Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

NFL-Players face harder punishment for betting on league video games

National Football League gamers who wager on NFL video games will face harsher penalties underneath the league’s revised playing coverage, in keeping with a memo obtained by Reuters on Friday. Players who wager on video games involving their very own groups will face a minimal two-year suspension, whereas betting on any NFL sport will lead to a minimal one-year suspension.

Motorcycling-Pramac’s Martin breaks lap report to seize pole place at Japanese Grand Prix

Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing set a lap report and stormed to his second pole place of the season on the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, with championship chief Francesco Bagnaia and final 12 months’s winner Jack Miller becoming a member of the Spaniard on the entrance row. Martin secured his spot atop the timesheets by enhancing on Brad Binder’s Friday mark with a time of 1.43.198.

Soccer-Ramos presents Barca win over Sevilla amid boardroom tensions between golf equipment

Barcelona moved provisionally high of LaLiga with a 1-0 house win over Sevilla on Friday after veteran defender Sergio Ramos by accident bundled the ball into his personal web within the second half. Ramos, a former Real Madrid captain enjoying his previous rivals Barcelona once more for the primary time since 2020, was helpless when he tried to dam 16-year-old Lamine Yamal’s header into the field and noticed the ball creep over the road within the 76th minute.

Paralympics-Russian athletes to compete as neutrals at Paris Paralympics – IPC

Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete as neutrals at subsequent 12 months’s Paris Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee voted in opposition to sustaining a full ban of the 2 international locations, imposed after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The IPC members at their meeting in Bahrain first narrowly voted in opposition to an entire ban of the Russian Paralympic Committee (74-65) after which voted 90-56 in favour of a movement to partially droop Russia for 2 years, topic to reassessment at a subsequent basic meeting.

Olympics-No restrictions on hijab in Paris 2024 Games’ athletes village-IOC

Athletes can put on a hijab within the Paris 2024 Olympic Games athletes’ village with none restriction, the International Olympic Committee stated on Friday, days after France’s sports activities minister banned it for the host nation’s athletes. The Olympic physique additionally stated it wanted to higher perceive the state of affairs in France and had been involved with the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF).

Golf-Donald credit ‘staff unity’ for Europe’s dream begin to Ryder Cup

Luke Donald admitted having sleepless nights whereas placing the ending touches to Europe’s Ryder Cup staff however on Friday the first-time captain obtained greater than he might have dreamed for as his squad loved an excellent begin in opposition to the United States. Donald’s staff not solely constructed a five-point lead however in doing so prevented the U.S. from successful a single match in a day on the Ryder Cup for the primary time.

Golf-Struggling US Ryder Cup staff hit by sickness – Johnson

U.S. captain Zach Johnson didn’t need to make any excuses for his staff’s dreadful begin to the Ryder Cup on Friday however did reveal an sickness has unfold via his staff and that he’s glad they’ve a physician available. Johnson, whose 12-man staff did not win a single match on the opening day of the biennial competitors in opposition to Europe, was obscure on the character of the sickness however did admit that it had an influence on their sluggish begin and his decision-making.

Soccer-Jamaica girls’s coach Donaldson components methods with staff

Jamaican girls’s nationwide soccer staff coach Lorne Donaldson won’t renew his contract with the staff, the nation’s soccer federation stated on Friday. Jamaica’s ‘Reggae Girlz’ reached the knockout part for the primary time of their second look on the match in Australia and New Zealand however misplaced to Colombia within the spherical of 16.

Soccer-Ten-man Dortmund beat Hoffenheim 3-1 to take over high spot

Borussia Dortmund battled previous hosts Hoffenheim 3-1 on Friday with veteran Marco Reus on the right track for a 3rd straight Bundesliga sport as they provisionally climbed to the highest of the standings. Dortmund’s third consecutive league win lifted them to 14 factors, one forward of Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, who’re in motion on Saturday.

Baseball-Ohtani turns into first Japanese participant to have top-selling MLB jersey

Los Angeles Angels two-way standout Shohei Ohtani had the top-selling jersey in Major League Baseball this season, marking the primary time a Japanese participant topped the record, in keeping with information launched by the league and MLB Players Association on Friday. Ohtani, who is taken into account a favorite to be named the American League’s most beneficial participant for the second time in three years, appeared within the high 10 after two prior seasons (2018 and 2021) however till now had by no means headlined the record.

(With inputs from companies.)