The Premier League’s stance is fairly clear. Broadcasters spend billions of pounds for the rights to screen matches and part of the deal is knowing, within reason, when they are likely to end. Not every eventuality can be factored in as players get injured. But the kick-off time and half-time break are controllable. City argue...
Tottenham Hotspur have been fined £75,000 by the Football Association following homophobic chanting by their fans during a 3-0 win at Manchester United last September. The chanting was said to have taken place in the 49th and 79th minutes of the Premier League fixture at Old Trafford. Immediately after the game, Spurs condemned “abhorrent homophobic...
A South Korean court has fined a woman for sexual misconduct after she pulled down a colleague’s trousers – and his underwear, by accident – in front of their colleagues, local media reported. On top of the 2.8 million won ($2,100; £1,500) fine, the woman in her 50s has also been ordered to complete eight...
Getty Images Andrew Tate is known for his predilection for sports cars Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been caught speeding at 196km/h (121mph) in a 50km/h zone in Romania, officials have said. The British-American national was recorded driving at nearly four times the speed limit in a village about 184km from the Romanian capital, Bucharest....
A man who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming book aloft in Rutland Gardens in Knightsbridge on 13 February. On Monday he was found guilty...
West Ham have been fined £120,000 after admitting a charge of homophobic chanting during a match against Chelsea. The Hammers were charged with misconduct in March following their Premier League defeat by Chelsea on 3 February at Stamford Bridge. After admitting the charge, an independent regulatory commission said the club failed to control its supporters...
Thames Water has been fined £122.7m for breaching of rules relating to its wastewater operations and dividends payments. It is the biggest ever penalty issued by the water regulator Ofwat. The regulator said the fines followed its “biggest and most complex investigation” and confirmed it would be paid paid by the company and its investors,...
Russian activist Lyudmila Vasilyeva, an 84-year-old survivor of the siege of Leningrad in World War Two, has been fined by a court after protesting Russia’s war in Ukraine. During her sentencing hearing in St Petersburg on Friday, Ms Vasilyeva was ordered to pay 10,000 rubles ($126; £93) for “discrediting” the Russian army. The charges related...
Chris Eubank Jr will be fined £375,500 ($500,000) after missing the weight by just 0.5lb for Saturday’s grudge match with Conor Benn. The 35-year-old weighed 2lb over the 11st 6lb limit on the first attempt and was still too heavy the second time. A trimmed and toned Benn – who has operated at welterweight for...
In a separate incident, Alpecin-Deceuninck rider Van der Poel was struck by a water bottle while also in the lead alone at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, before going on to win the race for a record-equalling third time in a row. A man handed himself in to a West Flanders police station on Monday and the...
Sheffield United have been fined £120,000 following a melee in their 1-1 Championship draw against Bristol City in March. It was alleged both teams failed to ensure their players did not behave in an improper and/or provocative manner in the 94th minute of the game at Bramall Lane. The Blades were also fined £80,000 in...
Ten carmakers and two industry groups have been fined a combined total of nearly £78m for withholding information about vehicle recycling. BMW, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot Citroen, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen, and two trade bodies were fined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The carmakers and trade groups were found...
An NHS software provider has been fined £3m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over security failings that led to a ransomware attack on the NHS. The Advanced Computer Software Group was fined for a breach that put personal information of 79,404 people at risk, the UK’s data protection watchdog said. The firm provides IT...
Branwen Jeffreys Education Editor Getty Images The University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), for failing to uphold freedom of speech. It follows the case of Prof Kathleen Stock, who left the university in 2021 after being accused of transphobia for her views on sex...
Forward Matheus Cunha has been banned for an extra game and fined £50,000 for his actions at the end of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ FA Cup defeat at Bournemouth. The Brazil striker admitted a charge of acting in an improper manner after he was sent off for clashing with Cherries defender Milos Kerkez in the final minute...
