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NYON, Switzerland -- UEFA opened urgent disciplinary action Tuesday against Champions League contender Metalist Kharkiv after its sports director was implicated in a 2008 match-fixing case. "Due to the urgency of the case ... (it) has been referred directly to the UEFA Appeals Body" which will hold a hearing next Tuesday, UEFA said in a statement. Metalist hosts Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki in the second leg of the Champions Leagues third qualifying round Wednesday and is favoured to advance to the playoff round. Metalist won 2-0 in Greece last week. The playoff round draw is Friday and Metalists UEFA ranking means potential opponents include Arsenal or AC Milan, with first-leg matches scheduled Aug. 20 and 21. However, Champions League regulations state that UEFA should bar clubs involved in match-fixing since April 2007. The Court of Arbitration for Sport last Friday dismissed Metalist director Yevhen Krasnikovs appeal against a five-year ban from football. CAS upheld a Ukraine Football Federation ruling that Krasnikov helped fix a league match against Karpaty Lviv in April 2008. Metalist seems likely to be as active legally as on the pitch in coming weeks. Club president Sergii Kurchenko suggested last Friday it could appeal the CAS ruling to Switzerlands supreme court, which can overturn judgments if legal process was abused. "I think that this decision will not have significant consequences for Metalist in the future," said Kurchenko, who became club president in December. If UEFAs appeal panel rules against Metalist in the latest case, that judgment can also be challenged at CAS -- even as the Ukrainian league runner-up pursues its debut Champions League campaign. .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. . Fellow centre Pavel Datsyuk remains out because of a concussion. Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists. . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. . PETERSBURG, Fla. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Mike White threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns and Western Kentucky beat Old Dominion 59-24 on Saturday night.Scoring came at will for Western Kentucky (5-3, 3-1 Conference USA), logging points on eight of its first nine possessions to lead 52-14 at halftime.White completed 28 of 32 passes and tossed three of his four first-half touchdowns to Taywan Taylor for 6, 14 and 54 yards.Taylor led the Hilltoppers receiving corps by hauling in 10 catches for 123 yards and three TDs.Western Kentucky had 459 of its 624 yards of offense in the first half and averaged 9.2 yards per play to win its third straight over Old Dominion (4-3, 2-1).Anthony Wales ran for 157 yards and the first of two touchdowns on a 44-yard run on Western Kentuckys opening drive.David Washington threw for 236 yards and had both of his TD passes in the second quarter for the Monarchs -- to Zach Pascal and Travis Fulgham -- as the highlight of an otherwise dismal night. The Old Dominion run game sputtered for 67 yards.Old Dominion deefensive back Jamshyer McUmber was ejected after a brawl on the Monarchs sideline cleared both benches midway through the third quarter.dddddddddddd Every player from both teams received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for the incident, which was the second of the night after a minor on-field scuffle in the first half.THE TAKEAWAYOld Dominion: The Monarchs three-game win streak came to an end. On top of losing McUmber from an ejection, sophomore defensive end Daniel Appouh was taken off the field in an ambulance for an unknown injury.Western Kentucky: The Hilltoppers defense responded well after giving up 55 points at Louisiana Tech and 43 to Middle Tennessee State.UP NEXTOld Dominion: The Monarchs are on the road for a second straight week at UTEP on Saturday.Western Kentucky: One win from bowl eligibility for a sixth straight season, the Hilltoppers travel to Florida Atlantic on Saturday. ' ' '
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