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Sporting reputations are tumbling so fast, I doubt even Usain Bolt can keep up with them. We’ve had match-fixing in cricket and snooker, corruption in football, and doping in cycling, rugby, baseball and athletics. Now it’s the turn of tennis – and back to fixing matches. A joint Buzzfeed-BBC investigation...
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Zurich, Switzerland – Corruption, fraud, money laundering, back handers, cheating, doping, state-sponsored doping (allegedly), match-fixing, spot-fixing, self-interest and greed – greedy, corrupt old men. That has been sport in the year 2015. Having covered the relentless succession of sports scandals for Al Jazeera this year, let me first acknowledge a...
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Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 On 8 December 2015, the IOC Executive Board approved the Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 on the prevention of the manipulation of Olympic competitions. Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 … …...
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A few days before the IF Forum is hosted in Lausanne with its focus on governance in sport and the manipulation of competitions, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Sportradar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday, which will see both organisations exchange information that they are privy...
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Os tenistas italianos Potito Starace e Daniele Bracciali foram irradiados esta sexta-feira pela Federação italiana de ténis, acusados de corrupção e manipulação de resultados. Starace, de 34 anos, foi também condenado a pagar 20 mil euros de coima, enquanto Bracciali, de 37 anos, em 40 mil euros. Apesar da...
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The 2016 edition of the collection “Ethics” The 2016 edition of the collection “Ethics” includes the IOC Code of Ethics and all its implementing provisions, including the Rules of Conduct for the Candidature Process Olympic Games 2024, the Rules Concerning Conflicts of Interests, the Basic Universal Principles of Good...
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On 15 April 2015, a Special Event was organized by UNODC and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). The event was opened by the Executive Director of UNODC, the Secretary-General of the Thirteenth Congress and the President of the International Centre for Sport Security, in the presence of...
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Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with regard to matters related to substantive criminal law and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL Match-fixing is widely regarded...
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Council of Europe convention of the manipulation of sports competitions … Full list Chart of signatures and ratifications of Treaty 215 Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions Status as of 23/06/2016 Title Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions Reference CETS No.215...
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Mafia do Futebol e Apostas Ilegais...
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This is beyond shame for Ghana football and the various dedicated Ghanaian footballers. It seems football politics is not the only disease killing football in Ghana—as high ranking Ghana Football Association officials including the president have been caught on camera by investigators as being involved in matching fixing....
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TABLE OF CONTENTS … 1. Prevention 2. Risk management 3. Information gathering 4. Investigation 5. Disciplinary Proceedings & Sanctions 6. Substantive law Annexe … Specific Recommendadtions to Combat Match Manipulation...
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UEFA and the European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at reinforcing the fight against match-fixing in European football. The memorandum was signed today at the House of European Football in Nyon by the President of UEFA, Michel Platini, and the Director of...
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Staying On Side. How to Stop Match Fixing “We strongly believe awareness-raising and education are key to tackling the problem of match-fixing. As an anti-corruption organisation with experience helping people say no to corruption, Transparency International can offer support to those in football who have to come to grips...
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CONVENTION? ■The convention aims to facilitate national co-ordination and international co-operation against the threat of the manipulation of sports competitions, whether this is linked to criminal activity or to sports betting, or not. ■To establish a set of standards and measures at international...