Eight released in Turkey match-fixing case

Besiktas coach Tayfur Havutcu (pictured), executive Serdal Adali and the other six were released from custody pending trial, media reports said. Twenty-three suspects remain in custody.

Shares in Besiktas surged 10.7 percent on the news, while Fenerbahce rose 5.6 percent. Shares in Galatasaray, who are not named in the match-fixing indictment, jumped 8.4 percent.

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