UEFA charges Moscow over racist chants
NYON (Switzerland): UEFA has opened racism proceedings against lokomotiv Moscow over fan chants at a Europa league game. The Russian club has already issued an apology after anti-Albanian slogans were chanted during the 2-0 home win over Albanian club Skenderbeu on Thursday. Russian nationalist football fan groups are typically strong supporters of Serbia's claim to Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and is largely inhabited by ethnic Albanians. UEFA's disciplinary body could impose sanctions on lokomotiv when it hears the case on Oct. 15.
Swiss court refuses to release FIFA suspect
ZURICH: A Swiss court has rejected a request by one of the imprisoned FIFA officials awaiting extradition to United States to be released on bail. The unnamed official asked for the release because of his "advanced age and poor state of health." A statement released on Monday read that the Federal Criminal Court decided the arguments for bail were "not regarded as sufficient to counter the risk of absconding." The court media office did not name the man but said he was one of the three officials whose US extradition requests have already been granted by the Swiss justice ministry after being arrested in May. They are Venezuelan federation president Rafael Esquivel, ousted FIFA vice president Eugenio Figueredo and former Costa Rican federation president Eduardo li.
Joshana goes down fighting in NY
New York: Joshana Chinappa's giant killing run ended when wild card Joelle King of New Zealand beat her in semifinals of $50,000 Carol Weymuller Open here. Joshana, who reached the last four after also playing the qualifying the rounds, ran out of steam to go down 4-11, 11-9, 4-11, 8-11 on Sunday night.
‘Oscar to stay in jail as parole decision delayed’
Johannesburg: Oscar Pistorius will stay in jail after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed on Monday, his lawyer told AFP, in a long battle over whether he should be released early from a prison sentence for killing his girlfriend.
South Africa's parole review board — the final recourse for parole disputes — met on Monday to determine if the Paralympic star, 28, should be allowed out on house arrest. "They're going to refer the matter back to the (original) parole board," Brian Webber, a lawyer representing Pistorius, told AFP after the review board meeting.
Shweta causes day 1 upset
New Delhi: Experienced campaigner Sriram Balaji thrashed Delhi's Rubal Shandilya in men's singles, while Shweta Rana caused first upset of Fenesta Open, the National tennis championship, by knocking out second seed Rishika Sunkara in the women's singles on Monday. Top seed Balaji crushed the challenge of Shandilya 6-1, 6-2 while Shweta got the better of Rishika 7-5, 6-1 in her first round.