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  Rising popularity of cricket in Europe has led to major match-fixing problems

  01.03.2021 / 

  Cricket is a growing sport in Europe and matches are livestreamed all over the world. There is massive demand for betting on cricket, and match-fixers have been quick to capitalise on it. >
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  The unpredictable financial costs of hosting the Olympic Games

  23.02.2021 / 

  Examining claims and counter-claims: Academic studies report severe cost overruns for Olympic Games since 2000, but the IOC says they have all either broken even or generated profit. >
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  Human rights in sport rises to the top of the agenda in the Council of Europe

  17.02.2021 / 

  The Council of Europa has begun a revision of the European Sports Charter. Human rights in sport is an important part of the process. >
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  Play the Game cancels in 2021 but plans a 25th anniversary conference in 2022

  15.02.2021 / 

  Due to COVID-19, Play the Game has cancelled its 2021 conference. Instead, a 25th anniversary conference is planned for 2022 in Denmark. >
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  The character assassination of an anti-doping advocate

  19.01.2021 / 

  According to written comments from Ganus, Russian sports authorities did not wait for proof of wrongdoing when they sacked Yuriy Ganus as Director General of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. >
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  Egypt’s search for a fig leaf: It’s not the Handball World Championship

  13.01.2021 / 

  Hosting major sports tournaments can give prestige, but in the case of Egypt, the 2021 Handball World Championship will not repair its relations with foreign states, argues James Dorsey. >
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  CAS on Russia: WADA won the battle, but lost power to push victory through

  18.12.2020 / 

  The wounds in the international anti-doping community are unlikely to be healed after CAS put a legal end to six years of the Russian-international doping scandal. >
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  Olympic finger-wagging at Europe’s last dictator

  15.12.2020 / 

  In a statement, the IOC appears to put an end to 23 years of loyal co-operation with Belarus. However, with its provisional measures the IOC keeps the door open for Lukashenko to return to the Olympic fold. >
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  New typology of sports manipulations broadens definition of match-fixing

  07.12.2020 / 

  An international group working under the auspices of the Council of Europe has produced a typology that offers a new terminology for different ways of manipulating sports matches. >
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  Athlete activism is getting a female face

  24.11.2020 / 

  A new generation of women are speaking up for their rights in sport. While older generations of female athletes mostly fought for equality in the structures, contemporary athletes have a broader perspective. >