A ‘golden decade’ lies ahead for British sport as London will host the 2012 Olympics, Glasgow has the 2014 Commonwealth Games and England is bidding to host the 2018 World Cup. But administrators fear these events could be undermined by betting scandals.

To the surprise of many in the past 17 months, the industry watchdog, the Gambling Commission, has investigated 47 cases of alleged match-fixing and illegal betting on British sporting events.

The governing bodies of various sports are discussing tough new regulations which they hope will stamp out what they consider to be “as great a risk to the integrity of sport as doping”. Additionally, sportsmen and women have to register every bet they make under stringent reforms intended to root out corrupt gambling. Does this mean sportsmanship is dying a slow death? Or has the complacency been outdone by gambling and doping in sports?