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Who will pay for South Africa’s longstanding mess?

04 March 2013

In this second article about match-fixing in Africa, Osasu Obayiuwana focuses on South African football and gives a report on the many previous cases that the country has seen, some of which have been orchestrated by Wilson Raj...[more]


The suspension of five South African football officials in December comes as no suprise, says Osasu Obayiuwana. Photo by Articularnos.com/Flickr


Kill corruption, before it destroys football

01 March 2013

In this first of two articles by Osasu Obayiuwana looking into recent match-fixing cases in African football, he takes us through how an Asian betting syndicate infiltrated African football and led Zimbabwe into the continent’s...[more]


Corruption and match-fixing has eaten deep into African football, writes Osasu Obayiuwana.


'Rien ne va plus!': Karabatic and teammates betting that their own team would lose – but did they then lose intentionally?

03 October 2012

Losing a game intentionally in such a way that there is no legal evidence, is one of the inherent weaknesses in sports, writes handball expert Christer Ahl in this comment piece and calls for better means to detect cases like the...[more]


Montpellier handball players are currently under investigation for betting on thier own team to lose, but did they lose intentionally, asks Christer Ahl. Photo: Flickr/deavon29


Gangs and corruption in Australian horse racing

10 August 2012

Australian horse-racing is facing the biggest corruption scandal in decades as a murder investigation exposes race-fixing, money laundering, tax fraud and tipping involving horse-races across Australia. Australians have a long...[more]


New investigations allege that Australian horse-racing is ripe with corruption. Photo: pyjama/Flickr