Weirdest Sports Cheats Sources

THE BALLS TO CHEAT

Cricket Australia Statement on investigation | Cricket Australia (2018b). https://web.archive.org/web/20190504091206/https://www.cricketaustralia.com.au/media/media-releases/cricket-australia-statement-update/2018-03-28.

Brettig, D. (2018b) 'Cameron Bancroft at centre of alleged ball-tampering row,' ESPNcricinfo, 24 March. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cameron-bancroft-at-centre-of-alleged-ball-tampering-row-1141498.

Ruse, D. (2019b) 'Story of the Australian ball-tampering scandal as Steve Smith and David Warner complete bans,' Sky Sports, 29 March. https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/11677366/story-of-the-australian-ball-tampering-scandal-sandpaper-sackings-and-the-future.

Behind the News (2018b) Cricket ball tampering - behind the news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCFH0jb4C04.


OUT FOR BLOOD

Olympics.Com (2020b) 'Blast from the past: Modern Pentathlon misery for Tunisian trio,' 12 May. https://olympics.com/en/news/blast-from-the-past-modern-pentathlon-misery-for-tunisian-trio.

Klein, C. (2018b) Shortcuts to gold: 9 cheaters in Olympic history. https://www.history.com/news/shortcuts-to-the-gold-9-cheaters-in-olympic-history.

Simón, Y. (2016b) In 1984, these Puerto Rican twins hatched an insane plan to switch places at the Olympics. https://remezcla.com/sports/in-1984-these-twins-tried-to-pull-off-a-parent-trap-at-the-olympics/.

Garriga, R. (1984b) 'The Puerto Rican Olympic Committee Friday banned two sisters... - UPI Archives,' UPI, 5 October. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/10/05/The-Puerto-Rican-Olympic-Committee-Friday-banned-two-sisters/2825465796800/.


OLYMPIC IMPOSTORS

Hougham, D. (2023) Rio, 1989: Chilean skullduggery, hidden razor blades and Brazilian flares. https://thesefootballtimes.co/2023/03/07/rio-1989-chilean-skullduggery-hidden-razor-blades-and-brazilian-flares/.

Pattullo, A. (2014) 'The banning of Chile’s Roberto Rojas,' The Scotsman, 28 June. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/the-banning-of-chiles-roberto-rojas-1532887.

Monye, U. (2022) 'Bloodgate made us a laughing stock but the collateral damage was brutal,' The Guardian, 19 October. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/12/bloodgate-made-us-a-laughing-stock-but-the-collateral-damage-was-brutal.

Aylwin, M. (2022) 'Bloodgate on minds as Harlequins welcome back Leinster for first time,' The Guardian, 19 October. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/dec/05/bloodgate-harlequins-leinster-european-rugby-championship.

Aylwin, M. (2022) 'Bloodgate on minds as Harlequins welcome back Leinster for first time,' The Guardian, 19 October. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/dec/05/bloodgate-harlequins-leinster-european-rugby-championship.

BBC NEWS | Health | 'Bloodgate' doctor is suspended (no date b). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8259872.stm.


AMERICAN DREAMS

Coates, G. (2020) 'Jockey suspended over fog fakeout,' Tampa Bay Times, 16 January. https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/04/12/jockey-suspended-over-fog-fakeout/.

From United Press International (2019) 'He can run, but he can’t hide: Winning horse disqualified in the fog - Los Angeles Times,' Los Angeles Times, 9 March. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-18-sp-461-story.html.

From Times Wire Services (2019) 'Jockey Faces Felony Charge : Racing: Sylvester Carmouche, accused of hiding his horse in fog during a one-mile race, also was suspended by the Louisiana track. - Los Angeles Times,' Los Angeles Times, 9 March. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-19-sp-477-story.html.

Squad, S. (2020) Delta Downs Foggy stories. https://stableduel.com/delta-downs-foggy-stories/.

Post, P.R.– N.Y. (2022) 'Professional cornhole rocked by ‘BagGate’ in biggest cheating scandal you’ve never heard of,' Fox Sports, 3 November. https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/professional-cornhole-world-rocked-by-baggate-cheating-scandal/news-story/45a356b786a2e70c9150a266fcb8bb62.

Clarke, J. (2022) 'Professional Cornhole Has a Cheating Scandal Called BagGate,' The Wall Street Journal, 1 November. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cornhole-cheating-scandal-baggate-11667312803.

Sharp, R. (2023) '‘BagGate’: Professional cornhole is latest sport to be rocked by cheating scandal,' The Independent, 15 March. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/professional-cornhole-cheating-scandal-baggate-b2216793.html.

