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Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert - USATODAY. com
Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert 2007
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Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert
Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert 2007
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Match-fixing scandals are engulfing men's professional leagues around the world, from Turkey, whose top officials are meeting this week to determine whether the coming season will have to be delayed pending an investigation, to South Korea, where dozens of players have been indicted over the past several weeks.
NYT > Home Page By JEFF Z. KLEIN 2011
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Match-fixing cricketers lose appeals Two disgraced Pakistan cricketers given custodial terms for their parts in a match-fixing scam that rocked world sport lost challenges against their sentences today.
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Match-fixing scandals have badly tarnished the game recently, with the Turkish champions Fenerbahce this week withdrawn from the Champions League amid investigations into allegations in that country.
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Match-fixing is the latest in a line of scandals to have tarnished the reputation of sumo, whose exponents are expected to display sportsmanship inside the ring, and dignity and humility outside it.
The Guardian World News Justin McCurry 2011
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Match-fixing scandals are engulfing men's professional leagues around the world, from Turkey, where top officials are meeting this week to determine whether the coming season will have to be delayed pending an investigation, to South Korea, where dozens of players have been indicted over the past several weeks.
NYT > Home Page By JEFF Z. KLEIN 2011
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Match-fixing appears to be most prevalent among wrestlers in the second-tier juryo division, for whom demotion means the loss of a significant portion of their salary and the perks associated with competing in the higher ranks.
The Guardian World News Justin McCurry 2011
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"Match-fixing is one of the worst possible infringements of the integrity of sports," the report said.
Brownsville Herald : By GERALD IMRAY 2010
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Match-fixing for betting purposes is one of the biggest threats to football, as dangerous as doping, the German said in an interview published in Sunday's Frankfurter Allgemeine.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010
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