this is a significant victory for simona halep.bunal ruled that she was guilty of intentional doping whereas the court of arbitration for sport has determined it was the result of a contaminated supplement that she took ahead of the us open of 2022. they say she did not exercise sufficient care or attention but that she is not guilty of significant fault or negligence and that is why the ban has been reduced to nine months and she is free to continue her career with immediate effect. 0ther career with immediate effect. other charges allege abnormalities in her biological passport have also been dismissed. it leaves us to wonder how to independent tribunal is, with two very different verdicts. we will have to wait for more details in the weeks to come. as for simona halep, she released a statement to say her faith in the process has been tested by the process has been tested by the scandalous accusations levelled against her and by the seemingly unlimited resources aligned against me. jonny bairstow says he's set for an "emotional w

former world number one simona halep has had her four—year ban for doping reduced to nine months by the two—time grand slam winner tested positive for an anti—anaemia drug two years ago. having feared her career was over, the 32—year—old can now return to the sport immediately. our tennis correspondent russel fuller has more. this is a significant victory for simona halep in that the original independent tribunal ruled that she was guilty of intentional doping, whereas the court of arbitration for sport has determined that it was the result of a contaminated supplement that she took ahead of the us open of 2022. they say that she did not exercise sufficient care or attention, but that she is not guilty of significant fault or negligence, and that's why the ban has been reduced from our years to nine months, and she is free to continue her career with immediate effect. other charges relating to abnormalities in halep�*s athlete biological passport have also been dismissed. it leaves us to wonder how two independent tribunals could come up with two very, very different verdicts. we'll hav

being plus, a reprieve for simona halep, being handed a dramatically shorter drugs band.ng up on sportsday — a huge milestone awaits jonny bairstow. he'll become only the 17th man to play 100 tests for england. and we meet mclaren�*s first female development driver, who's ready to race this weekend. welcome to the programme. racism, a toxic environment, and culture of fear. those are just some of the findings of a review into swimming clubs in england, which are said to have enabled abusive training practices and bullying to exist for years. the review, which was commissioned by swim england, also found that athletes, volunteers and parents feared being "victimised" if they raised concerns with the organisation. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor has been following this story and is here. this makes for some really tough reading, doesn't it? it's very damning for swim england. that's robabl a damning for swim england. that's probably a fair— damning for swim england. that's probably a fair assessment. - damning for swim england. that's probably a fair assessment. swi

the opponents at the arena will be either romanian simona halep or spanish paolo badosa, former worldone victoria zarenko, who is in thirty-second place in the new edition of the planetary table, will play in the second round against the winner of the pair peyton stearns usa, yafan wang, china. the third number in the country, alexander sosnovich, is currently spending his competitive season in komkana. as a result, the girl left first one hundred in the rating, now she has 102 position. the day before, sosnovich sheathed her racket at the start of the tournament qualifications. the building is administrative, where the playroom is located. stanislav lipsky will tell you more. players, as representatives of team sports call them, can add another point for off-season training camps to their training plan. the new gym in raubuchi is ready to receive its visitors. already this week a football team from st. petersburg is coming here. in general, your fees are here freestylers and even table tennis representatives are planning to hold the event. that is, the hall is universal, the work is

sabalenka will face paula badosa in that second round match, after she spoiled simona halep�*s returnl appeal to the court of arbitration for sport over her doping ban. badosa came from a set down to win in three, in a match that lasted two hours. staying with tennis, the draw for the group stages of the davis cup have been made with defending champions italy set to face the netherlands, belgium and brazil in bologna. great britain will come up against canada, finland and argentina in manchester, as they try to reach the knockout stages in malaga later in the year. arguably, the toughest group appears to be in valencia, where spain will take on australia, france and the czech republic. for the third time in four years, australia's cricketers have withdrawn from an upcoming tour of afghanistan following the taliban's return to power in 2021. this time, they've withdrawn from a men's t20 three—match series in august because of continued restrictions on women and girls in the country, with cricket australia saying government advice is that conditions for females in afghanistan "are getti

