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Democratising Global Sport by Sunder Katwala (The Foreign Policy Centre, available from Central Books, 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN, ISBN 1903558018, [pound]9.95) suggests new measures to prevent international sport from becoming the pawn of commercial interests and mired in scandals (drugs, cheating and bribery).

The author proposes to limit the sale of broadcasting rights for all sporting events. He calls for "no competitive international matches to be shown exclusively live on a pay-per-view basis". A fraction of the accelerating TV rights revenues should fund the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Katwala sees the need for tougher governing bodies supported by political intervention, to safeguard sport as a legitimate public international good.

However, he fears that "even comprehensive reform will not end 'sporting scandals' in the Sunday tabloids - after all, who can regulate Gazza's kebab habit?".

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