Richard Ings – Declan Hill – Investigative Journalist & Academic

Honouring ANZAC Day – the Spirit of Australian Sport

I was invited to give a keynote speech in Melbourne, Australia for their Sporting Integrity Conference hosted by the Victoria Police. It was at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Club. I spoke about the widespread corruption, match-fixing and the toxic nature of the "experts" paid by Qatar diverting much of the sports integrity industry. I will write later about those themes and why such a speech is impossible in Canada - because our fabulous athletes are constantly betrayed by our politicians...

“You’re Going to Lose, Why Don’t You Lose with Money in Your Pocket?” Five Points About the Tennis Match-Fixing Report

Today, April 25 - the Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis Interim Report came out in London. It cost over £15 million pounds to complete. Five points: 1. Good job. This was independent and it accurately pointed out something that the sport has hated to admit: Tanking - deliberate under performance has long been part of tennis culture. I mean long - as in a decades long cover-up. For players were not only tanking for their own benefit (if you’re injured you...