Former Chinese soccer chiefs jailed

BEIJING – Two former Chinese soccer chiefs and several former national team players were handed lengthy jail sentences for taking bribes or match-fixing, state media reported Wednesday, in a move to clean up rampant corruption in the sport. Nan Yong, the former head of Chinese soccer, was sentenced to 10 1/2 years for taking bribes worth more than 1.48 million yuan ($232,300). Xie Yalong, Nan’s predecessor, received an identical sentence and was fined 200,000 yuan for also taking bribes. Nan and Xie are the highest-ranking officials to be caught up in this scam. — AP