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December 17, 2020 Sports Update
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OLYMPICS:
 
Russia's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a four-year ban from all major sporting events, will be decided later today (Thursday).
 
Russia has been under suspension from competing as a nation in athletics since 2015, though the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reinstated the country in 2018 - before WADA's executive committee declared Russia's Anti-Doping Agency non-compliant and imposed a blanket ban on all major sporting events for the European nation.
 
If the ban is upheld by CAS, there would be no Russian team at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022 and the FIFA Men's World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
 
 
CYCLING:
 
The International Cycling Union (UCI) have handed a four-year ban to Colombian you rider Fabian Puerta, after he tested positive for an anabolic steroid.
 
The 29 year-old who won the keirin world title in March 2018, tested positive for boldenone in an out-of-competition test in June that same year and was suspended two months later.
 
Puerta can still appeal against the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
 
Meanwhile, four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will make his debut for new team Israel Start-Up Nation at the Vuelta San Juan in Argentina in January 2021.
 
 
FORMULA ONE:
 
Sao Paulo's Interlagos Circuit has signed a five-year deal to host the Brazilian Grand Prix until the year 2025.
 
The official name of the race will be the *San Paulo Grand Prix* - which reflects the City's investment in the event, and the latest development signals the end of plans backed by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to move the Grand Prix to a new Circuit in Rio de Janeiro.
 
The Interlagos Circuit first hosted the  Brazilian Grand Prix in 1972, then the event was moved to Jacarepagua in Rio from 1981-1989, before being brought back to Interlagos on a shorter version of the track since the year 1990.
December 17, 2020 2021 Australian Open Delayed By 3 Weeks Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
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2021 Australian Open Delayed By 3 Weeks Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

The Australian Open will start on 8 February next year after being pushed back three weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The first Grand Slam of the 2021 season was scheduled to take place in Melbourne from 18 to 31 January.

The four-day men's qualifying event has been moved to Doha, Qatar and will start on 10 January.

Players will arrive in Melbourne on 15 January for a 14-day quarantine period under local coronavirus rules.

The news was confirmed when the ATP announced the schedule for the first seven weeks of the men's tour next year.

The season will start with events in Delray Beach in the United States and Antalya in Turkey on 5 January.

December 17, 2020 Late Firmino Header Sends Liverpool Three Point Clear
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Late Firmino Header Sends Liverpool Three Point Clear

Roberto Firmino's last-minute header broke Tottenham's stubborn resistance at Anfield and sent Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table.

An entertaining encounter looked set to end in stalemate before - with the game entering stoppage time - Firmino soared to flash a header high past Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris from Andrew Robertson's corner.

Liverpool flew at Spurs in the opening exchanges and went ahead when Mohamed Salah's shot took a big deflection off Eric Dier and looped over Lloris.

Spurs had barely left their own half but struck with a counter punch seven minutes later when Son Heung-min raced clear to slip a composed finish past Alisson.

Spurs had the better chances in the second half, with Steven Bergwijn firing wide then hitting a post when clean through and Harry Kane heading over from point-blank range.

Manager Jose Mourinho was left to regret those missed opportunities as a late Liverpool surge ended with Firmino's winner to send the defending champions three points clear at the top of the table and inflict Spurs' first Premier League loss since the opening weekend home defeat against Everton.

December 16, 2020 Giannis Antetokounmpo Signs The Richest Deal In NBA History
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Signs The Richest Deal In NBA History

Milwaukee Bucks star GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO has signed a contract extension with the club worth a reported $228.2m the richest in NBA history

The 26-year-old, two-time most valuable player has agreed to a five-year deal with the total value beating the mark of $228m set by Houston Rockets guard JAMES HARDEN in 2017.

The Greek forward was drafted 15th overall by the Bucks in 2013 and would have been eligible for free agency after the 2020-21 season if he had not signed but the terms of the new contract permits him to opt out of the deal after four years.

ANTETOKOUNMPO was named the MVP for the second successive season in September and also won the defensive player of the year, becoming only the third player, after MICHEAL JORDAN and HAKEEM OLAJUWON, to earn both in the same season.

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