February 7, 2012
PARIS: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday suspended Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador for two years for a doping offence he committed during the 2010 Tour de France, officials said.
The suspension, which runs through to August 6, 2012, means that Contador is stripped of his victory in the race that year and will be unable to take part in this year’s edition.
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February 7, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS: Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score.
Playing the odds and inviting critics, the calculating coach of the New England Patriots told his players to get out of the way, open a wide path for Ahmad Bradshaw and give Tom Brady a chance to win the Super Bowl in the final 57 seconds.
Unusual? Certainly.
Crazy? Not at all.
The strategy failed and the New York Giants won 21-17 on Sunday night. But Belichick was certain it gave the Patriots their best opportunity.
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February 7, 2012
TOKYO: A match-fixing scandal in Malaysia that led to 18 players being banned by the country’s football association has been blasted as a “disgrace” by the country’s sports minister. A coach was also among those suspended by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), local media reported, while Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek has called for police action. “I will direct the respective authorities to investigate and find out the source of the match-fixing scandal,” he was quoted as saying by Malaysia’s Bernama news agency.
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February 6, 2012
DUBAI: Pakistan’s bowlers sealed an emphatic 71-run win in the third and final Test against England here on Monday, wrapping up a humiliating 3-0 series whitewash in the process.
Set a daunting 324-run target, England were bowled out for 252 with paceman Umar Gul taking 4-61 and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal 4-67 to help Pakistan achieve a first-ever Test cleansweep against their opponents.
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