Tonali to put his year-long betting ban behind him tonight

August 28 – Italian international midfielder Sandro Tonali is set to make his long-awaited return for Newcastle United tonight after a 10-month ban for breaching betting rules.

Tonali joined Newcastle from AC Milan last year but only played 12 games before he was handed a long suspension by the Italian football federation for betting on Milan and another Italian club, Brescia, when he played for those teams.

An independent regulatory commission also sanctioned Tonali with an extra...