Sentence examples for sporting punishment from inspiring English sources

"It is our belief that any form of sporting punishment must be unambiguous in the message it displays.

"The board of directors of Dundee United are unequivocal in the belief that a form of sporting punishment must form part of the reasoning behind any decision made and, therefore, cannot vote the newco into the SPL.

Following a meeting between supporters and board members, a club spokesman said: "A form of sporting punishment must form part of the reasoning behind any decision made and, therefore, [the club] cannot vote the newco into the SPL.

That, of course, is an unacceptable timeframe for footballing authorities who must decide on sporting punishments swiftly in order to draw up calendars for the new season.

Gladiatorial combats, also known as "gladiatorial games", popular during Roman times, provide a good example of an activity that is a combination of sport, punishment, and entertainment.

If we ban him from his favourite sport as punishment, we fuel his anger.

But in Hopkins's mind, boxing is merely an extension of prison - out of sight and full of spite, sport's punishment block.

But how far should the censure go, and how effective can sporting boycotts be, particularly since any punishment of Ukraine could wreak collateral damage in Poland?

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

Africa's soccer rulers have now banned those victims from their next two tournaments, and so far, the Sporting Court of Arbitration upholds that inhuman punishment.

9 30 P.M. (Food Network) GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT Bob Blumer is both host and participant in this series about what might be called foodie sporting events.