The bribes were paid by several international companies, including Errostaal of Germany and India's Tata as part of Abacha's 'system of systematic corruption, according to the Swiss sentencing order, a copy of which FT claims to have obtained.
Dudu Omagbemi scored thrice in a 5-2 victory for the Goa side in the Second Division NFL.
Fine goalkeeping by Rajat Ghosh Dastidar enabled the defending champions escape with a goalless draw in the National Football League match.
I-League: Plaza turns hero as EB pip Churchill 3-2
The world's largest pharmaceutical company is accused of carrying out drug trials of Trovan -- an antibiotic -- on Nigerian children injuring and killing them.
Sporting Club de Goa shocked East Bengal 1-0 to storm into the semi-finals of the Federation Cup football tournament.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
Sporting Clube de Goa clinched the ONGC Super Cup in Kerala on Saturday.
The Nigerian striker scored twice in a 2-0 victory over JCT in a concluding round match in the National Football League.
The Kolkata club also urged FIFA to lift the ban, imposed for failing to clear dues of Nigerian Isa Musah last year.
Mahindra United thrashed Mohammedan Sporting 5-1 in an eighth National Football League match.
Akeem Abolanle's goal gave the relegation-threatened Tollygunge a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
Sporting Clube De Goa beat JCT Mills Phagwara 1-0 to remain second in the NFL table.
Asafa Powell powered to his first major title with victory in the Commonwealth Games 100 metres final
Baichung Bhutia's brace helped the defending champions beat Salgaocar Sports Club 3-1 in the National Football League.
The son of a retired army officer was arrested by Goa police after he was found loitering suspiciously at the Vasco railway station gathering information about bomb blasts.
The Federation Cup champions thus avenged the 0-4 defeat they suffered in their first leg meeting in the National Football League.
Coach Subhas Bhowmick is banking heavily on Nigerian striker Mike Okoro for the February 10 match against Singapore's Geylang United.
'It's commendable how earnest Anya Singh remains even after Qaidi Band does everything to undermine her efforts,' says Sukanya Verma.
Nigerian Sports Minister Musa Mohammed is backing his country to win 10 Olympic gold medals at the Athens Games in August.
Brazilian winger Gustavo dos Santos' magical left-foot kept Delhi Dynamos in contention for a semi-final berth as they beat Pune City FC 1-0 in the Indian Super League.
They won the women's discuss throw and men's shot put respectively at the Afro-Asian Games.
The former beat Tollygunge Agragami while Bagan got the better of Sporting Clube de Goa in the semi-finals of the Federation Cup football championship.
A brace Roberto Mendes Silva helped Bagan to a 4-1 win over JCT Phagwara to enter the semi-finals of the Federation Cup.
Gunmen set off three bombs and opened fire on worshippers at the central mosque in north Nigeria's biggest city Kano, killing at least 120 people on Friday, witnesses and police said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Islamist Boko Haram militants.
Everything, from cooks to T-shirts, has been imported for the occasion.
East Bengal crushed Sporting Clube de Goa 4-0 to set up a semi-final clash with JCT Mills, Phagwara in the Durand Cup football tournament.
East Bengal tasted their maiden defeat in a super six round match of the Kolkata Super Division football league.
Nigerian international Odion Ighalo scored twice as a buoyant Watford won 3-0 at home to Liverpool to consolidate seventh position in the Premier League, only one point behind the top four.
Dudu Omagbemi and Konstantinos Katsouranis scored in each half as FC Pune City beat Atletico de Kolkata 3-1 and snapped the league leaders' unbeaten run in the Hero Indian Super League in Kolkata on Friday.
The victory enabled the defending champions displace Dempo from the top spot in the National Football League.
The Kolkata side rallied to scored a 3-2 victory in the National Football League.
It has been a gruelling time for nearly 2,000 Delhi Police personnel, including 16 DCPs, protecting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is sitting on a dharna against city police's alleged high-handedness.
Second-half goals by Nigerian Akeem Abolanle and Jiten Rai gave the Kolkata side a 2-1 victory in the National Football League.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances