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Group monitoring tennis gambling ties alert rise to COVID-19

Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 17:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The group charged with monitoring gambling and punishing corruption in tennis found a near-doubling in the number of suspect matches during the first three months of 2020 — an increase it tied...

F1 puts some staff on furlough, execs take pay cuts

Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 16:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

With nearly half of the season already altered by the coronavirus pandemic, Formula One said Wednesday it will furlough half of its staff until the end of May and senior executives will take pay...

Athletes already qualified for Tokyo Games get to keep spots

Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 21:37 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

About 6,500 athletes who already have earned their spots for the Tokyo Games are in for 2021 under redrawn qualifying regulations published Tuesday by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC...

UEFA explores financial rule changes due to pandemic impact

Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 17:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

UEFA is exploring changes to Financial Fair Play rules as clubs grapple with the sudden loss in revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic abruptly halting competitions across...

Thomas Müller extends contract at Bayern Munich

Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 16:50 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Thomas Müller signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich, the German champions said Tuesday. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder's contract had been due to expire at the end of...

European competitions could wait for domestic leagues to end

Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 16:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Finishing off domestic soccer seasons could take precedence over completing the Champions League. Spanish league president Javier Tebas said Tuesday that several ideas are being studied by the...

US prosecutors allege bribes in 2018, 2022 World Cup votes

Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 06:28 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Prosecutors revealed new details of alleged bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members to gain their votes for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup and charged a pair of former 21st Century Fox...

Tennis tours coordinating possible post-virus rescheduling

Monday, 6 April 2020, 23:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The men’s and women’s professional tennis tours are examining contingency plans for post-coronavirus rescheduling, including the possibility of pushing back the end of the 2020...

Liverpool reverses plan to furlough staff after backlash

Monday, 6 April 2020, 21:25 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Apologizing to its own fans, Liverpool on Monday reversed a decision to apply its furloughed non-playing staff for the British government's job retention scheme during the coronavirus...

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