Olympic betting scandal - Irish sailor is named by newspaper

I agree, billycurran! If guilty, he had to have placed the bets through intermediaries, like Hal Chase allegedly did, a century ago. Otherwise, the bookies would have been alerted that some sort of foul play was present. For those who don't know, Hal Chase was a superb defensive first baseman, who began his career with the New York Highlanders, soon to be officially known as the Yankees. He even won a batting crown, with the Cincinnati Reds, in 1916. Sadly, he will never make the Hall of Fame, due to his proclivity to bet against his own teams. His teammates in the know must have wondered, every day, which Hal Chase would be showing up: honest Hal, or crooked Hal!

If he did do it was it worth it for 3,600 Euro. I doubt he would put his reputation on the line for such a paltry sum and he is an idiot if he did it.

Cork, Hmmm, Michael O'Leary was born near Mallow. Could he be related? and is it one of Ryan Air's magical piece of advertising? Don't be surprised if you see the Ryan Air logo on the sail of Peter O'Leary's boat. Cork people are as cunning as Black Adder's " Baldrick ".

If its true, and if O'Leary was a banker, he'd get a bail-out. (Pun intended).