Match-fixing claims spark major review into corruption fight
Tennis authorities today announced an independent review into their fight against corruption after a bombshell report alleging widespread match-fixing cast a shadow over the sport. In an announcement...
View ArticleTennis announces independent review after corruption suspicions
Hoping to fend off growing suspicions about the prevalence of match fixing in tennis, the sport's governing bodies have decided to take action. In Melbourne on Wednesday, representatives of the...
View ArticleIndependent tennis body to be set up after match fixing claims
Melbourne (CNN)In the wake of match fixing allegations that damaged the sport, tennis is setting up an independent body to review its anti-corruption program. A BuzzFeed News and BBC investigation...
View ArticleTennis match-fixing allegations leave questions to be answered
With stars such as Lleyton Hewitt indiscriminately caught up in the fallout from the BBC-Buzzfeed investigation into fixing, experts raise concerns over how the analysis was carried out...
View ArticleTennis authorities to probe match-fixing claims
Tennis authorities have responded to allegations of widespread match-fixing by appointing an Independent Review Panel to examine the sport's anti-corruption programmes. In a press conference lasting 45...
View ArticleIndependent review set up
In a press conference lasting 45 minutes at the Australian Open on Wednesday, it was announced the panel will analyse the effectiveness of the Tennis Integrity Unit, which was criticised in an...
View ArticleTennis to review corruption fight after match-fixing claims
MELBOURNE: Tennis authorities on Wednesday announced an independent review into their fight against corruption after a bombshell report alleging widespread match-fixing sent shockwaves through the...
View ArticleMatch-fixing charges overshadow Australian Open despite organisers’ satisfaction
MELBOURNE: The “Happy Slam” got off to a somber start when allegations of match-fixing in tennis overshadowed the opening day of play at the Australian Open. As the two-week tournament comes to close,...
View ArticleA new report raises suspicions of match-fixing in a mixed doubles match at...
One week after BuzzFeed and the BBC published allegations of rampant match-fixing in professional tennis, a new report in the New York Times on Sunday said a popular sports betting website temporarily...
View ArticleRetiring tennis great Hewitt calls match-fixing allegations a 'joke'
Melbourne (CNN)Allegations of match-fixing that damaged tennis this week while players competed at the Australian Open even dampened Lleyton Hewitt's send off, with the twice-grand slam winner having...
View ArticleTennis match-fixing claims: authorities 'absolutely reject' any cover-up
Reaction of sport’s governing bodies to BBC and BuzzFeed reports at a hastily convened press conference in Melbourne is swift, considered and unequivocal...
View ArticleAustralian Open 2016: Players questioned over betting claim
Share this page Share this with Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35404292 Read more about sharing. Players involved in a mixed doubles match at the Australian Open say they were...
View ArticleBookmaker suspends betting on match at Australian Open – report
Large amounts of money were wagered on an obscure mixed doubles clash at the Australian Open on Sunday, prompting a betting website to suspend its market on the match, the New York Times has reported....
View ArticleMatch-fixing suspected in Australian Open mixed doubles match
View photo. Courtesy Twitter MELBOURNE, Australia – How bold would a player have to be to fix a match in the middle of a match-fixing scandal? That's the question buzzing around the Australian Open on...
View ArticleWill the lords of tennis turn a blind eye to fixing scandals?
Add tennis to the list of global sports now facing scandal. On Sunday, Pinnacle Sports, a major betting site, suspended betting on an Australian Open mixed-doubles match pitting Lara Arruabarrena and...
View ArticleMatch-fixing concerns return as former player pleads guilty
SYDNEY: Allegations of corruption in world tennis were reignited on Monday when a former Australian professional tennis player pleaded guilty to match-fixing just hours after a top global bookmaker...
View ArticleMatch fixing suspected at Australian Open doubles match, report says
A low-profile mixed doubles tennis match at the Australian Open on Sunday has come under suspicion for possible match fixing. A major sports gambling website suspended betting on the match 13 hours...
