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MOSCOW - A Russian soccer coach who said he would not sign dark-skinned players received a five-game ban Wednesday for racial discrimination.The punishment is the strongest sanction for racism handed out to a player or coach by the Russian Football Union.Igor Gamula told Russian journalists last month that FC Rostov had enough dark-skinned players and weve got six of the things when asked in post-match news conference about rumours the club would sign a Cameroon defender.He also made what he called a joke about the Ebola virus.Gamula, who holds Russian and Ukrainian nationality, apologized three days later after Rostovs African players threatened to go on strike.In a statement on its website, the Russian Football Union said the comments were of a disparaging or discriminatory nature toward a group of persons regarding race or skin colour.The 54-year-old coachs ban will end in March due to the Russian leagues three-month winter break.The city of Rostov will host World Cup matches in 2018. Andrew Luck Colts Jersey . Ribery terrorized the Schalke defence throughout and put the home side ahead in the 36th minute when he chipped the goalkeeper before stroking the ball into the empty net. The French winger struck again after the interval, combining with Thomas Mueller on the left before firing a deflected shot beyond the helpless Timo Hildebrand in the 55th, as Bayern bounced back from Wednesdays 1-0 loss at FC Basel in the Champions League. Ben Banogu Youth Jersey . Virtanen opened the scoring at 6:45 of the first period, then gave Canada a two-goal lead with a power-play goal 1:03 into the second. Sweden cut the lead in half when Daniel Muzito Bagenda scored a power-play goal at 10:57 of the second. http://www.coltsofficialstore.us/authentic-pat-mcafee-colts-jersey/ . You can watch coverage on TSN, TSN2 and CTV beginning today at 3pm et/Noon pt. The championships will feature approximately 250 of Canadas best figure skaters in senior, junior and novice as they vie for spots on the national team, international assignments and will act as the final step in the 2014 Olympic qualification process. Quenton Nelson Youth Jersey .com) - Sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez was a first-round winner on Monday at the Delray Beach Open tennis event. Johnny Unitas Womens Jersey . Mark Teahen scored the go-ahead run in the home seventh on an error by Scott Sizemore, who had knotted the game with a solo homer in the previous half- inning. Paul Konerko then hit an RBI single which proved to be the winning run.The Winnipeg Jets will play the first of four straight pre-season games against Canadian opposition when they tangle with the Edmonton Oilers tonight at Rexall Place. This is the second pre-season meeting between the teams, as the Oilers claimed a 3-2 victory in Winnipeg. Viewers in the Jets region can watch the action live on TSN3 at 8pm ct, and the game can also be heard on TSN Radio 1290 Winnipeg. Viktor Fasth will be between the pipes for the Oilers, who will also feature Tyler Pitlick on their top line with Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Goaltenders Danny Taylor and Michael Hutchinson will travel to Edmonton for the Jets, while both Mark Stuart and Jacob Trouba will be in the Winnipeg lineup. In their first pre-season meeting at MTS Centre, Nugent-Hopkins, Bogdan Yakimov and Justin Schultz all scored second period goals for the Oilers as they earned a come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over the Jets. TJ Galiardi had given the Jets aa first period lead and Matt Halischuk doubled the advantage before the Oilers scored three to capture the contest.dddddddddddd The Jets enter Mondays game having dropped two in a row, as after the loss to the Oilers they were beaten 4-3 by the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. In that contest, Wild defenceman Jared Spurgeon scored the winner on the power-play with under five minutes left in regulation. Ondrej Pavelec started for the Jets against the Wild and surrendered four goals on 28 shots. The Oilers also enter the contest coming off a loss as they were defeated 5-0 by the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. Captain Andrew Ference left with a right arm injury and did not return to action, however following the game Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins said that x-rays were negative and that hell be fine. Following this contest, the Jets will face the Ottawa Senators and the Calgary Flames twice to close out their pre-season schedule. ' ' '