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At least 174 thoroughbred racehorses died at the track or as a result of injuries sustained while racing or trainingin the past 12 months – the highest number recorded by animal rights activists since they began tracking 10 years ago.
The report from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) was released on Tuesday, one week ahead of Australia’s most important horse race, the Melbourne Cup.
Price increases of as much as 40% will make sport exclusive privilege of the wealthy, says Assoutenti
“Completely unjustified” prices rises for ski passes in Italy this winter mean the sport is at risk of becoming the exclusive privilege of the wealthy, the president of an Italian consumers’ association has warned.
From the Alps and the Dolomites in the north to the slopes of the central Italian region of Abruzzo, prices are poised to rise by as much as 40% compared with 2021, according to a report compiled by the watchdog, Assoutenti.
Two players were walking to a cafe from their Indore hotel
A man has been arrested after being identified on CCTV
A man has been arrested for approaching two of Australia’s women cricketers and allegedly touching them inappropriately in Indore, Indian police said on Saturday.
Simon handed three-month suspended sentence and fine
Olympic medallist admitted using teammate’s bank card
The French biathlete Julia Simon was found guilty of theft and credit card fraud and handed a three-month suspended prison sentence by a French court on Friday.
Simon was accused of repeatedly using the bank card of her France teammate, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, and that of a French team staff member to make online purchases totalling more than €2,000 (£1,371).