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FIFA wants injured players to be sidelined for one minute

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🔥 Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: One Minute has been proposed as a halfway house, but BBC Sport understands concerns remain about negative impacts. Manchester United was angry last season when Matthijs de Ligt was forced to leave the field with a cut, and Brentford scored from a corner kick while he was outside the field.The fear is that a one-minute absence would increase the likelihood of a team conceding a goal when there are fewer than 10 players.Thirty seconds is already causing frustration among fans - and the unintended consequences…

Italian cricket is facing a crisis over alleged sexual assault by a senior figure in the national governing body

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🔥 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Italian cricket is in crisis days after the country made its debut in the T20 World Cup, as it emerged that a senior official at the national governing body has been investigated over a sexual assault allegation.The Italian Cricket Federation's (FCRI) women's cricket coordinator Prabath Ekneligoda, 57, has been the subject of a criminal investigation relating to an allegation that he inappropriately touched a member of the Azzurri women's national team.Several members of the Italy board are said to have resigned over this and…

Jack Draper: No. 1 British player returns with victory to the ATP Tour

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✨ Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: British number one Jack Draper marked his return to action after injury on the ATP Tour with a straight sets win over Frenchman Quentin Hales in Dubai.In the men's tour for the first time since the US Open last August, Draper won 7-6 (10-8) 6-3 in his first appearance at the Dubai Tennis Championships.The 24-year-old, who dropped to 15th in the world after reaching a career-high ranking of fourth in June, will play either Hungarian Fabian Marozsan or Frenchman Arthur Renderkneich in the next match.Draper…

Premier League: Police investigating online racist abuse of four players

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✨ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Police have confirmed they are investigating after four Premier League players were subjected to racist abuse online at the weekend.Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri and Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana were both subjected to racist abuse on Instagram after Saturday's 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.On Sunday, Wolves striker Tolu Arukudar and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundel were also subjected to abuse on social media.The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) said on Monday it had “launched a number of investigations” after receiving four separate reports of racist abuse…

Ajay Tavares: Barcelona signs Norwich City academy player

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🚀 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Spanish club Barcelona has signed Norwich City academy player Ajay Tavares. The 16-year-old has reportedly attracted interest from a number of European clubs and Norwich will be entitled to compensation, although the Canaries have not confirmed the financial aspects of the deal.Tavares, who first joined Norwich at under-12 level, was sent on as a substitute in a first-team friendly against Dutch club Volendam last summer when he was just 15, but has yet to appear in any competitive matches at senior level.Ben Napper, Norwich…

Mexican cartel violence: Can hosting the FIFA World Cup be compromised?

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✨ Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Mexico's participation in hosting the FIFA World Cup this summer may be in jeopardy due to... The outbreak of drug gang violence Experts told BBC Sport, which began yesterday.The Jalisco New Generation Drug Cartel (CJNG) - one of the country's most powerful and feared criminal organizations - has engaged in a shootout with the Mexican Army, blocking roads and burning vehicles in retaliation for the killing of its leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", in a military operation.The violence began in the country's…

T20 World Cup: Shimron Hetmyer’s quick 85 helps West Indies start Super 8 stage with 107-run win over Zimbabwe

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💥 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Shimron Hetmyer hit a stunning 85 off 34 balls as West Indies started the T20 World Cup Super 8 phase with an emphatic 107-run victory over Zimbabwe.Hetmyer hit seven sixes and seven fours as he mixed finesse with power - with a strike rate of 250 - to help the West Indies to a massive target of 254-6.The left-handed Guyanese was dropped twice by Tashinga Mosekiwa - in the 79th over - before eventually being caught at deep mid-wicket by Brian Bennett off experienced spinner…

Lindsey Vonn credits the doctor who “saved her leg” after a major accident

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🚀 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Lindsey Vonn says she almost lost her leg after a severe accident at the Winter Olympics, and thanked the doctor who saved her from needing an amputation.The American ski great, 41, has undergone multiple operations since breaking her leg and ankle in a women's downhill skiing event in Italy on February 8.Speaking in an Instagram video on Monday,, external She praised her injuries for saving her leg and described the injury as "the most serious, painful and challenging" of her career. Vonn said her…

Rangers: Police Scotland investigating online abuse of Fernandes and Gassama

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🔥 Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: In a statement of support for their players, Rangers said: “For any player, opening a phone and seeing abuse linked to the color of their skin is simply unacceptable.“The accounts appear to be anonymous and not linked to the club in any way. This may make taking action more difficult, but it does not diminish the seriousness of what happened, or the responsibility of the platform in question.”“Our immediate priority is the safety of the players involved. We are in direct contact with El…

T20 World Cup: Pakistan spinners stand between England and semi-finals

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🔥 Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Donith Willallage's dismissal means England skipper Harry Brook has been dismissed by spinners four times in a row in the World Cup. Overall, he now averages 19.1 against spin in T20 internationals, compared to 46.2 against pace.Jacob Bethel, who played a terrible effort to fall to Mahesh Thekshana on Sunday, was out to the spinner in every innings.Jos Buttler was pinned in front by Wellalage, although he looked equally annoyed by the seamers. Butler, who scored three straight points, was the only player from Tuesday's…