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Fifa fines Man City over youth transfers, but no transfer ban

Premier League champions Manchester town have avoided a transfer ban however are punished 370 000 Swiss Francs ($380 000) by Fifa for breaches of rules concerning the transfer of Under-18 players, football's world body aforementioned in a very statement on Mon. Premier League rivals Chelsea got a annual transfer ban and punished 600 000 Swiss francs in Feb in relevance twenty nine cases wherever rules regarding the international transfer and registration of Under-18 players were breached.

Going for a spin? Cricket club introduces vegan ball

WG Grace and Don Bradman may be spinning in their graves at the news an English cricket club have switched to using a vegan ball from the traditional leather one. Earley Cricket Club in Reading a town 40 miles (64 kilometres) west of London had already introduced a vegan tea for their players. That was down to their founder and chairman Gary Shacklady who found most cricket club teas consisted of ham sandwiches, not much use to him when he became a vegan. Now they have gone the full hog and introduced a vegan cricket ball – a synthetic animal products-free one covered in rubber instead of leather. "It will behave sort of a animal skin ball, but it bounces more and it's more difficult to grip," Shacklady told the Daily Mail.

NBA schedule release: The games we can't wait to see in 2019-20

Mark your calendars -- the full NBA schedule is here. The regular season tips off Oct. 22, a week later than last year, and ends on April 15, with the playoffs beginning just three days afterward. There are 1,230 games on the schedule (trust us, we counted), but we've circled these as our must-see regular-season matchups for 2019-20. The calendar is complete with plenty of reunions, debuts, rookie showdowns and, of course, the biggest contests featuring the new-look Lakers and Clippers. Editor's note: This list does not include the league's five Christmas Day games, which were revealed Aug. 2. Must-see season openers New Orleans Pelicans  vs.  Toronto Raptors Oct. 22, 8 p.m. ET | TNT The banner will be raised to the rafters. The shimmering championship rings will be presented. Montage videos of the Toronto Raptors'run to the 2018-19 championship will be played. A packed house of roaring fans will relive the first NBA title for a Canadian team. I...