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Hello, this is for children of Syria. We know that you have been suffering a lot. I am a very famous player, but you are the true heroes. Don’t lose your hope, the world is with you. We care about you, I am with you Russians28 -Cristiano Ronaldo

Barton charged with face football betting The controversial football- er Joey Barton is alleged to have placed over a Liliya Shobukhova, accused of participating in Russian doping scandal, 1000 football bets over a leads the women’s marathon at the 2010 London Olympics. (Reuters) ten-years period and has action been charged with mis- Lausanne latest report for the World body stripped it of a World McLaren’s report,” said IOC conduct by the Football he International Olympic Anti-Doping Agency released Cup meet. president Thomas Bach. Association. Committee has launched on December 9. “The IOC is initiating “The IOC will go beyond anT inquiry into 28 Russians McLaren has accused Russia disciplinary cases against all the findings of the (McLaren) Ex-Kiwi skipper Vettori suspected of tampering with of “state sponsored” doping, 28 athletes for whom there report by re-analysing all the to join Middlesex doping samples at the 2014 using the intelligence services is evidence of manipulation samples of all the Russian Former New Zealand cap- Sochi Winter Games in a new to organise the swapping of of one or more of their urine athletes who participated in the tain Daniel Vettori is to blow to Russia’s efforts to samples at Sochi. samples that were collected at Olympic Winter Games Sochi join the coaching staff at redeem its name. His latest report said that the Olympic Winter Games 2014 as well as all those who Middlesex in 2017. The While President Vladimir 1,000 Russian athletes in all Sochi 2014,” an IOC statement participated in the Olympic 37-year-old has signed a Putin again denied any state sports took part in the doping said. Games London 2012,” he three-year contract with backing for the mass doping system in which coffee and salt Vladimir Putin McLaren found that 28 of added. the county which will see revealed by investigator were used to hide failures. cross country World Cup finals the 95 samples his team studied Twenty-seven Russian him become head coach Richard McLaren, the IOC While the IOC did not name in Tyumen in March. had signs of “manipulation”, athletes have already been for the NatWest T20 Blast has also ordered new testing any of the 28 athletes involved With pressure mounting said the IOC. sanctioned by the IOC as a campaign. of all samples from Russians in Sochi, the International Ski on Russia and international The 28 samples are now result of re-testing of some Chelsea midfielder to join at Sochi, the 2010 Vancouver Federation (FIS) said that six federations over the scandal, being re-analysed at the samples from the 2008 Beijing Chinese Super League Winter Games and the 2012 Russian cross-country skiers Russia on Thursday withdrew Lausanne Anti-Doping Games and London. Oscar will become the London Olympics. were involved. from holding a biathlon World Laboratory for signs of banned All Russian samples from latest player to join The IOC said disciplinary The FIS said it had suspended Cup event in Tyumen and substances. the 2010 Vancouver Winter the Chinese Super proceedings against the 28 were the six and that Russia had junior world championships, “This is the immediate Games are also to be re-tested, League revolution, after ordered following McLaren’s withdrawn from holding the while speed skating’s governing follow-up to Professor the IOC said. (AFP) Chelsea confirmed its midfielder will sign for Shanghai SIPG in January. Tiger Woods hits the links The Christmas Miracle! with Donald Trump Tiger Woods, who played x-British the Times. happen...We walked into the golf three years ago with champion Nick Blackwell “There’s still a long road hospital expecting to see Nick Barack Obama, teed off hasE woken from a coma after ahead, though, and he’ll need staring blankly at us, but instead with White House successor being injured in a sparring another operation sometime he was watching telly and really Donald Trump at the real session. next year to replace the part of trying to get words out to talk to estate mogul’s swank Trump Blackwell had surgery to his skull which is missing, but people.” International Golf Club in reduce swelling on his brain we’re just so happy to see him On his decision to take part Palm Beach, Florida. after returning to sparring in smiling again.” in the sparring session, she November. His former promoter, said: “We don’t know what was Allardyce named new The 26-year-old Englishman Frank Warren, described going through Nick’s mind retired earlier this year after the circumstances that led to at the time but we do know Crystal Palace boss Crystal Palace appointed being placed in an induced Blackwell’s injuries as “total boxing was Nick’s life and full former England manager coma following a fight with madness”, and called for all time job for 10 years, it was all Sam Allardyce as their new Jr. those involved to have their he ever knew and it got ripped boss on a two-and-a-half- A British Boxing Board licences revoked. away from him. year contract. Allardyce’s of Control hearing into the “If Nick thought for one first game in charge will be unsanctioned sparring session ‘Miracle’ for family second that he didn’t feel 100% Monday’s English Premier will be held in January. In a post on Facebook, the we know in our hearts he League match at Watford. “This is the start of a long girlfriend of Blackwell’s would have never stepped foot old process. It is going to be a brother, Chantelle Spong, said in that ring to spar. For more, catch us long road to recovery,” Gary his family had been told at one “Merry Christmas to the online at: Nick Blackwell during a match (file picture) Lockett, Blackwell’s former point that the boxer “would be Blackwell family who have www.newsofbahrain.com trainer, told BBC Wales Blackwell woke from his “We’ve been hoping he paralysed or he would never been truly amazing these past Sport. coma on Friday, 16 December. would get to this stage but wake up”. few weeks. I couldn’t think /nobonline “But at this point I think we He will now undergo a period didn’t think it would be for She wrote: “A few days ago of a family more deserving are winning. It is more than we of physiotherapy and will another few months yet,” we had the Christmas miracle to be happy than you /newsofbahrain hoped for.” require an operation in 2017. Blackwell’s father, John, told we’ve been wanting so badly to lot.” (BBC)