Fifa arrests: Visa threatens to withdraw sponsorship as pressure increases May 28, 2015 Visa has become the first Fifa sponsor to threaten terminating its support for football's scandal-hit governing body. The financial services giant said "we will reassess our sponsorship" if Fifa does not make immediate changes to its conduct following the arrest of a number of top officials on bribery and racketeering charges brought by the US Department of [...]
Day of reckoning for besieged FIFA May 27, 2015 ▪ Seven officials arrested as criminal proceedings brought ▪ The presidential election will take place as planned WORLD governing body Fifa was in unprecedented turmoil last night after a day of drama and intrigue saw seven serving officials of the scandal-ridden organisation arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges. Dawn raids of the five-star Baur au [...]
Four-week ban rules Hartley out of England’s World Cup opener May 27, 2015 ENGLAND hooker Dylan Hartley will miss the opening game of the Rugby World Cup after being slapped with a four-week ban for headbutting an opponent at a disciplinary hearing last night. Northampton skipper Hartley received the lowest possible ban for the offence after clashing with Saracens’ counterpart Jamie George during his side’s 29-24 Premiership semi-final [...]
Cook is the perfect man to shrug off batting pressure, insists Root May 27, 2015 ENGLAND vice-captain Joe Root has hailed the tide-turning qualities of skipper Alastair Cook ahead of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, which starts tomorrow. Despite no player scoring more Test runs in the last decade than Cook, the 30-year-old’s position at the top of the England batting order had come under scrutiny after [...]
‘It’ll be a Glastonbury but for sport and health’ May 27, 2015 British Athletics chief Niels de Vos has grand plans for Olympic Stadium and they start now BRITISH Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos is in no mood for understatement when discussing the importance of the Olympic Stadium to the future – the survival, even – of UK track and field. His organisation will take up [...]
Cricket Comment: Stokes can be England’s next true all-rounder May 27, 2015 Like many people I thought Jason Gillespie had a real shout of landing the England head coach’s job but I believe that Trevor Bayliss is a really good appointment and he is someone who will move the national side in the right direction. I spent a bit of time with him when I was with [...]
Sevilla in record Europa title haul May 27, 2015 SEVILLA secured a record fourth Europa League trophy after edging a thrilling contest against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 in last night’s final in Warsaw. Colombia striker Carlos Bacca netted the winner, his second of the game, after former Blackburn forward Nikola Kalinic opened the scoring for the Ukrainians, while Ruslan Rotan and Grzegorz Krychowiak were also [...]
Edmund quits Roland Garros May 27, 2015 BRITAIN’S Kyle Edmund has been forced to withdraw from the French Open after having a scan on a stomach injury yesterday. World No121 Edmund had navigated three qualifying rounds at Roland Garros before dispatching France’s Stephane Robert on Monday to record his maiden win in the main draw of a Grand Slam. The 20-year-old was [...]
Fifa corruption arrests: How the FA, Fifa, Uefa, Arsene Wenger and the football world reacted to US and Swiss investigations May 27, 2015 The football world was brought to a standstill today after top Fifa officials were arrested by police on corruption charges in an early morning Zurich raid and others were called for questioning over the World Cup bidding process. A US Department of Justice suit indicted 14 people – including Fifa officials – on charges of corruption [...]
Fifa: No revote on Qatar World Cup 2022 or Russia World Cup 2018 May 27, 2015 Fifa insists the World Cups in Qatar and Russia will go ahead as planned even after 10 officials were questioned by Swiss police on suspicion of criminal activity in the allocation of the tournament. American and Swiss authorities sensationally swarmed upon football's governing body this morning, with the latter's investigation surrounding alleged corruption in the [...]