Paris Saint-Germain’s president, Nasser al-Khelaifi, has been placed under investigation for alleged corruption as part of an inquiry into the bidding process for the 2017 and 2019 athletics World Championships. The official said Khelaifi was suspected of corruption “in regards with Qatar’s track and field worlds”. Questions for IAAF president’s son over $5m request to Doha amid 2017 bid Read moreBeIN’s chief executive, Yousef al-Obaidly, faces preliminary charges of corruption, and the former IAAF president Lamine Diack is suspected of “passive corruption” in the same case. Diack, who ran the IAAF from 1999 to 2015, has also been accused of covering up failed Russian doping tests in exchange for money. PSG are also under investigation by Uefa for possibly breaking financial rules.

Source: The Guardian May 23, 2019 11:21 UTC