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IOC's Rogge: Sport should share gambling revenues
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has called for sports bodies to receive a cut of betting revenues and also insisted that governments should impose...
Mar 2, 2011
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Australian Commonwealth Games Contractors unlikely to be paid
Australian companies still owed hundreds of thousands of dollars from last year's Delhi Commonwealth Games are unlikely to see their money, the Games Organising Committee has...
Mar 1, 2011
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Two more Commonwealth Games officials arrested
Two senior officials involved in the running of last year's Delhi Commonwealth Games been arrested on suspicion of corruption. A spokesman for India's Central Bureau of...
Feb 25, 2011
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Rare monkey returns to Symbio Wildlife Park
A rare monkey has been returned to his home at a Wollongong wildlife park, almost nine months after he was stolen from his cage. Rico, a cotton-top tamarin, was removed from his...
Feb 23, 2011
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Lifesaving organisations seek 'lifeguard' trademark
The Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA) has moved to calm fears among industry operators following their application for a trademark for the word 'lifeguard'. In August...
Feb 23, 2011
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Royal Life welcomes nationally consistent home pool fencing legislation
Royal Life Saving Society - Australia (RLSSA) says a key decision made late last week will have potentially the biggest impact on reducing child drowning since pool fencing was...
Feb 18, 2011
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Settlement precedes potential Sunbed banning legislation
The settlement of a gym user's claim that use of a sunbed gave him a melanoma has led to calls for a national ban on solariums. Before Christmas, melanoma survivor Jay Allen...
Feb 14, 2011
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AEG Goes its own way on ticketing
One of the world's biggest concert and sports promoters said it is to join with a start-up technology company to sell tickets to events at 105 arenas and theatres in the USA, in...
Feb 9, 2011
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Sumo tournament cancelled as corruption scandal escalates
In an unprecedented move, Japan's spring sumo tournament has been cancelled in response to the sport's biggest ever match-fixing scandal. 14 wrestlers and coaches are alleged to...
Feb 8, 2011
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ICC bans Pakistan Cricketing trio
An International Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal has found Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir guilty of corruption. Former captain Butt has received...
Feb 6, 2011
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Pakistan cricket trio face corruption charges in UK
Three Pakistan cricket team members and an agent are to face corruption charges according to the United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Service. Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and...
Feb 5, 2011
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NRL Star arrested amid betting scandal
NSW Police have revealed that Canterbury Bulldogs player Ryan Tandy has been arrested for allegedly providing false evidence to a law enforcement agency during the course of an...
Feb 3, 2011
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Cybex hit by $66 million US lawsuit
A New York woman rendered a quadriplegic when a 270 kilogram Cybex weight machine fell on her in 2004 has won a US$66 million jury verdict. The verdict in the New York State...
Jan 28, 2011
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PPCA to Appeal Australian Music Licensing Decision
The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA), Australia's recording industry association, has made an application to appeal a December Australian Federal Court...
Jan 27, 2011
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BBC report blasts FFA's 'dirty' World Cup bid
British journalist Andrew Jennings expects the Australian Government to investigate Frank Lowy’s “dirty” dealings with taxpayer cash, slamming Australia’s World Cup bid was...
Dec 28, 2010
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Lie detectors could tackle cricket corruption
Cricket's lawmakers are to consider the introduction of lie detectors in an effort to drive corruption out of the sport. The Marylebone Cricket Club's (MCC) World Cricket...
Dec 17, 2010
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Federal Court overturns rise in copyright fees for music
The fitness industry has welcomed the decision by the Federal Court to overturn the Copyright Tribunal decision to increase copyright fees for the use of music in group exercise...
Dec 13, 2010
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Reward offered to catch seal killers
Environmental group Sea Shepherd on Wednesday offered an $11,500 reward to catch the "cowards" who clubbed 23 seals to death at a New Zealand tourist spot. Sea Shepherd...
Dec 9, 2010
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China interest in hosting 2030 FIFA World Cup
China should bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup finals, according to China Football Association (CFA) General Secretary Wei Di. China's Xinhua news agency quoted Wei Di as saying...
Dec 4, 2010
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Queensland Government Issues Alerts for Inflatable Water Balls and Whizzer-type Amusement Rides
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued alert notices to the owners and operators of inflatable water balls of the possible risks with their use along with a safety...
Nov 29, 2010
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Two Commonwealth Games officials arrested
Indian police have arrested and formally charged two high-ranking officials from the organising committee of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games for corruption. Joint Director...
Nov 23, 2010
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AALARA and member attractions Seek Amendments to Meal Break Provisions
The Australian Amusement, Leisure & Recreation Association (AALARA) and several of its major attractions members are seeking to vary the paid meal break provision in the...
Oct 29, 2010
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FIFA faces call to delay World Cup bid vote after corruption claims
World football governing body FIFA is under intense pressure to suspend the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups pending a full inquiry into alleged vote-selling by...
Oct 18, 2010
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New Handbooks Explain Managing Risk in Sport and Recreation
Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand have just published two new risk handbooks aimed at non-profit sport and recreation organisations. The publications are SAA/SNZ HB...
Oct 13, 2010
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