Investment & Strategy

News and analysis relating to sports investment and the strategy employed by sports teams globally, including financial results.

SAFF competitions monitored by Sportradar via new integrity app

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has launched a SAFF Integrity mobile app in a partnership with Sportradar Integrity Services (SIS).  By leveraging SIS’ app,...

Twain Sport heads straight to Sportradar to offer ‘highest level of...

Twain Sport has partnered with Sportradar to integrate its Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) into its hybrid sports tournaments.Twain Sport is a recently launched...

Russia’s appeals against UEFA and FIFA bans rejected by CAS

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected two separate appeals by the Football Union of Russia (FUR) against the exclusion of the...

BT, IMG, ITV and Sky undergo CMA investigation for sports broadcasts

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation on BT, IMG Media, (including Premier League Productions), ITV and Sky.The investigation relates to...

Football replaces tennis as most suspicious in IBIA Q2 integrity report

Football and tennis have continued as the main sources of suspicious betting alerts in the International Betting Integrity Association’s (IBIA) Q2 update. However, football replaced...

Fake IPL tournament used ‘crowd sound effects’ to scam Russian bettors

It has been revealed that a fake Indian Premier League competition took place, set up by a gang who used farm labourers acting as...

SLFA launches investigation following 95-0 and 91-1 defeats

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is investigating two ‘suspicious’ second-tier matches which had a combined total of 187 goals.The recent matches saw Kahula...

British Gymnastics respond to ‘abusive behaviour’ found in Whyte review

The Whyte Review has released a report on British Gymnastics (BG) which revealed that many young people have been faced with abusive coaches.Focusing on...

Indoor Football League battles betting fraud with US Integrity

The Indoor Football League (IFL) has signed a comprehensive partnership with US Integrity as it continues to protect against betting-related fraud.Under provisions of the...

CMA investigates Warner Bros. Discovery and BT Group sports venture

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it is investigating the anticipated joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and BT Group.The companies'...