KIEV, Dec 10: Igor Tkachenko, president of top Ukrainian basketball club Tim-Skouf, has been shot dead by hired killers, authorities confirmed here Monday.
Tkachenko, 37, was the victim of a drive-by shooting on front of his home Saturday and died on his way to hospital.
Tkachenko, who held the joint position as club president and coach, led Tim-Skouf to the Ukrainian title in 1999 and 2000.
A police source, quoted by the Interfax news agency, said it was believed that Tkachenko had links with organised crime gangs.—AFP
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