Rohith Nair

"My grandfather was born in Venezuela and my grandmother in Spain… I mean Malaysia, sorry."

FIFA set to launch a formal investigation into the internal operations of the Malaysian FA after suspending 7 naturalised players over doctored documents.

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Some Sri Lankan cricketers have requested to return home from their Pakistan tour citing safety concerns after the suicide bombing in Islamabad, prompting their board to issue a stern directive to stay put or face a "formal review".

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BREAKING: The 2028 Olympics will have the Women’s 100m taking centre stage on the very first day of action.

All three rounds – including the final – will take place on July 15, Saturday!

#Olympics #LA28

Nothing left to fight for at the end of the season for Alex Marquez but that was an epic duel with Pedro Acosta until the chequered flag to win the sprint. Fantastic racing from both riders as Acosta waits for that elusive win. #PortugueseGP #MotoGP

Apologies. The goal did come from a set-piece... For Burnley. #BURARS

Declan Rice 2-0! But a goal from open play? On a counter? I don't recognise this team anymore... #BURARS

Calafiori really is pioneering that role of the inverted striker back. #BURARS

I suspect Spalletti will be wearing full-sleeved shirts or a jacket on the touchline for Juve, where he has signed an eight-month contract.

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Spalletti: "In that season, I would not have worn any other team's kit, as was the case. Then I also had opportunities, everyone does if they win the championship with Napoli. I can't stop coaching because I spent a year at Napoli."

Spalletti: "In Naples, something extraordinary emerged thanks to the beauty of the football we played and what we achieved, a wonderful and important league title... This morning I had to have some tests, I had blood taken from my other arm because I didn't want anything to be touched on this one."

Jemimah Rodrigues, take a bow!

Reached a massive hundred but didn't celebrate. She knew the the job wasn't done. Only when the last run was struck, the record chase complete, did she allow herself a smile.

An innings that will be remembered for generations!

#INDvAUS

Sebastian Coe: "Too many organisations brush incidents like this under the carpet, terminating employment with limited information which allows perpetrators to continue their scams and thefts within new organisations. We are not that type of organisation."

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Wow! Two World Athletics employees and a contracted consultant systematically stole over €1.5 million ($1.75 million) from the organisation over several years in a fraud uncovered during an audit.

Real Madrid seeking compensation from UEFA in Super League case Real Madrid are seeking compensation from UEFA after the club said on Wednesday that the Regional Court of Madrid had dismissed appeals filed by UEFA, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) and LaLiga regarding the Super League.

Full story:

UEFA say the ruling doesn't validate the abandoned 'Super League' project announced in 2021.

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BREAKING: Real Madrid are seeking compensation from UEFA in the Super League case.

Good news!

Moto3 rider Noah Dettwiler is in stable condition after that horrific collision with Jose Antonio Rueda at the #MalaysianGP

Dettwiler's condition is no longer critical but remains in the ICU.

Rueda (bruised lung) can fly back to Spain tomorrow for surgery on his right hand.

IFAB say VAR should be allowed to intervene when an incorrect second yellow card has been given.

A proposal will be submitted to the IFAB’s Annual Business Meeting on January 20.

Finally!

Bloody hell, Welbeck! He loves a goal at OT. Where did that come from? Fantastic fee kick! #MUNBHA

Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust described going into administration as a "necessary turning point" to remove Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri as the club's owner.

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#SWFC

Sheffield Wednesday, a 158-year-old club brought to its knees by financial issues, has gone into administration and been stripped of 12 points. They are rock bottom in the Championship with -6 points.

Relegation seems inevitable after Derby County walked the same road and fell.

However, Chepngetich will still keep her world record.

Her sample revealed an HCTZ concentration of 3,800ng/mL, a staggering 190 times above the World Anti-Doping Agency's minimum reporting limit of 20ng/mL!

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Marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng’etich has been banned for 3 years after testing positive for the banned diuretic HCTZ. She initially couldn't explain the positive test but later admitted to taking her housemaid’s medication, which contained the substance.

Marquez: "We know that a difficult winter awaits us, with a lot of work, to recover my muscles to 100% and be ready for 2026."

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#MotoGP

Marc Marquez's season is over after sustaining a collarbone injury in that crash in Indonesia. Won't matter to him having already won the title a week earlier, but a shame he couldn't finish the season and set a benchmark for the points record. #MotoGP

My piece on Postecoglou's 39-day nightmare at Nottingham Forest, ended by a 39-word statement from the club - 20 minutes after their loss to Chelsea.

Yesterday Postecoglou said he always wins a trophy in his second season but Evangelos Marinakis didn't wait until May 2027. He waited 24 hours.

"Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect."

That was quick! Decision probably made at 2-0 when Evangelos Marinakis left his seat.

Postecoglou's monologue also involved him admitting that moving into an apartment now when he's under pressure was probably a "bad decision".

"I should have stayed in temporary digs. That's how early it is."

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Extraordinary press conference from Nottingham Forest's embattled manager Ange Postecoglou as he defended his early tenure and winless run, insisting that patience will be rewarded with silverware - just as it was at his previous clubs.

France's players' union has thrown its weight behind a mushrooming legal challenge to FIFA's transfer system, joining a Dutch-led class action that could involve 100,000 professional footballers seeking compensation over alleged lost income.

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BREAKING: The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport has confirmed that it will recommend Ahmedabad as the proposed host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games. Abuja (Nigeria) had also submitted a proposal. Final decision at General Assembly in Glasgow on Nov 26.