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* The Swedish chair umpire, Mohamed Lahyani, who gave a pep talk
to Australian Nick Kyrgios during a US Open match this year has been
suspended without pay for two weeks, the ATP Tour said on Tuesday.
* A hat-trick from Vinicio Angulo helped get Diego Maradona's
managerial career in Mexico off to the perfect start on Monday as his new
club Dorados beat Tapachula 4-1 in Culiacan.
* Chief executive Ivan Gazidis will leave Arsenal on October 31
to take up a similar post at AC Milan, the Premier League club announced on
Tuesday (Sep. 18).
* Derby County manager Frank Lampard was fined 2,000 pounds by
the English Football Association on Sep. 18 after admitting to a misconduct
charge. The former Chelsea midfielder was sent to the stands during his
team's 1-0 Championship defeat by Rotherham United on Saturday for leaving
his technical area to argue with a match official.
* Former New Zealand head coach John Mitchell has been appointed
as England's defence coach until the end of next year's Rugby World Cup in
Japan, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said in a statement on Tuesday.
* A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits by dozens of former professional
wrestlers who accused World Wrestling Entertainment Inc of failing to protect
them from concussions and other head trauma, including chronic traumatic
encephalopathy (CTE).
* Sierra Leone face the prospect of a ban from international
competition by FIFA after the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
followed through on a threat to raid the offices of its football association
on Tuesday.
* The Italian government said on Tuesday it will no longer back
a bid to stage the 2026 Winter Olympics jointly in Milan, Turin and Cortina
after the mayors of the three cities failed to unite behind the project.
* Juventus forward Douglas Costa has been banned for four
matches for spitting in the face of Sassuolo winger Federico Di Francesco in
last weekend's Serie A game in Turin, the Italian FA announced on Tuesday
(Sep 12).
* German insurer Allianz has signed up as a global Olympics
sponsor from 2021 to 2028, covering four Games, the IOC said on Tuesday. The
Munich-based group will have rights to use the Olympic logo at the 2022
Winter Games in Beijing and in 2026, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
and Los Angeles four years later.
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