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Designated hitter was also banned last season Player set to miss postseason and WBC too Atlanta Braves designated hitter Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension after a second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, ESPN reported on Tuesday. If the punishment is confirmed, the 33-year-old will also forfeit his entire $15m salary for the 2026 season […]

EFL to discuss maximum fee proposal on Wednesday Top-tier clubs increasingly targeting academy players The Premier League wants EFL clubs to agree to cap the compensation fees they pay for signing youngsters from lower-division academies. Under current rules clubs receive compensation for the loss of young players through a combination of fixed training compensation, appearance-based

⚽ Premier League updates, kicking off from 7.30pm GMT⚽ Live scores | Tables | Today’s Football Daily | Email Niall Sunderland are without keeper Robin Roefs, who misses his first Premier League game this season due to an injury. Melker Ellborg makes his debut in goal, while Granit Xhaka is on the bench after starting

Utah Royals have signed Mexico international forward Kiana Palacios from Liga MX Femenil side Club América, the NWSL team announced on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been sidelined with a hamstring injury, his Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr confirmed on Saturday.

Tottenham have written to Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb to raise their concerns over key refereeing decisions, sources have told BBC Sport.

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! In 2021, during a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian, Flamengo’s veteran defender Filipe Luís described his employers as “probably the most demanding club on earth”. In the early hours on Tuesday, he dropped the probably. Filipe Luís, by now the highly successful manager

Chris Sutton said Arsenal would be ‘ugliest’ champions Gunners manager wants even more goals from dead balls Mikel Arteta has hit back at critics of Arsenal’s dependence on set-pieces, saying he is disappointed the Premier League leaders do not score even more goals from dead balls. Arteta’s side have a five-point lead thanks in part

Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand side face their T20 World Cup group-stage conquerers in an intriguing semi-final In Colombo on Saturday New Zealand’s players and staff gathered in small groups at various locations around the city. One assembled in a beachside bar overlooking the Laccadive Sea, where they shared snacks, nursed drinks and tried their best

The England Lions squad and staff arrive back in the UK following the cancellation of the rest of their limited-overs series against Pakistan Shaheens in the United Arab Emirates.