Appeals panel reduces Hasharon fine

After appeals filed by both Eurocup teams of a recent disciplinary judge's decision, the appeals panel for the competition has partially adjusted the original sanctions. The appeal of Turk Telekom was denied completely, meaning that it must pay a fine of €15,000 and play its next home game without fans for not taking "all necessary preventive measures to avoid disturbances before, during and after the game" on January 6, 2009, when it was to have played Bnei Hasharon in Week 5 of the regular season. The appeal of Bnei Hasharon was partially accepted. The team from Israel remains sanctioned with a 20-0 defeat for refusing to play the game, but the appeals panel cut the team's original fine to €5,000. The decisions may be appealed again before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne within 15 days.