Brisbane cricket club’s declaration with 14 runs on board deemed against spirit of game

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Norths sanctioned after declaring first innings at 14-1Club was trying to manipulate final league standingsA dubious declaration in the final round of the Queensland Premier Cricketfirst grade competition has led to sanctions for the club involved.Northern Suburbs declared their first innings at 14-1 last weekend in response to University of Queensland’s 675 in an attempt to manipulate...

Gambling Commission ‘content’ with way BetBright voided ante-post bets

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• Punter plans to sue over potential payout of £30k• Backer had outstanding football bets with firmA punter whose ante-post bets with a potential payout of nearly £30k were voided by the defunct bookmaker BetBright last week said on Wednesday that he is preparing to launch a legal action against Dedsert (Ireland) Ltd, BetBright’s former...

Jump Girls shows female jockeys blazing an often perilous trail

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New documentary highlights women who have made their name in the often cut-throat, brutal and downright dangerous sport of horse racingAs Rachael Blackmore was led back to the Cheltenham Festivalwinner’s enclosure on board A Plus Tard after the pair bolted home in Tuesday’s penultimate race, one of Racing TV’s commentary team noted how refreshing...

Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra wins Cadel Evans race

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Disappointing result for Australian Mitchelton-Scott team Lucy Kennedy finishes second and Amanda Spratt thirdCuban Arlenis Sierra has spoiled the Australian show for the biggest win of her cycling career.Sierra launched a perfectly timed attack in the last 4km of Saturday’s 113.2km Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road race at Geelong.The Australian Mitchelton-Scott team worked hard to...

Joe Cokanasiga dropped for England’s Six Nations match with Scotland

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Eddie Jones omits wing despite stellar display against Italy • Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ben Moon and Mark Wilson returnJoe Cokanasiga is a shock omission from the England side to face Scotland on Saturday following his man-of-the-match performance against Italy last week. Jack Nowell comes on to the right wing with Cokanasiga not even afforded a place...

US women’s team sues US Soccer over ‘institutionalized gender discrimination’

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World Cup champions seek equal pay with male counterpartsUSWNT set to defend title in France this summerAll 28 current members of the United States women’s soccer team have filed a lawsuit against their own governing body alleging years of “institutionalized gender discrimination”. The team, who are the reigning world champions, are seeking equal pay...

Bencic tops 2-time Dubai champ Svitolina; Kvitova in final

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As Belinda Bencic fell into a dangerous deficit in the Dubai Championships semifinals, she threw her racket and yelled at herself. One game from losing to two-time defending champ Elina Svitolina, Bencic was about to do what she’s been doing all week: getting out of trouble and coming back...

Talking Horses: Glen Rocco can grab the bookies’ cash at Kempton

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A winning pointer in Ireland with a big jump in him, Glen Rocco showed promise around Kempton on Boxing Day when chasing home a talented sort who got first runTen runners is a disappointing turnout for the steeplechase formerly known as the Racing Post, which has been through several sponsors in recent years...

Warren Gatland backs himself and Wales to clinch Six Nations

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• Gatland: ‘I pride myself on my record’• Dispute with Ireland over Principality Stadium roofA feature of Warren Gatland’s coaching career is that his teams tend to deliver when it matters. When he had a dig at England last month for bottling it on the big occasion, Wales’ coach did so from a position of having won six...

Eddie Jones gets a glimpse of England’s nasty side in Dublin victory

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A visiting side full of burly, bruising bullies showed they have the game to beat the best with their win in IrelandSo this is England. Three years in, this felt like the first good look at the side Eddie Jones has been dreaming about, the one he had always imagined he would pick...

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