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New Zealand Olympic Committee to challenge cheating in sport
In an effort to combat potential cheats in New Zealand sport, the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) is to create a new 'integrity unit' to increase the fight against...
Oct 8, 2013
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Victoria Police to crack-down on anti-social behaviour at A-League games
Victoria Police will be introducing an unprecedented series of measures not previously seen in any sporting code in Australia to crack-down on anti-social behaviour during the...
Oct 8, 2013
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NSW Government to introduce new anti scalping laws to protect consumers
The NSW Government has announced new laws to protect consumers from ticket scalping and to prevent ticket fraud when buying tickets to major sport, concert or entertainment...
Oct 3, 2013
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NSW Government's anti scalping legislation gets industry support
The NSW Government's plans to introduce new laws to protect consumers from ticket scalping and to erradicate ticket fraud when buying tickets to major sport, concert and...
Oct 3, 2013
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Scandal hits Korean city's hosting of 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships
Chosen to host the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships, the south western Korean city of Gwangju's bid to host the event has been hit by scandal with city officials facing an...
Sep 30, 2013
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500,000 Australians a year caught out by online ticket scams
Half a million Australians have been affected by ticketing frauds and online scammers in the last 12 months according to newly released research. The research, commissioned by...
Sep 24, 2013
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Demetriou rubbishes claims that ASADA is to issue infractions against Essendon players and officials
AFL Chief Executive Andrew Demetriou has rejected reports the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is preparing to issue infraction notices to Essendon players and...
Sep 21, 2013
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ASADA to sanction Essendon AFL players and officials
Newspaper reports have suggested that the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is preparing infraction notices against Essendon Football Club players and officials...
Sep 20, 2013
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China looks to improve amusement ride safety
The Chinese Government is aiming to improve the safety of large amusement and theme park rides with its safety and quality agency this week releasing new supervision...
Sep 20, 2013
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Singapore Police arrest 14 over football match-fixing
14 people thought to be members of an organised crime ring involved in football match-fixing have been arrested in Singapore. The arrests come just days after Victoria Police...
Sep 19, 2013
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Radical Fitness creators to present in Australia and New Zealand
With the management of group fitness program operator Radical Fitness in Australia and New Zealand having recently returned from its former franchisor to its owners Nathaniel...
Sep 15, 2013
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Man dies at Penrith music festival
A man has died of a suspected drug overdo while 87 revellers were arrested at the Defqon.1 music festival in Western Sydney last night (Saturday 14th September). The man...
Sep 15, 2013
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Police uncover alleged multi-million dollar match-fixing ring in Victorian Premier League
Victorian Police have swooped on an alleged multi-million dollar match-fixing ring involving the Victorian Premier League football competition. Up to 10 people, all affiliated...
Sep 15, 2013
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Northern Territory to set the pace for youth in detention
Selected youth detainees may soon be introduced to the discipline of competitive cycling, thanks to the mechanical expertise of adult inmates at the Darwin Correctional Centre....
Sep 12, 2013
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WADA President John Fahey announces new 'steroid passport' to target sporting drug cheats
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President John Fahey has announced the introduction of a 'steroid passport' by the end of the year as the latest weapon aimed at drug cheats. The...
Sep 12, 2013
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Independent Sports retail chain rebrands to Intersport
Sport retail chain Independent Sports is to rebrand its stores under the global Intersport brand over the next four years as part of a licencing agreement with the Intersport...
Sep 9, 2013
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Victoria bans commercial tanning units from 2015
With the aim of reducing the incidence of the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma, new Victorian Government legislation will ban commercial tanning units in the State from...
Sep 6, 2013
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Singaporean candidate for IOC Presidency campaigns on promise of change
One of six candidates seeking to be the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), James M. Dorsey reports that there is more to Singaporean Ng Ser Miang's...
Sep 5, 2013
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Victorian law to uphold integrity of boxing and combat sports
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine and Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty have this week announced the introduction of legislation to uphold the integrity of...
Sep 5, 2013
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SPASA court case resolved with agreement
After nearly nine months of legal wrangling, the legal dispute between different entities operating under respective Swimming Pool and Spa Association/Alliance (SPASA) brands...
Sep 5, 2013
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AFL reveals negotiated Essendon sanctions
The AFL has barred the Essendon Football Club from its 2013 finals series and suspended coach James Hird for 12 months as punishment for the club's controversial supplements...
Aug 28, 2013
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No further sanctions for Swimming Australia's men's relay teams as AOC concludes report
Members of Swimming Australia's men's relay teams have escaped any further punishment from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for their behaviour at the London 2012...
Aug 24, 2013
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Club presidents back AFL Commission after Essendon supplements briefing
17 AFL clubs have backed the league's stance that charges relating to Essendon's use of supplements should be heard by the AFL Commission and not by an outside tribunal. The 17...
Aug 22, 2013
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Overage Indian athletes ejected from Asian Youth Games
Indian sport administrators have been embarrassed after 17 track and field athletes were banned from competing in the Asian Youth Games in China for being overage. The athletes,...
Aug 22, 2013
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