By Nick Harris SPECIAL REPORT 3 January 2011 This is the story of an investigation into tennis integrity; of a mysterious betting coup at Wimbledon in the summer of 2009; of the protestations of innocence by Wayne Odesnik (the player who lost that match); of the different stories that Odesnik told about his physical condition […]
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America’s Odesnik could add bets info to drugs help for reduced ban
By Nick Harris 2 January 2011 America’s Wayne Odesnik has become the first tennis player to become a top-level whistleblower in exchange for a reduced drugs ban, and sportingintelligence can reveal he could be asked to spill the beans about irregular betting as well as about doping. The authorities hope his information will lead to […]
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Freddie Ljungberg’s Celtic wage shows decline of Scottish football finances
By Nick Harris 2 January 2011 Celtic got off to a flyer in 2011 today by beating Rangers 2-0 in the Ne’erday derby, but one sign of how dramatically Scottish football finances have continued to deteriorate in the past year is found in Celtic’s deal to sign Freddie Ljungberg until the end of the season. Ljungberg, […]
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IN DETAIL: West Ham threaten judicial review call over Tottenham stadium decision
By Nick Harris 2 January 2011 West Ham have accused the Premier League of ignoring their own rulebook because the League have said they won’t oppose a move by Tottenham from north to east London if Spurs’ bid for the 2012 Olympic Stadium is successful. West Ham will seek a judicial review if Spurs get […]
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