Mae appeals against ban

Skiing: Vanessa Mae has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against her four-year ban handed out by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Mae, the classical violinist who competed for Thailand at the 2014 Winter Olympics under the name Vanessa Vanakorn, was found guilty by the FIS last month of taking part in races which were fixed to help her qualify.

The 36-year-old came last of 67 in the women’s giant-slalom in Sochi.

Fisher tied with Coetzee for lead

Golf: England’s Ross Fisher was yesterday in a tie for the lead with South African George Coetzee midway through the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa.

Fisher, who won the Tshwane Open there in March — his fifth European Tour win, claimed birdies on the second, sixth, seventh and ninth holes in a flawless out nine to go four under par on 36.

Bundesliga to use Hawk-eye

Football: Bundesliga clubs voted yesterday to install goal-line technology for the start of next season.

An earlier vote failed in March but the proposal was tabled again by Bayern Munich after they won a dodgy decision in the German Cup final in May against Borussia Dortmund.