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First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids

First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids
Sajjad Sehen, a 28-year-old first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone and boldenone in a sample taken in Paris on Tuesday. (Iraq Judo Facebook/File)
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Updated 27 July 2024
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First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids

First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids
  • Sajjad Sehen, a 28-year-old first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone and boldenone
Updated 27 July 2024
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PARIS: A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency said Friday.
Sajjad Sehen, a 28-year-old first-time Olympian, tested positive for metandienone and boldenone in a sample taken in Paris on Tuesday. He was due to compete next Tuesday.
Sehen is provisionally suspended while a disciplinary case is prosecuted, said the ITA, which oversees the games-time anti-doping program for the International Olympic Committee.
“This means that the athlete is prevented from competing, training, coaching, or participating in any activity during the Olympic Games,” the agency said.
Sehen was due to compete in the men’s 81 kilogram class, starting Tuesday in the round of 32 against an opponent from Uzbekistan.

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Klopp celebrates ‘school reunion’ on return to Dortmund dugout

Klopp celebrates ‘school reunion’ on return to Dortmund dugout
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Klopp celebrates ‘school reunion’ on return to Dortmund dugout

Klopp celebrates ‘school reunion’ on return to Dortmund dugout
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“It was like a school reunion,” Klopp told Sky Germany, adding “it’s what I always dreamed of: that we’d meet again in life and just have a good time together”
Dortmund also said goodbye to defender Mats Hummels

BERLIN: Former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp said his return to the club’s dugout in Saturday’s testimonial match was “like a school reunion,” nine years after his last match as club coach.
Dortmund bid farewell to team stalwarts Jakub Blaszczykowski and Lukas Piszczek, with each captaining a side featuring several club legends as well as current manager Nuri Sahin.
Blaszczykowski’s side, coached by Klopp, won 5-4 in front of 82,000 fans at a sold out Westfalenstadion.
“It was like a school reunion,” Klopp told Sky Germany, adding “it’s what I always dreamed of: that we’d meet again in life and just have a good time together.
“It’s like coming home. There are so many great memories. It’s nice to see the fans again.”
Klopp spent seven years as Dortmund coach, winning two Bundesliga titles, one German Cup and taking the team to the 2013 Champions League final at Wembley, where they lost to archrivals Bayern Munich.
Klopp, who stepped down as Liverpool boss at the end of last season citing exhaustion, is yet to return to coaching, having said in July “as of today, that’s it for me as a coach.”
The coach poked fun at the aging players, saying “we had a lot of excess weight in attack, midfield and defense today.”
Dortmund also said goodbye to defender Mats Hummels, who left the club for Serie A side Roma in the summer.
Hummels, who played 508 games for Dortmund, was one of only a few current players to take the pitch.
He said afterwards “it’s a mix of joy and sadness.
“I’ve spent a lot of my football life here.”

Pakistan says head coach to scout for cricketing talent in domestic event after dismal performances

Pakistan says head coach to scout for cricketing talent in domestic event after dismal performances
Updated 07 September 2024
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Pakistan says head coach to scout for cricketing talent in domestic event after dismal performances

