Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Banka re-elected for second three-year time period as WADA president

Witold Banka was unanimously re-elected on Friday for a second three-year time period as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) throughout a Foundation Board assembly in Montreal. Speaking earlier than his re-election, Poland’s Banka stated that whereas there was a lot progress throughout his first time period there may be lots extra that must be completed within the battle in opposition to doping.

Doping-WADA expects CAS ruling on Valieva to ‘take a while’

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) stated on Friday it’ll push sport’s highest court docket CAS to make a fast choice on Russian Olympic determine skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case however expects it’ll “take some time” to achieve a conclusion. Valieva examined constructive for the banned substance trimetazidine on the Russian nationwide championships in December 2021 however the end result was solely made identified on Feb. 8, a day after she helped her crew win a gold medal on the Beijing Olympics.

NBA roundup: Royce O’Neale, Nets tip Blazers at buzzer

Royce O’Neale capped his first profession triple-double by changing the tiebreaking tip-in with 0.7 second remaining because the visiting Brooklyn Nets earned a 109-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. O’Neale totaled 11 factors, 11 assists and 10 rebounds — and no play was greater than how he completed Brooklyn’s final possession.

Soccer-No alcohol gross sales permitted at Qatar’s World Cup stadium websites

Alcoholic beer won’t be offered at Qatar’s World Cup stadiums, world soccer governing physique FIFA stated on Friday, a final minute reversal which raised questions amongst some supporters in regards to the host nation’s skill to ship on guarantees to followers. The announcement comes two days earlier than Sunday’s kickoff of the World Cup, the primary to be held in a conservative Muslim nation with strict controls on alcohol, the consumption of which is banned in public.

Basketball-U.S lose high spot in FIBA rankings after 12 years as Spain take over

The United States males’s basketball crew have been knocked off the highest of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) world rankings for the primary time in over 12 years, with Spain taking on. Spain, who’ve loved success lately together with successful the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and FIBA EuroBasket 2022, lead the November desk forward of the U.S.

Tennis-Rublev storms again to beat Tsitsipas and attain ATP Finals final 4

Andrey Rublev produced a surprising come-from-behind victory to down Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 6-3 6-2 and attain the final 4 on the ATP Finals, whereas Novak Djokovic stayed unbeaten within the round-robin stage with a win over Daniil Medvedev on Friday. Tsitsipas got here out firing to dominate the primary set, pouncing on a shallow ball from Rublev to crush a forehand winner for the early break and a 3-1 lead because the fiery Russian’s mood started to boil over.

Horse racing-Appeals court docket guidelines horse racing security legislation unconstitutional

A legislation designed to makes horse racing safer by creating and implementing nationwide guidelines governing using medicine and the remedy of animals is “facially unconstitutional,” a federal appeals court docket in Louisiana dominated on Friday. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) was created by Congress in 2020 to exchange the state-by-state patchwork of rules following a collection of high-profile doping scandals and horse deaths that rocked the trade.

NHL roundup: Devils high Leafs in OT for eleventh straight win

Yegor Sharangovich scored 57 seconds into additional time and the visiting New Jersey Devils defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Thursday night time for his or her eleventh straight win. Sharangovich scored on the rebound of a shot by Jack Hughes for his fourth aim of the season. William Nylander had tied the sport for Toronto late within the third interval.

Soccer-Qatar’s second of fact has come

The second of fact for Qatar’s skill to organise the World Cup after years of failed overtures and criticism over labour rights and strict legal guidelines has come. Predicaments started mounting as early as December 2010 when it was introduced that Qatar would host the finals amid a storm of worldwide criticism.

Soccer-FIFA tech guarantees quicker, extra correct offside selections in Qatar

VAR offside selections might be faster and extra correct on the World Cup after the introduction of latest know-how developed by FIFA during the last three years, referees chief Pierluigi Collina stated on Friday. The “semi-automatic offside technology” will rule on even the tightest offside selections extra rapidly than below the earlier system and a 3D animated rendering of the incident might be broadcast for followers within the stadium and on TV.

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