A man has been charged with racially abusing the Bournemouth footballer Antoine Semenyo during a match at Anfield. The incident is alleged to have happened at the Liverpool v Bournemouth Premier League fixture on 15 August, Merseyside police said. Mark Mogan, 47, of Templehill Close, Dovecot, has been charged with a racially aggravated section 5 public order offence against the forward. Merseyside police said in a statement: We can confirm that a Liverpool man has been charged in connection with an incident during a Liverpool FC match at Anfield in August. Mogan has been conditionally bailed and will appear at Liverpool magistrates court on 22 December.
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- James Madison athletic director Matt Roan used the public-address microphone to implore Dukes fans to stop throwing snowballs onto the field during the Sun Belt Conference championship game against Troy on Friday night, warning that their actions could cost JMU a penalty. Roan's address to the crowd followed an incident that affected the game. With 4:30 left in the first quarter, Troy's Evan Crenshaw was nearly hit by a snowball while punting from the end zone
Daniel Farke's side suffered a narrow 2-1 loss to Tottenham at Elland Road, with summer signing Mohammed Kudus scoring a long-range winner to seal all three points for Thomas Frank's side. Tottenham took the lead through Mathys Tel in the first half, before Noah Okafor's strike brought Leeds United back on level terms. However, ten minutes after the restart, Kudus announced himself to Spurs fans in style by netting his debut goal for the club from distance, a strike that ultimately decided the game.
Rangers have been fined 17,291 and given a suspended supporter ban by Uefa after the "lighting of fireworks" during last month's Champions League play-off defeat by Club Brugge. The incident took place during the second leg of the tie in Belgium, which Rangers lost 6-0 after a 3-1 loss in the first leg at Ibrox. Uefa say Rangers could be banned "from selling tickets to its away supporters for the next...Uefa competition match"
TAMPERE, Finland -- Germany captain Dennis Schroder faced racial abuse during his team's 107-88 victory over Lithuania at EuroBasket on Saturday. The German Basketball Association said two people were identified as the alleged perpetrators of the abuse and they were subsequently ejected from the arena in Tampere, Finland. "You can insult me but monkey noises are something I don't respect or accept. Racism has no place in this sport," Schroder said. The Germany captain, who is Black, heard the noises while walking to the locker room, news agency dpa reported.
