Новости за 16.09.2020

Neymar received a two-match ban for his red card against Marseille as the French league announced it would open an investigation into accusations of racism by the Brazil forward against Alvaro Gonzalez.

Australia beat world champions England by three wickets to win the third one-day international at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal swept aside fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in his first match in over six months to reach the third round of the Italian Open.

The US Open tees off Thursday at Winged Foot, but there was a time in the pandemic-disrupted year that plans for the 120th edition were looking significantly different.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic made winning returns at the Italian Open on Wednesday with the top two men's seeds easing into the third round of the clay-court tournament in Rome.

FIFA have put the cost of Covid-19 on football around the world at $11 billion in lost revenue.

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat second-division Girona 3-1 in a preseason friendly.

Colombia's Miguel Angel Lopez won stage 17 of the Tour de France to climb third in the overall standings as race leader Primoz Roglic extended his advantage.

Riders in the Tour of Luxembourg went on strike for 100 kilometres because they felt organisers were not doing enough to keep cars off the route.

Andrea Pirlo has been awarded his coaching licence just days before Juventus open their bid for a 10th consecutive Serie A title.

Racing 92's Australia international Kurtley Beale will miss the European Champions Cup quarter-final against Clermont after receiving a three-week ban for a Top 14 red card.

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Pitso Mosimane has lauded Gavin Hunt's coaching ability and admitted he's provided strong competition over the years.

Top seed Simona Halep eased into the Italian Open third round with a straight sets win over home hope Jasmine Paolini.

Chelsea striker Timo Werner believes the Blues have assembled a team capable of winning titles for years to come.

European champions Saracens can partly salvage their traumatic season with victory over Leinster on Saturday in the "only game that really means anything", according to winger Sean Maitland.

Wing Casper Steyn was the Bulls' hero when they beat the British & Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld in 1997.

Bloemfontein Celtic have confirmed that their case against Mamelodi Sundowns for fielding an ineligible player in the Nedbank Cup final has been referred for urgent arbitration.

Bulls lock Andries Ferreira has been linked with a short-term move to PRO14 club Edinburgh.

Springbok scrumhalf Louis Schreuder will join English club Newcastle Falcons for the upcoming Premiership season.

Ian McGeechan has likened the Springboks versus the British & Irish Lions three-Test series in South Africa to three successive World Cup finals.

Last year's winner Egan Bernal has withdrawn from the Tour de France, his Ineos team said on Wednesday, after the young Colombian fell out of contention and complained of back trouble.

Farhaan Behardien, thrown straight into T20 after six inactive months, awaits a solid spell at the Durham crease, writes Rob Houwing.

Already regarded as the world's richest and most successful Twenty20 cricket team, the Mumbai Indians will now attempt to underline their status by claiming their first back-to-back titles in the Indian Premier League.

The city of Port Elizabeth's incredibly rich rugby history with the famed British & Irish Lions continues in 2021 when the northern men visit the friendly city.

England will aim to end an extraordinary season overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic with a win against Australia.