Egypt’s Marmoush Keeps Scoring as Frankfurt Keeps Winning in the Bundesliga

 Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush celebrates after the Bundesliga soccer match between Holstein Kiel and Eintracht Frankfurt, at the Holstein Stadium in Kiel, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Frank Molter/dpa via AP)
Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush celebrates after the Bundesliga soccer match between Holstein Kiel and Eintracht Frankfurt, at the Holstein Stadium in Kiel, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Frank Molter/dpa via AP)
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Egypt’s Marmoush Keeps Scoring as Frankfurt Keeps Winning in the Bundesliga

 Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush celebrates after the Bundesliga soccer match between Holstein Kiel and Eintracht Frankfurt, at the Holstein Stadium in Kiel, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Frank Molter/dpa via AP)
Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush celebrates after the Bundesliga soccer match between Holstein Kiel and Eintracht Frankfurt, at the Holstein Stadium in Kiel, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Frank Molter/dpa via AP)

Egypt forward Omar Marmoush starred again to lead Eintracht Frankfurt to a 4-2 win at promoted Holstein Kiel for its fourth straight Bundesliga win on Sunday.

Marmoush scored two goals and set up the other two to help Frankfurt continue its winning run since starting the league with a 2-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund. He has scored in every win – Marmoush had never scored in four straight league games before.

The 25-year-old forward opened the scoring in the 25th minute and set up Igor Matanović’s first league goal after the break to cancel Shuto Machino’s penalty equalizer for Kiel.

Machino scored again in the 50th, but Marmoush replied again in the 65th, nine minutes before he set up Brazilian defender Tuta to seal the win.

The win means Frankfurt is just a point behind league leader Bayern Munich after five rounds. Bayern dropped its first points Saturday in a 1-1 draw with defending champion Bayer Leverkusen.

Hoffenheim was to host Werder Bremen to close out the round later Sunday.



Sinner Has his Steroid Case Appealed by World Anti-Doping Agency

Italy's Jannik Sinner hits a return against Chile's Nicolas Jarry during their men's single round of 32 match at the China Open tournament in Beijing on September 26, 2024. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Italy's Jannik Sinner hits a return against Chile's Nicolas Jarry during their men's single round of 32 match at the China Open tournament in Beijing on September 26, 2024. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
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Sinner Has his Steroid Case Appealed by World Anti-Doping Agency

Italy's Jannik Sinner hits a return against Chile's Nicolas Jarry during their men's single round of 32 match at the China Open tournament in Beijing on September 26, 2024. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Italy's Jannik Sinner hits a return against Chile's Nicolas Jarry during their men's single round of 32 match at the China Open tournament in Beijing on September 26, 2024. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

The steroid case involving top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Montreal-based body known as WADA announced Saturday.

According to The Associated Press, WADA said it is seeking a ban of one to two years for the US Open champion.

Sinner tested positive twice for an anabolic steroid in March but was not banned in a decision by an independent tribunal announced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) on Aug. 20 because the ITIA determined he was not to blame.

Sinner’s accepted explanation was that the banned performance-enhancer entered his system unintentionally through a massage from his physiotherapist, who used a spray containing the steroid to treat their own cut finger.

WADA said it filed an appeal on Thursday to the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport.

“It is WADA’s view that the finding of ‘no fault or negligence’ was not correct under the applicable rules,” WADA said in a statement. “WADA is seeking a period of ineligibility of between one and two years. WADA is not seeking a disqualification of any results, save that which has already been imposed by the tribunal of first instance."