Police arrest six for match-fixing

MELBOURNE: Australian police have arrested six men over allegations they ran a gambling syndicate that benefited from knowledge about the fixing of tennis matches at state, national and international level. The arrests followed a probe by the Purana Task Force, that investigates organised crime in the state. FOGNINI APOLOGISES

ROME: Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has apologised after being heard hurling a racist insult at a Serb rival that later circulated on YouTube. The Italian was heard to call Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic a “shitty gypsy” during his straight sets defeat in the second round of the Hamburg Open on Wednesday. TRIBUTE TO FANS

LONDON: Newcastle United paid tribute on Friday to two lifelong supporters who were killed in the Malaysian Airlines crash on Thursday while on their way to watch the club’s pre-season tour of New Zealand. John Alder, thought to be in his 60s, and Liam Sweeney, 28, were on the

passenger list for flight MH17. INDIA LOSE TO JORDAN

MUMBAI: India suffered their second successive defeat in as many days after squandering a first- half lead to go down 65-69 to higher ranked Jordan in the 5-8 placings match of the 5th FIBA Asia Cup basketball tournament in Wuhan, China on Friday. MEHAR WINS

BENGALURU: Amateur Mehar Atwal won the ninth leg of Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2014 in a nail biting play-off finish over pro Neha Tripathi.