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CAS dismisses Barcelona’s transfer ban appeal
Lausanne: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Tuesday dismissed Barcelona’s appeal against the transfer ban imposed by FIFA.
FIFA exerted the ban on Barcelonaa for infringing regulations on registering minors as youth players. The CAS agreed with the FIFA perception, saying that Barcelona “breached the rules” governing the protection of minors and the registration of those attending football academies, reports Xinhua.
The ruling means the Spanish club won’t be allowed to sign players during the next two transfer windows, although it can renew contracts and recall players ceded to other clubs, such as Denis Suarez and Gerard Deulofeu, both at Sevilla.
Barcelona said in a statement it totally disagreed with the ruling and considered the sanction “disproportionate”, adding that it was evaluating legal options, including appealing the decision to the Swiss Federal Court.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.