Three former FIFA top officials including Joseph Blatter enriched themselves by more than 79 million Swiss francs (80 million dollars) in the last five years, an internal investigation by the world football body has revealed.
The future of Laurent Blanc as Paris Saint-Germain coach was thrown into grave doubt yesterday after the chairman of the big-spending French champions said major changes were afoot.
A star-studded celebration of the world’s oldest international football tournament will get under way in California Friday, when the United States takes on Colombia to open the Copa America Centenario.
Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking three-run homer, while Adam Jones and Mark Trumbo belted two homers apiece as the Baltimore Orioles recorded a season-high seven in Thursday’s 12-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox at the Major League Baseball games.
Defending champion Golden State overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers with superior depth and defensive skill on Thursday, leading the Warriors to a 104-89 triumph to open the 70th NBA Finals.
Golden State’s Andre Iguodala earned the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award last year for coming off the bench and playing smothering defense on LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
India’s Anil Kumble and several other former Test players on an International Cricket Council committee have urged the sport’s law-makers to bring in new restrictions on the size of bats amid concerns over a glut of run-scoring.
While former world number ones Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy made erratic starts, long-hitting American Dustin Johnson charged into a one-shot lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on Thursday.