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Switzerland’s sports ministry is currently reviewing the country’s laws regarding corruption in sport in the wake of the latest corruption scandal surrounding Swiss-based FIFA. Swiss Defence and...[more]

As world football governing body FIFA investigates allegations of corruption, some observers are asking questions about the federation’s host nation – Switzerland. Switzerland has the prestigious...[more]

A new resolution on sport was passed in the UN General Assembly yesterday, renewing the UN's support to sport as a tool for social change. This year’s resolution is titled “sport as a means to...[more]

Last month, the European ministers of sport passed a unanimous resolution to ask the Council of Europe to help set up an international agency to fight corruption in sport. Declan Hill was present...[more]

The London Assembly has challenged the ability of the Olympic Park Legacy Company to maximise the economic benefits from the Olympic Park and the 2012 Games. In a report called “The Finances of the...[more]

Anita DeFrantz, President of the International Olympic Committee's Women and Sport Commission, argued yesterday at a symposium on women in sport at the SPORTELMonaco that sports media are...[more]

At a meeting with Commonwealth sport ministers last week in Delhi, India, WADA Director General David Howman suggested that a global body, much like the World Anti-Doping Agency is set up to fight...[more]

FIFA suspended the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) yesterday because of government interference in the federation’s work. The FIFA Emergency Committee listed several cases of government...[more]

A resolution encouraging closer co-operation between states and stakeholders in the fight against match fixing was adopted by ministers at the 18th Council of Europe informal Conference of Ministers...[more]

The president of France’s anti-doping agency (AFLD), Pierre Bordry, announced his resignation Friday after a five year tenure in which he had several clashed with cycling officials and with Lance...[more]

Yemen’s national chess team was fired after the team competed against Israel at a chess tournament in Belarus this week.[more]

A roundtable titled ‘The Value of Sport as a Development Tool’ focusing on the potential of sport to assist in achieving the  Millennium Development Goals will today take place at the UN’s...[more]

Snooker champion John Higgins was cleared of match-fixing at an independent disciplinary hearing on Wednesday, after being caught on tape by News of the World accepting money to throw a match. The...[more]

Australian swimmer, 22-year old Stephanie Rice, has learned how costly inappropriate remarks on social media can be. An alleged anti-gay comment on Twitter has led luxury car manufacturer Jaguar to...[more]

The Indian Union Sports Ministry has directed the Organising Committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games to provide the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) an interest-free loan to pay off a fine...[more]