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Japan's crisis-hit national badminton team suffered a further blow on Tuesday after another player was yanked from its -roster in the wake of an illegal casino scandal.
The Nippon Badminton Association said it removed 21-year-old Kenta Nishimoto from the squad's player list after learning he had visited a casino at least twice last year. Gambling is mostly illegal in Japan.
Tuesday's shock announcement closely followed world No.2 Kento Momota being kicked off Japan's Olympic badminton team for gambling at an illegal casino Air Max 2017 Sale Clearance , dealing a major blow to the country's medal hopes at Rio this summer.
The association threw the book at 21-year-old Momota, banning him from competition indefinitely.
Teammate Kenichi Tago, also found guilty of placing illegal bets, was removed from the organization's official player list for an indefinite period.
""Nishimoto told us he went to an illegal casino in Tokyo twice between February and March last year,"" association -official Yuichi Tando told AFP. ""He said he went to the casino but didn't do any gambling.""
It is not clear if Nishimoto could be recalled for the Olympic squad.
Earlier this month Air Max 2018 Sale Clearance , top--ranking Momota dyed his highlighted hair black as an act of contrition as he appeared in front of the cameras to apologize for his actions. He admitted visiting a casino six times and gambling away 500,000 yen (around $4,500).
Tago, a six-time Japanese champion, spent almost $100 Air Max 1 Sale Clearance ,000.
The incident comes after a betting scandal sent shock waves through the country's most popular sport - baseball - just as it is bidding for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
People found guilty of gambling in Japan can face jail terms of up to 5 years, but publicly operated gambling for sports such as horse racing and ""keirin"" bicycle racing is not -illegal.
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Former FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke has appealed to the Court of -Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his 10-year ban from soccer, the tribunal said on Tuesday.
The Frenchman, whose job was to ensure the smooth running of FIFA and in particular its flagship World Cup tournament, was right-hand man to now banned former president Sepp Blatter before both were embroiled in a corruption scandal which swept soccer's governing body in 2015.
Valcke was found guilty by FIFA -ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert of misconduct over the sale of World Cup tickets Air Max Sale Clearance , abuse of travel expenses, attempting to sell TV rights below their market value and destruction of evidence.
He was initially banned for 12 years, which was reduced to 10 by FIFA's own appeal committee last June.
CAS said the Frenchman "seeks to have the challenged decision set aside in order for the sanction imposed on him to be lifted definitively."
Valcke, fired from his post in January last year, is still facing another investigation by FIFA and criminal proceedings in Switzerland.
In March 2016 Nike Air Max 2017 Sale Outlet , the office of Swiss Attorney-General Michael Lauber said Valcke was suspected of criminal mismanagement and other offences. He denies any wrongdoing.
In September, FIFA's ethics committee opened a new investigation into Blatter, Valcke and former finance director Markus Kattner for possible ethics violations which included bribery and corruption. That investigation, in which all three deny wrongdoing, is still under way.
CAS has already rejected appeals from Blatter and former European soccer boss Michel Platini Nike Air Max 2018 Sale Outlet , who was also embroiled in the scandal, although in the latter's case it cut the ban from six years to four.
Valcke joined FIFA in 2003 as -marketing director but was fired in -December 2006 for his part in botched sponsorship negotiations with credit card firms MasterCard Inc and Visa Inc.
Within months of that settlement, Valcke was not only back at FIFA but was also at the helm of the administration as secretary-general, answering directly to Blatter.
He was widely credited with getting the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments, held in South Africa and Brazil respectively Nike Air Max 1 Sale Outlet , up and running in time -after delays in the preparations.
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ACCRA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Isolated and uncoordinated shootingincidents across Ghana have claimed innocent lives Nike Air Max Sale Outlet , stoking fearsthe West African country could be heading for bigger troubles.
While some of these shootings are purely accidental, others havecome from armed robbers and serial killers who have shot and maimedor killed their victims.
A recent incident was between Richard Yaw Boadi, a 32-year-oldmechanic and Nana Frimpong in front of a garage at Alajo, a suburbof Accra.
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The number of such incidents is increasing and causing headachesfor the country's Small Arms Commission that has sought to controlthe proliferation of small arms in the hands of individuals.
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