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Spanish prosecutors have announced they are seeking a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the country’s former FA chief Luis Rubiales over the last Women’s World Cup ‘kiss gate’ scandal.     The prosecutors also want him to pay Jenni Hermoso €100,000 (£85,000) in compensation if he is convicted at trial.      They laid out …

The Sydney Swans are under the microscope after revelations two of its AFLW players were charged by police in the off-season. 9News Melbourne reporter Tom Morris revealed the players were “caught with an illicit substance understood to be cocaine last year”. Both players received a conditional release after the incident. …

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was let go from the team following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to …

Thomas Gravesen has described Manchester United star Christian Eriksen’s latest call-up for the Danish national team as ‘scandalous’. The Manchester United midfielder has started just nine Premier League games so far for Erik ten Hag‘s side this season, with most of his appearances coming as a substitute. Eriksen, 32, is …

Daniel Ricciardo has come under fire for his response to a question about the turmoil surrounding Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. Horner was last week cleared of any wrongdoing following an independent investigation instigated by the Red Bull GMBh parent company. During a practice session ahead of last weekend’s …

Spain’s football star, Jenni Hermoso has spoken about the controversy surrounding former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales’ unsolicited kiss. Speaking at a press conference for the first time since Rubiales was forced to resign after kissing her on the lips in the wake of Spain’s World Cup final victory …

Shamed former Spanish football president, Luis Rubiales has lost his appeal against the three-year ban on all football-related activities he was dealt with by FIFA.      A statement from FIFA read: ‘Amongst other considerations, the appeal committee was comfortably satisfied that Mr Rubiales behaved in a manner contrary to the …

Tunji-Ojo faces investigation for consultancy payment to company linked to him by suspended Humanitarian Affairs Minister. President Bola Tinubu has summoned the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to Aso Rock.

Former Chelsea star, Callum Hudson-Odoi has been forced to address – and deny claims on social media that he was a part of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.     The 23-year-old Nottingham Forest star took to Instagram on Thursday to clarify that he has never been associated with Epstein after a list …

David Warner says he has “no regrets” about the ball-tampering scandal that threatened to end his cricket career almost six years ago. It was in Cape Town in early 2018 when Warner and then-Test teammate Cameron Bancroft devised a plan to use sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball …