Baseball supporters shout slogans during a gathering in front of Executive Yuan's Sports Affairs Council in Taipei November 1, 2009. Around 300 supporters gathered on Sunday to urge the government to protect Taiwan's shrinking Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), which was influenced by the latest scandal that six people on suspicion of accepting bets, prompting deliberate poor performances from baseball players. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Baseball supporters shout slogans during a gathering in front of Executive Yuan's Sports Affairs Council in Taipei November 1, 2009. Around 300 supporters gathered on Sunday to urge the government to protect Taiwan's shrinking Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), which was influenced by the latest scandal that six people on suspicion of accepting bets, prompting deliberate poor performances from baseball players.

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