IOC sets up illegal betting unit to protect Games

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 09:26

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will set up a special unit to tackle illegal betting and match-fixing in a bid to make sure it does not become an issue in future Games, it said on Sunday.

Up to four-year ban for illegal betting: IAAF

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 13:32

Track and field`s governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said that athletes and officials involved in illegal betting at the Olympic Games and other events will face bans of up to four years.

Serie A in spotlight as eight held in match-fixing probe

Last Updated: Friday, September 23, 2011, 23:03

Serie A matches are among 150 sports events under investigation after eight people were held following an investigation by Naples police into links between illegal betting and the mafia.

Sports in danger from USD 140bn illegal betting: Rogge

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 21:54

Olympic chief Jacques Rogge warned on Tuesday that sports as a whole was in danger from an estimated 140 billion dollars a year in illegal betting worldwide.