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| Thais face sanctions over badminton brawl Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:52 AM PDT Two Thai badminton players are facing potential sanctions over a vicious on-court brawl after the sport's world body opened disciplinary proceedings today. Bodin Issara and Maneepong Jongjit could be hit with bans, suspensions or fines after last week's fight, which unfolded during the Canada Open men's doubles final in front of shocked spectators. Video footage showed Bodin chasing Maneepong, his partner at last year's Olympics but now teamed with Nipitphon Puangpuapech, on to a neighbouring court and dragging him to the ground. He then punched his prone countryman twice and appeared to try to stomp on him before being dragged away from Maneepong, who got up shirtless and was helped away. Fans were heard screaming and calling for the fight to end during Sunday's ugly incident in Vancouver. Footage of the brawl has gone viral on the Internet. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said Bodin was facing five charges including physical abuse, while Maneepong would answer three including oral abuse and unsportsmanlike conduct. The BWF will review evidence including statements from the two men before making a decision, a statement said. Badminton is still reeling from a scandal at the Olympics when eight doubles players were banned for trying to lose group matches, in the hope of gaining a favourable quarter-final draw. Bodin and his partner, Pakkawat Vilailak, were disqualified from the Canada Open final after the fight. - Reuters, July 25, 2013 |
| United’s chase of Fabregas is “on-going”, says Moyes Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:06 AM PDT Manchester United have not given up their pursuit of Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas and talks to bring the Spain midfielder to Old Trafford are "on-going", manager David Moyes said today. Moyes confirmed this week that the club had made a second bid for the 26-year-old though Fabregas's Barca team-mate Gerard Pique told British newspaper The Sun that United were wasting their time chasing the playmaker. Negotiations to sign the Spaniard "are on-going", Moyes, who replaced the long-serving Alex Ferguson at the end of last season, told reporters in Osaka ahead of the club's friendly with J-League club Cerezo Osaka tomorrow. Moyes also said the recovery of Wayne Rooney, who left the Asia-Pacific tour early with a hamstring injury, fuelling intense speculation that he was on his way out, was on track. "Wayne's running, probably at the level where we thought he would be just now, and he'll pick up his work again," Moyes said. The English champions have lost two matches and won one so far on their tour with the latest defeat coming on Tuesday when a youthful side lost 2-3 to Japan's Yokohama F. Marinos. Former Everton manager Moyes said he would try to rotate his players to spare them from the intense heat and humidity. "It's not as important as winning the first game of the Premier League season but you want to win as often as you can and we'll try and do so," he added. "We're not used to training or playing in these conditions but I hope it will benefit us when we go back to England from playing in such warm conditions. "We're meaning to use all our players tomorrow night to make sure everybody doesn't have to lose so much weight and fluid. I'm sure it will be a very hot evening." - Reuters, July 25, 2013 |
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