Photo credit: en.as.com Lucas Hernández, a 2018 World Cup Champion for France, has won an appeal in a Spanish court for a six month prison sentence arising out of a restraining order violation from 2017. He will instead need to pay an approximately $100,000 fine and will be put on a sort of four year... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: http://www.eurosport.com William Ribeiro, a Brazilian soccer player for Sport Club São Paulo, has been charged with attempted murder after kicking a referee, Rodrigo Crivellaro, during a match against Guarani-RS earlier this month. Crivellaro was knocked unconscious and had to be escorted off to a hospital. Where exactly did this occur? Brazil has two... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: http://www.scmp.com The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced it will require all athletes who wish to participate in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to be vaccinated. This is in line with stricter COVID regulations coming out of China and a change from the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, which did not require vaccines.... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: http://www.vanityfair.com The World Anti-Doping Agency is taking another look at whether marijuana should remain a banned substance, coming just a few short months after American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson tested positive following USA Olympic Trials. Remember that? In June, Sha'Carri Richardson won the women's 100m Trials in a time of 10.86 seconds, thrilling new... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: https://www.theguardian.com Alberto Salazar, the former head coach of the Nike Oregon Project (NOP) who was banned for doping violations in 2019, lost his appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday. The Court upheld the four-year ban imposed on him two years ago, dashing aside any hopes to return to... Continue Reading →