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BBC News
2 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Why Diaz is in demand
It is easy to see why Bayern Munich are interested in Luis Diaz, and why Liverpool are in no mood to sell. The Colombian enjoyed his most prolific season for a single club as the Reds won the league title in 2024-25, scoring 17 goals. Unsurprisingly, Diaz's shot conversion rate of 18.3% comfortably ranks as his best in a Premier League of his other attributes stood out statistically, with Diaz hovering just outside the top 10 in the Premier League for most combined goals and assists (18), shots on target (30), chances created (56) and dribbles completed (52).His defensive attributes and renowned work-rate are also evidenced by the fact he won possession in the final third on 22 occasions, more than any other Liverpool player relative to their time spent on the news alerts on your Premier League club
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
British tennis star hit with a FOUR-YEAR ban for doping - 18 months after being cleared by an independent tribunal for eating contaminated meat
British tennis player Tara Moore has received a four-year doping ban after returning a positive test in 2022 - 18 months after she was initially cleared of the offence by an independent tribunal. The 32-year-old was first sanctioned three years ago after banned substances nandrolone and boldenone were found in positive tests Moore underwent during a tournament in Bogota, Colombia in April 2022. After receiving an immediate ban following month, Moore - a former British No1 doubles player - was forced to wait for 19 months for the tribunal to rule that the anabolic steroids had entered her bloodstream via contaminated meats eaten in the days before her initial urine test. Moore shared a heartfelt statement in the wake of the decision as she decried the '19 months of lost time' that waiting for the hearing's verdict that she 'bore no fault or negligence' had stolen from her. Since returning to the tour in April 2024, Moore has frequently spoken out against what she believed was preferential treatment shown to Iga Swiatek, who was handed a one-month suspension after she tested positive for trimetazidine via contaminated melatonin. But Moore will now face an extended spell on the sidelines which could bring a premature end to her career after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the International Tennis Integrity Agency's appeal into the initial hearing verdict. 'After reviewing the scientific and legal evidence, the majority of the Cas panel considered that the player did not succeed in proving that the concentration of nandrolone in her sample was consistent with the ingestion of contaminated meat,' a Cas statement read. 'The panel concluded that Ms Moore failed to establish that the ADRV (Anti-Doping Rule Violation) was not intentional. The appeal by the ITIA is therefore upheld and the decision rendered by the Independent Tribunal is set aside.' Moore's second suspension will be effective immediately, but reduced to 19 months due to previous time served. The verdict from Cas' March hearing into the appeal now means that the British player will be unable to return to competition until the start of the 2028 season. ITIA chief executive Karen Moorhouse stressed that the decision to appeal the initial verdict was 'not taken lightly'. 'In this case, our independent scientific advice was that the player did not adequately explain the high level of nandrolone present in their sample,' she continued. 'Today's ruling is consistent with this position. 'We understand that players and their support teams may have questions about this decision, and we will answer these fully once we have reviewed the details of the ruling.' Moore is believed to have filed a cross-appeal at Cas in a bid to dismiss the ITIA appeal, but this was declared inadmissible by the Swiss court. Moore's 'no fault or negligence' verdict is not without precedent, with Colombian doubles star Robert Farah successfully arguing that he had been contaminated by meat eaten in his home country after returning a positive result for boldenone. But Moore's second verdict will continue to keep anti-doping measures and the process of handling doping cases at the top of the tennis agenda after months of debate around both Swiatek and world No1 Jannik Sinner's positive tests. Sinner was handed a three-month suspension earlier this year after the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed the initial verdict that Sinner bore 'no fault or negligence' after clostebol entered his body via a cut on the hand of his physio that had been treated with the banned substance. Debate swirled over the perceived leniency of his punishment, which for Sinner to return in time to compete at the French Open - where he reached the final - without missing any Grand Slam tournaments. Swiatek was similarly subject to debate over special treatment after the former world No1 was handed her month-long suspension in November 2024 - having competed in tournaments after August's positive test. Both Sinner and Swiatek were victorious in SW19 last weekend, with the Italian claiming his first Wimbledon Championship and Swiatek her sixth Grand Slam title.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Richard Rios pushing to join Roma
Richard Rios is said to be Roma's top target for the midfield. The capital club have been locked in negotiations with Palmeiras for the Colombian's services. However, negotiations have proven more difficult than anticipated. Advertisement Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, via his YouTube channel, claims Rios is personally pushing for the move to take place and ignoring other offers in the process. 'I can confirm Zenit's €30 million offer to Palmeiras, but the player doesn't want to go,' said Romano during the latest video he published. 'I understand Benfica hasn't made an official offer yet; they called even before signing Barrenechea for €15 million. They've certainly made inquiries, the player is very popular, but they can't reach the guaranteed €30 million Palmeiras wants. They're certainly interested, but they haven't made any offers, and the negotiations aren't that advanced.' 'The player is giving Roma a high priority, compared to other Premier League clubs who have tried, and to Zenit, who have offered an outrageous salary.' Advertisement 'In short, he's fighting, as he does on the pitch in this case, to get to Italy and wear the Roma jersey. Now let's see with Palmeiras; it's between €23 and €24 million, including bonuses, but that's not enough.' 'Palmeiras is insisting on €30 million, negotiations are continuing, and we'll see what happens with Benfica, who have confirmed to us through official sources that they haven't made any official offers for Rios.' 'It must be said that Rios is trying everything to go to Roma, it remains to be seen whether this operation can be carried out financially'.
