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Sentencing was deferred for three weeks, the radio said.

Chan, a striker, admitted conspiring with Hong Kong goalkeeper Lok Kar-Win and others to take a HK 200,000 US 25,806 bribe from a bookmaker in return for ensuring Hong Kong lost a World Cup qualifying round match on March 9 last year. Hong Kong lost the match two-nil.

Jackie honour

NEW ORLEANS: American athletics will pay tribute to retiring heptathlon world record-holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee with a new Grand Prix meeting near St Louis on July 25, officials announced yesterday.

The meeting, at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, will be called 8220;The US Open: Track and Field8217;s farewell to JJK,8221; USA Track amp; Field chief executive officer Craig Masback said in New Orleans on the eveof the US National Championships.

Marion return

NEW ORLEANS: World 100-metre champion Marion Jones said yesterday she was looking forward to a triumphant return to Europe this summer as she chases world records in the sprints and long jump.

8220;I look forward to going over there because the competition is high,8221; said Jones.