TENNIS chiefs are investigating claims a Wimbledon match was fixed. A clash played at this summer’s tournament is set to be probed after being flagged as potentially dubious. A match at the US Open, which concluded last month, is also under suspicion. Betting firms reported unusual wagers on the match, which took place in the […]
BRAZILIAN police have arrested a man who allegedly posed as Neymar as part of a shocking extortion plot. The 30-year-old is accused of using the Barcelona superstar’s image to trick women into sending him raunchy pictures and videos. He and a suspected accomplice – who police are searching for – then apparently threatened to release the […]
ROMARIO might have netted 55 times for Brazil and won the World Cup – but his latest score could be his biggest as a politician. The former striker is now a senator in his home country and his influence seems to have been crucial in the arrest of Irish IOC member Pat Hickey. The 71-year-old is […]
POLISH football club KS Katowice have announced that youth player Dominik Koszowski has died – after he was reportedly stabbed by hooligans. The 19-year-old was on the way home from a night out when he was attacked at Katowice train station by thugs who followed a rival team. He later died in hospital, with three men […]
GARETH Bale’s fiancee has snubbed her dad as he faces ten years in jail over a £2.2 million scam. Wag Emma Rhys-Jones, 25, who got engaged to Welsh footie ace Bale last month, declined to speak up for fraudster Martin, 52, before his sentencing in New York next week. Relatives said she found it “extremely […]