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Wimbledon 2023 lifts ban on Russian & Belarusian players Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be able to compete at Wimbledon this summer, after the All England Club lifted the ban it imposed last year. The players will be able to feature this year “subject to competing as neutral athletes” and complying with certain conditions. The decision also covers other British events held in the run up to Wimbledon, most notably the tournaments at Queen’s and Eastbourne. However, players must agree not to support the Russian and/or Belarusian states or their regimes and leaders and not receive funding from Russian…

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Michael Vaughan cleared of racism claims Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared of using racist language towards ex-Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq. Vaughan was accused of saying “there’s too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that” to Rafiq and three other Asian players representing Yorkshire in 2009.  However, the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) panel found that the England and Wales Cricket Board’s case against Vaughan was not proven.  The panel said it was “not satisfied on the balance of probabilities” that the words were said by Vaughan “at the time and in the…

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Premier League clubs avoided £250m in tax, expert estimate Financial experts estimate that Premier League football clubs may have avoided paying £250m in taxes over a three-year period through the use of dual representation contracts by football agents.  The practice involves agents being paid for representing both players and clubs in negotiations, including transfers, resulting in half of the payment avoiding tax. The Tax Policy Associates think tank estimates that the use of dual representation may have saved players, agents, and acquiring clubs £81m in 2019, £91m in 2020, and £81m in 2021. However, HM Revenue and Customs has launched…

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Euro qualifiers: Shock as Scotland beat Spain 2-0 Scotland’s bid for consecutive European Championships took a massive step forward as they pulled off a heroic triumph by stunning Spain. In just seven minutes, Scott McTominay scored the opening goal, which was deflected in and caused an explosion of noise at Hampden Park. Steve Clarke’s team had to ride their luck to maintain their lead at half-time, but McTominay repeated his earlier feat just after the restart, causing chaos in the stands as well as the Spanish defence. Scotland, in their first competitive victory over Spain in 39 years, now top…

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