Tag: Corruption in sports
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...
Athlete union research aims to improve child protection
GENEVA — A world-wide network of athletes’ unions published research Tuesday aimed at better protecting young people in sports following sexual abuse scandals in...
Man City follows Milan path to final from UEFA legal clash
GENEVA — The club UEFA wanted banned from the Champions League before the season has gone all the way to the final.
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Zoysa banned from cricket for 6 years for corruption
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after being found...
Russian referee suspended by UEFA in match-fixing case
NYON, Switzerland — Russian referee Sergey Lapochkin has been suspended for 90 days during an investigation of a suspected match-fixing case, UEFA said Thursday.
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Former Zimbabwe captain Streak banned 8 years for corruption
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was banned for eight years Tuesday for breaching cricket's anti-corruption code while he was...
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
TOKYO — Tokyo pitched itself as "a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago.
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LEADING OFF: Hinch back in Houston, Mets in weather mess
A look at what's happening around the majors today:
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Hinch reflects on Astros sign-stealing scam in return
HOUSTON — Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch reflected on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job as the team’s manager in...