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Ex-Detective Is Chosen to Run New Tennis Integrity Unit
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A former Scotland Yard detective who helped review potential match-fixing in tennis was picked yesterday to run the sport's new integrity unit.
Along with hiring Jeff Rees, tennis's four governing bodies adopted an anti-corruption code to ensure the same set of penalties apply across the professional ranks.
The WTA and ATP tours, the International Tennis Federation and the Grand Slam Committee hope to avoid a repeat from the 2007 season, which included a gambling investigation into a match involving Nikolay Davydenko and the suspensions of three players for betting on matches.
Rees was part of an independent panel that issued a report in May saying 45 matches merited further investigation because of irregular betting patterns.
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The disciplinary committee of the Union of European Football Associations said an additional one-match ban will be deferred for a probationary period of five years.
Honved fans displayed a banner with a racist slogan at the Bozsik Stadium in Budapest during a July 26 match against Sturm Graz.
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