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 • Chris Dalby
How Gambling Impacts Crime Differently in the US and Around the World
American researchers found violent crime rising by as much as 93 per cent after games in betting states, sparking headlines worldwide. We examine…
 • Chris Dalby
Why Was Kenya's U-15 Football Team Forced to Sleep Outside?
Whether Olympic athletes or its youth football teams, Kenya has a troubling pattern of leaving its athletes in unsafe travel and sleeping conditions.
 • Sandra Anya
The Maths Don't Work
I'll skip the tired preaching about values and ideals. If you think the Sports and Briefing is useful to you, help us out!
 • Chris Dalby
How a Shakira Concert Revealed Systemic Corruption at São Paulo FC
Senior officials, including two likely frontrunners to be the next club president, have been embroiled in a scandal to sell illegal tickets to access…
 • Chris Dalby
From Fixer to Facilitator: Inside Quentin Folliot's 20-Year Tennis Ban
French player Folliot made around $60,000 in six years as a tennis pro. He made almost as much by fixing just eleven tennis matches. World of Crime goes…
 • Chris Dalby
"Children are Punished as Adults," Experts Warn of WADA’s Treatment of Minors
Minors as young as eight are tested and sanctioned under the same anti-doping regime built for professional adults. Two leading scholars explain why the…
 • Chris Dalby
Why Did the US Really Drop a FIFAGate Bribery Case, Months Before the World Cup?
After a decade, prosecutors have suddenly dropped a landmark football corruption case, where colossal bribes were allegedly given over football TV…
 • Chris Dalby
The Many Crypto Schemes of Khabib Nurmagomedov
As UFC champion, Khabib built a brand on humility, faith, and denouncing vices like gambling. His reputation is now repeatedly deployed to legitimize…
 • Chris Dalby
FIFA’s Peace Prize Is Run by a Man Accused of Aiding Ethnic Cleansing
Myanmar tycoon Zaw Zaw has run the country's football federation for 20 years. He's also accused of helping to commit war crimes. Gianni Infantino has…
 • Chris Dalby

November 2025

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