Tag: UK sports match-fixing
UK sports leaders to discuss match-fixing
December 12, 2013
ESPN – Leaders across a range of sports in the United Kingdom have been invited to a Government meeting to discuss best practice in the wake of the recent match-fixing allegations. Maria Miller, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, invited senior officials from football, tennis, cricket, rugby union and rugby league to discuss methods of combating the issue. Representatives from the Premier League, the Football League, the Gambling Commission and the British Horseracing Authority will be present and a Government source told Press Association Sport: “We want to make sure no stone is left unturned in the…