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07-06-2006, 12:16 PM
LONDON (AP) -- Israel was awarded a Federation Cup match when the Indonesian team forfeited by refusing to play a World Group II playoff in Israel.
The International Tennis Federation's Fed Cup committee also will consider sanctions against Indonesia. The ITF said it had received confirmation in writing that Indonesia would not travel to the July 15-16 match in Ramat Hasharon.
ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti said Thursday the federation was saddened by the decision.
"The team was ready and willing to play and understood, perhaps better than their government, that sport in its purest form is about building bridges," said Ricci Bitti.
Ah, yes, the tolerance of "mainstream" Islam.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AuMxPUMGh0Ww0gVnVzNdnT44v7YF?slug=ap-fedcup-indonesia-israel&prov=ap&type=lgns
The International Tennis Federation's Fed Cup committee also will consider sanctions against Indonesia. The ITF said it had received confirmation in writing that Indonesia would not travel to the July 15-16 match in Ramat Hasharon.
ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti said Thursday the federation was saddened by the decision.
"The team was ready and willing to play and understood, perhaps better than their government, that sport in its purest form is about building bridges," said Ricci Bitti.
Ah, yes, the tolerance of "mainstream" Islam.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AuMxPUMGh0Ww0gVnVzNdnT44v7YF?slug=ap-fedcup-indonesia-israel&prov=ap&type=lgns