Match-fixing

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The story of match fixing in football is very like the story of Lance Armstrong. The world knew, with the singular exception of UCI, cycling’s world body, that Armstrong was a cheat. The problem was finding enough evidence to prove that he had doped his way to victory. And once the Americans had seen the light it was always a matter of time.

Of course even now the UCI refuses to accept responsibility for the fact that Armstrong cheated right under their noses. But that is because as Dick Pound, the man who set up the World Anti Doping Agency and was the American’s greatest scourge, told me, the UCI is behaving like an alcoholic refusing to believe it has a drink problem. And in any event it does not matter because the UCI is now such a discredited organisation that not many care what it thinks or does.

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Date: 19th April 2012

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Town Hall, Birmingham

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Lets Talk About Sport Birmingham

Special guests:

Roy Hodgson

Current West Bromwich Albion Manager, Roy famously guided Fulham FC to the 2012 Europa League Final, their first European final.

Clive Lloyd CBE

West Indies Cricket Captain (1974-1985), the man who has influenced and inspired a generation of cricketers. Clive is a Member of the West Indies Cricket Board and is Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.

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Date: 15th April 2012

Time: 7pm

Venue: Cadogan Hall, London

Tickets: £22.50 (£15 concession)

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Join sporting celebrities for an entertaining evening of insight, lively debate and behind-the-scenes sporting knowledge and throw your own questions into the ring. Hosted by award-winning journalist and author Mihir Bose, the BBC’s first Sports Editor and known for his major scoops, Let’s Talk About Sport LIVE lifts the lid on sporting issues, scandals and controversies in this, the Olympic year.

Lets Talk About Sport London

Special guests:

John Motson OBE

Football

TV and radio commentator for over 40 years and the voice of British sport for so many people.

Barry Hearn

Snooker, Football, Boxing, Darts

Distinguished promoter, manager, chairman and sportsman – his insider knowledge and passion for sport is unsurpassed.

Steve Borthwick

Rugby

English rugby union footballer who plays lock for Saracens F.C. He is in the England Saxons squad, having captained the senior England Rugby Union Team between 2008 and 2010.

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Monocle 24 Radio – Midori House

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Times Now

Can Kambli’s hint about possible match-fixing be taken at face value?

Former cricketer Vinod Kambli raised suspicion on the 1996 World Cup semi-final between India and Sri Lanka and said he found “something amiss” in the game, a claim which came in for sharp criticism from Sourav ganguly. Kambli, who scored 1084 runs in 17 Tests and 2477 runs in 104 ODIs for India, said he was suspicious of then captain Mohammed Azharuddin’s decision to field first in the semi-final which was eventually awarded to Sri Lanka because of crowd problem. However, Ganguly said just because India batted second in the match doesn’t mean that it was fixed and Kambli should back up his claims with solid proof.

TIMES NOW’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami debates the issue with Atul Wasan, Former Indian Cricketer; Boria Majumdar, Cricket Historian; Kishore Bimani, Cricket Journalist; Sharda Ugra, Senior Editor CricInfo.com; Anirudh Bahal, Senior Journalist and Mihir Bose, Former Sports Editor, BBC and Author.

Debate: Fact or Fiction? – part 1

Debate: Fact or Fiction? – part 2

Debate: Fact or Fiction? – part 3