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Basketball
Current and Former NBA Stars Among Dozens Arrested in Massive Sports Betting and Poker Fraud Probe
Chauncey Billups, a Hall of Fame NBA player and head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Terry Rozier, a guard with the Miami Heat, were two of more than 30 people indicted in two federal gamblin...
Football
Messi Signs Deal Keeping Him at Inter Miami Until 2028: What Does It Mean for Football?
Lionel Messi has signed a new deal with MLS team Inter Miami CF that will last until 2028. This is good news for the North American men’s football league, but also beyond, because it means the Argenti...
Football
New Product Called Pick’Em Enables Brazilian Bettors to Wager on Individual Football Players’ Performance
Brazil’s sports betting industry has welcomed a major innovation with the launch of Pick’Em, a new product from F12 developed in partnership with WA.Technology. This latest addition to Brazil’s growin...
Football
5 Premier League Clubs Exploit Loophole to Maintain Forbidden Gambling Sponsorships
“The Guardian” has revealed that five Premier League clubs — Sunderland, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, and Chelsea — are exploiting a regulatory loophole to continue working with unlic...
Cricket
Cricket Introduces “Test Twenty”: Bold 4th Format Launching in 2026
Cricket, the second most popular sport (after football) globally, is preparing to expand its horizons with the introduction of a new format called “Test Twenty” — a hybrid game blending the strategic ...
Football
Andrea Pirlo Named New Ambassador for Fonbet, Sparking Both Excitement and Controversy
Bookmaker Fonbet has announced Italian football legend Andrea Pirlo as its global brand ambassador in Russia and international markets. Legendary Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo has signed on as th...
Baseball
Notorious US Illegal Bookie, Who Has Ties with MLB Star Shohei Ohtani, Imprisoned
Matt Bowyer, one of the biggest illegal bookies in the US, went to a prison in Lompoc, California, to serve a year-long term. High-stakes bookmaker Matt Bowyer formally reported to federal prison...
Football
Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes First Footballer to Reach Billionaire Status
According to the most recent Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Cristiano Ronaldo is the first football player to become a billionaire. They estimate that the Portuguese star is worth $1.4 billion. In a...
UFC&MMA
Conor McGregor Suspended for Year and Half due to Doping-Related Issues
Anti-doping authorities claimed that mixed martial arts (MMA) star Conor McGregor has been banned for 18 months after he missed three drug tests in 12 months. The 37-year-old Irishman, who used to be ...
