Chris Broad concluded that India had bowled three overs short in the third ODI and the ICC verdict would be out in a day or two
Inzamam-ul-Haq was reprimanded by Chris Broad for throwing his bat towards the pavilion during the second ODI.
The Football Association (FA) charged Liverpool's Ryan Babel with improper conduct on Monday for posting a mocked-up picture of referee Howard Webb on Twitter after a weekend FA Cup defeat by Manchester United.
India assistant coach Gawli slams refereeing
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been reprimanded and handed a demerit point for deliberately stepping in England player Ollie Pope's way as he went for a run which led to "inappropriate physical contact" during the first Test at Hyderabad.
English referee Mark Clattenburg will not face any disciplinary action following a complaint by European champions Chelsea that he used racist language towards a player, the Football Association said on Thursday.
Finance, oil ministry tussle over exports.
World Championship silver medallist wrestler Amit Kumar rued that a bad umpiring decision at the end of his bout cost him a deserving gold medal in the final of the 55kg category against Iran's Hassan Farman Rahimi.
M B Santhosh Kumar is one of four FIFA-accredited referees in India. Despite the FIFA tag, he drives an autorickshaw for a living. Such is the state of sport in our country! Rediff.com's Manu A B meets the referee from Kerala, so desperate that he is willing to work as a peon to get by.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson played down his outburst at referee Mike Dean during Wednesday's 4-3 win over Newcastle United and accused opposite number Alan Pardew of hypocrisy.
"I cannot understand what the official behind the goal does because he doesn't make a clear decision too."
ICC match referee Richie Richardson, appointed for the last two Test matches, on Wednesday met rival captains Virat Kohli and Steve Smith separately to douse the simmering tension ahead of the third Test, starting on Thursday.
In Group C, Iran's Sepahan survived a pair of red cards to defeat Air Force Club from Iraq 1-0 in Tehran and stay two points adrift of leaders Al-Ittihad from Saudi Arabia.
Swede Martin Hansson, who was at the centre of France's controversial World Cup qualification, was named Friday among the 30 referees for the finals in South Africa in June.
Boxing body AIBA has sidelined all 36 referees and judges used at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics until an investigation has been concluded, it said on Thursday.
There should be a review of how pitches are rated with India receiving undue criticism according to Test captain Rohit Sharma.
Trouble erupted after East Bengal suffered a 1-2 defeat to Churchill Brothers as fans booed coach Trevor Morgan and a home side support staff member was seen abusing referee Santosh Kumar.
Argentina became the first side to book passage into the Copa America quarter-finals
Jose Mourinho has been charged with using abusive language against a match official, governing body UEFA said
India's Nitin Menon and Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena will officiate the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand on October 5.
Nikhat Zareen secured a Paris Olympics berth and assured herself of a medal as she cantered to the 50kg semi-finals of the Asian Games.
The former is referee for the seven-match India- Sri Lanka ODI series while Lloyd has been named for the three-Test series.
Referees were right 96 percent of the time at the World Cup, according to a study by FIFA's referees' committee.
The Italian will take charge of his last match in the second leg of the Serie A relegation playoff between Bologna and Parma.
Esther Staubli is set to become the first female referee to officiate a match at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017.
Referee Rob Styles has apologised for the controversial penalty decision that allowed Manchester United to take the lead against Bolton Wanderers in Saturday's Premier League game, which the champions went on to win 2-0.
Gets three-week ban by FA
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday appointed Chris Broad as match referee to oversee the proceedings of the four-match Test series between India and Australia. The ICC also appointed four umpires -- Rudi Koertzen, Asad Rauf, Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar -- for the series beginning in Bangalore on October 9.
Eriksen sends message of support to Lockyer following cardiac arrest
FIFA are launching an 18-month campaign to ensure the world's top referees are fully prepared for the finals in Germany.
Former Australia batsman David Boon will quit his job as Australian national selector to replace retiring compatriot Alan Hurst on the ICC Emirates Elite Panel of Match Referees in July.
Italian Pierluigi Collina will replace Kim Milton Nielsen who was ruled out after picking up a foot injury.
In major embarrassment for the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the International Cricket Council rated the track at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground in Nagpur, on which the third Test between India and South Africa was played, as "poor", triggering a review of the performance of the pitch under the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process.
Aman Sehrawat is the first Indian male wrestler to secure berth for the Paris Olympic Games
"If they don't get VAR in the Champions League, it is an absolute joke."
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been charged by the English FA for comments.
Under Italian Referees Association rules, professional referees must stand down at the age of 45.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Sunday mourned the death of one of country's finest all-rounders Mike Procter.
The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) said it has banned Lokomotiv Plovdiv defender Diyan Moldovanov for 10 matches for trying to hit a referee with a bottle on Saturday.
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