Videos tagged with "corruption"

Michael Chopra And Two Other Footballers Accused Of Betting Corruption [01:18]
The Championship footballers Michael Chopra and James Coppinger and the jockey Andrew Heffernan are among nine individuals who could face long bans from racing after they were charged with serious breaches of the anti corruption rules by the British Horseracing Authority on Thursday.Yogesh Joshee Chopras agent also faces charges along with Mark Wilson a former player with Manchester United Paul Garner a former stable lad Kelly Inglis who is believed to have been Heffernans girlfriend at the time of the offences Douglas Shelley and Pravin Shingadia. The charges against them include offering bribes, exploiting inside information for personal gain and in the case of Heffernan, three charges that he intentionally failed to ensure that a horse was ridden on its merits.The BHA charges follow an investigation into suspicious betting patterns on a number of races at Britain's four all-weather racecourses between November 2010 and March 2011. In all, nine races are at the heart of the BHA's case, including four at Southwell, three at Lingfield and one each at Wolverhampton and Kempton.

BBC News - Horse racing inquiry explained [03:02]
BBC sports news correspondent Joe Wilson looks at the issues behind the BHA banning four jockeys and two trainers following an investigation into corruption.
Tags: BBC, News, Horse, racing, inquiry, bbcnews, Headlines

Graham Bradley and Willie Carson cringe [02:08]
Corrupt jockey Graham Bradley, who had admitted in court taking money and other favours from gangster Brian Wright, tries to bluff Andy Davies - without much success. See Willie Carson (who works for the beeb) congratlating Bradley for NOT talking. See also a race official assaulting the journalist for daring to ask uncomfortable questions.
Tags: horse, racing, bent, corrupt, jockey, bradley, graham, willie, carson, andy, davies, betting, scam, gangster, brian, wright, corruption

Match fixing evidence - media memory hole1.wmv [14:36]
Lyndon Pindling uses mainstream media cuttings to present how professional sport is fatally compromised by betting scams. Cricket, football, and horse racing feature here.
Tags: bent, corrupt, corruption, scam, betting, match, fixing, cricket, football, soccer, horse, racing