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Former footballers DOMINIQUE TABOGA, SANEL KULJIC and "several other people" have been charged in connection with the Austrian match-fixing scandal which "came to light last year." The prosecutors in Graz, Austria said in a statement that "they would not give any further details for the time being while investigations continued" (REUTERS, 4/14). ... National Basketball League side Perth Wildcats forward JESSE WAGSTAFF said that he would not "rule out ending his career back home should Canberra be readmitted to the league" in '15-16 (CANBERRA TIMES, 4/15). ... French Football Federation President NOEL LE GRAET said on Tuesday that ZINEDINE ZIDANE sought to become manager of the French national team two years ago when LAURENT BLANC "refused to extend his contract after Euro 2012" (REUTERS, 4/15). ... The Badminton World Federation has canceled LEE YONG-DAE's suspension for violating its anti-doping "whereabouts rule." The decision will allow the Beijing Olympic Gold Medalist "to compete in the September Asian Games in Incheon" (KOREA TIMES, 4/15).

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