View ArticleBetting suspended on Australian Open doubles match, players deny fixing
Melbourne (CNN)Players involved in a mixed-doubles match at the Australian Open where betting was suspended under suspicious circumstances said they have been approached by the body that investigates...
View ArticleStatement from Tennis Governing Bodies - Tennis Announces Independent Review...
(Source: ITF - International Tennis Federation) 2888afaf-b860-46ea-81ff-d4cbbd9d9abb.pdf Statement from Tennis Governing Bodies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 January, 2016 AEDT Tennis Announces Independent...
View ArticleMatch-fixing claims rock Australian Open
MELBOURNE: A bombshell report alleging widespread match-fixing in tennis rocked the Australian Open as the season's first Grand Slam tournament began under a cloud on Monday. The BBC and BuzzFeed...
View ArticleTennis Integrity Unit: No evidence of corruption in match
The Tennis Integrity Unit says no evidence of corruption was found after an investigation into a mixed doubles match at this year's...
View ArticleWimbledon order of play 2015 - Monday July 6 schedule: Andy Murray, Djokovic,...
The Williams sisters lock horns for the fifth time at Wimbledon, as Monday’s Centre Court action kicks-off in style ahead of Andy Murray’s clash with Ivo Karlovic. Serena Williams’s victory over...
View ArticleAustralian Open match-fixing probe clears mixed doubles players
No evidence of corruption was found after an probe into a mixed doubles match at this year’s Australian Open that had reportedly attracted suspicious betting patterns, the Tennis Integrity Unit said on...
View ArticleAustralian Open 2016: Gambling site suspends betting over betting concerns
A major sports gambling website suspended betting on Sunday for a mixed doubles match at the Australian Open, raising suspicions of match fixing at one of the world's most prestigious tennis...
View ArticleStatement from tennis governing bodies: Tennis Integrity Unit (US Open)
(Source: US Open) Update: Terms of Reference announced for Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis The Terms of Reference and Protocols for the Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis were...
View ArticleWorld tennis in the spotlight as match fixing controversy continues
A former Australian professional tennis player has pleaded guilty to a corrupt betting charge, a week after allegations of widespread match fixing rocked the sport on the eve of the Australian Open....
View ArticleAustralian Open 2016: mixed doubles players cleared of tennis match fixing
Professional tennis players accused of fixing a mixed doubles match at the Australian Open in January have been cleared by the sport's corruption authority. David Marrero, one of the players suspected...
View ArticleTennis officials interview players over mixed doubles match
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Players involved in a mixed doubles match at the Australian Open said Monday they were interviewed by the Tennis Integrity Unit after a newspaper reported it had attracted...
View ArticleTrue or not, match-fixing reports overshadow Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The "Happy Slam" got off to a somber start when allegations of match-fixing in tennis overshadowed the opening day of play at the Australian Open. Hours before the...
View ArticleAustralian Open 2016 match fixing probe 'bungled' by tennis authorities
Tennis authorities may have bungled the first corruption investigation since a match-fixing scandal tarnished this year's Australian Open, with a player involved in a suspicious match at the tournament...
View ArticleAustralian Open 2016: Ex-Betfair exec says mixed doubles suspicion a...
Former Betfair executive Scott Ferguson believes Pinnacle Sports suspended betting on a mixed doubles match at the Australian Open in a "cheap grab at free publicity" as Betfair and the tournament's...
View ArticleTrue or not, match-fixing charges overshadow Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The "Happy Slam" got off to a somber start when allegations of match-fixing in tennis overshadowed the opening day of play at the Australian Open. As the two-week...
View ArticleReview coming of tennis' anti-corruption group over match fixing investigation
The review will be run out of London, according to the person familiar with the plans. Serena Williams serves during her women's singles match against Maria Sharapova on day nine of the 2016 Australian...
View ArticleMatch-fixing in tennis: ATP Tour rejects cover up claim
Melbourne (CNN)Results and the scorching heat weren't what most people were talking about on the first day of the Australian Open. Instead, the murky world of match fixing was the center of discussion....
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