Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel leads at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary on July 30, 2017. (Reuters)

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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.