Six executive committee members of soccer’s governing body FIFA were accused of receiving or demanding bribes during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Issa Hayatou of Cameroon and Jacques Anouma of the Ivory Coast were allegedly paid $1.5 million to vote for the Gulf nation of Qatar, which beat out the United States for the 2022 Cup in a December vote, according to evidence submitted to a British parliamentary inquiry by The Sunday Times newspaper.
College baseball
The Diekroeger brothers, sophomore Kenny and freshman Danny, each drove in two runs as No. 25 Stanford (27-16) won its sixth in a row, 11-4 over visiting UC Davis.
Pro football
New Orleans back Reggie Bush insists he was only joking when he stirred up fans with posts on his Twitter account about enjoying free time during the NFL lockout.
Bush drew critical responses from a number of his nearly 1.7 million Twitter followers when he posted: “Everybody complaining about the lockout! Shoot I’m making the most of it! Vacation, rest, relaxing, appearances here and there! I’m good!”
Miscellany
Manny Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, said lightweight world champion Juan Manuel Marquez has accepted a revised offer to fight Pacquiao in November. The hitch is that Marquez’s promoter, Golden Boy, has the contractual opportunity to match the deal, and its chief executive says he plans to.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
