Sport - Thu, Oct, 08, 2015 - 18:00 GMT

This long exposure photo taken on October 8, 2015 shows the FIFA logo at the entrance sign of the FIFA world headquarters in Zurich. FIFA

1. In the latest twist to FIFA's corruption and bribery scandal, the governing body has provisionally suspended three of the most powerful figures in football.

2. Over to the 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Iran have been held to a 1-all draw by hosts Oman in a Group D match-up!

3. Barcelona star-striker Lionel Messi and his father Jorge have been ordered to stand trial on tax fraud charges.

4. Moving over to tennis news and the ATP 500 China Open where Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas has earned a straight-sets win over Croatia's Ivo Karlovic to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament in Beijing.

5. Moving over to another ATP 500 event in east Asia, namely the Japan Open tennis tournament where American Austin Krajicek has booked a quarter-final berth by beating Portugal's Joao Sousa.


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