Football: Ex-Italy forward Miccoli jailed for ‘Mafia’ extortion after appeal fails
MILAN (AFP) – Fabrizio Miccoli, a former Italy international footballer, has been sentenced to prison for his role in the extortion of a nightclub owner along with a son of a reputed Sicilian Mafia boss. Italy’s highest court of appeal confirmed to AFP that Miccoli’s initial 2017 conviction and sentence had been upheld, meaning three... » read more
S’porean businessman sentenced to 3 years and 10 months’ jail for funding terrorist attacks in Syria
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean businessman who helped fund terrorist attacks in Syria was sentenced to three years and 10 months’ jail in a district court on Thursday (Sept 9). Mohamed Kazali Salleh, now 51, admitted that he had committed offences under the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act. He had been detained under the Internal Security... » read more
Football: British man sentenced over racist abuse of England soccer players
LONDON (REUTERS) – A British man has been sentenced to pay compensation and observe a curfew at weekends after pleading guilty to posting racist abuse about England players on the night of the Euro finals in July. England’s Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who are Black, were bombarded with online abuse after they... » read more