Isabelle Westbury is a freelance journalist who writes for the SII. Her focus is on politics and sport, especially cricket. She has written for a number of publications including The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Mail and The Sun, and broadcasts on cricket for the BBC. She has an undergraduate degree from Oxford University, where she was President of the Oxford Union, as well as a postgraduate degree in law. She is also Middlesex CCC women’s cricket captain.
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Cycling team Androni-Sidermec have announced the dates that two Italian courts will hear lawsuits filed against two of its former riders, David Appollonio and Fabio Taborre. The two cyclists both failed drugs tests earlier this year. According to the team’s statement, the Court of Lucca, Italy, has set a...
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority 2014:15 Annual Report The Annual Report provides Members of Parliament, Senators and the public with a detailed description of our activities during each financial year, reporting against planned outcomes and performance targets identified in the Health Portfolio Budget Statements. https://www.asada.gov.au/sites/g/files/net126/f/ASADA_Annual%20Report_2014-15.PDF?v=1446178429 • This report was originally published...
The Australian Football League (AFL)’s Competition Integrity Department have suspended Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants’ recruiting assistant Paul Brodie. Both the club and Brodie wwere advised last week that an investigation into a bet placed in contravention to AFL rules had been conclusded, and that Brodie would be suspended...
• Australia seek payback for failed hosting bid • Germany’s Beckenbauer under renewed scrutiny • Blatter dismisses sponsors’ attacks as politically motivated Australia seek payback for failed hosting bid The former head of communications for Australia’s failed bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup has told the BBC...
• Match-fixing accused detention extended: The five Nepali footballers arrested last month on charges of match-fixing are reportedly to remain in custody for a further seven days following an application by police to extend their ‘judicial remand’. The Himalayan Times has reported that the Special Court at Babarmahal, Kathmandu,...
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that the Anti-Doping Tribunal has rendered its decision in the case involving Lloyd Mondory. The Anti-Doping Tribunal found Mr. Lloyd Mondory guilty of an anti-doping rule violation (presence of EPO) and imposed a 4-year period of ineligibility on the rider. In accordance with the Procedural...
• Presidential election candidates confirmed amid Platini uncertainty • Blatter’s revelation of ‘gentleman’s agreement’ before World Cup votes sparks controversy • Sheikh Salman once again denies human rights allegations • Global bank discloses it is being investigated over FIFA transactions Presidential election candidates confirmed amid Platini uncertainty FIFA...
• Athlete jailed for murder involvement: Montenegro has sentenced former athlete Damir Mandic to a 19-year prison term for his involvement in the 2004 murder of Dusko Jovanovic, Editor of Dan newspaper, reports the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). It is understood that Mandic considers he has been set up, and is considering an appeal. • Former chess World Champion banned: The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced that it...
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has reportedly laid an AUD$300,000 (€195,000) bet on Australia winning the Rugby World Cup this weekend, as part of an insurance policy to cover player bonuses. The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that the ARU and the Australian Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA), the...
Former New York Mets baseball player Lenny Dykstra has admitted that he used to hire private detectives to blackmail umpires into giving favourable decisions during his playing days. In a radio interview on a popular sports talk show in the United States, Dykstra said that he used the information provided by private investigators...
• Australia canoeist gets two year doping ban: Australian Canoeing have confirmed that Olympic gold-medalist Tate Smith has received a two-year ban from all competition. In two out-of-competition samples in 2014, the Australian athlete was found to have committed three anti-doping rule violations for a prohibited substance – a metabolite of Stanozolol. The...
• IOC to suspend Kuwait for political interference: The Associated Press has reported that Kuwait is being suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for ‘political interference.’ Representatives from the IOC met with those from the Kuwait Government and Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) earlier in October to discuss ‘a...
The National Football League (NFL) has filed the official brief for an appeal of a US District Judge’s decision to overturn a four-game suspension of footballer Tom Brady by the NFL’s Commissioner Roger Goodell. In a 59-page ‘Brief for Appellants’, published by the US broadcaster NBC, the NFL has...
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has expressed ‘deep concern’ over the candidacy of Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman for the FIFA Presidency. The current President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) told the BBC earlier this month that he had been ‘urged to stand’ for the Presidency ‘by a growing number of senior football administrators.’ However ITUC...
• Barcelona boss wants full investigation: Barcelona FC’s coach, Luis Enrique, has said in a press conference that he hopes that the match-fixing claims, which were reported by the Sports Integrity Initiative, are “fully investigated to avoid any risk to our football.” Asked whether there were attempts to “stain...
