Sentence examples for attempted match-fixing from inspiring English sources

Others noted accusations of attempted match-fixing.

Like a washing machine always eager for its next load, the press was quick to spin through the issues raised by last week's jailing of three of the world's best cricketers for attempted match-fixing.

Andrew Strauss has marked his return to the Test captaincy by urging all England's professional cricketers to shop any suspected cheats whom they believe may be caught up in attempted match-fixing.

None of the players who spoke about the allegations here could recall any experiences of attempted match-fixing except for Novak Djokovic, who confirmed a report from nine years ago that he had been indirectly offered $200,000 to throw a match in St Petersburg.

Two Czech players, Tomas Berdych and Jan Hernych, were the most forthcoming publicly and said they knew of attempted match fixing in Russia.

The nub of Italy's latest scandal, illegal betting and attempted match fixing involving, among others, the former Lazio striker Giuseppe Signor, was unfolding even as the FIFA congress was sitting.

The plot hinges on the attempt at match-fixing: Dylan is encouraged to "tank a frame".

Staged every two years by the sport's regional governing body, Concacaf, this month's iteration has featured: allegations from Belize regarding a failed attempt at match-fixing; dispirited play, including another disastrous performance from Mexico; and one team, Martinique, nearly advancing to the knockout round despite being ineligible for the prize that goes to the tournament's winner.

Chris Eaton, Fifa's head of security and the man overseeing the attempt to combat match-fixing, is concerned with the number of players being implicated and how they come to be involved in scams that are impacting leagues in Europe, Asia, Africa and South and Central America.

The Nigerian forward has been charged along with 13 other players over alleged match-fixing attempts.

The two international friendlies were fixed for a betting scam, which has become an important case as football's world governing body attempts to up its fight against match-fixing.