLAYERS COULD GO ON STRIKE
Football’s world governing body Fifa has been warned players are willing to go on strike if they continue to be overworked. Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Maheta Molango believes players are now at breaking point. The PFA has been calling for action to alter the congested football calendar, especially with the expanded 32-team Club World…
BARCELONA CONFIRM HANSI FLICK AS HEAD COACH ON TWO-YEAR CONTRACT
Barcelona have appointed former Germany and Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick as their head coach on a two-year contract. Flick, who has not managed a club since being sacked by Germany in September 2023, will be tasked with reviving Barcelona’s fortunes after they failed to win a trophy this season under Xavi Hernández, who was dismissed…
USYK, FURY HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH SET FOR DECEMBER 21
Oleksandr Usyk will face Tyson Fury in a rematch on December 21 in Riyadh, the top Saudi organiser said on Wednesday, after winning their undisputed heavyweight boxing bout earlier this month. The undefeated Ukrainian won by split decision against Britain’s Fury in the Saudi capital on May 19 in the first unification fight of the…