Liverpool Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister Wins Appeal Against Red Card 

Referee Thomas Bramall (R) shows a red card to Alexis Mac Allister (C) during the English Premier League match between Liverpool FC and AFC Bournemouth, in Liverpool, Britain, 19 August 2023. (EPA)
Referee Thomas Bramall (R) shows a red card to Alexis Mac Allister (C) during the English Premier League match between Liverpool FC and AFC Bournemouth, in Liverpool, Britain, 19 August 2023. (EPA)
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Liverpool Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister Wins Appeal Against Red Card 

Referee Thomas Bramall (R) shows a red card to Alexis Mac Allister (C) during the English Premier League match between Liverpool FC and AFC Bournemouth, in Liverpool, Britain, 19 August 2023. (EPA)
Referee Thomas Bramall (R) shows a red card to Alexis Mac Allister (C) during the English Premier League match between Liverpool FC and AFC Bournemouth, in Liverpool, Britain, 19 August 2023. (EPA)

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister won his appeal Tuesday against the red card he received in the win over Bournemouth in the Premier League.

The Argentina international was sent off for serious foul play following a challenge on Ryan Christie in the 58th minute of Liverpool’s 3-1 victory at Anfield on Saturday.

Mac Allister was facing a three-match ban, but an independent regulatory commission removed the suspension.



Former Champion Kvitova Handed Wimbledon Wildcard 

Petra Kvitova. (AFP)
Petra Kvitova. (AFP)
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Former Champion Kvitova Handed Wimbledon Wildcard 

Petra Kvitova. (AFP)
Petra Kvitova. (AFP)

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been handed a wildcard to the women's singles draw after being ranked too low for direct entry, organizers said on Wednesday.

The Czech, winner at the All England Club in 2011 and 2014, began her comeback from a 17-month maternity break last February.

The 35-year-old, a former world number two, is currently 572nd in the WTA rankings. She lost in the first round of a WTA 500 event on grass at Queen's Club earlier this month.

Kvitova was the only non-British player on the initial list of wildcards, which includes former British men's number one Dan Evans.