However the Spanish club have lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against UEFA's decision with a hearing set for May 14 and decision expected sometime in June.

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National League MVP Ryan Braun won his appeal yesterday, becoming the first Major League Baseball player to have a positive drug test overturned when an arbitration panel ruled in his favor on appeal and decided against a 50-game suspension for the 2012 season.

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Hungary will be forced to play its World Cup qualifying match against Romania in an empty stadium after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal by the Hungarian Football Federation on Tuesday.

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