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BusinessInsider.com 

The tennis gambling scandal has spun out of control

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The tennis world has been rocked this week by allegations that a number of players appear to have fixed matches at the behest of gambling syndicates over nearly a decade.

Tennis authorities scoff at the suggestion that such practices are widespread or that they have ignored information provided to them. They also reject the notion that entering into sponsorship deals with bookmakers – such as William Hill, sponsor of the Australian Open – makes corruption more likely. Читать дальше...

Times LIVE 

Palin and Trump . . . the American dream?

Inside an animal show arena at Iowa State University, the Republican Party's two biggest celebrities joined forces on Tuesday evening for a political spectacle certain to further rock the party's establishment and race for the White House.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Builder’s bail plea: 2 judges give 2 orders

Two judges of Thane sessions court delivered two different orders for Navi Mumbai builder Suresh Bijlani who has been accused of killing a rival builder, Sunil Lahoria.

Times LIVE 

No doggie-bag, no cry

They way we perceive risk is fascinating. When 129 people died in last year's Paris attacks, France suddenly - for a while - seemed a slightly scarier place to travel to. Ditto any other place which suffers violent attacks.

Times LIVE 

When is killing a kindness?

The line between a doctor helping a terminally ill patient by giving them extra sedatives that could shorten their lives and euthanasia is not as distinct as some believe.

Times LIVE 

#ZMF put up poster

Members of the #ZumaMustFall campaign were behind the controversial billboard on a building in the Cape Town CBD last week, according to a community activist close to the project.

Times LIVE 

#FeesMustFall costs soar

At least R150-million is the estimated cost to universities of restoring property damaged by students during #FeesMustFall protests since last year.

Times LIVE 

Hawks' talons out for winged SAA

A unit of the Hawks tasked with investigating crimes against the state is probing SAA staff and private investigators for espionage, sabotage, fraud and corruption.

Times LIVE 

R155,000 blackmail to hush up sex tape

A Durban woman - herself a blackmail victim - helped to extort R155,000 from a well-known businessman with whom she had a sexual relationship.

Times LIVE 

Cook is on menu

Dean Elgar could be accompanied by his sixth partner in 26 Test innings when he walks out to open the batting for South Africa against England in Centurion, in the Test that starts tomorrow.

Times LIVE 

Floyd's money rides shotgun

This week, the former world champion Floyd Mayweather announced that he would be taking his "Victory Tour" to Europe.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Novak Djokovic wins, again faces questions about match-fixing

MELBOURNE, Australia — For the second time in three days, Novak Djokovic won a match at the Australian Open and was confronted by questions about match-fixing in the sport. The five-time champion had just beaten 19-year-old French wild-card entry Quentin Halys 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the second round Wednesday night — his 34th win in his past 35 matches at Melbourne Park — when his news conference veered to questions about the issue that has overshadowed the start of the season’s first major. After his first-round win... Читать дальше...

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Student’s suicide: Malicious attempt to stoke passions, Smriti Irani says

As the political fire over the suicide of a research scholar in University of Hyderabad continued to rage, HRD minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said “malicious attempts” are being made to make it a “dalit vs non-dalit issue to ignite passions”.

Stars and Stripes 

Coast Guard: Migrants fleeing Cuba increasingly violent

Cuban migrants desperate to reach U.S. shore are increasingly violent and noncompliant with Coast Guard crews who detain them at sea, authorities said Wednesday, citing reports of attempted poisoning and self-inflicted wounds as rumors swirl that the "wet-foot, dry-foot" policy will soon be abandoned.

WSJ.com 

Markets Are Scaring Themselves

China is not as big a deal as investors think, and their reading of oil prices is economically strange.