Pakistan says head coach to scout for cricketing talent in domestic event after dismal performances
  • Pakistan have been reeling after their first-ever Test series loss to Bangladesh this month, the latest in a string of poor performances
  • The defeat came hard on the heels of chastening losses against Afghanistan and United States in the ODI and T20 World Cups respectively
Updated 07 September 2024
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s head coach Gary Kirsten will be scouting for cricketing talent in the upcoming Champions Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday, following a series of dismal performances by the national side.
Pakistan have been left reeling after their first-ever Test series loss to Bangladesh this month, the latest in a string of poor performances which have seen the game hit rock bottom.
The cricket-mad nation was left in despair after losing the second Test in Rawalpindi by six wickets on Tuesday as Bangladesh swept the series 2-0. It was the 10th winless home Test in a row for former powerhouses Pakistan.
However, the PCB has set its sights on the inaugural Champions One-Day Cup, due to take place at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad from September 12 to 29, to find new cricketing talent in the country.
“Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten will be arriving on 12 September to witness the entire Champions One-Day Cup and it will surely be exciting for him to work in the domestic circuit in order to look into the young talent with an eye on the upcoming white-ball assignments in Australia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, followed by the home tri-national series and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025,” Nadeem Khan, a senior PCB official, was quoted as saying by the board.
“The Champions One-Day Cup will help us unearth future white-ball prospects for the Pakistan’s white-ball teams, also marking the start of the preparation for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Having the Champions Cup in September will allow us to give an extended opportunity to the top performers of this tournament in International cricket before the mega-event commences home.”
Team mentors of the five sides in the tournament include Misbah-ul-Haq (Wolves), Saqlain Mushtaq (Panthers), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Dolphins), Shoaib Malik (Stallions) and Waqar Younis (Lions). The PCB also announced captains and provisional squads on Friday.
The tournament featuring top players from across the country will be a 50-over competition played on a single-league format. All matches will start at 3pm, except for the match between Lions and Panthers on September 16, which will begin at 9:30am.
Pakistan’s loss to Bangladesh came hard on the heels of chastening losses against Afghanistan and the USA in the ODI and T20 World Cups respectively.
Pakistan also have a dismal record in Tests at home in the past three years — six defeats and four draws, including England’s first-ever 3-0 series sweep there in 2022.
Ominously, in-form England are Pakistan’s next visitors and will play three Tests beginning in Multan on October 7.
Pakistan are not faring any better away from home and lost all three Tests in Australia earlier this year — their sixth successive whitewash there since 1999.
Analysts say frequent changes at the top of the PCB, which has had five chairmen in the past three years, have impeded progress. There have also been constant switches of captains and coaching staff while the domestic system of tournaments has had countless overhauls.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi himself called for “surgery in the system” after the T20 World Cup exit.
“We need to fix our problems,” he said last month. “But when we look at how to resolve them, we don’t have any solid data or player pool which we can draw from.”
Ex-skipper Wasim Akram echoed Naqvi’s analysis.
“The quality of our cricket has gone down with no grassroots activity, so we do not have proper back-ups,” he said recently. “We have a lot to work on.”

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French tennis player takes legal action over online abuse

French tennis player takes legal action over online abuse
Updated 07 September 2024
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French tennis player takes legal action over online abuse

French tennis player takes legal action over online abuse
  • The 23-year-old’s complaint to Paris prosecutors also denounced identity theft
  • Tubello claimed the defeat triggered a wave of hatred from sports bettors through her social media accounts
Updated 07 September 2024
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PARIS: French tennis player Alice Tubello has filed a complaint over online abuse from sports bettors following 300 hateful messages she received after a recent defeat, a source close to the case told AFP on Saturday.
The 23-year-old’s complaint to Paris prosecutors also denounced identity theft after a false Facebook page, now closed, was created in her name and posted slurs targeting her family.
The 219-ranked player said she received a torrent of abuse after losing in the quarter-finals in Arequipa, Peru, last month to local player Dana Guzman.
Tubello claimed the defeat triggered a wave of hatred from sports bettors through her social media accounts.
Contacted by AFP, Tubello slammed “recurring abuses with sports betting, sponsors of the world tennis organization.”
“Whether it’s a victory or a defeat, every time after a match, I receive hate messages,” she said.
“I’ve even had punters come behind the fence on my property.
“Security has increased at tournaments, but there is still this phenomenon of online abuse under the cover of anonymity.”
The content of the fake Facebook page, presenting her father as “a paedophile” or publishing racist messages, were particularly distressing.
“They touched my family, I will not give up,” she insisted, hopeful that investigators can identify and arrest those involved.
Fellow French tennis player Caroline Garcia also recently shared some of the disparaging messages she has received in the wake of defeats, citing “unhealthy betting” as a driver of social media abuse of players.
After her US Open first round defeat, Garcia shared “just a few” of the messages, including one telling her to shoot herself and another saying “I hope your mom dies soon.”
“Tournaments and the sport keeps partnering with betting companies, which keep attracting new people to unhealthy betting,” former world number four Garcia said.
“The days of cigarette brands sponsoring sports are long gone. Yet, here we are promoting betting companies, which actively destroy the life of some people.”

