By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Friday, May 10, 2024 Fall-out from a criminal case centering on a match-fixing ring based in Belgium continues. A pair of players have been hit with bans after being found guilty of committing corruption offenses, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced today. More: Nadal Fights off Bergs in Rome…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Committing corruption will cost Aaron Cortes a 15-year tennis ban. The Spaniard has been suspended for 15 years after admitting to 35 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced today. More: Alcaraz Out of Monte-Carlo with Arm Injury Cortes, who reached a career-high singles…
Chen Xuyuan, who previously served as the president of China’s Football Federation (CFA), has been sentenced to life in prison due to corruption charges. During his tenure from 2019 to 2023, Xuyuan held the position of the head of the CFA, when he, along with other former staff members, faced allegations of participating in corruption…
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has widened its net and plugged holes in its fight against corruption in tennis. Most cases related to breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) pertain to players and sometimes agents, but there are rare occasions where officials are also involved. The ITIA, in its mandate to protect the…
By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, November 23, 2023 Chair umpires are entrusted to keep score. Slovenian umpire Marko Ducman admitted manipulating scores and has been banned from tennis for 10 years and six months for his actions. More: Djokovic‘s Dream Ducman, an international-level official, admitted to four breaches of the Tennis Anti Corruption…
