London South East – Brussels (Alliance News) – A European-led initiative to tackle illegal sports betting is nearing completion, the organization behind it said on Thursday, while a sports fraud watchdog warned of the growing dimensions of match-fixing. Football match-fixing has hit the headlines in recent months, with Singaporean authorities arresting 14 people suspected of global involvement in the practice in September. In February, football’s world governing body FIFA extended sanctions on 58 people in China. The convention, being drafted by the Council of Europe, should make it easier to prosecute match-fixing offenders and will promote cooperation and the exchange…