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Liverpool ‘colossus’ Ron Yeats dies aged 86

Liverpool ‘colossus’ Ron Yeats dies aged 86
Updated 07 September 2024
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Liverpool ‘colossus’ Ron Yeats dies aged 86
  • The ex-Scotland defender was part of the Liverpool side that won the Second Division title under Bill Shankly in 1962
  • He had been living with Alzheimer’s disease in recent years
Updated 07 September 2024
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LONDON: Former Liverpool captain Ron Yeats, who led the club to their first FA Cup and two top-flight titles, has died aged 86, the Premier League side announced on Saturday.
The ex-Scotland defender was part of the Liverpool side that won the Second Division title under Bill Shankly in 1962 and went on to win the old First Division twice, the FA Cup in 1965 and the Charity Shield three times.
He had been living with Alzheimer’s disease in recent years.
“Liverpool FC is mourning the passing of legendary former captain Ron Yeats,” read a club statement. “In the words of Bill Shankly, a ‘colossus’ in club history.


“The thoughts of everyone at LFC are with Ron’s wife, Ann, all of his family and his friends at this incredibly sad time.
“Flags across club sites will be lowered to half-mast today as a mark of respect.”
Yeats was signed from Dundee United in July 1961 by Shankly, who invited journalists to “take a walk around him, he’s a colossus” at the 6ft 2in (1.87 meter) defender’s unveiling.
Yates took over as captain within six months and went on to make 454 appearances over more than a decade at Anfield.
His record 417-match run as Reds skipper was only broken by Steven Gerrard in the last decade.
He left to become Tranmere’s player-manager for three years, followed by a brief spell in the United States before returning to Anfield in 1986 as chief scout for two decades.
Yeats also won two caps for Scotland.

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Updated 07 September 2024
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Trump, Williams reach final of Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters

Trump, Williams reach final of Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
  • Top seed Judd Trump will take on 3-time world champion Mark Williams on Saturday
Updated 07 September 2024
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RIYADH: Top seed and tournament favorite Judd Trump will take on Mark Williams in the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters final on Saturday night at the Green Halls in Riyadh after victories over Shaun Murphy and Si Jiahui respectively.
On the penultimate day of this year’s inaugural event, billed as “The Battle on the Baize,” Trump and Williams reached the final after coming through two tight contests on Friday.
The world No. 1 Trump went into a 3-0 lead, but Murphy came back strongly by taking the fourth frame with a 65 break before clinching the fifth on the final black ball.
Trump twice regained a two-frame advantage thereafter, leading 4-2 and 5-3 before Murphy leveled the match at 5-5 to force a decider.
In a tense final frame where both had opportunities to take frame and match, Trump capitalized on an uncharacteristic Murphy miss on the last green to seal victory and reach a 46th ranking event final.
“That was a very tough semifinal,” Trump said. “He fought back well and at one point looked like he would win. I let it slip away at times, and when you miss those chances sometimes you get punished.
“I managed to get over the line in the end with a bit of drama and I’m looking forward to tomorrow. It will be a great occasion and a great final for the fans.”
Awaiting “The Ace in the Pack” in Saturday’s best-of-19 showpiece is Welshman Williams, who defeated Chinese wonderkid Si 6-3.
The world No. 9 reeled off four successive frames after going one behind to the 22-year-old, leading 4-1 before eventually closing out the match 6-3.
In another high-quality semifinal, Williams — who will appear in the 42nd ranking event final of his career — made four half-century breaks, with his opponent knocking in breaks of 109 and 136.
The first ever Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters final takes place over two sessions on Saturday, starting at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., crowning the inaugural champion of snooker’s first international major in Riyadh.

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