News24
7 hours ago
- Politics
- News24
UN expert Francesca Albanese rejects ‘unprecedented' US sanctions on her Israel criticism
The US sanctioned the UN's Francesca Albanese. She labelled the sanctions a violation of her immunity. She criticised US companies who trade with Israel. The UN's unflinching expert on Palestinian affairs Francesca Albanese said on Tuesday that Washington's sanctions following her criticism of the White House's stance on Gaza are a 'violation' of her immunity. The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories made the comments while visiting Bogota, nearly a week after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions, calling her work 'biased and malicious'. 'It's a very serious measure. It's unprecedented. And I take it very seriously,' Albanese told an audience in the Colombian capital. Albanese was in Bogota to attend an international summit initiated by leftist President Gustavo Petro to find solutions to the Gaza conflict. The Italian legal scholar and human rights expert has faced harsh criticism for her long-standing accusations that Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. 'It's clear violation of the UN Convention on Privileges and Immunities that protect UN officials, including independent experts, from words and actions taken in the exercise of their functions,' Albanese said. Rubio on 9 July announced that Washington was sanctioning Albanese 'for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt (ICC) action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives'. Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images The sanctions are 'a warning to anyone who dares to defend international law and human rights, justice and freedom', Albanese said. On Thursday, the UN urged the US to reverse the sanctions against Albanese, along with sanctions against judges of the International Criminal Court, with UN chief Antonio Guterres's spokesperson calling the move 'a dangerous precedent'. On Friday, the European Union also spoke out against the sanctions facing Albanese, adding that it 'strongly supports the United Nations human rights system'. Albanese, who assumed her mandate in 2022, released a damning report this month denouncing companies - many of them American - that she said 'profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide' in the occupied Palestinian territories. READ | UN expert slams companies which 'profited from the violence, the killing' trading with Israel The report provoked a furious Israeli response, while some of the companies also raised objections. Washington in June slapped sanctions on four ICC judges, in part over the court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, barring them from the US. UN special rapporteurs like Albanese are independent experts who are appointed by the UN human rights council but do not speak on behalf of the United Nations. The war in Gaza was triggered on 7 October 2023 after Hamas militants killed 1 219 people in Israel and took hostages, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. More than 58 479 Palestinians have been killed in ongoing retaliation operations, according to data from the Health Ministry of the Hamas government, considered reliable by the UN. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967 and violence has surged in the territory since October 2023.
Al Arabiya
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
UN expert on Palestine says US sanctions ‘violation' of her immunity
The UN's unflinching expert on Palestinian affairs Francesca Albanese said Tuesday that Washington's sanctions following her criticism of the White House's stance on Gaza are a 'violation' of her immunity. The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories made the comments while visiting Bogota, nearly a week after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions, calling her work 'biased and malicious.' 'It's a very serious measure. It's unprecedented. And I take it very seriously,' Albanese told an audience in the Colombian capital. Albanese was in Bogota to attend an international summit initiated by leftist President Gustavo Petro to find solutions to the Gaza conflict. The Italian legal scholar and human rights expert has faced harsh criticism for her long-standing accusations that Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. 'It's clear violation of the UN Convention on Privileges and Immunities that protect UN officials, including independent experts, from words and actions taken in the exercise of their functions,' Albanese said. Rubio on July 9 announced that Washington was sanctioning Albanese 'for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt (ICC) action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives.' The sanctions are 'a warning to anyone who dares to defend international law and human rights, justice and freedom,' Albanese said. On Thursday, the UN urged the United States to reverse the sanctions against Albanese, along with sanctions against judges of the International Criminal Court, with UN chief Antonio Guterres's spokesman calling the move 'a dangerous precedent.' On Friday, the European Union also spoke out against the sanctions facing Albanese, adding that it 'strongly supports the United Nations human rights system.' Albanese, who assumed her mandate in 2022, released a damning report this month denouncing companies – many of them American – that she said 'profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide' in the occupied Palestinian territories. The report provoked a furious Israeli response, while some of the companies also raised objections. Washington last month slapped sanctions on four ICC judges, in part over the court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, barring them from the United States. UN special rapporteurs like Albanese are independent experts who are appointed by the UN human rights council but do not speak on behalf of the United Nations. Israel has killed more than 58,479 Palestinians in Gaza, according to data from the Health Ministry in the territory, considered reliable by the UN. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967 and violence has surged in the territory since October 2023.
