Proposals to bring Formula One racing to Miami hit a speed bump Tuesday after local officials voted in favour of two measures which potentially complicate plans to stage a race in the Florida city.
After a hearing lasting several hours, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave backing to resolutions which sought to put the brakes on Formula One's ambitions in Miami.
Formula One is hoping to stage a race on a temporary track surrounding the Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team, in Miami Gardens, on the northern outskirts of the city.
However, the plans have run into opposition from protesters who have complained they will cause pollution and impact the quality of life of local residents.
The two resolutions passed by members of the Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday both concerned road closures.
One item prohibits road closures near residential neighbourhoods in Miami Gardens, meaning the proposed route of the race would need to be changed.
The second resolution ...

Miami F1 plans hit speed bump

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Namibia will appear at the T20 World Cup for the first time after beating Oman in Dubai, joining the Netherlands on Tuesday in qualifying for next year's tournament.
All-rounder JJ Smit blasted 59 off 25 balls as Namibia beat Oman by 54 runs to progress to the eight-team first round of the World Cup in Australia in October 2020.  Namibia posted 161-7 after choosing to bat, with Smit smacking five sixes in a match-winning innings following a steady 45 from Craig Williams.
Oman, who took part in the 2016 T20 World Cup, began well in reply as Khawar Ali and Aqib Ilyas put on 57 for the second wicket after Jatinder Singh was removed for a first-ball duck.
Left-arm spinner Bernard Scholtz trapped Ilyas (18) in front and then had Ali (41) stumped as Oman staggered to 64 for 4 before folding meekly.  Scholtz finished with 3-14 while Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus took three wickets of his own, including that of opposing skipper Zeeshan Maqsood (2), as Oman slumped to 107 all out.
"We got so 

Namibia, Netherlands secure T20 World Cup spots

Mumbai City FC will aim to start  their home leg with a win over newcomers Odisha FC when the  two sides clash here on Thursday in their Indian Super League  (ISL) game.
Mumbai have so far played two games, in which they  have won one and drawn the other against Chennaiyin FC  on Sunday last in Chennai.
Mumbai defeated Kerala Blasters in an away game in  Kochi 1-0.
Hence the hosts, who have never won the coveted ISL  title, would like to add more points to their kitty by  winning the game, to be played at the Andheri Sports Complex,  which has been their home turf for quite some time.
The Jorge Costa-coached team will have their hopes  pinned on star forward Senegalese Modou Sougou, who was their  leading goal-scorer last season.
If 34-year-old Sougou fires and plays to his  potential, then the Odisha defence will have a really hard  time.
Last season, Sougou's chemistry clicked with skipper  Paulo Machado and if the duo clicks again, then the hosts  could have an easy ...

ISL: Mumbai aim to start home-leg with win against Odisha FC

Late entry Kiki Bertens stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty with a comeback three-set victory to shake-up the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen Tuesday.
All four players can still qualify from Red Group after Belinda Bencic's three-set victory over Petra Kvitova in the later match.
Bertens looked in deep trouble at a set and break down, but turned the tide with ruthless returning and aggressive play at the net to overwhelm a deflated Barty, who could have sealed a spot in the semi-finals with victory.
The world No.10 won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and nine minutes in a see-saw match featuring 12 breaks of serve.
"Of course you're always ready to play, but I did not see it coming today," Bertens said of her late call-up. "In the beginning I was struggling. As the match continued, I felt better and better."
Bertens was a late replacement for world No.3 Naomi Osaka, who earlier in the day withdrew from the round-robin tournament due to a shoulder injury.
She appeared nervous under 

Bertens stuns world number one Barty in WTA Finals

Jamshedpur FC registered their second win on the trot by defeating Hyderabad FC 3-1 in a Hero Indian Super League match at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here on Tuesday.
Farukh Choudhary tapped a loose ball home in the 34th minute to convert his team's dominance into a goal.
Marcelinho scored an unlikely equaliser in the 45th minute but Jamshedpur regained control after the break with goals from Aniket Jadhav (62nd) and Sergio Castel (75th).
The result took Antonio Iriondo's men to the top of the table while Hyderabad are yet to open their tally.
The hosts surged forward looking to take an early lead and tested Hyderabad custodian Kamaljit Singh when Isaac Vanmalsawma opted to shoot from outside the box in the eighth minute.
A minute later, Mobashir Rahman's excellent diagonal ball into the box put Farukh one-on-one with the Hyderabad goalkeeper, who prevented the Indian forward from slotting the ball into the net.
Jamshedpur dominated proceedings and kept Kamaljit on his toes.
The ...

