Nike fined 29,500 dollars for Jordan's 90-second Taiwan appearance
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Nike was fined one million Taiwan dollars (29,500 USD) after fans got to see basketball superstar Michael Jordan for just 90 seconds during a whirlwind promotional visit to the island, officials said.
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The China market is finally for real. To the country's new consumers, Western products mean one thing: status. They can't get enough of those Air Jordans
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By Jordan Robertson  Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif.
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Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - FIFA, world soccer&#39;s governing body, has fined the Spanish Football Association $87,000 for its fans&#39; racial conduct during a friendly against England on November 17.
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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick  has been fined $500,000 for using video to tape an opponent&#39;s  touchline signals, the National Football League said on  Thursday.
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In a sport worth hundreds of millions of dollars, just over $85,000.00 was the fine issued to the Spanish Football Association for what was described as &#39;deplorable acts of racism&#39; against players from the England soccer team throughout a game against
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Infamous for pirating everything from watches to software -- and Nike shoes -- China doesn&#39;t usually level copycat charges. But a Beijing court has ordered Nike to pay damages to a Chinese
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World soccer&#39;s governing body has fined Spain&#39;s national federation 100,000 Swiss francs ($106,445 Cdn) for racist taunting by its fans during an exhibition match against England.
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U.S. authorities said on Tuesday they had charged 29 people in a scheme to smuggle counterfeit goods including designer handbags and jeans into the United States, mostly from China, worth $700 million.
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China has kicked up a stink over a Nike  footwear advertisement in which U.S. basketball star LeBron  James takes on and subdues a series of traditional Chinese  characters ranging from a cartoon kung fu master to a couple of  dragons.
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More than $900 million was misappropriated from ChinaÂs $37 billion social security fund in the countryÂs latest massive government fraud.
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McLaren&#39;s Kimi Raikkonen and Jordan&#39;s Nick Heidfeld were both fined $10,000 on Sunday for dangerous driving in the pit lane at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
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London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger was fined $29,000 Thursday by the English Football Association (FA).
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Alcatel-Lucent has agreed to pay $2.5 million in fines to resolve allegations that it provided Chinese government officials with free trips to Disneyland and other tourist attractions.The company has to pay $1 million to resolve U.S. Department of Justice charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when providing travel and other perks to Chinese government officials, the DOJ said Friday. The company also agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil fine to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.The agreement with the DOJ wraps up a multiyear investigation into whether Lucent, before its November 2006 merger with Alcatel, provided things of value to the Chinese officials and improperly accounted for the expenses.The company cooperated fully with the DOJ and SEC investigations, an Alcatel-Lucent spokeswoman said. The company is &quot;glad to put the matter behind us&quot; and looks forward to successful business dealings in China in the future, she said.From about 2000 to 2003, Lucent spent millions of dollars on more than 300 trips for Chinese government officials that included sightseeing, entertainment and leisure, the DOJ said. The trips were approved by senior Lucent Chinese officials, with the support of Lucent employees in the U.S.Lucent improperly recorded expenses for these trips and failed to implement internal controls to monitor the provision of travel and other things of value to Chinese officials, the DOJ said in a press release.In 2002 and 2003, there were 24 Lucent-sponsored trips for Chinese government customers, and at least 12 trips were primarily for sightseeing, the DOJ said. The people participating in these trips were senior government officials, including the heads of state-owned telecommunications companies in Beijing and the leaders of provincial telecommunications subsidiaries.Between 2000 and 2003, Lucent provided Chinese government officials with trips to the U.S., Europe, Australia and elsewhere that were often characterized as &quot;factory inspections&quot; or &quot;training,&quot; the DOJ said. By 2001, Lucent had outsourced most of its manufacturing and no longer owned factories for its customers to tour. These trips were primarily sightseeing tours to locations such as Disneyland, Universal Studios and the Grand Canyon, and typically lasted 14 days and cost between $25,000 and $55,000 per trip, the DOJ said.Lucent admits to all of this conduct in the agreement announced on Friday. The agreement also requires Lucent to adopt new or modify existing internal controls, policies and procedures. Those internal controls must ensure that Lucent keeps fair and accurate books, the DOJ said. The agency has agreed not to prosecute Lucent if it complies with all of the requirements in the agreement over a two-year term.
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TV network CBS fights the record $500,000 fine imposed following Janet Jackson's breast-baring incident.
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Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce was fined 15,000 dollars for spitting during a National Basketball Association pre-season game.
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American Taylor Dent has been fined $1,500 for swearing. That came down Friday during his loss to Paul-Henri Mathieu. Olympic gold medalist Nicolas Massu has been fined $1,000 for throwing his racket during a loss at the Open.