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| Bulgaria suspends four referees for poor officiating Posted: 04 Apr 2013 08:51 AM PDT SOFIA, April 4 — The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has suspended four referees for making significant mistakes in domestic matches following widespread criticism over the standard of refereeing in the Balkan country. "The BFU's refereeing commission is seriously concerned by the rise of referees' mistakes and (want) ... all officials to adhere strictly to the rules of the game," the commission said in a statement on Thursday after outlining the suspension. No details were given about the length of the suspensions. Ivaylo Stoyanov and his assistant Veselin Mishev have been taken off the roster for poor officiating during Levski Sofia's 1-1 draw at Cherno More Varna in the Bulgarian league on Saturday, the BFU's refereeing commission said. Levski levelled the score after 12 minutes when Slovenian Rene Mihelic scored from what seemed to be a two-metre offside position, sparking furious protests from the Cherno More players and coaching staff. Kalin Lyudmilov and linesman Ivaylo Milkov were suspended for blunders during Lokomotiv Sofia's controversial 1-0 win at city rivals CSKA in the Bulgarian Cup's quarter-finals on Wednesday. Less than 10 minutes from time, Lyudmilov awarded a free kick and then wrongly changed his decision after consulting Milkov, awarding a penalty with Lokomotiv's Daniel Peev scoring the winner from the spot. Lyudmilov also showed a second yellow card to CSKA defender Kostadin Stoyanov amid chaotic scenes over the penalty decision only to rescind his decision and show a yellow to Stoyanov's team mate Apostol Popov instead. Referee suspensions are not uncommon in Bulgaria with dozens of officials receiving bans in recent seasons. — Reuters |
| Pistorius family deny ‘Blade Runner’ back in training Posted: 04 Apr 2013 07:34 AM PDT  Oscar Pistorius in a Reuters file photo.PRETORIA, April 4 — Oscar Pistorius's family issued a statement on Thursday denying the Olympic and Paralympic 'Blade Runner' was back in training for the first time since he was charged with murdering his girlfriend. South African newspapers had published a grainy photograph, reportedly taken by a visiting schoolgirl, of the double amputee in running gear and wearing his carbon-fibre blades on a Pretoria University running track last month. "Oscar is not back on any official training programme," the family statement said. "This may change in future, but this will be a decision taken by Oscar and Oscar alone. "At this point Oscar is still in an extremely traumatized state and has made it clear to all of us that he is not able or willing to even contemplate this issue at this stage. "Oscar has been out running on a number of isolated occasions in the days following the relaxation of his bail conditions, but each time has been very difficult and he has 'struggled immensely' with the decision to even leave the house," it added. The family said they had encouraged him to start exercising as a way to help deal with the trauma and "stabilise him emotionally". Pistorius, who won worldwide fame by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at last year's London Olympics, had his bail conditions relaxed on March 28. The 26-year-old was granted permission to travel abroad and told he no longer needed to report to a probation officer. The move opened up the possibility that he could return to competition this year, including the world championships in August. Pistorius cancelled scheduled appearances in March, April and May in Australia, Brazil, the United States and Britain after his arrest for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day (Feb 14). Prosecutors said he committed premeditated murder when he fired four shots into a locked toilet door, hitting 29-year-old Steenkamp as she cowered on the other side. She suffered gunshot wounds to her head, hip and arm. Pistorius has said the killing was a tragic mistake and that he had mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder and opened fire in a blind panic. — Reuters |
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