SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) -- Ted Ligety produced a blistering finish Wednesday to win the super-G at the world championsh ips, his first career victory in the discipline. Asia a proven fertile ground for match-fixers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – While there was some shock at the extent of the match-fixing revealed in Monday’s Europol report, there can be little surprise the fixers were based in Singapore given the history of corruption in Asian soccer. From China’s ‘golden whistles’ scandal of the early 2000s to the 41 players from South Korea’s K-League banned by FIFA for match-fixing just last month, the taint of corruption has rarely been far from the game in the world’s most populous continent. …
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(FILES) – Photo taken on January 26, 2013 shows Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner as he attends the FIS World Cup men's downhill race in Kitzbuehel, Austrian Alps. Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian skydiver who jumped from the edge of space in October, fell at 1,25 times the speed of sound, even faster than thought, organizers said on February 6, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEINALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images Wales v Austria
Wales will be hoping that Gareth Bale can reproduce his Tottenham form in the friendly international against Austria on Wednesday night. Soccer-Asia a proven fertile ground for match-fixers
SYDNEY, Feb 6 (Reuters) – While there was some shock at the extent of the match-fixing revealed in Monday’s Europol report, there can be little surprise the fixers were based in Singapore given the history of corruption in Asian soccer. From China’s ‘golden whistles’ scandal of the early 2000s to the 41 players from South Korea’s K-League banned by FIFA for match-fixing just last month, the taint of corruption has rarely been far from the game in the world’s most populous continent. …
Hamilton crashes in first test with Mercedes
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton crashed h is Mercedes nose-first into a tyre wall after the 2008 world champion suffered brake problems on his first day of testing with the Formula One team on Wednesday. The Briton's car careered straight across the gravel runoff at the Jerez circuit's turn six, the notorious Dry Sack corner where Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve collided in the 1997 title-deciding European Grand Prix. … Silence on match-fixing probe puts Singapore at risk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is working with European authorities investigating the fixing of soccer matches on a global scale but its silence on any action being taken against local suspects risks damaging the reputation of the wealthy, tightly regulated Asian country. European investigators said this week they believe the results of hundreds of soccer matches were fixed at club and national level, with some of the key figures alleged to have run the bribery scam out of Singapore. … Bale could be Wales' Messi, says manager Coleman
The Dragons' poor form last year has left their World Cup 2014 hopes in tatters, but their coach thinks the Tottenham winger could adopt a similar role to the Barcelona star Allen vows to improve poor Liverpool form
The 22-year-old midfielder has fallen down the Anfield pecking order in recent weeks but remains determined to force his way back into manager Brendan Rodgers' plans Silence on match-fixing probe puts Singapore at risk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is working with European authorities investigating the fixing of soccer matches on a global scale but its silence on any action being taken against local suspects risks damaging the reputation of the wealthy, tightly regulated Asian country. European investigators said this week they believe the results of hundreds of soccer matches were fixed at club and national level, with some of the key figures alleged to have run the bribery scam out of Singapore. …
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