Sentence examples for of sporting sanctions from inspiring English sources

Threats of sporting sanctions are taken seriously in this rugby-crazy nation.

In numerous European states, strict rules exist which prevent clubs – on threat of sporting sanctions – poaching [young players] from their rivals' training centres.

Foster outlined seven actions required as a minimum for Fifa to fulfil its obligations, including having a Fifa official present at al-Araibi's legal appearances, and threats of sporting sanctions against Bahrain.

After more than a decade of sporting sanctions, South Africa is not only returning to international rugby but is the World Cup host for teams that snubbed the country during apartheid.

"Sporting sanctions are the only effective punishment," he said.

"The whole basis of a financial fair play set of rules is to ensure that if there is a sporting advantage that has been obtained, you can address that through some sort of sporting sanction".

According to Elliot Hopkins, the federation's director of sports, sanctioning and student services, the decision was based largely on medical findings indicating that surgery on overused, teenaged arms has grown in recent years.

Elliot Hopkins, director of sports, sanction and student services with the National Federation of State High School Associations, said some estimates suggest that as many as 1.5 million high school students face some kind of hazing each year, though not all cases are as serious or violent as the Philomath allegations.

"But because of our agreement with them, because of our difficulties, unfortunately we had to accept the trigger of the sporting sanctions.

Chief operating officer of the RFL Ralph Rimmer said: "The RFL accepts the decision of the Sporting Sanctions Appeals Panel and would like to place on record its thanks to the panel members for their professional and thorough approach.

There are also plenty of other infamous historical sporting sanctions which have involved the stripping of titles, medals or trophies from athletes, teams and clubs; when the Canadian Ben Johnson was found to have taken steroids to win the 100min record time at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he was disqualified and his gold medal was awarded to America's Carl Lewis.