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The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Luis Suarezs four-month ban for biting an opponent at the World Cup, but cleared him Thursday to train with Barcelona. Air Max 270 Prezzo Basso . CAS said FIFAs sanctions against Suarez are „generally proportionate to the offence committed.“ Suarez can next play for Barcelona on Oct. 26, which could be the day the team faces Real Madrid in the Spanish league. He remains banned for Uruguays next eight competitive matches and will miss next years Copa America and some World Cup qualifying matches. Suarez bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellinis shoulder during Uruguays 1-0 win at the World Cup on June 24. He denied it at first, but later admitted it and apologized within days. „The sanctions imposed on the player by FIFA have been generally confirmed,“ the court said in a statement. The court described the ban imposed by FIFA on Suarez from taking part in any football activity as „excessive.“ „However, the 4-month suspension will apply to official matches only and no longer to other football-related activities (such as training, promotional activities and administrative matters),“ the court said. Banning Suarez from training would have meant the ban „would still have an impact on his activity after the end of the suspension,“ the panel ruled. Suarez, who left Liverpool for Barcelona after the World Cup, appeared at the courts fast-track hearing last Friday in an effort to reduce his ban. FIFA had also fined him 100,000 Swiss francs ($112,000). CAS will publish its reasons for the verdict in the coming weeks. Suarez, who was supported in his appeal by Barcelona and the Uruguay football federation, could challenge the ruling at the Swiss Federal Tribunal. That is a much longer process, and the court only intervenes if legal process was abused. Suarez is also set to miss three of Barcelonas six Champions League group matches. After being sent home from the World Cup before Uruguays second-round loss to Colombia, Suarez has eight matches of his competitive internationals ban still to serve. He would be allowed to play in non-competition friendly matches. Suarez has bitten opponents on other occasions as well, when playing for Ajax in 2010 and Liverpool last year. „I deeply regret what occurred,“ Suarez wrote in a Twitter message shortly after his ban at the World Cup was announced. „(The) truth is that my colleague Giorgio Chiellini suffered the physical result of a bite in the collision he suffered with me.“ Nike Air Force 1 07 Scontate . – After a back-and-forth battle throughout the season, Alex Guenette has earned the 2013 rookie of the year award for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 by just one point over Ryley Seibert. Yeezy Boost 700 Scontate . The top-ranked Williams carried her winning momentum from 2013 into the new season, beating No. 2-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday to defend her title at the Brisbane International and set the tone for the Australian Open. BALTIMORE — The Orioles have acquired right-handed reliever Brad Brach from the San Diego Padres for a minor league pitcher. The 27-year-old Brach had a 3.19 ERA in 33 games last season with the Padres, striking out 31 in 31 innings. In three seasons with San Diego, Brach went 3-6 with a 3.70 ERA over 109 appearances. San Diego gets right-hander Devin Jones in Mondays trade. The 23-year-old Jones wass 5-7 with a 5. Air Force 1 Scontate. .64 ERA in 25 starts this year with Class A Frederick and Double-A Bowie. Jones was selected by Baltimore in the ninth round of the 2011 amateur draft out of Mississippi State. In another move Monday, the Orioles claimed infielder Cord Phelps off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. Phelps batted .159 in 113 at-bats with Cleveland over the last three seasons. ‚ ‚ ‚