1.0 link 108525 <![CDATA[Wimbledon Gambling Scandal: Eight Matches Fixed, Dossier Claims]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/22/wimbledon-gambling-scanda_n_108525.html Last year the New York Times reported on a widening gambling scandal in professional tennis that implicated highly-ranked players. Now, allegations have arisen that eight Wimbledon matches (the tournament begins Monday) were fixed by professional gambling syndicates:

Eight matches at Wimbledon have been reported to the tennis authorities on suspicion results have been fixed by professional gambling syndicates.


The matches have been named in a dossier compiled by leading bookmaking companies responsible for monitoring suspect betting patterns...

]]> 2008-06-30T05:12:00-04:00