banned for doping should not receive wildcards on their return — which is exactly what happened for simona halepld card for the ournament, card for the tournament, but lost her first match on her return to paula badosa at the miami 0pen. halep has always maintained her innocence and was clearly irked by the comments from wosniaki. however, wozniacki says she wasn't aiming at the two—time major champion. this is not directly it, but if someone purposefully cheats, if someone has tested positive for doping... i understand why a tournament wants a big star in the tournaments, but it is my personal belief — and it is not a knock on anyone — but it is my personal belief that i don't think that people should be awarded wild cards afterwards. if you want to come back... and it has been a mistake, i understand. ..you should work your way up from the bottom, that is my personal opinion on things. why did she say that? in the press conference. yes, but why? because i didn't do anything wrong, i didn't cheat, i didn't dope, so it is better that we read the decision, that it was a contaminated sample, it wa

the former world tennis number one, caroline wozniacki, says simona halep shouldn't have been given a wild card into the miami open after her doping ban and needs to work her way up from the bottom again. this was halep�*s first tournament since having a four—year doping ban — that started in october 2022 — reduced to nine months on appeal. that meant that she could play again straightaway. she won the first set of her match against spain's paula badosa, but lost in three. halep, a two time major champion, blamed contaminated supplements for her positive test in 2022, for a blood boosting drug and earlier this month the court of arbitration for sport accepted that she had unwittingly doped and freed her to play again. this doped and freed her to play again. is not directly it someone this is not directly it, but if someone purposefully cheats, if someone purposefully cheats, if someone has tested positive for doping... i understand why a tournament once a big star in the tournaments, but it is my personal belief and it is not a knock on anyone, but it is my personal belief that i don'

simona halep is free to return to tennis after her doping ban is reduced.n who caused tyson fury all sorts of problems? england captain harry kane helped save bayern munich's season with two goals in their champions league last 16 second leg against lazio. 3—0 it finished on the night, 3—1 on aggregate as bayern, who are way off the pace in the bundesliga, book their spot in a european quarterfinal. vicki sparks reports. harry kane the hero once again as they look to avoid the first trophy less season since 2012. out of the german cup, ten points adrift, everything realistically hangs on europe. and his breast ensures the dream indoors. his first header came at a key time before the break and shortly after lazio captain missed a glorious chance himself. thomas at home before halftime before wrapping up before halftime before wrapping up the second half with his 33rd goal in 33 games this

after her drugs ban was reduced, simona halep will return to tennis in miami later this month, as she'sfc champion francis ngannou ahead of their bout in riyadh. the red bull racing boss christian horner says it's "time to draw a line" under claims he acted inappropriately towards a female member of staff. he was speaking after it emerged that the woman who made the claims has been suspended from the team on full pay. mr horner says the intrusion on his family has been "very trying" since he was accused of inappropriate and controlling behaviour — which he denies. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott reports. for all that christian horner tries to block out the noise, the controversy continues. all stemming from allegations made against him by a female colleague, which he denies. in saudi arabia today, every question from the media was directed at horner— none of them about formula 1. asked if he had

the former world tennis number one, caroline wozniacki, says simona halep shouldn't have been given ar way up from the bottom again. this was halep's first tournament since having a four—year doping ban — that started in october 2022 — reduced to nine months on appeal. that meant that she could play again straightaway. she won the first set of her match against spain's paula badosa, but lost in three. halep, a two time major champion, blamed contaminated supplements for her positive test in 2022, for a blood boosting drug and earlier this month the court of arbitration for sport accepted that she had unwittingly doped and freed her to play again.

two—time tennis grand slam champion simona halep will return to the sport later this month, after beingmiami open. the 32—year—old romanian had herfour—year doping ban cut to nine months this week, making her eligible to return to competition immediately. halep, who won the french open in 2018 and wimbledon the following year, hasn't played competitively since the us open in 2022. britain's emma raducanu is into the second round at indian wells, in california. the 2021 us open winner beat qualifier rebeka masarova in straight sets. the 21—year—old had won just three matches in four tournaments since returning from an eight—month injury lay—off, but was in superb form as she won in straight sets 6—2, 6—3. she'll play ukrainian dayana yastremska next. india ended day one of the fifth test in dharamsala firmly on top, after england won the toss and elected to bat. england started brightly enough, with opener zak crawley making 79 — taking his total runs in the series to over 400. he then became one of five wickets for kuldeep yadav, who also took the scalp ofjonny bairstow on his 100th tes

