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Football: Sex-for-fixing suspect hit with theft charge

Agence France-PresseApril 26, 2013 05:15
The Singaporean businessman at the centre of a sex-for-match fixing case has been given a fresh charge of theft for allegedly stealing evidence, state prosecutors said Friday. Eric Ding Si Yang, 31, who is accused of trying to rig an AFC Cup football match by procuring sex workers for three Lebanese referees, was given seven days in custody because of the new charge. Ding was being interviewed at the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau on Wednesday when he tried to hide a personal receipt issued by a law firm, according to court documents seen by AFP.

Football: Match-fixing scandal a 'bottomless pit' - prosecutor

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 12:01
The 'Calcioscommesse' match-fixing scandal is a "bottomless pit" according to one of the Italian prosecutors conducting an enquiry into the affair centred around illegal betting. Cremona prosecutor Roberto Di Martino said Tuesday investigations show no signs of coming to fruition any time soon. "The investigation is long, it's a bottomless pit," Di Martino said during a match-fixing congress organised by Lega Pro, the third division in the Italian football structure. "We need to bring it to a close (but) before 2013? I really don't know.

Singaporean trader linked to match-fixing syndicate

April 10, 2013 15:39
Prosecutors said on Tuesday that a Singaporean businessman arrested for trying to offer free sex to three referees to fix an AFC Cup match on April 3 is believed to be linked to a match-rigging syndicate. Eric Ding Si Yang, 31, was granted bail at 150,000 Singapore dollars (US$ 120,000) on Tuesday, but his passport was confiscated and he is required to report regularly to anti-corruption agency while on trial. Ding was arrested on Saturday for allegedly offering prostitutes to induce three Lebanese referees to fix the match on April 3 between local club Tampines Rovers and Indi

Football: Lebanese refs denied bail in sex-for-fixing case

April 10, 2013 06:45
A Singapore court on Wednesday denied bail to three Lebanese football referees accused of accepting free sex from a gambling-linked international syndicate to rig a match. District judge Kamala Ponnampalam agreed with state prosecutors that there was a risk referee Ali Sabbagh, 34, and his fellow Lebanese assistants Ali Eid, 33, and Abdallah Taleb, 37, would flee Singapore if given provisional liberty. Defence lawyer Gary Low told the court the three, who could be jailed for up to five years if convicted of corruption, plan to plead not guilty to the charges.

Football: Lebanese denied bail in sex-for-fixing case

April 10, 2013 05:30
A Singapore court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to three Lebanese football referees accused of accepting free sex from a gambling-linked international syndicate to rig a match. District judge Kamala Ponnampalam agreed with state prosecutors that there was a risk referee Ali Sabbagh and his fellow Lebanese assistants Ali Eid and Abdallah Taleb would flee the country if granted provisional liberty. The referees' lawyer Gary Low told the court they will be pleading not guilty to the charges.

Football: Singaporean denies match-fixing charge

April 9, 2013 02:31
A Singaporean businessman who allegedly induced three Lebanese referees to fix a football match by offering them free sex rejected corruption charges on Tuesday and sought bail. Eric Ding Si Yang, 31, has been held in Changi Prison since he was charged with three counts of corruption on Saturday. The three Lebanese, arrested earlier, are also being held in the same jail on similar charges pending their bail hearing.

Football: UEFA backs referees stopping matches for racism

March 28, 2013 10:16
UEFA reiterated its zero-tolerance policy on racism at a meeting in Sofia Thursday, encouraging referees to halt matches if need be and encouraging teams to denounce racism among fellow players and fans. UEFA's executive committee said it "recommends and fully supports referees to stop matches in cases of racism and calls on national associations and leagues to do the same," in a resolution drawn up by the Professional Football Strategy Council (PFSC) and ratified Thursday.

government-match fixing

March 13, 2013 04:00
SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- In light of the latest match-fixing scandal in local professional sports, the government said Wednesday it will form a new supervisory body, involving all major sports leagues, to handle further game-rigging schemes. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it convened an emergency meeting of senior officials from professional baseball, football, volleyball and basketball leagues to discuss their collective response to the match-fixing scandal in basketball.

S. Korean basketball coach in match-fixing probe

March 4, 2013 23:00
South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday they were investigating a professional basketball coach for alleged match-fixing, following similar scandals in domestic football and volleyball leagues. "The investigation is underway," a spokesman from the prosecutors' office in Uijeongbu city near Seoul, told AFP. He declined to elaborate. The coach, whose name was not revealed, allegedly received some 30 million won ($27,500) from a gambler about two years ago and rigged games by substituting key players, Yonhap news agency and other media outlets said.

Football: FIFA extends Italian match-fixing bans worldwide

February 27, 2013 13:01
Seventy players and officials sanctioned in Italy for their involvement in match-fixing between 2011 and 2012 saw their suspensions extended worldwide by FIFA's discplinary committee on Wednesday. Following three different legal proceedings led by the country over the course of last year, 106 individuals were charged with match-fixing, through direct involvement or by failing to report irregularities, illegal betting or corrupt organisation.
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