Jamshedpur register consecutive wins, beat Hyderabad 3-1 in ISL

Indian mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Sanjana Santosh fought hard before going down to French combination of Eloi Adam and Margot Lambert in the opening round of the SaarLorLux Open Super Tour 100 here on Tuesday.
Rohan and Sanjana put up a stiff resistance before losing 19-21 21-13 14-21 to Adam and Lambert in a 51-minute opening round match here.
Later in the day, Kiran George will take on China's Liu Hai Chao, while BM Rahul Bharadwaj faces Belgium's Rowan Scheurkogel.
Lakshya Sen and Mithun Manjunath received byes in the opening round.
Saina Nehwal, who had reached the quarterfinals at French Open last week, has withdrawn from the tournament and is likely to play at the China Open next month.

Rohan-Sanjana lose in mixed doubles at SaarLorLux Open

Minister of Youth Affairs and  Sports (independent-in-charge) Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said  the CBSE was preparing a system to ensure sports becomes a  substantial part of education to determine the achievement of  a student.
"Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has already announced  setting up a Board for Sports Education. Now, under the new  education policy, sports will become a part of education and  the CBSE is preparing a system to ensure sports becomes a  substantial part of education," Rijiju said.
He said this after inaugurating the Dr N P V Ramaswamy  Udayar Hockey Centre at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and  University here.
Rijiju said the move to induct sports in the new  education system was because it has been treated as an  extra-curricular activity.
"Earlier, sports was treated as extra-curricular  activities. Sports was not part of education system and it was  treated as an extra," he said.
Under the new initiative, the Minister said the Central  Board of Secondary ...

Sports to be made part of CBSE system, says Minister

Ravinder emerged as the shining star for India on the second day of the UWW U-23 World Championships after securing his place in the semi-finals of 61kg category here on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old put up a commanding display to notch up a 12-1 win over Hungary's Marcell Budai Kovacs in his opening bout.
The Jhajjar grappler then continued his heroics against 2019 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships bronze medallist Dinislam Takhtarov and completed an 11-0 win to storm into the last-four round.
Ravinder is aiming for his first medal from the championship after losing in the semi-finals in 2017.
Earlier in the day, Naveen lost his repechage bout in the 70kg category against Mongolia's Temuulen Enkhtuya, who beat him 8-6.
But the biggest disappointment of the day for the Indian squad was Viky in 92kg.  Having won the silver at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships and a bronze at the Junior World Championships this year, a lot was expected of him but he crashed out in the 

Ravinder enters semis of U-23 World Wrestling

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the country's Cricket Board on Tuesday offered support to suspended all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, insisting that his failure to report corrupt approaches was a mistake from which he will learn and bounce back as a wiser player.
Shakib, Bangladesh's Test and T20 captain and the world's No.1 all-rounder in ODIs, was on Tuesday handed a two-year suspension by the ICC for failing to report three corrupt approaches, including one at the IPL, by a suspected Indian bookie, ousting him from the upcoming tour of India.
Twelve months of that ban is a suspended sentence which will come into effect if the 32-year-old fails to comply with the anti-corruption code of the world body.
The one-year ban that he has to serve will keep him out of next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and also the World T20 to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15 the same year.
"It's clear that Shakib has made a mistake and he's realised that," Hasina was quoted .

Shakib made a mistake, BCB will stand by him: Bangladesh PM

The BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) head Ajit Singh on Tuesday said that investigations into Shakib Al Hasan's breach of anti-corruption code during a 2018 IPL game was completely handled by the ICC.
Shakib was suspended by the ICC for two years, including one year of "suspended sentence" for failing to report corrupt approach on three separate occasions, including one during 2018 IPL by an alleged Indian bookie Deepak Aggarwal.
The match referred in ICC's verdict on Shakib was played between his IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab on April 26, 2018. Sunrisers won the game by 13 runs.
"That particular IPL season we are referring to, the anti-corruption matters were handled by the ICC. So the complete investigation was carried out by the ICC. The BCCI has no role in it," Singh, a former DGP of Rajasthan, told PTI.
Singh, in fact, replaced former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar after IPL 2018.
Asked about the alleged bookie Aggarwal, who is said to have made ..

