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Aikens was arrested, charged and sentenced with teammates Willie Wilson and Jerry Martin. They were the first active MLB players ever to be sentenced for drug violations. [171] Retired United States December 13, 1994 (sentencing) Drug possession with intent to distribute, gun possession, attempted bribery 20 years, 8 months imprisonment [172]
A Brazilian soccer player was charged with attempted homicide after kicking a referee in the head during a second-division game this week, a horrific attack that knocked the victim unconscious.
A senior player allegedly took instructions from an offshore organized crime figure to arrange yellow cards to occur during specific games in exchange for illicit gambling profits.
Former Brazilian soccer player Robinho arrested after failed appeal. Mia Alberti, CNN. March 22, 2024 at 7:39 AM. Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images.
Six people were arrested by the NCA in December 2013 as the result of an investigation into match fixing by the Sun on Sunday. [2] Sam Sodje, a former player for Reading and Portsmouth, allegedly claimed that he could arrange for footballers in the Football League Championship to get themselves booked in exchange for cash payments. [2]
Pacer players and coaching personnel were pelted with beverages and garbage as they raced into the locker rooms. Nine players received a total of 146 games worth of suspensions, the bulk of it aimed at the Pacers, and five fans were banned from attending Palace Sports and Entertainment events for life. Five Indiana players and five fans were ...
Australian professional soccer was rocked Friday by accusations that the captain of A-League club Macarthur FC paid two younger teammates up to 10,000 Australian dollars ($6,600) to deliberately ...
The arrested footballers were Park Sang-wook of Daejeon Citizen and Sung Kyung-mo of Gwangju FC. [6] On 27 May, four players of Daejeon Citizen were also arrested and more extensive investigations were held into match-fixing. [7] On 30 May, former footballer Jung Jong-kwan, who played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors was found dead in an apparent ...