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Conor McGregor accepted an 18-month suspension for three missed drug tests in 2024 due to whereabouts failures, which he cooperated with and was recovering from injury at the time. The sanction was reduced from 24 to 18 months, ending in March 2026, under the UFC's anti-doping program.
The Premier League and Manchester City have agreed on a sanction after the club admitted to breaching rules related to kick-off and re-start obligations in nine matches during the 2024/25 season, ensuring the competition's professional standards and scheduling integrity.
Khalil Rountree has accepted a 2-month sanction for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after self-reporting the mistaken use of a dietary supplement containing DHEA. The CSAD reduced the sanction due to Rountree's prompt and truthful cooperation, with the ineligibility period starting on May 4, 2024. The Nevada Athletic Commission will separately determine any additional sanctions.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been found liable for defaming two Georgia election workers, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and Ruby Freeman, by spreading false claims of vote-rigging conspiracy following the 2020 U.S. presidential election. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued the order as a sanction against Giuliani for failing to turn over electronic records sought by the election workers. Giuliani will now face a civil trial to determine the damages he will have to pay.
A judge has sanctioned Fox News in the $1.6bn defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems, after the network withheld evidence until the eve of the trial. The judge has given Dominion a fresh chance to gather evidence and may appoint an outside investigator to probe Fox's late disclosure of evidence. Fox News and parent company Fox Corp are accused of airing false claims by former President Donald Trump and his lawyers that Dominion's voting machines were used to rig the outcome of the 2020 election. Jury selection is set to begin in the case on Thursday.
Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corp., have been sanctioned by a Delaware Superior Court Judge for withholding evidence in the Dominion defamation suit. The sanction gives Dominion a chance to conduct another deposition, at Fox’s expense. The surprise evidence and sanction comes days before the trial is scheduled to begin in the $1.6 billion defamation case Dominion Voting Systems filed against Fox News and Fox Corporation. The judge is also considering appointing a special master to investigate the Fox legal teams' actions.