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BreakingNews.ie
16 hours ago
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Drogheda United's expulsion from European football confirmed as CAS reject appeal
Drogheda United have lost their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport around their participation in this season's Conference League. The Louth club had earned a place in the qualifying rounds but now won't be allowed take part as the Trivela Group, which also owns a stake in Danish club Silkeborg, can't have two competing clubs in the same competition. Advertisement Drogheda qualified for Europe after they defeated Derry City in the FAI Cup final. As Silkeborg finished higher in their domestic league, they are prioritosed for Europe instead of Drogheda. No Irish team will replace the Louth side. In a statement, Drogheda said they were 'heartbroken' by the decision. "It is with great heartbreak and disbelief that we inform you we have lost our appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. We strongly disagree with this decision, and had hoped and believed that the principles of fairness and common sense would prevail. Advertisement "After months of engagement, constructive dialogue, countless hours of legal preparation, and multiple proposals based on frameworks that have been accepted in the past, we have come up short. Despite genuine and vocal support across the football world, the ruling did not fall in our favour. We are heartbroken by the outcome. "We know that this decision will cause hurt and frustration across our entire community. Not just because of the decision itself, but because we know how much this meant to everyone associated with Drogheda United. "We know how hard this team fought to earn a place in European competition. We know how transformational that opportunity would have been, not just financially, but emotionally for our players, our staff, and our community. "We disagree with this decision. We believe it is unjust. Rules should protect opportunity, not prevent it. Especially for community-driven clubs like ours who fight every day to punch above their weight. Advertisement "Nevertheless, we accept responsibility. And we're sorry. But while we are saddened, we are also emboldened. We will not let this setback define us. Instead, we will use it as fuel. Our club has never been handed anything and we've earned every inch through grit, resilience, and unity. And we will continue to do so. "We will push for reform so that no other community club finds itself in this position again. All parties can do better. And we will do our part to make sure we all do. We will share more in the coming days. "But for now, our focus turns back to what we can control: the ongoing LOI campaign and our FAI Cup title defense (sic), beginning in July against Crumlin. There is work to be done, on the pitch and off it. We are here. And we are not going anywhere. We will continue to invest in all areas of the club, including plans for a new stadium. We want to be regulars in Europe. "This club is on the rise. Our league is on the rise. And no single outcome will change that." Advertisement Drogheda United take on Shamrock Rovers on Monday night in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jannik Sinner considered quitting tennis during fallout from doping case
Jannik Sinner had admitted he considered giving up on tennis earlier this year in the aftermath of his anti-doping case as he struggled to handle the criticism and doubts from his colleagues on the ATP tour. 'When I arrived in Australia in January I was uncomfortable, also because it seemed to me that the other players looked at me differently. For a moment, I even thought about giving up everything,' Sinner told the Italian TV station RA. Advertisement Sinner will return to professional tennis next week on home soil at the Italian Open in Rome after being suspended for three months in a case resolution agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Related: Jack Draper blasts past Tommy Paul into quarter-finals of Madrid Open In March last year Sinner tested positive for the banned substance clostebol before being cleared of deliberate wrongdoing by an independent tribunal at the first-instance hearing in August. The tribunal ruled that Sinner bore no fault or negligence for the positive tests and would receive no ban. Wada appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and a hearing was set for April before Wada and Sinner's team entered a case resolution agreement in February, which is essentially a settlement, with the two parties agreeing on a three-month ban. Sinner's case is one of the most high profile anti-doping cases in the history of tennis and some players have argued that the Italian received preferential treatment, which Sinner and the anti-doping governing bodies deny. After experiencing those doubts, Sinner said he sought refuge in his surrounding family and friends. 'In the end I built my own bubble, where no one else entered, and this certainly gave me the desire to continue, the desire to prepare well for the slams,' he said. 'I am very happy that this phase is over and I am ready to start again, even if a period of stop, maybe not so long, was necessary for me.' Advertisement As he ramped up his training before his return, Sinner sparred with Great Britain's Jack Draper in Monte Carlo two weeks ago. Draper, who describes Sinner as a friend, has been one of the few top players to unequivocally support Sinner publicly. 'When people ask about him, or anyone, I'll tell the truth,' Draper said last week in Madrid. 'I think Jannik is a really, really genuine, nice person. And on top of that, he's obviously an unbelievable player. In this situation, I'm sure that he would have absolutely zero idea of anything. That's just the way life goes – sometimes there's mistakes. In terms of actually how I feel about him as a person, I think it's important for people to know and recognise that the guy's very, very kind-hearted and a good human being. So he doesn't deserve any of the hate that he gets.' Sinner ended the Australian Open with his third grand slam title and during his three month suspension, no player has come close to usurping him as the ATP No 1.
