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September 12, 2019

Spanish league president says player revealed match-fixing

Spanish league president Javier Tebas testified in a match-fixing trial on Thursday, saying it was a former player who told ...

September 12, 2019

Former Anderlecht executive arrested in fraud case

Belgian police have arrested former Anderlecht executive Herman Van Holsbeeck as part of a money laundering and corruption ...

September 11, 2019

Player's agent arrested in money laundering soccer probe

Police have arrested two people, including a player's agent, as part of an international money laundering and corruption ...

September 10, 2019

Clubs leader Agnelli stands by Champions League reform plan

Even though a radical proposal to reform the Champions League has stalled, European club leaders still want to pursue certain ...

September 10, 2019

Al-Khelaifi's role on UEFA ruling body defended by Agnelli

Under investigation in French and Swiss criminal investigations, the president of Paris Saint-Germain was praised Tuesday as ...

September 09, 2019

Brazilian player gets life ban from tennis for match-fixing

Brazilian player Diego Matos was banned for life from professional tennis on Monday after being found guilty of match-fixing.

September 09, 2019

IAAF bans former adviser for life in corruption case

Track and field's world governing body has banned a former adviser for life over alleged corruption in relation to doping ...

September 05, 2019

Ex-Mexico coach denies involvement in match-fixing in Spain

Former Mexico coach Javier Aguirre has denied taking money that was allegedly used to fix the result of a Spanish league game ...

September 03, 2019

High-profile match-fixing case begins in Spain

Spain's most high-profile match-fixing soccer trial got underway Tuesday with more than 30 players appearing before a judge.

August 27, 2019

The Latest: Federer wins, stays perfect in US Open 1st round

The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Roger Federer bounced back from a shaky start to ...

August 20, 2019

Chilean tennis player banned 8 years for match-fixing

Chilean tennis player Juan Carlos Saez has been banned for eight years for match-fixing. The Tennis Integrity Unit says Saez ...

August 17, 2019

FIFA bans two-medal Olympic coach in fixing bribes case

The coach who led Nigeria to two Olympic Games medals has been banned for life by FIFA for agreeing to receive bribes to fix ...

August 15, 2019

FIFA bans ex-member of audit committee for life for bribery

FIFA has banned a Bolivian official for life from football for being involved in bribery while serving on its audit and ...

August 06, 2019

Art Briles back on field in Texas, not talking about Baylor

Art Briles was back at his roots Monday, coaching a high school football team in Texas following a season in Italy and more ...

July 30, 2019

Banned tennis player's brother suspended for integrity probe

An Egyptian tennis player whose brother was banned from the sport for life for match-fixing has been suspended from tennis ...

July 26, 2019

FIFA bans African official for bribes linked to match-fixing

FIFA has banned another African soccer official for taking bribes to help match-fixer Wilson Perumal. FIFA says former Sierra ...

July 22, 2019

FIFA bans Botswana official for life for taking bribes

FIFA says its ethics judges have banned a soccer official from Botswana for life for taking bribes linked to convicted ...

July 18, 2019

UEFA takes Mechelen out of Europa League for match-fixing

UEFA has removed Mechelen from the Europa League group stage after reviewing its investigation of alleged match-fixing in ...