Referee Beaton under police surveillance, says SFA
The SFA say referee John Beaton and his family were put "under police surveillance" in the wake of recent penalty controversy.
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Marsh blitz earns Lucknow big win and dents Chennai IPL playoff hopes
Mitchell Marsh deflated Chennai Super Kings with a blazing knock of 90 off 38 balls as the playoff chasers were blown away by Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Friday. Nicholas Pooran finished off Chennai with four consecutive sixes against Anshul Kamboj for Lucknow to cruise to 188-3 and a win by seven wickets with more than three overs to spare. Chennai put up 187-5 in what appeared to be an over-par total.
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Man, 19, arrested after Scottish referee John Beaton’s details leaked online
A man has been arrested over a data protection offence after a Scottish referee’s details were leaked online, Police Scotland said. Personal information relating to John Beaton was leaked on the internet following the penalty controversy in Celtic’s win over Motherwell on Wednesday evening, leading to him and his family being placed under police surveillance. Beaton awarded a penalty after Motherwell midfielder Sam Nicholson was adjudged to have handled the ball during stoppage time in the clash against Celtic.
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