Craig Harris

@TalkingSnooker More chance of Halley's Comet making an appearance tomorrow than Theppy winning. (Would love to see it, though)

Cristiano Ronaldo has avoided a suspension for the start of next summer’s World Cup after FIFA handed the Portugal captain a three-match ban, with the final two games suspended for “a one-year probation period”. Ronaldo was sent off in Portugal’s penultimate World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland for swinging an elbow at Dara O’Shea in an off-the-ball incident. The red card meant Ronaldo would automatically serve a one-game ban, ruling him out of Portugal’s final World Cup qualifier against Armenia, but the suspension was extended by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, who deemed the offence worthy of a longer three-game ban. However, the committee ruled that the final two matches of Ronaldo’s extended ban would be suspended “under a one-year probation period”, meaning he will avoid missing any further fixtures provided he does not commit “another infringement of a similar nature”. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/68095…

@fouldsy147 why is Phil Yates (or anyone) so enraged? Ref doesn’t have to accede to a mutual agreement between players to re-rack, even though normally that’s what happens. And there are good reasons for that. Yet again, misplaced mocking criticsm of ref by players and others.