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Belarus stripped of European track cycling championships

(AP) — Belarus was a state-sponsored hijacking. ger, 26-year-old activist Ra-
stripped of hosting next Belarus has been in turmoil man Pratasevich, was taken
month's European track since authoritarian leader Al- from the plane.
cycling championships on exander Lukashenko claimed
Thursday amid an inter- victory last August in a dis- After European cycling of-
national furor after a pas- puted presidential election. ficials said they were "work-
senger jet was diverted to ing on finding an alternative
Minsk so a dissident jour- The EU advised member solution" for staging the track
nalist could be arrested. countries' airlines this week championships, Lithuania's
to avoid Belarus airspace and government made an offer.
The European Cycling barred the former Soviet re- "Lithuania is ready to host"
Union cited the "current public's planes from their air- the event, Prime Minister
international situation" for ports and airspace. Ingrida Šimonytė wrote on
canceling the event in Minsk A Ryanair flight from Greece her verified Twitter account.
scheduled from June 23-27. to Lithuania was told by Šimonytė previously called
flight controllers, citing the airplane incident an "act
European Union leaders a bomb threat, to land in of state terrorism." Union replied saying "Dear be delighted to develop your
called the airplane incident Minsk on Sunday. A passen- The European Cycling Prime Minister we would proposition."

Bettiol gets 1st Grand Tour stage win, Bernal keeps lead

(AP) — Italian cyclist Al- the 18th stage of the Giro Tour, and Egan Bernal be heading for the win after utes behind. The 2019 Tour
berto Bettiol timed his d'Italia on Thursday for kept the leader's pink jer- attacking on the approach de France champion main-
attack perfectly to win his first victory in a Grand sey at the end of the race's to the fourth-category Cas- tained his lead of 2 minutes,
longest leg. tana climb and crossing with 21 seconds over Damiano
a 28-second advantage, but Caruso and 3:23 ahead of
Bettiol, who rides for EF Ed- Bettiol had set off in pursuit third-place Simon Yates.
ucation–Nippo, had plenty and caught and passed the
of time to sit up on his bi- French time-trial champion "You can't say you are over-
cycle and repeatedly lift up with about seven kilometers confident because in just one
his hands to encourage the remaining. bad day, you can lose every-
home fans that lined the thing," Bernal said. "I have
route to cheer louder as he "The final was really hectic a lot of respect for the other
approached the finish line. because a lot of guys looked guys and I need to be focused
at me, everybody were in my and just try do my best and
"It means really, really a lot wheel, and I was sure that a that's it."
for me, for my team, and for strong guy like Rémi Cavag-
the people that always believe na would try something," Friday's 19th stage has been
in me," the 27-year-old Bet- Bettiol said. "Fortunately the modified to bypass the top-
tiol said. "It's a gift that I want final was really, really strong category climb of the Mot-
to go to my former agent, and really, really hard, and I tarone after a cable car disas-
Mauro Battaglini, that passed could use my legs ... and in ter there killed 14 people on
away last year, and was like a the end I catch him, and I im- Sunday. The new, slightly-
second father for me, so this mediately attacked." shorter route nevertheless
victory is for him that for sure includes three categorized
he looks on me from the sky." Simone Consonni led the climbs — including a top-
The 231-kilometer (144- rest of the breakaway across, classed one to the finish —
mile) route from Rovereto to 17 seconds behind Bettiol. on the 166-kilometer (103-
Stradella was mainly flat but Nicolas Roche was third to mile) leg from Abbiategrasso
ended with a series of short complete an all-Italian po- to Alpe di Mera.
climbs through the rolling dium.
Pavia winelands. The Giro finishes on Sunday
Bernal crossed the line in the in Milan with an individual
Rémi Cavagna appeared to peloton, more than 23 min- time trial.

Swiss bank Julius Baer to pay nearly $80M in FIFA case

(AP) — The Swiss bank is due within 10 days of the The bank said in November in February 2020 by the Swiss of the case in Brooklyn fed-
Julius Baer agreed to pay formal filing of the agree- it was setting aside $79.7 mil- Financial Market Supervisory eral court and also waived the
nearly $80 million in fines ment later Thursday, Chen lion for an expected payment Authority (FINMA) for fail- right to attempt to suppress
and penalties for its role said. in the case. Julius Baer has ing a duty to combat money any evidence. The bank also
in illegal payments involv- cooperated with the prosecu- laundering, including in its agreed to enhance its corpo-
ing FIFA and the South Christoph Hiestand, Julius tion since charges in the soc- ties to FIFA officials. rate compliance program.
American governing body Baer's Zurich-based group cer case were first unsealed in
CONMEBOL. general counsel, appeared 2015. Julius Baer, founded in 1890, The fine would be have been
during a telephone hear- admitted it transported, $45.6 million but was re-
The bank will pay a $43.32 ing held at federal court in Jorge Arzuaga, a former Ju- transmitted and transferred duced 5% as part of the plea
million fine plus $36,368,400 Brooklyn and said the bank's lius Baer banker, pleaded funds from February 2013 to agreement.
in restitution -- matching the board of directors and man- guilty before Chen on June May 2015 that it knew repre- More than 40 soccer and
total of the illegal payments aging directors approved a 15, 2017, to one count of sented proceeds of unlawful marketing officials and agen-
-- for a total of $79,688,400, resolution to have Julius Baer money laundering conspir- activity and the transactions cies have been convicted,
according to a plea agreement cooperate with U.S. prosecu- acy and forfeited $1,046,000 were designed in whole or in entered guilty pleas, or been
read into the record Thurs- tors. The bank entered into a to the U.S. and Swiss gov- part to conceal ownership. indicted. Some await sen-
day by U.S. District Judge 42-month deferred prosecu- ernments. Julius Baer waived the right tencing or have yet to be ex-
Pamela K. Chen. The money tion agreement. Julius Baer also was penalized to object to the jurisdiction tradited to the U.S.