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Not courtsiders this year, but pitchsiders

Not courtsiders this year, but pitchsiders

Last year we had a lot of fuss at the Australian open when a courtsider was arrested and it created a huge amount of publicity. But this year the focus seems to have turned to the Cricket.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/tech-savvy-pitchsiders-in-game-of-hideandseek-with-anticorruption-officers-20150123-12wnl4.html

To put the story into context you should realise that in-play betting is illegal in Australia. This seems odd, but it’s a corruption led thing. You can sort of understand how spot fixing can cause authorities to jump with alarm at in-play …

23/01/2015 | By | 1 Reply More
Bleak Mid winter?

Bleak Mid winter?

So here we are in the bleak mid-winter, but you perhaps may not know it but for one sport it always feels that way.

For racing, this is a time of year when things are a little quiet. It gets worse next month traditionally, but so far we haven’t lost that many meetings to the weather. So its an opportunity to analyse, prepare and research. Cheltenham is just around the corner so that’s always at the front of my mind.…

22/01/2015 | By | Reply More
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