Tag - match-fixing

 
 

MATCH FIXING

Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2023
Osasuna barred from UEFA Conference League over match-fixing scandal
The La Liga club plans to appeal the UEFA ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 2, 2019
Naturalized Sokokurai fought for JSA return
One of the more interesting bits of news over the past month was the announcement that Arashio stable veteran Sokokurai had acquired Japanese nationality.
TENNIS
May 18, 2017
Nishikori 'shocked' by Mitsuhashi's lifetime ban
Kei Nishikori said Wednesday he was stunned to learn his former junior doubles partner Junn Mitsuhashi has been banned from tennis for life for attempted match-fixing and betting on the sport.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2015
Banned-for-life Salvadoran national soccer player Alfredo Pacheco gunned down at gas station
Alfredo Pacheco, a soccer player who played for the Salvadoran national side before being banned from the sport for life for his involvement in match-fixing, was murdered on Sunday, the Salvadoran attorney general's office said.
BASKETBALL
May 26, 2015
Police investigating match-fixing allegations in KBL
Police in South Korea are investigating a coach over allegations of possible match-fixing in the KBL, the nation's pro basketball league, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
SOCCER
Feb 25, 2015
Aguirre's court hearing postponed
Former Japan coach Javier Aguirre's scheduled court hearing over his alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Spain has been postponed, Spanish sports daily Marca reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 14, 2015
Court accepts match-fixing claim involving Japan manager Aguirre
A Valencia court has accepted a claim filed by Spanish prosecutors alleging Japan manager Javier Aguirre and 40 others were involved in fixing a match between his former club Real Zaragoza and Levante in 2011, according to reports on Wednesday out of Spain.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 27, 2014
Japan manager Aguirre protests innocence over match-fixing allegations
National team manager Javier Aguirre launched an impassioned defense of his integrity as he broke his silence over match-fixing allegations on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 18, 2014
No evidence of Sanfrecce-Frontale match-fixing: J.League
The J.League said Tuesday it found no evidence of match-fixing in the March 8 game between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale after receiving an alert about the match from FIFA.

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