The Australian surfer’s achievement this year remains a case of despite, not because, of the support female athletes receive, but her success may herald a wave of change
Author: Isabelle Westbury
Sports Integrity Initiative: Federbet: ‘If we don’t publicise match-fixing, no one will do anything’
Match-Fixing, Sports LawFederbet, the betting monitoring organisation, has come in for some flak over the years, but increasingly its findings are being vindicated. The Sports Integrity Initiative interviewed Federbet’s General Secretary, Francesco Baranca, who is bullish about its prospects, and unrelenting in its defence.
BBC Test Match Special: Pakistan 2016 – Pakistan v Sussex Tour Match, Days 1-3
BBC 5 Live Sports Extra - Men, Radio, SportBBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra – Test Match Special: Pakistan Tour Match
Pakistan in England, 2016
Pakistan v Sussex
8-10 July 2016
The County Ground, Hove
BBC Test Match Special: England Women v Pakistan, 3rd T20
BBC Test Match Special - Women, Radio, SportBBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra – Test Match Special
England Women v Pakistan 3rd T20
BBC Test Match Special: England Women v Pakistan, 2nd T20
BBC Test Match Special - Women, Radio, SportBBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra – Test Match Special
England Women v Pakistan 2nd T20
BBC Test Match Special: Pakistan 2016 – Pakistan v Somerset Tour Match, Day 2
BBC 5 Live Sports Extra - Men, Radio, SportBBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra – Test Match Special: Pakistan Tour Match
Pakistan in England, 2016
Pakistan v Somerset
4 July 2016
The County Ground, Somerset
Sports Integrity Initiative: Brexit – A sporting chance?
Governance, Sports LawLast week a referendum in the United Kingdom saw a majority vote in favour of leaving the European Union. While the vote is only advisory – any legal implications will likely take at least two years to occur – the financial markets have already taken a severe hit and the political mood is one of uncertainty. So what does the vote mean for the sporting world? We have a look at some of the key areas of impact, with a sports law slant.
BBC County Cricket: Specsavers County Championships – Derbyshire v Worcestershire, 20 – 23 June 2016
Radio, Specsavers County Championships, Sport
Sports Integrity Initiative: Michael Hershman, ICSS’s new CEO – ‘Why I’ve been brought on board’
Governance, Match-Fixing, Sports LawThe anti-corruption tsar explains why he’s the man to lead the energetic anti-corruption organisation operating from Qatar.
Michael Hershman boasts a résumé that reads like an anti-corruption instruction manual. If there was ever anyone born to lead the fight against corruption, Hershman’s achievements suggest he’s it. A former US Military counter-intelligence officer, he served on the Senate Watergate Committee which investigated the world’s most notorious cover-up, before helping co-found the global anti-corruption think-tank, Transparency International. His achievement list is long and plentiful.
Sports Integrity Initiative: Blurred lines – The dangerous demonisation of performance enhancement
Doping, Sports LawPerformance enhancement is a dirty phrase in elite sport, but is the condemnation justified? The Sports Integrity Initiative and former Olympic sprinter Craig Pickering discuss the legal and moral implications of vilifying an athlete’s efforts to improve performance, in any form.
Isabelle Westbury 