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Following Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) statement issued on 7 August, CSA notes various allegations made in the media about the findings of the CSA Anti-Corruption Unit’s investigations into the 2015 Ram Slam match fixing incident, and the ensuing findings within the unit and within courts of law. CSA followed due...
The Biathlon Integrity Unit Board today announced that senior investigations professional, Greg McKenna, is appointed Head of the Unit as of 15 July 2020. McKenna has been advising the Integrity Unit Board since March 2020 and his full-time appointment marks the Unit’s continued efforts to strengthen its operations and...
CSA has noted with concern some of the unfounded allegations in the media by certain of the players banned for their part in the match fixing scandal arising from the 2015 Ram Slam competition. Contrary to the allegation that SACA carried out the investigation, the investigation was carried out...
The independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) held its third meeting of the year on 4 and 5 August 2020, by conference call, to discuss a number of issues related to Signatory compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code (Code). The Committee focused on the impact...
The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) is deeply concerned by the recommendation of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to dismiss the RUSADA Director General, Yuriy Ganus based on an audit commissioned by the Russian Olympic Committee and Russian Paralympic Committee. Following the Russian doping scandal,...
The new rules will come into effect on 1 January 2021, in line with the new World Anti-Doping Code UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has today published the 2021 UK Anti-Doping Rules which will come into effect on 1 January 2021. These Rules govern anti-doping in the UK and set out...
On 22 April, 13 May and 10 June 2020, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Education Committee met virtually to discuss anti-doping education matters and initiatives that will provide greater protection for athletes and Clean Sport. In the interest of providing greater insight to stakeholders regarding the matters covered during these meetings,...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is extremely concerned to learn of the recommendation by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Supervisory Board to the Founders of RUSADA (the Russian Olympic Committee and the Russian Paralympic Committee) to dismiss from his position RUSADA’s Director General, Yuriy Ganus. On 17 July, following publication...
Today, Europol publishes its report, The involvement of organised crime groups in sports corruption. The report highlights the link between sports corruption and organised crime: the characteristics of criminal networks, their structure and their modus operandi. In addition, the report analyses the different types of match-fixing as the most...
Gymnastics New Zealand (Gymnastics NZ) has recently been made aware of a number of distressing and concerning allegations of abuse within our sport – both current and historical. We acknowledge these complaints, and deeply regret, and apologise for any harm caused to athletes. Following these allegations, Gymnastics NZ, in...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de la Salud en el Deporte) (the “AEPSAD”) and the Spanish cyclist Ibai Salas Zorrozua. The CAS Panel found that Ibai...
• Only four (04) individual pending payment issues out of more than 170 players and support staff from BPL 2018. BCB has initiated legal proceedings against franchisee • ICC Event prize money payment completed in full The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has noticed some misleading and misinformed claims regarding...
FICA has today released its Men’s Global Employment Report 2020. The Report, covering the 2018/19 (pre Covid-19) report period, is based on analysis of significant statistical data research, including qualitative and quantitative surveying of more than 277 current men’s professional and international players from all nine FICA member countries. The...
What is FIFA’s opinion on the opening of the proceeding by Dr. Stefan Keller? • There was and is absolutely no reason to open any investigation because nothing remotely criminal has happened and there is nothing at all to suggest any form of criminal wrongdoing Is meeting a prosecutor...
UK Athletics (UKA) and the four Home Country Athletics Federations; Athletics Northern Ireland, England Athletics, Scottish Athletics and Welsh Athletics have welcomed the publication of the Independent Review of UK Athletics Safeguarding – Executive Summary and Recommendations. The Review, first announced in December 2019 and launched in March 2020, was...
