Tom Curry handed two-game ban for Rugby World Cup red card in England opener vs Argentina | Rugby Union News

Tom Curry has been suspended for England’s Rugby World Cup matches vs Japan (Sunday September 17) and Chile (Saturday September 23) after his third-minute red card vs Argentina in Marseille on Saturday for a head-on-head tackle on Pumas full-back Juan Cruz Mallia By Michael Cantillon Last Updated: 12/09/23 5:08pm England back-row Tom Curry has been…

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Team USA ends Fiba World Cup campaign empty handed again

Team USA in the Fiba World Cup bronze medal game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Mikal Bridges pulled off an overtime-forcing miracle. It wasn’t enough to keep Team USA from heading home from the World Cup empty-handed, and after 87 years of waiting Canada has again medaled on one of basketball’s biggest stages. Dillon Brooks…

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US Open 2023: Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki handed wild cards for Grand Slam

Two-time champion Venus Williams and former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki have received wild cards for the US Open, which gets under way later this month. Williams, 43, will be making her 24th main draw appearance at Flushing Meadows, where she won back-to-back titles in 2000 and 2001. Wozniacki, 33, is making her first…

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PH women’s volleyball comes up empty handed in SEA V-League – rezal404

FILE–Philippine women’s volleyball team in the SEA VLeague. –PH VOLLEYBALL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—When it comes to getting a podium finish, Indonesia seems to always be a thorn in the Philippines’ side. That includes the Southeast Asian (SEA) VLeague. The Indonesians kept the Philippine national women’s volleyball team winless with a 25-20, 25-17, 25-2 sweep in…

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Petra Kvitova and Donna Vekic set for Berlin showdown as Katie Boulter is handed a tough draw ahead of Eastbourne

Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Donna Vekic both won through two matches on Saturday to secure a place in the Berlin Open final. With Friday’s scheduled quarter-finals having been washed out by rain, Kvitova first saw off No 3 seed Caroline Garcia 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to progress to the last four. Czech player Kvitova,…

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Two Chinese players handed life bans for match-fixing in snooker – rezal404

Snooker – Dafabet Masters – Alexandra Palace – 13/1/16- Liang Wenbo during the first round/Action Images / Peter Cziborra/File Photo Chinese players Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have been handed lifetime bans for match-fixing by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body said on Tuesday. The pair have been found to…

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France’s Mohamed Haouas handed one-year prison term for domestic violence

Mohamed Haouas has been sentenced to a one year prison sentence for domestic violence A French court on Tuesday handed rugby international Mohamed Haouas a one-year prison sentence for domestic violence. Haouas, who plays as a prop for the Montpellier team in southern France, had been in police custody since Friday. L’Equipe newspaper and other…

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El Salvador’s Alianza handed one-year stadium ban after stampede kills 12 – rezal404

A view of the aftermath of a stampede at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 20, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media. Cruz Verde Salvadorena/via REUTERS Alianza FC have been handed a one-year stadium ban and fined $30,000, the Salvadoran Football Federation said after at least 12 people died and…

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