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China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes

Mar. 26, 2024 03:21 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging crackdown on sports corruption. Chinese courts on Tuesday handed down sentences of between eight years and life in prison to officials in the Communist...

China releases South Korean soccer star after a nearly 1-year detention over bribery suspicions

Mar. 25, 2024 08:20 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A star South Korean soccer player who was detained and investigated in China for nearly a year over bribery allegations has been released and returned home, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Monday. Son Jun-ho, a former member of the South Korean national...

Betting scandal with Ohtani's interpreter is far from the first in professional sports

Mar. 21, 2024 15:56 PM EDT

Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight in the wake of the Los Angeles Dodgers firing Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and close friend of newly acquired star player Shohei Ohtani. The abrupt dismissal of the 39-year-old Mizuhara came amid reports from the Los Angeles...

Two-time defending Rolex 24 winner Meyer Shank Racing watching race from afar after cheating scandal

Jan. 19, 2024 16:23 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Shank spent Friday at his mother’s house in Ohio bitterly watching a timing and scoring feed from the first IMSA practice of the sports car season. It was agonizing for the owner of the team that is the two-time defending winner of the Rolex 24...

NWSL's Portland Thorns purchased by Bhathal family; Previous owner faced persistent calls to sell

Jan. 03, 2024 15:53 PM EST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Thorns have been acquired by the Bhathal family, investors in the NBA's Sacramento Kings, the National Women's Soccer League team announced Wednesday. RAJ Sports purchased the team for $63 million, according to a person familiar with the deal....