West Ham director to face probe over racist remarks
LONDON • West Ham have suspended Tony Henry, director of player recruitment, following claims of racial discrimination, the Premier League club said yesterday.
The Daily Mail reported Henry as saying that the club wanted to limit the number of African players in their squad because "they have a bad attitude" and "cause mayhem" when they are not in the team. The club confirmed that Henry, who joined West Ham in 2014, has been suspended pending "full and thorough investigation".
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James' big play at buzzer helps to douse the Heat
LOS ANGELES • LeBron James scored 24 points and made a crucial block as the Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Miami Heat 91-89 on Wednesday in a duel for third place in the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference. James Johnson was blocked at the buzzer as Cleveland held on to win their first game since Kevin Love was sidelined with a broken hand.
In Portland, C.J. McCollum scored a career-high 50 points to lead the Trail Blazers to a 124-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
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CAS restores results of 28 Russians at Sochi Games
PARIS • Russia roared back to the top of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics medal tally after sport's top court, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), lifted a life ban for doping on 28 Russians yesterday. Russia initially won 33 medals, including 13 golds, but slipped to fourth after the International Olympic Committee imposed sanctions.
The CAS upheld the appeals of 28 of the 39 Russians accused of doping at Sochi, reinstating their results. Russia reclaimed two golds, six silvers and a bronze to go top.
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Grid girls to play no part in F1 from this season
PARIS • Formula One has ended the practice of using grid girls before races, the sport's organisers Liberty Media said on Wednesday.
They said the practice of having the women milling about in the grid area before races was "clearly at odds with modern day societal norms". The change takes effect from the season opener in Melbourne on March 25.
Darts took a similar decision this month, banning the women who walk on with the players before matches.
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