Knowledge bank: Presentation by Jens Sejer Andersen held at the UCSIA international workshop 'Sports, A Matter of Peace?' on FIFA, the ISL scandal and the need for an anti-corruption agency in sport.

Two FIFA Executive Committee members have been caught on video offering to sell their votes in the competition to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup for cash. FIFA has initiated an investigation into the allegations.

New report from the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) exposes corruption and mismanagement in professional African soccer leagues.

The Commonwealth Games 2010 finally took off in New Delhi, yesterday, on October 3 after rebounding from the brink of disaster a couple of weeks ago when several (Western) teams threatened to pull out – and several individual athletes actually did so – due to concerns about unhygienic conditions in the Games Village, the dengue fever epidemic raging in the Indian capital due to incessant rains and consequent floods, the ever-present terrorism threat that hovers permanently over the Indian sub-continent and other assorted issues.

That Pakistan has always been a problem child in international cricket, vulnerable to corrupting influences, is something Manish Kohli (name changed) has known for years. More than a decade ago, he made a killing as a big-time punter, raking in millions because of his close links with players.In 1999, he was one of the four named by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) as one of the biggest punters known to “actively match-fix”.

A spot-fixing scandal has rocked international cricket as investigative journalists from the British newspaper, News of the World, went undercover to expose match-fixing activities on the Pakistani team.

Every four years, during or after the World Cup, there is some breathless report of an "unprecedented" police raid on Asian illegal bookmaking operations. Now, yet another one is being announced in the world's press

The Football Federation Australia (FFA) has been cleared of corruption allegations to its bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.