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Venus Wins Wuhan Open SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015 SPORTS Blatter’s survival in doubt after sponsors’ quit call LAUSANNE: After powerful FIFA spon- backers had explicitly demanded that passes” with Blatter in office.“Coca ent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev. geting Blatter but which has also impli- sors demanded his immediate resigna- Blatter’s resignation. “The sponsors Cola is more than a valued sponsor, Key sponsors based outside the US cated the front-runner to replace him, tion, a key question surrounded Sepp have the financial power to force they are the foundation of Blatter’s have not gone as far. Germany-based European football chief Michel Platini. Blatter yesterday: can the sleaze-tainted change at FIFA,” said Cobus de Swardt, position in FIFA,” Patrick Nally, a promi- Adidas reiterated its stance that change Blatter’s former right-hand man, sec- president of world football’s governing managing director of the corruption nent sports marketing executive who within world football was vital, but did retary general Jerome Valcke, was sus- body survive until his planned depar- watchdog Transparency International. has previously partnered with FIFA, said not comment directly on Blatter. pended last month over allegations ture in February? The unprecedented crisis within on Twitter. Coca-Cola’s partnership with German Justice Minister Heiko Maas, that he was aware of a black market Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Visa and world football began on May 27, when FIFA coincided with Blatter’s arrival as a however, said Blatter should go to clear ticket scheme surrounding the 2014 Budweiser in separate statements nine FIFA officials and five sports mar- public relations executive at the organi- the way for a new beginning in the World Cup. Valcke denied the claims. Friday called for Blatter to go, one week keting executives were charged by the sation in 1975. Blatter’s influence con- sport. “Every day on which #Blatter is Meanwhile, FIFA’s own ethics com- after Swiss prosecutors opened a crimi- US Justice Department over bribery vinced Coca-Cola to pay some 10 mil- still #FIFA president is a bad day for mittee could suspend the president at nal investigation against the 79-year- worth more than $150 million (133 mil- lion dollars, notably to sponsor the football,” he wrote on Twitter. There was any time, as the independent panel old over mismanagement. Blatter lion euros) dating back to 1991. 1977 Youth World Cup in Tunisia and no immediate comment from Hyundai typically probes any official who is sub- remained defiant, saying his departure Blatter was re-elected as FIFA’s presi- become the official sponsor of the 1978 or Gazprom. ject to even initial suspicion, a tag would not best serve FIFA’s interests dent days later, but on June 2, made the World Cup that was held and won by In a statement released after the res- which certainly applies to Blatter. and that he did not plan to resign shock announcement that he was pre- Argentina. ignation call from Coca-Cola, Blatter’s But, given the financial heft of the before February, when a special elec- pared to go-on a timeline that he sub- The World Cup partnership, believed attorney Richard Cullen said his client companies involved, some believe the tion has been called to choose his sequently laid out. to currently be worth tens of millions of “believes firmly that his leaving office resignation demand from the four top replacement. For FIFA’s powerful sponsors, that dollars per year, remains in place and now would not be in the best interest sponsors will make it impossible for the Blatter’s position may prove unten- timeline became unacceptable after was extended through to 2022. of FIFA nor would it advance the embattled Swiss national to hang on. able. Exposure of the rot within FIFA Switzerland revealed evidence of murky Visa, another top-tier World Cup process of reform and therefore, he will “It is public statements (from spon- had already sparked widespread calls financial dealings directly linked to sponsor, said “no meaningful reform not resign.” sors) that can and will force real reform, for immediate change, but the rare dis- Blatter. can be made under FIFA’s existing lead- FIFA’s leadership is facing crises on despite Blatter’s obvious desire to stay play of unity from four major corpora- The Coca-Cola Company said FIFA’s ership,” with similar comments coming various fronts, aside from the US indict- at FIFA,” Transparency International’s De tions marked the first time key financial reputation was deteriorating “every day from McDonald’s and Budweiser’s par- ments and the Swiss probe that is tar- Swardt