| Red Sox Trying Their Hand, and Foot, at New Sport The Boston Red Sox owners have tried their hand at golf, auto racing, U.S. college sports and — of course — baseball. feeds.nytimes.com |
Should Liverpool fans fear new US owners? The sale of Liverpool Football Club to new American owners has been agreed, but should Koppites be afraid? guardian.co.uk |
The Adjudicator: A-League R11 On Thursday, The Adjudicator fronted an extraordinary press conference and read the following prepared statement. foxsports.com.au |
Suspended Adamu denies wrongdoing • Fifa official 'refutes all allegations made'• 'It is important that these claims are thoroughly investigated'Amos Adamu, the Nigerian official provisionally suspended by Fifa over bribery allegations, today denied any wrongdoing.Adamu and Tahiti's Reynald Temarii, two members of Fifa's 24-man executive committee who will decide which nations host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, were suspended by the governing body after being the subjects of an undercover investigation by the Sunday Times, who allege the pair asked for cash in return for their votes.In a statement today, Adamu said: "Allegations were made against me by a British newspaper on 17 October, 2010, which prompted a Fifa ethics committee meeting yesterday which concluded I should be provisionally suspended from my Fifa duties."Whilst I wholly refute all allegations made, I fully support the inquiry since it is important that these claims are thoroughly investigated."Only by doing this will Fifa – and the wider football community – be able to trust that its appointed representatives are beyond reproach."FifaFootball politicsWorld Cup 2018guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
The time to act is now . . . Wayne Rooney must be banished to Spain Oliver Brown writes a new speech for Chancellor George Osborne. telegraph.co.uk |