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Morales Churata served $10k fine and tennis ban for score manipulation

SBC News Morales Churata served $10k fine and tennis ban for score manipulation

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has banned Heriberto Morales Churata from the sport for six years following multiple breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The Bolivian tennis chair umpire was found to have manipulated scores for betting purposes by incorrectly entering scores into the handheld device at ITF World Tennis Tour events in 2021 and 2022.  Churata – …

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Net gains: How Sportradar is helping to bring tennis back

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Sportradar is preparing to support more tournaments to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the tennis ecosystem, notably the Generali Austrian Pro Series starting on Monday 25 May featuring the sport’s world number three Dominic Thiem (pictured). We spoke to Sportradar’s MD for Sports Partnerships David Lampitt to discuss how these tournaments are being handled and why both the integrity …

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Reformed TIU meets year-1 integrity goals ahead of critical 2020

SBC News Reformed TIU meets year-1 integrity goals ahead of critical 2020

Completing its first year under a new operating regime, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has today published its annual review detailing the development of its work and further directives protecting tennis competitions, athletes and wider stakeholders from corruption. Following a two-year investigation, the ‘Independent Review Panel’ (IRP) recommended that tennis’ combined governing bodies reform the TIU’s governance and working remit. …

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Tennis rejects suggestion evidence of match fixing suppressed

SBC News Tennis rejects suggestion evidence of match fixing suppressed

In response to match fixing allegations aired on BBC News and BuzzFeed online, the four governing bodies of tennis (ATP, WTA, Grand Slam Board, ITF) who are partners in the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), confirmed that there is a zero-tolerance approach to all aspects of corruption and that they are and will continue to be firmly committed to protecting the integrity …

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