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Holger Rune‘s failure to call a double-bounce on himself in his fourth round Roland-Garros clash against Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo wasn’t cheating, but was “unsportsmanlike”, according to Aussie tennis legend Wally Masur. With the match tied at a set apiece, on-serve and at deuce in the fourth game of the third …

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The impetus for goal-scoring sparked in the summer of 1925 with a revision to Law 11 in the Laws of the Game: the offside rule. Prior to that, there always had to be three defenders between the attacker and the goal when the ball was played to them.  This regulation …

There were are a few small tweaks that will take place in the NFL during the upcoming season, and they have been met with a good deal of criticism over the last couple of days. Two NFL players themselves, Jason and Travis Kelce, weighed in on what they thought about …

Manchester City have reportedly lodged legal challenges against the Premier League over the 115 charges of alleged rule breaches.   The reigning Premier League champions are believed to be disputing both the legality of the charges brought against them and the barrister in charge of the process.   According to …

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has prayed to God to help the Supreme Court act rightly regarding the petition challenging his uncle’s victory. Naija News reports that Davido in a post via his Twitter handle expressed optimism that the judiciary will affirm the victory of his uncle, …

13 hours ago South Carolina Athletics COLUMBIA, S.C. – Senior Donnie Gobourne threw a no-hitter and sophomore Giulia Desiderio drove in five runs to power the South Carolina softball team (33-16, 8-12) to an 8-0 five-inning, run-rule victory on Senior Day over No. 17 Auburn (36-15, 12-8) Saturday afternoon (Apr. …

A club rule that a new coach must have unanimous approval from the board before being signed is likely to keep Shane Flanagan away from the Dragons coaching role. Flanagan’s name has been linked to the job in recent days, as speculation on current Dragons coach Anthony Griffin‘s future continues. …

Jarrod Wallace will miss the Dolphins‘ round seven clash with South Sydney after he was deemed to have suffered a category one concussion during his side’s 32-22 win over the Cowboys in Townsville. Wallace was taken off the field for a head injury assessment late in the first half and …

Champion Richmond spearhead Jack Riewoldt has given a damning assessment of the AFL‘s dissent rule, declaring “no one has an idea” and admitting “I’m scratching my head”. Umpire Craig Fleer sparked explosive debate when he paid a free kick against Giants midfielder Stephen Coniglio in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s …