IPL 2018's anti-corruption matters were handled by ICC: BCCI ACU head on Shakib

Bangladesh captain and world number one ODI all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday handed a two-year suspension by the ICC for failing to report three corrupt approaches, including one at the IPL, by a suspected Indian bookie, ousting him from the upcoming tour of India.
Twelve months of that ban is a suspended sentence which will come into effect if Shakib fails to comply with the anti-corruption code of the world body.
The one-year ban that he has to serve will keep him out of next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and also the World T20 to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15 the same year.
"I am obviously extremely sad to have been banned from the game I love, but I completely accept my sanction for not reporting the approaches," said Shakib, who is currently at No. 3, No. 1 and No. 2 in the ICC allrounders' rankings for Tests, ODIs and T20Is respectively.
"The ICC ACU is reliant on players to play a central part in the fight against corruption and I didn't do .

ICC bans Shakib for failing to report approaches from suspected Indian bookie

Zinedine Zidane insists Gareth Bale was given permission by Real Madrid to travel to London on Monday, and claims the Welshman never talks about leaving the club.
Bale has not played since injuring his calf during a game for Wales on October 13 and his trip to England has prompted speculation he will seek an exit from Madrid in January.
But Zidane insists Bale had permission to be absent on Monday and Tuesday morning and that he is not aware the 30-year-old wants to be sold.
"It was a personal issue and he had permission yesterday to go," Zidane said in a press conference on Tuesday.
"It was a personal issue and he went, that's it, no story. He also went because he's not available to play.
"But I don't think he ever speaks about leaving. When he is available he plays, that's all there is to it." Bale came close to a move to Chinese club Jiangsu Suning last summer after Zidane said it would be "best for everyone" if he left Real Madrid.
But the deal fell through at the last minute due .

Zidane dismisses speculation over Bale's future at Real Madrid

Bulgaria must play their next home game behind closed doors and have been handed a fine of 75,000 euros after racist chanting by supporters marred their Euro 2020 qualifier against England earlier this month, UEFA said Tuesday.
The disciplinary arm of European football's governing body also ordered Bulgaria to play a second match behind closed doors, but that punishment is suspended for a "probationary period" of two years.
The punishment means Bulgaria will play their final Euro 2020 qualifier at home to the Czech Republic, on November 17, in an empty stadium.
UEFA also ordered Bulgaria to display a banner with the wording "No to racism" at their next two home games.
The Bulgarian FA was also fined an additional 10,000 euros for "causing a disturbance during a national anthem" prior to kick-off of the game in Sofia on October 14, which England won 6-0. The English FA was fined 5,000 euros for the same offence.
The match at the Vasil Levski Stadium was halted twice in the first half ..

Bulgaria to play game behind closed doors, fined after England racism

: Wicket-keeper-batsman K Dinesh  Karthik was on Tuesday named to lead Tamil Nadu in the Syed  Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty/20 cricket tournament to be held at  Thiruvananthapuram from November 8 to 17.
All-rounder Vijay Shankar will be his deputy, a press  release from Tamil Nadu Cricket Association said
The team includes international cricketers  Ravichandran Ashwin, Murali Vijay and M S Washington Sundar,  who will join the squad after the conclusion of the  India-Bangladesh T20 series.
Fast bowler G Periyaswamy, who impressed in this  year's Tamil Nadu Premier League for Chepauk Super Gillies, is  the only new face in the squad.
The paceman with a slingy action similar to Sri Lankan  legend Lasith Malinga, has overcome vision issues in his right  eye, shone in the TNPL and has been rated highly.
The Tamil Nadu team had finished runner-up in the  Vijay Hazare Trophy (50 overs) tournament recently, losing in  the final to Karnataka.
The Dinesh Karthik-led side had won all 9 nine  ...

Dinesh Karthik to lead TN in Syed Mushtaq Ali 20/20 tourney

The Netherlands on Tuesday sealed their berth in the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia next year with a superb eight-wicket win over United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the qualifying play-off here.
Brandon Glover returned with a four-wicket haul, while Paul van Meekeren and T van der Gugten claimed two wickets each to restrict UAE to 80 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs.
The Dutch then overhauled the target, reaching 81 for two in 15.1 overs, riding on a 53-ball 41 by opener Ben Cooper.
The Netherlands thus became the third team, after Papua New Guinea and Ireland, to book a place in the T20 World Cup. The Dutch are now assured of a place in the eight-team first round of the tournament to be held in Australia in October next year.
UAE have a final chance to reach the tournament when they face Scotland in a qualifying playoff on Wednesday.
Hosts UAE skipper Ahmed Raza's decision to bat first backfired as they slumped to 9 for 5.
Opener Rohan Mustafa (1) was the first to go after ..