Hindustan Times
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
For long, India had raised Indus treaty flaws
India placed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance earlier this week, as part of a raft of diplomatic measures targeting Pakistan over the terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people. But discussions recorded in the parliamentary standing committees on external affairs and water resources over the past nine years show that Indian officials and the executive repeatedly expressed frustration with Pakistan's approach to the treaty, but also said they 'cannot exit' the 1960 pact. In January 2017, in his testimony before the parliamentary committee for external affairs, then foreign secretary (now Union minister) S Jaishankar questioned the continued acceptance of the treaty simply because of its longevity. 'The key issue is the workability of the treaty. It is very easy to say that the treaty has stood the test of time or that we should be a responsible country and we should be careful about the statements we should make. I think we should also be objective about how this treaty is working and how the Pakistanis have handled it and whether we have the courage to deal with that reality, 'Jaishankar said. He further said, 'If we decide that because something has lasted 70 years and it goes against us and we put up with it, that may be your thinking, it is not ours. The point I wish to make here is that the Pakistanis have used legal harassment techniques, they have taken minor issues and taken it to Court Of Arbitration with the sole purpose of tying up the treaty. They have not let the commission function. I think a very serious look at the treaty and its working is called for.' When the same panel inquired whether India could unilaterally withdraw or abrogate the treaty, the foreign ministry officials made it clear that the treaty's provisions did not allow for unilateral action. The ministry cited Article XII of the treaty, which stated that 'the provisions of this treaty may from time to time be modified by a duly ratified treaty concluded for that purpose between the two governments' and that the treaty 'shall continue in force until terminated by a duly ratified treaty concluded for that purpose between the two governments.' The government stated that its 'consistent position has been that it remains committed to addressing all matters within the Indus Waters Treaty's purview bilaterally with Pakistan through appropriate mechanisms in accordance with the treaty, till it is a party to the treaty.' This position effectively acknowledged that any modification or termination would require bilateral agreement through a new treaty. The committee pointed out that 'present-day pressing issues such as climate change, global warming and environmental impact assessment' were not considered in the treaty. It recommended that the government 'take necessary diplomatic measures to renegotiate the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan' to establish 'some kind of institutional structure or legislative framework to address the impact of climate change...' A year later, the same panel noted that India had the right to create storage capacity of up to 3.6 million acre-feet (MAF) on the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab), no storage capacity had been created. In that same report, concerns were also raised about the maintenance of canals in border states. The committee urged the government to complete projects such as Ujh and Shahpur Kandi on Ravi river, 'expeditiously so as to exploit full potential of the western rivers for irrigation and other purposes' and recommended that 'the canal system in Rajasthan and Punjab may be repaired strengthened and properly maintained in order to increase their water carrying capacity.' In its response to the committee, the government informed Parliament in January 2022 that it was 'taking necessary steps for expeditious completion of Ujh and Shahpur Kandi Dam projects' and providing central assistance to the Shahpur Kandi Dam project as a national project. The government also said it was providing central assistance to two main canal systems of Punjab and Rajasthan.