former world number one simona halep has had herfour—year ban for doping reduced to nine months by theated supplement that she took a head of the us open of 2022. they say that she did not exercise sufficient care or attention, that she is not guilty of significant fault or negligence, and that's why the ban has been reduced to four years to nine months, and she is free to continue her career with immediate effect. other charges related to abnormalities into her biological passport have also been dismissed. it leaves us to wonder how two independent tribunals could come up with two very, very different verdicts. we have to wait for more details in the week to come. as for halep, she has released a statement by her lawyers to say that her faith has been tested, by the scandalous accusations that were levelled against her. and by the seemingly unlimited resources that were aligned against her. and that's all the sport for now. tonight at ten — the chancellor is expected to announce a 2p cut in national insurance in his budget tomorrow. jeremy hunt has been finalising his plans in downing

some breaking tennis news in the last few minutes, the former world number one simona halep is free tolay again after having her 4 year doping ban reduced by the court of arbitration for sport. the two time rand slam champion tested postive for a prohibited blood boosting substance before the us open in 2022. she blamed the test on contamintaed supplements. cas has reduced her ban to 9 months, which she has already served. it remains to be seen if there will be a counter appeal by the international tennis federation, which banned herforfour years in the first place. more on that breaking story on the bbc sport website. two—time winnersjeonbuk were held to a 1—1 by ulsan draw in the first leg of their all—korean semi—final of the afc champions league. it tookjeonbuk less than four minutes to make the breakthrough as song min—kyu made no mistake from close range. the hosts were handed a great opportuity to double their lead from the spot 16 minutes later when lee dong—jun was fouled for a penalty but brazilian thiago orobo was unable to capitalise and it proved costly. ulsan took full ad

the former world number one, caroline wozniacki, says simona halep shouldn't have been given a wild card doping ban and needs to work her way up from the bottom again. this was halep's first tournament since having a four—year doping ban — that started in october 2022 — reduced to nine months on appeal. that meant that she could play again straightaway. she won the first set of her match against spain's paula badosa, but lost in three. halep, a two—time major champion, blamed contaminated supplements for her positive test for a blood—boosting drug and earlier this month the court of arbitration for sport accepted that she had unwittingly doped and freed her to play again. this is not directly it, but if someone purposefully cheats, this is not directly at someone, but if someone purposefully cheats, if someone has tested positive for doping... i understand why a tournament wants a big star in the tournaments, but it is my personal belief — and it is not a knock on anyone — but it is my personal belief that i don't think that people should be awarded wild cards afterwards. if you want to

former world number one, simona halep reacts angrily after fellow tennis pro caroline wozniacki saysdent putin has gathered his celebrity supporters for a lavish event in moscow after winning his fifth term as president at the weekend. it was an election that western leaders have called neither free nor fair. the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg got a rare invite to the kremlin. vladimir vladimirovich putin! they say that location is everything, if you want to impress an audience. applause so, vladimir putin invited his celebrity supporters to one of the swankiest parts of the kremlin. he wasn�*t easy to see, but the messaging was clear. in the hall where russian tsars had been crowned... ..russia�*s president thanked the vips for backing his re—election. we were there too. a rare invitation inside the kremlin. a sign, perhaps, of president putin�*s growing confidence. even though the west has dismissed the election as a sham. this is, in effect, vladimir putin�*s victory lap. having won the race, a race so designed that he couldn�*t lose it, the kremlin leader wanted to thank hi

former world number one simona halep has had herfour—year ban for doping reduced to nine months by then for sport. the two time grand slam winner tested positive for an anti—anaemia drug after the us open in 2022. cas have since ruled halep did not take it intentionally. having feared her career was over,s the 32 old can now return to tennis immediately. and that's all the sport for now. here's the eastern time and gmt time, east coast west coast. we've got a night of special coverage tonight on the bbc, super tuesday will be coming from washington, dc, looked across to our chief presenter caitriona perry who is over there waiting on standby, busy night for you katrina, what you have in store for us tonight? it sure is, christian. we've got lots of delights ahead. super tuesday is the day every four years that political analysts await with baited breath. it's far from superfluous tuesday and there's lots and lots to watch out for. we'll be keeping it kenai on donald trump in that delicate count and see how close he gets to the magic 1215 he needs to establish the magic 1215 he needs to

