Top Swedish handball referee and administrator Christer Ahl was supposed to fly to last weekend’s International Handball Federation (IHF) congress in Cairo. However, an increasing disillusionment with that body led to him addressing the Play the Game conference instead.

The old adage that it “takes a crook to catch a crook” became a reality when a former New York crime chief provided a fascinating insight into how match fixing takes place in the USA.

Mega-events as drivers of social change: Experts on China went head-to-head in trying to assess the legacy and impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.