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BAM players not under BWF probe

Aug 02, 2019

The BAM have denied that a couple of its players are being investigated by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

This, following reports that two BAM players are in major debt, after the pair placed bets on a recent football match.

While the association says no such probe is going on, it says it's more than willing to assist the BWF with any investigation.

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Arsenal sign Nicolas Pepe from Lille

Arsenal have signed Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe from French side Lille, for a club record fee of 72 million pounds.

The 24-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the club, and he hopes to emulate the success of Alexandre Lacazette, who moved to the Emirates from Lyon in 2017.

Pepe becomes the fourth-most expensive signing in Premier League history, after Man United duo Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku, and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk.

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F1 will now impose time penalty for unsafe pit release

The FIA have announced it will start imposing time penalties for unsafe releases at pitstops, following the controversy over the Charles Leclerc incident at the German GP.

During the first round of stops at Hockenheim, Leclerc was released in to the path of Romain Grosjean, forcing the Haas driver to hit the brakes, and subsequently costing him positions.

Race stewards handed Ferrari a 5000 euro fine, but it prompted concerns that teams may take more risks at pit stops over releasing drivers, as a fine isn't as hefty a punishment as a time penalty.