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# Banned

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Fifa ban referee for life after controversial penalty decision in World Cup qualifier
England without their captain for potential Women's Grand Slam decider in Dublin
Vietnamese players banned for two years over 'mannequin-style' protest
14 Australian football fans banned after displaying 'offensive' banner depicting oral sex
Olympic gold medallist claims her blood pressure meds caused positive drugs test
All Blacks lock Tuipulotu suspended after failed drugs test
White House spokesman says order is 'not a travel ban' (despite Trump saying it was yesterday)
NRL star suspended after testing positive for steroids
Philippine minister says Dora can't explore a protected UNESCO site
Dallas Cowboys star Randy Gregory loses suspension appeal and will miss NFL playoffs
France moves to ban Vitamin D supplement after death of newborn baby
No one has ever been convicted of female genital mutilation in Ireland
Rugby player given 3-year ban for shocking no-arms hit on female ref
'The full veil must be banned... wherever legally possible': Merkel wants a burqa ban in Germany
Poll: Should diesel vehicles be phased out in Ireland?
CSKA Moscow midfielder hit with 2-year ban for cocaine use
Saracens wing Chris Ashton cops 13-week ban for biting
US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months without pay after Rio scandal
Government says it has no plans to ban the use of animals in circuses
Twitter bans right-wing writer after Ghostbusters actor targeted by trolls
Willie le Roux given one-week ban for aerial hit on Tiernan O'Halloran
'This is not a sport, it's just cruelty': Irish TV and music stars support ban on hare coursing
CJ Stander handed one-week ban after lengthy disciplinary hearing in Johannesburg
David Pocock hit with three-week ban for this 'choke hold' on opponent
Harvey Norman ad that referenced Leaving Cert students with 'sore heads' banned
Censorship board bans book for the first time since 1998
Italian stalwart Castrogiovanni to miss Ireland game after two-week ban for stamp
Snow White book banned from Qatar school over 'sexual innuendo'
Leinster's Fergus McFadden handed three-week ban for stamp on Nathan White
US bans soaps, body washes and toothpastes containing microbeads
Parents can't rely on 'reasonable chastisement' when slapping their kids anymore
Cardiff Blues hooker Matthew Rees handed 7-week ban for sickening stamp
Jimmy Gopperth to miss Leinster return after being suspended for this flying-punch
The last legal defence for slapping children is set to be removed
Sean O'Brien handed one-week ban for Papé punch, will miss Argentina clash
Chelsea ban banter as they bid to curb poor early season form - reports
Blow for the Dubs as Diarmuid Connolly's replay ban is upheld
'I'll be surprised if he doesn't play' - Kerry boss has sympathy for McCann
Chelsea Manning in trouble over Caitlyn Jenner magazine
Dublin hotel tells homeless family not to use front door