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TSL046: The Rise of Match-Fixing and Betting Corruption in Sports

Fans can forgive mistakes. What they struggle to forgive is manipulation.

From the Black Sox Scandal to modern betting syndicates and cricket spot-fixing, the crisis of match-fixing and betting corruption has quietly grown into one of sport’s biggest integrity threats.

In TSL046, I explore how betting markets transformed corruption in sport, why governing bodies were slow to react, and why match-fixing remains one of the hardest problems to regulate globally.
When fans stop trusting results, what exactly is left of sport?

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TSL046: The Rise of Match-Fixing and Betting Corruption in Sports For much of modern sporting history, doping dominated conversations around integrity in sport. It attracted the headlines, triggered global outrage, and eventually led to the creation of sophistica…

TSL044: The Dark History of Doping in Sport Before Regulation Took Shape

Before doping bans, before testing, before WADA, there were no rules.

The history of doping in sport is not just a story of cheating. It is a story of a time when performance enhancement was open, accepted, and even encouraged.

From ancient Olympic practices to Thomas Hicks using strychnine mid-race, sport once operated without clear boundaries.

In TSL044, I go back to the beginning to show how the absence of regulation shaped one of sport’s biggest integrity issues.

At what point did performance become unfair?

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TSL044: The Dark History of Doping in Sport Before Regulation Took Shape The history of doping in sport did not begin with bans, scandals, or regulatory bodies. It began in a time when performance enhancement was neither hidden nor condemned. Athletes, trainers, and eve…

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