I wonder what/who else is going to come out of the woodwork as game gets cleaned up prior to the World Cup?
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Cricket - 'My name is Lou Vincent and I am a cheat'
The England and Wales Cricket Board announced a life ban on disgraced former New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent on Tuesday, just hours after the player admitted he was a "cheat" and had shamed his country and the sport by fixing matches.
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https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/...5588--spt.html
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He was one of three former New Zealand players identified as being involved in the investigation, though neither the ICC, nor New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have named the other two cricketers.
Local media identified Chris Cairns as one of the other players implicated in the investigation, an allegation the former all-rounder has denied.
Cairns travelled to London in May where he had been interviewed at his own request by London police, English cricketing authorities and the ICC's anti-corruption unit.
Upon his return to New Zealand he again denied any wrongdoing and described the accusations against him as "absurd, bizarre and scary".
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The New Zealand Herald has already named the third man as Darryl Tuffey
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/...205-2yrmc.html
It looks as if this investigation was as a result of the ACC's spotlight falling on Australian sports.
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The revelation comes less than a week after the government released a report into corruption into New Zealand sport in which it asserted there was little to be concerned about.
However, Sports Minister Murray McCully promised to ramp up the fight against corruption by implementing greater information sharing among government and sporting bodies to stamp out potential match-fixing, doping and illegal activity.
The report was instigated after the Australia Crime Commission (ACC) earlier this year linked organised crime and banned substances to several Australian sporting codes including rugby league and Australian Rules football.
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http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/...205-2yrmc.html
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