former world numberi simona halep has had herfour—year ban for doping reduced to nine months by the courte grand slam winner tested positive for an anti—anaemia drug after the us open in 2022. cas have since ruled halep did not take it intentionally. having feared her career was over, the 32—year—old can now return to tennis immediately. the governing body for swimming in england say they're committed to change after a review found clubs across the country endured a toxic environment that enabled abusive training practices and bullying to exist for years. swim england, who've now apologised, commissioned the independent review in early 2022 after several athletes told the bbc they'd suffered bullying, emotional abuse and body—shaming. olympic medallist cassie patten was one athlete who called for change and she says today's report can allow the sport to move forward. it was horrible, i won't sugar—coat it. it was horrible, i won't sugar—coat it it _ it was horrible, i won't sugar—coat it it was — it was horrible, i won't sugar—coat it. it was horrible _ it was horrible, i won't sugar—coat

simona halep is free to return to tennis after her doping ban is reduced.3—0 it finished on the night, 3—1 on aggregate as bayern — who are way off the pace in the bundesliga — booked their spot in a european quarterfinal. vicki sparks reports. harry kane the hero once again for bayern as they look to avoid a first trophy—less season since 2012. out of the german cup, ten points adrift in the bundesliga, everything realistically hangs on europe. and kane's brace ensures that dream endures. his first, a header, came at a key time, just before the break, and shortly after, lazio's captain had missed a glorious chance himself. thomas muller not at home on the stroke of half—time before kane wrapped things up the second half with his 33rd goal in 33 games this season. he has been as brilliant as bayern have been bad,

some breaking tennis news in the last few minutes, the former world number one simona halep is free totested postive for a prohibited blood boosting substance before the us open in 2022. she blamed the test on contamintaed supplements. cas has reduced her ban to 9 months, which she has already served. it remains to be seen if there will be a counter appeal by the international tennis federation, which banned herforfour years in the first place. more on

well, if sabalenka does play, she could face simona halep in round two.rns to action for the first time in 19 months, after the court of arbitration for sport reduced her four—year ban for intentional doping to nine backdated months, ruling that she was not guilty. meanwhile, emma raducanu won't be in miami at all after she withdrew with a back injury. her management insist it's nothing serious. raducanu was due to face china's wang xiyu in the first round on tuesday. and the draw for the group stages of the davis cup have been made, with defending champions italy set to face the netherlands, belgium and brazil in bologna. great britain will come up against canada, finland and argentina in manchester as they try to reach the knockout stages in malaga later in the year. arguably, the toughest group appears to be in valencia, where spain will take on australia, france and the czech republic. there we go, that's all the sport from us for now. we will be back later on. we will see you then. iam going i am going to whip you straight to florida. he has come out

. >>> and two-time grand slam champion simona halep has been cleared for an immediate return to tennisuced her four-year doping suspension to just nine months. they found the former world number one was not entirely at fault after testing positive for a blood boosting substance at the 2022 u.s. open which they determined was the result of a contaminated supplement. back over to you. >> kate rogers, thank you for the news update. >>> stocks are pulling back here today from near record highs. the dow is down at session lows so far right now. but so is bitcoin. it's pulling back as well. trading you can see there just around that 65,000 mark briefly setting the new record above 69,000 for the first time since november of 2021. an interesting stat since our data on bitcoin began back in july of 2010, bitcoin is up, this is not a ypo, 70 million%. million%. 70. join us now with more on the rally, to record highs is mackenzie, we see it, some people just choose -- they don't want to believe it and some people are skeptical for good reasons, but this run has been stellar. >> yeah. and there a

former world number one simona halep is free to play competitive tennis again after herfour year dopingements. cas has reduced her ban to nine months, which she has already served. and a century is up for england cricketerjonny bairstow. not in runs, although he's had a few of those, but in tests. yorkshire batter bairstow will become the 17th man to reach 100 tests in the final match of the series against india, 12 years after making his debut against west indies. the 34—year—old follows ben stokes who also made it a century of england caps this series. as a young kid, i think every kid that sets out on a journey to play professional cricket wants to try to play 100 test matches. and i think you look back to 2012 and i made my debut at lord's, then 12 years later, if you'd have said that you're going to be playing 100 test matches, you'd snap your hand off for one but you'd also be pinching yourself as well. a special moment and doing it as the same series as ben stokes. we know the series is gone but still plenty to play for in the final test which begins tomorrow morning. thank you.

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