said. —AFP All Blacks into last eight LONDON: Will the real Rugby World Cup Tickets have also been changing hands holders please stand up? Three games, for eye-catching amounts with re-sale web- three wins and a quarter-final place site Viagogo saying this week that two tick- secured but New Zealand are still searching ets were purchased for the match at 4,000 for fluency. pounds each-the highest price ever paid The misfiring All Blacks won an arm for a non-finals ticket. wrestle with Georgia on Friday, scoring sev- If Australia needed any more motivation en tries in a 43-10 victory in Cardiff but to put one over the ‘poms’ then England fly- making a slew of uncharacteristic handling half Danny Cipriani may have provided it. errors in a scrappy and sloppy display. Cipriani, who was left out of Stuart “We realise we need to be better,” New Lancaster’s 31-man squad, raised a few eye- Zealand captain Richie McCaw said. “We brows when he said not one Australia play- were trying too hard at times. There is no er would get into the England team at the panic... we have seven days to fix it before moment. Tonga (in their last Pool C game).” Australian winger Adam Ashley-Cooper While fierce rivals England and Australia retorted: “It’s nice that he’s tweeting about prepared to do battle at Twickenham in a someone other than himself.” Cipriani was must-win game for the under-fire hosts, not the only Englishman having a dig at New Zealand can turn their minds to the their fierce sporting rivals with World Cup- knockout stage. winning coach Clive Woodward calling the There were pluses for Steve Hansen’s Australian players as “not the brightest”. side in their 50th match since they lifted Wallabies coach Michael Cheika took it the trophy for a second time in 2011. in good spirits. “I understand it’s all a bit of Rookie winger Waisake Naholo made an fun and games and a bit of a snipe here, a explosive return 10 weeks after breaking snipe there, I’m pretty comfortable with all his leg, scoring the opening try after 73 that stuff,” he said. The picture in Pool B seconds-the fastest of the tournament. should be clearer by Saturday evening after Prolific winger Julian Savea took his tally Samoa take on Japan in Milton Keynes fol- to 35 tries in 38 test with a hat-trick but the lowed by South Africa’s clash with Scotland moment of the night belonged to Georgia in Newcastle. fullback Beka Tsiklauri who could not quite The Scots are top of the pile after con- believe it when he hacked through to pick vincing victories over Japan and the US up and score a try soon after Naholo. but start as big underdogs against a The hosts must show Savea’s clinical fin- Springboks side who bounced back from WUHAN: Venus Williams of the US (right) poses with the championship trophy next to runner-up Garbine Muguruza of Spain after the women’s ishing and beat Australia on Saturday if their shock defeat by Japan to thrash singles final at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament. —AP they are to avoid the ignominy of becom- Samoa and get their tournament back on ing the first England team not to make the track. Tonga prop Tevita Mailau became quarter-finals. the latest player to fall foul of the discipli- They go into the Pool A game slight nary panel when he was suspended for Venus wins Wuhan Open favourites with the bookmakers and the two weeks for making a dangerous tackle showdown is expected to attract the most during their Pool C match against Namibia. money ever gambled on a rugby match He will miss his side’s final two group WUHAN: Venus Williams won her biggest title Wimbledon. The world number three was fol- and while she continues to play some tourna- with more than 10 million pounds ($15.16) games against Argentina and New in five years at the Wuhan Open yesterday lowed by two-time major-winner Azarenka, ments, she has struggled with her health and wagered, Britain’s William Hill said. Zealand.—Reuters after Garbine Muguruza retired, making her Tokyo finalist Belinda Bencic and Coco slipped down the rankings. the fifth player to pull out mid-match in the Vandeweghe during her quarter-final meet Williams could now qualify for the season- late-season tournament. with Angelique Kerber. ending WTA championships in Singapore, Williams took the first set and was three The title win at Wuhan will put Williams which she has not reached since 2009. games up in the second when the Spaniard inside the top 15 when the new rankings are Muguruza will also achieve a career high of stopped play at 53 minutes, handing the released on Monday, after entering Wuhan as five in the world rankings after making the American veteran the 47th title win of her number 24.
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