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SA football agents to be prosecuted for price fixing

A statement released by the Competition Commission, SAFIA and its members "agreed to charge soccer players and coaches a standard 10% commission fee".

CSA’s match-fixing investigation is not over but the worst is probably behind us

There are always people who will believe the big fish have been let off the hook but proving it is another story.

In a fix: His once-promising cricket career in tatters

Gulam Bodi: ‘My life has come to a standstill’

Left to sell potatoes, the disgraced cricketer says ‘sometimes the devil just gets hold of you’.

The partnership gives the SABC exclusive official broadcast rights for the sub-Saharan region. (Lee Warren/Gallo)

Cricket SA silent on active match-fixer

Most sources have not gone on the record about match-fixing for fear of damaging relationships, retaliation and violence from underworld figures.

Bodi remains at centre of match-fixing investigation

There is no sign of the syndicate that set cricketer Gulam Bodi up to fix or improperly influence Ram Slam matches and take the fall.

Stage set for match-fixing farce

Fifa and the South African authorities have shown little interest in confronting a scandal that weighs on Bafana’s image.

Lou Vincent says he is one of the three former New Zealand players the ICC is investigating regarding ‘historic matches involving international stars’.

NZ cricketers investigated for match fixing

Former Test opener Lou Vincent has confirmed he is one of three New Zealand past players being investigated for match fixing by the ICC.

The first probe will look into possible tax privileges for Real Madrid

Match fixing accused Safa referee released on bail

South African Football Association referee Clifford Malgas, accused of match fixing, has been granted R5 000 bail by the Cape Town District Court.

Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid.

Dravid calls for criminalisation of match fixing

Fixing cricket matches must be made a criminal offence to strike fear into the hearts of potential offenders, says former India skipper Rahul Dravid.

Match-fixing case against Hansie Cronje suspended

Although a New Delhi court has permitted a match-fixing case against Hansie Cronje and others, proceedings were suspended due to his death.

The report into the 2002 Zimbabwe elections questions the legality of the election.

New evidence of match-fixer’s Lesotho offer

In 2012, the Lesotho Football Supporters Association raised the alarm about possible match-fixing, but the LFA has not investigated the allegations.

Safa bosses lash out at media for tarnishing SA’s image

Football bosses have claimed that the media and those who leak information about Safa’s poor governance are damaging the country’s reputation.

Sports department denounces leak of Fifa letter

The sports ministry has stated that they are “disappointed and taken aback” that a recent letter to them by Fifa was leaked to the media.

Remembering the dead: Mental health activists protesting outside the Life Esidimeni arbitration hearings in Johannesburg.

Parliament demands full investigation into Safa

Parliament says it wants a full investigation into the affairs of the powerful South African Football Association, especially its financial affairs.

Fifa found the results of pre-World Cup warm-up matches against Thailand

Fifa orders probe into Safa match-fixing

A match-fixing scandal involving the national soccer team is to be investigated by an independent judicial inquiry with backing from Fifa.

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the decision to allow taxis to operate at full capacity is driven by ‘rationale’, not fear

Fifa warns SA govt against interference in match-fixing probe

Fifa have written to the South African government warning them against a judicial inquiry into the recent soccer match-fixing scandals.

Wilson Raj Perumal

Lesotho hit by match-fixing link

Players and officials allegedly accepted large sums of money to throw a football match.

Fifa director of security Ralf Mutschke.

Fifa: Policies can boost zero tolerance for match fixing

Football heads have vowed to excise the "cancer" of match-fixing, but said tougher laws were needed to protect the bruised integrity of the sport.

Match-fixing: Coach Setshedi sentenced to eight years

A former South Africa assistant coach has been sentenced to eight years in jail for trying to bribe a referee.

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Hundreds of soccer officials implicated in global match-fixing scam

Hundreds of soccer matches have been fixed in a global betting scam in a blow to the image of soccer and a multibillion-dollar industry.