Skating coach accused of sex abuse

BALTIMORE — A figure skating coach, who competed for the Soviet Union at 1988 Calgary Olympics, is accused in a lawsuit of fondling a teenage skater.

The lawsuit alleges former Russian ice dancer Genrikh Sretenski fondled the girl in a hotel room in July 2011. The suit, which was filed in a Maryland court alleges he kissed the girl, touched her breasts and also sent her hundreds of text messages.

It seeks $5 million in damages for the girl who no longer skates competitively.

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Redknapp accused of cash coverup

London — Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp's financial dealings were raked over in a London court Tuesday as prosecutors laid out their case that he used a secret offshore bank account to stash $295,000 of transfer bonuses over a six-year period.

The trial comes as Redknapp is enjoying the most successful period of his coaching career and is a prime candidate to replace Fabio Capello as England manager later this year. The 64-year-old coach is accused of keeping cash in Monaco to avoid British taxes while he was manager at Portsmouth.

On the second day of the trial at Southwark Crown Court, the jury was told that Redknapp denies receiving a "bung" — the British term to describe a bribe — from former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric during their spell at the club.

"For the sake of . . . any amount of money, I don't fiddle," Redknapp said in part of a police interview read by the prosecution. "I pay my tax."

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