Tag: Corruption in sports
Player arrested for alleged match-fixing at 2020 French Open
PARIS — A tennis player suspected of match-fixing last year has been arrested in Paris during the French Open, the Paris prosecutor's office said...
Swimming federation to elect leader in shadow of FIFA case
GENEVA — A new president will take over the governing body of swimming on Saturday with a FIFA bribery case casting a shadow on...
Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case
NEW YORK — The convictions of a sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach in a conspiracy to bribe top college coaches to...
Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic
TOKYO — Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic?
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AP Sportlight
May 31
1927 — Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun records an...
Manchester United slips on Solskjaer’s ‘stepping stone’
GDANSK, Poland — Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted the Europa League final to be a “stepping stone” to future success. Instead, United...
Davis Cup: Piqué says new venues will fix scheduling issues
MADRID — Expanding the Davis Cup Finals to more venues will help attract more fans and avoid some of the late finishes that hurt...
Swiss bank Julius Baer to pay nearly $80M in FIFA case
NEW YORK — The Swiss bank Julius Baer agreed to pay nearly $80 million in fines and penalties for its role in illegal payments...
AP Sportlight
May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a...
Kazakhstan Davis Cup tennis player banned for corruption
LONDON — A tennis player who represented Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup has been banned for 10 years after admitting a string of corruption...