Hill, S. (2023) 'The most outrageous fishing tournament cheating scandals of all time,' Field & Stream, 16 March. https://www.fieldandstream.com/fishing/tournament-cheating-scandals/.

North, P. (2023) Not just another fish story: the Lake Erie Walleye cheating scandal. https://www.alleghenyfront.org/not-just-another-fish-story-the-lake-erie-walleye-cheating-scandal/.

Egan, D. (2021) 'Walleye derby disqualification disturbing: Northeast Ohio fishing report,' Cleveland, 24 December. https://www.cleveland.com/outdoors/2021/12/walleye-derby-disqualification-disturbing-northeast-ohio-fishing-report.html.

Dennis, J. (2023) 'Fishermen plead guilty to cheating in walleye tournament,' Fox 8, 27 March.

Shaffer, C. (2023) 'Fishermen who cheated at Lake Erie walleye tournament in Cleveland get jail time,' Cleveland, 11 May. https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2023/05/fishermen-who-cheated-at-lake-erie-walleye-tournament-in-cleveland-get-jail-time.html.

Gauntner, M. (2023) 'Suspect in fishing tourney scandal now charged in Hermitage counterfeiting probe,' 21 WFMJ, 8 February. https://www.scribbr.co.uk/referencing/generator/folders/1irQXw2RV8mLH7erhtHZGK/lists/7tUjUZbTzgoo6aVp3DpMjg/cite/webpage/.

Gauntner, M. (2023a) 'Hermitage fisherman who cheated in tournament, now accused of poaching deer,' 21 WFMJ, 25 October. https://www.wfmj.com/story/49887639/hermitage-fisherman-who-cheated-in-tournament-now-accused-of-poaching-deer.

Thomas, P. (2023) Another walleye fishing tourney marred by cheating scandal. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/08/another-lake-erie-walleye-tournemtn-marred-cheating-scandal.

Berrian, K. and Daughtry, W. (2023) 'Chadwick Bay Marina operator in *** water after allegations of cheating in Dunkirk fishing tournament,' 2WGRZ, 8 August. https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/marina-operator-***-water-allegations-cheating-in-dunkirk-fishing-tournament/71-a7eb13b7-3fee-449c-974c-813a9b0300ff.


CHESS CHEATERS

Green, N. (2022) The history of cheating in chess. https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-cheating-history.

1978 Karpov - Korchnoi : Yogurt++ : World Chess Championship (no date). https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/78kk$$01.htm.

Ocampo, A.R. (2020) Hypnotism and black magic in Baguio, 1978 | Inquirer Opinion. https://opinion.inquirer.net/136059/hypnotism-and-black-magic-in-baguio-1978.

ChessBase (2007) 'Minutes of the Chess Cheating conference in New York,' Chess News, 11 January. https://en.chessbase.com/post/minutes-of-the-che-cheating-conference-in-new-york.

Chess.com Team (CHESScom) (2022) Hans Niemann report. https://www.chess.com/blog/CHESScom/hans-niemann-report.

Keener, G. (2022) 'The Magnus Carlsen Chess scandal, explained,' The New York Times, 15 September. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/crosswords/hans-niemann-magnus-carlsen-cheating-accusation.html.

Ingle, S. (2022) 'Top chess player Hans Niemann admits cheating in past but says he is now ‘clean,’' The Guardian, 7 September. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/07/top-chess-player-hans-niemann-admits-cheating-in-past-but-says-he-is-now-clean.

James Stanley - Cheating at chess with a computer for my shoes (no date). https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/sockfish.html.

Lutz, T. (2023) 'Carlsen and Niemann settle dispute over cheating claims that rocked chess,' The Guardian, 29 August. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/28/magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-chess-cheating-allegations-settlement.

Chappell, B. (2022) 'Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen for $100 million, accusing him of defamation,' NPR, 21 October. https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130442319/hans-niemann-sues-magnus-carlsen-for-100-million-accusing-him-of-defamation.

Morse, B. (2023) 'Judge dismisses Hans Niemann’s $100 million lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen, among others, in chess cheating scandal,' CNN, 28 June. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/28/sport/judge-dismisses-niemann-lawsuit-carlsen-chess-spt-intl/index.html.

Chess.com Team (CHESScom) (2023) Chess.com concludes legal dispute with Hans Niemann, Niemann to return to Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/blog/CHESScom/chess-com-concludes-legal-dispute-with-hans-niemann-niemann-to-return-to-chess-com.