UK Gambling Commission

LONDON: The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, more commonly known as the Macolin Convention that aims to prevent, detect and punish match fixing, was signed on Thursday by the UK government.

UK Sports Minister Mims Davies and Council of Europe deputy secretary general Gabriella Battaini Dragoni inked the pact, which is the only one dedicated in the continent to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions.