Sarawak cops cracking down on World Cup betting, 22 arrests so far

Premier League clubs have continued to play two footballers, and kept a boss in post, while knowing they are under police investigation for sexual or domestic violence. Alleged victims told the BBC that the Football Association (FA) and Premier League prioritise commercial interests over the safety of women. They describe a culture of fear…

SINGAPORE - The police are probing 126 people for their suspected involvement in illegal horse betting activities. The 120 men and six women, aged between 20 and 87, were rounded up after islandwide operations over two weeks in October, the police said in a statement on Monday. During the operation between Oct 14 and 28, raids were carried out by…

NAVI MUMBAI: Four persons from Pune were arrested in Navi Mumbai for allegedly taking bets on World Cup cricket matches, a police official said on Sunday. These individuals were specifically involved in betting on the India-Pakistan match that took place on Saturday. Their arrest was made following a tip-off received from Vahal in Ulwe. According…

A total of 89 people are being investigated in Singapore for alleged involvement in illegal horse betting activities, the Singapore Police Force has revealed. The group, comprising 85 men and four women aged between 38 and 84, are said to be involved in various roles from illegal bookmaking to acting as runners, while some are believed to be…

IPL 2023: After the arrest of notorious bookie Anil Jaisinghani, BCCI has come under the radar once again ahead of IPL 2023. It has been revealed now that the supreme governing body of cricket in India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, had earlier issued a warning to cricketers advising them to exercise caution when dealing with the…

A group of 23 people, including soccer players, have been arrested as part of a probe into suspected match-fixing in non-professional Spanish, Andorran and Gibraltarian soccer leagues, Spanish police said on Tuesday. Those arrested are suspected of belonging to a ring that allegedly won as much as 500000 euros ($540750) through minor bets with…

A man has been arrested as part of an on-going investigation into alleged match fixing in the League of Ireland. s part of Operation Brookweed, the man, aged in his 20s, was arrested for the offence of Conspiracy to Defraud and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Southern Region. Fifteen…

Fifteen suspects have been arrested by specialist gardaí upon completion of a four-year criminal investigation into League of Ireland match-fixing. The Sunday Worldcan reveal that officers attached to the Anti-Corruption Unit in the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) have now finished their "prolonged investigation" into the alleged…

Fifteen suspects have been arrested by specialist gardaí upon completion of a four-year criminal investigation into League of Ireland match-fixing. he Sunday Independent can reveal that officers attached to the Anti-Corruption Unit in the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) have now finished their "prolonged investigation" into the alleged…

Hong Kong police have arrested a jobless man accused of accepting HK$2 million (US$2570000) in illegal football bets on Sunday hours before Argentina beat France in the World Cup final. Officers also seized HK$1.5 million in jewellery and watches along with HK$40000 in cash in a Hung Hom hotel room where the man stayed and impounded his HK$1…

Malaysian police have arrested 46 people suspected of working as bookmaking agents in Johor during the Qatar World Cup. Authorities said in a Wednesday statement that they had carried out a total of 45 raids since November 2021, arresting 46 men aged between 18 and 71 believed to be linked with betting syndicates for the World Cup. They had also…

Concerns were raised over suspicious betting patterns in a Scottish Premiership game between Dundee and Hearts in December last year Leigh Griffiths has made a short-term move to Australia. Picture: SNS Fomer Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths has been questioned by police investigating alleged gambling in sport. Police Scotland carried out a…

Former Celtic ace Leigh Griffiths was arrested as part of a police probe into sports gambling. Detectives searched the 32-year-old's home at around 7am on Thursday morning. Griffiths, who last played for Australian side Mandurah City, was released without charge soon after the raid on his home in Lanarkshire. Over ten officers are understood to…

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has arrested 152 bookies in connection with illegal betting on the current World Cup finals following raids nationwide. Police secretary Deputy Comm Datuk Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin said the suspects were detained in an operation codenamed "Ops Soga" conducted since Nov 19. "A total of 129 raids were conducted around the…

PASIR GUDANG: The police have arrested four men who are believed to be bookies taking bets for the Fifa World Cup here. Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said that the suspects, who are between 22 and 24 years old, were arrested during an operation held between Nov 22 and 27. "Ops Soga IX was conducted to curb illegal betting activities in…

This Tuesday (18), the Public Ministry of Goiás (MP-GO) has been carrying out a huge operation throughout the country. According to information on the "GE" website, the MP-GO has three preventive arrest warrants and 20 search and seizure warrants to fulfill in six states and 16 cities. The list of Serie A games involved in the scheme has yet to be…

Five of the 10 men who were arrested this Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into alleged League of Ireland match-fixing have been released without charge. Among the arrested individuals were a number of well-known current and former soccer players in Limerick which garda sources say threatened the "integrity of the sport". The other…

What is common in corruption investigations against Brendon Taylor, Heath Streak and Shakib Al Hasan? All three former international cricket captains had corrupt approaches from Indian bookies posing as businessmen. Former Zimbabwe captain Streak is serving an eight-year ban from cricket. Former Bangladesh skipper Shakib is back after serving a…

Instances of match-fixing unearthed by the Bengaluru Police Crime Branch in 2019 in an investigation of alleged corruption involving cricket players and team managements in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) T20 cricket tournament does not amount to cheating, the Karnataka High Court ruled while quashing a chargesheet against three players and a…

Two men entered the Arun Jaitley Stadium here during Sunday's IPL game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals by allegedly obtaining accreditation cards fraudulently and were arrested and investigated if they their entry was to facilitate illegal betting and if they were part of a betting racket, the police said. Rohit Meena, additional…

A high-stakes American gambler who is an FBI informant and goes by the nickname Robin Hood 702 played a key role in a series of events that eventually led the RCMP to charge their head of intelligence, Cameron Ortis, with leaking secrets. R.J. Cipriani, whose nickname incorporates the 702 Las Vegas area code, built his reputation by winning money…

BOXSCORE | LYON (January 24, 2023) INTERPOL has released its bi-weekly "Integrity in Sport" which monitors major developments in corruption in sport around the world. INVESTIGATIONS - In Azerbaijan, four football players were taken into custody for their alleged involvement in match trading. - In Greece, two professional basketball teams are under…

BOXSCORE: LYON (November 2, 2022) INTERPOL has released its bi-weekly "Integrity in Sport" which monitors major developments in corruption in sport around the world. INVESTIGATION - A South African Football Association has suspended clubs and officials involved in the compromise of the game's integrity. They are accused of accepting bribes before…

The Police are investigating 120 men and six women, aged between 20 and 87, for their suspected involvement in illegal horse betting activities. In a series of island-wide operations conducted between 14 and 28 October 2023, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the seven Police Land Divisions carried out raids at 21…