WORLD OF SPORTS: ANTONIO CONTE CHARGED BY FA.
Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte charged by FA after Chelsea v Tottenham clash.
Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte have each been charged by the Football Association following their clash on Sunday after the Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham. The pair were both sent off after an angry confrontation following the full-time whistle, as Spurs equalised six minutes into stoppage time. ItIt is alleged that the behaviour of both managers was improper. They have until Thursday, 18 August to respond to the charge. It follows an investigation launched by the FA into Tuchel's post-match comments about referee Anthony Taylor. The German suggested Taylor should not referee Chelsea matches in future. The Blues were furious that Taylor failed to penalise Rodrigo Bentancur for a challenge on fellow midfielder Kai Havertz in the build-up to Spurs' first equaliser. The resulting melee led to face-to-face fury between the two managers, which ended with Tuchel and Conte receiving yellow cards. But with tempers still running high, both men got involved in another spat at full-time and were sent off. However, the red cards do not trigger an automatic suspension, meaning both are almost certain to be in the dug-out for next weekend's games.
All India Football Federation: Fifa suspends AIFF over undue influence from third parties.
India's football association has been suspended by Fifa because of "undue influence from third parties". The suspension means the women's Under-17's World Cup, set to begin in the country on 11 October, will not take place as planned. India’s highest court had disbanded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in May and appointed a three-member committee to govern the sport. Fifa's member federations must be free from legal and political interference. World governing body Fifa and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have met Indian football stakeholders and laid down a roadmap for the AIFF, which has to change its rules by the end of July and hold elections by 15 September. "The suspension will be lifted once an order to set up a committee of administrators to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee has been repealed and the AIFF administration regains full control of the AIFF's daily affairs," Fifa added. "Fifa is in constant constructive contact with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in India and is hopeful that a positive outcome to the case may still be achieved."
Cycling.
Tom Dumoulin announces 'immediate' retirement from cycling.
Former Giro d'Italia winner and double Olympic silver medallist Tom Dumoulin has announced his retirement from cycling with "with immediate effect". The Dutch cyclist posted his decision on Twitter, two months after saying he would retire following September's Road World Championship in Australia. The 31-year-old won the Giro in 2017 and the world time trial title in the same year. "The tank is empty," Dumoulin said on Twitter. "I [have] decided to quit professional cycling with immediate effect." "I still had one project on my wishlist to end my career with a bang - the World Championship in Australia. I wanted to tackle that road to the World Championship the way I tackled the road to the Tokyo Olympics."But I notice that I can't do it anymore. The legs feel heavy and the training sessions are not working out as I hoped, and I also need to do a good performance and have a good feeling at the World Championship." Dumoulin who claimed two time trial Olympic silver medals and finished second in the 2018 Tour de France, added: "Even though the farewell didn't turn out the way I hoped, I look back on my career with incredible pride. "I worked hard for it, took a lot of passion and pleasure from it for many years, and delivered brilliant performances."
