Rubiales was also banned from getting within a radius of 200 metres of Jenni Hermoso and from communicating with her for a period of one year.

Boxing has been marred by out of the ring legal battles while also fighting maladministration which has had a negative impact on the sport.

Villa also had chances to win, but Nunez's failure to seal the victory for league leaders Liverpool was especially glaring.

Lewis Hamilton is convinced that this season could be Ferrari's year after he drove for the first time on Wednesday the Formula One team's car for the upcoming season.