http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with worldwide sports news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295607,match-rigging-probe-rocks-german-football--feature.html Hamburg - German football was shaken Friday by news that more than 30 matches in the country's leagues are under investigation on suspicion of being fixed by an international betting ring. The investigation by prosecutors in Bochum comes four years a... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295607,match-rigging-probe-rocks-german-football--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295606,uefa-calls-for-harsh-sanctions-in-match-fixing-scandal.html Nyon, Switzerland - European football's governing body UEFA said Friday it would be seeking the harshest of sanctions for players or clubs involved in the latest match-fixing revelations. UEFA said it was cooperating closely with German police and ... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295606,uefa-calls-for-harsh-sanctions-in-match-fixing-scandal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295604,second-taiwan-baseball-team-sacks-players-over-match-fixing.html Taipei - Taiwan's La New Bears baseball team sacked five more players over alleged match fixing Friday, as the illegal betting scandal snowballs and implicates more players. In a statement, La Mew Bears said that after firing two players Thursday, it... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295604,second-taiwan-baseball-team-sacks-players-over-match-fixing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295602,200-matches-suspected-in-european-match-fixing-probe--summary.html Bochum, Germany - At least 200 matches are being investigated by German prosecutors in a match-fixing probe covering nine European leagues, the prosecutors' office in Bochum said Friday. Fifteen people have been arrested in Germany and two in Switzer... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:34:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295602,200-matches-suspected-in-european-match-fixing-probe--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295600,barcelona-players-abidal-and-toure-hit-by-swine-flu.html Madrid - Barcelona left-back Eric Abidal is suffering from swine flu and will be out of action for at least a week, the European champions said Friday. Barca have also revealed that midfielder Yaya Toure has the same symptoms - stomach virus and a hi... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295600,barcelona-players-abidal-and-toure-hit-by-swine-flu.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295599,200-matches-suspected-in-european-match-fixing-probe--update.html Bochum, Germany - At least 200 matches are being investigated by German prosecutors in a match-fixing probe covering nine European leagues, the prosecutors' office in Bochum said Friday. Fifteen people have been arrested in Germany and two in Switzer... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295599,200-matches-suspected-in-european-match-fixing-probe--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295590,prosecutors-200-matches-affected-in-match-fixing-probe.html Bochum, Germany - Around 200 matches are being investigated by German prosecutors in a match-fixing probe covering nine European leagues, the prosecutors' office in Bochum said Friday. More than 200 people are suspected of being involved in alleged m... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295590,prosecutors-200-matches-affected-in-match-fixing-probe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295580,austrian-investor-buys-williams-stake.html Vienna - Austrian investor Christian Toto Wolff has joined Williams as a minority stakeholder, the British Formula One team announced Friday. The team did not disclose the size of Wolff's share but said that the 37-year-old financier is taking a se... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295580,austrian-investor-buys-williams-stake.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295572,fifa-rules-no-replay-of-france-ireland-qualifier.html Zurich - FIFA Friday rejected an Irish appeal to replay the France-Ireland World Cup qualifier which was decided following an illegal hand ball by Thierry Henry. Football's world governing body said the result of the match could not be changed and th... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295572,fifa-rules-no-replay-of-france-ireland-qualifier.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295568,replay-france-ireland-match-says-french-finance-minister--summary.html Paris - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Friday that the second France-Ireland World Cup playoff match, which was decided by an illegal hand ball, should be replayed. I'm of course happy that France has qualified for the World Cup, but... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:28:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295568,replay-france-ireland-match-says-french-finance-minister--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295563,replay-the-france-ireland-match-says-french-finance-minister.html Paris - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Friday that the second France-Ireland World Cup playoff match, which was decided by an illegal hand ball, should be replayed. I'm of course happy that France has qualified for the World Cup, but... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:10:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295563,replay-the-france-ireland-match-says-french-finance-minister.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295558,calendarcross-country-skiing-world-cup-calendar-20092010.html Hamburg - Cross-country skiing World Cup calendar for the 2009/2010 season (C denotes classic style, F freestyle, TDS Tour de Ski, WCF World Cup finals). # World Cup (32 individual races, two relays for men and women):November 21     Beitostolen, N... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:16:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295558,calendarcross-country-skiing-world-cup-calendar-20092010.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295557,preview-northug-the-man-to-beat-as-cross-country-ski-season-starts.html Hamburg - Petter Northug appears to be the man to beat in the Olympic cross-country skiing season which starts on Saturday in his native Norway. Northug, 23, rose to stardom with three gold medals at the 2009 world championships in the Czech resort o... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:10:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295557,preview-northug-the-man-to-beat-as-cross-country-ski-season-starts.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295555,gasol-shines-in-season-debut-lakers-run-past-bulls--summary.html Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Lakers' championship defence can move forward in full force now that Spanish star Pau Gasol is back. Gasol had 24 points with 13 rebounds in his regular-season debut on Thursday night, and the Lakers ran past the visitin... US,Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295555,gasol-shines-in-season-debut-lakers-run-past-bulls--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295527,angry-football-fans-riot-in-cairo--summary.html Cairo - Roughly a thousand people rioted in the streets around the Algerian Embassy in Cairo after midnight Friday, venting anger at attacks against Egyptian fans the previous night in Sudan. ... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:22:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295527,angry-football-fans-riot-in-cairo--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295523,angry-football-fans-clash-with-police-in-cairo--2nd-update.html Cairo - Thousands of people gathered in the streets around the Algerian embassy in Cairo just after midnight Friday, as football fans clashed with police and destroyed property. Several main arteries of the exclusive island neighbourhood of Zamalek, ... Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295523,angry-football-fans-clash-with-police-in-cairo--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295503,barcelonas-ibrahimovic-out-of-action-for-at-least-a-week.html Madrid - Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be out of action for around a week, the European football champions announced on Thursday. The Swedish striker has aggravated the muscle injury in his left thigh which he suffered two weeks ago again... Sports Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:22:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295503,barcelonas-ibrahimovic-out-of-action-for-at-least-a-week.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295478,investigations-continue-into-european-match-fixing.html Bochum, Germany - German prosecutors confirmed Thursday that they have been investigating suspected match-fixing in European football leagues since the beginning of the year and have made several arrests. According to the Berliner Morgenpost newspape... Sports Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295478,investigations-continue-into-european-match-fixing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295469,swedish-referees-stay-mum-after-controversial-handball--summary.html Stockholm - One of the Swedish referees who officiated at the controversial World Cup play-off between France and Ireland declined to comment the matter Thursday, citing football's controlling body FIFA. The Swedish nationals have been heavily critic... Sports Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295469,swedish-referees-stay-mum-after-controversial-handball--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295468,irish-to-lodge-official-complaint-with-fifa-over-henry-handball.html Dublin - The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) confirmed Thursday that it is to lodge an official complaint with FIFA over Ireland's World Cup play-off match against France. Ireland lost the play-off 2-1 on aggregate after Wednesday night's game ... Sports Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:10:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295468,irish-to-lodge-official-complaint-with-fifa-over-henry-handball.html