Tennis provides a "fertile breeding ground" for breaches of integrity and is engulfed in a "tsunami" of betting-related corruption at some lower levels due to online gambling, according to a new report.The Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis was set up in February 2016 following allegations made by the BBC and Buzzfeed that leading players, including grand slam winners, were involved in suspected match-fixing and that evidence had been suppressed.More than two years later the review panel, in publishing its interim report, claimed tennis faces a "serious integrity problem", particularly at the lower levels of the sport where players often struggle to break even, and especially on the men's circuits.The panel also found "evidence of some issues" at grand slams and Tour events, although it did not uncover evidence of a widespread problem at those higher levels.The report showed no evidence of top-level players being implicated in corruption.However, it did claim 'tanking' - players … [Read more...] about Tennis engulfed in a ‘tsunami’ of betting-related corruption
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Putin’s nuclear ‘doomsday machine’ could destroy US coast with 100-meter radioactive tsunamis
Russia's new nuclear-powered underwater drone could wipe out entire coastal cities, leaving them underwater with 100 meter-high radioactive tsunamis, experts have said. Experts fear that if detonated underwater, the drone, which is allegedly capable of carrying a nuclear warhead of 50 to 100 megatons could create tsunami waves reaching more than 100 meters, leaving coastal areas and enemy ports uninhabitable for up to a century. Speaking to Business Insider, physicist and nuclear-weapons researcher Rex Richardson said: "A well-placed nuclear weapon of yield in the range 20 megatons to 50 megatons near a seacoast could certainly couple enough energy to equal the 2011 tsunami and perhaps much more." "Taking advantage of the rising-sea-floor amplification effect, tsunami waves reaching 100 meters in height are possible," he added. Richardson also warned that the impact of the nuclear explosion would get worse as time goes on as the radioactive fallout rains on Earth, and "Los Angeles or … [Read more...] about Putin’s nuclear ‘doomsday machine’ could destroy US coast with 100-meter radioactive tsunamis
Tennis engulfed in ‘tsunami’ of corruption due to online gambling, reveals 27-month investigation
The sport of tennis will have to reinvent itself radically if it is to shut down what one investigator described as a “tsunami” of corruption at the lower levels. That is the essential message from the Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis, which was revealed today in central London after a 27-month process that cost close to £20 million. As part of a 33-page list of recommendations, the Independent Review Panel – led by Adam Lewis QC – argued that tennis will need to beef up its investigative powers substantially, while also cancelling lucrative data deals that allow punters to bet on low-level events. As a sport, tennis pledged to implement Lewis’ proposals at the outset of this investigation, which began in the early months of 2016 after a joint investigation by BBC and Buzzfeed claimed to reveal “match-fixing evidence that tennis has kept secret for years”. There is at least some reassurance for the sport in the … [Read more...] about Tennis engulfed in ‘tsunami’ of corruption due to online gambling, reveals 27-month investigation
‘Tsunami’ of corruption at lower levels of tennis, new report finds
0 Have your say Tennis provides a “fertile breeding ground” for breaches of integrity and is engulfed in a “tsunami” of betting-related corruption at some lower levels due to online gambling, according to a new report. The Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis was set up in February 2016 following allegations made by the BBC and Buzzfeed that leading players, including grand slam winners, were involved in suspected match-fixing and that evidence had been suppressed.• READ MORE - Italian tennis players accused of fixing matches [from October 2014]More than two years later the review panel, in publishing its interim report on Wednesday, claimed tennis faces a “serious integrity problem”, particularly at the lower levels of the sport where players often struggle to break even, and especially on the men’s circuits.The panel also found “evidence of some issues” at grand slams and Tour events, although it did not … [Read more...] about ‘Tsunami’ of corruption at lower levels of tennis, new report finds
Vladimir Putin’s nuclear ‘doomsday machine’ submarine could trigger 300ft tsunamis and rain down radioactive fallout across a huge area
A NEW Russian "doomsday machine" could trigger 300ft tsunamis and unleash radioactive fallout rains. Vladimir Putin confirmed the Oceanic Multipurpose System Status-6 submarine - which is reportedly capable of carrying a 50-megaton nuclear warhead - was being developed last month. Status-6 is said to have a range of up to 6,200 miles with speeds reaching 56 knots, carrying warheads within range of the US. According to a Kremlin translation of Putin's remarks, he claimed the drone which hardly has "any vulnerabilities for the enemy to exploit", would be able to travel to "great depths". Putin said: "[The] unmanned underwater vehicles can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads, which enables them to engage various targets, including aircraft groups, coastal fortifications and infrastructure." Experts fear cities along the western coast of the USA will be at extreme risk of the radioactive fallout rains. MOST READ WORLD NEWSJOURNALIST MURDER What happened to missing journalist … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin’s nuclear ‘doomsday machine’ submarine could trigger 300ft tsunamis and rain down radioactive fallout across a huge area