The "obscene gesture" that Liga MX side América coach MIGUEL HERRERA made toward fans of Monterrey will cost him 150,980 pesos ($7,900). He raised his middle finger at a fan while on his way from the locker room to the field after halftime of the game on Oct. 28 (LA AFICIÓN, 11/6). ... ONE Championship Chair & CEO CHATRI SITYODTONG will receive the 2017 InfluentialBrands Top CEO of the Year award at the 2017 CEO Asia Conference organized in conjunction with Deloitte (ONE Championship). ... JOY NEVILLE will become the first woman to referee a European professional club rugby fixture next month. Neville will officiate Bordeaux-Begles against Enisei-STM in Pool One of the Challenge Cup on Dec. 15. The former Ireland rugby captain and Six Nations Grand Slam winner was previously an assistant manager in European competitions (BBC, 11/7). ... BILL SHANKLY quit as Liverpool manager "after pressure from his wife and deeply regretted the decision," according to his granddaughter. The Scot "led the club to unprecedented success" in the '60s and fans were "shocked when he suddenly retired" after winning the FA Cup in '74. Speaking in a documentary, "Shankly: Nature’s Fire," to be shown on BBC Two Scotland on Sunday, his granddaughter KAREN GILL said that "among the reasons for the decision was pressure from his wife," NESSIE (LONDON TIMES, 11/7). ... Kenyan Olympic marathon champion JEMIMA SUMGONG was suspended for four years for doping. The 32-year-old was "found to have taken banned blood booster EPO in an out-of-competition test in her home country" (BBC, 11/7).
CHARITY MATCH: ANDY MURRAY gave "the first public indication of whether he has fully recovered" from a hip injury when he played ROGER FEDERER in a charity match in Glasgow on Tuesday. Murray, 30, last played on July 12 when he lost to American SAM QUERREY in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. The Scot faced Federer as part of the Andy Murray Live exhibition "to raise funds for a variety of charities." Murray also teamed up with his brother, JAMIE, to take on TIM HENMAN and MANSOUR BAHRAMI in a doubles match (BBC, 11/6).
