Month: May 2021

11:28 AM BST The French rugby federation (FFR) will allow transgender women to play women’s rugby as of next season, going against governing body World Rugby’s guidelines, it said on Monday. Last year, World Rugby said that after months of research, it had “concluded that safety and fairness cannot presently be assured for women competing
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8:53 AM ET Associated Press PARMA, Italy — Serena Williams earned her first victory in more than three months by beating 17-year-old qualifier Lisa Pigato 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Emilia-Romagna Open. Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian Open
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7:32 AM ET Frtiz Keller apologised for his remarks which caused uproar in Germany. Photo by Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images German Football Association (DFB) president Fritz Keller has resigned after he made comments comparing vice president Rainer Koch to a Nazi judge. Last month, Keller had labelled Koch, a civil judge, as “Freisler” —
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8:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his players have been affected by the fan protests against the Glazer family as the club prepares to welcome supporters back to Old Trafford for the first time in more than a year. United have won just two of their last six games
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8:54 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona and Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will miss this summer’s European Championship after deciding to pursue treatment on a knee problem. Ter Stegen, 29, will see a specialist later this week in Sweden and will miss Barca’s final match of the season at Eibar but hopes to
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9:29 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned his players they will not be ready for the Champions League final if they do not prepare properly for the final two games of the Premier League campaign. City have already been crowned Premier League champions but have games against Brighton and Everton
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6:04 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona are exploring replacements for Ronald Koeman but president Joan Laporta doesn’t want to sack the Dutch coach without having a successor in place, multiple sources have told ESPN. Barca had the destiny of the La Liga title in their own hands before facing Granada on April 29
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