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Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming steps down as head of national league
BEIJING (AP) — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize the top-tier 20-team Chinese Basketball Association Management Company since...
Brazilian club president who helped uncover alleged match-fixing scandal has no regrets
GOIANIA, Brazil (AP) — When Hugo Jorge Bravo received information over what has since blown up into a major alleged match-fixing scandal in Brazil, the lifelong soccer fan and full-time police officer felt there was only one thing to do. He started his own investigation. ...
South Korea soccer player Son Jun-ho detained in China on suspicion of taking bribe
BEIJING (AP) — South Korea midfielder Son Jun-ho has been detained in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning on suspicion of accepting a bribe, China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Son was placed in custody “recently” and was under...
Brazil's soccer match-fixing scandal has international reach, investigator says
SAO PAULO (AP) — The lead investigator of Brazil’s sprawling match-fixing scandal said he has uncovered potential evidence of wrongdoing by players in other countries, and he hopes foreign authorities will use his team’s findings to start probes of their own. Goias state...
Will gambling case at Alabama ripple across college sports?
Alabama fired its baseball coach this week amid an investigation into suspicious bets involving a Crimson Tide game at LSU. The school did not give details about why Brad Bohannon was let go, saying only that he violated "the standards, duties, and responsibilities expected of...
Tokyo plan likened to putting 'skyscrapers' in Central Park
TOKYO (AP) — The Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set aside almost 100 years ago with private donations to honor Japan's famous Meiji Emperor. With the tacit support of Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, a real estate company is...
First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time
TOKYO (AP) — The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal were handed down Friday in Tokyo District Court, where defendants were found guilty but avoided jail time. The scandal has sullied the Olympic brand and has forced the northern Japanese city of Sapporo...
Rivalry between Barcelona and Madrid takes turn for worse
MADRID (AP) — The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over. What used to be a cordial relationship between the Spanish powerhouses has turned ugly following the latest scandal involving Barcelona over payments to a former refereeing official. ...
Sapporo may delay Olympic bid to 2034 after Tokyo scandal
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Sapporo may delay its bid for the Winter Olympics, going for 2034 instead of 2030. Yashuhiro Yamashita indicated on Monday he would hold talks with Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto. Akimoto was re-elected on Sunday,...
Sapporo election could restart bid for 2030 Winter Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed — but not stopped — by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games. The pursuit could resume if Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto is re-elected on Sunday, as expected,...
