Gangland : this unsporting life /

Sport has always attracted organised crime. Huge sums of money are wagered in every arena, and rorts, swindles and unsporting behaviour have shadowed players of all codes. Cricket and footy are not immune, with Heath Shaw and Ben Cousins caught up in gambling and drugs, and NRL star Ryan Tandy in ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Morton, James, 1938- (Author), Lobez, Susanna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Victoria, Australia : Victory Books, 2019.
Subjects:
Sports > Corrupt practices > Australia.
Doping in sports > Australia.
Scandals > Australia.
Sports > Pratiques déloyales > Australie.
Dopage dans les sports > Australie.
Scandales > Australie.
Doping in sports.
Scandals.
Sports > Corrupt practices.
Australia.
True crime stories.
Récits criminels.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • It's just not cricket
  • On and off the field
  • The peds
  • On ya bike!
  • Ringers
  • Jiggery-pokery
  • Nobblers
  • They shoot horses, don't they?
  • The hoops
  • When rogues go racing
  • Cooking the bookies
  • Fur, feathers and skin in the game
  • Scullduggery
  • Gone to the dogs
  • In the ring and on the mat
  • After the game is over
  • Two-up, the national game
  • And the future?

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