Netherlands thrash UAE by eight wickets to secure 2020 World T20 berth

Former Mumbai spinner Nilesh  Kulkarni, who had taken four wickets in the first-ever Day-  Night Ranji Trophy final, reckons that it will be a bit  difficult for the players to adjust their body clock for a  five-day Test match as compared to an ODI.
The Indian cricket team will play its first ever Day-  Night Test match against Bangladesh next month, BCCI President  Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Tuesday, taking a path-breaking  decision within a week into his nine-month tenure.
The Test is scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens  in Kolkata from November 22-26 and will be the second game of  a two-match series.
"The biggest change between a one-day and five-day  game is how the body clock sets for a five-day because all  your eating and sleeping habits change.
"For an ODI, the body sets up quickly, but for a five-  day match it is difficult, so it is interesting to see how  that happens.
"It will be a bit challenging (for the players) to set  the body clock and that will be interesting 

Bit challenging to set body clock for 5-day D/N game: Kulkarni

Olympic boxing officials will trial a new, more transparent judging system this week as the sport fights to "regain trust" after scandals that nearly saw it kicked out of the Games.
The new system, where judges' scoring is updated in real time on a screen, will be tested at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium, where the Tokyo 2020 boxing competition will be held.
Amateur boxing body AIBA was stripped of the right to organise the Olympic competition, and replaced with a special taskforce, after a series of problems including a major judging scandal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Boxing is "on the verge of the crisis of elimination from the Olympics", Morinari Watanabe, a Japanese Olympic Committee official who heads the taskforce, said on Tuesday.
"We have to regain trust. That's the top priority," said the 60-year-old, who heads the International Gymnastics Federation.
Watanabe was tapped for the role after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended recognition of AIBA after an ...

Olympic boxing trials new judging system to 'regain trust'

A hackers group linked to Moscow has targeted sporting and anti-doping organisation across the world with "significant" cyberattacks as anti-doping authorities mull new allegations against Russia.
Microsoft said that it had tracked "significant cyberattacks originating from a group we call Strontium, also known as Fancy Bear/APT28, targeting anti-doping authorities and sporting organisations around the world."
The attacks began on September 16 and took aim at least 16 international sporting and anti-doping agencies on three continents, according to Microsoft's customer security vice president Tom Burt.
The latest cyberattacks involve spear-phishing and password spray, exploit internet-connected devices and use both open-source and custom malware, Microsoft said.
"Some of these attacks were successful, but the majority were not," Burt said in an official Microsoft blog.
WADA is reviewing allegations that Russia manipulated data from the Moscow laboratory at the centre of the ...

Moscow-linked hackers hit anti-doping agencies: Microsoft

Bangladesh's Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday suspended for two years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not reporting a corrupt approach, ruling him out of the tour of India which starts November 3.
Shakib has been handed a full ban for a year and a 12-month suspended sentence.
The 32-year-old was being kept away from team's practice on ICC's instructions. The series against India comprises three T20 Internationals and two Tests.
"I am obviously extremely sad to have been banned from the game I love, but I completely accept my sanction for not reporting the approaches. The ICC ACU is reliant on players to play a central part in the fight against corruption and I didn't do my duty in this instance," Shakib said in a media release of the ICC.
He will miss next year's Indian Premier League and also the World T20 to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020.
Two years ago, a bookie had approached Shakib with an offer before an international ..

For not reporting corrupt appraoch, Shakib suspended for two years by ICC

The Indian cricket team will play its first ever Day-Night Test match here against Bangladesh, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Tuesday, ending days of speculation surrounding the game.
The Test is scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens from November 22-26 and will be the second game of a two-match series.
The development ended days of speculation after Ganguly first proposed the idea to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, which faced resistance from its players and sat for multiple meetings to convince them.
"It's a good development. Test cricket needs this push. Me and my team were bent on it and thanks to Virat (Kohli) also, he agreed," Ganguly told PTI.
There are plans to invite India's legendary Olympians like Abhinav Bindra, M C Mary Kom and P V Sindhu and felicitate them for their contribution to the country's Olympic movement during the match.
Just like Cricket Australia's annual 'Pink Test' (players wear Pink caps) in association with the Jane McGrath Foundation to raise 

Ganguly convinces Bangladesh for India's first ever Day-Night Test

India's Akhil Rabindra claimed the pole position for FOX Factory 120 with a timing of 106.679mph in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, Atlanta.
The 23-year-old racer bagged the top spot at Aston Martin's Driver's Academy earlier this year.
"My car was wonderful. We got a really good setup and I think the weather has been changing to our favour. That plays a lot with the tires and setup. I have a great team behind me that nailed the setup and a teammate in Tom Long who brings a wealth of experience," Akhil said.

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