Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius and other sportsmen outlaw

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfirend Reeva Steenkamp

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The High Court in Pretoria sentenced South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison for killing his girlfirend. Oscar Pistorius was earlier found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Legendary Argentine footballer Diego Maradona was involved in several doping scandals, related to alcohol and drugs abuse. In 1998, the football player was found guilty of shooting journalists and in 2001 he was accused of € 40 million tax debt. Photo: Diego Maradona, Boston, USA, June 22, 1994

In 1992, famous boxer Mike Tyson was convicted of raping and sentenced to six years in prison but was released after serving three years. Later in 1997 he was involved in a scandal with Evander Holyfield as he bited a piece of Holyfield's ear during a fight. Photo: Mike Tyson after receiving a sentence of six years in prison, Indianapolis, USA, March 26, 1992

Former WBA Super Featherweight champion Edwin Valero known for his aggressive style and punching power was found guilty of murdering his wife, Carolina in 2010. He commited suicide next day after being taken to jail. Photo: boxer Edwin Valero, February 3, 2010, Monterrey, Mexico

Photo: Mary Finol, mother of Jennifer Carolina Viera during funeral service in El Vigia, Venezuela, April 20, 2010

American football player O.J. Simpson was accused but later acquitted of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman after a lengthy and internationally publicized criminal trial. But in 2008 Simpson was charged with armed robbery and kidnapping and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment. Photo: O.J. Simpson during the double-murder trial Los Angeles, USA June 15, 1995

Former Olympic champion Jennifer Capriati was charged with shoplifting in 1993 and with misdemeanour marijuana possession in 1994. Photo: Jennifer Capriati at the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, 25 June 1998

Dennis Rodman who won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award twice is well-known for his image of a bad guy and "hoops diplomacy" with North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Dennis Rodman was arrested several times, charged with domestic violence. Photo: Dennis Rodman sings Happy Birthday to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang, North Korea, January 8, 2014

Russian three-time world Combat Sambo champion Alexander Emelianenko was accused of rape, assaulting, conflicts with journalists. Photo: Russian mixed martial arts fighter Alexander Emelianenko fights with Brazil's Jose "Dragao" Rodrigo Guelke, Moscow, July 5, 2013

Photo: Mixed martial arts champion Rasul Mirzayev in the Zamoskvoretsky District Court, Moscow, September 17, 2012. Mirzayev was charged with assaulting 19-year-old student Ivan Agafonov over offensive remarks

The High Court in Pretoria sentenced South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison for killing his girlfirend. He was earlier found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a closed bathroom door in his own house. The incident occurred on Saint Valentine's Day in 2013. The athlete insisted that he'd committed homicide accidentally, mistaking the girlfriend with a thief. Images of famous sportsmen also notorious for their problems with law in this photo gallery by TASS.