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Clinic named by Ruti Aga did not exist, testers found Prescription signed by a family member, not a doctor One of the world’s leading marathon runners, Ruti Aga, has been banned for six years after anti-doping investigators found she submitted a fake prescription to explain a failed drug test. The Ethiopian athlete won the Tokyo marathon in 2019 and has reached the podium at the Berlin and New Yo…

Bowler handed two-match ban over ‘single incidence’ Final T20 of series with New Zealand succumbs to rain Australian women’s cricket stalwart Megan Schutt has been banned for two matches for a prescription medication breach. Schutt has apologised in the wake of her ban, announced on Thursday, which is not related to performance-enhancements. The 33-year-old strike bowler served the first match of…

Player has scored four goals in last two games for City Aston Villa the next test for Premier League leaders Enzo Maresca has revealed he held heart-to-heart conversations with Phil Foden to help the midfielder back to his best. Foden has struggled over the past two years but has scored four goals in his past two games to give hope he can recapture the form that won him the a Professional Footbal…

Wales test labelled by director as ‘Liège-Bastogne-Liège’ Tour de France Femmes will conclude on Puy de Dôme Edinburgh will host the most northerly Tour de France start in 2027 while the Pyrenees will provide the competitive finale of next year’s route, which was announced in Paris on Thursday, while the Tour de France Femmes will conclude on a volcano, ⁠the Puy de Dôme. A year after the race’s m…

Norwegian forward might look to Harry Kane for inspiration on the pitch, but when north London derby comes around, she needs no lessons on what the rivalry means “It means more than just three points. It’s for the whole club. It’s for the whole place. It’s for the whole of Tottenham.” One only needs to be in the presence of Tottenham Hotspur’s Cathinka Tandberg for a few minutes to feel the passi…

Austrian’s tactics need adapting to but Forest are in the bottom three and their owner is not the patient type Sitting 19th in the Premier League was not the plan for Nottingham Forest after the arrival of a highly acclaimed manager and a £45m striker to fuel their ambitions. The fates of Oliver Glasner and Liam Delap are intertwined and with the stark stats of zero home goals and a solitary poin…

Bayern Munich and England striker is odds-on favourite ‘I try not to think about it. Obviously it is hard not to’ Harry Kane would love to know now whether he has won the Ballon d’Or because the uncertainty and constant questions are driving his family to distraction. But the Bayern Munich and England striker accepts the suspense before the big reveal at the London Palladium on Monday night is pa…

Atlanta’s wounded sports fans know better than to get carried away. But the Dream’s first WNBA finals game in 13 years showed this might finally be a team worth falling for The Atlanta Dream were exactly where they wanted to be on Wednesday night, comfortably ensconced inside their downtown arena for Game 3 of the WNBA finals against the Golden State Valkyries . Kerry Washington, Ludacris and Cam…

The early standouts have emerged. But even the best teams have flaws that can be exposed by their opponents Who would have thought the 49ers would be here after a rough old offseason? Head coach Kyle Shanahan’s participation in training camp was limited due to a serious car crash , team owner Jed York’s visit to an Ohio trailer park did not end well , and one player after another endured serious …

Updates from Rawalpindi, play starts at 9am BST Does cricket need an equivalent to the Ballon d’Or ? England make two changes from the defeat to Pakistan. Josh Tongue and Liam Dawson replaces Sonny Baker and… Adil Rashid, who of late has been nowhere near his magical best. Sri Lanka bring in the left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage for the leggie Sachindu Colombage. Their team also includes the open…

Updates as the Proteas host Australia n Gqeberha Start at 9.45am local/6.45pm AEDT/8.45am BST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Want to know what happened on day four of the second Test? Luckily, I know a guy who has a good source for match reports. There it was, another entry in Australia’s hall of infamy against South Africa. There was 47 all out, in the innocent days when the 2011 Test …

From experiencing racism growing up in Newcastle to becoming a derby hero and now a member of the executive team, the former striker has been on a remarkable journey “There were times where I feared for my life as a kid, being harassed and chased by different groups of people,” Shola Ameobi says. “There were situations where I had to sprint to get away from groups of lads who didn’t like me becau…

‘A player off with really sharp pain is never good news’ Winger forced off 10 minutes into Arsenal’s 2-2 draw Mikel Arteta made no attempt to conceal his concern over the quad injury that forced Bukayo Saka out of Arsenal’s 2-2 Champions League draw at Bayern Munich , saying it did not “look good at all”. The manager was delighted with the fight that his players showed, Declan Rice earning a dese…

Edwards hits nine threes in 45-point explosion Antetokounmpo scores 35 in first game with Heat Minnesota rout Miami 131-106 in season opener Anthony Edwards scored 45 points as he and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo’s debut with the Miami Heat in an emphatic 131-106 season-opening win on Wednesday night. Edwards became just the third player in NBA history to record multip…

Police charge 26-year-old with indecent treatment of child under 16 Australian Athletics ban sprinter from any involvement in the sport Australia’s 2022 men’s 100m sprint champion has been arrested in Townsville for alleged indecent treatment of children. Queensland police arrested Jake Doran on 13 October and he has been charged with one count of “indecent treatment of child under 16 (indecent f…