Horse Racing Ireland outlined a "nightmare scenario" in which a no-deal Brexit effectively brings the movement of horses between Ireland and the U.K. to a stop. Growing "political uncertainty" in Westminster appears to have "put the possibility of Britain crashing out of the European Union back on the table with potentially disastrous results for the thoroughbred industry" in Ireland. Should there be no deal, and in the absence of the tripartite agreement which has traditionally allowed freedom of movement between Ireland, Britain and France, horses moving from the U.K. to Ireland "would have to be flown" (IRISH TIMES, 12/10).
Basketball ACT is preparing to start a search for a new leader to "guide it" into next year after it emerged CEO Michael Haynes has been linked to a new national role. Haynes is believed to have accepted the Basketball Australia head of officials position. He has overseen the moves for the National Basketball League to return to the capital for the first time in 10 years (THE AGE, 12/11).
South Africa men's rugby coach Rassie Erasmus and his assistants will "spread out across the country’s four Super Rugby teams to offer support" as they look to harmonize preparations for next year's World Cup in Japan (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 12/11).
The U.K. is the latest Council of Europe member state to sign the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, more commonly known as the Macolin Convention. First adopted by the council in '14, the Convention is the only binding legal framework for tackling match-fixing (IGAMING BUSINESS, 12/10).
