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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
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. Four top managers for the construction project and the mayor of Solna were charged in the case for approving the payments
Sports allrounder Perry seeks 2nd world title (AP)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Ellyse Perry’s indecision has worked in Australia’s favor, with the 20-year-old university student selected for her second World Cup in different sports in just over 12 months. Perry was selected Wednesday in Australia’s squad for the women’s football World Cup, and when in Germany she will be chasing her second world title in less than a year, after helping Australia win the women’s cricket Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean. The average age of the Australian squad for the World Cup is just under 22— the youngest Matildas squad on average ever selected—so it needs to draw on all the experience at its disposal.
Sports allrounder Perry seeks 2nd world title (AP)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Ellyse Perry’s indecision has worked in Australia’s favor, with the 20-year-old university student selected for her second World Cup in different sports in just over 12 months. Perry was selected Wednesday in Australia’s squad for the women’s football World Cup, and when in Germany she will be chasing her second world title in less than a year, after helping Australia win the women’s cricket Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean. The average age of the Australian squad for the World Cup is just under 22— the youngest Matildas squad on average ever selected—so it needs to draw on all the experience at its disposal.
Rugby model in desperate need of revamp
REBECCA STEVENSON The New Zealand Rugby Union is considering overhauling its governance model – including how its board is chosen and possibly diluting the power of provincial unions. Rather than being a case of money’s too tight to mention, the union has been proclaiming its working poor status for years, bemoaning the twin evils of provincial unions’ failure to live within their means and dwindling earnings.
Bahrain F1 auto race sparks criticism
Bahrain F1 auto race sparks criticism The Bahrain Grand Prix race was originally called off because of Bahrain’s crackdown on popular protests (file photo).
New vice president wants end to FIFA ‘politics’ (AP)
ZURICH (AP)—FIFA must abandon its culture of political intrigue after a series of corruption scandals, according to the newest vice president of the world soccer governing body.
Baseball and Cricket ‘Right Off the Bat’
Available July 2011 For some books one author isn’t enough. Evander Lomke (baseball, the Bronx) and Martin Rowe (cricket, ex-U.K.) have collaborated to explain the world’s two most popular bat-based games to nonfans, just as they’ve been explaining the sports to each other over the past couple of decades. The sum of their hard-earned pedagogical knowledge can be found in Right Off the Bat: Cricket, Baseball, Literature, and Life (Paul Dry Books, $16.95)
Auto Racing Capsules: Indy 500 champ will be in Texas, even without ride
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Dan Wheldon will be at the next IndyCar Series race in Texas. The Indianapolis 500 winner just doesn’t know if he’ll be sitting in a cockpit or a television booth. Wheldon hopes to be driving in the dual races at Texas Motor Speedway on June 11, though his one-race contract with Bryan Herta Autosport expired hours after his improbable victory at Indianapolis.
New FIFA reform plea as Blatter denies crisis (AFP)
ZURICH (AFP) – FIFA faced fresh calls for sweeping reform Tuesday despite denials from President Sepp Blatter that football’s corruption-tainted governing body was in crisis. Senior Australian officials led by FIFA ethics committee member Les Murray said the organisation needed wholesale changes after weeks of explosive allegations that have exposed the murky world of football politics.