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Rugby star’s assault probe
A world championship-winning New Zealand sevens captain is under investigation after allegedly assaulting a touch judge. Matua Parkinson, 36, allegedly swore at stand-in linesman Ben Brooks before pulling his shorts down at a club rugby match in the Bay of Plenty. Parkinson, elected a member of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board last year, missed out on a seat on Tauranga City Council but has been lined up for bigger things
Rugby star’s touch judge assault probe
A world championship-winning New Zealand sevens captain is under investigation after allegedly assaulting a touch judge. Matua Parkinson, 36, allegedly swore at stand-in linesman Ben Brooks before pulling his shorts down at a club rugby match in the Bay of Plenty. Parkinson, elected a member of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board last year, missed out on a seat on Tauranga City Council but has been lined up for bigger things.
Sports minister Hugh Robertson urges FAs to get behind Team GB proposal (Goal.com)
Sports minister Hugh Robertson has urged fans, politicians and members of Football Associations across Great Britain to reach an agreement for a Team GB to be formed for the 2012 Olympics. The announcement of a British team by the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the English FA was met with fury by the Football Associations of Scotland and Wales, who stated they wanted no part in any such team. The minister admitted he was not taken aback by how much controversy the statement caused because he was aware of how sensitive the issue had become.
‘He’s still a cheat’ – Peter Reid on Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal 25 years later (Goal.com)
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Diego Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal at the 1986 World Cup, and former England midfielder Peter Reid says the Argentina legend is “still a cheat”.
McIlroy gets back to 13 under at US Open (AP)
By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer BETHESDA, Md.
Palestinian soccer seeks points for statehood (AP)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP)—For years, Palestinian soccer was disorganized, underfunded and hindered so much by Israeli travel restrictions that games were often forfeited because players couldn’t arrive for kickoff.
Palestinian football seeks points for statehood (AP)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP)—For years, Palestinian football was disorganized, underfunded and hindered so much by Israeli travel restrictions that games were often forfeited because players couldn’t arrive for the kickoff. But the sport is now growing, with new stadiums rising across the West Bank, the local football federation hosting international competitions, and the Palestinians set to host their first ever World Cup qualifying match next month
Ray Yetten, Waltham coach of ’64 state baseball champs
They were called “The Hitless Wonders,’’ with a collective batting average around .225, but when it came to clutch pitching, stealing a base, bunting, or playing solid defense, there was no better high school baseball team in Massachusetts than coach Ray “Sonny’’ Yetten’s Waltham High 1964 state champions. “We had one player who batted over .300, so Coach had us do all the little things that win games,’’ recalled Waltham resident Kevin Ryan, the team’s senior right fielder and a star of the Class A Eastern Mass.
Rugby Union: Canes hold Chiefs
The Chiefs and the Hurricanes have fought out an an 18-18 stalemate at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. Chiefs playmaker Stephen Donald missed a late chance for a winner when his dropped goal attempt was partially charged down to give the match a fair result. With nothing more than the wooden spoon in the New Zealand conference on the line, the stage was set for Hurricanes prop Tialata’s 100th Super Rugby game as he led the visitors out to battle
Bribery charges filed in Swedish stadium probe (AP)
STOCKHOLM (AP)—Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday filed bribery charges against six people leading the construction of a new 50,000-seat stadium for the national football team. The investigation centers on Sune Reinhold, a former city official who is accused of receiving more than 900,000 kronor (nearly $150,000) in illegal compensation from the companies that are building the stadium in Solna, a suburb of Stockholm.